User talk:Andreworkney/Archive 1

Orcadian Wikipedians - Scandinavian too?
Please see the discussion at Category talk:Orcadian Wikipedians. Thanks/wangi 13:14, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Channel 4/E4 Userboxes - Fair use rationale
Hi. I have seen that you have created userboxes to show you watch Channel 4 and E4. Unfortantely the images you use are fair use images that can only be used in the article relevant to the image. I have had to remove the images concerned from your userboxes in accordance with Fair use and guidance on User page Apologies for any inconvenience. If you wish to discuss this further, please feel free to on my user talk page. --tgheretford (talk) 17:11, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Scotland

 * Pre-script: we are currently undergoing peer review, see: Peer review/Scotland.

I am beginning to think that the Scottish Wikipedians' notice board is not the best vehicle for pushing up the quality of the Scotland article (we ought to try to get it to WP:FA, in order to get into Version 0.5, or, failing that, Version 1.0), and the other key Scottish articles. It is becoming increasingly obvious to me that we really ought to start up the long-mooted WikiProject Scotland.

Most of the stuff at the notice board (at least on the bottom half) is actually WikiProject material anyway, and the Talk page is really being used as a WikiProject talk already! The notice board should be just that: for bunging up brief notices and signposts. I am thinking of launching a Wikiproject and correspondingly radically clearing out, and chopping down, the noticeboard (a re-launch if you like). The Scotland Portal concept is fine (but currently mediocre/undynamic content), but in stasis: it needs a good kick up the jacksie.

For comparison, have a look at:
 * WikiProject Norway
 * WikiProject Australia
 * WikiProject New Zealand
 * WikiProject Peru
 * WikiProject Hong Kong
 * etc.

And, if you are at a loose end, have a look at: Thoughts? Please express them here. --Mais oui! 20:18, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Version 0.5 Nominations
 * Version 1.0 Nominations
 * Version 1.0 Editorial Team/WPPlaces
 * Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Medieval Scotland articles by quality
 * WikiProject
 * WikiProject/Best practices

Miscellany for deletion
A portal created recently by User:Mallimak - the Orkney Portal - has been nominated for deletion. If you wish to take part in the discussion please contribute at:
 * Miscellany for deletion

Independent Orkney and Shetland wiki site
User:Mallimak and I held a meeting in Stromness this weekend with a number of interested parties and a group of visiting colleagues from Shetland.

We are all shocked at the way Orkney contributors and contributions have been treated on Wikipedia. It is clear to us that Wikipedia has less to do with encyclopaedic articles and more to do with information control.

There is currently a group of “Wikipedians” dedicated to editing Orkney articles to suit their own agenda and attacking anybody who tries to resist them. None of us can compete with those with the time and inclination to make literally a hundred or more edits each day. We would be willing to contribute scholarly articles and to allow them to be edited (if necessary) and added to by responsible editors – but that is not how things are happening on Wikipedia.

We have resolved to get our own independent wiki site up and running exclusively for encyclopaedic articles on Orkney and Shetland. We shall be approaching local internet service providers and website developers to help us set this up.

If you are interested in contributing to this project please leave a message on the Category talk:Orcadian Wikipedians page. (The Orcadian Wikipedians’ Noticeboard was demolished!)

Locally, we shall advertise in the press in due course.

Orkadian 17:15, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

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The Scientist (Song)
You missed a couple of the vandal's edits there and only reverted the last. I'm off for pizza just now, if its still there when I come back I'll fix it, didn't want to surprise you by reverting your revert. Cheers Bazzargh (talk) 19:39, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Hudson Hawk21
Users are ALLOWED to delete comments from their talk page. Restoring comments deleted by the owner of the page may be considered vandalism Mayalld (talk) 17:24, 7 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Oops, sorry, I didn't realise this. Ah well, I've learned from my mistakes. I won't do it again. -- Andreworkney (talk) 19:07, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

A7
For people where there is some notability asserted, such as that they published a book, or are a professor, or a local official, or a anything of that sort, use PROD or AfD. CSD A7 is only for ones where nothing at all is said that could possibly be considered notability. If you just think it isnt enough, use something othere than speedy. Full explanation is at WP:CSD —Preceding unsigned comment added by DGG (talk • contribs) 17:31, 13 January 2008


 * Will do: I think I need to sit down and read everything from WP:HELP someday - I still don't know everything. Thanks for letting me know. Andreworkney (talk) 17:35, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

ref converter
Please check if BOTH kinds of references are being used in an article before you convert it; that broke the system List of Governors of Alabama uses. --Golbez (talk) 15:52, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Apologies for that, I really should have clicked Preview first. Andreworkney (talk) 15:54, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Welcome
No problem mate. Rgoodermote  16:25, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

User Welcoming
Hi, during my welcoming of new users i saw that you started to try to as well. I am sorry if i got annoying posting my welcome message before you could. =D Best Wishes  D ew s t er  _^*'_ 18:03, 23 February 2008 (UTC)