User talk:Ezeu/Archive1

Archive: 12 July 2005 - 23 September 2005

Great edits!
Hey, Ezeu! Glad to see your great edits on those Ugandan articles, especially the national anthem audio link. I'm a Brit with an interest in east africa so it's great to have another Ugandan contributor on board.

The article on Yoweri Museveni has come on significantly in the past few months. It would be a great help if you could look over it at some point, as you're in a better position to spot errors than I am. You may also be interested in WikiProject Countering systemic bias, which is a collaborative effort to improve pages which are neglected on Wikipedia. These include pages relating to states in Africa, Central Asia and other areas where there is a lack of 'native' contributors.

Anyway, good to have you on board, TreveXtalk 12:07, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

An Address to the Public by Benjamin Franklin
Hi there Ezeu! Well done in having formatted and laid out An Address to the Public by Benjamin Franklin, it looks very professional. However, I am afraid that Wikipedia is not the place for source texts - e.g. copies of texts rather than articles about them, as we are an encyclopedia rather than a reference library. However, Wikipedia's sister project, Wikisource, is the place to put that page, however, as they don't have a copy of Benjamin Franklin's An Address to the Public. Thank you very much for your contributions. --NicholasTurnbull 21:56, 16 July 2005 (UTC) .

Swedish Wikipedians' notice board
Hi, I noticed that you made some good edits to Sweden. Glad to have you here! You might be interested in checking out the Swedish Wikipedians' notice board, a page intended as an information hub for Wikipedians with interest in and/or knowledge of Swedish topics. It aims to keep track of ongoing debates and votes relating to Swedish articles, and as a place to list "weak spots", in order to attract the attention of someone knowledgeable in a specific area. / Alarm 12:04, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

Naming conventions
Hi Ezeu! I learned a lot from reading your great new articles on Uganda. You might want to take a look at Naming conventions, however, as article titles are supposed to have an upper case first letter and lower case subsequent words, unless a word is a proper noun.

Obviously as a newer user you weren't expected to know this! Cheers. TreveXtalk 13:14, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Image:Uganda flag large.png
I agree, this flag is ugly. This was taken from the CIA website, and many flags are like that on here. I can see if I find a bigger and better drawing, but I cannot change the image now. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:13, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I have now replaced the flag with the right one. --Ezeu 01:10, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

my edit at John Garang
Hi Ezeu,

That was embarrassing. I somehow translated "Anyanya war" into First Congo War rather than First Sudanese Civil War when I read the article you had posted in the talk page. I swear that I actually do know the distinction. Thanks for filling in some of the gaps of the early years and for fixing my mistake! Also, nice job with the Uganda articles. You've been popping up all over my watchlist making good edits. :) Cheers,  BanyanTree 03:14, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I was quite intrigued actually. I was wondering why Garang was fighting in Congo - it didnt seem far fetched. Then I read a little and figured someone must've made a mistake. The beauty and joy with Wikipedia is to be corrected when one makes a mistake - and to correct others when one spots a mistake.--Ezeu 09:54, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Que?
Hi, Ezeu, nice to meet you! Re: your question &mdash; it depends on your definition of comprehension :P, but it's really not that spectacular. Dutch is my native language. Then there's English, and to a lesser extent German. French I can read, but I don't speak it. I learnt to speak Swahili and Ewe. Swahili being a Bantu language, I can comprehend some other Bantu languages fairly well (but I can't speak them). I know a tiny little bit Kirundi/Kinyarwanda because a friend of mine is from Burundi. Because of Ewe, I should be able to get along with Fon too, but I haven't practised my Ewe for quite a while now so that's really wishful thinking.

Incidentally, you've been doing great work on all sorts of East African articles; your edits keep popping up all over my watchlist. Thanks for that! &mdash; mark &#9998; 10:30, 10 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Re: Babel &mdash; now I'm very curious what your native language is! Unatoka wapi? &mdash; mark &#9998; 12:27, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually I think I might know something already &mdash; one of the Luo languages?

Babel: Swahili
Hello! I created the Template:User_sw-1 for Babel a while ago. However, my competence in Swahili is quite poor, and I'm not sure if the text makes much sense. Would you have suggestions for improving the text? Thank you in advance. --Oghmoir 12:01, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Exceptional newcomer award
For your brilliant and insightful work on East Africa-related articles since you joined in July, I present to you the Exceptional Newcomer Award! TreveXtalk 11:06, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Seconded by me! Ezeu's contributions are important and valuable. Hope you'll be with us for a long time. &mdash; mark &#9998; 11:14, 18 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much. I hope to be here for a long time. --Ezeu 21:21, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

thank you
Thanks for the correction in spelling. Als i have been trying quite mightly to get the African union page and articles relating to it up to snuff, if u could help i'd love it particurally "Members of the Pan-African Parliament". Thanks
 * Nice to see you. Will try to add to it.--Ezeu 15:08, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Languages of Uganda
Ezeu, I've been bold and rewritten Languages of Uganda. It's nowhere near finished, though there is quite some content already. Might I invite you to help out? (If you feel like it, that is) &mdash; mark &#9998; 12:05, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Would be interesting to work with that article. I have been reading about Runyakitara, sometimes dubbed "Uganda's new language" - a combination of Runyoro [Nyoro], Rutooro [Tooro], Runyankore [Nyankore] and Rukiga [Chiga]. Also, the language map (here) taken from Ethnologue may be good at Languages of Uganda.
 * Note: I just read this at Ethnologe: no more than three SIL JPEGs are used in any one publication or internet site. Hence I have to remove the ethnologue map. Pity.
 * I'll make one myself. Not today, but soon. I already made some Ugandan maps for Wikipedia, so it's not difficult to adjust them. &mdash; mark &#9998; 15:41, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Do you want me to remove Image:UGA ETH.jpg? &mdash; mark &#9998; 15:45, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Please do. And also remove the template at Template:ETHNOLOGUE if you can. - Ezeu 15:51, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash; mark &#9998; 16:37, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Nelson Mandela
Thanks for his new pic ! Shame about the copyright though. Welcome to Wikipedia, and congrats on your Barnstar! (You are given it on your Talk page, but often people move it to their User page) Wizzy&hellip; &#9742;   07:35, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Hello. Thank you for your work on that article. That award is proudly displayed on my User page as well.

Dear Ezeu

I am something of a novice where Wikimedia is concerned. However, having just discovered the use of the 'history' button at the top of the page and I note that you are carefully monitoring the development of the Nelson Mandela site. As a South African, I am very grateful for your contribution. I am also glad that you (and others) have accepted the changes I have made recently (157.161.45.137). As a former journalist, English teacher and hobby historian, I took great care over the changes I made, as I believe this is the greatest South African who ever lived. I look forward to co-operating with you in future. Regards James


 * Good to see you James. Please make more edits. Your knowledge is most welcome. And being a teacher, you are certainly equipped to deal the the squabbles that erupt now and again. - Ezeu 13:22, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Unprecedented fatwa
Very well. Provide such a source. HKT talk 01:53, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Fatwa!? You are giving me far too much credit. Anyway, my source is my friends cousin . --Ezeu 02:05, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * That's an invalid source. Sorry. HKT talk 02:16, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Alright, I concede defeat. I know its a sorry-ass thing to do, but it just ain't that important to me. - Ezeu 02:20, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Languages article
Hey, was interested to know why you removed that anecdote from Languages of Uganda? I thought it was a rather fun way of illustrating a serious point, adding colour to the article. TreveXtalk 14:25, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I wrote why in the talk page at Talk:Languages_of_Uganda. I you feel stongly about it, I will reinsert the anecdote. --Ezeu 19:06, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Museveni on peer review
Hey E, just thought I'd let you know that Yoweri Museveni is now on peer review. I thought now was about the right time, as it would be good to get a feel for the kind of things people will say in WP:FAC now, rather than pressing ahead with expansion and then having to change a whole load of stuff later. TreveXtalk 11:00, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Image:Zimbabwe entrance.jpg has been listed for deletion

 * Source and fair usage rationale provided --Ezeu 04:17, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Category:People shot dead by police
You added a redirect from Category:People shot dead by police to Category:Unarmed people shot dead by police with the edit summary "Since a substancially large number of people are shot by police worldwide, this category will quickly get out of hand - hence the redirect."

How does redirecting to a different catergory help a large category that is out of hand. Most people shot dead by police are not interesting enough to have an article about them on Wikipedia, if there is a problem with there to many people appearing in the article we could break it down by country, but as it stands there are only 14 articles listsed.

Can you explain your the reason for adding this redirect? Edward 07:16, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Nothing I'd querell about. I reckon my point will figure eventually. --Ezeu 01:35, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Ateker

 * I have responded at my talk page. Kind regards, &mdash; mark &#9998; 14:13, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Image:Djenne mosque2.jpg has been listed for deletion

 * Go ahead and delete that image. An alternative image (Image:Great Mosque of Djenné 3.jpg, ) is available.--Ezeu 03:53, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Category:Musicians of DR Congo
I noticed you amended Naming conventions (categories) and Categorization of people to utilise this category, which you have also created, rather than Category:Musicians of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Has this change been discussed anywhere, as I feel it should be before guidelines are amended in such a way. Steve block talk 19:29, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Reverted changes I made to naming conventions. Will revert Category:Musicians of DR Congo back to Category:Musicians of the Democratic Republic of Congo if there are any objections to the change. --Ezeu 21:04, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Toro
Thanks for providing images. Is there an image of the Toro kingdom flag that we could add to the article? Gryffindor 22:28, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Please check your images
I noticed that you have some images in the category Category:Images with unknown source. Due to the vast number of images in this category (12000+), and the fact that, lacking a source, they present considerable copyright uncertanty, Jimbo has stated, and added to the Criteria for Speedy Deletion, "Images in category "Images with unknown source" or "Images with unknown copyright status" which have been in the category for more than 7 days, regardless of when uploaded." This means the images can, and will, be deleted with no notice. To see a list of all the images you've uploaded(at least, under this username), review the upload log. If you have any questions, please let me know. JesseW, the juggling janitor 17:46, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Totalitarian dictators
The new category you created was unworkable. Not only do political scientists disgree on which regimes were totalitarian and which were not, some do not even work within the framework of the subject. So adding the category to any article means the article is advancing an implict POV, which is not allowed given the NPOV policy. 172 | Talk 02:51, 23 September 2005 (UTC)