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Hi Mila, I had a quick go through this new one. I will probably have to go through it again later today. Invertzoo ( talk) 14:09, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Susan.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 14:16, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

On 29 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2011 CDC warning about zombie apocalypse, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on May 18, 2011, the United States Government posted a blog and a couple of tweets to raise public awareness about incoming zombie apocalypse, natural disasters and pandemics? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it 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.

The DYK project ( nominate) 16:04, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

The bridge image made it pretty far into the competition. Best of luck to you. I am too conflicted on which one is the best to vote yet. You are all so cocky down there in SF. How about next year you put one up of Seattle so I have more reason to vote. ;) Cptnono ( talk) 02:42, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

What do you mean you are too conflicted on which one is the best to vote yet? Of course you should vote for my bridge :-) but I myself voted for this one

although you are right they all are great.

And thank you so very much for this post. It was kind of you, and it is exactly what I needed now. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 02:51, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Always a pleasure.

The image you voted for brings up one of the issues I have. Your image was taken by a contributor which should be encouraged. The one you voted for was touched up significantly by someone who is a contributor which is also a good thing.

This one makes me want to sip on some wine. And this one makes me want to go back to school. Yours is of a great town with a nice contrast of urban architecture and nature. Take this as a compliment: I assumed some of the animal ones were taken by you when I was looking at the gallery! Cptnono ( talk) 03:08, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

"Sip on some wine?" "go back to school?" It is really romantic! I am not as romantic as you are. Both of these images make me want to take my camera, my tripod, and go out to take pictures :-)-- Mbz1 ( talk) 05:00, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

I just like nice pictures. And by "sip" I really meant "guzzle". Going to go vote now. Have a good night! Cptnono ( talk) 05:24, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

You too.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 05:42, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for clearly stating your views in the WP:ANI page. Folks there are trying to cloud it with ambiguity, to save Inks. Freewheeler, ^MANORATHAN 08:09, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Sure. -- Mbz1 ( talk) 16:07, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Photographing a model.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on June 4, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-06-04. howcheng { chat} 17:37, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

 Done Thanks for the note. Oh man, do I wish I have never taken this picture? I got bombarded with emails requesting this mode's contact information ;-)-- Mbz1 ( talk) 18:03, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello! Your submission of Nazi talking dogs at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Schwede 66 19:56, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

I think ALT4 would work well. However, it wasn't me who moved it. Right now the preps are full, so perhaps later another editor or I can add alt4. Crisco 1492 ( talk) 22:56, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello, Crisco 1492, I did not mean to move it, I only asked to specify The nomination entry what alt besides alt6 is good to go. Sorry for misunderstanding. Thank you.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 23:18, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

ALT4 seems to be best in my opinion. Cheers! Crisco 1492 ( talk) 23:34, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

I understand, but could you please add your opinion here versus adding it to my talk page? Thank you.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 23:38, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

On 4 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bolo Pasha, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bolo Pasha, a Frenchman with an Egyptian title, was convicted and executed in France in 1918 for being a German spy using evidence collected by the New York Attorney General? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it 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.

Materialscientist ( talk) 16:03, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mbz1, I've reviewed your nomination and have a quick question before I approve it. Could you reply on the DYK suggestions board? Great article, BTW. Crisco 1492 ( talk) 09:13, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Block log of Mbz1 regarding the December 2010 blocks of User:Mbz1. Thank you. AGK [ • 11:07, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

On 6 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nazi talking dogs, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Nazi scientists claimed to have trained a dog to call " Adolf Hitler" as "Mein Führer"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it 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.

Materialscientist ( talk) 16:03, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Mbz, I hope you do not take offence to this comment. If you do, please do not hesitate to remove it. I wanted to let you know that you do not need to be so self-depreciating. You're constantly beating yourself up, and seem to be of the impression the value of your contributions to Wikipedia is in some way less than that of other editors. This comment and your recent e-mails spring to mind as recent examples, but I'm sure there are more. It makes you appear over-sensitive, and surely is not good for your self-esteem. More suspicious editors might even think that you are being manipulative, although I don't think that that is the case. Please, be a little more confident. Wikipedia is a hobby, and you're a volunteer. You should enjoy being here! AGK [ • 22:52, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

On 10 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jewish response to The Forty Days of Musa Dagh, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh about the Armenian Genocide played a role in organizing the Jewish resistance under Nazi rule? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it 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.

Materialscientist ( talk) 18:03, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Dear Ms. / Mrs. Zinkova:

I am glad to inform you that I have decided to use a picture of yours in order to illustrate my Website and other commercial projects.

The picture was taken from Wikimedia Commons, and as I understand it, you uploaded that picture in that server with the intent to share it with others.

Of course, due credit is given and a link to your license is included.

The resulting Webpage is the following:

https://sites.google.com/site/aldoloup/articulos/no-todo-lo-que-brilla-es-ovni

A Portuguese-language version will follow.

I want to thank you for the opportunity to use that picture. However, if you feel in any way that my use of your picture does not fit into your original intentions, please let me know it as soon as possible.

Sincerely yours,

Aldo Loup.

aldoloup@hotmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.16.7.217 ( talk) 15:53, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

I looked at the nomination again, and due to the technicality that Alvesgaspar pointed out, the result stands. It does look like people like Edit 2, so you should consider putting it in the article to replace the original image. You might also consider re-nominating the image in a month or so. Best, Makeemlighter ( talk) 22:42, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Sexuality and Kabbalah page made (begun-developing)! It's called Anthropomorphism in Kabbalah. See also Sephirot#The Man-metaphor in Kabbalah. Is that what you intended? April8 ( talk) 12:01, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Wondered if you could make a picture of a drop of water on a DWR-coated surface. Preferably a pretty small drop (they get almost spherical). The point is to show the hydrophobicity, but it would also be a very pretty image as well. The only one I could find in Commons is a gray jacket with some water on it. you can sorta see it is beading...but I am really looking for much more of a blowup. Like an image of the single drop. Like this, but from the SIDE. [1] Knowuttimean? Can't believe we lack such an image of what is a relatively easy science trick (spray some scotchgardand put a drop of water on it. Really could go in a few different articles. TCO ( talk) 19:24, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on File:Water droplet at DWR-coated surface1.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Eeekster ( talk) 00:08, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Whatever.Who cares?-- Mbz1 ( talk) 00:16, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

I saw you're around, so I thought I'd say Hi. Hope you're enjoying your wikibreak, I haven't taken one in a while so I can't say I know what it's like. It's funny, I've taken a one week break from editing once in the last 16 months and other than that I haven't taken a break of more than 3 days. So I decided to stay away from DYK for a while. I realized I was just writing a bunch of short little articles. So I figured I'd go back through some of my old DYK's and try to get them up to Good Article quality (easier said than done). Anyway, I hope you're spending a lot of time at the beach and enjoying your summer. Qrsdogg ( talk) 00:52, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, it is kind of you to say "hi"! I am just passing by, mostly because I was asked to take a picture and today I did.

I am enjoying the break, done lots of reading, watched lots of movies, and was walking the beach.

Good luck with your quest for GA and FA. Some articles I wrote also could go GA, but this task is not for me. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 01:23, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Article gives a good explanation of the physics of water beading... TCO ( talk) 02:04, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

You do not mean you want me to read, and to understand this article,do you? I mean, if you do, I will never ever take another image by your request :-) Just kidding. Thank you for the link, really nice and interesting article. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 02:51, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

NO ARTICLE READING REQUIRED! Keep playing with water and cameras!  ;-)

TCO ( talk) 02:59, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for relaxing image! I seldom take images of normal sunsets, but here's one

I often take images of green flash sunsets. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 03:36, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Awesome. I've actually never seen one. Don't have the patience, I guess. I have eaten at a restaurant in MB with that name, though. TCO ( talk) 04:27, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Actually, this is the article that motivated me to ask you for your help Fluorine. It's not perfect, but is coming along. I have been helping the major contributor on some of the MOS and copyedit and even science logic (but he did almost all the content). Trying to get it to FAC like Oxygen. I have also been pushing to make our images look better. More different types of images, prettier ones, different aspects shown, etc. You can see in the history from a month ago, that it has progresesed. TCO ( talk) 04:27, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

You, TCO, are really doing a great work in building encyclopedia!

I have a Fluorine crystal.I will try to take a close up image of it. Maybe it will be useful for the article. I will be happy to help you with the images, if you have some specific requests, but honestly I do not anticipate to be around here much longer.I only interrupted my break because I saw your request at my talk page, but I am busy in a real life, and I do need a long break at least. Cheers.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 04:59, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, yeah, no worries! Take care of real life. I just ask to see what I get, but don't expect anything. RL much more important than Internet.

For fluorine, I'm working on a flow diagram (more of a Powerpoint drawing) showing the economics of the element from mineral to gas to compounds. I just need to do the research first. And buckle down. TCO ( talk) 05:11, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

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I added rationale, and removed the tag. Hope it is OK now. Thanks.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 14:06, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Now that you mention it I vaguely remember skimming through some update document that mentioned that you can see what IP addresses have accessed your GMail account, but I had forgotten. Thank you for posting that. - 2/0 ( cont.) 21:40, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

I am happy you found the information I provided to be useful. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 00:13, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello

I'm preparing a book on the role of animals in our cultural lives. I'm now selecting photos for my publication and from time to time I meet some very nice photo of yours (e.g. icebear). May I ask you to allow me to publish some of your photos, with credit to you, of course?

With warm regards

Prof. Marcel De Cleene (see internet for more info on my cultural activities)

marcel.de.cleeneattelenetdotbe

213.119.10.46 ( talk) 09:25, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I have just noticed yet another false accusation made against you by Ohiostandard. The user claims that you were the one, who "repeatedly posted POV tag", when you were the one who removed POV tag , which was later added back by User:Roscelese, a buddy of Ohiostandard. What is interesting that User:Roscelese who added the tag after you removed it failed to put it back after her buddy Ohiostandard removed it. They make false accusations about you over and over again, and sometimes get lost in their own false accusations.Isn't this funny? Broccolo ( talk) 21:07, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Dear Mila,

We are from a magazine published in Brazil for tourist agents, and we would like to use your picture in our magazine. Could we use the image? And how do you want that your credit figure in that?

Thanks in advance.

Tatiana Barboza marketing8@trendoperadora.com.br Magazine Designer - Segue Viagem — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.39.17.114 ( talk) 14:29, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mila,

I'm a freelance photo researcher working on a geology textbook and the author would like to use this photo of yours in the textbook: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IMG_7474_solar_glory.JPG I know it's a creative commons license, but I just wanted to make sure it was ok to use this in the textbook. My email is info@wanderlustphotos.com

Thanks,

Kristin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wanderlustphotos ( talk • contribs) 19:33, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Vineyards of Napa Valley panorama.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on July 8, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-07-08. howcheng { chat} 22:38, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

•  Done. Thank you.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 00:47, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

I went and put it in for FP: [2]

TCO ( talk) 23:49, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, TCO. It is nice of you, but I am not sure about this image. It is a little bit small I believe. May I please ask you do not get disappointed, if it is not promoted? Thank you for the kitten!Cheers.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 00:43, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Oh yeah, no biggies. Was doing it for you and Wiki and the FPers more than for me. I had no role in the image. Not like when FS and I collaborated on the range map in "Painted turtle".

Sure you had a big role in the image. If it were not for you, I would not have taken it, but it is good you nominated it. Maybe somebody with a better lens ( I have no macro lens) will see it, and take a better image for the articles and for wikipedia. -- Mbz1 ( talk) 01:12, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

You did a great job as a nature photog, getting geeky for me. Yeah, it is the kind of thing one can take with more of a lab camera for specimens. I have messed with it in real life and it can be dramatic to see what happens after spraying scothgard on something. No biggies if we lose. In some ways it is a "simple" picture. But was so surprised we did not have one yet. In addition, you really made it look PRETTY. Still a great add to Wiki and I am having fun, doing things that are "different". TCO ( talk) 01:20, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for commenting on my image! We're doing great so far :-) We got only one oppose, and even this one is a "weak oppose", and even this "weak oppose" is because of EV and not because of the quality, and it might be changed to "neutral" or even to "support" :-)-- Mbz1 ( talk) 01:59, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Yeah...I don't mind when the beat me up on the picture. The EV thing bugged me since it is in several science articles and we lacked any comparable image. It's fine though. I am not very good politically (warning). TCO ( talk) 02:03, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

I do hope that JJ will see the image, and take a better one. he has a great macro lens. It should be really interesting image taken with a good macro.

I do like to play with water droplets and with soap bubbles for this matter. I have a dream to take an image of Golden Gate Bridge in a soap bubble. I took a few, for example this one , but it could be done much better. Maybe one day...-- Mbz1 ( talk) 02:15, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Probably get a good view from the Presidio. TCO ( talk) 02:18, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

The problem is not with the view, but with my husband. See, he does not feel comfortable making the bubbles in a public place :-) That's why I ended up making bubbles myself, and taking pictures myself, and it is hard. Besides there's always windy there. -- Mbz1 ( talk) 02:36, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi mila,

I had Iceberg in my watchlist and noticed that you added your iceberg FP to it. A relevant addition and an improvement (it was there previously at some stage, wasn't it?). However, as there was also a Cape York iceberg photo just underneath it in the article I took the liberty of replacing your FP with my Upernavik iceberg FP. I admit is does not have the same technical quality as yours, but I think that iceberg fills the frame better, to illustrate "one iceberg", and due to the larger hole it is IMO more eyecatching. If there is some point I was missing feel free to revert the replacement, as I have no strong feelings about it, it just felt like it added a little more visual diversity to the article.

Best wishes,

-- Slaunger ( talk) 23:39, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Kim, my image was promoted as a lead image in Iceberg. It used to be in Iceberg for quite some time until it was replaced with another image in March. Your image was promoted as a lead image in Water. Now your image is a lead image in both Water and Iceberg.My image is used only in a gallery in a single and not very important article, but to tell you the truth I do not really care. If you believe, your image is better for the article, that's fine. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 01:32, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi mila, I have reverted to restore some lead image diversity. On second thought it was fine as it was — even if you do not care... -- Slaunger ( talk) 13:19, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	WOW! Nico86roma ( talk) 13:07, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Мила!

Уже не в первый раз любуюсь Вашими фото-работами.

Великолепны все: и пейзажи, и животные, и капли ...

Заметна общая черта - почти все без людей.

Так и вправду лучше.

Успехов Вам и удачи!

Алексей — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.178.57.245 ( talk) 15:58, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Алексей,большое спасибо за теплые слова!

Мне показалось или я в самом деле почувствовала Ваше разочоровние в людях?

Xочу напомнить Вам старую песню:

Если кто-то другом

Был в несчастье брошен,

И поступок этот

В сердце вам проник

Вспомните, как много

Есть людей хороших -

Их у нас гораздо больше,

Вспомните про них.

И улыбка, без сомненья, вдруг коснётся ваших глаз,

И хорошее настроение не покинет больше вас.

Пожалуйста простите меня если я ошиблась в моём предположении.

Успехов Вам и удачи также!

Мила.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 20:27, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Per our email discussions, I am partially lifting your topic ban from articles covered by WP:ARBPIA. Each of the following restrictions applies until 2011-10-10:

• 0RR: Please do not make any revert to any page covered by ARBPIA, excepting obvious vandalism and the other exemptions at WP:NOT3RR. Pages in your userspace are excluded from this restriction.
• DYK: Please do not propose any article covered by ARBPIA to Did You Know. This restriction does not apply to any other aspect of DYK: you may comment freely at that process and you may ask any other editor to consider proposing any article to DYK.

Happy editing, - 2/0 ( cont.) 18:47, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

I'd like to thank you, 2/0, for your time, and for everything. I wish you a happy editing too!Cheers.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 21:05, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mila,

I am looking for some photos of the Green Flash and have read your name on Andrew Young's website. I work on a BBC series called Coast and we are telling a story about the Green flash.

If you have any photos that we might be able to use, could you please send me an email to james.mair@bbc.co.uk?

Thank you very much,

James Mair — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.185.240.121 ( talk) 11:08, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Now it is BBC. WOW! Broccolo ( talk) 18:24, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

I agree. Wow! —  Malik Shabazz  ^Talk/ _Stalk 18:32, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

I really like your pictures!

Jake jake@aaroads.com

http://www.aaroads.com/blog/author/jake/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.101.13.7 ( talk) 07:23, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Greetings, Please allow me to introduce myself. I am a biologist who lives and works in Belize with a non profit organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of the rainforest in Belize. (www.bfreebz.org) I am currently working on a manuscript that highlights the Biodiversity of the Bladen Nature Reserve in Belize. I am adding a section on the more interesting and notable sights in Belize and would like permission to use your image of the giant anteater while searching Google images.

The book will be used to educate the local kids about the amazing biodiversity of Belize and we are securing funding to distribute books to the schools.

Would you be willing to allow me to use your image? If so, of course proper photo credit will be given.

Also, if you indeed do allow me to use the image, would it be possible to send a higher res image? My internet server can handle images up to about 3 MB.

My email address is mesodon@earthlink.net

Thanks for your consideration,

Regards, Mesodon ( talk) 21:46, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

I'll be sure to copy-edit and watch over the page. Congrats! Plot Spoiler ( talk) 22:54, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, Plot! I am going to add some new information too.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 23:02, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

The barnstar is much appreciated! Thank you for having the will and the wisdom to put that new article together! Plot Spoiler ( talk) 22:23, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Definitely good sources you showed me. I think "Mein Kampf in the Arab-Muslim world" could be a good title but I think it will ultimately turn out to to be "Mein Kampf in the Arabic language". Plot Spoiler ( talk) 04:53, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Arabic Mein Kampf is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arabic Mein Kampf until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Roscelese ( talk ⋅ contribs) 02:06, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Hey Mbz, hope everything's just fine with you. I just moved, so my life is pretty jumbled right now. But, anyway, I just wanted to mention that trouting someone that you're involved in a dispute with is generally frowned upon. It's supposed to just be used for "subtle adjustments to clue levels", and tends to just be used on people that you have a collegial relationship with. Now, I know what it is like to have an article nominated for deletion, in fact, an AfD of one of my articles was the first time I really blew my top on-wiki. Even today, I saw a bizarre (not the Mein Kampf one) AfD that really made me shake my head. But sometimes, you just have to break the wrist and walk away :) Qrsdogg ( talk) 04:41, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

That being said, your statement that "I suffer absolutely equally, when a innocent person is killed no mater what nationality or what religion this person is." is really meaningful. If only more people could honestly say that the world would be a much better place. Qrsdogg ( talk) 04:51, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Well as you see at least one more editor felt as trouting the nominator.

You said that you "know what it is like to have an article nominated for deletion".I am not sure you do.I mean you cannot know, and I wish you never get to know how it feels, when the nominator nominates on deletion an author and not an article.I do not mind AfD on my articles. I do mind such hateful nominations that have so many false accusations, personal attacks, false statements, and this what I was trying to explain to that user.

Yes, I am hurting absolutely equally, when an innocent person is killed no matter what religion and nationality this person is. I'll tell you more:If somebody told me that, if I am to sacrifice my own life, this will bring ever lasting peace to both Palestinians and Israelis, I would have done it at once.

Whatever...-- Mbz1 ( talk) 05:14, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Well, in the end, this is just a website, but it really can affect people's real lives. I was drawn to Wikipedia as a college freshman because it was a convenient source of information; it really amazes me how this has been a part of my life over the past eight years! In any case, I have not gone through what you have, and I don't claim to. I certainly don't envy as the B.S. that you and many other good-natured editors have put up with over the years. But whatever conclusion you take from all this: know that I do respect you and what you've done here. Qrsdogg ( talk) 05:44, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I came to wikipedia because of green flash. Once I took an image of a green flash, and it was displayed at one of NASA sites. I got email from a wikipedian, who asked for permission to upload the image to wikipedia. So I gave the permission. I was very happy that my image would be used on wikipedia. At that time I did not know anybody could edit it. Then I forgot about wikipedia and my image.I was busy at work. Then in a few month or so, my friend bought an astronomy magazine in Italy. He sent me an email and told me they published my image. I was sooo surprised. Nobody ever asked me for the permission. And then I remembered about wikipedia. I went there to see what's going on with my image...and here I am. Honestly I wish I have never taken that image, I wish I have never sent it to that NASA site, I wish I have never started on wikipedia or at least not under my real name. It is so much easier to contribute as an anonymous user, but too late now. Everything is too late...

I respect your contributions a lot, and I really enjoyed working with you on some articles.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 06:01, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind words, I'm glad to hear it. It is fascinating, but sometimes saddening, to hear how people first came to this place and how it has affected them. Qrsdogg ( talk) 06:20, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Erotically shaped plants is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erotically shaped plants until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Prodego ^talk 01:18, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

• This got me thinking, a List of foods considered aphrodisiacs might cover some of the same ground and could have much better sourcing, as well (i.e. [3] [4]). Qrsdogg ( talk) 21:01, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Well, I doubled its size and found some new refs, but it looks like a 5x expansion will be out of reach. How hard was it for you to find them? The sources I found said they're usually pretty rare (or at least they were when the books I saw were written). Qrsdogg ( talk) 15:10, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

It is so strange! You were writing me a message at my talk page at the same time I was writing you a message at your talk page, and the message was about the same thing! I believe we should make a wish, and it is going to come true :-)-- Mbz1 ( talk) 15:14, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

lol, I hope so! Qrsdogg ( talk) 15:31, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Would you be interested in certifying an RFC on Roscelese‎? ZHurlihee ( talk) 15:36, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, I am afraid I am not up to such an adventure.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 15:42, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

No problem, thanks anyway. ZHurlihee ( talk) 15:46, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Good luck,if you go for it, but proceed carefully.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 15:54, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Users are at liberty to remove material from their talk page once they have read it. This restoration of material which was properly deleted isn't going to get your point over any more forcefully than the first time you posted it. Personally, I prefer never to remove material from my talk page even if I disagree with it; I think it forms a useful chronological record of discussions. But if Roscelese prefers to remove your post/s please don't revert that. Kim Dent-Brown ^(Talk) 15:53, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your message, Kim. I agree with you, it is not a good practice to restore removed messages, and usually I do not it. In this particular situation I did it for the record only to add a difference that I failed to add in my initial post. Besides as you probably saw as soon as I restored my post, I removed it again, saving Roscelese ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) a time of removing it herself :-). Regards.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 15:59, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

-- Mbz1 ( talk) 02:12, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

I will agree to leave you alone, if you agree to leave me alone. Deal?

Inspiration for real-life creativity award

Hey there! I saw your article, Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma, on DYK a while back. My goal this summer has been to write six short plays, and your article proved to be an intriguing basis for the first of six that I wrote, aptly titled Dead Women Crossing. It turned out to be an exciting mystery, and though I changed many of the details and, in fact, assigned the blame for the crime to someone other than the person to whom the article assigned it, it still proved a very solid and mysterious basis in fact. I just wanted to give you props for starting the article that inspired this one-act. Thanks so much, and keep it up! BobAmnertiopsis ∴ ChatMe! 03:11, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you so much for letting me know my work was useful for you! It is the best award any wikipedia contributor could get. Good luck with your work.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 03:16, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

You're so welcome. It was an intriguing article. BobAmnertiopsis ∴ _ChatMe! 03:26, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Per your email request today, I've indefinitely blocked you. Take care, Rd232 ^talk 10:15, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Inspiration for real-life creativity award

Hey there! I saw your article, Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma, on DYK a while back. My goal this summer has been to write six short plays, and your article proved to be an intriguing basis for the first of six that I wrote, aptly titled Dead Women Crossing. It turned out to be an exciting mystery, and though I changed many of the details and, in fact, assigned the blame for the crime to someone other than the person to whom the article assigned it, it still proved a very solid and mysterious basis in fact. I just wanted to give you props for starting the article that inspired this one-act. Thanks so much, and keep it up! BobAmnertiopsis ∴ ChatMe! 03:11, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you so much for letting me know my work was useful for you! It is the best award any wikipedia contributor could get. Good luck with your work.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 03:16, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

You're so welcome. It was an intriguing article. BobAmnertiopsis ∴ _ChatMe! 03:26, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations on getting today's feature picture on the main page. I'm also sorry to see that you've allowed the bullies push you into despair to leave the project. You are a valued editor and have contributed more in several days than they have since they registered. I understand that you are leaving the project because of trolls and administrators that are acting on their behalf. I'm hoping to see you back when you are ready. -- Shuki ( talk) 06:19, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for kind words, Shuki! Actually I was going to leave the project for quite some time because I am busy in real life, and not because of trolls and wikihounds. Leaving the project because of trolls and their pet administrators acting on their requests means allow them to win. It is not for me. But you are right about trolls taking over the project. In June of 2005 RickK, who I believe was an administrator had this to say: "There is a fatal flaw in the system. Vandals, trolls and malactors are given respect, whereas those who are here to actually create an encyclopedia, and to do meaningful work, are slapped in the face and not given the support needed to do the work they need to do." It is sad that now in July of 2011 (6 years after it was said) I could sign under each statement RickK made. I also could sign under this comment that definitely is true concerning quite a few administrators: "The way you dish out blocks is worse than any admin I've ever seen, but you cannot or will not accept that there is a problem. You lack the judgement, and the thickness of skin, to do the job properly; you lack the compassion, humanity and humility to admit it when you fuck up". OK, I guess I'd better stop here :-) Best wishes, and happy editing to you,Shuki.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 17:47, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for "compassion, humanity and humility"! I makes me sad to see the best leaving. Looks like I could have written my essay on " rejected" also for you, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:05, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for kind words,Gerda. I've just read some editor's contributions, and it made me sad seeing such interesting content contributor got so desperate that they decided to leave.It was very kind of you,Gerda, to be there for this person, when they needed some words of support. Best wishes, and happy editing.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 13:05, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

I just want to express my sincere gratitude to Mbz1 for making these fantastic photos of spectacular natural optical phenomena publicly available. I used her photos in two of my research papers published in professional scientific journals:

Mishchenko, M. I., 2009: Gustav Mie and the fundamental concept of electromagnetic scattering by particles: a perspective, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 110, 1210-1222

Mishchenko, M. I., and L. D. Travis, 2008: Gustav Mie and the evolving discipline of electromagnetic scattering by particles, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc. 89, 1853-1861

In both cases Mbz1's photos served as vivid illustrations of profound physical laws controlling the interaction of light with small cloud particles suspended in air. I hope Mbz1 will continue to make such photos and post them on the web -- this is a great service to both professional scientists, amateur researchers, and all admirers of nature.

Thank you for the kind words.Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 10:59, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:The best way to avoid ever being blocked, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:The best way to avoid ever being blocked and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:The best way to avoid ever being blocked during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Nik the stoned 08:40, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the funniest MfD I've ever got, and for making fun of me :-) I like to laugh even, if the subject is myself, and I mean it. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 13:22, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

I'd hardly call it making fun of you when you requested the block yourself by email... Nik the stoned 11:45, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

It's OK. I really do not mind, if somebody making fun of myself.As a matter of fact I am the first one to make fun of myself, and it is funny that an editor who is blocked indefinitely was not able to follow her own simple instructions :-) in order not to get blocked :-) Besides no matter of the outcome of this MfD I am having a great time with this. First of all during the three days it was nominated it got many more views than it got during its prior lifespan (so my work did not go down in vain :-)), second of all I am really enjoying some laughable arguments of two File:TrollFace.svg (I hope they recognize themselves in these pictures :-) ), so thanks to you I am having a good time all around with this MfD. Cheers.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 16:00, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Come back! We need you! Your contributions were invaluable!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:14, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words, but I am afraid that now after my blocking administrator has retired coming back for me would be quite impossible :-) On a more serious note I am busy in a real life. I might come back one day, but it will not be any time soon. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 15:44, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Tarc ( talk) 19:24, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Mbz1, I've reblocked without talkpage access, as this breaches our informal email agreement on what sort of use of your talkpage while blocked is acceptable. Sorry, but there it is. On the bright side, you now have no excuse at all not to seek out greener pastures. Rd232 ^talk 19:38, 1 August 2011 (UTC)