User talk:JCarriker/Archive5

Please post at the bottom of the page
ok hi friend...i hope this is the proper place to post. regarding your whisper friend, i would like to report that SOMEONE has been changing information in the "changi airport" page...not being rude here but where the hell are there AMOY AIRLINES TAIWAN AIRLINES etc? SOMEONE has been deliberately changing this. probably some american (taiwan separatist) symphathisers. please reply as this concerns ACCURATE informations that should be in wikipedia not wrong ones like TAIWAN AIRLINES AMOY AIRLINES...i nv knew these airlines exist...:s
 * I can't find the edits your talking about. This is because your IP is fluctuating. Please create a user account, this will allow you and others to keep better track of your edits like you can with mine here. You can create an account Special:Userlogin (if another name is in there delete it an add the one you want) so long as you remain anonymous other people will also use that IP making it impossible to see who did what. I would suggest that take up your issues with WhisperToMe, just do it on the talk page, but please use Wikiquette. -JCarriker 11:21, May 24, 2005 (UTC)

WProject Regions
I just wanted to congratulate you on the work you're doing on the WikiProject Regions, and on Southern-related articles. Mike H 21:08, May 24, 2005 (UTC)

I really like your user page. - Dbraceyrules 01:02, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

Adminship
Thanks for your support during the vote. I appreciated it!--Wiglaf 22:03, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

Hey, Texan.
Of that list I just went down and overhauled, you and two other users were the only (active) Texans I could imagine being interested in getting the ball for a Texan Collaboration of the Month rolling. Interested? Shem 04:55, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
If you want to know where I got my information regarding the "name" of the Metro that was changed, please see this website for your confirmation. http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/List2.txt

As of November 2004, the U.S. Census has 27 metropolitan area (not 24 anymore) for Texas. The major change was that Houston-Galveston-Brazoria was dropped and changed to Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land back in 2003, then in November 2004 it was changed from Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land to Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown. Other major change was from Dallas-Fort Worth to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.

I noticed the version you had before was from the U.S. Census as well but it was the old "definition" prior to 2003 as the U.S. Census would put it.

I changed it and updated to the latest metro "definition" and "place names" as of November 2004 definition of the U.S. Census.

Please read this through and look at that website before you change it back to the old definition that you had which was prior to the year 2003. You might be a fan of Galveston but some changes are inevitable and Galveston was dropped from the name of the metro area. However, Galveston is still listed as one of the "principal" cities in the metropolitan area. The truth is that Sugar Land is now the third largest and Baytown is the fourth largest city in the "Houston Metropolitan Area." Galveston is no longer an important city as in economic factor in this "area." Sugar Land was placed second on the list as of November 2004 due to the fact that it is ranked the second strongest in economic in the "Houston Metropolitan Area." I understand that maybe for some people this is hard to believe since Galveston has been on the name for a very long time but Galveston has not grown in population nor has it grown in economic.

Other than the place names, I did not change anything under "Regions."

Please visit that site. I want to rationalize with you that I did not make up those places and the 27 metropolitan areas designated by the U.S. Census.

Thank you for your consideration.

-- UH Collegian


 * I have added back Marshall with Longview as a metropolitan area. Sherman-Denison is still there, it was never deleted. -- UH Collegian

Piney Woods
After an extended absence by myself, I finally saw you pop up on my watchlist again, and started poking around the Texas articles.

I finally ran across Piney Woods, and I'm wondering how that should be related to Big Thicket. They should both mention each other, but I'm wondering whether to consider the Thicket a special subset of the Piney Woods, or adjacent areas. With these wonderful vaguely defined geographic regions, it seems a matter of taste. -- Cyrius|&#9998; 08:16, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Ah, Houstonians. They're almost as bad as people from the Dallas area in ignoring the rest of the state. Galveston definitely belongs in the list more than Sugar Land. Have you ever been to Sugar Land? it's a giant suburb of McMansions with a freeway running through it. -- Cyrius|&#9998; 19:33, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Cultural appropriation
Thanks for your kind note. I'd been thinking about an article on the subject ever since I began my involvement in Blackface and then, later, on Cool (aesthetic). When Jmabel raised the subject later, I determined to do just that -- but Djbaniel beat me to it. (He/she wasn't signed in when he wrote the initial article). Dj got it off to a good start, and I just added to it a bit. Especially after working on Dreadlocks and participating in the related discussion, I knew it was long overdue. Peace 2 u. :) deeceevoice 08:28, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Eleanor Roosevelt
I haven't fully immersed myself in the debate, but I did comment on the categories that were removed. As the bisexuality theory is just that, a theory, I supported the removal of the categories. I stopped short of asking for the Gay icon category to be removed, because I think you can really make an argument for Eleanor as an icon for lesbians. Mike H 19:28, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

THANKS!
. Thank you for reverting vandalism by an anon user to my talk page. Dbraceyrules 20:09, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Wikiproject Regions
Hello,

I joined Wikiproject Regions. However, I'm not clear on what the aim of the project is. Also, I'm interested in what your plans for the future of the project are.

Cheers,

Acegikmo1 20:28, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

My RFA: Thanks
Thank you for your support on my RFA. Now that I have been promoted, I promise to be as hardworking and fair with the admin tools as I have been with the other areas here on Wikipedia. See you around and happy editing. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:32, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Answers
1) I will read your proposal at Eleanor Roosevelt. Since that day I didn't look back on it and didn't bother to place it on my watchlist.

2) I'd be happy to start the Southern notice board again, but it seems not many people want to be active in running it. That's the thing that really makes me apprehensive about reopening it.

3) I'll think about joining the regions group.

4) Yes, Elagabalus should have the LGBT category, because many sources have stated that he is either bisexual or transgender. All of the sources seem to agree and there is no gray area. Mike H 19:28, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)

My RFA
Thank you for your vote of confidence on my recent successful RFA, it was much appreciated. I will work to demonstrate that your trust was well-placed. Fawcett5 19:57, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Racism in the southern United States
This article is terrible! (I mean it really sux -- content-wise, copy edit-wise, grammatically, etc.) Besides, what's the point of it? Why single out a particular geographic area of the U.S. instead of dealing with the nation as a whole? It's not like the South is the only region with a time-honored tradition of racism, discrimination and race-based violence. deeceevoice 12:31, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Polish

 * While I agree you have a point about this being English wiki, I would like to point out that there is plenty of Machine Translations Polish to English online, and anybody interested can translate their entries. Nothing in the above context is 'secret'. Witkacy may translate this (as he wrote most of it), if not, feel free to MT it yourself and post it here if you think it is important enough. Note that I have seen my name used in Lithuanian and Russian-language discussions but I never felt they were planning anything conspicious. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 07:25, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree that public space should be kept in English. Since it is a regional board, I think it is more akin to embassy, with it's own rules, but I wont repeat it there - if they start using English (which I recommend) it would be for the best. No point in cultivating bad habits, I have been fighting long to make sure only English is used on article's talk as well. I have no time to translate Witkacy's post, though, ask him to do it. It is not offensive, I can vouch for that, though. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 22:53, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I think it's a typo - I changes no meaning in Polish. Better you ask her, not me, though. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 19:09, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. It's a typo, although the 'a' at the end indicates I've likely used it in Polish language, as it's a case. I will try to use your full nick from now on. Sorry about that typo, again. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 19:19, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

American West
I would suggest redirecting them both to Western United States, as the WikiProject decided. Adam Bishop 05:17, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * I see that...but the more I think about it, the less I know the correct solution. I have no special knowledge here. Try asking people involved in the WikiProject, who made the decision in the first place. Adam Bishop 16:18, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * I strongly object to renaming the American West article as Western United States. The area is almost univerally called the American West and violates Naming conventions (Use common names of person and things). It also disrupts the use of Category:American West and its subcategories. Also the description of the West in Western United State is a very minority view, IMHO. DialUp 14:56, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your support
Thank you for voting on my RFA. Have some pie! I was pleasantly surprised by the sheer number of supporters (including several people that usually disagree with my opinion). I shall do my best with the proverbial mop. Yours, Radiant_ &gt;|&lt; 08:18, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for your support
Thank you for supporting my candidacy for administrator. Kelly Martin 15:12, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)

CPret and American West
I didn't comment on why CPret created the article because why it was created some time ago is irrelevant. The issue is what should be done with it now; I made it clear that I a merge is probably in order. I'm not interested in blaming CPret for past actions.

I also think there really is a difference in connotation between "American West" and "Western United States". As I said, I don't think it merits two separate articles, but I can perfectly well understand why someone would disagree. There is a certain cultural-historical continuity of a concept of "American West" that initially was as far east as Western Pennsylvania, then moved steadily west to the point where the inclusion of even Missouri or eastern Kansas in the concept becomes questionable. In particular, this concept is associated with a culture, economy, and a way of life: large tracts of land -- if you go far enough back, open range; subsistence farming and cattle ranching in the early years, the former yielding eventually to commercial agriculture; a dependence on various types of land subsidies and outside, mostly Eastern, capital investment; the populist movement 100 years ago, yielding up in the last half-century to a certain type of individualist conservatism. I could go on, but I think this is clear.

The Pacific Coast is part of the Western United States, but is really not part of this culture. There are larger cities (San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, not to mention just across the borders the comparably large Tijuana and Vancouver); smaller farms (the apparent exceptions, California's Central and Imperial Valleys, are transitional between the two regions); dairy cattle, but little beef ranching, not much hog farming, very little wheat or corn farming; a far more cosmopolitan culture; very different politics (think red state/blue state).

I think it's fine if all of this goes in one article on "Western United States", but I do think that a case could be made that "American West" and "Pacific Coast States" are strong enough regions in their own right that it would not be crazy to split them out, especially if the one article got too big. -- Jmabel | Talk 19:58, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Seems to me that as long as all of the content is there, a redirect should be no big issue. It still means that if you look up the original, redirecting article title, you'll find all the relevant stuff. -- Jmabel | Talk 21:41, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)

Polish Wikipedians' notice board
I removed the part about Boothy443, Chris 73 and Calton - you can be sure that our discussion about them was according to Wikilove spirit ;)--Witkacy 22:46, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)