User talk:Amcaja/Archive6

Mami Wata & Vodou
Hello brain:

We have listed some academic references on the Vodou page as requested. However, we are having our edits deleted on the Mami Wata page. We have tried to review the "Edit Summary" page, so that we can leave one, with each edit, but it appears blank. Please state why again, the Mami Wata article is being reverted without any explanation. There needs to be the contribution of Mami Wata initiates and those who are actually personally involved in its ceremonies. If not, another generation will be mis-informed with the same anthropological mythical information about the ancient religion.

Thanks, Anagossii --MWHS 22:31, 8 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for discussing this. I have given the reasons for the reversion of your changes at Talk:Mami Wata. I hope you will read them there. Thanks, -- Amcaja 22:34, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Brian, I will respond on my talk page later your question posed there. I am at work now and can't address adequately. This may be tonight, it may be this weekend. GRBerry 15:16, 14 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Changed my mind, I'll reply here, since someone else has chimed in here as well. I'm not yet ready to sign on to an RFC has having tried to contact the user and resolve the problem.  I'm going to be editing the article occasionally, until I get a response.  Somewhat of the "bold, revert, discuss" cycle - I don't have the confidence in my own diplomacy to brashly assert that that will work.  But it will give an opportunity for discussion of the issues that I see arising.  Either the problem will be ameliorated, or I'll end up in the position to join an RFC.  I will probably also invite one or two solid editors from other religious backgrounds to come along.  On this article, I'm outside my zone of confidence in my ability to maintain a NPOV, as you can see from the POV risk declarations on my userpage.  GRBerry 02:32, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, thanks for any help along the way. Like I said, I plan to prepare a second version of the article in my userspace (probably at User:Amcaja/Draft. At this point, the article is a mouthpiece for Mama Zogbé (who has her own article now, I might add) rather than a scholarly look at the subject. — Amcaja 02:59, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Mami Wata troubles
I recently stumbled across you Mami Wata troubles and I have to agree with you--this article has turned into an absolute mess. In its present form, the article seems to be more propoganda than information. It is


 * riddled with citation problems (it uses at least two different reference systems);
 * relies on questionable sources (UFOs?!?);
 * unsourced claims (from the second image's caption: 1540 B.C.E. faience image of Mami, "snake goddess" found in the Palace of Knossos in ancient Crete. I have never seen this deity referred to by any name except Snake Goddess--no one know who she really was since the Minoan civilization mysteriously disappeared, leaving few records behind.);
 * original research;
 * reference section is a mess.

This was a very good article on a very interesting subject when you first began, but it now appears to to have been hijacked.

I went on JSTOR and found some more scholarly sources for you to use (if you want) if you decide to rewrite:
 * Bastian, Misty L. "Married in the Water: Spirit Kin and Other Afflictions of Modernity in Southeastern Nigeria." Journal of Religion in Africa 27 (May 1997): 116-134.
 * Biaya, T. K. "La culture urbaine dans les arts populaires d'Afrique: Analyse de l'ambiance zaïroise." Canadian Journal of African Studies 30 (No. 3, 1996): 345-370.
 * Biaya, T. K. "L'impasse de crise zaïroise dans la peinture populaire urbaine, 1970-1985." Canadian Journal of African Studies 22 (No. 1, 1988): 95-120.
 * Davis, Natalie Zemon. "Toward Mixtures and Margins." American Historical Review 97 (No. 5, December 1992): 1409-1416.
 * Drewal, Henry John. "Performing the Other: Mami Wata Worship in Africa." TDR 32 (No. 2, Summer 1988): 160-185.
 * Drewal, Margaret Thompson. "Ritual Performance in Africa Today." TDR 32 (No. 2, Summer 1998): 25-30.
 * Mackay, Donald, and Daniel Ntoni-Nzinga. "Kimbangu's Interlocutor: Nyuvudi's 'Nsamu Miangunza (The Story of the Prophets)'." Journal of Religion in Africa 23 (August 1993): 232-265.
 * Tolson, Nancy D. "The Butler Didn't Do It so Now They're Blaming the Maid: Defining a Black Feminist Trickster through the Novels of Barbara Neely." South Central Review 18 (Nos. 3 & 4, Autumn 2001): 72-85.

Hope this helps. Dmoon1 21:01, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help. I have access to JSTOR at my local university library, so that list is helpful. I have copies of the Drewal and Bastian articles ready to read through and take notes on. I'm not quite sure what the best course of action is at this point — either file an RfC against Mwhs, or write a rival article in my user space and then plop it on top of the mess that's there now. Doesn't help that I'm headed to Japan to teach English in less than three weeks! If you can stomach it, keep an eye on Talk:Mami Wata and pipe in if you feel so led. — Amcaja 21:43, 14 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Will do. Did you know that there is now an article called MWHS? It looks to me like an advertisement for this sect. Dmoon1 16:45, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, their founder, Mama Zogbé, has her own article now, too. — Amcaja 20:43, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Libya
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 * I guess this is what I get for trying to keep Daffy Duck and Donkey Kong (arcade game) from going to crap. Interesting that none of these has anything to do with Africa or African religions, since the majority of my edits lately have been at Talk:Mami Wata. -- Amcaja 16:05, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

House Style
Wow! House style! I made some periods and commas appear inside quotation marks as that is the standard. But you reverted saying that's house style. Okay, I'm willing to follow house style. Please provide me with a link to the house style section so I can start to follow it. Thank you. --SafeLibraries 23:07, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Was on the Hippety Hopper page. --SafeLibraries 23:09, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Sure, no problem: Manual of Style. -- Amcaja 23:11, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Will digest now.  --SafeLibraries 23:19, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


 * It's weird. Does not follow conventional grammar drilled into the heads of millions.  For example, that page you reverted looks strange to me.  Looks wrong.  Oh well.  I'm just one person.  Thanks again. --SafeLibraries 23:26, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It's more logical, though. The title of the song is "Heartbreak Hotel", not "Heartbreak Hotel." (In other words, the punctuation is not part of the title.) But don't worry; you'll get used to it! — Amcaja 01:04, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Bantu
Ouch... that's what you get if you ask people to WP:CITE... (see Talk:Bantu). &mdash; mark &#9998; 21:15, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, usually they don't come back with a source! I think you're perfectly within your rights to pull it. It seems a clear violation of WP:NPOV. — Amcaja 02:21, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

I thought so, indeed. We'll see what comes of it. Kind regards, &mdash; mark &#9998; 07:29, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

By the way, what's your opinion on Talk:Yoruba? &mdash; mark &#9998; 08:45, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Weighed in. -- Amcaja 15:52, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

re: Cartoon articles
You don't notice the long periods of non-editing I do? That's how I retain (or rather, re-gain) the sympathy. The only suggestion I have for this situation is to ban the IP address of the kid (or crazed adult, or whatever). Daffy Duck is of no (canonical and fictional) kin to Plucky Duck. --FuriousFreddy 00:27, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Slim Goodbody
Why do you feel the fact that Slim Goodbody's sister is a noted New York judge is relevant? Other celebrity pages frequently list celebrity relatives. That's the whole point of "hyperlinking" isn't it? To allow people to draw connections between things? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Themeparkphoto (talk • contribs).
 * Come again? I don't know what you're talking about, but I'd guess that that fact would be irrelevant. For one, Slim Goodbody has no sister; he's a fictional character. Second, the fact that two people are related should not be mentioned for the sake of mentioning it unless there's some connection (e.g., the Baldwin brothers, who are all actors). But children's entertainment and law are only tangentially related, so I wouldn't think it noteworthy. -- Amcaja 22:24, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Dixie
Hello Brian. I was going through the WikiProject Music/Noticeboard and I found your note from last October about the musical content of Dixie (song). I copyedited the section on the structure and added some of what I considered the most relevant information that you had listed on the talk page. I'm sorry no one got back to you before this! I'm not sure if my referencing was entirely accurate - I cited both pages you mentioned for each bit of information I included. I see the article reached featured status in any case, so congratulations! MarkBuckles 04:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow, thanks! I'm glad my note caught your eye several months down the line. Your referencing was fine, but I consolidated three notations into one, since they all pointed to the same two pages. Thanks again! -- Amcaja 13:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Speedy
I modified the article to say that Speedy has a "Mexican accent" and that was reverted to "stereotypical Mexican accent." What, in your opinion, makes his accent oversimplified? ShadowyCabal 13:55, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I think that the difference is that Mel Blanc was simply mimicking a Mexican accent, not doing an authentic one. He was playing it up for humor and not going for naturalism. If Speedy had been played by a Mexican voice actor, I would have no problem calling his accent simply Mexican. But I think that we need some sort of modifier there. Perhaps stereotypical is not the correct word, but there should be something. — Amcaja 22:20, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Padmé Amidala
Hey, you've returned! I revised Padmé Amidala using WP:WAF and it's currently at FAC. I was wondering if you could critique it when you have the time? Dmoon1 00:34, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll see what I can do. I'm still pretty busy with orientation stuff here in Japan, but I'll try to give it a look. — Amcaja 12:08, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I really just wanted to point out that this is the second fictional character article written using the WAF guideline you developed to become featured. It works. Dmoon1 22:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Henry Miller Shreve
Hello Brian,

I have two biographies of Henry Shreve. They're both a mix of fact and myth and I don't recommend either one. They are "Conquering the rivers" by Edith McCall and "Master of the Mississippi" by Florence L. Dorsey.

Unfortunately, there is a great deal of myth associated with Shreve. The source appears to be two biographic articles- actually closer to historical novels-  penned by Samuel Treat in 1848.

Shreve was a great man in his own right. If Shreve were alive, I don't think he would approve of the myths associated with his name.

Thanks for your help. I enjoyed my experience and I will try to make a few more contributions for the purpose of conveying the truth about our American history.

Robert M. Hunt 23:20, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

User:Treybien
I noticed you recently reverted edits to Padmé Amidala made by Treybien. I sort of had an edit war last night with him at the Palpatine article which another editor and I are trying to overhaul. Treybien keeps deleting large amounts of content and adding trivial information to plot summaries. He is not leaving edit summaries or notes on the article's talk page. He finally contacted me (on my user page, not talk page&mdash;twice) after I placed two vandalism warning templates on his talk page. In my opinion, what he was doing was a form of vandalism; I explained to him that his edits were not helpful and why. He hasn't edited Palpatine since last night (but it appears he moved on to Padmé after I gave him the article as a reference of a Star Wars FA).

I don't think that his intents are malicious, but he is making these types of edits all over the place and has been contacted by other users in the past. Should I contact an admin if he does this again? Dmoon1 12:23, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It might be better to request feedback from the Star Wars wikiproject and/or people who monitor WP:WAF (if he's causing the articles to violate that guideline). If you can establish that he's violating consensus, then an admin can do something to stop it. But first it needs preferably to be clear that most people don't agree with his edits. (Witness my long battle over the Mami Wata article. Because it was me vs. one other user, my only recourse so far has been to try to negotiate.) In short, I'd label this a content dispute (not vandalism) until the guy's clearly acting against consensus. If he's refusing to discuss things, though, you most certainly can post a notice at WP:ANB or the like. — Amcaja 12:38, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I'll keep this in mind. Just needed some advice. Dmoon1 20:17, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Palpatine
If you have any free time available (free time?!? what's that?), I covet any suggestions you might have for the Palpatine article. It is currently at peer review. Dmoon1 14:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the review. I have attempted to address as many of your concerns as possible. Dmoon1 19:09, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Happy I could help. — Amcaja 09:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

in-universe issue
Hi Brian

In the FARC for Middle-earth, there's a debate about in- and out of universe that you may be able to clarify. It's here. Thanks. Tony 02:10, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Tony, which particular section of the FARC are you referring to? — Amcaja 09:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Cameroon maps
Hey Amcaja! THANK YOU for the comments on my maps. I finally compiled a list on my map page and found out I have over 100+ maps I've created (Yikes!). I went ahead and got a Commons account and started with loading up the Cameroon maps. Thanks again, and thank you for pointing out the commons to me. Rarelibra 20:00, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Tengu/personal greeting
I hope I'm not violating protocol by leaving you a personal message here. I was surprised to see a familiar-looking name responding to my edit in the tengu article. If "MadMaze" means anything to you, then I think we were Internet friends about 13 (!) years ago and I just wanted to say hi. If you aren't the person I'm thinking of, well, "hi" to you anyway, and thank you for your good work on so many Japan-related articles! KGiles 03:13, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * That you, Kelly? I am indeed he of whom you speak (or something equally MadMaze-ish). Email me directly; let me know what's going on with you these days. (Just click "E-mail this user" on the left sidebar.) (Has it really been 13 years?) — Amcaja 05:31, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Palpatine bounty
I knew there was a bounty, but that was not really my incentive to work on the article. This is something the Star Wars WikiProject plans on doing to all of its articles, it has just been a very slow process. There has been some resistance to the out-of-universe perspective and Marudubshinki is one of those opposed to this change (as evidenced by the discussion on the Jabba the Hutt talk page here). He made the original Palpatine nomination at FAC which failed. This convinced him that there was some sort of bias against Star Wars articles. The fact that he would decide to remove the bounty on the article at the moment it has wide support at FAC does not really surprise me, as his adminship is now under review at ArbCom for abusing his powers.

It would not have been fair to collect his bounty, because he was really looking for someone to pass the article in a version very similar to the one he nominated for FAC, and my revision looks nothing like that. Dmoon1 23:13, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Palpatine is now a featured article! Thanks again for your help. Dmoon1 02:59, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Good to hear it! Congratulations! — Amcaja 09:52, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Charlie the Red Dog
How can be there never such a cartoon of Charlie the Red Dog, it was aired on some Hungarian program, but I could not understand Hungarian. Although he is brown-reddish, the kids would like to see him. But the dog is still unknown. I don't think it was mostly the reruns of Charlie's Angels, although it has his name on there, but has never any relations to the character.

B.S, if you didn't see the character and the show, your town probably still didn't have an ABC affliate at all. I know Disney owns the right of these characters, although the movies they are currently airing on ABC have not featured the dog. But, the FOX network did not appear until the late 1980's or early 1990's. That doesn't make sense to blame the networks, ABC strongly denied last year or two, they were going to all-reality programming.

--65.54.98.27 03:05, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm speechless. — Amcaja 09:45, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Stump speech (minstrelsy)
Isn't that neat, never knew that about blackface. Thanks for the article; I enjoyed it very much -- Samir धर्म 18:22, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Flip the Frog
Keep an eye on this article. Thanks! - Pietro 02:17, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Is our friend Vitaphone back? — Amcaja 02:48, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I think so, this time as AllTalking. I'm not sure of this though, but his editing record is very similar to Vitaphone's. - Pietro 02:51, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Lakitu
I recently noticed you removed my edit to Lakitu a while ago, citing no 'verification' as the reason. What the hell does that mean? I own the comic book in question, and thought adding the note would be relevant; what more verification do you need? --AdamM 23:55, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * First of all, calm down. Make sure you have read WP:CIVIL before you come storming onto someone's talk page. Your edit looked suspiciously like vandalism, so I removed it. The request for verification (please also read WP:CITE) has been ignored. — Amcaja 09:03, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thin skin? Hardly 'storming'.
 * Anyway, you've implied that, even though I have provided a citation i.e. the comic book (which incidentally makes WP:CITE irrelevant), someone else needs to 'verify' it. Personally I think you were just biased against the work of an anonymous editor, just like way too many other people working on this project are.--84.64.51.100 22:52, 30 September 2006 (UTC) (AdamM in cunning disguise)
 * Please refrain from making personal attacks. But you're absolutely right. When an anonymous editor writes something that looks like childish vandalism ("He calls his cloud fluffy"), I usually revert it. If that means that an occasional "good" edit gets reverted, well, that's the nature of a Wiki. — Amcaja 02:12, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It shouldn't be, that's my point. Wikis are all about universal collaboration. --84.64.51.100 14:38, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Jabba the Hutt on Main Page
Jabba the Hutt is going to be on the Main Page tomorrow, September 15. Could you help me patrol this article for vandalism and other forms of mischief when the Main Page is updated? Dmoon1 12:19, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * My access may be limited tomorrow (it's the start of a three-day weekend here in Japan), but I'll do my best. — Amcaja 12:24, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Final Fantasy IV objections
Thank you for your concerns. Here's the problem with them:

If you read some of the other comments above, and I've said this many times, you'll understand that a lot of your complaints are really just being anti-what the trends in FAs are rather than against the article itself. First of all, a lot of the sites you have problems with are actually well-respected sites within the community, so they could be considered reliable. Direct quotes from the game itself are required. It says somewhere that "in the story section, there should be a reference every two sentences from the story itself."  Sir Crazyswordsman  15:32, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Responded at the FAC page. — Amcaja 22:40, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Maraba Coffee
Hi Brian,

How are things going? I see you're now in Japan - you've not lost the urge to live in interesting places since Cameroon then! Things are still going nicely here in Rwanda - I've almost finished the translation project now and looking for something else to move onto. I saw the Cameroon national football (soccer) team in action in Kigali a few weeks ago - people here were very interested to see Samuel Eto'o. Cameroon won 3-0 though so no major surprise there.

Anyway, I'm mainly writing because I've just submitted my first article to FAC - Maraba Coffee, a fair trade coffee produced here in Rwanda, which I thought you might be interested in looking at and supporting (or opposing) at WP:FAC.

Cheers, and good luck with the teaching &mdash; SteveRwanda 15:50, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll try to take a look sometime soon. Thanks for the heads up. — Amcaja 22:40, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

FAC
Brian - Thank you for your question, which implies (I hope!) that I might have once had a (small) positive impact. After being unfairly hounded by another user and his pet admin, I have lowered my profile on Wikipedia, trimmed my watchlist to a bare minimum, and have stopped participating in the "community". I have high hopes for Larry Sanger's new effort, which might bring a level of erudition and professionalism back to this type of venture. Best Regards, -- Gnetwerker 18:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Responded there. — Amcaja 22:40, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

OGG
You're welcome to email your "Old Dan Tucker" MP3's to me (using 'E-Mail this user') and I'll convert and email them back to you (or upload to Commons if you prefer). – Outriggr § 02:14, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the offer! They were downloaded from iTunes, though; is there any workaround so that you can listen to them on your computer? — Amcaja 08:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Hmm... I'm not familiar with iTunes formats—assumed your files were MP3s. (Or are they iTunes MP3s?) If they're in a proprietary/locked-in format I probably can't help. In any case you are sure they're in the public domain? I tried to find some old, potentially PD versions on some subscriber music sources but no luck. – Outriggr  § 22:42, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Some help needed
Hey Brian, what's up? I need your help with a slightly rambunctuous user. Most of the following description has been copied from the talk page of Phil Boswell, whom I wrote to initially. You can read my comments there or here (although it's probably best if you stick here since there's some updated info in this entry).

Anyway, I humbly request that you take a look at a user who is acting in such an absurd pathological manner that it's gotten quite irritating. Let me just give you some short background so you can better understand the situation. A few days ago, on September 16, I responded to an RFC request for the article Stormfront, which is about a Neo-Nazi website. There was an edit dispute between User:Stick to the Facts and User:Poison sf about neutrality and tone. At first, I and User:Alecmconroy were the ones mostly involved in the RFC, but eventually other editors came.

Anyway, editing disputes continued even after we came. Stick to the Facts was banned for 24 hours after a 3RR violation. In the meantime the rest of us worked on neutralizing the tone, but after Stick's ban expired, he began acting in a very bizarre fashion. He started flagrantly accusing people of vandalism when there was just an edit dispute. He accused me personally of vandalism no less than 3 times; just check the bottom of my talk page. He accused about 4 or 5 well-meaning editors of vandalism and continued to undo our edits on the Stormfront article under the guise of Wikipedia's vandalism policy, which of course does not apply here at all. Furthermore, his edits almost always went against the consensus that was reached on the talk page. The user behaved very unilaterally. After checking Stick's edit history since first registering on September 1, 2006, I found that his edits on Wikipedia were almost exclusively confined to the article.

But, it goes on. A few days ago, Stick opened a RFCU on Poison and accused him of having no less than 6 sockpuppets. One of those sockpuppets was me apparently (and I've been here since January, made thousands of edits, and written four featured articles, so Poison sure used me well), but also several other people that are obviously experienced Wikipedia editors who are clearly not sockpuppets. Stick's main premise is that we started to edit the article at around the same time that the edit dispute got hot, so we're somehow involved with Poison in a conspiratorial way. He accused me of lying about coming in when I saw the RFC, suggesting I came before (he even completely fabricated a time about my first edit in the article; you can see that in the RFCU). Yet if you look at the article's history, the first edit I made was on 17:49 September 16 whereas the RFC for the article was opened by Poison at 15:59 on the same day (see the RFC here). Even more alarming than this nomination and the allegations, the RFCU was actually carried out, despite all the bogus evidence! Surprise surprise there was no connection, but Stick has still continued to troll on my userpage accusing me (or this account rather) of being that of another editor.

He's made wild charges like this for several days now and is actually annoying a number of well-meaning editors. User:ExplicitImplicity wrote this in the RFCU page: "I am unsure if i should laugh or cry." He's just generally behaving in an odd way and lying pathologically. More depressing, however, he is hiding behind his faulty understanding of Wikipedia policies, which apparently he's a master at after having been here for a grand total of three weeks, to undertake what is nothing less than a campaign of slander and article domination. Beyond the first 3RR and continuing incivility, I don't think there is actually anything that makes his offenses blockable. After all, we don't block people on Wikipedia if they're weird. I was just wondering if you could please give him a very strong message to stop acting erratically. I and many other users have done this already on his talk page, but you can probably see what the difference would be if an administrator did it.

Finally, I am very sorry to take up so much of your time, but this is a pressing matter. I believe users like him, who are here only to subvert the policies of Wikipedia, are even more dangerous than casual vandals. I would really like your opinion on this matter and hopefully a warning against Stick. Thank you very much and, again, sorry for bothering you with this.UberCryxic 19:28, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Hey, UberCryxic. There's a huge festival going on in my town right now, so sorry for being late getting back to you. I'll try to take a look tomorrow. — Amcaja 09:08, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, I've glanced over the links you've provided, and that looks like quite a mess. I think that if I were to post to his talk page, it would just be more fuel for the fire, since he'd see that you contacted me here. I think at this point the best you can do is to keep an eye out for any 3RR violations on his part and report those. Also, be sure to keep a cool head. If this escalates to an RfArb on Stick to the Facts (which may be the only way to solve this), he will more than likely try to file a countercase against you and the others with whom he is in disagreement. The more cool and civil you have been to this guy, the better the chances that the case against you will be denied or open-and-shut in your favor. It sucks that things have gotten to this point, but this person does not seem to be willing to listen to consensus, so it may be time to file something with the Arbitration Committee. — Amcaja 08:23, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

I'll take a look at his behavior in the next few days and see if I need to "go there." If he cools down and starts to act appropriately, I don't think there's any reason for RFAR. Thanks for your help!UberCryxic 17:18, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

B'hoy and g'hal - It's Syksey
I know this is a minor point - literally a placement of a letter- but if you check Herbert Asbury's Gangs of New York the spelling of the b'hoy is definitely Syksey. This is also consistent with the Wikipedia entry on the List of Historical Gangs of New York article [].

I have reverted it back, and at this point I'd say the burden of proof is on you to show your spelling is correct. TheNate

Dick and Fitzgerald
Intriguing comment at Talk:Dick and Fitzgerald. Are you interested in trying to follow up? Or can you suggest someone else who might? I've got an awful lot on my plate right now. - Jmabel | Talk 05:33, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm busy, too, but I'll take a look today or tomorrow. -- Amcaja 00:02, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Help
Could you offer up a non-biased, neutral opinion to a few surveys for naming convention changes? The pages are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:South_Tyrol, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Trentino-South_Tyrol, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bozen-Bolzano. Thanks! Rarelibra 20:39, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Arisch
Thank you. - Jmabel | Talk 05:13, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

dixie disambiguation
...just wanted to let you know that i screwed up on the Dixie (disambiguation) earlier and saved it 'before' i actually completed what i was doing. i only now discovered the error. i'm not too sure of all the protocols, on documenting this, but i will continue (and make repairs) later.

--emerson7 | Talk 02:25, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, no problem. I fixed some stuff, but if you want to do more work, please feel free. Check out WP:MOSDAB for specifics if you're unsure about anything. — Amcaja 13:54, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Robert McKimson
I changed your dates on the birth/death of Robert McKimson since your information was incorrect. And yes, I realize that it is incorrect at many other online sources as well. We, as Robert McKimson's family, are working to correct that information as well. Thank you for your interest in him.

Robert McKimson
Brian, unfortunately I do not possess a copy of his birth or death certificate. My mother might, but she is not very computer-savvy and did not see the point of my trying to correct the incorrect information listed on the web. I am pretty sure she would object to my providing such a personal document to someone she doesn't know. I will be visiting my grandfather's grave before the holidays and can provide an image of his gravestone with the dates on it, but that won't be for about two months. Since the original information was obviously not verified, can my word as his granddaughter stand until then?

Hello from a member of WikiProject American Animation!
As of October 2006, our project has somehow faltered in the past few months, due to little activity, and now I am counting on you to help me bring it back to life. The main page of our project, from the looks of things, is halfway done; your appreciation is greatly welcome if you want to get it complete. You can also help pick out our core articles for WP:1.0 assessment. Also, look out for our project template, USAnimation, to come on Monday. I wish you a happy return and best of editing! --Slgr @ ndson (page - messages - contribs) 21:20, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

WikiJET
Hi there. I see from your user page that you're on the JET Programme and obviously a prolific editor of articles on Wikipedia. I thought you might be interested in my idea about creating a wiki related to the JET Programme over at Wikia.com. It is just in the idea stage at the moment but I'd be interested to hear what you think. Cheers, Bobo12345 11:46, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Facts
Don't permit your personal opinions interfere or cry POV with historical fact and its recording. You should not remove credible sources either. If you know nothing of history you should not comment. No I'm not user Christchurch but I'm concerned all the same. 213.122.73.141 12:42, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * There's a difference between presenting referenced "facts" and presenting a one-sided, referenced view of history. Christchurch's edits skewed the article way too far toward a pro-Colonialist viewpoint. I was fully justified to do what I did. — Amcaja 22:29, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Still hard at work from Japan?
Brian, I'm impressed. =)

--Dvyost 20:18, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm torn in 80 different directions these days, but I'm still at it. Good to see you're still stopping by, if only as a reader/occasional editor. :) — Amcaja 23:22, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Seidou Njimoluh Njoya
Thanks for the correction to the name, sources seem to use a variety of orders and spellings. Could you add the full citation for Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon to the References section under Seidou Njimoluh Njoya? Also when moving an article it is polite to check for redirects by clicking on What links here. In this case, you could then have corrected Rulers of the Bamum as well. I have made the corrections to Seidou Njimoluh Njoya and Ibrahim Njoya there, but given your access to the Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon there may be more that need to be made in the Rulers of the Bamum article. Bejnar 18:11, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry for not fixing the redirects, but I was in the middle of a huge project at the time, making sure List of Cameroon-related topics was up-to-date with both the Historical Dictionary and with Category:Cameroon. I'll drop by Rulers of the Bamum and see who else might need "correcting" (It's difficult, as you say, to determine which is a given name and which a family name in many cases). — Amcaja 01:21, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I like very much what you have done for the Seidou Njimoluh Njoya article. I added Adamou Ndam Njoya today. Bejnar 23:53, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Good job! Have a look at Talk:Rulers of the Bamum when you get a chance. I couldn't figure out how to edit the table without screwing everything up. — Amcaja 04:06, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for putting the photos in place, Brian. I have three photos in a digital camera now that I took from books. However, my computer will not "acquire the images." It is some problem with the computer hookup.

I took one of the photos that you posted for me and tried to follow the steps but could not make any sense. All of the photos seem to have nearly the same captions.

I may have a half dozen other requests coming up in the next month.

Thanks again,

Billy Hathorn

Dixie
I understand, but although Dixie is fine for the article name, "I Wish I Was in Dixie's Land" is the original and therefore actual title. As referenced, "Dixie" was just a shortened version of the actual title. Tim Long 18:53, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Image:Robert J. Barham portrait.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Robert J. Barham portrait.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:
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Image:Robert Kostelka portrait.jpg
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Image:Rodney Alexander portrait.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Rodney Alexander portrait.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:


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Warnings
I'm doing so many that I may forget, but I will try hard to remember to not warn you when tagging one of your images. &mdash; Chowbok  ☠  06:43, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Brian, please be careful when submitting notes to Chowbok   ☠  talk page, you accidentally overwrote my comment to him.  It has since been replace. Hackajar 02:23, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
 * That's strange. No idea how that happened. My apologies. -- Amcaja 05:23, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem. It can get pretty hecktic on peoples talk pages ;) Hackajar 02:31, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Mail
Got mail? On the Sso rite. &mdash; mark &#9998; 11:45, 9 November 2006 (UTC)