User talk:Bucketsofg/Archive 2

blog connection
Just out of curiosity, are you the same person who had the blog covering developments in the Gurmant Grewal craziness? --Saforrest 20:24, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

creating weird pages
It looks like some tool you are using is creating weird pages like Talk:Index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=Smartguy10 (may be speedied again) -- cmh 06:15, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

24.10.102.46
Multiple vandalistic edits to the Nation of Islam, following multiple warnings. His response on article user page is [here [[User:Bucketsofg|Bucketsofg]] 23:25, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I haven't seen any edits after the last warning hence no block. If the IP starts vandalizing again please do post and we'll take a look into it. Cheers! -- Tawker 23:43, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

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Migration canoes
Added some content about Smith. Re some of the individual canoe articles, i took out the phrase 'out-rigger' since outrigger canoes (waka ama) are too small for major voyaging - it is surmised that these canoes may have been 'double hulled' rather than outrigger Kahuroa 21:24, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I've also rewritten Maui (mythology) if you want to have a look. Kahuroa 00:41, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

The supposition that 'waka ama' were traditional is existent upon the most tenuous of arguments. They were not used pre-1988 and their supposed use has been fostered very ingeniously by business people and waka ama advocates who have vested interest in this continued falsity. These people have written books specifically so that they can quote each other to backup this patently ridiculous assertion - I would question the moral integrity of any 'experts' who have been given authority via wikipedia to perpetuate this belief. 'Waka ama' is a Pacific Island sport which became fashionable in NZ from the 1990s. Clever marketing, supported by milions of dollars from work schemes, and an integration with Maori culture has created a boom industry.(ssossoss)

Ami-te-rangi
Amigo. Hay informaciones en Craig por Ami-te-rangi, ó Amai-te-rangi? Kahuroa 09:29, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

The supposition that 'waka ama' were traditional is existent upon the most tenuous of arguments. They were not used pre-1988 and their supposed use has been fostered very ingeniously by business people and waka ama advocates who have vested interest in this continued falsity. These people have written books specifically so that they can quote each other to backup this patently ridiculous assertion - I would question the moral integrity of any 'experts' who have been given authority via wikipedia to perpetuate this belief. 'Waka ama' is a Pacific Island sport which became fashionable in NZ from the 1990s. Clever marketing, supported by milions of dollars from work schemes, and an integration with Maori culture has created a boom industry.(ssossoss)

Master Jay's RfA
Thanks bud for your show of support at my recent RfA. If you have any comments, I can be reached here. -- Jay  (Reply)  01:32, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Tim Pat Coogan
Did you bother to read my edit to the Coogan wikipage, or do you just do whatever anyone --regardless of his/her own agenda -- tells you??

If not, you don't belong on Wikipedia.

70.19.67.28 23:33, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Marsden and Coulter comparisons
Hi Buckets. It may be bad form on my part to use an editor's recent history against them, but I think some of IP Address's posts are cause for concern. --Cyberboomer 22:40, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Your sig
I was just wondering why Your sig has no link to your user page? Only the e is linked to the /Esperanza subpage. IMHO that sig could use some simplifying? Or if You prefer it so, then no problem eighter, just my 2 cents. feydey 19:16, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe the grey "ofg" part could link to Your talk page? feydey 20:38, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Old Skool Esperanzial note
Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Cel es tianpower háblame 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Merci
Thank you for your support in my recent RfA! 8)--Rockero 23:39, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Appropriate humor
Thanks for
 * Ecumenize (i.e., merge) or excommunicate (delete)

I don't remember laughing out loud at a vote on AfD before. :-) Coren 21:22, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Amigo
Remember you said pictures would be good on some of the PolyMyth pages? Check out Rangi and Papa - Tāwhirimātea - Tangaroa - Māui (mythology) - Rongo - Tāne - Ngā Mānawa. Kahuroa 10:10, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

SPSmith
Excellent. Nice work, much needed - good on ya mate. And the PolySoc! Cool - edited that one slightly - is the website being updated i wonder - Biggs died in 2000 i think it was - I know - I went to the tangihanga (funeral). I have a bit of info on Smith's time in the Cook Islands which I will add - was crucial to his work on the mig. canoes. If you're in the mood for such things, Elsdon Best is another article needing a start. Kahuroa 19:07, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

RE:best wishes with the rfa
Hi, Werdna. I thought I'd drop by and give you a fuller explanation about my concerns. Please, please, please, don't take this personally. First, as I mentioned yesterday at the time, I thought "stupid racist" was way over the top. I appreciate that racism and other kinds of prejudice gets under your skin; mine, too. But reacting the way you did, in the circumstance you did, was more likely to start a flame/edit/revert war than help encourage both sides to find a neutral edit. That is something that I think is important in an admin, and the fact that you don't seem to agree makes you seem not ready (yet) for an adminship. But that is only my opinion, and I am only one of the hundred or so who are going to participate. I won't support you, but I wish you the best success in your candidacy and (if you succeed) adminship. Buck  e  ts ofg  15:30, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Would you consider changing your vote to neutral, in the light of my response to MasterofPuppets' question? Werdna648T/C\@ 01:14, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Maori Migration Canoes
Couple of things to consider before moving stuff into SpSmith article. One is this Maori Tribes resulting from the Main Fleet 1350 AD - should this be downgraded to a redirect to MMC and merged into MMC. Another is whether we should make a new article 'Great Fleet hypothesis' or similar title, to take the stuff out of MMC. This might allow the inclusion of material relating to GFH after SPS - who just kick started it. Kahuroa 12:03, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
 * See my answer at Talk:Māori migration canoes. --  Buck  e  ts  ofg  13:40, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Made MTrftMF1350AD into a redirect to List of Maori iwi - in line with the intentions of the creator of the page who wanted to make a list of tribes. Kahuroa 22:43, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

rfa support
Thanks for the support on my RFA. Unfortunately, it did not achieve consensus. I look forward to your support in a couple months when I apply again. Holler at me if you need anything. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Ready    Aim    Fire!  01:13, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Oh BTW, on my RFA page: your entire sig links to your esperanza page. Not just the e. &rArr;    SWAT Jester    Ready    Aim    Fire!  01:13, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my page. --Nlu (talk) 03:15, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

RM
I'm cool with your revert. Geedubber 19:00, 30 April 2006 (UTC)