User talk:Caulde/Archive/8

Wikihelp
Hey, I've welcomed you there! Please consider writing some Wikipedia help pages (about anything to help new Wikipedia users), it will be a great help! Cheers, Qst 11:49, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Sivaji (film)
Sivaji: The Boss was moved to Sivaji(film), the talk page of the article says it failed the GAC. If the talk page info is wrong, please correct it too and revert my edits.--Redtigerxyz 14:15, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I got confused by "Good Article Nominee: Not Listed". Doesn't that mean it has failed? Isn't Image:Symbol unsupport vote.svg (on talk pg of article) used for it? Please correct me if wrong --Redtigerxyz 14:36, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be nominated in Good article reassessment?? In my opinion, it been nominated in GAN is wrong. A note can be left on article talk page and the nomination withdrawn. Should i raise the issue on GAN talk or article talk page ?? --Redtigerxyz 16:53, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Dick Rifenburg
I am not sure if you are new at this, but I think you are suppose to add the latest to the top of the list. I have fixed it though.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:LOTD) 15:19, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't see how it matters, but thanks anyway. &mdash; Rudget contributions 15:27, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Another Cell phone deletion nomination
I noticed your argument at Articles for deletion/LG CU500. I think you might be interested in voicing your opinion at the argument at Articles for deletion/LG Voyager (VX10000) where Mikeblas is arguing for deletion of the LG Voyager (VX10000). -- ZeWrestler  Talk 23:56, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

RE: Wikihelp
hmm...I don't seem to be able to render it properly either...the backround turns black. We should be able to use it without uploading when Wikihelp gets moved onto the wikimedia servers--Phoenix-wiki (talk · contribs) 14:51, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Winston Churchill
Thank you very much for the barnstar! I feel very honoured that you appreciate the article. It's taken a lot of work but hopefully it's well on its way to GA and FA. Thank you again! LordHarris 15:31, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

GA review of Mobile, Alabama article
Thank you for taking on the task of reviewing Mobile, Alabama. Please let me know if I may be of any assistance. Altairisfar 18:18, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you again. I appreciate your efforts to review and improve the article.  Now to get to work on attempting to bring it up to FA status, a herculean task.  Cheers!  Altairisfar 19:11, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

adminship
Hi Rudget,

Thank you for your very kind offer to nominate me for adminship. I really appreciate it, and am glad you think I'd make a good administrator! However, I'm going to decline for now -- I'm very busy irl and don't have the energy to devote to a debate about my contribution history, etc. I also have a few reasons for wanting not to be an admin. However, I'm not totally opposed to the idea -- try me again in a few months :) I promise I'll still be around, probably hacking away at the same old things... best, -- phoebe/ (talk) 22:03, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

p.s. out of curiousity, where did you notice my work?

Cheers, Rudget
Thanks for the kind offer, but I'm actually in admin coaching with Ryan Postlethwaite. When the time is right, I hope he'll see fit to nominate me, and if you're still interested, I'd be glad to have you co-nominate me. Thanks again! J- ſtan TalkContribs 18:20, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the newsletter
Thanks for the newsletter, it's becoming a really good vehicle for reviewing where we are each month.

Just one small point though; I'm not certain that Jza84 will thank you for calling him a "she". Is there something that you or he would like to tell us? :) --Malleus Fatuorum 20:20, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * zOMG! ✅ &mdash; Rudget contributions 20:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks from me too. Just one thing though, Salford is in Greater Manchester. Regards, Mr Stephen 20:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ - I must have done this too fast. :) &mdash; Rudget contributions 20:28, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Great work again - thanks GRB1972 21:02, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter for December 2007
The December 2007 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter has been published. Comments are welcome on this, as well as suggestions or offers of assistance for the January 2008 issue. Dr. Cash 01:10, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Features and admins
Hello. I noticed while perusing the features and admins section of this week's Signpost that two lists, The Simpsons shorts and List of cast members of The Simpsons were labeled as having acquired featured list status, while they actually were closed prematurely, with a minor incident at WP:FLC over the matter. Their nominations are still currently active. Thanks,  Sephiroth BCR ( Converse ) 09:38, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ - Thanks for notifying me. &mdash; Rudget contributions 13:17, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

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Latex
Hi there,

I would like to consider latex code as a normal image. Also, I would like to put some color in my latex symbols.

Cheers, Randomblue (talk) 17:37, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

redirect
I added a discussion on the redirect of Robert Hawkins (Killer) on this talk page. Please comment if you have an opinion. Thanks for the heads up. Gtstricky (talk) 16:59, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Virginia
About the Virginia GA nomination: Thanks for agreeing to review it. The article should be ready. I'm also always ready to do improvements when necessary.--Patrick Ѻ 17:00, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Internationalist (album)
Thanks for the GA pass and minor edits :) Cheers, Dihydrogen Monoxide ♫ 23:56, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Portal:North West England
Dear at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates. I am here to acknowledge that the portal which you nominated is promoted to featured portal status. Congratulations! OhanaUnitedTalk page 01:32, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Nom for admin
You're still "quite" new to Wikipedia. But I can feel that you have what it takes to be an admin. Let me know when you are ready and I'll nominate you (preferably after this month) OhanaUnitedTalk page 17:06, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Thank you! Erm.... I guess so. I suppose it is a bit busy at RFA at the moment. Best, &mdash; Rudget speak.work 17:08, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I feel bad for you. Our RFAs are so common. My previous RfA was shot down as it drops below the 80% threshold in the last 12 hours and it's all because of the "block vs ban" question. -.- OhanaUnited<b style="color:green;">Talk page</b> 17:18, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * What are your major areas in improving Wikipedia? We need more help at Portals (and god knows why...) <b style="color:#0000FF;">OhanaUnited</b><b style="color:green;">Talk page</b> 17:22, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Reply
The topic still exists: "Cold Feet was a 1997..." implies the subject no longer exists, but as a creative work it will exist forever, unless every single copy of it is destroyed -- an unlikely possibility given the way television and films are archived. Brad (talk) 21:09, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Exmoor GA review
Thanks for all your help with the GA review of Exmoor. If you are bored there are a couple of other "local" articles in the GA queue - South West Coast Path & History of Somerset - but that would be pushing it. Thanks again.&mdash; Rod talk 22:11, 7 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Without wishing to rain on anyone's parade, I think that the Exmoor article was listed as a GA prematurely. There were numerous issues with it - none of them show-stoppers admittedly - but the article ought to have been put on hold until they were fixed IMO. I've raised my concerns on the article's talk page. If I'm in a minority of one, then I'm quite happy to take the article to WP:GAR for a range of other opinions. :) --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 00:17, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

France Portal - Featured Portal!
I just wanted to thank you and the others who helped improve and get Portal:France "featured portal" status. Thanks - NYArtsnWords (talk) 00:01, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Admins
To be nice does not necessarily prevent one being forceful. A lot of the time, wikipedia requires both: the ability to resolve conflicts, and make troublesome editors curb their disruptions to wikipedia, whilst at the same time not alienating editors. Michael Sanders 17:32, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. But being civil usually helps to mediate and look at the situation you are dealing with. And thanks for bringing this to my talk page, as requsted. &mdash; Rudget speak.work 17:34, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I am civil. I'd be interested to know what you consider an example of my incivility; I'd say that whilst I do at times get into disputes with other editors (which are always on matters of encyclopaedia style/content rather than personal attacks/animus/arrogance, and which consequently are generally resolved by agreements over what is appropriate to an article), I am not uncivil towards them. Furthermore, I do meditate and look at the situation I'm dealing with: you can look at [], where I addressed disagreements User:Srnec and I had been having over features, such as a quote in the lead, to the apparent satisfaction of both. Michael Sanders 17:51, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I was talking about users in general. &mdash; Rudget speak.work 17:53, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * What about users in general? Michael Sanders 17:55, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * The civility thing. I wasn't referring to you, I was referring to users in general. &mdash; Rudget speak.work 17:56, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * But nonetheless, I am able to do both. You can see Talk:Valentinian III, for a start - a sad case of mislabelling remedied without fuss. Michael Sanders 18:01, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmmm. I'll change to weak support based on that, and the fact that the userpage thing was in April. &mdash; Rudget speak.work 18:03, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA
If I may? I apologize if I have wasted any of your time. I now realise that much more experience is needed to become an admin, which is understandable. Regards, Surplu <sup style="color:#000">TalkToMe!  17:50, 8 December 2007 (UTC).

Friends of the Mt. Holyoke Range
Just a heads-up. This article has been proposed for speedy deletion. Rmhermen (talk) 18:54, 8 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I've removed it but make sure to add more references next time. :) Thanks. — Rudget speak.work 18:56, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Pgagnon999"


 * Ask (prefferably sans preemptive action) and ye shall receive Friends of the Mt. Holyoke Range. --Pgagnon999 (talk) 19:11, 8 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Did you add on the deletion tag? If not, may apologies. I'd just posted the stub about thirty seconds before it was tagged--Pgagnon999 (talk) 19:18, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if I'll be the one to expand the stub or not; depends on whether or not I continue to lack a personal or professional life and spend all my time creating Wiki articles. But I've added two references which should suffice to hold it down until someone does. I'm confident that'll eventually happen. For now the stub supports the existence of the organization in reference to several other articles I've been writing and also encourages Wiki expansion.--Pgagnon999 (talk) 19:24, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA
Thank you for your taking the time to comment on my RfA - see Requests for adminship/Wassupwestcoast. I've added comments that might clarify some of the issues you had concerns with. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast (talk) 00:29, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

San Francisco Municipal Railway GAN
I've moved the above GAN into the transport section of the GAN page. Just letting you know so you can find it again! Geometry guy 14:22, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


 * No problem. I spotted another one: Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier. This is a building, which GA lists under "architecture", not "places". There are several here that need moving, which I'll do in a minute. Geometry guy 17:04, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

GAs
Hey, thanks for reviewing Internationalist (album) and Young Modern. I was wondering if you could take another look at them and point out any issues, so I can go for FAC some time in the future. Thanks, &mdash; <font color=#12A434>Dihydrogen Monoxide 01:38, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey, no probs. I wasn't asking for anything specific to music articles - just a general look at criterion 1a (prose etc. - see WP:FA?) issues, as that's somewhere I've been let down in all my FACs so far (even successful ones!). So yeah, a look at prose, some notes for unclear sentences, etc. would be awesome, if you have the time. Thanks so much for your help with the GAC backlog, &mdash; <font color=#12A434>Dihydrogen Monoxide 22:05, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that Rudget - it was really helpful and gave me a good idea of what needs to be done still. I added some audio samples and renamed the section as you suggested - I'm now going to try and find some more sources and stuff - as you can see from the history I wrote most of the body text offline, so I'm sure there's still a bit more out there. Thanks again for your (invaluable) help, and I'll give you a yell if I need more or if I go to FAC. Cheers, &mdash; <font color=#12A434>Dihydrogen Monoxide 23:10, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Interview :)
Hey Rudget! I noticed that you were very active in WP:GM, and have decided to ask you a few questions about the project for this week's WikiProject Report in the Signpost :)
 * 1) What is the best way for users unfamiliar with Greater Manchester-related topics, new to Wikipedia, or just interested to get involved in the project?
 * A:


 * 1) What do you think about the progress the project has made during its time on Wikipedia?
 * A:


 * 1) Are there any ongoing discussions pertaining to project issues or articles in the project's scope?
 * A:


 * 1) What is the advantage of having the project's newsletter?
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 * 1) What are some of the project's most recent successes?
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Really, really bad haiku from a new admin
Setting new lows in thank-you spam:

<div style="padding: 5px; background: #B0C4DE; border-style: solid; border-width: 10px; border-color: #00008B; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 100%; "> <div style="margin-top: 3px; padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; width: 250px; float: center;"> Click there for my RfA spam haikus! → → → Janitor's new tools

Spam must stop -- will new mop act?

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New admin, new tools

Earnest newbie furrows brow

Fare thee well Main Page

New mess all about

Sorcerer's Apprentice mop

Not supporter's fault

A. B. so grateful

Wikipedia trembles

Watch out DRV

A. B. wonders why

Copyright always confused

Fair use, farewell, bye



Dear RfA friend, I will learn, chaos will fade ''Thanks so much ... A. B.

This RfA thank you card is based on a card originally done by Phaedriel

Rudget, I was so surprised and pleased to get your co-nomination. Thanks for doing this and I look forward to {carefully) use the new tools you helped me get. -- A. B. (talk) 16:25, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

It is alright
Well...I'll try to plan my next RfA next summer with better quality edits. I'll request deletion of my autograph books, more mainspace edits etc. I'm not really discouraged, and I'm glad you participated at my RfA. Pre ston  H  16:19, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Great success
<div style="border: 2px solid #fff; margin: 0 0 0 0; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; background-color: #eef;"> <div style="margin-top: 3px; padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; width: 250px;"> Click there to open your card! → → → <span style="font-family: times, arial; font-size: 110%;">Dear Rudget,

Thank you for your participation in my request for adminship, which ended successfully with a final tally of (52/10/1). I was impressed by the thoughtful comments on both sides, and the RFA process in general. The extra buttons do look pretty snazzy, but I'll be careful not to overuse them. If you have advice to share or need assistance with anything, feel free to drop me a message or email. Thank you and good day!

Cordially, — <font face="Arial" color="green">xDanielx T/C\R 06:52, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Credits - This RFA thanks was inspired by Carlosguitar's RFA thanks and LaraLove's RFA thanks, which were both inspired by The Random Editor's RFA thanks, which was in turn inspired by Phaedriel's RFA thanks.

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To the opposers in my RfA
I would like to apologise for my intemperate comments during the Melsaran affair. I accept that I should have expressed myself more civilly, and should have waited for the ArbCom to explain themselves rather than jumping to conclusions and condemning them. I can honestly say that I regret my reaction.

In my defence, I would like to reiterate that I did not use the admin tools in any way in relation to the Melsaran affair. I am completely aware that it would be a very bad idea to wheel-war with ArbCom, and I can honestly say that I would never do so.

For what it's worth, I genuinely don't dislike the ArbCom. I respect the fact that they have to make tough decisions, and I understand that sometimes these decisions must be made in secret. It is true that I have a natural aversion to authority and secrecy; this is part of my character. But in future I will do my best to treat the arbitrators with more respect and to assume good faith on their part.

I served this community for seven months as an administrator, with very little criticism. I believe that I can continue to help Wikipedia by serving as an administrator. I ask you to look at the beneficial contributions I've made to the encyclopedia; I believe that the good I can do outweighs the problems with my somewhat combative nature.

Please give me a second chance. WaltonOne 13:56, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Re; Virginia Pass
Hey Rudget,

Thank you for you kind words and for the feedback and assistance on the Virginia GA review. I especially appreciate the helpful communication, which made the process so much more pleasant to go through.-- Kubigula (talk) 23:25, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

RE: Hellomoto
Sure thing. If the guy gets rowdy, let me know and I'll protect his talk page. :) GlassCobra 17:51, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks
--Michael Greiner 18:48, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Opinion on Wolf Armoured Vehicle
I didn’t want to enter a comment “out of the blue” on the article’s talk page and the GA nominations page isn’t appropriate for extended conversion, so I apologise if this isn’t where you were expecting the second opinion. I’m not sure that “rewrite” is in order, per se, but there are certainly some serious issues, e.g.: Hope this helps. Ɛƚ ƈơƅƅ  ơƚɑ  talk 23:05, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Content is minimal and should be expanded. For example, the article says the vehicle was needed for mobility in an urban environment, but does not discuss previous situations that precipitated that need.  Content addressing operations in which it has been used and opinions of officials, soldiers, etc. on actual or perceived effectiveness would be nice, too.  I’m not sure this content exists, however, which leads to the next point.
 * A chief concern about the article is notability. “A topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject”. Four of the five sources are the vehicle’s manufacturer (Hatehof and Rafael) and the reliability of the fifth source, Army Guide, may not be able to be ascertained.  Frankly, the article may be eligible for speedy deletion and is certainly eligible for a GA quick-fail.  At the very least, the sources provided are inadequate.

3rd opinion
I'd go along with elcobbola; the broadness of the article coverage is problematic, and the tone is rather vague in places. I can't see how this is a "brand-new concept"; these type of wheeled armoured vehicles have been around for ages. There are parts that would also need clarification ("It is a combination of vehicles that have no relationship to each other, except for this vehicle." - eh?; "Most of the original parts were kept, with the only notable changes being, the rear axle and tires." - original to what? This is a new vehicle). I also have doubts about sourcing, though I do think being in service with the IDF confers notability. <font color="RoyalBlue">EyeSerene <font color="OliveDrab">TALK 12:19, 14 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Just to be clear: I do think the vehicle itself is notable (or, at least, a borderline case deserving of a chance). However, the article, in its current state, does not assert that notability, as defined in WP:N.  Obviously, if the vehicle is indeed notable, additional sources will be easy to provide (and, one hopes, the additional content would come along with those sources).  Ɛƚ  ƈơƅƅ  ơƚɑ  talk 13:40, 14 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes I agree. Good job on the review Rudget ;) <font color="RoyalBlue">EyeSerene <font color="OliveDrab">TALK 17:20, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

You have email!
Well, or at least you will have in a couple of minutes :) <font style="font-variant: small-caps; font-size: 105%">Qst 19:22, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ Email sent. <font style="font-variant: small-caps; font-size: 105%">Qst 19:24, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ Replied. &mdash; Rudget Contributions 19:28, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, there is just one more reply from me there :) <font style="font-variant: small-caps; font-size: 105%">Qst 19:35, 14 December 2007 (UTC)