User:Tibetan Prayer/February2010

Lamaling Monastery
You may like to see this draft at User:Nvvchar/sandbox/Saptha Badri. You have added pictures of the Bayi town and you seem to have personal knowledge of the place. As regards, Manas River, it is a long exercise since I knwow so much about it and I need to decide what to include. But I will do it in the near future. --Nvvchar (talk) 15:39, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Fixed reference to fact tag. Will it be an acceptable reference for a DYK hook! I will move it to main space and post it on DYK, after you give me all clear. Thanks.--Nvvchar (talk) 02:19, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Posted on DYK. You may like to post a more exciting (pun intended) hook if the reference is a suitable. Prose expansion with out infobox, references, and images is from 1067 ch to 6073 ch.--Nvvchar (talk) 12:52, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Ratanakiri Province
I'm thinking of taking this to FAC. Can you think of anything it needs before I submit it? Calliopejen1 (talk) 02:54, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Those drum articles are great. I think the best part may even be the youtube videos. It's hard to get a sense of instruments without seeing them in action. I nominated Ratanakiri for FA btw. I didn't add photos up front because the other state articles from India and the US only have maps in the lead. I did switch the infobox though. Calliopejen1 (talk) 21:59, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * You're back here? what happened? Calliopejen1 (talk) 13:22, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Did You Know question
Hello! Your submission of Gbedu 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! (Note: I always leave approvals to others.) Art LaPella (talk) 23:19, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Buddhism in Himachal Pradesh

 * I have posted Pushkar Lake as a joint nomination of all three of us. It is come out well. You may like to post an alterntive Hook.--Nvvchar (talk) 08:48, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * You have to tell me how to source from Himalayan Tibetan Library (web address etc). I will be out of reach of internet till 7th as I am going on work to Arunachal Pradesh tomarrow. By the way, I plan to write on Bomdila Monastery and also the Paro Taktsang before the Tibetan Monastery. --Nvvchar (talk) 12:50, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * How about Seri Monastery as an opportunity to post a 15 article hook with Seri as the main? But it will take atleast a month for us to put in lot of work. I will soon work on Manas River. My camera went on a blink in Arunachal Pradesh. Hope next time I will take due care. --Nvvchar (talk) 12:03, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Buddhism in Himachal Pradesh
Wow! Absolutely fabulous and first rate! Thank you, John Hill (talk) 07:36, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Burma
I'm sure there isn't that much information online.

Wait a minute...what happened to the cat? :-) -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 15:27, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, glad to have you, whatever your name is. I haven't forgotten Ecuador, but I was out for most of the night last night. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:03, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * No, no - if the spirit moves you, go ahead. I'll find something else to work on later.  (I can always find something else to work on.) -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:07, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Okey-doke. I'll have a look 'round and see what else needs beefing up in that area. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:10, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure - I'm on it. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:05, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Right - enjoy. It's coming up on lunch time for me, come to think of it... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:11, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:03, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Done save one, which appears to be hidden in a template, and I'm not sure how to remove it. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:09, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes - that's what I was doing, I thought? -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:18, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah - that was in reference to the first one you asked for... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:22, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * OK - I've done a few, but I have work I need to get to. Perhaps later I'll finish. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:55, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, my thing is that I want them to be uniform - if that's what they use for the bulk, then the others should follow suit. As to the redlinks, I can fix those with AWB later tonight. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:35, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I just figure that whoever's been starting them has been starting them using a particular template, so it would probably be best to follow that for the time being. Things can always be sorted out differently later, if need be. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:45, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Ooh - looks like fun. Maybe I'll get to Angola tonight, finally. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:38, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah - yes, I keep forgetting there's more than one, and that they need differentiation. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:59, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure thing - I'll take care of it tonight, once I'm home and fed. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:21, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm biased. I'm part-Georgian, after all.  (A very small part - a grandmother of my grandfather's, I believe.  Don't know anything beyond that.) -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:52, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Canton articles
Hey there. I was just over at the New Pages section and thought I'd let you know that your articles on the cantons of Ecuador are looking great. Keep up the good work man. AlexHOUSE (talk) 16:41, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Well thankyou. They are just a start but I think they should be able to be expanded a great deal. They are the equivalent to districts in provinces of most counties, second-level divisions so shouldn't really be missing.. ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 16:43, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: Claes Joachim Olsson
Hello Himalayan Explorer. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Claes Joachim Olsson, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The reason given is not a valid speedy deletion criterion. Thank you. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 19:31, 2 February 2010 (UTC) Uh, no you didn't, check the editing history of the page.. ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 19:47, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Ping
I prodded Juan Manuel Salmerón Escámez. thoughts? Calliopejen1 (talk) 20:40, 2 February 2010 (UTC) I just put Dawn Padmore up for AFD. Hoping others can find more sources bc I couldn't get much. Calliopejen1 (talk) 02:53, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Geographical Confusion
I see you followed my sakara chain from Nigerian drums via Finland to Georgian villages ... You may make me even sloppier than usual if I think you are checking. :~) But please do. Some comments / questions Any other thoughts? Feedback on what I am doing wrong is always welcome. Thanks, Aymatth2 (talk) 20:58, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Should Zestafoni be split into two articles, one for the town and one for the region? I sort of prefer it the way it is now, but maybe technically it combines two subjects
 * How trivial is too trivial on village articles? It is annoying when you follow a link and find very little information at the end of it. Some of these places have few web sources. If the small amount of readily accessible material is assembled, it gives a very fragmented view of the place. But perhaps there is an argument for making a start on all the places and hope they grow. Any thoughts?
 * I suppose Fallingrain is not a reliable source. I think it mirrors Geonames - but that has errors too. Google and Bing have huge gaps, and a lot of inaccuracies too. They both mis-locate Zestaponi, for example, compared to a reliable looking map I found and the satellite view. Is there a better source?
 * How do I get this image promoted from ka.wikipedia to Wikimedia commons when the Move-to-commons assistant says it doesn't understand the attributes of the ka. version? Obviously not important, but it is bugging me.
 * I thought Dr. Blofeld hung out in the Alps, not the Himalayas?

Thanks - How did you do that so fast? It is starting to turn into an article! I will stick to GeoNames, now bookmarked, in future. For Zestaponi, this source seemed quite a good source, and probably has similar articles on other regions in the Imerti province. Aymatth2 (talk) 21:44, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Right - I will cut-and-paste into the other article. Should have spotted that. Aymatth2 (talk) 21:52, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Sure, oh wait, never mind... ;-)
I would have been glad to try something for the article, but am glad you found one already made. I like the new name, though I miss the white cat. I always thought your old username had "all the time in world". Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:16, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I liked the variety in the images (much as I like lanscapes, it is good to see the people too). Good luck with the FAC, I have one on waterfalls there now myself. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:36, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Nigeria
Sure thing. Also, I want to create those stub tags that were discussed earlier and then feed them into articles. Mind helping me a bit with that? I've never done it before. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:46, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * No, I'll definitely do them with AWB tonight - no need for you to worry about it. It's creating the templates that worries me a bit, as I haven't done it before. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:50, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * OK - I'll see what I can do this evening with 'em. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 15:14, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll have a look in a bit, see what it needs. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 15:24, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Right - I'll bear it in mind, thanks. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:36, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I figured as much. I mean, they're pretty large territorial divisions, when you think about it; I'm sure there's a lot that can be said about most of them. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:27, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Welcome newbie!
Prepare for all your edits to be reverted and all your new articles to be deleted! ;-)  Lugnuts  (talk) 15:07, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * That's a good one ...Luigibob (talk) 07:50, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

5-star hotel
Any planned use for ? Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ (talk)

Fair use rationale for File:LaKermesseHéroique2.jpg
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Myitsone Dam
FYI: I have completed a 12X expansion of Myitsone Dam which you started. Any more editing will be appreciated. It may be nominated for DYK and maybe Wikinews on Friday.-Marcus334 (talk) 06:35, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK
Nominated Myitsone Dam: Template_talk:Did_you_know  -Marcus334 (talk) 21:57, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * You are now shown in DYK nomination as coauthor.-Marcus334 (talk) 15:41, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

More Dams
You said  "I wonder if we could find a list of dams in Burma somewhere as I'm sure there are tens more potential articles like this one", so I worked on it this afternoon and ended up with: Dams in Burma.

This is all I can do on this. I have to get back to work on my specialty Protected areas of Tamil Nadu. I notice that you have left a trail of short stubs in Burma, so here is more grist for your mill. I did enjoy working on Myitsone Dam as I spent a few pleasant days just a bit south in Bhamo, decades ago. Regards, Marcus334 (talk) 02:20, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Nigeria
I have sorted this as much as possible, I was going to have a look this weekend to see if there was any groupings of states that could be used but obviously creating more stubs would also allow more state categories so go ahead. Waacstats (talk) 08:21, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Tagging's done. As an FYI, I found that a lot of them were initially tagged with Nigeria-stub and not Nigeria-geo-stub - I can do a quick pass with AWB to try and catch those. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:41, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Glad you were able to trace it. I'll run a check for Nigeria tonight. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:28, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * As of this timestamp the breakdown per templates is Abia 19, Abuja 10, Adamawa 24, Akwa Ibom  18, Anambra  17, Benue  26, Bayelsa  9, Bauchi  26, Cross River  18, Borno  31, Ebonyi  14, Edo  22, Ekiti  22, Enugu  25, Gombe  13, Jigawa  28, Kaduna  25, Kano  47, Katsina  14, Kebbi  22, Kogi  24, Kwara  18, Lagos  22, Nasarawa  14, Niger  31, Ogun  25, Ondo  23, Osun  41, Oyo  36, Plateau  21, Rivers  39, Sokoto  27, Taraba  19, Yobe  24, Zamfara  13 Waacstats (talk) 22:13, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Images
The whole fabric of WP will implode if that's not deleted!  Lugnuts  (talk) 12:33, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Help!
Can you help me try to keep some of the articles I created that have been nominated for deletion. The list is on my talk page.--TheMovieBuff (talk) 22:08, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help--TheMovieBuff (talk) 02:37, 5 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Same thing with one of Lord Cornwallis' articles - Tenderness (film)!  Lugnuts  (talk) 11:44, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Can you check these Devil's Den (film), Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! and The Werewolf Reborn! to see if the seem ok.--TheMovieBuff (talk) 22:38, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Dawn Padmore
I still don't think she's notable - she's had a couple mentions in longer reviews, that's all. I saw those sites myself before nominating. I think it was an improper snow closure by a non-admin, but not worth my trouble for DRV. Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:29, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Random other question I just asked on the refdesk, but you might be able to help because you speak spanish. Right now I'm reading Crepusculo (Twilight) in Spanish, and it's a pretty good reading level for me. Can you recommend other books at a similar reading level to read next? I'm looking for something that was originally written in Spanish, not translated to Spanish. Calliopejen1 (talk) 17:07, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * FYI many (most? all?) cantons have brief entries in the Enciclopedia de Ecuador. Calliopejen1 (talk) 17:09, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Bsous Silk Museum
I wanted to commend you for saving the Bsous Silk Museum from AfD erasure. Good job! Warrah (talk) 13:00, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

RE: Seiyu
Hi,

I want first to restate that my rant is in no way directed you. To summarize it's internal strife of the anime/manga project.

Now about my position on seiyu BLP articles. It's obvious that the passing the GNG is most solid & durable form of notability and passing WP:ENTERTAINER a lesser form of notability (what a bad way to formulate it). While a seiyu article can stay on Wikipedia by just passing WP:ENTERTAINER, it clearly neither a satisfactory nor durable position in the long term.

The reality check that hit the anime/manga project hard is there are more than thousand voice actors articles and the number of editors able and willing to source them is less than 10. The second point that hurts is the over reliance by those article creators to unreliable sources like the Anime News Network user editable encyclopedia part so usually sourcing start from level 0 and help for sourcing from anon editors could among that same level. Third point the awful behavioral mimetism with the Japanese equivalent article: why should we source the article as they don't in the Japanese wiki, which is worth facepalms & headaches but that's also a reality. That why Japanese voice actors articles near always suck badly by Wikipedia baseline standards and thus are way more likely to be Prodded or sent to AfD. Those articles main contributors just provided the stick their articles are beaten with.

I'm aware that passing WP:ENTERTAINER is with just a sourced list of works is not the finality but given my situation I'm at jury rigging the articles to the Verifiability baseline standard. Embellishment can come later which currently among only to 2 GAs articles related to seiyu :(

Thanks --KrebMarkt 16:24, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Posters
Ok I will do that thanks--TheMovieBuff (talk) 17:34, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Is this right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Babybluemarine.jpg

Cool. Yeah I will start doing that I keep forgetting.--TheMovieBuff (talk) 18:57, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

LGAs
But Konduga was only started to fix a redlink in Kaka Mallam Yale. After a recent controversy over Calton weavers (please contribute to that article, any small improvement would be appreciated - I am canvassing for help on it), I am looker for calmer subjects like The Devil's Wind and other books. Still, LGAs are certainly not very controversial and I suppose you are going to keep bugging me... :~) Aymatth2 (talk) 00:28, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Museum Balanga
Should work now. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 00:52, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Again?
You've got mail. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  10:00, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you
Hi. Thanks for supporting the Takalik Abaj FA Nom, and for the help with the images. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 10:20, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Ramayana sites in Sri Lanka
Nice to hear from you HE, How are you doing? Seems above article is a copy/paste stuff. Perhaps it would be wise to start a new one rather than improving this. However I have written two articles from this list. Hakgala Botanical Garden and Wasgamuwa National Park. I was thinking Ceylon tea (the brand, a redirect to tea production in Sri Lanka) should be a stand-alone article. what would you say? Regards-- Chanaka L  ( talk ) 15:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Cookie
Time for some respite, please enjoy this cookie. By the way i scolded an editor for creating load of problematic voice actors BLP articles if that could do some good. I have higher hope on a more stringent policy toward newly created BLP articles. Thanks --KrebMarkt 20:30, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Bsous Silk Museum
Thanks for alerting me to that article and for expanding it with me. I fixed he ref, per your request, and nominated it for DYK here. Cheers.  T i a m u t talk 21:35, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I already nominated it. If you don't like the hook, we can always change it though. Sorry if I jumped the gun.  T i a m u t talk 21:45, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I considered the silk process thing, but went with the princesses because well, people like to read about princesses. Its more hooky. :) Anyway, thanks for the compliment, but really, you deserve much more of the credit for saving the article from deletion with your additions and by getting others on board to help too. Happy editing Himalayan.  T i a m u t talk 21:56, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes actually. I've got to get Qedarites up to par by the end of the week, in line with the suggestions made on the talk page. If you feel like pitching in, your help would be more than welcome. Also, I'm trying to help User:Nableezy with his GA nom of Al-Azhar mosque. Fresh perspectives are always welcome there too.  T i a m u t talk 22:07, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm glad you're enjoying it. I really enjoyed writing it. Though it needs more work for sure. By the way, please don't be offended by my last revert of your copy edit, its just that the meaning of the sentence was altered in a way that doesn't jive with the material there. You are right though that the sentence needs rewriting. Perhaps its better split into two.  T i a m u t talk 22:42, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry. I'm very distracted with a lot of things right now. Which suggestions? If you mean the edit you made to Qedarites that I reverted, I'm sorry about that. I was just concerned that the change altered the meaning of the text in a way that rendered it inaccurate.
 * About Albert Augustus Isaacs, I don't know much about him unfortunately. Qedarites is requiring a lot of research and rewriting to get it up to GA status and there are some edit-warring issues plaguing another article in which I have an abiding interest. I hope I'll be able to contribute to the Isaacs article over the next couple of days.  T i a m u t talk 16:15, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Nigerian LGAs
Hello, the area, population figures come from  -there doesnt seem to be official figures online- where the spelling varies a bit I have researched these and I think I have all the official English spellings correct, many have variant spelings in Yoruba, Igbo etc.

I was about to start on the infoboxes but you have already done a lot- you would appear to be using coords of main town for the LGA which is OK; my approach to these LGAs is to consider them the smallest geographic area and to add anything about villages etc. within these articles. Regards (Crusoe8181 (talk) 00:34, 8 February 2010 (UTC)).

Gabon thesis
That page does have a lot of nice photos. Too bad theses aren't generally considered reliable. He cites a lot of useful sources, though some look like they're primary sources from archives. I'm not going to be working on incorporating that info anytime soon though, because my french is rusty and reading is so laborious! Calliopejen1 (talk) 02:52, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah that map is decent, but obviously would be much better if it were a nice consistent beautiful svg.... Did you see on WP:GL that some German user said they were working on making one? hopefully sooner rather than later. Calliopejen1 (talk) 03:12, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

I've got one foot out the door
Dear Himalayan, Thanks for the nice message. Unfortunately, I can't spend more than a few minutes here and there on WP. 1) I don't have the time. 2) It makes me too upset. As long as loons or ignorant POV-pushing fanatics outnumber the educated and sincere editors, as long as the current lack of structure or oversight prevails, the educated and sincere editors will leave. It gets too wearing, and ultimately, pointless. I am sick of nationalism, communalism, ethnic rivalries, and obsessed fans.

It is possible to cooperate with people of different opinions, if they're reasonable. I remember fondly a Salafi Muslim editor (to whom I am an infidel) who was a big help. But that's rare. Zora (talk) 03:30, 8 February 2010(UTC)

Hi again!
I just tried to send you an email with attachment to your old yahoo address but it was returned. Please send me a note to wynhill2@bigpond.net.au so that I can reply to you at your current address. Cheers John Hill (talk) 05:48, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

DC snow
Fourth-worst storm since they began keeping records, they claim - personally, I think it's worse in my neighborhood. Tomorrow I'll show you the pictures...snow on our back porch was close to two feet deep, and I've spent all day shoveling in front. And now my arms hurt...oy. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 06:54, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Location map of Nigeria
Please see my question here. Could you help? --Mario Žamić (talk) 09:08, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Hey
Thank you for participating in the discussion, I did not know you had any knowledge of these things. I cited a few sources which further prove that Urdu is just used in Hindi films and that its use is minor. You've got mail BTW. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  10:07, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Did you not get my mail?

My you're a moving target aren't you???
Blofeld, Himalayan, Blofeld, Himalayan? Will the real Doctor please stand up! =)

I'm wrenching control of my sandbox back... You've still got the following films to unstub:


 * Serenade for Two Spies
 * Sette contro tutti
 * Sigillo rosso
 * Soldati e caporali
 * Solo contro tutti
 * Spiaggia libera
 * Strano appuntamento
 * Su e giù
 * Superseven chiama Cairo
 * Taxi di notte
 * Te lo leggo negli occhi
 * Tentazioni proibite
 * Terra senza tempo
 * Thrilling
 * Tomorrow Is Too Late
 * Totò cerca moglie
 * Tres dólares de plomo
 * Turri il bandito

Please take care of these at your convenience. Thanks for your efforts so far and best of luck with the remainder. –xenotalk 15:56, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Yo
Hi,

I read your email but it's well past midnight where i live so i will likely reply to you lengthily tomorrow.

Things are going into berserk mode from now on unfortunately. I just amazed to degree of worthless antagonism between editors. People should remember they will still have to collaborate and contribute with the editors they are opposing to.

So tomorrow. --KrebMarkt 23:48, 8 February 2010 (UTC)


 * emailed my reply. I hope it won't be too indigestible for you. --KrebMarkt 11:08, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Brazil
It's an easy enough matter to fix 'em if need be. I've just often found that towns of that size are "low-importance" compared to other things within a project. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:04, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I suppose - but they're secondary governmental divisions, not primary. Perhaps borderline-mid, then.  Ah, well...I doubt it'll make much difference, as you say. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:10, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah - and there's more on the way. On the one hand, I'm going stir-crazy.  On the other, I HATE THE BLOODY DAMN SNOW AND WISH IT WOULD JUST GO AWAY.  Gyaaah. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:15, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Try two in a row - and it looks like we'll probably get Wednesday as well. Good Lord - I can't remember the last time we had snow like this. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:18, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Not especially. And congratulations.  I've got a fire roaring in the fireplace, so I'll be away for a bit.  More talkpages later, most likely - tomorrow I'll get back to article creation, I think. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:06, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * It is - very pleasant. Tomorrow, perhaps I'll finally get around to those Angolan communes... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:57, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Or not. Looks like I'm going in after all. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:54, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Congratulations - you have a finger in everything, it looks like. :-) -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:56, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Tonight, perhaps. At the moment I'm going a teensy bit nuts... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:13, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Expand template
I think it's pretty silly but it's been TFD'd once before and kept. Some people really seem to like it. Calliopejen1 (talk) 03:26, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Hey congrats
I didn't know you worked on it - you never told me. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  16:17, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for those fixes.--TheMovieBuff (talk) 21:07, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Cooktown calling
Hi again! I have been trying to send you the pdf - first of the whole book - then of smaller sections, but they were all rejected by yahoo. Then I tried to send you just a plain letter and that was rejected too. Any ideas of what I can try next? Cheers, John Hill (talk) 00:35, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Liguria
OK - I started a few. I may do more later - I want to turn my attention elsewhere for the moment. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:08, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Nice place to stray. Ever been?  You can do it in all of three hours...OK, maybe six.  I spent three, but didn't see as much as one ordinarily can. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:19, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I spent a half-day there on a school French trip once. We were supposed to stay in Paris, but the World Cup intervened and they sent us south for part of it.  It was very lovely, and very hot - on the whole, though, I preferred some of the other places we went (like Saint-Paul-de-Vence). -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:26, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Como and Garda are beautiful, though I was very young when I saw them. I remember Lago Maggiore better; it's also quite lovely.  Northern Italy's gorgeous.  The South, I hear, less so - my parents visited Naples a couple of years ago and weren't impressed. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:33, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, yes - they went to Amalfi. They liked it a great deal, as I recall.  I've never been there, alas.


 * Now...you want poetic waxing? One of the most incredible things I've ever seen in my life was St. Mary's in Kraków.  I've never seen anything like it in my life.  Entering literally made my knees weak, which I can't remember ever happening before.  Absolutely glorious.  I wish I'd had more time to really enjoy it. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 03:59, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh - that reminds me of the one day I spent in Tallinn. About eleven o'clock - we were standing outside the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and all the bells of the city began ringing.  One of the most beautiful, wonderful things I've ever heard. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 15:55, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I was lucky - I got to see a lot when I was young. I haven't been back in a while...actually, I'm due for another trip soon, once I sort out what I want to do with my vacation time. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:29, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Meantime, I'm working on a stub about a lady painter whose father was president of the Dominican Republic...guess what?  No article about him.  Perhaps I'll veer over to politics and start a handful of stubs in that arena, unless you'd fancy a go? -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:30, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree - the state of some subjects (including national-level politicians, for some places) is most unfortunate. Speaking of...looks like from Dominicans I'm going to be moving over to Jamaican painters in a moment. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:47, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Excellent. I've got Albert Huie and John Dunkley, among others, on the agenda.  Also Alvin Marriott, but that one I want to develop some. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:09, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Excellent. I didn't realize Huie just died - less than a month ago, and an hour north of me in Baltimore, yet. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:31, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think Pottinger's my favorite of the ones in the book. He did some fine work.  Thanks for the college article. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:34, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's kind of irritating that we've had to wait this long for decent Russian location maps. Glad to see you were able to get some better ones. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:51, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, I don't like those Indian maps at all. I think I know what they're supposed to be about, but I find them difficult for the casual user to understand at first glance.  I think something simpler and clearer is in order.  But then, as I'm no good with mapmaking, there's not a lot I can do about it. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:11, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes - that looks quite good. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:53, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I've been taking it easy this evening, myself. Tomorrow it looks like I'll be back out shoveling.  Again. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 03:48, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Honestly, I don't know a lot about him. What I've heard makes him sound like a right schmuck. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:30, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Very nice. I think I'm done for today - perhaps I'll help out a little in a bit. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:22, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, looks like I have to swing by the mechanic to get something on my car fixed. Nothing major, but I won't be back for a bit, I don't think. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:34, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Me? Nope - full head of hair.  Actually, I look something like Charles Laughton on a good day. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:33, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

I had a coworker tell me once I reminded him of Laughton. I see the resemblance, so I ran with it. Anyhow - not sure what else I'll be doing tonight. Tomorrow looks like I'll be back in the office. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 01:56, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't be. Snow's cleared, but it took me upwards of an hour to get to work today, thanks to the blasted public transit system.  Grr. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 15:05, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Now I'm here, but slowly going crazy - I've got a bit of a backlog to take care of at the moment. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:34, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

A present for you
Enjoy! Calliopejen1 (talk) 13:24, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * FYI it already is in Template:Location map Nigeria. Calliopejen1 (talk) 13:29, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * You mean the fruit? As for the fruit, by itself not particularly, but in food generally absolutely. Thai food is my favorite food and obviously they use a lot of lime. Mexicans' use of lime in food is also excellent. Lime improves a lot of things - fried rice, carne asada, many salads... Calliopejen1 (talk) 21:07, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * So in real life you have hair? Unfortunately I'm not in the market for shampoo at the moment because lately I'm just showering at my posh gym (I love my new job benefits!) where they provide shampoo etc. :) Though it's actually the worst shampoo in the world--I think it must be about 70% water so they can save money. I seriously think I could not even turn on the shower and just lather straight from the shampoo bottle, it's so watered down.... Maybe I'll try yours when I eventually run out at home! Calliopejen1 (talk) 22:03, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Locators
Yeah, I noticed them too, and love them! But, this is no thanks to me either :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:28, February 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hopefully, hopefully... You know, I keep thinking, someone with sufficient skills is one day going to be fed up with those ugly pieces of trout and will make us beautiful maps :)  But then on other days I wonder if it wouldn't be quicker to learn the craft and do it myself :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:32, February 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll ask what his plans are. We don't want to scare him away by making him realize just how much work there is there for him, do we? :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:41, February 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't mind the projection, but yeah, my problem was indeed with the fact that the borders of the federal subjects are not shown. If someone can fix that (and make sure the map is plugged into the locator template properly), I'm all for using it.  It's certainly more visually appealing than what we are using now.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:52, February 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * Judging by his talk page in ru_wiki, he is willing to work on the regional maps as well, but forewarns that he alone can't do it all. The plan there, I understand, is to develop a unified set of guidelines for such maps, so others could join in, producing the maps to the same specs.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 15:16, February 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, I'm sure it's possible to use any map with known projection as a locator; problem is only with re-mapping the coordinates and tweaking the calculations. That's one task I'm most definitely not up to.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 15:24, February 10, 2010 (UTC)

Squating here, again
Yo,

I want to clarify the Merge & Redirect vote. It should be read as "Give consideration to WP:PRESERVE before putting the redirect". Whatever is worth preservation is left to editor performing the clean-up judgment. It ranges from some contents to nothing. In such case, it would turn into a simple redirect. --KrebMarkt 18:28, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Hey
Check your mail. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  22:49, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * LOL just sent it. Will talk to you tomorrow. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  22:53, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Replied. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  23:05, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Romanian infoboxes
Seems I might have some time to work on this now, if it's still needing doing. Can you remind me what the task was?--Kotniski (talk) 12:54, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, I think I can do that. I'll need to do some reprogramming to read data from the external website, so you won't see anything happen for a while, but I'll be working on it.--Kotniski (talk) 07:25, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Buryatia
I've tweaked the infobox, so Buryatia's places will now show just one map from now on. I also left Victor a message asking to provide the coordinates for these and future maps. Will keep you posted!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:41, February 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * With Buryatia, he said he couldn't quite match the existing map with google Earth, hence the small discrepancy. I did leave him a request to include a full map of Russia in a corner for all future maps he'll be making (including Tatarstan).—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 19:11, February 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * Because someone mis-spelled "Khakassia" in the federal subject field of the infobox :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 19:30, February 11, 2010 (UTC)

Voladores de Papantla
I got a Q... I expanded Voladores de Papantla but it doesnt quite make 5x. It was listed as a stub before I got to it and the second section (on San Miguel de Allende) is pretty much a repeat of the first paragraph. Do you think the powers that be will make an exception?Thelmadatter (talk) 18:58, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Kutch Bustard Sanctuary
Thanks for the greetings. Here is a draft expanded article at User:Nvvchar/Sandbox 1, which you may like edit and nominate. I have not moved it yet to the main space. I will move it after knwoing your response. The second line in the lead could be considered for the hook. Thanks

You have not responded to my suggestion for a 15 articles hook for the Sera Monastery.--Nvvchar (talk) 13:36, 12 February 2010 (UTC) You have not responded to my suggestion for a 15 articles hook for the Sera Monastery.--Nvvchar (talk) 13:36, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, that is my idea. Many contributors have posted 12 and 14 articles hook. I also did a four article hook some months back. I thought about this monastery as it fits in with the even a 19 articles hook. But some of my hermiatge articles are already large for a five fold expansion. That is the reason for my sugestion of the 15 artciles hook. I have started working on a few already and Sera is almost complete but I have not moved them yet to my sand box pages.--Nvvchar (talk) 13:51, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes. Credit will be for each one of them. I got for several of my multiple article hooks (2, 3 and 4).--Nvvchar (talk) 14:04, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Fact fixed. Moved to main space. Please post it on DYK.--Nvvchar (talk) 15:31, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

New message
Hello buddy, I need to ask you something. Shahid and I were thinking of creating pages for the Filmfare Award ceremonies similar to what is seen for the Academy Awards. I was thinking of creating a template like the (Template:Infobox Academy Awards) for the Filmfare Awards so that we could use it for the ceremonies from each year. However, I was wondering if we could just create the template just like that or would we have to talk to someone regarding this. (P.S. Where is Blofeld now??) --  Bollywood Dreamz  talk 19:23, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure there should be. Although the article won't be as long as the Acamdey Awards, it will still contain a list of the nominees as well as other relevant information. --  Bollywood Dreamz  talk 19:41, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Oprah
Honestly? I have no idea. I never liked her that much. Don't get me wrong; she's a great success story, and I admire that much about her. But I've never found her particularly appealing. As for the money she makes, besides the TV show there's the media empire (she's produced a number of films, for instance), the endorsements, and the magazine, to name but a few sources. And she is savvy.-- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 06:52, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, to that last point...to be fair, she rarely gives out political endorsements. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:10, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
 * True...still, you never know. Some people are such fanatical fans that they would do something like that. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 01:40, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Not yet - I'm taking it easy, too. Tomorrow, most likely. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:09, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure. Also, e-mailed. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:06, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's gone wonky for me, too. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:17, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. Meantime, have a look at what I found over at the Dutch Wiki.  I had no idea there were so many Surinamese artists about whom one could write. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:21, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, my little Caribbean art history book gave no inkling of that...I have to say, it's quite informative, but seems to have trouble with the non-Hispanic Caribbean, save for Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. I'm sure there's more than meets the eye for some of these places.  Like Suriname, for instance - or the Bahamas.  The Francophone islands especially get short shrift. --22:27, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Any time. Right - time for dinner.  After dinner, maybe I'll add a couple of artists, I'm not sure yet. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:27, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * FYI... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:49, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes - it can be somewhat hair-raising sometimes. I remember the first time I went hunting for things to translate in the French Wikipedia; I think I wept. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:10, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I know - I've found enough Cuban painters to fill two or three stub categories. Now, to start the articles... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:15, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Pushkar Lake

 * Thanks for the help. Pushkar Lake got GA status. --Nvvchar (talk) 16:27, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Myitsone Dam
Hello! Your submission of Myitsone Dam 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! Calmer  Waters  18:22, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Mark Kermode's book
Have you got it? I picked up a copy of it the other day - amazing read and highly recommened! Includes his heckling at Cannes and his infamous interview with Werner Herzog.  Lugnuts  (talk) 10:13, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * In an ironic way the AfD has helped to cement the notability and improve the article!  Lugnuts  (talk) 11:08, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I've not got my email address in my profile - I try to keep things anonymous! Sorry mate.  Lugnuts  (talk) 12:19, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that - I had to go out to a meeting. Send a mail to wikilugs at googlemail dot com.  Lugnuts  (talk) 18:22, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Haha, brilliant!  Lugnuts  (talk) 18:43, 16 February 2010 (UTC)


 * And surprise, surprise, the AfD closed as keep! To quote Eddie Vedder: "Always turning a negative into a positive!" Hehe.  Lugnuts  (talk) 09:01, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Sri Lanka
That is awesome. Why didn't you come along with them? Hope your parents had a nice time here. Say "Ayubowan" from me. Do you mean Cargills Ceylon PLC?-- Chanaka L  ( talk ) 10:31, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I had to say that, I, too like that salted cashew nuts. Your knowledge on Sri Lanka shocked me. Perhaps you might thought Sri Lanka is just like India. Thanks for the music. Listened to them in a relaxed moment. So smooth.-- Chanaka L  ( talk ) 12:36, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I think you can get an idea by Ancient constructions of Sri Lanka article. Yeah I would certainly like to visit Tre-Taliesin and Snowdonia National Park someday.-- Chanaka L  ( talk ) 12:46, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Hey
Have you tried chatroulette yet? If you haven't, you need to! It's the weirdest thing I've seen on the internet in a long time. I'm not sure what my verdict is. I skip 99/100 people but I think I have good instincts for who will be nice. Everyone I talk in chatroulette to says that everyone else is all weirdos, but I think my success rate is >50% for normal, interesting people. Now I'm facebook friends with some metal rockers from rome who only sing in English because "Italian lenguage sucks!!!!" and some high school boy from Chile who's ridiculously cute. I chatted with some guy in Galicia for a long time last night and it was so sad when the connection suddenly dropped out! Anyways it's worth a look. Be prepared for a lot of penises - but at least you can skip them really fast. Calliopejen1 (talk) 13:35, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikilinker
The details may vary slightly from one case to another (depending on how the list is laid out), but the principle is all the same. To wikilink Czech actresses, copy sections D-Z into Word. Press Ctrl-H to bring up the Search/Replace box. In the "Find what" field, type &rarr;* &larr; (four spaces, asterisk, space). In the "Replace with" field, type &rarr; * &larr; (asterisk and two opening square brackets). Press "Replace all".  Now, press Ctrl-H again.  This time, in the "Find what" field type &rarr;^p&larr; (a caret symbol and letter "p").  In the "Replace with" field, type &rarr; ^p &larr; (two closing square brackets, a caret symbol, and letter "p".  Press "Replace all" and voilà!  All done; you can copy-paste the list back.  The "^p" part stands for "paragraph mark", which is basically the end of the line in a Word document.  Hope this helps!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 17:17, February 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, just realized that replacing all paragraph marks will replace some that do not need to be replaced. You also need to do a cleanup run, replacing &rarr; ==]] &larr; (two equal signs and two closing brackets) with &rarr;==&larr; (two equal signs) to clean up the headers, and then manually delete all &rarr; ]] &larr; in between the headers and the first line of the list, and between the end of the list and the header of the next section.  Still, it's a lot less work than originally (and half of it can easily be avoided by removing the blank lines between the header and the start of the list when compiling the original unlinked list).  Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 17:23, February 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh wow, all these years of editing Wikipedia finally pay off! :)
 * On a more serious note, you are quite welcome. We would all rather have you spend your time doing something useful rather than waste it on tedious manual formatting.  Glad I could help!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 18:03, February 16, 2010 (UTC)

Riga
Sure thing - I'll work on that tonight. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:48, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * That's nothing - you should look on iMDB sometime and see what I've found out about Azerbaijiani films. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:30, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Always. I didn't realize there were so many articles on Cuban painters that could stand translating... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:39, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:19, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. I'll work on it tonight. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:48, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree; blue links are important. Speaking of which...a number of the presidents of the Dominican Republic need starting.  Perhaps this weekend... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:01, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
 * It'll be tricky, but I can give it a shot. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:39, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Right, then. I'll be out for a bit, but I should be able to get those talk pages done for you by the end of the night. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:55, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry - got home later than I expected. I'll get to 'em tomorrow night, though, for sure; I will be coming home after work... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 06:38, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure. I can add that to the pile for tonight. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:25, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, I know. I feel very much the same way...there's so much left to do. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:52, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Still - it looks good. Excellent work.  -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:25, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, China's something like the fourth-largest country in the world, in terms of land area. I'm not surprised they have such large subdivisions... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:38, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, the thing I keep coming back to is this: we really need to beef up our non-Anglophone geographic coverage. And China's been one of the worst areas in that regard.  Anything that can be done to fix it up, even a bit, is in my opinion a very good start. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:53, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Are there any English-language lists that could be used to generate a list? -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:21, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm afraid I'm of no help there. I don't know Chinese at all, and I tend not to trust mechanized translations for the reasons you mention. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:40, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * At least something's being done about the Indian villages, piece by piece. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:06, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, to me, it would be best to have something rather than nothing. At least as a springboard for further work. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:21, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * And both are done. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 06:33, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. Anything else you'd like me to AWB?  I don't know yet what I'll be working on today, otherwise. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:20, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, then. Perhaps I'll get to some Dominican politicians...I don't know yet. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:59, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

House of Prayer vs. Church
Just wanted to let you why I created the Places of worship in Riga template. It is intended to include places of worship, which also includes synagogues, mosques, temples and Old Believers' "places of worship", which accidentally is what they are called. Talk/♥фĩłдωəß♥\Work 21:13, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Italian movies
You know, I'm yet to see one of those trillions of yens I've been promised :)

As for the task at hand, I don't know how you did it, but here's how I would've done it. This is best done in Excel, not Word (actually, it's best done with the help of regular expressions, but I doubt you have the means; plus my regexp skills are rusty like you wouldn't believe it :)). It's all going to be a lot convoluted than a simple search/replace from last time.

Anyway, in Excel, you need to create a new spreadsheet with at least two tabs. Point to cell A1 on the first sheet and paste your list there. Make sure that each line occupies its own cell (or the rest won't work). I pasted the list you gave me above, so I have "1. I moschettieri del mare (1960)" in A1, "2. I mustri (1960)" in A2, and so on. Now, press Ctrl-H and enter &rarr; (*)&larr; (space, open paren, asterisk, closing paren) in the "Find what" field. Leave the "Replace with" field blank and press "Replace All". That'll get rid of the years following the movie titles. Press Ctrl-H again and replace &rarr;*. &larr; (asterisk, period, space) with nothing. That'll remove the numbering in front of the title.

Now go to the second tab. In cell A1, enter the following (and be vewy, vewy careful... or no rabbits for you later on):

="| " & Sheet1!A1 & " || || || || " & CHAR(10) & "|-"

Now point the mouse cursor to the right bottom corner of cell A1 (it should change appearance to a small black cross) and drag down for as many cells as you have movie titles in the list (for your example above, it's five).

After that, select all cells containing the list and copy-paste it into a Word document.

Go back to the editing window in Wikipedia. Insert this to get the table started:

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Genre !! Notes |- |  | 1960 |-

Then go back to Word, and copy-paste whatever you have there under the table markup in the wiki window. Don't forget to add |} at the end to close the table.

The reason you need to copy-paste stuff from Excel to wiki through Word is because it's the easiest way to get rid of those quotation marks you've been having troubles with. Hope this works out for you!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 15:05, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmm, without Excel it sure sucks (you might consider whatever spreadsheet program Open Office suite comes with; it's not going to be much different from Excel for a task like this). The symbol for the line break is &rarr;^p&larr; (caret, letter "p"); you just insert it where it needs to go in your "replace with" string.  Let me know if that works out for you.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 15:32, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem, that's what #2 is for :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 16:17, February 18, 2010 (UTC)


 * I was going to suggest Excel to help with this! I use some great little formulas I've wrote to convert the cast lists on articles into wiki-format instantly.  Lugnuts  (talk) 18:03, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
 * No, I'm afraid Word's search/replace tool is not so flexible as to allow replacing something that does not meet a specified criterion; it can only replace stuff that does meet some criterion. I'm pretty sure a macro can be written to do what you want, but it's been years and years since I wrote any Word macros.  Sorry!
 * For this particular task, however, since most (all?) of the lines you want to get rid of start with "...aka", you can remove them via Search/Replace by entering &rarr;...aka*^13&larr; into the "Find what" field, nothing into the "Replace with" field, and by checking the "Use wildcards" checkbox (which you'll see when you click the "More>>" button.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 18:39, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, I take the first part back. I don't use advanced Word features all that much and forgot about a useful one.  What you want to do can be done, but you need to be very careful (I haven't tested it thoroughly, so do a check before you post the results back).  With this list, copy the unprocessed portion to Word and enter the following into the "Find what" field &rarr;^13[!#-#]*^13&larr;.  In the "Replace with" field, enter &rarr;^13&larr;.  make sure that "use wildcards" box is checked.  Now keep pressing "Replace All" until the box tells you that Word "has made 0 replacements".  There's your list.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 19:10, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * The latest one won't remove the ratings either but it would work for all similar lists where unwanted lines start not just with "...aka", but with anything except "#". Ratings and stuff, however, can easily be removed in a follow-up pass by replacing &rarr; \(*&^13&larr; (space, backslash, open paren, asterisk, ampersand, caret, 1, 3) (sorry if it sounds obscene :)) with &rarr;^13&larr; (caret, 1, 3).—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 19:28, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Make sure that the "use wildcards" box is checked, or none of these would work. If it is checked and is not working, then you did something else wrong.  I actually try out stuff before recommending it :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 19:42, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Shoot, I accidentally inserted an ampersand when mucking around with the delimiting arrows. If you take it out, everything should work (I know it did when I tried it out!): replace &rarr; \(*^13&larr; (space, backslash, open paren, asterisk, caret, 1, 3) with &rarr;^13&larr; (caret, 1, 3).  And no, there's no closing paren, because we are replacing everything between the opening paren and the end of the line.  Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 19:59, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Upon further experiments, you'd better change "find what" to: &rarr; \(1*^13&larr; (space, backslash, open paren, 1, asterisk, caret, 1, 3), otherwise the process is going to fuck up entries such as "Così è (se vi pare)" (turning it into just "Così è"). When/if you get to the movies of the 2000s, you'll need to replace 1 with 2.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 20:04, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * I think that one should work (I haven't tried it though), except you need to use ^13 instead of ^p when wildcards are turned on. Why?  You'll have to ask Microsoft that question :)  All in all, I think you are now at the stage where a dose of healthy independent experimentation wouldn't hurt.  Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 20:28, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure I fully follow :), but the way I understand it is that on every line you want to replace "(1959)" (with whatever junk follows it, if any) with the table markup? If that's indeed what you are looking for, you need to do a search/replace of &rarr; \(1*^13&larr; (space, backslash, open paren, 1, asterisk, caret, 1, 3) with the above table markup (don't forget to change ^p to ^13).  Note that as long as the year starts with "1" (like "1959"), the above procedure should work.  For the 2000s, you'll need to replace "1" with "2".
 * If this is not what you are trying to do, I'll need further explanations, I'm afraid. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 21:09, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * You are quite welcome. I'm always very happy to help with something that's easy to do :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:07, February 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * What changes have they made?!  Lugnuts  (talk) 14:00, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * If you go via the advanced search you can filter by year and country like this, but you still get the output in their new format.  Lugnuts  (talk) 14:08, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Bashkortostan
Just as an FYI&mdash;Bashkortostan now also uses a combined map (cf. Ufa). Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 17:42, February 18, 2010 (UTC)

RfC on Deforestation pages
I have posted a RfC on Talk:Deforestation by region that might be of interest to you since you have been involved (as Dr. Blofeld) in the creation of multiple Deforestation of... articles. Please stop by and share your feedback. –  VisionHolder  « talk »  09:30, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Baidu baike
No, it's not a free content encyclopedia - it's all copyrighted. I think this applies to images too (I don't see anything different using google translate). Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:27, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I think that's granting Baidu permission to use their work, not a free license. I know for a fact the Baidu encyclopedia isn't free. Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:33, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Senegal
Hi Explorer,

Thanks for the props on Carabane! I would love to do more work on French-English translation, especially on Senegal-related articles. I won't be able to take on another large project for at least another three months, but I'll try to make some time for some edits on the main Senegal article before then.

Neelix (talk) 16:49, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Russian inhabited localities
As of 2009, ~155,000. Once my database is done, I'll be able to tell you exactly :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); February 19, 2010; 21:06 (UTC)
 * I don't remember where I read it, but I remember seeing that the number of inhabited localities almost halved after World War II, and steadily continued to go down ever since. But even taking all those places into account, we'll be nowhere near a million articles just for Russia :)  Some territories just never were too populated to begin with (consider Magadan Oblast which presently has only 45 rural localities...)
 * As for the map, yeah, go ahead. I'll fix the infobox soon after.  Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); February 19, 2010; 21:15 (UTC)
 * I think he's got the idea by now. In fact, I suspect he strongly wishes he never met us in the first place :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); February 19, 2010; 21:18 (UTC)

Tuyoq and Yanqi
Yes, I have some more info on Tuyoq. I have just quickly added a few details to the article so it doesn't look so bare. I will get back to it when I can. Yanqi is just the Chinese name for Karashahr - so I think the two articles should be merged - can I leave that to you to do? I have to rush now - we are having a small local book launch of my book this morning where I will be giving a talk about the early development of the Silk Routes - so I must run. Cheers, John Hill (talk) 21:55, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

LaGrandefr
Kick him when he's down, eh? Bertport (talk) 22:45, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Have you been following this situation? He got blocked for another week because he resumed the edit war as soon as the first block ended. He appealed the new block twice, and his appeal was declined by two different admins. Don't be surprised if he's back at it in Tibet again as soon as this block expires (would be Friday or Saturday). Bertport (talk) 20:06, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Syrian American
I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. You are being notified as you have made a number of contributions to the article. I have found some concerns which you can see at Talk:Syrian American/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 03:20, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

After one week
As expected things died down. You are welcome to wade in the mud. --KrebMarkt 09:35, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

AWB
Right - I'll get to it sometime soon, then. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:05, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Finished. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:58, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Right. Maybe I'll work some more on those Dominican politicians.  We'll see.  Anything else you need AWBed? -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:59, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * OK - coming up in a few minutes. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:02, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. Anything else? -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:12, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Okey doke. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:15, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I got the template from the talkpage on the list of London hotels, which indicated that that was low importance. Ah, well...never mind - I'll change 'em all to mid, at least. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:27, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, there's a small error in what I fixed, but it'll have to wait until after dinner to fix it. No worries - it's not vital. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:34, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. Glad to be of help. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:43, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. Looks like they've been assessed since I tagged them. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:54, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Replied
Thank you very much. Replied. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  19:35, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Non anglo centric purpose indicator maps
Do you plan to do the same for all other cities outside of the US, ie. for non euro centric or non asiancentric purposes? Postoak (talk) 20:09, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Las Vegas
I need to look and see wat photos are available on Commons - will give it a try. If you have any images that you think should be included, please let me know. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 20:35, 21 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I will give it a try, though it might take me a day or two. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:16, 21 February 2010 (UTC)


 * File:Las Vegas composite.png - Here you go! Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:37, 22 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Glad you like it! Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 16:32, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Phu Khe
I've done it. May I kindly ask you to participate in the my photo survey... I'ts not getting much traffic atm unfortunately  YellowMonkey  ( vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll )  06:17, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

RE: WP:CONTEST
Editors like yourself need to work on getting this contest started. I built a good foundation, but my name is now synonymous with everything that is bad on wikipedia, so I am no longer working on this. Okip  12:14, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Talk page snafu
Hi Editor-Previously-Knows-As-Dr-Blofeld. There seems to be a problem with the redirect from your old talk page, User talk:Dr. Blofeld. It works just fine when one navigates to it, but messages sent to it are not forwarded. I discovered this because another editor is in the process of mass-PRODing some of your articles about hotels. If you look at this edit history, you will see how the messages accumulate at the old address. Favonian (talk) 14:37, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I've always found that particular editor "irritating". As if 5 star hotels in London are not high priority for WP:Hotels... Most of them are amongst the top ranked hotels in the world. Why doesn't he just try to expand them? I'll just swipe away his spam messages, none of them stand a chance of being deleted... ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 14:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)


 * They may well be high priority for the hotels project. However, that's not what you're tagging them as; you're tagging them as high priority for WP:LONDON. There is no earthly way Radisson Edwardian Heathrow Hotel is of equal importance to WP:LONDON as Inner London. – iride  scent  14:47, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Hotels in London

 * While I agree that Hotels are an important part of Wikipedia, i I also think that there are not enough references on these articles, If you can find some other references to these articles and maybe some history behind each of them, i think it'd go along way to stopping their deletion. Regards Wiki ian 19:54, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Also i do not think any of these hotels qualifies for mid importance. Mid importance Hotels (or higher) should be hotels with historic or architectural significance, not high class hotels in a big city. Sorry mate Wiki ian 06:40, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Las Vegas Composite Photo
I agree that the composite photo chosen was of excellent quality. Sadly, it didn't match either of the articles. The composite was a mixture of images of the Strip and the city of Las Vegas. It didn't seem appropriate to include images of the Strip in the article devoted to the city of Las Vegas, nor to include images of the city in the article devoted to the Strip. I fear it could mislead some people. If you feel strongly about it, undo my undo and I won't contest it. Larry (talk) 02:08, 23 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I just noticed that another editor has reverted your change to the Las Vegas Strip article. I guess it's an issue of general interest. It may be best to move the discussion to that page, and/or the page about the city of Las Vegas. Larry (talk) 02:11, 23 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Parts of the composite image not on the Strip: (1) Golden Nugget; (2) Fremont Casino. Larry (talk) 20:25, 23 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Looks like we were posting at about the same time! If you replace those two images, the composite is fine with me. !!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Traveling Man (talk • contribs) 20:27, 23 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Re your question about the definition of the city of Las Vegas: Wikipedia itself is a good reference. The city is a governmental entity, and as such has an exact definition, with exact boundaries. Check the Wikipedia article on the city of Las Vegas for details, but the short answer is that the Strip is outside of city limits. Larry (talk) 21:33, 23 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I can redo the composite, but will wait until consensus has been reached about images to include. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 17:21, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Tengboche Monastery
I have started an artcile on the above monastery in Nepal at User:Nvvchar/Sandbox 1. You may like to add more text. I have not completed my inputs yet. I will continue tomarrow.--Nvvchar (talk) 17:10, 23 February 2010 (UTC) I have transferred the article to Main Space. Please go aheadfd and post it on DYK with a suitable hook and img. Thanks.--Nvvchar (talk) 16:16, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Vegas montage
Please understand that most of what the world considers the strip is not in the City of Las Vegas. So including the strip is not appropriate in that article when it is placed there with the intent of saying that is in the city of Las Vegas. A while ago, I tried to get Las Vegas to be a redirect to something that was about what Las Vegas is to the world, but failed. The current dab page was the result. So, in the end, the montage needs to be of pictures in the city. Vegaswikian (talk) 20:01, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
 * One that includes the strip and the city could go in Las Vegas metropolitan area. Vegaswikian (talk) 20:08, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
 * The picture you left on my page includes the Fremont and GN which are in Downtown Las Vegas. The other pictures would be of the Strip. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:48, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, I swapped out the pictures. Hope this works, ;-) Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:19, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes. Thanks. Vegaswikian (talk) 17:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Khumjung
Khumjung is a different monastery. Even from here, the 'yeti' skull has disappaeared. The main web site referred in the Tingboche Monastery article maintained by the monastery makes it very clear. I have almsot complted my inputs to Tingboche Monastery. I will move it to main space, if you have completed your inputs.--Nvvchar (talk) 23:36, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Anupam's canvassing
See this!!!

And this person who tried to get fake consensus by contacting the "right" people now warns me not to remove scripts from films while they are acknoeledged as Hindi by the film and by IMDb and anything else. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  09:19, 25 February 2010 (UTC)


 * HE, my user talk page is not a valid arena for you or anyone else to launch a personal attack on another editor, in direct contravention of wp:civil. Kindly note. --Yumegusa (talk) 14:00, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

If asking somebody who mass emailed people to ask them to support him in pushing his POV to read WP:CANVASSING is a personal attack then you clearly have little idea as to what qualifies as a genuine personal attack on here.... ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 14:14, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * "Contacting the right people"? I do not even know User:Yumegusa. As I stated on the Bollywood talk page, I was simply trying to get others involved in the discussion. I do not know what Yumegusa's opinion on the matter is, which is why I asked for it. Thanks, AnupamTalk 16:34, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

You contacted people who are interested in linguistics and might be sympathetic to adding whatever script to the articles. Innocent as you may be, contacting people off wiki to join a discussion may be construed as canvassing. At least you do not appear to be a malicious editor but seem a pleasant one, which is something. ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 16:39, 25 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you Blofeld. I'm planning to start an ANI about this user. He is also now edit warring me on Bollywood film pages. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  01:00, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

London hotels attack
Your london hotels are under attack with prods and speedies. Do you want to mount a rear-guard action? Sadly I'm on a steam-modem connection today and not exactly in a position to help. --Tagishsimon (talk) 12:52, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I was happy to be of service by finding the Roger Ebert source for 22 Jermyn Street. My goal has been, for the past three years, to do such research.  A set of reliable sources can provide proof that a person, place, thing, or idea is notable.  You are welcome. Bearian (talk) 20:45, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Romania
Yes, I'm making some progress - had to work out the codes for the Romanian letters and so on. It seems that not all communes appear on the website though - perhaps there have been boundary changes since the last census.--Kotniski (talk) 14:55, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Your many requests
Hi Blofeld, I'm not ignoring you, I've just been very busy. Work is crazy lately--last week was pretty busy and one day I had to stay till 3am. Then I worked all of Saturday and a chunk of Sunday, Monday until 11pm, Tues and last night I took a break to go to the gym but then worked again till I went to sleep. Yesterday late in the day I got a new project on top of everything else that has to be finished by monday and will take 20-40 hours. Great!! The uploading of that woman's photos isn't so easy as you think. There is one coder at commons who has some sort of pre-beta tool for uploading batches of images, but I've never figured out how to get it installed. It's really complicated. There is no bot that uploads images like you suggest. Also, all of her images are super tiny. Are you friends with her pm flickr and that's how you got the high-res ones? Any uploading should be using the high-res ones. Also, she hasn't changed her flickr licenses, which while it can be remedied with OTRS on the image page, makes it so the existing flickr tools at least will not touch her images. So anyways some things to think about. I'll try to get that flickr tool installed on my laptop when I get a free minute. This weekend, probably not. Maybe next weekend I won't have to work? here's hoping! Calliopejen1 (talk) 21:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Fight history of Bruce Lee
An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Fight history of Bruce Lee. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Notability and "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion(s) by adding your comments to Articles for deletion/Fight history of Bruce Lee. Please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ).

You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate.

Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 01:03, 26 February 2010 (UTC)


 * You did a very good job by upcleaning the article. I guess now it should be ok for anyone, because there are sources. Question to the main article (BL): As you know there are some comments by well known people (like Manny Pacquiao) on Lee.

The 16 part martial art / fighting sport documentary Human Weapon by The History Channel, considers Lee as "arguably the greatest martial artist of his time - or any other". This could be a quote for his martial art or awards and honours (not fighting!) section, what do you think? These quotes are already on Wikiquote. WQ is very good as well, but not anyone take a look at it. Your decision, Best Regards, CB. ;-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.97.227.220 (talk) 14:52, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Bassey Ewa-Henshaw
Please check the history. I don't want to get into an edit war. Thanks, Aymatth2 (talk) 01:32, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help. The annoying thing is the editor probably means well, and could probably contribute good content in a neglected area if they were motivated. Aymatth2 (talk) 19:09, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Tengboche Monastery
DYK approved. I thought of posting it on GA with a further tweaking. Please comment.--Nvvchar (talk) 05:41, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Bruce Lee
Hi, you did a very good job by upcleaning the article. I guess now it should be ok for anyone, because like i said before there are many sources. Just one question still: As you know there are some comments by well known people (like Manny Pacquiao) on Lee, especially about his martial art. The 16 part martial art / fighting sport documentary Human Weapon by The History Channel, considers Lee as "arguably the greatest martial artist of his time - or any other". This could be a quote for his martial art or awards and honours (not fighting!) section, what do you think? If you want the source, i ll send it to you. These quotes are already on Wikiquote. WQ is very good as well, but not anyone take a look at it. Your decision, Best Regards, CB.

PS: I see you already wrote me back. You are very quick! ;-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.97.227.220 (talk) 14:47, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

US and Canada
I think most of them (in the US, at least) were uploaded from a federal gazetteer a few years ago, and have barely been touched since. And that's to say nothing of the loads of places that exist but haven't been written about yet; I know there are a lot left in Virginia, yet, to say nothing of other states. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:59, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * You're right, I think, in that it's the IP edits and highly specialized editors causing the brunt of the problem. I understand what's going on - people know something about their hometowns, and they want to share it, but they don't know how, so they just put it out there, and then nobody comes along and checks it.  And it accumulates over time.  A winnowing and cleaning needs to take place, but it'll be slow, unfortunately. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:46, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Now you know why I don't do that much large-scale editing unless it involves article creation... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:00, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I do believe that the BLP problem is misdiagnosed. I seem to recall someone mentioning once that we really ought to be looking at school articles, as that's where kids who get bad grades go to badmouth teachers and accuse them of all manner of criminal behavior.  In my experience, that tends to be an accurate assessment. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:03, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I like Julia Mancuso, myself. I can't watch skiing, though - too painful to think about.  It's how my grandmother broke her hip. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:10, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Motul de San José
Remember that offer to copyedit? ;) Motul de San José is an article that I've been developing for a long time (I think creating it was one of my first edits way back in 2006) and I've come back time and again to expand it as progressively more information has become available - a trickle becoming a flood in fact, as the Motul de San José Archaeological Project started to publish its findings. Anyway, the end result is that it is a fairly comprehensive article but is badly in need of a copyedit, due to the way it has grown. Would you do the honours? Don't feel like I'm pressuring you - if you can't get around to it, no problem. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 19:14, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations again!
I just had a look your article on 22 Jermyn Street (see barnstar award above) - and enjoyed it very much. I only wish I had the chance to stay there when it was at its best. The broad range of excellent articles you create is a constant inspiration to me. Thanks again! John Hill (talk) 05:53, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Now I'm the one who's accused - LOL!
Anupam now uses this section in which I only notified you that you had received an e-mail from me and, without even knowing what I actually sent you, baselessly claims I'm the one who actually canvassed you. That is the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. It's amazing how people try to make others overlook their own acts. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  20:55, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I turned to YellowMonkey. Anupam's behaviour is both funny and insulting. This discussion does not seem to have any results. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  21:23, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * BTW, today I created two film articles: Judaai (1980 film) and Jahan Ara (film)! :) Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  21:25, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Hey, the Filmfare Awards were just announced. AR Rahman won the Best Music Director Award for the fourth time in a row (!) even after winning an Oscar LOL! Bachchan won his 5th Best Actor Award at 67 (!). Expectedly, 3 Idiots won the Best Film Award. And I'm extremely happy the brilliant Firaaq won the critics award. It is a fabulous film directed by the beautiful Nandita Das. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  22:52, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Just see it
Anupam is now massively reverting my edits on all the Bollywood pages I edited and adds Urdu scripts. I'm starting an ANI. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  09:44, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Once again, I kindly requested you to not remove any current scripts in articles until a new one had been established in the current discussion which has not been done yet. Moreover, you have been respectfully asked by Wikipedia Bureaucrat User:Taxman to honor the previous consensuses (poll, discussion 1, discussion 2, and discussion 3) in two places: here and here. You still continue to unilaterally make deletions of Hindustani scripts on Bollywood film articles. Once again, please kindly wait until a new consensus is reached in the current discussion: Additionally there was indeed in the past a consensus for including both scripts in the conversations that have been linked. Longstanding Wikipedia tradition is that consensus stands until a different one is clearly established, time doesn't invalidate a past consensus it just means it has stood the test of time longer. Since a consensus to change the practice hasn't been established yet, removing the scripts is not proper until such consensus has been established. --Wikipedia Bureaucrat User:Taxman. I have been encouraged by two Wikipedia administrators to revert you. Please do not continue to remove Hindustani scripts from Bollywood related film articles. I have told you in the past that I would not add any more Hindustani scripts to Bollywood related film articles until a new consensus has been reached and I have kept true to this agreement. You have not. Anyways, let's see what happens from your recent report. Hopefully this will provide insight on what behavior is appropriate and what is not. Thanks for your understanding, AnupamTalk 10:04, 28 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Started an ANI. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  10:35, 28 February 2010 (UTC)