User talk:Brian/Archive 03

GG appointments
Hey Brian, read the "Governors" book over the weekend - something else interesting to note, post 1936 the NZ Govt had the ability to nominate Gov-Gens, but they didn't 'directly' do so, instead the PM simply 'consulted' the Colonial / Dominions / Commonwealth Office and they came up with a name... interesting. Which means that GGs like Freyberg were basically nominated by the PM, but others weren't. Funny. It confirms the appointment of Porritt was the first proper nomination by an NZ PM. --Lholden 22:05, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

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Hi There, I am the NZ Army Internet Web Manager and came across the NZ Army on Wikipedia today. I am curious (as I don't know much about Wikipedia yet) as to where all the content comes from? I see some pages are linked to the NZ Army Website which is cool but am wondering where the rest comes from? I would be grateful if you could let me know or email me at army ArmyWebmaster@nzdf.mil.nz

ArbCom questions
Hello, Brian! I have answered the questions you have left for me on Arbitration Committee Elections December 2006/Candidate statements/Questions for Messedrocker. —   20:43, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

ArbCom questions (another person's comments)
Just a FYI -- I've withdrawn, per this diff. (Mentioning this since you have the only active link to my question page that might draw traffic to the page.) Thanks for your questions! It was fun answering them. Cheers. -- QTJ 00:39, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

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Guides
Haha, that is worrying! Which Guide was it BTW? --Lholden 10:31, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

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Elizabeth of the UK
You've reinserted a sentence which claims Elizabeth II is the most powerful head of state. Any reasoning/evidence to back this up? Green Giant 05:43, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

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John Key - pic
Hey Brian, can you find a free pic of the next leader of the National Party John Key? Can't find one. --Lholden 03:31, 23 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Just uploaded it and claimed fair use: Image:John key.jpg --Lholden 03:36, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Cabinet Manuel
Yeah, but that doesn't really mean anything, much like the Cabinet Manuel itself. --Lholden 02:44, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

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New maintainer needed for Portal:New Zealand
Hi Brian. I seem to recall that you once said you'd be willing to take over Portal:New Zealand if I ever got tired of it, or maybe you just offered to fill in if I went on holiday. You certainly have the experience to take it over. If you are still keen, please see Portal talk:New Zealand.- gadfium 02:27, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Re:Turangi
Looks good! A small suggestion to work in there somewhere (but not in these words, since they're directly from the text!):
 * Literally "Tu": to stand, "rangi": sky. The locality was named after chief Turangi Tukua. Earlier names for the settlement were Taupahi, Tongariro Bridge, and Tokaanu Junction. (From A. W. Reed (1975) "Place names of New Zealand". Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed.)

Also, I don't know the area well, but is it worth working in a link to Lake Rotoaira somehow? Grutness...wha?  11:17, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * PS - is there any reason why you're not an admin? If you're willing to stand I'd be happy to nominate you! Grutness...wha?  11:23, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Hi Brian. Thanks for your advice. I think it would be a good idea for me to get myself a User ID, but as it is quite late where I am now, I'll sort it out first thing in the morning.

By the way, I did provide some verifiable sources with my articles which should prove their notability, but I fear that the user may not have been checking them out properly. I think it's sorting itself out now though.

Thanks again.

Kind Regards

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Adminship
OK - your RfA subpage is at Requests_for_adminship/Brian_New_Zealand. Just go to Requests_for_adminship/nominate and follow the instructions there. Good luck! (Oh, and yes, Taupo was bound to fool me. I've never been sure which region it counts as) Grutness...wha?  01:29, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's been a closer contest that I expected - I think your lack of participation in the deletion pages and the like may be weighing against you a bit. I think you should still pass, but if you don't it'll at least give you a good idea of what areas of Wikiship you'd need to work on to pass next time (and if you don't pass, there should definitely be a next time!) Grutness...wha?  03:15, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Cool!
Hey, I'll support you in you run for admin if you want when you run! I am planning on being one too! WikiMan53 T/C My editcounter 02:25, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Note: Feel free to contact me anytime on my talk page! WikiMan53 T/C My editcounter 02:27, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Your RfA
Well responded - good luck, Brian. --User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 04:49, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

News items at Portal:New Zealand
When you add news items, could you either Good work on keeping the news up to date so far!- gadfium 05:18, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) also add them to Portal:Current events/Oceania, with a source, and without a picture or bold links; or
 * 2) include a commented out source in P:NZ:ITN as I have done in the past, so I can add the article to Portal:Current events/Oceania myself. I think this is good documentation of stories for readers digging through the history in the future.

Your RfA
Brian, about your RfA (and my oppose), do you have any experience with new page patrol, either here or at wikinews?--Kchase T 21:32, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
 * On wikinews, I am always doing NPP, however over here I spent some time on NPP. I have in the past tagged articles db, prod, and copy. I try and check Special:Newpages daily, and am mainly looking for new New Zealand, and other Oceania articles, so I can sort them in to the correct cats, wikilink etc. Brian | (Talk) 21:54, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, I think I was too hasty in evaluating you. I've switched to neutral for reasons explained at the RfA page. I know (from my own anxiety about my RfA and the many departures of good editors after their RfAs went down in flames of hostile opposes at the end) how nerve-wracking this process can be. Sorry to make it unduly stressful for you, especially to start with a "strong oppose". Best of luck in your RfA, Brian.--Kchase T 02:22, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

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User:Customes
That user seems to be a newbie really, only a handful of edits. Anyway "No consensus means no change" is not necessary true. Brian | (Talk) 23:17, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Are you seriously arguing that he didn't misbehave. I suggest that you concentrate on countering abuse of process, rather than attacking people who are trying to prevent abuse. Hawkestone 19:49, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank You!
Thank you for your input at my RFA, which successfully closed at 58/2/0. I will think about the 10 questions and answers I had, and I hope that I will use the tools constructively and for the benefit of Wikipedia. If you ever need any help, don't be afraid to drop me a line. I'm here to help afterall! ‎8) -Royalguard11 (Talk·Desk·Review Me!) 23:45, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Bad luck with your RfA
Hello Brian. It looks like your support rate of sixty-nine percent won't quite be enough to get you to admin status this time. It looks like vandal fighting and XfD participation were major contributors to your lack of additional support. If you concentrate some of your efforts in these areas for the next three months before trying again then this may make a substantial difference to the outcome of your next RfA. Regards and happy editing, (aeropagitica) 01:36, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Although my position on your RfA was weak oppose, I really hope that you don't feel discouraged about this one and may continue to improve for a successful RfA in the near future. Best regards,-- Hús  ö  nd  04:20, 17 December 2006 (UTC) 

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Request for Adminship
It is my regretful task to inform you that your recent request for adminship failed to achieve consensus to promote, and has been closed. Please do not be discouraged; a number of users have had their first RfA end without consensus, but have been promoted overwhelmingly in a later request. Please continue to make outstanding contributions to Wikipedia, and consider requesting adminship again in the future. You may find Guide to requests for adminship helpful in deciding when to consider running again. If I can be of any help to you, please do not hesitate to ask. Essjay  ( Talk )  02:31, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry about this - I really thought you'd get the thumbs up. You did get well over half, but unfortunately 75-80% is the usual requirement for AfD. Please don't feel disheartened about trying again sometime - I'm still sure you'd be a very fine admin here. Grutness...wha?  06:01, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks everyone for your votes. I don’t mind really, not having adminship means that I can do what I came to wikipedia for expand content on New Zealand related articles, and get them up to GA/FA. I might follow ‘advise’ and try again in a few months.

I won’t be on wiki for a couple of weeks, away catching up with family over the Christmas break. So, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Brian | (Talk) 06:25, 17 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Hard luck. You will probably get adminship if you apply in a few months. --Midnighttonight (rendezvous) 22:04, 17 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Gosh, Brian, it was all over before I realised it had started. Shows how seldom I really look at the NZ Wikia. Robin Patterson 01:49, 18 December 2006 (UTC) in Wellington

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NZ walk-abouts
I checked the Buck House website and found nothing about the first walk-about taking place in NZ; in fact, the page on Royal Visits to NZ mentions nothing about walk-abouts at all. There are also sources that state the Queen Mother started the tradition of walk-abouts when she broke from the Royal Party and went to talk to people gathered to see her and the King in Ottawa in 1939. CBC makes the claim here:, the MLC says the same here: , and the Governor General's website repeats it here:. Something's amiss! --G2bambino 23:48, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I see the reference to the "first walk-about" now, but this still contradicts what was said about the Queen Mum & George VI in Ottawa. There's little doubt the Royal Couple broke from the entourage to speak to Canadians in 1939, so how can Buck House claim the first ever walk-about was in 1970? Could the 1970 one be the first planned walk-about, whereas the previous had been unscripted? --G2bambino 00:11, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

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For your help:
Thank you, but I'm still not sure how I'm going to set out the cross-media discography :S. Also, with the need for citation, I am sourcing the documents that he sent me - how am I to reliably source that? I can just say he told me, but there's no proof! This is a serious flaw in the citation policy, when the wikipedia subject has no notable references, other than the ones they make themselves. Thanks again, I'm still coming to grips with this stuff... Electriceel 10:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for the anti-vandlism work :) Looks like someone was pissed off with my new pages patrol work... Grutness...wha?  05:41, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

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NZCF Article
Yes, I am a member of No. 17 SQN (City of Christchurch) A.T.C. and am responsible for Squadron History, marketing and PR. Yourself? Timephoenix (talk • contribs) 09:43, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

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I assumed you created the article, sorry for the revert. SERSeanCrane 04:25, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


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I'll try not to go anywhere, but I can't guarantee that life won't become busy again. Sorry! Jude (talk) 00:01, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

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Although you nominated me...
You could vote too I would have thought. Hey thanks for watching over the Māori wiki as you have been doing to check for spam and vandalism. I wasn't aware that you were, altho I saw your name on the Small Wiki wotsit team on Meta. Thanks bro. Luckily there isn't a lot of spam/vandalism, and the cascading protection trick is kinda neat at stopping those pesky .php pages being recreated. Kahuroa 12:19, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

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 * Kia ora Brian. Thanks for all you've done. Heoi anō, Kahuroa 00:13, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

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 * See mi:Wikipedia Talk:Karetao - re Robbot. A bit of a nonchalant character in his application, but has been editing for a while without any problems. Kahuroa 06:43, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

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Are you interested in proposing your infobox for use thruout NZ on towns? It might make a good place to start - there are some things I'd change, so as you know: I'd have the colour blue at top, I'm not keen on the flag being included, and I'm not sure that having the electorate is a good idea, since it gives the impression that each town has its own seat in parliament. Over to you tho. Kahuroa 11:00, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

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Inclusion of English language placenames in infoboxes on the Wikipedia Māori
Hello - please see mi:Wikipedia:Kōrero - I'd like us to have a vote to write into the conventions of the Māori Wikipedia a protocol for using the two official spoken languages of NZ in geographical infoboxes, similar to and complimentary with the convention recently agreed on the English language Wikipedia at New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board, where it was agreed to include the Māori language name of towns in infoboxes. This has now been provisionally included in Naming conventions (New Zealand) and it would be nice to reciprocate and to confirm and regularise a practice we have already been following, if a little inconsistently. Feel free to ask me on my talk page if you have any questions - Cheers Kahuroa 08:41, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Cheers for the vote on mi, and the infobox offer - yes to that! Like your infobox. Tho you'll need to add a link like this to the right of the Māori name: Māori in italics and the same size and boldness as the two names - if you make it appear depending on whether there's text in the Māori name field. Great work - glad to see it. Kahuroa 10:22, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

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I see you probably made the page in the title, You may notice there are only 2 requests for assessment, yet Category:Unassessed New Zealand articles and Category:Unknown-importance New Zealand articles show how many need to be done, i hope you can help me in moving these to the request section, fulfilling the requests, and promoting the need for assessors.Blacksmith2talk 08:08, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

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Connecticut for Lieberman
Brian,

If you want to include information regarding Susan Henshaw relating to Connecticut for Lieberman, information on her on again, off again party affiliation is relevant.

Either remove references to her being party "secretary" (a post for which she would be ineligible, even if it were true), or allow me to post the relevant information on her party affiliation(s).

Thanks, S

Thank you - so very much.
Sue Henshaw, Secretary, CFL Party

OTRS# 2007071410012042
Brian:

With regards to your OTRS# 2007071410012042, I'm curious as to your justification/reason for removing a legally obtained (FOIA) police report a U.S. newspaper published? Searching wikipedia shows numerous links to police reports for criminals and public figures, so why is this any different? Now, if the party in question had resigned, I'd not have any issue, but they chose to remain in public office and this police report refutes claims Wiki vandals where making in deleting entire sections on this incident. I'm from the area this event occurred, and there have also been charges of a cover-up locally and I hate to see it spread to the wiki.

If there is justification for this censorship of public information, then exactly what news stories can be linked in and why is this different then any number of examples on the wiki already?

Thank you

Kirksmonkey 22:49, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

QTRS reply
>Regarding OTRS, we received a complained about that link, and until we can work out, whether it is a acceptable site, I removed it. I hope that explains why. Brian

Well, do note two things:

1. The link (police report) published was a news story. That is, a newspaper, that had published the police report. This is no different then 100's of other police reports published on the Wiki, in fact, in the U.S. it is acceptable to do this since the paper recieved it under the Freedom of Information Act. Nothing improper here at all. This was a direct law enforcement report.

2. Lots of vandelism/deletions going on on this page.

Please advise when you reach a decision.

Thank you

Kirksmonkey 05:09, 15 July 2007 (UTC)