User talk:Jreferee/Archive 4

Tireless Contributor Barnstar

 * You deserved it, buddy. Keep up the great work. =)  Nish kid 64  00:39, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

List of Mutants and Cyborgs In The Virtual Dungeon Vandalism
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Re: Tacit Software AfD
Jreferee, thank you for your constructive comments and help on this AfD. I have made some changes to the Tacit Software article per your comments and have answered your questions on the AfD discussion itself. I'd very much appreciate any additional thoughts you may have. --Cbyeh 05:35, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Jreferee, thanks again for your comments. I have made some additional changes per your thoughts. Thanks for pushing me to make this a better article. --Cbyeh 03:47, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

The road to hell
Erm. I think the idea is that we are all on the same road, whether we realise it or not. Grace Note 04:53, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

DYK!

 * Hey, I added a pronunciation based on the IPA. Is it close? Mak (talk)  18:51, 10 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't know why the audio template doesn't have the play in browser option, but maybe with this one you will be able to hear it. Mak (talk)  19:05, 10 January 2007 (UTC)


 * According to the IPA it's closer to what I did than Fuck-by is. Have you heard it said by a native speaker? Just curious. Mak (talk)  19:34, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Hi - it would be helpful if when you created new articles that you made sure all content was transferred, including photographs, or else the article is diminished. --DavidShankBone 21:20, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I was unaware that there was a photograph of the cafe. Thank you so much for adding it to the article!  -- Jreferee 21:47, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * That's odd - it was on the old article when I checked only a month ago, and it's also founded on many other Nuyorican pages. Must just be one of those things...  Thanks.  --DavidShankBone 21:53, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

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Template_talk:Infobox_Biography
I think the image size works fine, I used it multiple times. Are you sure you enter the right info? I think you are supposed to enter 100px instead of just 100. - Mgm|(talk) 10:17, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Offer of help
Thanks for the offer of collaboration. Maybe you can add your opinion to the Joyce Kilmer talk page. We were debating whether his siblings deserve a one sentence mention. The deleter says there is no place for that information in the article. A third opinion, or fourth would be very welcome. It's just one line in a full page biography, but the deleter is very determined. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 05:28, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Images
Hey! I'm afraid Matthew may have exaggerated my expertise, but I'd be happy to help in any way that I can. Let me know exactly what it is you're trying to do - just tagging images? adding them? placing them? Leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! Verloren Hoop 22:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Great! There are a few issues with image copyright tags that need to be cleared up, because they've just been changed recently. Certainly any questions you have are welcome. Verloren Hoop 17:40, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

1 - Art tags 2 - Publicity photos The best way to keep track of issues is on the image tags talk page. Verloren Hoop 03:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Your offer of help
Thank you for offering to help (re: your comments on my talk page). I'll keep that in mind. &mdash;ExplorerCDT 03:40, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Joyce Kilmer
On Talk:Joyce Kilmer, couldn't we have just have had one section entitled "bringing this article up to FA status" instead of cluttering up the talk page with one section for each criteria. Most of the criteria, IMHO, are already met and likely won't be discussed at all. Could you please condense all that clutter under one section header, please? &mdash;ExplorerCDT 18:43, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I've also restored some of the recent, continuing discussions that shouldn't have been archived. I don't mind the more acrimonious stuff, but there were discussions abotu protection (which should not be archived until the protection is over), and references, and the status of the name "Sister Michael" for Kilmer's daughter that still might need to be fleshed out. I've restored them to the talk page and deleted them from the archive. &mdash;ExplorerCDT 18:48, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I'll leave the headers up, for now. It would be wrong to remove them before the discussion starts. If the discussion starts, gets underway, and no one doubts that the article is well-written, compelling even brilliant, for example, certain unused headers will likely be removed in order to focus the discussion on points actually being discussed. &mdash;ExplorerCDT 19:08, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Sheila Gallagher, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions!  Nish kid 64  21:17, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

AfD Bot
Hi Dan - I've always thought that there should be a notification bot that informs contributors to an article when that article is up for deletion or is in deletion review. I ran across your PocKleanBot and now think such an AfD bot is possible. What do you think? (If the AfD Bot has already been suggested, please point me to the discussion.) Thanks. -- Jreferee 18:04, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Such a bot is unfortunately unlikely to get approval since the bot approval group seem to consider bot-generated user-page messages as "spam" regardless of how well-intentioned they are. Both PockKleanBot and DeleteAsstBot (which aimed to help with the afd process) had to be pulled after failing aproval. - PocklingtonDan 08:03, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with you that the deletion process could be more automated. Bot-generated user-page AfD and Deletion Review talk page messages would not be spam since each process permits notification talk page messages.  For example, per how to list pages for deletion, it is generally considered civil to notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the article that you are nominating the article. Also, step 3 of the steps to list a new deletion review requires that the poster inform the administrator who deleted the page by adding PAGE_NAME on their user talk page.  If you were to develop a DelNotifBot that implemented the allowed AfD and DR talk page notifications, I would be more than willing to work with you to get it approved.  Once DelNotifBot is approved, it may be easier to get approval for new features to that approved bot to increase the automation of the deletion process.-- Jreferee 16:06, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I have also wished for this, and would be glad to help it succeed.DGG 01:12, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Wild beasts
Many thanks for sorting out the above page that started. It was my first ever edit back in October and I only added details so they would pass WP:MUSIC in order to get it relisted. I was going to do the cleaning up after it had been accepted back - but you've now done it for me!!! Just out of interest, how did you get all the info? Thanks again Ryan Postlethwaite See the mess I've created or let's have banter 20:05, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi Ryan - I added the info from the reference and then footnoted the info using the reference (some of which were already in the article and some found via Google). Also, if the added details to pass WP:MUSIC to get the article relisted were the ones I placed a "citation needed" next to, the article would be improved with a citation to the information on the internet.  I'm glad I put effort into saving your first Wikipedia efforts, especially on behalf of a fellow member of Wikipedia Class of October 2006. -- Jreferee 21:00, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Well lets just say you did a better job on it than I would have. I've been a bit side tracked lately doing new page patrol and vandilism reversion so I guess I havn't had chance to learn all the tricks of the trade when it comes to actually creating quality articles. I set myself a little challenge now today though, get the Kendal page up to featured article status. I've created a subpage (Kendal/featured article) an I'm going to do all the work their then move it onto the main article so the article isn't messed up as I'm changing it. Might have to ask you to have a look at it when its near completion if thats ok? (It's in its very early stages at the minute) You seam to know the business! Thanks again for the Wild beasts Ryan Postlethwaite See the mess I've created or let's have banter 21:47, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't know whether you looked at What Links Here, but you can find more information to add to the Kendal article from this link. -- Jreferee 22:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar
Cheers for all the help with Kendal and the wild beasts, would never have thought to look at the what links here page. Hope this helps................

Newyorkbrad's RfA
Thank you for your support on my RfA, which closed favorably this morning, as well as for your kind comments accompanying your !vote. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. Best regards, Newyorkbrad 20:34, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Courtesy notice
I've left you a reply to your question on my talk page. I really like to keep conversations threaded, per the note at the top of my talk. If you really want replies left here, let us move the entire conversation here, leaving a refactor notice there pointing here... I'll watch and do my best to answer in a timely fashion. That's not my preference though if I can help it. ++Lar: t/c 20:02, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Ping! Answered your answer. I don't do this for just anyone :) ++Lar: t/c 20:41, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Main page
I read your comments on Lar's talk page. FYI, no administrators are "in charge" of the main page. Its precise design was determined via months of nightmarish debate and ratified by an 18-day poll/discussion with over 900 participants. &mdash;David Levy 01:32, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you. That is the information the AFMP project needs.  The many AFMP 2006 and AFMP 2007 suggestions to alter the main page fixed text came from a lack of understanding of what it would take to implement such a suggestion. If we just list a rule that main page fixed text will not be changed as part of the AFMP project, editors will still suggest such changes.  If we also add to the project a description of what it takes to change fixed page maintext with a link to the discussion you mention, I think it will reduce the number of such suggestions in future projects (AFMP 2008, AFMP 2009, etc.).  Since you seem to know more about this issue than others on the project, it would be great if you would add the description to the project. Thanks. -- Jreferee 02:19, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

WikiGnome award
Hi Corpx- You recently opposed my WikiGnome personal user award proposal because it does not really resemble a barnstar. I placed additional comments on the proposal page here that I would appreciate your reviewing in hopes that you would change your position. Also, I am open to suggestions as to how I can make the award more look like existing personal user awards. Thanks. -- Jreferee 20:45, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Bleh, I withdrew my comment. As somebody else indicated on my page earlier, I'm probably not really qualified to issue judgements.  Corpx 00:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Sheila Gallagher
Thanks for improving my stub of an article. And nominating my photograph. I took a walk along the river from my hostel near St Pauls and on returning after crossing the Millenium Footbridge, I was struck by the charm of a lollipop lady against the grand mass of St Pauls. I spoke to her briefly and was charmed by her. She mentioned that she had an OBE, so when I returned home to Canberra, I did a little research and came up with an article. What a lovely lady and colourful character she is! I'm hoping to see her again this year, and I'll certainly be giving her a printout of the article. --Jumbo 03:11, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Blass
I would like to edit it so it has a better NPOV, but I will do so only with your permission. What c. should I edit? (Besides other qys I raised just now on delrev, who are these notable students? that usu. means students who have gone on to further brilliant careers as a result of ones teaching, not people whom one happens to have had in class. BTW, did you ever find any publications in math?DGG 01:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I changed the infobox to better reflect what is in the article. The information I found is reflected in the article and I did not find any publications in math in the general areas where I looked (e.g., newspapers).  From this, I believe that information about Blass' math efforts have not made its way to the general public.  I am not qualified to review math journals and determine whether that information may be added to (or kept out of) the article, so I did not review math journals.  The article now is open for anyone to edit, so please feel free to do so. -- Jreferee 15:20, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Piotr Blass (Second nomination)
I moved it to the articlespace, as the article was desalted per the common concensus on DRV. I also relisted it at AfD per the same concensus. I would just like to congratulate you on producing a well-referenced and well-written article. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 07:42, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

AfD Nomination: Piotr Blass
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 * He was kinda already aware of that, but meh... Daniel.Bryant 19:33, 25 January 2007 (UTC)