User talk:Andrea Parton

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Adding Tags to Pages
I noticed that you added a style tag to the Collection agency page without adding any comment to the talk page. Would you care to add a comment to the page and explain what you think should be done to clean the page up and remove the style tag? Seanr451 20:27, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Sources for Jane Fonda
Hello. Good work on Jane Fonda, and thanks for the contribution. However, you did not provide any references or sources in the article. Keeping Wikipedia accurate and verifiable is very important, and as you might be aware there is currently a push to encourage editors to cite the sources they used when adding content. Can you list in the article any websites, books, or other sources that will allow people to verify the content in Jane Fonda? You can simply add links, preferably as inline citations, or see citation templates for different citation methods. Thanks!

chocolateboy 05:48, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Wabash Cannonball
I came to welcome you after I saw your edits to this article, but I see that BlankVerse has already beaten me to the punch. Curses! Welcome just the same &middot; Katefan0(scribble)/ mrp 22:19, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Lynn Conway

 * Hi! I saw you editing the Lynn Conway node and thought I'd say thanks for helping out. I'd love to improve that node but don't know how. She's kinda one of my heroes/mentors, and I think she deserves better but I don't want to just parrot her webpage. Also, yay left wing feminism! &hearts; GeekGirlSarah &hearts; 22:52, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Yay, another friendly transwoman on Wikipedia! You could add the transsexual userbox to your user page! Also, I'm kind of hoping to actually add more content on Dr. Conway's engineering work and such, not so much on her activism. Maybe I should start by making dynamic instruction scheduling, but that'll require a lot of research that I don't have time to do tonight or tomorrow. &hearts; GeekGirlSarah &hearts; 01:37, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

McCloskey
Hi there. About the article on Deirdre McCloskey and the pronouns - we debated that on IRC, and concluded that since (prior to the surgery) McCloskey was male, the male pronoun was appropriate for that sentence.

After all, he is the one who had the surgery and became female. If she had had the surgery, would it not have resulted in becoming male?

I'll hold off on reverting the article until hearing from you. DS 16:29, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

oh, and,,,
don't forget - sign your messages on talk pages! DS 16:58, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

IRC
IRC is realtime chat (using a variety of free clients such as mIRC for Windows or IRCle for Mac - once you've got the program open, type /server irc.freenode.net, select a nick, and then type /join #wikipedia), not a webforum; as such, there's no "page" (although I believe I have the McCloskey conversation logged if you'd like me to e-mail it to you).

You're welcome to drop by; there are a number of TS/TG people there, in fact. DS 17:13, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Transsexuality
Hi Andrea. Thanks for the comment! I agree with your partial revert in this case. Re. featured article, it'd be nice to see it happen and if there's anything I can do, I will. BTW - TS here also :-) - Alison aka Ali-oops&#9997; 02:21, 17 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree with the page move. Can we put up a voting request similar to the one on here and gain consensus? - Ali-oops&#9997; 02:27, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi Andrea. I'm the mystic IP address who contributed the TS page. I myself prefer the term "transgendered", since the issue indeed is about gender identity and not sexual issues. I am myself a M2F TS who transitioned some 10 years ago and has been in the woodwork since.. I'd rather keep my identity anonymous, hence mere IP address rather than username.

Circumcision Userbox
You may find a userfied version of the deleted box in my user space at User:Tomyumgoong/ubx/nocirc, feel free to subst or transclude it if you wish. Tomyumgoong 20:24, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Succession Box location on the page
You may want to enter this discussion: Template_talk:Succession_box. per your remarks on Jane Fonda Doc 04:14, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Oops, I just read your message NOW. Well, the reason why I placed the succession box at the bottom of the page is for consistency. I started editing the pages beginning with the most recent winner (Reese Witherspoon) and the succession box in that article was at the bottom, which is also quite consistent with other articles (see NBA players), because it is usually grouped together with templates (see sports articles). I must admit that I'm not so certain when this is applied to film luminaries, but the main reason I edited these pages was not to move them at the bottom, but to add the film title wherein they earned the citation. So instead of reverting back to the pages before I edited them, it will be better if the succession box (with the film title) is just moved to the filmography section. Still, there has to be some consensus on whether to put the succession box at the bottom or to just placed it at some section.Joey80 06:22, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Please see Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents. Arniep 12:16, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Hello! While editing some other pages, some editors pointed out that a succession box might not be appropriate in such instances as awardees (like in the Oscars). This is a winner in the next year does not necessarily succeed the winner this year (like calling this year's winner an "ex-Oscar winner"), like a head of a country or an institution. So I'm beginning to think that since a template was used to tie all the Best Picture winners, maybe a template can also be used to tie all the winners in the same category. What do you say? Of course, being a template, it means putting it at the bottom of a page, so that will not cause that much trouble.Joey80 08:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

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Lynn Conway
As per personal e-mail from Lynn Conway herself, her date of birth was not in 1937: "I was not born in 1937 and have no idea how that incorrect date got in there." Out of curiosity, where'd you get that information? DS 19:15, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Autism analogy
I was making an analogy with autism in the sense that danah boyd's essay "Autistic Social Software" does; I think that saying that people shouldn't be expected to act like an autistic person in order to contribute to Wikipedia isn't the same as saying that all autistic people are asocial (for a silly analogy to that: saying that bicycles shouldn't be considered as a bad transportation option because some people are disabled isn't the same as saying that all disabled people can't ride bicycles.) Catamorphism 20:30, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Use of Triweekly
If you want to change it to "three times a week" I'll accept the change. Dispite the dual meaning of 'triweekly' I felt it sounded better and I think when most people hear triweekly they think of three times per week. I had considered writing 'three times a week' but to me it really lacks articulation and seems a bit amateur. Still, it's probably a more acurate way of stating it. I just wish there were a better way of saying it.

Children of transpeople
The entire paragraph was basically unsourced and was making broad derogratory allegations about transpeople in general. While I have no doubt that that has happened to some, the paragraph as it read was like something out of an fundamentalist "ex-transsexual" organisation's publication. Rebecca 03:16, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi
Hi! How are you? I am a fellow Wikipedian with ASD. I would like to know more about you. Thanks! --Sjsharksrs 12:35, 11 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I am only a 16 years old student. I managed to be mainstreamed in school. I am really pleased to meet you. That's all about me. :D Sjsharksrs 08:38, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

German Wiki
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:L%C3%B6schkandidaten/24._September_2006#Kategorie:Wikipedian_unterst.C3.BCtzt_Lesben-_und_Schwulenbewegung_.28gel.C3.B6scht.29

Some people try to delete category:Wikipedian support gay community: please help GLGerman 14:05, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Image:Mylifesofar.jpg listed for deletion
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Templates
Hi Andrea, it's not a war. I was wrong, I made wrong templates adapting bond movies box navigation to other actors filmographies templates because I didn't know how to create it,  but I didn't know that, and an user reverted it but he, too,  didn't say to me what was wrong; but now he'd talked to me about that problem and I learned how to fix it. I have already corrected the templates, creating right ones. Machocarioca 02:05, 10 November 2006 (UTC)machocarioca

Mediation
Thank you for stepping in as a mediator. I didn't want to be stuck in an edit war, and I am, and was fully aware of his position, and what he was trying to get at... I just didn't feel it were appropriately phrased. I think you understand/understood that, and I hope we can come up with an edit that is both appropriate and accurate for the article, even if it's not what I kept reverting to. --Puellanivis 16:12, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Imagine (song)
Thanks for catching my (unintentional) mistake on the Imagine (song) article. I think I must have got a bit mixed up when expanding the paragraph on Peter Gabriel's version to include Stevie Wonder's earlier version. Anyway, thanks. --BlueCanary 09:20, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

TS entry
Apologies if this comment is in the wrong place but I simply wanted to communicate and explain some edits made to the page on transsexualism (and its etiology). While there are several statements to the fact that the cause of transsexualism is unknown, a number of passages very much appear to promote the view that it has biological cause.* I have tried to correct for this, while retaining as much of the original content as possible.


 * One of the five pillars that form the foundation for all Wikipedia policies and guidelines is Wikipedia has a neutral point of view. In a nutshell, this means all Wikipedia articles must be written from a detached standpoint, representing views fairly and without bias. This includes all the types of pages in the encyclopedia (articles, maps, reader-facing templates, categories, and portals, etc.).

Removal of my suggestion
I would like your opinion about the notion that I was "spamming" you by leaving you a message on your Talk page (which was, in turn, deleted by another user who determined it to be spam). Please comment, if you'd like, under my question for the folks at WikiProject Spam. Seems to me that they're going a bit too far censoring Wikipedia users from even TALKING to each other on a Talk page, if there's an external link involved. Was I helpful to you at all, or nothing but an annoyance? --JossBuckle Swami 17:39, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi from a transsexual friend
Hi Andrea, my name is Hank, a new Wikipedian. As I was putting myself into various categories and looking other people's Userpages to learn how to make my own, I saw your Userpage and from the first moment, I just knew I wanted to get to know you more, since we had quite a number of things in common (liberalism, environmentalism, feminism, transsexuality, for example). Look Andrea, I need your help because I need some information regarding transsexuality (since you are yourself a transsexual and you made a major contribution to the article on it). I see myself as a transsexual---I was born a male and now I remain a male, even though I don't like being a male and desire to be a female. From your Userboxes I can see that you are a transwoman. The thing I want to know, Andrea, is whether or not you are completely feminized? I mean, now you are a female, but do you still have any trace of maleness left? Sorry to ask you such a personal question. Since I am myself queer, I feel quite embarrassing to not know about the queer community that well, even though I see myself as one of the community. I know no queer people around me, that's why. Thanks very much! --Cantaire87 05:25, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Invitation to join WP:LGBT
Hi, Andrea! I noticed some of your edits and suchlike and wondered if you would be interested in joining the LGBT WikiProject? Stop on by, take a look around, and if you like, sign up on our membership page. Thanks! -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 03:03, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Reply from Cantaire87
Hi Andrea! I happened to have time today so I am able to reply your note, and I think I am able to afford a couple of more exchanges of notes as well. In late March and whole April, however, I will be too busy again but I think I will have time in May.

I am glad that I am finally able to communicate with a LGBT person! :) Thanks so much for willing to communicate. Where shall we start?

The thing about my transsexuality is, it is questionable, under much stricter definitions (which I am against---I am in favor of flexible definitions). As much as I want to be a woman and feel highly interested in everything feminine, it is still really likely that I will choose to remain non-op (some people just deny that non-op people are trans). Why? practical reasons such as the finanical one compose a big factor, but I guess the ultimate reason is that I want more than a social female gender role---I want to get a biological one, too. For example, I want to get pregnant, give birth, and breastfeed. Current medical technology does not allow that, so as much as I am depressed, I may choose to not use it for transition at all, since it offers no cure for my suffering. (Important Note: I am not denying the fact that transwomen are women, even though they can't carry out biological roles. For me, social roles are enough to make a woman, but I still want more than that.)

So what is my solution of finding relief to the problem without a cure? I awake my female self and learn to tolerate the male self. It actually worked, to some extent. I'd created a literary world through writing and am living in it as a woman, a female voice. I feel comfortable when writing as a female voice, and it impressed my English teachers (I once wrote a poem as 19th-century woman who suffers from domestic abuse in male-dominated Victorian Britain, and my teacher commented that it was a really risky move. After she had read the poem, however, she was so impressed because she thought I'd really captured the woman's voice. What she didn't know is, I WAS that woman, so it was no risky move for me. It came to me quite naturally. Would you like to see the poem, by the way? You as a feminist might be interested.)

Okay, this note is already quite long, so I will end it just in case you don't like reading long notes. So, what do you think, Andrea? How much happiness do you obtain from your transition? Can you tell me more about your experiences? --Cantaire87 20:27, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

To dear Andrea
Dear Andrea, I am so sorry that I'd made you cry. I shouldn't had asked you about the details of your transition if it was indeed that painful and horrific for you. It's okay Andrea, we have so many queer friends and allies all around the globe fighting for our cause, and things will be better and brighter in the future. I myself was involved in an human rights organization called National Coalition Building Institute, and we wereand still are---trying to break down the barriers between different groups for friendship and understanding. I just wish I could fly to your side and give you a big hug to make you feel better. I totally accept who you are and see you as a woman and sister, Andrea, even if your progress for full transition was hindered.

I also want to thank you for confirming my queer status, since I do feel a sense of belonging to the queer community. :) Thanks, too, for telling me about Andrea James, and I really liked her website. By the way, when you and Andrea James are saying "coming-out", I am not sure what you meant. I thought "coming-out" meant revealation. Am I right?

Anyway, here is my poem I talked about last time (By the way, thanks for not minding reading long postsyou know I just love writing. I don't mind reading long posts, tooI like reading):

A 19th-century Woman's Desparate Cry

Stop, John!

Do you know how much I am hurt inside?

Stop, John!

At least please do stop in front of the children's sight!

Stop, John!

You restrictions on me are too tight!

Stop, John!

You are simply not doing it right!

On the very moment I became your wife,

I destroyed my identity totally to surrender to your love.

I was hoping for a new rebirth,

To become a happy woman who would be fully enjoying her life...

At first you were very tender,

Always providing me warmth with your embrace when I shiver.

To have a happy familiy with several children was your dream,

And here we arenow you are three children's father...

Both you and I loved the color of orange,

And so did our little George.

Our family had so many things in common,

I always wanted to write these happy memories down in a clean page...

Suddenly things had began to change,

Alcohol had transformed you into a mad man with terrible rage.

I groaned and cried helplessly every time when you overwhelmed me,

And to me the home had become a cage...

As a woman I am your property,

You have the total control over me.

I can do nothing to help myself

Like what I'd said, you have the total control over me...

I can hardly breathe because my corset is too tight,

Most of my dresses are cumbersome and unreasonably too wide.

Yet in this state of extreme physical discomfort I still have to suffer mentally,

To obey your stern orders without questions or die...

I am willing to submit myself totally to you because I still love you,

And with tears I beg you to love me too.

Please grant this wish to your poor little devoted slave,

Please grant this wish to your poor little devoted slave...

I wrote this poem after being inspired by a drawing I saw on a website. (to see it, follow the following link: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmarriage.htm) I basically wanted to show, as many as I can, the sufferings a Victorian woman had to gone through, such as the loss of legal identity after marriage, total subordination to her husband, restrictive and cumbersome clothing, unstatisfied emotional needs, etc. I debated with myself while writing this poem's end: shall I revolt against my husband (as I'd stated last time, I was the woman while composing the poem), or shall I continue to submit to rigid Victorian male authority? I finally decided to submit, since as a woman I'd no means to support myself without John, and at the same time, as the Victorian ideal about women's roles dictated, I was still willing to love and care for John even John had no respect for me.

Any comments, Andrea? What do you think about my poem? --Cantaire87 22:03, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

P.S.: If you prefer, I can interact with you as Hanna, my literary self. I know I'd introduced myself to you as Hank, but I would be glad to switch to my literary self (since we are penmates, we communicate by writing) when communicating with you. You can call me just by my name if you wantCantaire87 is a much longer name to write.

From Hanna
Dear Andie, thanks for giving me an opportunity to introduce myself to you as a friend and sister! :) As Hank'd stated last time, I am Hanna, and I represent his Shakti and female voice. What do I mean by "Shakti"? Well, it certainly does not mean that Hank and I are "divine" in a sense like a Hindu god and his Shakti, it is just because after an examination of few similar concepts (such as anima and yin), we had decided that (according to our own understanding), the best word to represent my identity is "Shakti". True, without me, Hank will be just like a corpse in a way, since he believes his vital energy and all happiness ultimately comes from me, a woman, once I am awakened.

Despite of the risks of possibly earning himself the title of multiple personality disorder, Hank'd decided on my behalf (how sweet of him: he will do anything to defend me while the outsiders are calling him crazy, and he loves me and enjoys my companionship) to let me step out of my literary world and interact with you, since he knows how much do I long for a sister figure with the purpose of discovering more about myself as woman after my recent awakening. Will you accept me as a sister, dear Andie, as I am willing to accept you as mine? I believe that being the part of a sisterhood, like being a mother, is really important to a woman's identity. Certainly, it will help you as a woman a lot, too, I am sure.

We will have a great time together, Andie, I assure you. :) Hank, you and I all have much in common (such as feminism, environmentalism, etc.) and I look forward in the future to have exciting discussions with you on these interesting topics, and I am sure you are full of great insights.

Because of the busy schedule, I probably cannot talk with you again until May. See you then! With love from Hanna --Cantaire87 04:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Deletion of article on Deep Stealth Productions
Per your request, I've restored the article and listed it at Articles for deletion/Deep Stealth Productions. – Luna Santin  (talk) 22:17, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

From Hanna
Hey Andie, it's Hanna. I finally have more time now, so now I have time not just to edit Wikipedia, but also talking to you, like what I'd said back in March. So how are you in these days? Any exciting new progress in your transition? How am I, you may wonder? Well, since I am a literary voice, I remained dormant in these days, because Hank simply didn't really have time to write. However, when Hank explored the Church and Wellesley queer community here at Toronto just a couple of days ago, I came alive. We were lost at first, but when we first saw a rainbow flag, a feeling of "we are home" actually formed. It confirmed my existence, even though I may remain dormant for a long period of time. And what an eye-opening experience to explore a queer community for the first time! Rainbow colors were almost everywhere, and there were also leather subculture people down there, too. Is there a queer community like this in Dallas? If I have a chance I want to explore San Fransciso's legendary queer community sometime in the future. :)

Andie, currently I am pretty concerned about environmental issues, and I am hoping perhaps that I can get some insights from you, since you are an environmentalist yourself. I am wondering about one important ethical question: Can ecoterrorism be justified? I mean, as extreme as terrorism is, we are talking about saving the whole Earth here. Can terrorism be used as a last resort when everything else fails, before it's too late to save the Earth (and our VERY OWN SURVIVAL as well as the survival of ALL OTHER LIFE)? (if you are unwilling to answer my question in my public talk page since you might fear that your answer is controversial since the issue is sensitive, just send a mail to my email-address: luohank87@yahoo.com. I am asking this for academic reasons only.) --Cantaire87 15:08, 7 May 2007 (UTC) (Sorry for forgetting to sign last time!)

Animal body disposal
Would you care to revisit this article you created way back when and see if there's some sources that could be cited? I've looked at it and just don't know what to do with it. 24.4.253.249 03:44, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Animal body disposal
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Speedy deletion of Neil Sperry
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Calpernia Addams
Hi Andrea, just to let you know that I reverted your recent edit on the Calpernia Addams article because you removed a New York Times reference that was used further down the page, meaning that it effectively "broke" the second citation. I am not at all familiar with Calpernia Addams, and have no opinion on the edit you made otherwise. But if you remove that info again, please make sure the citation details are kept (I think it is for the quote further down). Thanks, -- Beloved Freak  17:30, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Lynn Conway Mediation
Hi, I've accepted the 2008-06-01 Lynn Conway mediation case. Please feel welcome to participate and comment. BrownHornet21 (talk) 00:32, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Amy Alkon
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Pervasive development orders
Ouch! Thanks for fixing my blooper, and for your speed at fixing it. Eubulides (talk) 17:25, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Hello
was going through your edits and articles. Good material with a bit of minor problems according to my views :) hugs. Danger^Mouse (talk) 10:34, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

No disrespect intended
I didn't mean to disrespect Dee Palmer.

Sorry.--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 13:42, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I read the policy on Wikipedia. So Dee Palmer is referred to as 'she' when describing her stint in Jethro Hull correct?--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 02:47, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Dee Palmer
Is there anything else I can do to improve Dee Palmer's page?

I added more info in the introduction.--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 00:43, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

RE: Laura Miller
Hrm, I've just looked again, and I think I reverted more than I intended to do at the time. The article looks good now so I apologise for my rash behaviour. The line that I took issue with was the unsourced remark regarding her dealing with cancer: such things really need to be references in order to comply with WP:BLP. It looks to be referenced now so that's fine; sorry for the trouble. &mdash;Sean Whitton / 09:03, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Dallas-area photographs
Andrea, do you have a digital camera? If so, and you have time, would you like to photograph some of the requests I placed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dallas? They include the headquarters of Southwest Airlines and AMRCorp and the Love and DFW airports. Thank you WhisperToMe (talk) 20:18, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Line breaks after headings
Why would you want to squeeze out these "unnecessary" spaces? They make it a lot easier to find sections. Dicklyon (talk) 00:25, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Medical model of disability
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Come hang out with us!
Hi! I wanted to let you know that we have created an IRC channel for "countering systemic bias one new editor at a time", aka closing the gender gap! Come hang out at #wikimedia-gendergap. We hope this channel can serve as a safe haven to hang out, talk about Wiki, brainstorming, women in Wikimedia, article alerts and foster friendships. I hope you join us! (And if you need any IRC help, just let me know!) See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 20:39, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

New Page Review needs your help
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BBC 12-hour Editathon - large influx of new pages & drafts expected
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Aleshia Brevard
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