User:Denni/User talk:Denni/2006 April Archive

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Looking for some help!
An abusive admin has blocked my pal on IP address 24.147.103.146. The admin is named Gamaliel. This admin has been reported in the past by 24.147.103.146 for copyright violation and made to revert. He must be holding a grudge. It may also be due to his POV on the Kennedys and his past invlovement in edit wars. The reason given for the block was an old RFC on Ted Kennedy. My pal added appropiate links to other Kennedy pages not mentioned in the RFC. The admin is pro Kennnedy so he blocked my pal. In any case, this is an abuse of his priv and I ask your help in bringing this to light. Thank you193.120.103.205 06:15, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Pimp + Sugar Daddy
I removed the refererence to "sugar daddy" being another name for "pimp" in the article Age disparity in sexual relationships, because it is not. I checked close to a dozen references for this word, and not one even came close. Why did you choose to revert my revert? De nni &#9775; 19:08, 4 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Because I have heard it used that way. lets have a look: Pimp+Sugar Daddy


 * Sam Spade 20:30, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh, did you see Talk:Age_disparity_in_sexual_relationships? Have a look, Sam Spade 20:36, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Photoshop graphic
The change in graphics was not my doing. See. WP:AN/I. Susvolans ⇔ 08:00, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Quiz images
Hi, and thanks for your message and your compliment.

Last August I had and thought that afterwards everything would be okay. The deletion craze has finally reached those quiz images, and I'm afraid there is nothing whatsoever I can do about it. I've had silly discussions with some of the deleters, and, to be honest, I'm sick and tired of wasting my time having to justify the existence of an image.

Only the other day I considered deleting the whole quiz, but why should I do that? I'm sorry you couldn't finish it properly.

All the best, &lt;KF&gt; 04:00, 11 December 2005 (UTC)


 * THanks a lot for your encouragement! &lt;KF&gt; 04:13, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

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Hey, thanks!
Thank you for welcoming me to Esperanza! I meant to join sooner, I didn't realize the edit count was only 150...anyway...thanks again!--Violin  G irl ♪ 12:25, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the cake..
..it was a happy one. Thanks again  Ban e  s  05:52, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

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Euphemism page
Did you remove the word "nigger" from Euphemism because you think it was inaccurate, or for other reasons? You didn't leave a comment. Stevage 02:47, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Euphemism page
Did you revert my Christian religious euphemisms because you think they were inaccurate, or for other reasons? You didn't leave a comment. Stevage 03:39, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Probably worth putting < !-- comments --> in the text if lots of people keep making the same unwelcome change...Stevage 01:16, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * My thoughts? I totally agree with you about creeping lists - I hate the way people can't resist yet another example to any perceived list perceived to be open-ended. I was probably a bit guilty of that on this page. However I think the "black" example is a particularly central, fundamental one. Perhaps if the wording before any list is changed from "here are some examples" to "The single best example to illustrate this point is:" kind of thing. I don't have strong feelings about this particular page (or almost any, for that matter :)).
 * There really ought to be a word for this creeping listitis...Stevage 01:33, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Hello
I am confused by all of this.

Image:18alderson.jpg
The website you listed http://www.carluvers.com/cars/Category:Public_domain_images is a mirror site of Wikipedia. This is not a legitimate source -Nv8200p talk 15:54, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sturmgrenadier]
hi, there is an organized campaign to save the above self-promotional vanity games-club page from deletion.... i'm wondering if you'd be willing to take a look and voice your opinion? normally i wouldnt care but (a) i hate organized campaigns from groups of users (especially when they have vested interests but dont declare them) and (b) when challenged about it, they suggested i try it myself! so here i am.... cheers! Zzzzz 20:43, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

High school
''Sorry, JJay, notability exists as part of a continuum from none to lots. It is nonsensical to say that all schools are notable; that renders the meaning of "notable" absurd. Things are only notable relative to other things, and schools are no different. I've attended many schools in my life, and as a teacher, I've taught in many more. I can assure you that most schools are hard-pressed to find things which distinguish them from others. My guess is you haven't seen the inside of a school since you finished high school, and are looking at the schools issue through fond retrospect, which is a really bad way of judging the validity of an encyclopedia topic. Denni ☯ 02:14, 22 December 2005 (UTC)''
 * First off, Denni, as a teacher, I would hope you would follow the rules, as in not posting to a closed AfD discussion. That's why we have talk pages and I'm sure you won't object if I revert your post. Second, your remarks regarding my school experience are not relevant. How do you know I even finished high school? Perhaps I am penning this screed in the school library surrounded by other snickering acne-covered juveniles, many of whom will go on to become distinguished alumni, notable enough to warrant mention on a wikipedia page. Third, given our differing viewpoints, I fail to see why you want to continue this debate on school notability. Your stance, though grounded in years of bitter first-hand experience, is still well outside the mainstream, judging from AfD results. Some might even qualify your point of view as heretical. Fourth, I seem to recall you had just finished pontificating at Articles for deletion/Quartz Hill High School on how Quartz Hill High School was, I quote, "a school for which nothing spaecial can be said", while I was adding information related to the plotted massacre of the inhabitants of said institution. A reckless statement of fact, made without foundation and immediately proven wrong, often leads the utterer to commence a prolonged period of recondite reflection and study. This is a course of action that may be well-advised, and might profitably be undertaken within or near any notable high school. -- JJay 03:44, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/DrugChart
Featured_picture_candidates/DrugChart was submitted as a diagram including the links (as stated in the submission). Of course it is meaningless without them. --Thoric 03:52, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm not quite sure what you are driving at with the comment you placed on my talk page, but my point is that featured pictures need to be worthy as stand-alone images, and cannot rely on article text to support them. While this image may do a superb job of supporting its article, it is not capable of standing alone and is therefore not an appropriate candidate for Featured Picture. No hard feelings, I hope. Denni ☯ 01:26, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
 * If you read the guidelines, they say, "the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article. Pictures that are striking but do not illustrate an article can be submitted to Featured picture candidates on the Wikimedia commons." -- so obviously you do not quite understand the voting system for Wikipedia featured pictures, especially with regards to diagrams and charts. If you check that section you will find it quite lacking in comparison to other categories.  --Thoric 06:20, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Happy Crimbo!
Have a Proper and Merry Crimbo. , in fact here is a pressie from the Doctor to you. Ho. Ho. Ho! Dr. McCrimbo 23:27, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!!
 M E  R  R  Y  C  H  R  I  S  T  M  A  S , ! Hope it's a wonderful one! (happy New Year, too!)--Violin  G irl ♪ 15:14, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
 * You're right, that would make me happy! Same to you!--Violin  G irl ♪ 12:35, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

Moving articles on afd
If you move an article that's on afd, please make sure that it still points at the discussion instead of a redlink; this helps the discussion be found if you stumble across the article (or actually wrote it), instead of just reading afd. You can do this either by making a redirect (as I've done at Articles for deletion/Restaurant rating), or by editing the link in the afd notice. &mdash;Cryptic (talk) 15:46, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Proposed merge
I propose merging The Week Magazine into The Week. Since you are a contributor to one or both of these articles, please comment if you have thoughts on the matter at Talk:The Week. Thanks! ++Lar: t/c 17:31, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I see you carried out the merge. Thanks! I was actually just asking for comment and was going to carry it out myself next year (hehe, I mean tomorrow). ++Lar: t/c 22:21, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, while it was kind of you to let me know, it was not necessary. I believe it's important to be bold and take care of things as they need to be done. I would not have been offended had you just gone ahead and conducted the merge. De nni &#9775; 22:30, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Ya, I am a fan of boldness, that one was right on the border of where I was about to just up and do it myself but on the other hand I was also trying to see how fast/efficiently I could notify everyone in the history of both talk pages about it instead of doing it. Well thanks for doing it!!! Best wishes. ++++Lar: t/c 23:11, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

cyclone
Arctic cyclone, Mesocyclone, Subtropical cyclone, Tornado, Tropical cyclone are treated in sections of the article with "main article" links, Listing them under See also felt totally redundant. It seemed irrelevant to link Weather: you can'tlink a main topical article for all related specific ones.Circeus 22:19, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations!
Happy first edit day, and congratulations on two years of editing! &mdash;Kirill Lok s hin 01:14, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, congrats congrats! &mdash; Ilyan e  p   (Talk)  03:18, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I know how you feel :) I couldn't believe it myself when I looked at my userpage and found I've been here for 3 years! &mdash; Ilyan e  p   (Talk)  02:30, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Articles_for_deletion/Holy_Empire_of_Reunion
Thanks for your support, but "Death to micronations"? Please don't fan the flames. They're mad enough already! --JeremyStein 04:00, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Gevistavus
In my hometown this holiday is actually supported by many people abotu 100 to be exact and many may want to know

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Featured picture candidates/DrugChart
Hi Denni. I have been trying to decide whether this image should be promoted for several days now. You opposed because the image was meaningless without the text. Have you seen Image:Drugchart.png? This image does contain the text, and I was wondering whether this would change your opinion or not. Thanks. Raven4x4x 05:55, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for replying. Raven4x4x 13:44, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

thanks a lot for deleting my actual serious post, do i get an explination?

Wishful thinking on school articles
I think you will find that you are the only engaging in wishful thinking. In the last 12 hours 12 different editors have started a school article. That comes to nearly 9,000 a year without any "big stub-mill editors", and the rate of production probably hasn't peaked yet. CalJW 07:01, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * And if they were high quality every one would love them. But, many represent the lowest quality in wikipedia.  Or worse are vanity or attack pages. And the only ones that seem to get attention are those listed for AfD.  Now there is a bad precedent. David D. (Talk) 01:16, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Crystal (glass)
Please don't change the redirects, there was (and is) a request for a move, affecting lead glass, crystal (glass) and lead crystal that is now all over place becuase you changed pages while voting was going on. I'm putting it back only so voting can keep going in its original format. IF you have issues, please comment on the talk page of glass crystal where voting is going on, rather than changing things midstream. Pschemp | Talk 03:53, 28 January 2006 (UTC)


 * We obviously have a difference of opinion here, so why not let the vote progress and deal with it in a civil manner than reverting stuff all the time? I'm just asking (again) for you to leave it, unitl it is decided by a vote. Your reverts are destructive and confuse the voting.  A vote is neccessary because there exists a redirect at Lead crystal already.  Yes, any admin could do it, but I am trying to do it by policy.  Pschemp | Talk 23:04, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Right. I am a non-admin, so I requested the move at the page move request so the talk histories could be combined because of this statement when I tried to move crystal (glass) to Lead Crystal: "The page could not be moved: a page of that name already exists, or the name you have chosen is not valid. Please choose another name, or use Requested moves to ask an administrator to help you with the move." The intended target, Lead crystal was already occupied with a redirect and I assumed that just doing a merge would leave the talk pages in the wrong places. The procedures at Requested moves say to put a comment (support/oppose) section on the talk page of the proposed movee, so I did.  How is this the wrong procedure?  I followed all the directions at this page  so I'd really like to know what was wrong with the actual move request to make sure I understand what goes on with page moves. (Just trying to learn.)


 * As for the content, if whether it is cut or not affects the name, then there need to be two articles, one at lead glass for the noncut and stating that once it is cut it becomes lead crystal. I see you have taken care of this, however I do wish you had stated your reasoning with some edit summaries on the original reverts or communication of some sort earlier because I think it would have saved a lot time of both of our parts. Pschemp | Talk 05:08, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Picture for delist
A photo you uploaded has been put up for delisting of FP status at WP:FPC, for reasons of size. I thought you should know, as you are the only person with the ability to remedy this, and it appears you have not been told. --liquidGhoul 12:18, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

English
Ciao, please do not change normal english with your americanisms --62.251.90.73 19:25, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow. How do you deserve that comment when you aren't even an American (US type)?Pschemp | Talk 05:11, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * he moved a page with 'organisation' in the name to 'organization'--62.251.90.73 10:51, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * And I note it has been reverted to 'organization' by User:CambridgeBayWeather, also not an american. De nni <font style="color:green">&#9775; 00:48, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

An Esperanzial note
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Calcium carbything

 * You redirected this article to "calcium carbimide". This spelling is incorrect, which a check with Google will show you immediately. I have reverted the change. Denni ☯ 00:44, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Oops, sorry. Please slap me with a buttered kipper. Regards, David Kernow 00:52, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

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RfA comments
Re: Support Funny how the list of those who oppose this nomination is mostly filled with the names of those who I would vote to step into a pit filled with an extremely sticky substance and lots of broken glass. Hmmm - wonder what that means?


 * Obviously it means you are turning this into some sort of partisan struggle. ;-) (with apologies to Doc Glasgow) David D. (Talk) 20:10, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Also note that Dr G just banned User:Nicodemus75 indefinitely. Interesting move. David D. (Talk) 20:20, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I do wonder how such a gentle and caring soul as Nicodemus75 could be banned. Was it something he ate? D<font style="color:green">e nni <font style="color:green">&#9775; 00:48, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Image:Flagofmars.png
I've converted the Mars Tricolour into the SVG format (Image:Flag of Mars.svg) and I am pretty sure I've got your liscencing correct (if you can, check if anything is wrong). That being said, I've listed the original for speedy deletion. --ThrashedParanoid 01:52, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Another Esperanzial note...
Hi again Esperanzians! Well, since our last frolic in the realms of news, the Advisory Council has met twice more (see WP:ESP/ACM2 and WP:ESP/ACM3). As a result, the charter has been ammended twice (see here for details) and all of the shortcuts have been standardised (see the summary for more details). Also of note is the Valentines ball that will take place in the Esperanza IRC channel on the 14th of February (tomorrow). It will start at 6pm UTC and go on until everyone's had enough! I hope to see you all there! Also, the spamlist has been dissolved - all Esperanzians will now recieve this update "newsletter".

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AfD
Based on what I've seen from you on AfD, I think that you might have something to add to the discussion at Articles for deletion/Cart00ney. I'd appreciate you weighing in on the matter in either direction. Savidan 19:42, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Featured!
I just wanted to let you know that Pink Floyd is now a featured article. Thanks a ton for supporting the candidacy! - dharmabum 22:56, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

image deletion
I can't figure out the image deletion process... the image on the article Christmas, at the top-left side of the page is vandalism. Thanks!

-a random user

PS thanks for all the articles

Crash test dummy
Thank you for reillustrating the article with free images. --Gmaxwell 19:26, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Image:Sam4
You (user dwindrim) perhaps submitted picture. It is taken from here.

As i am writing the german wikipedia article - can you tell me if the picture license is correct so i can upload it in the Commons? I couldn't find the gfdl issue on the page where the picture was taken from and am unsure. But i dont know much about the licenses at all, so please tell me whats up with the picture. Thank you in advance! de:wp User:Nerdi.

Snowy Owl
Please do not unilaterally lower case bird articles. There is a long standing agreed convention that all bird species' articles are fully capitalised. If you are not happy with that, discuss it on the tree of life page, although with several thousand capitalised articles already I suspect you have a difficult task, especially as some bird pages have species list with hundreds of names listed. jimfbleak 09:55, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Help!!!
My user account is block I dont anderstand way? Hier is my page User talk:Hipi Zhdripi and hier is the rv. .

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