User talk:Alphax/archive03

Welcome
Thanks for the welcome...but I'm already a user. I'm just not signed in. However, I really appreciate that you'd take the time to welcome an anon. Need to shoot a Barnstar your way later. :^) Best, Lucky 6.9 via 71.102.66.81 03:45, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for welcome. I appreciate it. :) --rdnk 22:20, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Hey Alphax
Thanks for the summary help. My article The Edge Chronicles Twig Saga is now 12 sections long with no stubs! Thanks Again, FE411 &tau;

Hi Alphax. The article you nominated for deletion is part of a sequence of vandalism created by one user. I was just about to speedy it. DJ Clayworth 14:42, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

WikiFun Round 9: Lightning Round Time
I have decided to attempt to advance and end the round quickly. Parts of the question will be revealed with more hints and/or be more elaborated on as every two days. I have currently provided more hints on the answer pages for the current remaining questions. --AllyUnion (talk) 08:31, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Forgotten to log in
Oops ! I forgot to log in. I am User:Eras-mus aka de:Benutzer:Eras-mus akafr:Utilisateur:Erasmus aka nl:Gebruiker:Erasmus. 81.241.248.163 16:15, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

I confirm  J  Have a nice day (I suppose you live in Australia and it's the morning for you). Eras-mus 16:18, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Edits
Not sure what you are referring to. I am not willing to make edit summaries on new stubs, SqueakBox 16:30, August 6, 2005 (UTC)

Tote!
Alphax of the Wikipedians, I hereby confirm your appointment to the rank of Tactical Editor, with all the rights and responibilities this entitles you to. :) This is your ASCII rank: <<<

My apoligies, I didn't notice the change to my user page. I have never understood why Wikipedia doesn't give us one of those orange messages box like we get for changes to our talk pages. Hmm...it should look something like this:

You have new vandalism.

Ha, ha! ;-) See ya round the 'pedia. :) Func( t, c ) 19:47, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Just saying hi
Remember me :O Redwolf24 05:02, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Fuck YOU
Go away, how dare you welcome me. Don't do it again. Go away, Go away!!

Angry recipiant of your SPAM. 8AUG05. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.164.189.195 (talk • contribs) 04:04, 8 August 2005 UTC

Optus??
How did you work that out? I'm pretty sure I'm not using Optus.

Angry. 8AUG05. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.164.189.195 (talk • contribs) 04:13, 8 August 2005 UTC


 * I'm on B-internet -- is that linked with Optus?
 * Angry. 8AUG05. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.164.189.195 (talk • contribs) 04:21, 8 August 2005

Edit summary
? Not sure what you're talking about? I don't always provide an edit summary but not sure what you're referring to...next time, link me to my fatal error. Thanks.--MONGO 19:46, August 8, 2005 (UTC)

er...still not sure what article is in question. I appeciate your assistance but I'm not a newbee...thanks anyway.--MONGO 01:14, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

Gotcha...the all caps username was due to the standard, first letter capped followed by small case already in use...I'm 6'7" and 270 pounds and from Montana, so my friends nicknamed me after a character in the movie Blazing Saddles...I use the nickname to retain some animity...have a good one and I'll remember that part about the preview button...I oftentimes forget it.--MONGO 01:47, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

Regarding PGP
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Templates with section headers
''Sorry, but I don't get what this means. What needs to be done?'' Nv8200p 13:30, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Don't forget to substitute templates with section headers (such as &#123;&#123;Welcome2&#125;&#125; and &#123;&#123;idw&#125;&#125;) when you use them on talk pages - it reduces server load, and prevents accidental blanking of the template.


 * Hi, sorry for the late response, I was out of town for a week. Actually, I stopped using the default welcome and idw templates awhile back and subst my own versions. To be fair however, most templates have explicit instructions on their talk page, which tell users how to use them. Although this one does mention using subst, its not cut & dry as the others, and probably should be rewritten to be more clear and concise. I would recommend fixing it to maybe have a bold section like Template talk:Test, granted I am partial to the instruction layout style I used on Template talk:Voice actor. I think it would benefit users in the future. Thanks for your message, and I double checked all of my shortcuts to make sure I was already using subst.  Salut.   &infin; Who ? &iquest; ?  07:44, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Somebody likes me...
DIE DIE DIE (preceding unsigned comment by 69.13.252.10 04:11, 10 August 2005 UTC)
 * Sure :) Alphax &tau;&epsilon;&chi; 04:19, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Public domain
Hi there, AlphaX. An acquaintance of mine noted that you once quoted me on the mailing list regarding public domain, to which I have never been subscribed. I forgot about that comment, actually, and I have since partially reversed my position. Because I'm not a lawyer and the legal theory of placing works in the public domain is untested, I no longer contend that it's actually impossible to do so in any jurisdiction. However, I do think it is a good idea to do as you have done, to supply an additional "backup" license in case some future decision renders release into the PD impossible in some regions. I try to put both PD and free-use on most of my stuff now. I feel foolish that I made such strong statements without proper qualification and others had relied upon them. Please forgive my arrogance.

Oh, and one more little thing: no offense, but could you please be careful about posting my username in the future? I use Deco in signatures because my user name is too easy to search for. I really wish I could just change my username, but I can't. Thanks a lot. Deco 06:10, 10 August 2005 (UTC)


 * It took me a while to find it - it was a post I made on Wikipedia-L back in May this year. I quoted something you had said on Template talk:MultiLicenseMinorPD from the raw wikitext. Anyway, you weren't the only one I quoted - I quoted the sources you provided. It was a good argument at the time, and I decided to use both versions (with disclaimers) to be certain.
 * As for usernames - I have an Uppercase A and a lowercase x, one word, two syllables - and somehow I had the luck to pick (almost 10 years ago) a nick that is far from unique. Unfortunately, usernames are what we go by here, so if I saw "Deco" somewhere and I didn't know who it was, I'd be inclined to visit User:Deco. Thanks, Alphax &tau;&epsilon;&chi; 07:39, 10 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Ah, that's a good point. To my surprise, User:Deco turned out to still be available, so I registered it and redirected it to my user page so that no one will be (too) confused. Incidentally, on the PD issue, I think it would be great if Congress enacted legislation to correct its oversight and explicitly allow a copyright holder to release a work into the public domain. Maybe we could lobby for it, or create a petition or something. Deco 17:40, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Monobook
Was that message you posted to my talk a mass mailing or was I somehow involved in the discussion? I can't remember talking about the monobook skin all that much. - Mgm|(talk) 11:01, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks so much Alphax!
I just wanted to say I was delighted to be welcomed to Wikipedia by you, I feel so much more at home now. Thank you very much, and happy editing to you too!

PS. That is such a useful set of links you sent me! BSTRhino 01:00, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Hi Alphax.. would like your help on this please
Hi Alphax.. i understand that you are an Admin in Wikipedia, and I'd be grateful if you could clarify some doubts that i have regarding the Wikipedia Votes For Deletion (VfD) policy.

So far i have read the Guide to Votes for deletion page and the Deletion policy page; and went through their contents. However, what puzzles me is that certain people keep on wanting to delete several pages of articles regarding Warcraft custom games such as Defense of the Ancients, Hero Siege and Sheep Tag (the first 2 still being VfD'ed). As I have contributed a significant bit to those pages, I naturally feel sad about having them thrown in the garbage.

The question i have is - those pages were meant to be informative, somewhat in a Neutral POV, and is not meant to be some kind of advertising or personal website - and the Wikipedia policy states that "wikipedia is not paper"; so why are these articles continually being selected for VfDs? If it is the length or content of the article that is concerned, isn't it better to merge the short stubs into a better article, rather than just delete them outright? IMHO, i think certain editors are biased to the Warcraft custom maps category, thereby warranting the articles' deletion.

Hope you could clarify these questions for me ... and thanks for your time. =)

Debroglie 06:55, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Heart
Thank you, well spotted. There was a wood of redirects, and I inadvertedly must have deleted the main page to prepare for a move. I have restored the history and reverted to the actual text in the article. Sorry for the inconvenience. JFW | T@lk  13:55, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Someone else likes me!
I don't think this page should exist. User is pompous and contributes nothing but removal of better information than his own. (And yes, WikiPedia is a circle jerk!) (preceding unsigned comment by 67.10.73.69 23:49, 14 August 2005 (UTC))
 * Gee, thanks :) Alphax &tau;&epsilon;&chi; 00:28, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the welcome message. It was a nice touch.

Thanks very much for the welcome message. It was a nice touch.

bruce lee
Are you the person who recently removed the information on bruce lee i entered i dont know why it was considered vandalism as every thing added was accurate and usefull as i have spent many years of my life researching Bruce Lee and there was no need to remove it if you have any complaints please send them to alex_kx3@hotmail.com thank you posted by User:195.93.21.69 (talk • contribs) Func( t, c, @,) 22:38, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Why are people stopping me?
Hi, I recently added 3 pages:

-Ryan Moore -Kitty Goodard -Blood Line

I found people requesting that my pages were delted, claming it was a student film. As the writer of the film, I can confirm that the movie is real and being made. It is not a student film. I was shocked and digusting at the accusations that because of my age, I wa snotbelived. SOme one accused me of starting several page sto promote a film I want to make. It is being made and it is not promotion. I am adding a geunie independent film and tweo confirmed cast members. Please, I request that people stop mocking my film and discontinue their requests for my pages to be taken down. I hope you make the right descion, because I am very upset at this unfairness.

Suggestion
Alphax, I just want you to know that you should probably consider changing to a different brand of deodorant, because this one you're using now ain't working. Just telling you as a friend. Fernando Rizo T/C 10:11, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Done :) Alphax &tau;&epsilon;&chi; 10:33, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Hayashi Yoichi
I have listed this at VFU just as a temporary for now to expand it before recreation or possible merge. --TimPope 06:35, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

203.217.57.218
Hi, saw a message you have left for me. Just wondering, how/where did you find me? :-) 203.217.57.218 10:20, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

User:4 Willy!
Alphax, you never explained how you knew he even existed... What ya do, Special:Listusers&Limit=1000000 and search Willy? o.O Hey we should make a bot that does that with admin capabilities <.< Redwolf24 (talk) 03:48, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

willy
See my talk page. Redwolf24 (talk) 08:31, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

Abraam Bishop of Fayoum
Talk:Abraam Bishop of Fayoum The Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium (Book of Saints) from which this article is adapted is in the public domain. The URL you are referring to is just one online version of the synaxarium. Identical copies exist at dozens of other sites which maintain their own databases of synaxarium entries (always the same text).

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Abraam_Bishop_of_Fayoum"

Welcome to Wikipedia
Hi, just wanted to let you know I like your Welcome to Wikipedia "template" and have used it. Very nice work indeed. --Paul Laudanski 21:48, 28 August 2005 (UTC)


 * I've been posting on Wikipedia on and off for several months now, and just got the "Welcome" on my talk page, telling me to read a lot of pages I (thought I) had already read. Was it in response to something I did wrong somewhere?  Or was I just recently noticed?  I'm given to understand it's rude not to respond to a talk page message, but it's not clear what your post was asking/telling me. /blahedo (t) 06:52, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

That probability question
We have: $$P(L) = 0.9$$, $$P(M) = 0.75$$, $$P(M | L) = 0.8$$

$$ \begin{matrix} \Rightarrow & P(M \cap L) & = & P(M | L) P(L) & = & 0.8 \times 0.9 & = & 0.72 \\ \Rightarrow & P(M \cap \neg L) & = & P(M) - P(M \cap L) & = & 0.75 - 0.72 & = & 0.03 \\ \Rightarrow & P(M | \neg L) & = & P(M \cap \neg L) / P(\neg L) & = & 0.03 / 0.1 & = & 0.3 \end{matrix} $$

Thus, the probability of $$M$$ being true, given that $$L$$ is false, is 0.3. cky 12:52, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the tips. I learned a lot of useful things!

Zorblek 07:51, 11 September 2005 (UTC) (...like how to insert the date and time :D )

Timelines
Thnkas for the alert. There was another one, which I recognised as being special on the edit page, I would have spotted this one, but for wikipedia's reluctance to show pages after an edit. I can prevent it recurring. Thanks again. Rich Farmbrough 13:41, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Larger icons
Hi! About the Crystal icons, iirc there is a version whose size is 128x128. I'm currently downloading the pack, I will upload them on Commons asap. Regards, Dake 10:28, 17 September 2005 (UTC)