User talk:Argyriou/Archive9

EL DORADO
HEY THERE Argyriou; TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DONT REALLY KNOW THE ECONOMICS OF EL DORADO, BUT I'M UNDERSTOOD, THAT RENOVATION IS TAKING PLACE, WHICH FORCE AIRLINES TO PAY MORE TAXES. THE REASON IS, THAT EL DORADO INTERNATIONAL IS PLANNING TO HAVE A BEUTIFUL AIRPORT, THAT WILL SERVE PASSANGERS THAT VISIT COLOMBIA BETTER, WHICH HELPS WITH THE ECONOMICS OF COLOMBIA, AVIANCA IS ALSO PLANNING TO MOVE ITS HUB FROM "EL DORADO" TO A DIFFERENT AIRPORT IN COLOMBIA, DUE TO THE HIGH TAXES.

YOU COULD FIND MORE INFO ON WWW.AIRLINNERS.NET, JUST GO TO THE FORUM AND TYPE AVIANCA, EL DORADO, ETC, YOU COULD FIND MORE INFO THERE, THEY GIVE YOU LINKS TO COLOMBIAN ECONOMICS REGARDING AVIANCA, AND THE AIRPORT FACTS..

I hope this will help! ColBog

Oakland, California
I reverted your edits. I had never heard of the nicknames either, but there was a long discussion on the talk page about nicknames a few months back. These are the one we settled on.

personally, i want "biggity biggity o" up there.

Sparsefarce 17:03, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Changes at Template:User cal
Hello, we changed the settings for the Cal userbox to allow you to personalize the text. Please check out the talk page for more info. ~ trialsanderrors 22:47, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I've also copied the template to my userboxen page per WP:GUS. I have not removed the original one. Argyriou 23:05, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Poll
Hi! Your vote/opinion on brewery notability is requested here: SilkTork 12:39, 20 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Replied, a while ago.

Irish and Scottish céilídh
It does get a bit confusing at times as Scottish Gaelic is decended from Old Irish Gaelic, usually called just Old Irish, having broken away about 1000 A.D. There are reformed spellings etc since the 1950's onwards, but I don't know how they apply in this instance. Here are the origns of the word, hope it helps clarify things.

From Irish. ceilidhe, from Old Irish ceile meaning "companion." Red blaze 00:44, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Removal of requests for flowcharts
I have added to the talk page this comment: "Nothing in my comments necessitates its being original research. The information could very well be already somewhere on the World Wide Web." Wavelength 21:00, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry if this is the wrong place for it
But I would like to confirm that I did in fact create that charter school image. It is probably most likely outdated by now.

Image:Charter schools.gif

-Allthewhile

Venchi
The article's considerably improved, in that it's no longer copyvio. It still needs its ardor damped, though; I trust you can handle that? DS 17:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

True heirs? True hogwash!
You did well to spot and excise the 'True Heirs' nonsense on the House of Stuart page. It's more than silly, though: I believe this addition to be a malicious hoax. Regards, Rcpaterson 07:14, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

PS I've just reverted some infantile corruption to the Oliver Cromwell page by a new user with the the IP code 220 239 237 3. Do you know how to flag this up as a vandal? Rcpaterson 07:24, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Thnaks for your advice; it's appreciated. For the example I had in mind graded warnings would simply not be appropriate. Have a look at the recent amendments to Cromwell and you will see what I mean. This is either a child, or a moron, or both. Rcpaterson 04:00, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Menier Chocolate
Have a little patience. As you can see at Menier family there is a lot of work to do to make it complete. - C. C. Perez 16:15, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Global Tick
Hi,

Could you explain where you discovered the term "Global Tick" in reference to astronomy and cosmology? Most of the ghits I seem to be finding are related to clock events in a computer, or else the insect in relation to global problems. It might help if I could refine the search parameters. Thanks. &mdash; RJH (talk) 21:37, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Someone else added "Global tick" to the geology section of the requested articles; I guessed that it might be astronomical, based purely on intuitive evidence. Maybe it really is a computer thing, instead. Or a spherical arthropod.

Okay thank you Argyriou. &mdash; RJH (talk)

Bot removing cats
yeah, it will catch brick at another time, or another bot will. These things work off of lists of categoryies. On adding, it did not, all it did was move the stubs around. tool-stub was there before the bot got there. —— Eagle (ask me for help) 11:40, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Your Picture of the Pink Plastic Flamingos
Hello Argyriou,

If you read the: "Authenticity" Authentic flamingos always have Don Featherstone’s signature under their tails. Each has a yellow beak with a black tip and they are only sold in pairs", The picture you have shown are cheap imitation’s that look more like snakes with tail feathers. I beg you to get a picture of a group of real Don Featherstone pink flamingos, as he is now 70 years old, and my dad. The original Pink Plastic Lawn Flamingo will turn 50 this coming year, and it would be a real tribute to my father to have a real picture of his art next to it’s description. If you would like help with this, I would be more than happy to do anything I can to help make this happen.

Thank you,

Harold Featherstone

User:DannyBoi969
I've investigated your notice and would like to bring a couple of things to your attention. The following links contain graphic and possibly offensive descriptions: Boi, 69. My full reply is at WP:RFI.  Durova  01:58, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Active couple
Hello, I've replied over there. --Ezeu 23:54, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Former countries
I see that you have done a lot of work on listin extinct states, and so I would like to invite you to WikiProject Former countries - formerly known as WP Historical States. The objective of this project is to improve the content and accessibility of articles on former countries. A taskforce for the states of the Holy Roman Empire has also been started and the child project on Prussia has also been revived. - 52 Pickup 18:49, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

User:Hay4
Just to let you know User:Hay4 has been warned before about vandalism and insulting behaviour - see the earlier edits of her talk page which she has deleted. Rick James Style 01:56, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I put an npa2 warning on her page, which she promptly deleted. If she sticks to editing articles about unimportant Indian pseudo-intellectuals, I won't really care, but if she comes back to slander people on articles I watch, I'll try to get her blocked. Argyriou (talk) 17:13, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Greek ancestry I see
Your name is very familiar. Too familiar I would say. Check my nick in a Greek-English lexicon and you'll understand... :-) NikoSilver 22:29, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I do understand. It is my real family name, though I found out about the meaning from an economics book, of all things. Argyriou (talk) 01:30, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Hah! Economics! Makes the world go round, doesn't it. Yours is in genitive case, probably meaning "son of Argyris". "Árgyros" means silver, "Argýris" is a normal Orthodox name, just as Niko or John, meaning "silvery". So you're the son of the silvery guy! Interestingly, one of the first historic mentionings of the name, is that of Romanos III Argyros, first husband of Empress Zoe, daughter of Constantine VIII (who forcefully divorced him from his first marriage and forced them to mary), who was the surviving brother of Basil II the Bulgar-Slayer of the Byzantine Empire in the 11th-12th century. The guy was poisoned by Zoe, who was in love with someone else. His family is said to have fled from Constantinople after the event, migrating to Chios, Santorini and Corfu. Any idea about a great-grandpa from there? My dad is from Paxi, a little island 10 miles south of Corfu. Hah! Last time I bleeded it was red, though. No blue traces at all... NikoSilver 13:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
 * My father is from Dhidhimotikhon, but the family moved there in the aftermath of World War 1 and the associated wars in the region - they lived in Constantinople for a while, but I don't know where they were from before that. Argyriou (talk) 21:13, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Hah! Speaking about Dhidhymoteicho and about blue, check Dhidhymóteicho Blues (it was a Greek-pop hit about a drafted man's solitude there -now a classic)*. Do you wish the circumstances allowed your father to teach you Greek? Your mother is obviously non-Greek, right? Sorry for asking personal questions. BTW, I forgot to mention Lesbos for the Argyros/Argyris/Argyriou/D'Argenta(=now Dharzentas) family names...
 * * The last verse is quite catchy: "tou paralógou i thiteía, anchoméni malakía", meaning "insanity's (military) service, masturbation under stress" :-) NikoSilver 13:16, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Re:Nabih Youssef
Hi, Argyriou. Considering the message you left me, I think that this article should be deleted. You are right that it is not notable. Thank you for your message. --Meno25 03:47, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Westbound 580 35th Avenue
According to CAL-NExUS 35th Avenue does not have an exit on westbound 580. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.236.71.17 (talk) 20:37, 22 December 2006 (UTC).
 * You will notice that I wrote "Eastbound exit and westbound entrance". There is an entrance to 580WB from 35th Avenue, even though there is no exit from 580 WB to 35th Avenue. As there are irregular situations where sometimes an eastbound exit is not matched by a westbound entrance, it is worthwhile to note the presence or absence of entrances as well as exits, even though the list is called "Exit list". Argyriou (talk) 21:12, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Please see WikiProject U.S. Interstate Highways/Exit list guide. Both entrances and exits are shown, especially in the case where the entrance and exit are to only one direction of the freeway. Argyriou (talk) 21:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

San Francisco as a control city on 580 west
If you drove on 580 east in Richmond,pass the Central Avenue exit,ahead you would see the Buchanan Street exit sign on the left,while the right sign says I-80 and I-580 Oakland/San Francisco.Also,at the MacArthur Maze on 580,if take westbound I-580 and east I-80,you would see the sign using Berkeley/Sacramento as control cities. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.236.71.17 (talk) 21:10, 22 December 2006 (UTC).


 * San Francisco is a control city for I-80, Oakland for I-580. Argyriou (talk) 21:11, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Berkeley as control city for 580 west
If Sacramento is a control city for 80 east,therefore Berkeley will be a control city for 580 west at the MacArthur Maze. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.236.71.17 (talk) 21:20, 22 December 2006 (UTC).


 * I'm not going to argue the status of control cities, though I think that you're right that Berkeley is a control city for 580W. I suppose it depends on the exact definition of control cities. Argyriou (talk) 21:28, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Message on diocese
Hi there,

Just some background; I have been fixing the diocese in Ireland because they're a bit of a mess. There are links back and forth between Anglican (Church of Ireland) and Catholic dioceses in various articles--it causes confusions. I am well on the way to sorting that out.

Now, with regard to adding a country tag to the name, I can see a reason why that would not be needed. In Catholicism at least, the Vatican won't erect a new diocese with an existing name. Where I have seen ambiguity is where the reformation resulted in co-territorial dioceses with identical names. I see the issue as falling along denominational and not geograhic lines. I have started to added the denomination to all clergy and related items--though I only started Wikipediaing three days ago, so I just figured out how to do it. I have to go back and redo some of the pages I wrote up recently.

Thanks for the feedback.

Socal90046 07:22, 27 December 2006 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. You're right that in ordinariy usage, the country of the diocese need not be listed; however, it is a convenience to people who see a diocese name without knowing which country it is in (and the English-speaking and Spanish-speaking countries have this problem in a huge way), and it's also convenient if it's ever desired to re-organize the list on a per-country basis. I'm willing to do the grunt-work of finding the country for those where it's not listed, but it makes life easier if people adding new dioceses to the listings include the country. Somewhere down the road, that's going to cause a mess when the Northern Irish nationalists discover that the Church considers Belfast to be Ireland. Until then, I'd like to see countries listed. Argyriou (talk) 16:33, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Kelly Ellard
Regarding the article, I guess, it could be merged with the Reena Virk article. I understand it didn't make much news in the United States, but it was big news in Canada. I live in Canada and the same province where this murder was high-profiled. I don't know what more can be added to the article, because a lot is not known about Kelly Ellard's personal life. The most we know about her is that she had a lot of behavior problems in school. She's got one older brother and her family stands by their belief she is innocent. Fighting for Justice 06:49, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure that the murder-of-the-week rates a Wikipedia article, even if it did make a big news splash. Terrance Kelly made a big splash in the Bay Area when he was killed recently, but ultimately, it's just another murder. Michael Dellums rates an article only because he's the son of a Congressman and because someone wanted to score political points in the article about his father. (If it gets prod'ed, I doubt anyone would care anymore.) If, on the other hand, the Government (provincial or national) passed some special law or spent lots of money as a result of the murder, then at the very least the case would deserve one article. Argyriou (talk) 06:57, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Gödel's incompleteness theorems
I think your comment about the editor having smoked too much pot over winter break may be inappropriate. This kind of content requires hardcore mushrooms at a minimum, and possibly mass quantities of LSD. Fan-1967 15:07, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Nah - some people are already close to the edge and only require a gentle push, especially if they start to study hardcore math and/or linguistics, or watch The Matrix one time too many. Argyriou (talk) 20:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Could be. Or maybe he actually did discover the world-shattering truth behind the real meaning of 1/0 (it's not infinity, but I haven't managed to figure out what he thinks it actually is). Fan-1967 20:22, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:HistSource
Template:HistSource has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you.. This is related to the recent Catholic-link TfD. --Stbalbach 23:53, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Does this article have the same history of being spammed all over a bunch of talk pages that Catholic-link did? Argyriou (talk) 00:05, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 20 or 30 at the moment. If you read his comments here ("Proposed Policy Redux"), it looks like he intends to implement either this template (or the newly created Category:Articles that could be expanded from the Catholic Encyclopedia) for all of the Catholic Encyclopedia on a generic basis based on some pre-determined rules. -- Stbalbach 00:12, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Nadín Ospina
Hi there, fyi I've revamped this article as a stub. Please take a look at the revised article if you like Bwithh 06:08, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

WinLIKE
You commented on the AfD of WinLIKE, and the consensus was to delete. However, an appeal has been made at deletion review to restore the article. The main argument is that sources which assert notability have now been provided. You may wish to comment here: Deletion review/Log/2007 February 12. Awyong Jeffrey Mordecai Salleh 13:29, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Bronze Star
While the Bronze Star is a high level decoration, many OIF and OEF Marines and soldiers were presented the decorations, even posthumously. While I do not know the circumstances on how Pvt. Johnson II got the Bronze Star, he is not the only one who got Bronze Star. A Marine in my father's 2004 Afghanistan unit was killed in combat and was presented with a Bronze Star. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 01:14, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * That was sort of what I was getting at when I said that Bronze Star may meet notability. In some campaigns and wars, certain medals get passed out to lots of people, while they're rare in other wars. Too many people get Purple Hearts for that to define notability, but so few people get Medals of Honor that pretty much any recipient should have a Wikipedia article. Bronze Star has probably fluctuated near both extremes, and I don't follow that, so I don't know what it means in the Iraq campaign. Αργυριου (talk) 01:48, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

AMbrowser / Crazy Browser.Proposed deletion of information entry.
I just feel it works decent enough, compares favorably as a means to access imformation e g on wikipedia.That's all. The choice of browser does effect reading experience, access-behavior, and possibly "end information productivity" for the individual accessing such an information source/service. The effectiveness or quality reflects back upon the work you do in managing and presenting Wikipedia resources.

In a functioning "library" and encyclopedia-type setting, one could argue for allowing even a few less notable browsers appear listed; if some "less notable" ones do it better than some of the othere, let them stay on. Let there be fair information, (If all the other browsers already worked just as good then there would of course be less need for such information.)

Thanks -  and let me not intrude further, —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.217.6.171 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 13 February 2007


 * The AM Browser may be a notable enough browser for inclusion into Wikipedia, but the AM Browser article gives no evidence of that. One of the core principles of Wikipedia is that articles are based on reliable sources, and the article presents none. If there are articles in the trade press which discuss AM Browser (and are not just rehashes of press releases), they need to be referenced in the article, and quickly. If nobody in the industry press has bothered to do a review of AM Browser, that is pretty clear evidence that it is not anything notable. Αργυριου (talk) 14:56, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Invitation
Hello – Based on your significant contribution to one or more San Francisco Bay Area-related articles and/or stated interests on your homepage, I thought you might be interested in this project:

Peter G Werner 20:18, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Fair use images aren't allowed in user pages
I found you are using the fair use images listed below on your user page. As per Rule #9 of the fair use image rules, you will need to remove those image. You can link to them, but not display them. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

If you don't understand why this is nessecary, you can ask the administrator Durin. He is better at explaining the problem than I am. You could also go to the policy portion of the village pump and ask there.


 * The list:
 * Image:DQU logo.png
 * Image:MendoBrew-logo.png

I will probably check back in a day or so to verify the images were either removed or converted into links. If you need help making the change, let me know. Will (Talk - contribs) 04:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

UNESCO publications
Thank you for your response. Will you visit [] and advise me on any additional steps you think may be required to make my image GFDL compliant. Barefact 19:19, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Link removal.
Hi, just to let you know that I have answered on my talkpage and on the beer project page. Hope to hear more. Thanks, and have a nice day! --Dirk Beetstra T C 23:12, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Replied both places, but perhaps further discussion should be only at the beer project page, to avoid duplication, and to allow people who know the site (and beer) better to weigh in. Αργυριου (talk) 23:17, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

University of Wisconsin
Hi there, there is a discussion on the University of Wisconsin redirect at Talk:University of Wisconsin. I wonder if you are interested in participating. Miaers 20:25, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * No, I'm not interested in participating. University of Wisconsin should redirect to, or be the article on, the overall system, with separate articles for each campus. That should be obvious. I am, however, considering nominating the discussion for WP:LAME. Αργυριου (talk) 21:03, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Munsell color system
Hi there Αργυριου. I've been doing my best to fix up the Munsell color system article, but it still has quite a ways to go. I'm wondering if you have any thoughts on the progress so far. Feel free to respond at talk:Munsell color system if you like. Also, MWAK wants to include criticism of the Munsell system’s three-dimensional perceptual uniformity. I'm going to try to work that in as the History/Influences section is filled out (and perhaps split into 2-3 sections). He also has some criticisms about color names. Maybe you can figure out what he's getting at there—it's a mystery to me. Cheers, jacobolus (t) 08:00, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The changes you've made seem pretty good. I don't really know enough about the subject to contribute much to the article, though I've used the Munsell soil color charts in my job. MWAK needs to be able to phrase the criticism of the Munsell system in a way which is understandable to the lay reader, and provide references which actually support his claims. I have read elsewhere that preceptual differences are not uniform across the color solid, though reducing those non-uniformities was what drove the two major recalibrations of the Munsell system. I think it would be perfectly fair to include a criticism along those lines, with a reference to a work which shows those perceptual non-uniformities.
 * One other possible critique is that four of the five primaries ought to correspond to the colors of peak sensitivity in the eye's cone cells. Munsell blue does not fit that criterion, but I'm not sure that's a valid critique, because the brain may adjust the perception so that the equal perceptual differences do not match the eye's "primary" colors plus purple. For that matter, having 5 primary colors doesn't match the physiological structure of color response, because the eyes have 4 sensitivity peaks, not 5. That's not what Munsell was trying to match. Αργυριου (talk) 04:51, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Irish dance and Irish stepdance
Thank you for the head's up. However, the things that I add should not be omitted from the article in my opinion. Though you may have organized it the way you want, my small add ons I think are perfectly acceptable. As an Irish dancer, I think my expertise should be valued. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lostinletterkenny (talk • contribs) 08:33, 21 May 2007
 * Replied on your talk page. Αργυριου (talk) 18:36, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * As a competitive Irish dancer for 8 uninterrupted years at the World Championships, small details about dress do not take away from the article. People saying kilts are still worn and other small details are updated by me and don't pose a threat to the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lostinletterkenny (talk • contribs) 08:29, 22 May 2007
 * Actually, they do. They clutter up a broad survey article about four different kinds of dancing with trivial details about one particular kind, when the article doesn't go into nearly the detail about the other three. Fixing those details in the Irish stepdance article is definitely worthwhile; as that article is just about stepdance, going into detail there is much more worthwhile.
 * Oh, and I don't really care how much stepdancing you've done, I just wanted to establish that I also have been (recently) a competitive dancer instead of some outsider who's just copying stuff on other people's websites. Αργυριου (talk) 18:18, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Sincerest form of flattery?
You should be aware that User:Putzin has been posted a message to my user page and attached your signature, rather than his own. A brief look at user conduct policies did not show me which rue he has thus violated, but I am sure the Wikipolicy somewhere must proscribe such fraudulent activity. Could you please either direct me to the location or bring the matter to an admin's attention. Thanks. Kevin McE 07:16, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Husond RfB
Alansohn - I've reverted your edit, as something you did erased three previous comments, including mine. Please feel free to re-add your opposition of Husond without eliminating other's contributions. User:Argyriou (talk) 20:29, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * My apologies. This is not teh first time that this has happened, where I thought I was editing the current version and an older version was pulled up without any warning displayed. Sorry for any confusion. Alansohn 20:34, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

My RFA
Can you explain to me why I'm conterveral in my RFA so I can learn. Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 20:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * You said you considered MONGO and SlimVirgin role models. I consider them very poor role models, as they are constantly getting involved in controversy over their actions and manner. If you're going to be like them, I don't want you to have admin tools. User:Argyriou (talk) 20:49, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not like them though, and I don't deal with what they do. I consider them as role models because they went through alot of abuse and survived it. Assume good faith. Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 22:02, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * After a number of experiences, I no longer assume good faith on the part of administrators or admin candidates. If it were practical to remove bad admins, I'd be much less hesitant about promoting people who I have any hesitation about. But since it's essentially impossible to remove an admin, no matter how abusive they become, I'm generally inclined to oppose anyone I'm not solidly trusting of. User:Argyriou (talk) 22:58, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

My (Kwsn's) RfA
Thank you for your input at my recent RfA. It unfortunately did not succeed, but I'll try to make improvements on the concerns your brought up. Hope to see you around. Kwsn (Ni!) 15:42, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Stepahns RFA
You're welcome to your RFA vote, of course, but I'm curious about I also have concerns about his civility - I find this a very strange comment, as I've found Stephan to be one of the most polite of all of us. Do you really support this comment? William M. Connolley 21:58, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Looking at his talk page, I saw a conversation which concerned me a little. It's not a big thing, and alone is not enough for me to oppose him. I struck out that portion of the comment after re-reading his talk page, as I'd misinterpreted it on a skim through the first time. User:Argyriou (talk) 23:54, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks William M. Connolley 08:39, 18 July 2007 (UTC)