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UBC
Great look forwards to meeting. Send me an email if you are interested in getting involved with Wikimedia Canada. -- Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 07:11, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Ogopogo
I have reverted your recent edit to this article or two reasons. First, the old engraving is a much better inobox image than the photo of the contemporary statue. More importantly, the stuff about the song is interesting, but you need a source which explicitly links it to the name of the creature. Once you have that, than all the info about the source of the name can be re-inserted. Thanks. Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:06, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It doesn't matter that the old engraving looks better, because it is not Ogopogo. The image page says it is a creature from New Brunswick.


 * The source does explicitly say that "Ogopogo" was named after the song: "it was this very sheet music that had originated one of the most familiar of all modern-day cryptid nicknames". It is written by Karl Shuker, who is a world-famous cryptologist who has published books about cryptids including Ogopogo. Per WP:RS, "Self-published material may be acceptable when produced by an established expert on the topic of the article whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable third-party publications." Inverse Hypercube  17:29, 26 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Both points taken, my mistake. Beyond My Ken (talk) 18:33, 26 September 2011 (UTC)


 * No problem. Inverse Hypercube  20:56, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks! :) Inverse Hypercube  19:03, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Cadborosaurus willsi
You should check out the article Cadborosaurus willsi. The article lacks proper citations. Without proper citations this articls should get the original research tag added to the article. Some of the content looks like original research.Msruzicka (talk) 00:56, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I will take a look. Inverse Hypercube  00:58, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

RE: VPL meeting
The Interior (Talk) 00:49, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar!
Allow me to return the favor:
 * Thank you, much appreciated! Inverse Hypercube  18:16, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Notation tag
About the chess notation template location, could I survey you by asking, what caused you to think it was not in the "right" location? (Several ProjChess members collaborated re position some time ago on the topic, and there is a slow conversion of articles away from the lede image, especially in a chess BLP.) For example, was it precedent (unconverted articles)? The checkered symbol in the notation tag box was suggested to be changed to something else (specifically "1.e4"), I'm wondering if presence of the current checkered symbol in the box might have caused you to feel it should therefore be associated physically closer to the lede image (checkered chessboard), and whether the idea "1.e4" as symbol instead might be a good idea by being less associative to it!? I'm looking to understand what prompted your change, and any thoughts/feedback, too. (Thx.) Ihardlythinkso (talk) 04:36, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I didn't know there was discussion on this. It just seemed to me that the positioning was a bit awkward, as it is sort of floating between the image and the table of contents; it doesn't seem to be "anchored" to anything. I haven't seen any other articles use this kind of positioning (although I don't read chess articles often). In my opinion it looks better and more consistent to have it to the right. I think the checkerboard icon is fine. Anyways, thanks for explaining. Inverse Hypercube  05:15, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback. A reason chess members liked adjacent to TOC, it doesn't waste vertical space there. My own feeling is that the lead image (especially in a BLP) should get "top billing" (as in newspapers carrying their most important story for the day in upper-right of their front page). IMO also, in comparison to any lead image (article topic) the notation tag really has zero weight (so, it's good to keep from cluttering the lead image space & detracting from same). Granted it is a novel placement (it gave an Admin fits), but of course new or different being bad is a fallacy.  The TOC is too just an article reading aid.  (Maybe in a hundred years, or 1000 views, it'll seem normal & right next to TOC!?)  Thx again for the feedbacks. Ihardlythinkso (talk) 10:36, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Maybe it is better, I just like consistency. Anyways, keep up the good work in WP Chess. Chess articles on Wikipedia are very well written. Inverse Hypercube  20:44, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you! Inverse Hypercube  19:14, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks for the summary. Sounds great. And thanks for the good word. — A. Kupicki (talk) 04:10, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. Inverse Hypercube  04:24, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Kiss of the Gypsy
There is a page called Kiss of the Gypsy. The band does not seem notable and the page has no references. The page should be deleted. What is your opinion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Msruzicka (talk • contribs) 01:15, 27 November 2011 (UTC) Msruzicka (talk) 01:17, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
 * While the page does need references, the band is definitely notable. It appears in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, for example. Thanks for asking! Inverse Hypercube  01:23, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

VPL update
Hi IH. I was in the VPL today and was able to have a chat with Ms. Russell. She apologises for not getting back to us. The proposal is still in the works, she is waiting for feedback from legal and IT departments. She mentioned that one stumbling block is that the IT dept. is quite small, and it may be an issue diverting them from their regular tasks. But she was very supportive of the idea, and I think she's working to make it happen. The Interior (Talk) 23:42, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Great! Thanks for talking to her.
 * It's unfortunate the website is so hard to crawl. I might try again though. Inverse Hypercube  00:03, 8 December 2011 (UTC)


 * The requirements from their IT department would actually be quite small I think. For the initial data, just a DVD with the images and indexed metadata; for their ongoing dig program, we would be building an upload app for them and they would just have to write a script to run it (and install pywikipedia I guess). Most of the work would be on our side, especially the systematic names and cats. IH, I have some ideas on how to crawl the site, it's definitely doable - however I think at this point it's best to let them work through their process or at least tell them we want to crawl it and ask for their blessing. It would be pretty unfriendly to say "forget it, we just did it ourselves" at this point. If we get them to cooperate, it's a model to take to every archive in Canada. Franamax (talk) 02:40, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
 * It might be useful for us to outline for VPL what we can do to lessen the load for the IT folks. Franamax, could you expand on what you said above in a style attractive to management types?  We could pass it on to Kate to give her more to work with when talking to administrative deciders at VPL. And yes, for the time being, we should avoid starting anything without approval.  The Interior  (Talk) 16:37, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
 * What do you mean by the ongoing dig program?


 * Yes, we should definitely get their permission before crawling. Out of curiosity, what method did you have in mind? Inverse Hypercube  04:21, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

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Direct manipulation interface—dash
Yes, I noticed that too in the. Tony  (talk)  07:52, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Pinter
By default, follow the dominant convention that a hyphen is used in compounded proper names of single entities, not an en dash. Cheers. Jezhotwells (talk) 10:47, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
 * It's not a single entity. Per WP:MOS, "Instead of a hyphen, when applying a prefix (but not a suffix) to a compound that includes a space". But now I notice it says this only applies for prefixes, so never mind. Inverse Hypercube  18:24, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

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WikiWomen's History Month March meetups
Maybe you'd like to consider organizing a Vancouver meetup in March for WikiWomen's History Month :)--Pharos (talk) 19:07, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * That's a great idea; I'll see what I can do. Thanks for telling me, I wouldn't have known otherwise! Inverse Hypercube  05:56, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Lapsias lorax
Hello InverseHypercube. Do you really want to delete and lost your work? It looks like a legitimate page. I can move it to User:InverseHypercube/Lapsias lorax if you want. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 08:07, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * No, please delete it. I will be putting it back up in a few months (I already saved it to my computer). The reason I want it deleted now is due to a discussion with Wayne Maddison, who told me that since the name of the species is not yet formalized, it may cause problems to have it listed as such. Thanks for asking. Inverse Hypercube  08:10, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks for the clarification. Best. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 08:11, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Please help me

 * Oui. Envoyez-moi un email, s'il vous plaît. Inverse Hypercube  08:21, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

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Your welcome
 Hello InverseHypercube, I took the liberty of transcluding your barnstar award to my unblocked Poeticbent account following appeal to ArbCom on condition only this account is used. Thank you. Poeticbent talk 22:16, 4 March 2012 (UTC) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
 * No problem. Great to hear that you're back!


 * By the way, would you be interested in coming to a WikiWomen's History Month meetup in March, and if so, do you have any ideas for articles to edit/discussion topics? I might be organizing it. Inverse Hypercube  22:26, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!
Please keep me posted re: your History Month initiative. Thanks. Poeticbent talk
 * Thank you! I will keep you updated. Inverse Hypercube  18:47, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

Hugo
Ooh, a picture in a plot section. What a great idea. Nice.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:18, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Inverse Hypercube  22:21, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

P2
Hi there. Always reverts etc come across as grumpy or awful so I thought I'd explain my reasoning. There is nothing wrong with P2. Perfectly happy molecule and quite stable. Apparently it has a real triple bond even and is diamagnetic. The catch is that when one say something is unstable, it is required to state unstable with respect to what. That line of argument then launches a long explanation that we might want to avoid (or not?). Maybe I am being litigious or too picky, in which case go ahead and revert me. Won't bother me at all. Many smarter people than me default to this unstable triple bond theme. Thanks for leaving a note on your edit summary. With best wishes, --Smokefoot (talk) 00:12, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see what you mean. By "instability", the book I referenced seems to imply that those species don't exist at room temperature. I don't know much about this subject, but the source seemed reliable enough. Maybe you could check to see if it's appropriate to add that information? The relevant page is on Google Books. Anyway, thanks for the clarification. Inverse Hypercube  00:33, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I am playing an old game that teachers deploy. What you probably meant to say is that two P2 molecules are unstable with respect to P4 because 6 P-P bonds are "better" than two P&equiv;P bonds.  But if kept dilute, however, P2 is happy - what can it do?  Lots of stuff is like that.  For nerds like me, this semantic angle gives us a chance to say "gotcha".  Incidentally, of course acetylene is quite unstable, possibly even worse than P2, but the kinetics are very different for C2H2... and so it goes. --Smokefoot (talk) 03:04, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

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Invitation to Vancouver meetup
Hello,

You are invited to an edit-a-thon at the Prophouse Café on Sunday March 25, as part of Women's History Month events all over the world. If you wish to attend, please see Meetup/Vancouver WikiWomen's Edit-a-Thon and add your signature to the list.

Thank you! Inverse Hypercube (talk) 09:27, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Looks like fun, IH, but that week I have to be in Alberta. Boo. Kudos for organizing!  The Interior  (Talk) 01:39, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay. Have fun! Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 01:54, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Project MUSE journal
Hi, I am trying to expand this article Centennial Voyageur Canoe Pageant. There may be information to add from this MUSE journal article on the subject. If you can help in any way, thank you. You may respond on either of our talk pages or the article talk page. --Canoe1967 (talk) 18:12, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
 * http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/journal_of_canadian_studies/v040/40.3dean.html
 * Here:


 * Hope it helps! Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 18:23, 21 March 2012 (UTC)


 * It does very much, thank you. You may clear your drop box now.--Canoe1967 (talk) 18:29, 21 March 2012 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. Feel free to ask me (or WP:RX) for any other resources you may need. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 18:39, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks as well for the link to WP:RX. I may need it to access some records that I noted in the talk page on the article. I emailed Dr. Dean in Victoria, she may have access to the archives there. I don't know if she will wish to help expand the article or not.--Canoe1967 (talk) 19:04, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Smile!

 * to you too! Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 16:26, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Regarding Article Length
Hi there, I've been meaning to write to thank you for all your help with my students' articles! And thanks too for this message. I gave them the word count as a way of instilling a certain level of equity among students in my class, but I certainly wasn't going to penalize them for going over the limit (I was more concerned about people not doing enough; i.e. working under the limit). The issue you raise is one that probably should be discussed with Wikipedia's Global Education Program people, however, since in most conventional class assignments there is a word limit. I'll be sure to do so. We instructors should be made aware of the policy you refer to (I didn't know about it and it was not part of our orientation), and figure out a way to achieve the equity we need to in terms of grading while adhering to Wikipedia's policies. Cheers, --Greentina (talk) 03:31, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Great!


 * I didn't think about the equity issue, but now I see how it could be a problem. Can't think of many solutions, though, except teachers taking the "quality over quantity" approach, with only a lower limit on length.


 * I'm really impressed with your students' articles. I haven't been editing them too much yet, since content was so regularly added, but after everything's stable I will copyedit. I think some of them could qualify as good articles in the future. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 03:49, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you! Much appreciated. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 05:37, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

In reguard to United States war Crimes Section Removal.
Valid reason was given for section removal. Please read history. Thank you for your time. copy of entry. 04:06, 10 April 2012‎ 68.94.217.26 (talk)‎. . (40,821 bytes) (-2,488)‎. . (One courts opinion in the dismissing of a Law Suit does constitute a legal classification of a War Crime. No governing body has ever declared it a war crime. Adding it to a list labeled "United States war crimes" Is extremely POV driven.) (undo) (Tag: section blanking) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.94.217.26 (talk)
 * I disagree. Removing a significant, if not a majority, view is POV. The article does not say, "this is a war crime", it gives the history of its consideration as such. Please see WP:WEIGHT. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 22:06, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Yes it does. Right in the Title "United States war crimes" it does not state "alleged war crimes" or anything that would denote it as anything other than fact. As I read more of the article. I can see this is almost entirely POV driven and it has no place here. Unless a lot of changes are not taken I will have to ask for it deletion. I do not want to be the bad guy here. Showing countries war crimes is something that should be done. But just saying it is a war crime is nether productive or correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.94.215.38 (talk) 22:50, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * There is no "fact" as it pertains to war crimes, it is a very subjective definition. Deletion will definitely not go through, but you could nominate the issue for WP:RfC. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 22:55, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

There are no Facts? I'm sorry but there are "facts" in war crimes. Also remember Encyclopedic content must be "verifiable". Please show me Verifiable Proof were it was declared a war crime and who or what people were prosecuted and or are wanted for said crime. If verifiable proof can not be shown. It becomes an opinion and is no longer neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.94.215.38 (talk) 00:12, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Please discuss on the talk page of the article. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 00:14, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

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Pelagonitissa
Hi, Nice addition on that. But it is notable enough for its own page, I hope you don't mind. History2007 (talk) 08:40, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Not at all! I would have created a new page but I was too lazy. Thanks! Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 08:51, 20 April 2012 (UTC)


 * And I am too lazy to add this icon to commons... It would be nice, however. History2007 (talk) 09:05, 20 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I might do it tomorrow. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 09:06, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Snowy tree cricket
'Tis done. :) Malcolmxl5 (talk) 07:23, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 07:23, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Trail smelter photo on Commons
Can we just change the license on this to PD-Canada? I'm trying to figure out the best way to save it (it's in danger of The Speedy). The Interior (Talk) 21:58, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, definitely. It's old enough. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 22:18, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay, tagged it. Is it proper to wait for an admin to remove the "no permission" tag, or can I do it?  The Interior  (Talk) 22:52, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I think it's fine. I've also made some other fixes and added categories.


 * And to think that this photo would have probably never been seen by the public if it weren't for the Wikipedia Education Program! I'm going to contact the student to see if she has any more. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 23:26, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Monuments
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 * Definitely, thanks for telling me! I signed up. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 22:59, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Response to your Post
Hey Inverse Hypercube:

Nice meeting you - I just LOVE your name! LOL!

Look, I promise to do what I can to add the proper templates and stuff, as you requested, but I'm just not very good at coding. Thanks for helping me out though - I intend to start writing new articles on more lung cancer variants beginning at the end of May, probably. I will post you directly each time I do so you can have the chance to fix anything I screw up.

Best regards: Cliff (a/k/a &#34;Uploadvirus&#34;) (talk) 17:07, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Nice to meet you too!


 * It was just a minor qualm—your articles are very well written. All that's required is to add WikiProject Medicine to the talk page. Since you seem to write a lot of articles about lung cancers, you can use to mark them as related to pulmonology. Basically it just helps the WikiProject to organize better, assessing articles within their scope and such.


 * But yeah, feel free to ask me any questions. Inverse Hypercube  (talk) 01:11, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Biblioteca Palafoxiana
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:02, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Nice to see somebody other than Thelma working on Mexico!♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:41, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

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 * 1) Wikipedia talk:Ambassadors
 * 2) Wikipedia talk:United States Education Program
 * 3) The Wikipedia Ambassador Program announcements list. This is a low-traffic email list that is used for significant announcements that are relevant to the whole program. Please sign up as soon as you get a chance.
 * 4) Internet Relay Chat (IRC). If you use IRC, please consider adding #wikipedia-en-ambassadors and #wikipedia-en-classroom to your channel lineup. The latter is the main help channel for the program, where students and instructors seek live help.

Future communication tools are being developed. Newsletters about the program or messages for Online Ambassadors may occasionally be delivered to your talk page. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Again, welcome to the Ambassador team! We look forward to working with you!

Best regards,  Cindy  ( talk to me ) 23:32, 17 May 2012 (UTC)