User:Uncle Scrooge/Archive1

D'accord
Je vais quitter dans quelque minutes mais laissez s'il vous plait et je vais le lire demain. Je parle francais mais c'est tout-á-fait possible que tu écrit mieux en anglais que moi en francais. I'm about to log-off but please leave a message and i'll read tomorrow. I speak French and need practise but it maybe easier to do the whole thing in English as the target article is also in that language. thanks for taking time, i'm getting a bit obsessive and anal about all this. which part of France are you from? Tom 17:42, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments, I've answered them below doing some changes to the English:

First, it seemed me quite useful to specify the basical percentage because of the nature of wikipedia. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so one of its main function is, amongst other things, to be used to look up information for a talk, a debate or any kind of research. Thus, it's i think necessary for the figure to be précise, in this case that people don't need to calculate each percentage.

''Yes I think we should calculate the percentage, the main point I was making was the dogmatic adherence to 2 decimal places simply because that's what ministry choose to do. Maybe it's because they're used to currency figures which have 2 decimal places for pence or cents.''

Then, an article with exact numbers seems (and perhaps is) more serious. As we have the objective to make wikipedia better and better and within sight of the number of "non-wikipedian" reading this article, precision has a quite important influence.

''I agree we should make wikipedia better and better but by your argument we should use an 'exact number'. Sarkozy's exact percentage in second round would be: 53.06478984091% We don't use this number because it's too much detail. 4 significant figures is 53.06%, 3 significant figures is 53.1%, 2 significant figures is 53% and one significant figure would be 50%. 2 significant figures provides enough detail without too much i.e. a good balance.''

Finally, we can argue that 25.1 % or 25.14% is not exactly the same number, particularly in the biggest elections with millions of voters, so more precise the article more correct we are with candidates and voters.

''They are different numbers you're right. The point is to provide useful numbers. 53.06478984091% is a more 'precise' number. If someone reads that he got 53% instead of 53.06% will that really change his position of his support amongst the French population?'' Tom 13:30, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

About Akatsuki.....
I feel it's finally time that we talk to you.

Basically, stop editing Akatsuki (Naruto). Itachi has his own article now, like Hidan and Sasori do. It explains more so that what we could put in the Akatsuki page his abilities. As for the others, we can't really do that yet. Deidara has very few abilities and no history, while Kisame would only have his many abilities numbered, and the article would basically be an article about his abilities. The other members haven't done enough to get articles, and until they do, the Akatsuki page will remain as it does, Itachi's section mainly being a link to the article and all.

Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans article is in a horrible state and will likely be greatly expanded soon. The list of winners is long enough as it is, especially if you add in the statistics that are List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners, that it deserves to be on its own article. If people want to find the winners, it's clearly illustrated for them where to go. The359 16:49, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I plan to add short blurbs below most of the sections instead of leaving it simply as a link to another article, since I agree there should be some actual text there. The359 22:02, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Re: your note on my talk page
Hello Mrpouetpouet. Thanks for your note. I think that between you and User:Boatman the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup pages are looking just fine. I hope that you are enjoying watching the races. The one edit I reverted was structured oddly and now, thanks to your note, I know that you hadn't quite finished your thought. There is no problem with this though I can suggest that if you are missing some info it might be an idea to not put the edit in until you are sure that it is complete or to try using a sandbox to play with it until you have it the way that you want it. You can then cut and paste it into the article. Cheers and keep up the good work! :) MarnetteD | Talk 16:44, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

PS I just finished watching the end of the 24 hours of Le Mans (7 am my time) and is was a most interesting race. I hope that you enjoyed it too.MarnetteD | Talk 16:44, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Please use show preview
This is in regards to your recent message to me, which took nine edits for you to write: please use show preview until you have your message the way you want it. This way you won't add superfluous entries into the history, and it's faster to just use show preview repeatedly to fix up your message because each time it automatically brings the message box back up, whereas if you just make a long series of consecutive edits, you need to go back and open up the edit box repeatedly. Thanks for understanding, Cyde Weys  15:27, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Template
I'm a frequent reader of several quality newspapers - in several languages. No need for a demeaning attitude. While the roots and the evolution of the Fatah-Hamas conflict are indeed influenced by Israel (and other states and actors), it is not a conflict between Arabs and Israel, but among Arabs. By adding the conflict to the template, it gives the impression that is a Israeli-Arab conflict - which it clearly isn't. You could btw also argue that the (two) conflicts in South Lebanon are partially caused and influenced by Israel. (1) Why are there Palestines, Palestinian refugee camps and Palestinian militias in Lebanon? Because Palestinians fled Israel and Palestina... (2) Why has Hezbollah become so powerful? Partially due to its opposition against Israel and partially because Israel (as well as Syria) kept Lebanon weak. I could very well accept the inclusion of the Fatah-Hamas conflict (and the Lebanon conflicts) on the template if some measures are taken to make it clear to readers that it is not an Arab-Israeli conflict, e.g. by putting the conflict in italics or by adding a footnote. Sijo Ripa 22:35, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Regarding a Template
Hi! I noticed your template : Champions League Finals : I have deleted this from the main page because the table was agreed ages ago, that there would be a table with the countries flag, i am sorry  ¢нαzα93   13:51, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Template: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Seasons
Yeh it just needs fb start and fb end placing either side of it, i'll sort it out now NapHit 14:40, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

World War I template
I noticed that you have been adding this template to a number of articles; please don't do this, as the template has been deprecated in favor of a link to the World War I portal. The template has been kept for historical purposes, but shouldn't be placed on any articles. Carom 16:22, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, the matter is obviously open to discussion. The decision to remove the template from articles was representative of consensus at the time; if a sufficient number of editors feel that the template should be included (or there are sufficiently compelling arguments for inclusion) it would not be problematic to do so.


 * To clarify a little, the decision to remove the template was based on a few factors, namely:


 * It was (is) already very, very large - indeed, often larger than the stub articles it was being placed on.
 * It had essentially infinite room for growth, and editorial decisions about what should/should not be included could be difficult and contentious.
 * A portal allows for better organization of the information (included a "Topics" box that, in part, replicates the template).


 * While navigational templates can (and often do) allow for easy and useful navigation amongst related topics, when they become excessively large (as in this case), they can start to actually hinder navigation, and another alternative might be preferred.


 * At any rate, your co-operation is much appreciated. Carom 22:37, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


 * You are correct that many of the objections could be resolved (indeed, autocollapsing templates is fairly standard these days). And, of course, in the best case scenario, a template would provide easy and useful navigation amongst the major articles. At any rate, I've solicited some other opinions, and will wait for other input before continuing. Carom 00:34, 28 June 2007 (UTC)


 * You may be interested in the comments made by User:Kirill Lokshin on my talk page, as well as the subsequent discussion. Carom 16:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Smile
 has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. MarnetteD | Talk 23:03, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Hello Mrpouetpouet. I wanted to send you this smile to say thank your for all of the hard work that you have done on the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup pages. It was quite a regatta this year with some of the most exciting racing that I can remember. Thank you also for leaving in the note about the Citizen Cup on the AC page. It had been so long since there had been a defender series that I had forgotten what company had put their brand name on that cup until Boatman helped jog my memory. I hope that you or he will add a longer mention of it on the AC page one day and then you can remove the note from the "See also" section, but until then, I think it needs to stay so that readers unfamiliar with the various regattas will understand why it is in that section. Thanks again. MarnetteD | Talk 23:03, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

America's Cup

 * Hi Mrpouetpouet, The list of Defenders and Challengers in the America's Cup article is a mixture of boat names and team names.  The team Alinghi successfully won the America's Cup sailing SUI-100. Why delete SUI-100 as this is a key detail? Boatman 20:40, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: War on Terrorism
There were too many photos before, so we removed a lot of them. But if you can find a few good ones to add, it would definitely help the article. ~ Rangeley ( talk ) 16:12, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Merge
I don't know why you're so obsessed with removing the notice, but you're beyond 3RR and basing your position on an article not named in the notice. The discussion to merge still counts. To where has just changed. Please leave it be. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 00:26, 1 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Have you seen Akatsuki (Naruto)? List of Akatsuki members has effectively been merged into it, so Itachi would be merged there as well. Ignoring this fact so that you can justify removing the merge tag will get you nowhere. ~SnapperTo 03:29, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

List of Akatsuki members
The List of Akatsuki members AfD you participated in has been brought to deletion review here. Please take a look if you're interested. — xDanielx T/C 19:58, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Descriptions rigolotes ?
Je voudrais savoir quelles sont les "descriptions rigolotes" que l'on retrouve sur ma page d'utilisateur. J'aimerais bien recevoir ta réponse aussi vite que possible. Merci. Arolión Yolenda 15:03, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Template:War on Terrorism
Hello! Yes, of course, the operations of Shamil Basayev in Russia is a terrorism. Chechen fighters killed many Russian citizens - this is terrorim. But Russian government operation is not terrorism, but the fight against terrorists on the territory of our country. Federal forces In Chechnya destroyed many bandits as citizens of Russia as well as foreign mercenaries, such as Arabs (Ibn Al-Khattab), and members of Al-Qaeda. Yes, there were big mistakes when the federal military killed peaceful Chechens. But these were isolated cases and the perpetrators had long sat in Russian prisons. Why have you removed from the list of "Major terrorist attacks and plots" the biggest terrorist attacks in Russia (2002 Kaspiysk bombing - 43 killed, 2003 Stavropol train bombing - 46 killed, 2003 Red Square bombing - 6 killed, Russian aircraft bombings of August 2004 - 89 killed)? At the same time, this list has "Glasgow Airport attack" - 1 killed. Do you think that the life and safety of British people valuable than the lives of the Russians? Moscvitch 12:21, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

2007 ATP Tour
What do you mean "colour test failed twice =>consequence colours useless"? And what was wrong with removing semifinalists and quarterfinalists from the table? --Bluerain talk 08:18, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Some edits
I've noticed you hidden "Iraq War" from the WoT template and added "Iraqi insurgency". Since the Iraqi insurgency isn't a conflict per se, but rather a movement and part of the Iraq War, i've reverted it promptly. Please discuss such changes in the future, that's the point of the discussion page. Cheers, -- TheFE ARgod (Ч) 15:37, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * well, the anti-Saddam part lasted for one month in 2003. Since then, until now, its all with insurgents. So 95 % of the war falls into that category. Nevertheless, I'm putting that on the talk page so we see other's people thoughts. -- TheFE ARgod (Ч) 23:20, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I change idea. I found good article Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2006, it has a NPOV name and is more like a conflict-looking article -- TheFE ARgod (Ч) 23:24, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: 2005 Tennis Masters Cup surface
I have not yet done any editing on the win-loss record of players (and if I did, I couldn't actually remember it [i.e. the very format of the performance timeline has changed a lot in the last year, so I'm not sure if this was also revised]). As I have indicated in Federer's talk page, I had a bad experience editing the 2005 Masters Cup, so since then, had not fully participated in such editing. Joey80 (talk) 12:35, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

EU
just a note to say that the section you reinserted into geography was already in the article, slightly written but moved to the last paragraph in 'member states' Sandpiper (talk) 15:27, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Victoria Cup
Hey man why did you change all the Victoria Cup links, Victoria cup should either go to the Harness race page or to a disambiguation page, not to some hockey page where you have to scroll down to fins out about it.

The Victoria Cup should be how it was previous with a link on the top of the harness racing page to the hockey, change all the links to the hockey section to go to that section.

Change it all back.

Now.

LPWRHR (talk) 03:27, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Champions League
I prefer the old version, but we have to consider accessibility issues here. WP:COLOR states that certain colours may not be suitable for colour-blind persons, and that any colouration should be accompanied by an additional form of visual identification, such as bold or italic text, which makes the current version more appropriate. – PeeJay 00:21, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Germany Invitation
--Zeitgespenst (talk) 21:13, 23 January 2008 (UTC)