User talk:GunnarRene/1

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Hi
You've probably mistakenly altered twice my signature while editing the Talk:Republic of Macedonia. Please next time, press "Show Preview", before you press "Save Page", and if the result is not satisfying, then undo it. Thanks, and I don't blame you cause its code is rather long, but I like the visual effect! N i k o S il v e r   (T) @ (C) 14:58, 7 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Ha, ha! I did use preview on the second edit. I should have used "Show changes" though. That would have shown my mistake. :-) Thanks. --GunnarRene 20:58, 7 April 2006 (UTC)


 * No offence, I am desperate to find someone to shorten the code anyway, coz it's freakin' long (used to be longer and I did some modifs).   N i k o S il v e r    (T) @ (C) 21:00, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Hiding infoboxes from searchenginers...
Let's experiment.. Pick two templates and enclose them in this tag: and   on another template. We'll see if the yahoo or googlebot picks up the text. --Kunzite 02:07, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi!
Just thought I'd tell you that if you meant this, the article already exists, just written in perfect Hepburn. elvenscout742 00:52, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. --GunnarRene 16:55, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Bowling for Columbine
This would appear to be the Forbes article in question. [www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/1209/059.html Original here]. AlistairMcMillan 00:28, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow, thanks. How did you find it? --GunnarRene 00:37, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No, that wasn't it. I'm looking for the quote... --GunnarRene 00:39, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The Jan Jacobson quote comes from the Wall Street Journal editorial. AlistairMcMillan 00:43, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The other quote "I put $1,000 in a long-term account, they did the background check, and, within an hour, I walked out with my new Weatherby," is expressly sourced to Forbes, but is not found in the Forbes search. Which leads me to believe that the Jan Jacobson quote is also from this unfound Forbes article. The bank employees (in plural) were also interviewed in a film that I have, but it's better to have online sources. P.S: Why aren't we using Talk:Bowling_for_Columbine? --GunnarRene 00:52, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Where are you getting that "I put $1,000..." quote from? I thought you were wanting the Forbes article references in the Wall Street Journal Editorial, but that quote isn't in the WSJ article.  Which Forbes article are you looking for?  Also no particular reason this isn't on the Bowling Talk page, I was just answering a query you left in the Bowling page, so using your Talk page to respond seemed most appropriate. AlistairMcMillan 00:59, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

question on Landshark article
Hey there... question on the Landshark article which you reverted for possible copywrite issues. Thanks --Gay Cdn 14:53, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps
It is certainly possible that my comments regarding my unwillingness to listen to the statements made by the user in question border on personal attacks. I will focus on trying to tone down the level of personal affront in my comments post haste. However, I will not allow the content on some article that I could give two shits about to be dictated via tenacious editing and a willingness to distort and push-push-push untill one wins. Individuals who use such editing tactics should be excluded from a consensus decision. I would note for the second time that I honestly could care less about the debate in question, but I will NOT reward bad editing practices. If the two of you can convince the two of them that the article is not worth mentioning, then you will have reached consensus. If the two of them convince the two of you that the article is worth mentioning, then you will have reached consensus. The OBSTACLE to consensus, at this point, is the other editor, who will not discuss, will not change his stance. He is fighting to WIN, not to improve. Hipocrite - &laquo; Talk &raquo; 16:33, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

M24 SWS
Hi, you posted on my Talk page about a change I made to the M24 SWS, I think you were referring to the change made after mine, by a User:Squalla and I agree with you that he shouldn't have marked that change as minor. I made the preceeding changed which was simply to replace the infobox type with a new one (and didn't mark my change as minor). Deon Steyn 05:49, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Oops. Sorry --GunnarRene 10:08, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Talk heading
I see your point about the talk heading, but I was commenting back to the first poster, as shown by my level of indention. If you put in a new header there, my comment looks like the first comment and looks very out of place. It also looks like I chose the words for the heading, which I did not.

I don't think we should be adding new headings into existing discussions. They give the reader the wrong idea of who said what. If it is absolutely necesary because of length (which is not the case here), then I think it should say something like "Arbitrary break".

Thanks for your consideration. Johntex\talk 00:50, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'll try to fix--GunnarRene 00:59, 14 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you - looks good! Johntex\talk 01:16, 14 July 2006 (UTC)


 * :-) My concern was the we suddenly were discussing two different subjects in the same section. --GunnarRene 01:18, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Opps on image
Thanks that I didn't know. Will keep that in mind in the future. Æon Insane Ward 23:21, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

RahXephon
Hi... I'm absolutely new to wikipedia article writing and whatnot, so sorry if I do anything wrong... I just wanted to express my gratitude for your contributions to the article on RahXephon. That series has really had a profound effect on me and the wikipedia page also helped me out with a lot of the information I was curious about. So... thank you.

As a final question, would you have any series that you would recommend to someone who enjoyed this one particularly?

Thanks a lot. -Will (24.68.65.66


 * Thank you for that :-) (See Anime and manga awards too ;-) I've mostly organized and re-written information contributed by lots of other editors, so I thank them too. Currently, you will see me contribute more substantive information to that article from reliable sources, and trying to improve it to a higher standard.


 * I have a list of shows that I want to watch (on my user page), but I don't know if they're good yet. When researching for the RahXephon article, I've begun wanting to watch more mecha anime, particularly Gundam and other classics. In the mecha genre, I've just watched Evangelion (which is good in one way), RahXephon (which is good in another way), Gasaraki (which started promising but failed towards the end) and Full Metal Panic (which has it very good moments, but too much fan service and nonsense for me to seriously recommend it). If you want an ensemble show with complex relationships and such (my favourite part of RahXephon) you might like Infinite Ryvius. Cowboy Bebop is good too. I'm watching Planetes and Crest of the Stars now, and they seem very good so far. See also Portal:Anime_and_manga/Selected_series/2006 and Anime News Network--GunnarRene 20:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Hello again - haha, you made me sign up for this thing now, there's no turning back... thanks for the comment and guideline, I will definitely get started on editing when I have the time [: I will also definitely check out Infinite Ryvius... that complex personal element really did make RahXephon for me. I did enjoy Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion but for some reason RahXephon really just tops my list of all-time favorites.  One thing I particularly enjoyed was the soundtrack - Ichiko Hashimoto (musician) made some very interesting choices with her sound. It can vary greatly from jazzy art-rock to powerful yet intimate piano or string quartet pieces, but no matter what she writes, it's excellent.


 * I also notice you play violin - what type of pieces do you enjoy playing? I've been playing for most of my life, so if you have any questions or want to know of any new composers I would love to help you out.


 * Oh well, back to studying for me, my finals start tomorrow! /: Thanks for the help, and I will definitely talk to you soon! --Trans1t 02:34, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Noticed your note on my userpage. I don't know if there's a set definition on what constitutes a "minor" edit or not, but for me, if it's only a sentence or two, or a small clean-up, I usually consider that a minor edit. Actually, I just added some stuff to the section on Quon, which I don't consider a minor edit. BTW, glad to see some RahXephon fans in Wikipedia, that's a truly awesome series. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 04:00, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * No, I don't have any issues of those magazines, but I do have some issues of Animerica that are from around that time. Oh, and thanks for the cleanup on my changes to the section on Quon, I knew there was something that I wasn't getting right. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 04:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

If I remember right, Quon says "Ra-ra," not "La la." Something should probably be mentioned in the Characters article that she always calls Ayato "Ollin." Willbyr (talk | contribs) 11:37, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Done --GunnarRene 11:56, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * RahXephon now says "La-la", while Characters in RahXephon says "Ra-ra" as well. --GunnarRene 13:56, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm quite pleased with the Raxhephon articles, you've done a lot of good work in them. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 17:13, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Good edit on Sayoko's entry, I couldn't think of a better way to say that for anything. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 18:10, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'll try to help with a re-write of some of the character descriptions, and adding some more characters as requested on Talk:Characters in RahXephon. --GunnarRene 18:13, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

I just wanted to say thank you for helping to improve the RahXephon article. It is good to see that people are considering this seriously. I hope my additions about additional literary intertextuality are fine. TheFilth 19:37, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

RE: Itsuki - Good rewrite, that works better than what I had done. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 15:06, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

animanga todo
what does this edit mean? --GunnarRene 16:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)


 * "should" -> "shouldn't" I sometimes leave off the "n't" when I'm in a hurry. --TheFarix (Talk) 17:00, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Newtype USA requests
In the August 2005 issue (4-8), Newtype USA restructured some of its sections and stopped printing the Monthly Sales and ratings lists. --TheFarix (Talk) 16:22, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, noes! Thanks a bunch for what you could get though :-) --GunnarRene 16:30, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Your edit regarding the Podcasting Article
Why did you remove all the different podcast applications listed? It was from a non-bias viewpoint (ie not advertising), and merely compared/contrasted different aspects of different services. Pending revert. Bradcis 22:30, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * see Talk:Podcasting --GunnarRene 22:33, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Mark Roberts (not the British streaker)
Want by credit number too? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jonbarril (talk • contribs).
 * No, I don't even want your email address. But I asked who you are since you asked who Mark Roberts are, and I asked for logs since you had some problem with the email to Roberts.--GunnarRene 21:11, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

And who are you? Shouldn't i know a little about you before i turn over authorization for you to search my ISP info?

Apparently you are not following the thread of this discussion. The point is that Mark Roberts is someone that a lot of people are citing as a source, but yet I only have second hand information that he is who he seems to be. Hence, I feel, the onus is on him to provide verification that he is who he is. As for my identity, I don't see where that is pertinent to this discussion, as I am making no claims, but just trying to verify the source of the information that I am reading.

BTW: How do I use the "comment" feature?

--jonb 21:28, 14 September 2006 (UTC)


 * With my user page and a search engine, you should be able to find even my name, phone number and map location. And what comment feature are you referring to? If it's on Wikipedia, then just press the tiny + sign at the top. (Assuming monobook.css).


 * As for Roberts, you could try making an argument that he's not notable enough of a source to user here on Wikipedia. If reliable sources has picked up his arguments, though, that might make him notable. If you want to learn more about Roberts, if that's his name or just a pseudonym, I suggest you have a news paper or magazine contact him for an interview or something. Or try emailing him again. --GunnarRene 22:59, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

WP:LAME
Good call on that edit...--Isotope23 00:00, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Pallywood merge
I reaffirmed your merge proposal over at Pallywood. Maybe you would like to comment, since User:Leifern and User:Humus sapiens are obviously ignoring your original proposal. Cheers. Kosmopolis 02:37, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Re:WP:LAME
Hi, don't worry about it. I just thought the original looked better for the page.

Unless of course you want to start a lame edit war yourself. ;) Pobbie Rarr 00:19, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Actor ages
Moved to User talk:GoggleBoy --GunnarRene 13:38, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Self (sociology)
You've got mail. --The Transhumanist 06:57, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. --GunnarRene 08:11, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
 * New stub completed. Please take a look.  --The Transhumanist 09:11, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

BFC dispute
As a former editor of the Bowling for Columbine article I was wondering if you could consider helping out with some disputes with the article. Recently editors have used what we believe is an improper usage of WP:RS to strip out much of the content critical of the movie, we would like the view of some other editors involved because it's unlikely as we have polar opposite opinions of source that a compromise will be reached without other help. PPGMD 20:40, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That article was in need of some work, especially related to sources, but I hope NPOV can be re-established on it.--GunnarRene 22:18, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

RahXephon assessment
As far as I understand there needs to be some consensus to assess an article higher than Class-B. Are you pushing for Good Article status with RahXephon? --Squilibob 13:41, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

BFC Citations
Since you don't seem to be following the talk page or the mediation page, I thought I might post here. We can agree that the Bushell quote must go, but we feel that we are going to hold the same standard for Pro-gun criticism as that is applied to the anti-gun criticism.

Would you agree to the pro-gun sections to be re-added if they are based on Hardy's book which is from a major publishing house (which every one that I have talked to except Schrodinger seems to think is acceptable), and Kopel's peice from National Review and but nothing that is mentioned on the website (except where visuals that are in the book that are also on the website, which we will cite as a source to view it, but as the source itself). Both the other criticism sections follow this standard currently.

All additions would confirm to the policies of WP:V, and WP:NPOV we will make it clear that both are pro-gun advocates and are members of the NRA, and what is stated is their opinion.

I am attempting to bring together a concensus to bring this to a close, I have pretty much given up on Schrodinger. PPGMD 01:28, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I am aware of the dispute and wathcing it now. It's just that I don't actually edit Wikipedia every day.
 * Even if one editor disagrees, there's still a consensus. A unanimous vote is not a requirement.
 * As for the details, I'll answer on Talk:Bowling for Columbine--GunnarRene 22:47, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Just for the record: There's allready a request for comment and a mediation cabal in progress regarding this article, so PPGMD is not engaging in selective opinion gathering. --GunnarRene 23:20, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Template:WikiProject Anime and manga
I have moved the portal link on Template:WikiProject Anime and manga so that it is under Wiki-tan's picture. I think it's a better place for it. What do you think? --Squilibob 10:57, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Good idea. --GunnarRene 11:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Norwegian heavy water sabotage
While your edit is fine, note that "set sail" is actually synonymous...it's a more generic expression than what its component words would suggest. DMacks 19:50, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, you can use it figuratively, but not when applied to ships :-) We'll get the same problem when we get solar sail ships too. --GunnarRene 19:53, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Serial Experiments Lain
Hi GunnarRene! I saw you quite a few times around the Lain article, so I thought you might want to know that it is going through FAC right now. Maybe you'd like to take a minute to comment there? If so, thanks in advance. If not, thanks anyway!--SidiLemine 15:50, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Makoto Shinkai
Hey, I reverted your recent edits on the article, as it was lossy. Whilst de-Japanesefying the linked articles conforms to the WP:J-MOS (though arguably those works are about as well known by they romanised titles as they are by translated, so I'd say leaving them in is useful for quick orientation), you also removed information about the constituent pieces, which is information loss. As WP:MOS-L advises against relying on links too much, I believe it's a valuable piece of info that should be left there. mathrick 23:44, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for telling me. But my edit was not in the least "lossy" as the information is still in the movie article. I've left the English titles, but removed the Japanese in accordance with Manual of Style (Japan-related articles). --GunnarRene 00:32, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

dmoz links
Hi. I'm not sure if you are aware, but this edit removed a link to the Open Directory Project, which is specifically allowed by WP:EL if editors on that article show consensus on including it. However, sinze that directory project has some technical problems at the moment, I wonder if you'd like to link to this instead. --GunnarRene 04:26, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * My bad. I was rushing and thought it was another useless fansite. I also appologize for getting back to you so late, I've been rather busy and haven't had much free time to respond to editors. I asure you I wont make the mistake again :) --Malevious  Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 02:33, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Herzog
Hey Gunnar- I responded over on my talk page. A Train take the 14:21, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

An Invitation
Hi GunnarRene,

Thanks for helping with Japan-related articles on Wikipedia. Here's an invitation to visit WikiProject Japan. There, you can meet other Wikipedians working on articles related to Japan. You'll find lists of new articles, projects, and links to resources such as


 * Manual of Style (Japan-related articles), with decisions the community has made about how to format articles
 * Template:Newest Japan-related articles, where you can list the articles you create so the community can see them
 * Portal:Japan, a collection of resources on Japan
 * Japan-related topics notice board, for notifying the community of topics of interest

Hope to see you there!

Best regards,

Fg2 01:01, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the invite. I've joined. --GunnarRene 19:28, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Lain FAC Spamming
Hi! Just letting you know that Serial Experiments Lain is up at FAC again. As you participated in the last one, I thought you might want to know. Happy holydays!--SidiLemine 12:17, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Namespaces
Of course I don't mind...thanks for clarifying. :o) --Zeraeph 00:24, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Re: List of RahXephon media
Hi again. I did a little detective work on the net trying to find some sources, but as I expected, I couldn't find much. A post on a popular portuguese anime message board dated October 29, 2005 indicates the first episode aired that day. The only other source I found was a small news article in one of the main portuguese anime sites, giving October 31, 2005 as the air date of the first episode. On December 18, 2005 I created the RahXephon article on the Portuguese wikipedia, because I had seen the anime on tv, so it's probably right. It aired one episode per week, so it probably ended in March or April. Hope that helped. Cattus 22:58, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM. Moonrover101 03:04, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Hello shalo Moonrover101 03:05, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Peace be with you too, my brother. --GunnarRene 10:06, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

If theirs a bushel in your hedgegow dont be alarmed
do you like sairway to haeven

NO STAIRWAY! DENIED

Moonrover101 03:07, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I take the elevator.--GunnarRene 10:07, 19 January 2007 (UTC)