User talk:Ash/2007

AOL
Don't worry, I had reverted an edit where someone claimed that AOL made zero income. It was just coincidence that you had edited the page at the same time. :: Colin Keigher (Talk) 19:03, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

WP:LGBT Coordinator Election Notice
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HELP!
Please visit the NAMBLA article talk page Talk:North_American_Man/Boy_Love_Association#categories_again and voice your disgust at NAMBLA being included as an LGBT organisation. Alternatively, if you believe that this is indeed an LGBT organisation, then you're welcome to voice that opinion. Either way, discussion is needed!Enzedbrit 21:12, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Barrowman
Despite the risque title, my link was an actual article, and not vandalism. I think it's better than the previous article, as it gives more context to what actually happened. --Silvestris 21:10, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Apologies for removing it, I made assumptions based on the title. -- Ash 10:13, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Joxquiz
The article Joxquiz has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article seemed to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.

Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. NawlinWiki 16:15, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

It's a reference to a word someone made up when discussing Scrabble. The fact that it was mentioned once in a journal article doesn't establish that the word itself is notable or in general use. Even if it was, it would be better for Wiktionary than here. NawlinWiki 16:25, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I've taken your advice and moved it to Wiktionary. Ash 16:36, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject newsletter
SatyrBot 04:57, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject newsletter
This month's project newsletter (hand delivered as SatyrTN and Dev920 are away). Best wishes, WjBscribe 03:28, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC). SatyrBot 15:53, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

"Vandalism warning"
This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
 * Please note, if you want to give someone a vandalism warning, you need to quote the page you think they have vandalized and you need to sign it, as I did on your talk page User:91.125.38.104 when I put up a polite first level warning. How sad that you feel the need to be petty by putting this last warning on my talk page. -- Ash 17:46, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. However, we must insist that you assume good faith while interacting with other editors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. 91.125.120.95 17:38, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * That's more like it! -- Ash 21:11, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 July 2007 (UTC).

Carn Brea and Harry potter car
Unfortunately, user:Tony Sidaway has removed the article about the car again!

I have requested that we set up some kind of vote to keep or retain, but he has refused this, as he said that it is trivia, and has no place on the Carn Brea article.

I strongly disagree with this, as I feel that is very relevant, and not mere trivia. However, I do not know how to set up a vote to keep or retain myself.

Tinminer 13:05, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

''Quote from Tony Sidaway's talk pages: '' 13 Carn Brea

Harry Potter car & the South West Film Studios.

The fact that Harry Potter's car (or, more correctly, the Ford Anglia used in the film 'Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets') is a relevant fact about the hill, as the hill has long had so called properties about turning up missing artefacts throughout history. The car was stolen from the film studios, which are visible from the hill itself.

The car later turned up on the hill a week later.

Clearly it was some kind of prank, but due to the enormous global popularity of the Harry Potter films and books, this fact is of importance and not trivia.

You may not like Harry Potter, but you cannot deny its popularity.

Suggest we put this to the vote.

Tinminer 10:10, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

We don't decide matters like this on Wikipedia with votes. The fact is relevant to the car (I believe it already has an article) but of supreme irrelevance to the location. The car had to be dumped somewhere. --Tony Sidaway 10:20, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Hammam
Please keep an eye on Hammam. After a rather inept attempt to un-merge Turkish bath, user:Vtbproject (who I assume is Malcolm Shifrin) is now trying to delete a section from Hammam with the ridiculous claim that it is his copyright. -- RHaworth 14:12, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Carn Brea
Hi, I was fascinated to read of your childhood exploration of the Carn - would you or any of your family have photos of the tunels? Would make an excellent additon to Commons. DuncanHill 12:10, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Afraid not. The next time I'm down (prob. October) I'll try and hunt down the entrance to Smugglers' Cave again and take a photo of it. I'll also experiment with my GPS and make a note of detailed coordinates. Most tourists would never find it as it is in a dip away from the bridle path and tricky to find buried in the gorse. Ash 21:46, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, cool DuncanHill 22:09, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Image:Incognito_sauna.jpg listed for deletion
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 * After even getting permission from the editor of the magazine, it's just to complex to make everyone happy. I give up! Ash 21:15, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 July 2007 (UTC).

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 * God, it's getting hard to put any sort of image on Wikipedia these days.Ash 21:13, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 17:31, 11 October 2007 (UTC).

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time &mdash; get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project's Love Boat newsletter from your cruise director Miss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!

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Alice and her harasser
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes.

Harry Potter and his homosexual teacher
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.

"My Fellow Americans"
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.

Same name, same sexuality: a riddle for the ages
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?

Beat writer arouses Irish guy
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.

Love those Texas Longhorns
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).

Point and Counterpoint
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.

Drudgery on offer
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
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"My Fellow Americans" redux
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.

This month's Wiki stars
Lesbian pulp fiction (a genre close to my heart, I must confess) writer Ann Bannon has decided to spice up the featured articles candidates list this month. Why not drop by and make your opinion heard? Joining her in this lofty aspiration are the articles But I'm a Cheerleader and Conversion therapy. I'm sure their main editors would welcome any comments (well, helpful ones, anyway) on the talk pages or the FAC discussions. And lest we forget, the List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sd-Si became a Featured list!! Rah rah, siskumbah! Go, team, GO!!!!

And the Oscar goes to...
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Though I may not be the first, let me extend a warm, LGBT Love Boat welcome to the 12 new members who joined us in October: Jliberty, JockCub360, ChristopherEdwards, Desiderius82, Zlrussell, Kelsied, BeardedWoof, Mujerado, Tyrfing, Fabgurrl, Redl@nds597198, and decafdyke! Whatever you choose to do here, I feel sure that your contributions will enhance our project to no end. And if they don't...well, let's just say that I'm not shy.

Leather and lace
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!

Late breaking news
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).

Champagne dreams and caviar kisses
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out. - In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
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Kisses,

Miss Julie To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Dev920 know. Delivered on 12:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC).
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 * It all seems a bit mad when even an image of the magazine cover on page only about the magazine gets challenged for fair use. From now on I'm not bothered, these endless wrangles about copyright are killing WP and I do not have the energy or time to deal with it. Ash (talk) 23:17, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject newsletter
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