User talk:Isotope23/Archive 1

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Again, welcome! It's great to have you. Happy editing! --Spangineer (háblame)  June 29, 2005 14:41 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for reverting the vandalism to my user page. It's greatly appreciated! --Alan Au 20:47, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Sam Sloan already went through a vfd
I23: The Sam Sloan page already went through a vfd and survived. It has gone through its ups and downs in POV (Bill Brock and myself, A.W. Morrow), but basically the vfd it went through already still seems to apply: it survived. I am going to remove your vfd for now. 69.181.82.221 23:54, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Heh heh
I was trying to be nice... I've known band that played a series of towns <2 hours away from their home and considered it a "tour".--Isotope23 20:41, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Heh heh. I don't doubt it.  In my book, those are exactly the kinds of bands that are problems, because they misrepresent their own significance when they make their articles about themselves.  Some bands who live near borders may play in more than one country frequently, next people will be calling that an "international tour". ;-)  Friday (talk) 20:59, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

NGC 3031
Thank you for your positive feedback.

The myspace link actually has an mp3 streamer which can be downloaded from. All other hosting sites I have hosted the songs with often require registering with an obscure website, so I leave those links alone. If you are really interested and cannot get the songs(plus several others that are not there) I could send them to your email in a zipped folder. The0208 21:30, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Ecclesiastical State
Hey Isotope, I wanted to talk to you about your comment on the deletion of Ecclesiastical State. You said delete, which I basically agree with you, but you also argued (partically) for redirecting to Ecclesiastical government. Any chance I can convince you to change your vote to a redirect? I also liked your comment about locking it so the article can't be recreated. I've been dealing with this one for awhile (if you look at the edits and the talk page you'll see my comments). Anyway, hoping I can persuade you to slightly alter your vote. Thanks! Davidpdx 9/25/05 11:26 (UTC)

Master memes
You asked:
 * So by definition if the OS 0 1 2 article gets deleted from Wikipedia does that mean it's been defeated and is thus no longer a master meme or is this page considered an irrational exchange?--Isotope23 20:39, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

I can answer that one myself. It's easy. By definition it is a master meme and cannot be defeated in rational exchange. Therefore, if it is deleted, it proves that the AfD discussion was not a rational exchange.

The only question I have is: what happens when an irresistible master meme meets an immovable logic? Dpbsmith (talk) 22:18, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Thank you
I thought I had perhaps slipped a cog in nominating this. - brenneman (t) (c)  23:16, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

'VfU'
Could you give an unbiased opinion on Seduction Community which is now VfU. This relates to the AfD debate on David DeAngelo. I think the most objective way to cover this area would be with a general article on the entire subject without links to commercial sites. It would be up to the WP community whether to address individual figures within the community. I think references to media coverage would be enough external linking. Let me know what you think. DutchSeduction 10:08, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Re: Thanks
You're welcome! I must say it was one of the more creative vandals that I ran into that day :-) --JoanneB 13:11, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Petrone
Heya. Want to go back to the Rob Petrone afd and sign your vote? DS 21:01, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Isotope's Law
... is awesome! — ceejayoz &#9733; .com 03:13, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Last Poems
Hi, I've rewritten this article and would appreciate it if you could cast an eye over the result. Dl yo ns 493  Ta lk   22:38, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for change of vote.    Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  13:44, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Bryants etc.
Liked your approach on the Bryant afd. Good work. AndyJones 23:23, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Domestic virtue
This article has been expanded considerably. I urge you to take a look at it and reconsider your delete vote. Thanks. Denni &#9775; 05:03, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Negative Zero
Hi there, do reconsider your vote on AfD for -0. Negative zeroes occur in one-complement arithmetic. Please check out this link! Pilatus 00:53, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Barnstar
Here

For extensive work on VfDs and articles on Wikipedia. Molotov (talk)   22:16, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Dominion of Melchizedek
May I burden you with working on this subject? I joined the fray with Johnski to try to counterbalance the opposition from Gene Pooley and Davidpbx for a better article. From your efforts thus far on related subjects, it appears you are better suited to write something between the two points, which seem to have consensus on some points. It seems that Johnski's arguments are based on an real effort at removing bias, but he may be adding some of his own.207.47.122.10 01:56, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Just a small note to say thanks for making me laugh here. Thanks :) chowells 17:17, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Soklope
I respect your effort to try to rewrite this article. However, I feel very strongly that the more he (and we both know who I'm talking about) is permitted to spread this crap throughout Wikipedia, the more legitimate it will make it. It defintately is not legitimate.

I did look at the links, I feel the document from University of Hawaii is not a legal document. What it appears to be is the text of a legal document with no signtures or seals. I honestly feel that could have been typed by anyone.

I'll put these comments on the talk page as you are requesting, however likely it will just start a larger fight between myself and Johnski (aka Samuelspade/KAJ/ect). I don't know if you are aware, but he has several sockpuppets and has been up to some pretty dishonest stuff on Wikipedia. Please feel free to look at the history on the DOM page at some of the stuff that has been happening.

What it comes down to, is that I'm not willing to work with him because of his actions. I'm sure at some point you've been burned by someone and once you are, it's impossible to work with them anymore. Davidpdx 01:37, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks for messaging me back. I don't want to start a revert war, but I am adimint (sp?) on keeping DOM contained as much as possible. There are other well respect users that feel the same way and I'm really hoping you'll back me on this one.


 * I'll see if I can come up with a suggestion for that paragraph and send it to you.


 * Another issue, just to keep you in the loop is the David Even Pedley page. Right now there is an rfd on it and I saw you had rewritten it. It looks like there is enough votes to merge the article into DOM and delete it, however I'm waiting for the rfd to close. If this holds true (stays the same) maybe you could facilitate rewriting it down to a manageable section that could be put into DOM. Davidpdx 02:25, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * I had to laugh at the last line of your message, but I agree with you. Dealing with the DOM stuff is taxing at best. I am realitivly new and started by adding an article about my grandfather, Morris R. Jeppson who was on the Enola Gay back in August. Since then, most of what I've done is edit political articles about Oregon which is pretty easy. I have been watching the DOM material lately, but might just to back to writing the articles, it's a heck of a lot more peaceful. Davidpdx 02:59, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Here is my suggestion in terms of the last paragraph of the Soklope article:

'''The Dominion of Melchizedek, a micronation known for being directly linked to large scale banking fraud in many parts of the world, claims to have a lease granting them use of the Solkope Island for 99 years. The lease was obtained from Hiagi Apao, who claims to be the sole soverign owner of the island. Although at times there has been a movement advocating sucession away from Fiji, the island is still recognized as territory of Fiji. '''

Through research on the internet, I found lots of stuff about a possible sucession from Fiji, which never materialized. It looks like Pedley tried to influence the whole thing in terms of getting their plan approve. Based on the article I read, it didn't work. Therefore, the claim Johnski (aka Samuelspade/KAJ/etc) is making is bogus in nature. Here is a link to the article:

http://www.atimes.com/oceania/BB05Ah01.html

Anyway, let me know what you think. Thanks... Davidpdx 14:44, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. I wikified two links (Dominion of Melchizedek and micronation). We might even be able to get rid of the notice that the article is stub at this point. It's getting pretty long now. Davidpdx 15:09, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Gentlemen: I left a note on the talk page for Solkope and made minor changes to the article. Although I agree with what you are attemting to do here, let me clarify that while the documents in questions do not show the signatures, Alan Howard, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa and creator of Noa'ia 'e Mauri, a website focused on providing information about Rotuma (http://www.hawaii.edu/oceanic/rotuma/os/hanua.html), is the one that is claiming that those documents are signed and gave the names of each person purporting to have signed such.  I really doubt that he would go to that trouble if he didn't have their signatures.


 * I also believe that the definition of DOM should be changed to "the only micronation that has been diplomatically recognized by a world governemnt". KAJ 17:05, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * I don't think the question here is whether or not the documents are signed... I think the broader question is whether or not any of the signatures were real and whether or not the signees had any authority whatsoever to certify these documents... that is a debate for another time and place though and really doesn't have much bearing on what I'm trying to achieve here: NPOV wording.
 * Before I go back and start editing again, does anyone have objections to stating that "DoM purports to have a 'sovereign lease'...etc."? I'd like to stay away from wording characterizing DoM in any way (i.e. "fraud" or "diplomatically recognized") and leave that discussion for the DoM page.  My assumption is that anyone reading this article who is familiar with DoM will likely already have an opinion of them... anyone not familiar can follow the link and wade through the debate in the main article.
 * Comments or Suggestions?--Isotope23 18:24, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * All creditable newssources that I have seen talk about DOM being a fraud. It is just that, it is a half truth on paper. Those who push DOM as real are pushing a fraud on behalf of Pedely and his crooked cause. Why shouldn't it be listed as a fraud? Because one or two people insist so?


 * The Washington Post ranges from "MAY merely be a ruse" to "MAY be the ultimate post modern state" and confirms the "diplomatic recognition". Context magazine states doesn't say it is a fraud, and Context is onwed by a company listed on the NYSE. The last article in Forbes I could find refers to DOM as "dubious".  The reference to fraud is always referring to the banks licensed by DOM.  You can still have the word "fraud", just use it in proper context, as I and others have been trying to get you to do.


 * I also wonder whether the signees had any authority to certify the documents that appear to be listed on the site that is linked. The reason I say "appear" is because it is simply the text of a legal document with no signtures, affixiations or certifications. I am, in addition questioning the exsistance of the document itself. Anyone can simply type a document and report that it was signed, that in itself doesn't prove its a legal document.


 * Remember that Professor Alan is very close to Rotuma for half a century and would be foolish to publish something that he believed to be made up, and hasn't retracted it for half a decade.


 * It is also clear from my reading that the people of Rotuma don't recognized Pedely's fraud as the leader of their government. Most people resent Melchidez for trying to gain control of the island from Fiji. They see DOM as a joke and do not take it seriously.


 * Certainly there is truth to this, and no one, including me, seems to be claiming Pedley (I didn't find anywhere that Pedley makes that claim either) is leading their government, but you can't speak for most people as the Rotuman web site says they are very private people and rarely give their opinions, so the vocal ones are more likely a minority but could represent the majority as you stated. Also,  most the Rotumans that gave opinions appear to be not living on Rotuma, and removed from the day to day reality of Rotuman existence.


 * In terms of being "diplomatically recongnized" I'm not going to rehash the whole argument. Johnski will try to say everyone in the world (including the US) recongnizes DOM through defacto recongniztion, but it isn't true. The only proof I've seen is a letter from one small African country on the DOM website. Being recognized by one country does not mean squat.


 * I can't find where Johnski made any such claims. He seemed to emphasis the fact that the Washington Post noted the fact, so it isn't just a claim on the DOM web site.


 * I still advocate the rewritten paragraph that I submitted and will not back down from that position. It included more information then the previous paragraph and matches the wording on the DOM article (as it should be consistant). That article does by default can not be changed unless consensus is reached on a new version, which has not happened. Therefore, the wording should match that of other articles. Davidpdx 18:48, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Isotope23's idea seems the best approach. I'm not trying to argue the validity of the lease, only correct the statement that "anyone" could have posted the text of the lease and its signatures on the web site controlled by Professor Alan Howard. It is more than DOM purporting that it has a sovereign lease, as the person claiming to be the sole sovereign owner also claims that and if Professor Howard hadn't published the text of the lease we could simply say that DOM purports. There has been no legal action known to us setting aside the text of the published lease.  I'll leave this to Isotope23's best judgment. Although it isn't a good source for this, there is a blog that makes a convincing argument that the fact that the Constitution of Rotuma was signed during the suspension of the Fijian constitution it might have some future impact. Unfortunately the link to the Rotuman constitution is broken so can't read what it says. KAJ 19:41, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
 * My primary reason I use "purports" is because the lease has never been legally analyzed AND the original "sole sovereign owner's" claim on the island has never been sustantiated. I don't know Fiji property law specifically, but I assume it is like property law everywhere: You can't transfer a title you don't hold. Until there is evidence produced that any of these documents are legally binding (and I have problems with sourcing from blogs), you cannot really accept them as fact... thus

the "purports" terminology.--Isotope23 19:59, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't have a problem with purports and I left it that way when you wrote it originally, but after considering it further, perhaps you can make it from the standpoint that the text of the published lease purports, instead of DOM purports. However, it is not a transfer of title, it is only a lease which leaves the title with the person purporting to own the islet.  The fact that there seems to be no legal action to void the lease seems to mean that it might be valid, but we don't need to go there! KAJ 20:08, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * I also have a problem with sourcing blogs in terms of using it as proof. Again, I agree with you Isotope, in terms of whether this document is legally binding and who really had authority to transfer ownership of the island.


 * Where I disagree with you and Johnski, the phrase on the first part of my paragraph. I believe, Isotope, it is important to keep that phrase to give the reader information that they may not have (or they may not seek for that matter) in terms of background information on DOm. This is important because of the lack of creditblity the organization has, including the fact that their leader has been convicted of fraud. Pure and simple he is a convicted criminal. It is important for readers to see that information to put it in the correct context (in this case it shows how little creditablity DOM's claim to the island really has).


 * I'm sorry, this is a sticking point with me. Wikipedia is not somewhere that should have people pushing fradulent ideas, it is a encyclopedia. I believe it should be stated DOM is a fraud, as it is a proven fact. Davidpdx 22:05, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Isotope, I saw your note about giving up. You did try your best and I want you to know I appreciate your efforts. In a way, all of the articles that have been trashed by Johnski are a lost cause in themselves. He continues to revert things and play by his own rules rather then follow those of Wikipedia. Sometimes I think we should just let him trash as many articles as he wants and turn Wikipedia into a DOM advertisement. There are other people I've talked to that have pretty much given up with the articles because of his persistant vandalism.


 * I will leave the page alone as long as Johnski does. Once he changes it putting DOM propaganda, I'll revert it back to the paragraph I wrote. Honestly I don't think it will be longer then a day or two before he starts reverting again. He's already reverted the DOM page. My opinion is someone needs to step in and keep this from seeping into other articles. It's not just me that wants this, many other editors are advocating the same thing.


 * Again, I appreciate your help. Davidpdx 03:15, 26 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Hello Isotope23, I left a message for you on the Solkope talk page,Johnski 06:59, 26 October 2005 (UTC)


 * After reading the above again, I found this statement by KAJ, "I'll leave this to Isotope23's best judgment." Are you sure that KAJ hasn't tried to reach consensus through you? Personally, I have no problem with using the word "purports" in this type of article, if it matters.SincerelyJohnski 07:10, 26 October 2005 (UTC)


 * I don't blame you for coping out on this. However, I don't think that Davidpdx is as hopeless as it appears. Although I can't speak for KAJ, I think that if we can come up with a compromise to what you were brokering between them, that they will accept it, if you don't give up.  It may only be a few steps away, so you won't have wasted your time. Why not use an alternative wording still incorporating the juicy word, "fraud" but to make it more specific such as this, "known for licensing banks that fraudulently operated worldwide".  Just the fact that I am the one suggesting this, Davidpdx may automatically object, but if you ask his reasoning, perhaps he will respect you and a conclusion can be reached if you think this wording gives a good enough warning to casual viewers.Johnski 18:39, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

One of those days
I know exactly how you feel. I'm having one of those days too today; I keep spotting comments I made and forgot to sign. Isn't it annoying? - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 17:20, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks... the last thing I need is someone getting in a huff because I held down shift too long so they think I'm yelling at them. I just got done trying to broker a compromise on wording in the Solkope article, which was the wiki equivelent to letting a horse kick me in the head. I need some mellow time after that experience.--Isotope23 17:43, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I hope you don't mind, I moved your comment here to make the discussion easier to follow, per the header on my talk page.

So you're cooling off by participating in school AFDs? Must've been one hellacious negotiation.

Hey, while I'm thinking of it, I'm considering forming a bipartisan negotiation cabal to (someday) broker a school compromise, and, in the meantime, try and cut down on the sniping and haranguing and just general meanness on school AFDs. You're levelheaded and you apparently believe in assuming in good faith as much as I do...would you be interested? - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 18:02, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * No, I don't mind... If I'd actually read the header I would have just replied here in the first place!
 * Yeah I'd be interested in that. I personally make the "automatic notability" cutoff at high schools right now, but I've been abstaining from most elementary school AfD's other than to post occasional WP:CIVIL comment when needed. I would really like to see a WP:SCHOOLS set of criteria for all schools.  Even if it is a set of criteria I don't 100% agree with, at least it would be better than the current system which is turning nasty far too often.--Isotope23 18:13, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, I'd love to have you as a member, but there is no school cabal, really. ¬_¬ - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 18:21, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * hypothetically speaking, I've added my name.--Isotope23 18:29, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

It'd be great to have you on, if it existed, really. If you see anyone else counselling calmness or otherwise trying to reduce the shrillness of the school AFDs (or any other related debate, really), could you point them at that page? Maybe they'll want to put down their name as a hypothetical member of the cabal, if it existed (but it doesn't, really). - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 18:37, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

George Alexander (US Army soldier)
Regarding your most recent comment during the George Alexander (US Army soldier) Articles for Deletion discussion, I apologise if I gave the impression that I felt you were attacking my rationale. You and most everyone else have made some very valid points regarding the notability potential for this person, and I genuinely respect your point of view in this debate. Hall Monitor 21:21, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Dvyost RfA Thanks
Hey Isotope,

Thanks for the kind words and support on my RfA! Rest assured that I'll do my best to wield the mop with honor and righteousness. Cheers! --Dave 14:44, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Userpage vandalism
Hey, no problem. Saw someone mucking about with some AFD's while on RC patrol, and a little research showed that they were vandalising a whole bunch of stuff, so I fixed it :). Thanks for the, er, thanks, though! :)--Sean Black | Talk 21:48, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

Klep dim Trep
I took your AFD nominations for Klep dim Trep-related articles and merged them into the AFD nomination for this article. I then relisted the whole lot of them on the Nov 2 log. Regards, howcheng   [ talk &#149; contribs &#149; [http://www.howcheng.com/ web] ] 00:30, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Embee
I have rewritten and expanded this article to establish notability according to WP:NMG. I would be grateful if you could have a look. Capitalistroadster 03:11, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

IP putting in unrelated links
I do think most, if not all, of the links were inappropriate. I reviewed the user's contributions, and at least the first ones s/he put in were actually quite helpful (and entirely unrelated to linking). However, I wonder if perhaps s/he realized the power of "advertising" through WP after a while. I'm trying to assume good faith though, and I think the user, if s/he has indeed passed over to the Dark Side, may still be rehabilitatable (is that even a word?) and a good contributor. So I guess my advice is to make sure the user understands the policy on WP:NOT a link farm, and gently continue to clean up the mess. Thanks for thinking enough of my work here on Wikipedia to solicit my opinion on something! I'm quite flattered. Happy editing! Jacqui ★ 17:02, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

comment
Hello Isotope23: I am not sure where to reply to your note about having removed some links I added today but hope you will see this note. I'm not clear exactly what links you removed - only to the Rosa Parks page/s, or also others? About the Rosa Parks link/s: if you would look through the papers these links make available for downloading, you would see that they don't just discuss the "Greek chorus" mechanism, but in fact they do explain some of the history of Rosa Parks's gesture on the bus, the consequent Montgomery bus boycott, the role of MLK, EDNixon, JoAnnRobinson and others in the women's association, and other people involved in this seminal moment of civil rights history. I continue to think it is appropriate to provide these links to the Rosa Parks entry, ESPECIALLY at this time of honoring her memory when so many of the accounts in the press continued to get the story wrong, for example by saying she was tired after a long day's work - despite her strong statement that 'the only kind of tired I was, was tired of giving in,' which inspired the title of the interactive piece and related paper/s. I think it is important to provide readers with alternate (substantiated) views such as these downloadable papers do provide. Further, the bibliographies of the papers I'd made available for downloading provide excellent references for more in-depth reading about the Rosa Parks story, for example in works by Herbert Kohl and MLK. - CS

Scalar Gravity
Hi, Isotope23, I think you misunderstood my problem with the article in question. If you have a moment, can you please read my comments in the talk page and then my reply to your comment in the AfD? TIA ---CH (talk) 02:38, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Peter George Wellesley Graves, 8th Baron Graves
It turns out he was a film star - see imbd link in the article. Also it may well be incorrect that he was not in the House of Lords as that argument is probably based on a misunderstanding. Please consider amending your vote. CalJW 01:43, 8 November 2005 (UTC)