User talk:Babakathy/Archive 2

HELP
I appreciate what you are doing on my fathers profile. However, you had no idea whom my father is in the first place as indicated by having read your talk history. Now you feel so championed to write about him based on miniscure info you found on webs online. I think you mean well, however, I can provide you with more info thats more relevant if I get you in touch with his secretary. Send me your email to my emil buy@divinerags.com. I will forward it to her and explain your work. Thanks.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.143.57.71 (talk) 16:52, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

lobengula
He was poisoned by Cecil John Rhodes. This is a Historical fact —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.143.57.71 (talk) 15:02, 30 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I am aware of the poisoning story, and of a story saying he died or malaria in (a) the Gwayi Valley and (b) the Zambezi Valley - and even a story saying he escaped safely into Zambia. None of the stories when I read them had anything more than speculation - so if you know more I would be delighted to learn.
 * That said, the way this encyclopedia works is that each fact entered into the encyclopedia must be backed up with a citation - a reference to a source (written or online) where that fact has been verified. That's how the section on Memphis in the D Mafa article has been (re)written. That's just the rules they made here.Babakathy (talk) 21:17, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Socks
How many are there? So far I've found: (Which, after looking, I see you have already identified.) Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 11:22, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * User talk:69.143.57.71
 * User talk:69.143.57.109
 * User talk:Fumblingfoe
 * User:Rhodesscholar2

Thank you
Thank you for your support. It is appreciated - very much. Regards, Pdfpdf (talk) 11:22, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * It is frustrating when we have been trying to explain how he can do what is needed to achieve his aims. But his very angry post yesterday was just too much. One should not have to deal with this... Babakathy (talk) 14:40, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Interesting observation?
For Your Entertainment: The plot thickens! "User:Rhodesscholar2", (who professes to be Mcmillan), has vandalised my user page referring to comments addressed to D. Mafa! As you have identified, something really strange is going on there, particularly as McMillan has claimed to be in DC, and D Mafa claims to be in Memphis ... I've decided that this is all an enormous waste of my time. (Clearly, this person not only doesn't appreciate the effort you and I are going to on their behalf, but doesn't realise that is what we are doing, and seems to resent it!) Hence, I will reduce my involvement in this matter to as close to zero as my personality will allow. However, should you want any help, please don't hesitate to ask - I am more than happy to assist you in any way you would like. Best Wishes, Pdfpdf (talk) 11:22, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah well, I had also tried to ignore this, but failed. Especially when he posted under a new name giving his old name... Anyway, is in the hands of the admins now. Hopefully can get back to doing something useful here! Cheers, Babakathy (talk) 14:37, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Hullo
Just a quick greeting. Good to see another ag/water/climate type here in the madhouse. Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 04:31, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi. I've been lurking for a while, but the discussion on regional aspects/effects of climate change has sparked my interest. I shall try and put something together on climate change in Africa I hope. Babakathy (talk) 11:23, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Matobo National Park
Thank you for your contributions to the Matobo National Park article. It is much improved. -- Ctatkinson (talk) 01:07, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! It already quite a bit of good material. I am trying to work my way through the National Parks of Zimbabwe, have done a template.Babakathy (talk) 06:05, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Re: Geochronology
Yeah - no problem - and thanks for your patience and hard work as well - you did more than me! As to occupation, you got it - I'm a process sedimentologist, and I worry about things like river channel change and its effect on land-use... I also think about deposition in deltas and stratigraphy, and more recently I've been working on glaciers, and on landscape response to climate change. And speaking of work - that's awesome that you're working on hydrology in Zimbabwe! That must be really easily applied. Awickert (talk) 04:50, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Difficulty of field work - yes, wow, I can't imagine. I have no love for Mugabe. I'm just starting my PhD, so I don't have a field site yet; I'm probably going to be doing some things in Northern Canada, Alaska, or Wyoming (USA) - and a lot of numerical modeling. And I didn't even do field hydrology as an undergrad - I worked on experimental river channel systems at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory in Minneapolis, MN, USA (http://www.safl.umn.edu). (But I did do field work in structural geology.) Awickert (talk) 23:05, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Another country outline draft has been moved to article space!
I noticed you are a member of WikiProject Zimbabwe. Here is something that improves organization of and access to that subject on Wikipedia...

Topic outline of Zimbabwe is completed enough that it is now in article space. It still needs images and some bluelinking, and is undoubtedly missing some relevant links.

Please take a look at it. You will no doubt spot things you can easily fix that the rest of us overlooked or haven't gotten to yet.

For the rest of the pages in the set, see User:The Transhumanist/Country list.

The Transhumanist 20:09, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Topic outlines
It may disperse the fog somewhat if you read what The Transhumanist has written to me on my talk page and in response to my various questions on his talk page since 17 November 2008. On my talk page the relevant materials starts at Standardizing country coverage (and the same on The Transhumanist's talk page). Hope this is helpful in the meanwhile. Have fun. --Zlerman (talk) 15:38, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Tourist boat on the Luangwa
Hi, I reverted your addition of the boat image on the Luangwa. This boat trip is most likely on the Zambesi (or possibly on the Kafue). The Luangwa does not AFAIK have the sufficient depth to host tourist boats. Regards. Lycaon (talk) 13:31, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I will cross-check the source and get back to you if confirmed. Babakathy (talk) 07:54, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
 * And, of course, you were right! Babakathy (talk) 08:22, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Re: Cholera
Hi. Using the links you gave me i put this together: Image:2008 Zimbabwe Cholera Outbreak Combined.svg. Let me know which you think is better....  Mangwanani  (talk) 18:58, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I used Inkscape - tricky to get to grips at first but fine when you know what you're doing. We need to reduce the size of the history article dramatically on the main Zimbabwe page, while expanding the Administration areas & health sections. I might need a bit of help with that as I'd like to get the article to FA status if possible. Thanks for your help.  Mangwanani  (talk) 09:07, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey. I've had a look at your sterling work on the admin section. I had to remove the list of the provinces for GA, hence the fact that they were written into the prose. Please could you try and blend them back in otherwise we won't get FA and may lose GA. I understand it's a work in progress but this is just a heads up. I'll try and put something into the history later. Thanks  Mangwanani  (talk) 13:48, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Right, I had a play around, and decided that your idea of tables worked best so have consolodated the information into a table. Also changed the map as I didn't really like the old one- it wasn't as clear as it could have been. I don't know whether it would be an idea to remove the districts on the new map? Maybe make it clearer? Although at the same time this isn't the Simple English page. It might be an idea to try (as difficult as it probably is knowing Zimbabwe websites) to try and find some sources for the stuff you have written in the admin section as there are those fusspots who need everything verified even though it is common knowledge. I'm going to start making progress on the history unless something distracts me in the mean time....  Mangwanani  (talk) 17:46, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Will have a play around with the map when I am at home on my normal computer with the appropriate software tomorrow. There is still much work to be done on the Cholera page before we can even think about nominating the page for GA status and most importantly - the information has to be stable for some time, i.e. "new" information can't have been added to the article for some time - only proof edits as such. What district is Mvuma in exactly for me to amend the main Zim map? I have had a look but I can't pin point the district precisely enough to mark the map. I will also add northern SA to the Zim map to show the spread to other nations.  Mangwanani  (talk) 21:27, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 2008 Zimbabwean cholera outbreak
The article 2008 Zimbabwean cholera outbreak you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:2008 Zimbabwean cholera outbreak for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of said article. If you oppose this decision, you may ask for a reassessment. Terrakyte (talk) 22:04, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Re Rhodesia Operational Areas map
Thanks for catching the spelling error on the map. It's been corrected with the latest revision.

The operational area boundaries sometimes but did not always correspond to provincial boundaries. For example, Matableleand North and Matabeleland South were mostly covered by Tangent, and Midlands contained portions of Grapple, Thrasher, Repulse and Tangent. If you'd like I can email you a scanned image of the source map from the book "Counter-Insurgency in Rhodesia" by J.K. Cilliers. Pjones (talk) 00:46, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, also for ref.Babakathy (talk) 09:44, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

UZ logo
Long time, ta for the UZ logo. Best Part (talk) 12:28, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * HAPPY NEW YEAR to you too! I was surprised how quickly you sorted out the logo issue, until I saw your personal site.  You are an almnus of UZ.  I take it you have been watching me struggle over the years to write something reasonable as somebody just interested.  Please feel free to enhance the article.  Best Part (talk) 14:18, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Statistics - Lets say it would be better if you took over. Nice site, I didn't know rivers could be so interesting and complex.  Must have been a good university. Part (talk) 19:54, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like I'm a decent catalyst - I can now retire on this one. Best Part (talk) 17:38, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Great work!!! I note the recent increase in UZ-related articles as well as a vast improvement of the native article, though personal bias seems to have crept in as demonstrated by many geology/engineering associated photos. Unfortunately 'real life' prevents me from participating, I have played my Part (talk) 11:54, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * WOW, superb, unbelievable about sums my analysis. The section on 'location' appears a shade dubious - it almost repeats, initially, what is in the introduction.  The use of tables and photos is judicious though one anticipates at least photo(s) of university buildings (not your fault).  Perhaps a bit more on what UZ has done on the iternational arena.  Curiously most of the faculty, alumni and events are from the post independence era?  I like the way you turned lists into attractive prose.  On the whole an exceptional improvement!  Where were you all along? Part

(talk) 15:36, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Your recent edits (world rankings) have largely met my concerens about 'international arena'. The section on notable faculty and alumni is plagued by recurring 'such as' and terms like outstanding, distinguished, ground-breaking and prominent are used without any qualitative or quantitative measure.  Harvard is perhaps the archtype.  I think you would be a great person to collaborate with in 'real life', which is catching up with me.  Next time I visit, the article may be GA or even featured!  V.Best Part (talk) 05:54, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

University of Zimbabwe Farm - very nice
Hello! I was doing New Page Patrol and I saw your entry for University of Zimbabwe Farm -- this was very nice. Keep up the fine work! Ecoleetage (talk) 14:08, 3 January 2009 (UTC) 

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Speedy deletion of William Rollow
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Speedy deletion of Graham Hill (academic)
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Speedy deletion of Gordon Chavunduka
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advice
Heads of universities are notable by WP:PROF, so I of course declined the speedies. However, you really do need to get some more information in the articles, along with some sources. I'd advise you to add this very quickly, before it gets nominated for regular deletion. They're defensible, but its better to prveent this. DGG (talk) 15:58, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

TY-BS
Thanks very much, I was by this page earlier and thought you may find interest in Category:Barotse Floodplain, which I put together today.--Mr Accountable (talk) 06:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Flagged Revs
Hi,

I noticed you voted oppose in the flag revs straw pole and would like to ask if you would mind adding User:Promethean/No to your user or talk page to make your position clear to people who visit your page :) - Thanks to Neurolysis for the template  « l | Ψrometheăn ™ | l »   (talk) 07:05, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Makgadikgadi Pan - need help
Hi, in the course of categorizing the Niger, Congo, Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers over the past few days, I had occasion to pause at Category:Makgadikgadi Pan; what is the disposition of the potential categorization of this landform? It didn't seem apparent to me. --Mr Accountable (talk) 18:53, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Well! That helps, will do.  --Mr Accountable (talk) 19:19, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. --Mr Accountable (talk) 19:22, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Category:Kalahari Desert
TY, Category:Makgadikgadi Pan is up and running, I just started up with Category:Kalahari Desert, I don't suppose there's any easy advice about this major category? Cheers. --Mr Accountable (talk) 19:44, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Great, the articles are categorized and the category has some technical competency, thanks. --Mr Accountable (talk) 13:53, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

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Possibly unfree File:Walter kamba.jpg
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University of Zimbabwe
I got my numbers directly from the University of Zimbabwe's website, at "http://www.uz.ac.zw/". Hope this helps! Chip Unicorn (talk) 23:18, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion of File:Levi nyagura.jpg
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