User talk:Lazulilasher/Archive 1

Al Horford
I'll grant you the vandalism charge. But at the same time, is my point not valid? Wikipedia and all encyclopedias are suppossed to be free of bias, no? Now while Edward Fenton proved that that is an impossibility and that all recorded history is biased, and obviously partison statement such as "The foul appeared to be unintentional" should be stricken from the article. The fact that the word appeared is used in a sentence is travesty. To whom did this foul "appear" unintentional? Is there a reference to this claim? (No)

I have watched the tape, and reserve my own opinion, but 'opinions do not belong on Wikipedia articles. I figured an esteemed editor such as yourself would know this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.194.143.182 (talk) 03:34, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I just saw the message you left on my talk page. Thank you, sorry for the trouble. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.194.143.182 (talk) 03:38, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I tend to agree with you--it does seem to be a Point of View issue. You are also right in saying that "all encyclopedias are suppossed to be free of bias". However, what we can't do is put a comment in the article. Although, what we are able to do is place a tag on the suspicious sentence requesting that someone put a citation from a reputable source on the statement. I just did this for you, see Al Horford. Also, feel free to discuss these issues on Al Horford's Talk page. Further, feel free to contribute more to Wikipedia, as we can always use someone willing to assist in verifying and citing article. Lazulilasher (talk) 03:43, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Bridges in Paris
Yes I am indeed. Most of the info is translated from the French wiki and from www.paris.fr. I will keep an eye on your userpage so I don't clash with your progress.

At the end of each article, I include a map which indicates the position of the bridge on the Seine, the upstream bridge and the downstream bridge. I personally think this visual representation beats attempting to express its location through words. The images can be found on the french wiki. I usually upload them to Wiki Commons (GNU free license) before importing into my articles.

If you have any suggestions, please let me know. You are free to copy-edit my writing. Jamesjiao (talk) 22:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

I think your idea of including bridges' access to the metro is quite neat. This draws these articles closer to their counterparts on the French wiki. Can you add them to my articles if you don't mind? I can help you include the bridge location maps in your articles (which are all beautifully written/translated). Jamesjiao (talk) 09:04, 17 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Lazulilasher: Something does not seem right in your sentence on Pont Royal:  "After the French Revolution, between 1792 and 1804, the bridge had found itself renamed the Pont National, then Pont des Tuileries until 1814. It is then that Napoléon Bonaparte found it apt to install cannons for the defense of the Tuileries Palace, where the Convention nationale and the Committee of Public Safety directed by Maximilien de Robespierre."

(1) "... between 1792 and 1804..." cannot be preceded by "After the French Revolution" as the revolution started in 1789 & finished in 1799. --done (the French wiki, which it was translated from, was wrong) Lazulilasher (talk) 02:54, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

(2) The last sentence with Napoléon installing cannons for the defense of the Tuileries Palace etc. seems incomplete RE the mention of the Convention nationale & Robespierre. --done Lazulilasher (talk) 02:54, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Frania W. (talk) 00:19, 29 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Lazulilasher: "After the French Revolution...":  I read the French wiki article & do not agree with the sentence in French either because the first renaming of the bridge to Pont National happened DURING the Revolution when the monarchy was abolished (10 August 1792).  The second renaming, to Pont des Tuileries, was done twelve years later by Napoléon I when he became emperor of the French in 1804 - this being, in fact, "after the French Revolution".

Here is what I'd propose for your article: "At the time of the French Revolution of 1789 – in the period following the fall of the monarchy on 10 August 1792 and the beginning of the First French Empire in 1804 - the name of Pont Royal was changed to Pont National.  During that period, General Bonaparte (future Napoléon I, Emperor of the French) had cannons installed on the bridge in order to protect the National Convention and the Public Safety Committee which were housed in the Tuileries Palace.

During the First French Empire (1804-1814), Napoléon I named the bridge Pont des Tuileries, name that was kept until the Restoration in 1814 when king Louis XVIII gave the bridge its royal name back.

Frania W. (talk) 16:34, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Lazulilasher: I think that in order for me to receive your answer on my talk page, you must click on (talk) beside my signature. FW

My pleasure, to Lazulilasher, who wrote: ""Hi Frania, thanks for your suggestions--they have both been implemented on the article near verbatim to your words (see Pont Royal). Thanks for your help with this--I did the translation from the French site and didn't notice the errors until you pointed them out. Thanks again for bringing this to me attention on my talk page."" Lazulilasher (talk) 16:59, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Frania_Wisniewska" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frania Wisniewska (talk • contribs) 18:43, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Anatolian rock
Let me know if I can help you with anything.-- Doktor Gonzo 01:24, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Death of Hyacinthos translation
Oops, I've translated a bunch of this article as well, I saw the request on the Translation/*/Lang/fr page with no one listed as translator, then just now I saw your update on the talk page. Perhaps we could combine what we have, here is where I am at: User:Vrac/Hyacinthos Vrac (talk) 05:54, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I've finished adding my information, are you up for proofreading it one last time? Then we can close this one out. Thanks Vrac (talk) 05:12, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll check it out today and we'll wrap it up. Lazulilasher (talk) 14:06, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Mark Curtis
Hi Lazulilasher,

I proofread the article, the translation looks good, I agree with you that the article is an overly sympathetic review of his work. Most of my edits relate to removing WP:NPOV statements and WP:Weasel statements that come straight from the French article. One note of caution in translating stuff like this, I would be careful to maintain distance from the ideas put forth by Curtis by making sure his assertions are attributed directly to him, for example:

Curtis dénonce également les alliances avec des États répressifs au nombre desquels il range Israël....

Translating this with : Curtis denounces equally strongly alliances with repressive states, such as Israel, Russia, Turkey,

Leaves out the fact that this is Curtis' opinion, a lot of people would consider an assertion that these states are repressive to be an inflammatory statement, as translators and Wikipedians we can stay out of the controversy by making it clear that it is Curtis' opinion, formulating the idea something like this:

Curtis denounces equally strongly Britain's alliances with states he categorizes as repressive, such as Israel, Russia, Turkey,

Cheers, Vrac (talk) 20:04, 18 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi Vrac:
 * I agree--I was concerned about not translating directly, but I see what you're saying now--I could add some points to make it clearer that the assertions are Curtis' own work. I'll edit it when I get the chance. Thx Lazulilasher (talk) 20:52, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Pavillon de Flore @ DYK
Hi. I've nominated Pavillon de Flore, an article you worked on, for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook for the article at Template talk:Did you know, where you can improve it if you see fit. Thanks, PFHLai (talk) 22:23, 18 December 2007 (UTC) P.S. Please add references to the article. Thanks.


 * Working on adding references now, will add more when I get home in a bit. Thanks for the nom! Lazulilasher (talk) 01:05, 19 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok, the article is fully referenced and expanded Lazulilasher (talk) 04:04, 19 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you for adding the refs, Lazulilasher. Glad to see your good work featured on MainPage. I look forward to seeing more articles from you soon. Happy editing! :-) --PFHLai (talk) 07:05, 19 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Lazulilasher, here we meet again, this time not under the bridges of Paris, but at the Pavillon de Flore. After reading your article & its version in French, I looked for more articles on the renaming of Pavillon de Flore during the French Revolution of 1789 & fell upon something interesting in an old book "numérisé" by GOOGLE. Its long title is Histoire politique et littéraire de la presse en France avec une introduction historique sur les origines du journal et de la bibliographie générale des jounaux depuis leur origine by Eugène Hatin, Tome sixième, Poulet-Malassis et de Broise, imprimeurs-libraires-éditeurs, 9, rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris (1860).


 * I found mention of Pavillon de Flore on page 151 with the following written by Eugène Hatin: "Sur cette salle destinée à la Convention, qui préoccupait si fort Marat, nous trouvons dans Chronique de Paris un article assez curieux, dont voici quelques extraits. La Convention nationale a fait, le 10 mars, son entrée dans la nouvelle salle, au château des Tuileries, maintenant le palais national. On a donné aux trois pavillons qui le composent trois noms nouveaux : au nom de Flore a succédé celui d’Egalité, le pavillon de Mesdames s’appellera le pavillon de la Liberté, et celui des Cent-Suisses le pavillon de l’Unité. C’est entre le pavillon de la Liberté et celui de l’Unité qu’est placée la salle de la Convention nationale, dans la place qu’on appelait autrefois la Salle des Machines, ce qui fournira matière à plus d’un bon et d’un mauvais mot."


 * I did not change Liberté for Égalité in your article, leaving you the Liberté (!) to do it. I also recommend that you read Eugène Hatin's book (500 pages).  Also the article on the Tuileries in wiki in French.  It has a couple of engravings of the old palais, one in particular showing the Pont Royal in front of the Pavillon de Flore.  Frania W. (talk) 04:07, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Lazulilasher: If we could use an illustration of the Pavillon de Flore façade with Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux' sculpted decoration, Le Triomphe de Flore, it would add a nice touch to the article. Frania W. (talk) 18:00, 2 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Answering your note on "our favorite topic". I am in agreement with the reviewers and believe that we may be able to go one notch up above the article in French. I was going to make several suggestions about the article, as it is written, regarding Flore, the newly-built Pyramid & the axis Louvre-Arc de Triomphe, and also some of the historical dates.  I believe that we should be able to find a copyright-free picture of the Flore sculpture by Carpeaux. Frania W. (talk) 17:17, 9 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Will gladly help to the best of my abilities. In article, I just changed "Liberté" to "Egalité" & added book reference. Frania W. (talk) 17:47, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Lazulilasher: Please check this:  http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000049660.html The couple of pictures before this one are close ups of Carpeaux' "haut-relief" on the façade of Pavillon de Flore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frania Wisniewska (talk • contribs) 19:16, 9 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Lazulilasher: I read the article, saw the changes you made & added a few of my own.  Will return to it with more info on historical "personnages" who passed thru it. There is also work to do in the Footnotes, such as following certain rules RE bibliography, going something like : last name of author, first name, title of book, page of reference, publisher, city where published, year.  Will add this comment on PdF talk page.  Frania W. (talk) 01:36, 10 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi, there shouldn't be too much to do in the footnotes b/c I've used the and  templates which are generally sufficient. However, feel free to add any more info you'd like, but leave the  templates in because they're accepted. All of your work looks great, btw. Lazulilasher (talk) 01:39, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Lazulilasher, you wrote: "Yep. You were right--all of the footnotes were not in the same format--they've all (I think) been changed now to fit inline with the cite templates. Also--do you know if the insecula image is free use? If so, then we can use it in the article. I think it would be a nice touch to illustrate the article with the image....Lazulilasher (talk) 03:45, 10 January 2008 (UTC)"

I looked at the footnotes after you reviewed them. RE the books of reference, the page number is there, but not preceded by p., so it is not clear that it is the page number. Not knowing how to work with templated footnotes, I cannot fix it - I tried one & the whole thing would have been lost, so I decided to leave it alone. Frania W. (talk) 17:37, 10 January 2008 (UTC)


 * RE the burning of the Tuileries: I found some great pictures that may interest you for either PdF article or one you may decide to do on the Tuileries, since the two subjects are closely related.  No time right now to forward the info.  Frania W. (talk) 18:39, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Lazulilasher: RE the copyright for the photograph of the "haut relief" by Carpeaux on the façade of PdF, please check the following: http://www.insecula.com/root/conditions.html. It looks like we have to look somewhere else, unless you want to go & take the picture yourself as I, unfortunately, am not in Paris right now to do it. Frania W. (talk) 23:19, 10 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Lazulilasher: I found a photograph of the Flore haut-relief.
 * http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:hoa6KfLv8EIJ:www.fond-ecran-image.com/photo-gratuite-facade.php+photos+haut+relief+fa%C3%A7ade+Pavillon+de+Flore&hl=fr&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us


 * When you get to the site, scroll down to the 12th photograph. It is not as nice as the one on "insecula" as it does not show as much of the façade, but it is better than nothing.  We also may have to leave a comment on the site & tell whoever is in charge of the use we plan of their photograph.  Frania W. (talk) 00:44, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Pavillon de Flore, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 06:05, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Congrats! Vrac (talk) 06:09, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Pied noir article
Wow, the article is much better now ! I'll see what I can do... The first thing is to make a better version of the pieds-noirs per departement map, I've got one in SVG. --escon dites  06:31, 26 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Hey, the pied-noir department map looks great! It's an awesome addition to the article and really makes it clear where the pied-noir where situated. Thanks Lazulilasher (talk) 16:39, 26 December 2007 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! Tell me if you need anything else for that article (or any other one :-D) --escon dites  08:42, 27 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Bonne Année, Lazulilasher! Got your msg on the Pieds-Noirs & will see what I can do. Quite a subject to undertake! FW Frania W. (talk) 16:16, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Just turned on my computer to let you know that you had not heard from me RE Pieds-Noirs article because I am reading several "adjacent" articles, all concerning French involvement in Algeria. I also recently finished reading a book in French by Amiral Jacques Guillon, François d'Orléans, Prince de Joinville, éditions France-Empire, Paris, 1990. Prince de Joinville was the third son of king Louis-Philippe. He traveled quite a bit outside of France and participated in the conquest of Algeria during the reign of his father. In fact, he was in Algeria at the time of the 1848 revolution that saw the ousting of his father. Frania W. (talk) 16:59, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
Hi, thanks for assessing the article. You mention that a link didn't go anywhere. Was it the link for the Y2100 Class loco, as I fixed that by making it an interwiki link within the text shortly after you left those comments. Mjroots (talk) 08:58, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for fixing the link. I think the article is great and informative (from another rail fan)....good work. Lazulilasher (talk) 17:19, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you Lazulilasher for your contributions to the peer-review section I established for the Pelasgians article. I agree that the article has a specialist perspective that needs to be retrofited so that other users who do not know a lot of Greek history can also navigate through the text. If you wish to follow through with your suggestions and need help implementing them, then contact me so that we can enhance the quality of the article. If I am unavailable, then I recommend contacting User:Deucalionite who is, more or less, an expert on Pelasgians despite his unconventional mindset.

I eagerly await your response my friend. Despite your inexperience with Greek history, I am sure that our potential cooperation will help rectify any mistakes you may have found in the Pelasgians article.

If it is not too much trouble, could you please provide a peer-review of the Pelasgian Creation Myth article? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your contributions and Happy Holidays. Elysonius (talk) 00:26, 29 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Sure, I'll do that. I'll advise it may take me awhile because I am not familiar with the topic and will have to make myself familiar in order to adequately rise to the task. Lazulilasher (talk) 02:56, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

The Boss
I'm really glad you decided to improve this article. I've known for a while that it needed work, but I couldn't gather the momentum. Cleaning up collaboratively is much more fun. Joyous! | Talk 03:25, 29 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Yeah, I was thinking about Shackleton the other night so I decided to look up his article. Anyway, he's a total rock-star and deserves a good article--haha. Anyway, I was thinking about adding the rumour bit into the "Legacy" section and maybe changing that to a "Cultural References" bit....what do you think? as I believe its fairly important (as I found about 1,000 references to the ad on Google books). Thanks for your work, too--that's the cool thing about wikipedia: you run into an article and have the idea that you can make it better, and you do. Then, ten minutes later someone else comes along and makes it even better. Lazulilasher (talk) 03:45, 29 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I think he would have been pleased to be called "rock-star." I think it's a great idea to mention the ad in the "legacy" section. Fits better there than in any of the expedition-specific sections, I think. Joyous! | Talk 03:49, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Hi, thanks alot for a nice job! I did some further changes concerning citations (some of them were confused) and minor text changes. Could you please take a look again if English is readable. Thanks! Silin2005 (talk) 08:30, 29 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi there, it looks pretty good...let me know again if there's any more help that I can provide. Lazulilasher (talk) 02:26, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Maurizio Giuliano
Thank you very much for your contributions in this debate. I have just replied. Please reconsider. Cheers. --Edcolins (talk) 19:30, 30 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Replied on Articles for Deletion page. Lazulilasher (talk) 20:32, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Algerian War article
Hi! I'm currently a little busy these days, but I'll see what I can do afterwards, OK? --escon dites  10:41, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, you did report your userspace vandalism to the right place
In your WP:AIV report, you wrote, "I'm not 100% sure if this is the correct place to post this, but this IP address continues to vandalize my talk page." That was the correct place to post it. It is userspace vandalism, and since it was occurring at the time you reported, that was absolutely a correct place to post the report. Both IPs have been blocked for a week; hopefully that stops them, but if they return, report again if necessary (provided they've been warned on their talk page and aren't heeding the warnings). —C.Fred (talk) 21:44, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

"clean up using AWB"
Hi there. I was just wondering about your recent contributions, all being "clean up using AWB". I would question the usefulness of most of the edits, with such minor changes (such as inserting a single line break) and just wonder why you would be spending time doing it. violet/riga (t) 18:34, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I just downloaded the program yesterday, so I was kind of screwing around with it. I hope I didn't cause any problems? Lazulilasher (talk) 18:45, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Correction...
In response to your comment on my talk page, (for clarity) I am not editing Canal de Marseille, but another Stage 3 French article, Sara Lazarus. But, thank you for your appreciative comments nonetheless. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RSkyhawk (talk • contribs) 22:30, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Haha, I translated Sara Lazarus before I translated Canal de Marseille and upon a quick look on the Proofreader's request page I saw my username followed by the 75% done mark and I immediately thought...WOW....anyway, I still appreciate the proofread. Lazulilasher (talk) 22:35, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, looks like you went right ahead and proofread the article. Great work. Lazulilasher (talk) 23:47, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Le Louvre
Anything on historical Paris sounds great. The ensemble Louvre-Tuileries with adjacent topics such as the old bridges nearby that must be continued with more details. C'est un travail de longue haleine! Frania W. (talk) 23:50, 10 January 2008 (UTC)


 * RE Louvre & Grande Arche de La Défense being 6.33° off Voie triomphale axis: I found one source: http://www.aquadesign.be/news/article-3397.php - but am looking for more dependable one.  Frania W. (talk) 17:29, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Ernest Shackleton GA on hold
I have put Ernest Shackleton on hold - it is very good, but needs some minor tweaks to meet GA criteria. A detailed list is on the talk page. Please ask if it is unclear or you need help. A pleasure to read the article - just needs Mrs. Chippy ;-) Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 16:29, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

My offer
I just posted a couple of notes mainly to you on the Ernest Shackleton talk page. You're busy working on the page, I see, and may not see my notes for a while, so this is an additional heads-up. Basically, I am just offering to help if you like. Finetooth (talk) 18:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Haha! For some reason I can't get my mind to do this right....what I tried to do was load up the article into MSWORD and then use the UK spelling dictionary--but even that doesn't seem to work correctly. Thanks for the offer to help, any assistance is appreciated. I think I've gotten most spelling to the UK norms, but I cannot be sure as the incorrect spellings down stand-out to my American eyes ;) Anyway, thanks for your help (again). Let's just go through the list together and we'll scratch out what we complete. Lazulilasher (talk) 18:46, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Passed
Perhaps I am three minutes ahead of you again. Ernest Shackleton is now GA. Congratulations. It would not have happened without your persistence and hard work. Meanwhile, not knowing it had passed, I hunted around in the Commons and found a terrific map with the complete routes of Endurance and Aurora. I left you a note on the Shackleton talk page. I'd like to try altering the map, all of the text of which is in French, to an identical one in English. I've never tried this mapmaking before, but I think I have the software and the expert advice I need. I might need help translating the French in the key, though, and I'm sure you could do that. Please look at the map and let me know what you think. Finetooth (talk) 02:48, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! Wonderful work! Joyous! | Talk 02:59, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Official congratulations as well - very nice work and quick too! Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:01, 13 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Wow, that's awesome. Thanks for the quality reviews. Lazulilasher (talk) 16:49, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Glad to help, but you should really thank yourself and the other editors (especially Finetooth) for the GA pass - you did all the hard work! I just confirmed that the article met the criteria. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 16:56, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Already tossed him over a Barnstar :) He took the article from barely legible to high-quality prose. Lazulilasher (talk) 16:58, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I forgot to mention this before, but WP:GAN can always use Good Article reviewers - so if you are interested, please consider helping out, thanks Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 17:06, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Replied on user's talk page.
 * I would be glad to "coach" or look over a review or two or three - just let me know what to look at and when. Good idea and thanks for helping out. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 00:49, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

(unindent)I did a quick look at the article and your review and they seem fine. I ran the peer review script to add nonbreaking spaces between numbers and units. A few minor points - lack of red links is not a GA criteria, though too many can be annoying. I agree that the list of mayors (all red links IIRC) could be delinked for now. I would also add access date to internet sources - makes life easier looking things up in an archive if the link ever goes dead in the future. Other than that, looks good and thansk for reviewing! Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:13, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Map
I forged ahead with the new map and learned a lot in the process. I am unable to say whether it improves the page or not. I left a message about it on the article's talk page, and I won't mind removing it if you think the other layout was better. Since Ernest just made GA, maybe the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it adage" should apply. Anyway, I'm eager to hear what you think. (Oh, I found a version of the map that had the labels in French but had the key translated to English.) I could suss out the meanings of "Mer" and "Sud". Finetooth (talk) 04:29, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Your VandalProof Application
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Lazulilasher. As you may know, VP is a very powerful program, and in fact the just released 1.3 version has even more power. Because of this we must uphold strict protocols before approving a new applicant. Regretfully, I have chosen to decline your application at this time. Please note it is nothing personal by any means, and we certainly welcome you to apply again soon. Thank again for your interest in VandalProof. βcommand 13:49, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Antonin Gadal
Hi. THanks for your comments about this article. I would love to improve it, in particular with an image, but there aren't many books on Gadal beyond the ones I have mentioned and I can't find my way around how to add an image. Can you help? ThePeg (talk) 01:22, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep, I'll go take a look at it. I'll keep you posted. Now I have a project to work on :) Lazulilasher (talk) 17:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Ernest redux
Oh, my goodness. Now you've gone and done it. It's most generous of you to give me credit, but you're the one who did all the research, most of the writing, and almost everything else. We'll see how this new process goes. I'll be glad to help if I can. Finetooth (talk) 17:18, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I know, I've read horror stories about the FAC process....seriously though, your prose editing and attention to detail are great. I guess that's what the Wiki project is all about--everyone comes to the table with their own talents. Lazulilasher (talk) 17:22, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Date formats in Shackleton
Could you explain this diff, please? --Pete (talk) 18:28, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure, I have to run out to the store for a moment, but I'll take a look at it when I get back. Lazulilasher (talk) 18:30, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * That was an attempt to expand the lead. I think I added the auto-date format by the current revision. When I originally edited that portion of the article, I wasn't aware of the auto-format date function....anyway, let me know if you have any further concerns (or feel free to go ahead and fix anything, I'm a relative newbie :) ). Lazulilasher (talk) 18:45, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Regardless of autoformatting, most Wikipedia readers don't have accounts or preferences and thus the convention has evolved that dates are formatted in the style appropriate to the subject. See WP:DATE for more information on this. --Pete (talk) 18:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * This idea is new to me too, hence I did not catch any of these during my copyediting. It's an idea that makes sense, and I'll remember it in the future. Finetooth (talk) 21:41, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Bethlehem GA Review
Greetings Lazulilasher! Thanks for the review and the suggestion. I'm only in the beginning of the to-do list but I just wanted to ask for some help on the lead. I added the following passage but it needs some carving up, which I hoped you would do. Bethlehem's dominant economic sector is tourism which is particularly high during the Christmas season as the city is a Christian pilgrimage center, being home of the Church of the Nativity. Bethlehem has over thirty hotels and three hundred handicraft work shops, employing several of the city's residents.[6] Rachel's Tomb, an important Jewish holy site is located at the entrance of Bethlehem.


 * No problemo, I'll take a look at it and see what I can do. Lazulilasher (talk) 19:19, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

--Al Ameer son (talk) 19:07, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

The article was just rampaged with copyediting by several users, so I guess that problem has been settled unless you think otherwise,

Anyhow I (and other users) have answered your concerns for the article.
 * The lead was expanded to include Bethlehem's history and economy.
 * The MoS problems have been settled including the nbsps, conversion templates, linking of dates and the ref page numbers.
 * Unsourced material has been removed (I could not find anything about Hanna Nasser that didn't use information from Wikipedia.) The refugees' relocation to Bethlehem is backed by a reference now though.
 * I don't have a clue on the sourcing of the bible, I think its the same as sourcing the Qu'ran in the Islam article.
 * Red links have been taken care of. The Palestine Heritage Center remains, but I could start an article on that today or tomorrow.
 * I severely trimmed the Christian minority section, but more NPOV could be used in the last passage on Hamas.

Basically all that is left is neutralizing the last passage in the Christian minority section and providing some more info on the Muslim population. Thanks for your suggestions. Cheers! --Al Ameer son (talk) 21:33, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


 * WOW! That was quick work! I'll check out your work as soon I can. I've gotta toss a shoulder of meat into my oven right now tho :) Can't wait to read your updates. Lazulilasher (talk) 21:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Haha thats fine. Bon Appetit! Ah I don't know what I'm saying. Cheers though! --Al Ameer son (talk) 22:09, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ha...it WAS good...5 lb shoulder of lamb slow roasted..mmmmm. Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I am looking over the article now. Thus far everything looks great. I'll update you when I'm finished. Lazulilasher (talk) 16:48, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Its made me hungry, I Love Lamb! (yea I'm a typical Palestinian). I think I'm about to order a pizza though and hopefully they have lamb topping...if they don't they should. Anyway, I would like to thank you again for your review and not to mention your copyediting and ref-formatting of Bethlehem. Also, I would be honored to review pied noir, that is if no one takes it by the end of the day. Is there any requirements for a reviewer? I saw you were a copyeditor, I'm the guy who requests help in copyediting :) If there is no such requirement then there is no problem. Cheers! --Al Ameer son (talk) 20:09, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Replied on user's talk page.


 * Replied on my talk page, hope you don't mind ;) --Al Ameer son (talk) 03:35, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Pied-noir
I left some comments at Peer review/Pied-noir - know you are busy with FAC and might not notice them - plus the peer review request will be a month old and arhived soon, so I thought I would give you a heads up. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 19:50, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Replied on user talk page. Lazulilasher (talk) 05:33, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Scott's Hut
Interesting indeed. Well-written but completely unsourced, alas. I've been trying to check in on Ernest from time to time, as you've seen. I see that naughty person(s) have been pestering the page, but it's gratifying to see well-wishers jump in and set things to rights again. Finetooth (talk) 21:34, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Latin
From what I can tell, the inscription says, "Joconde put this duplicate bridge here for you, Seine; you are able to speak of this priest with authority." The "duplicate bridge" part refers to the numerous previous bridges that stood on the same spot. Let me know if you need any more assistance. Erik the Red 2 (talk) 01:52, 28 January 2008 (UTC)Erik the Red 2
 * Wow, thanks so much--I really appreciate it. This helps the article out, as I think it is an interesting piece of information. Lazulilasher (talk) 05:55, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Shackleton refs
I always use the notes system. You're right, it isn't the easiest system to use, but on the plus side it tends to prevent the addition of "helpful" little footnotes and gives a pointer to the reader that there is more information in the footnotes (as opposed to just a page number). The refs in Shackleton also have examples where you quote the whole name of the work (Worsley (1999), Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure), some with page numbers and some without, one (Hurley) with "pages" spelled out and places where the refs and footnotes merge together (According to Frank Worsley in Shackleton's Boat Journey, while stranded on the ice and during the time spent at Elephant Island, the men ate Weddell Seal, Crabeater Seal, and Elephant Seal). I suppose this last example is so you avoid having refs in refs, but it makes it awkward to see what is cited and what is just annotated. On a side note, I'd drop the ref to Encarta: that he wrote Heart of the Antarctic is common knowledge, and a citation to another general encyclopedia looks a little tacky. Yomangani talk 11:22, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Paris Metro map
Hi Lazulilasher, I looked at Infobox_Paris_metro and at several pages it is transcluded on and the map is always centered (and the dot shifted and looked to be in the right spot for the only Metro station I knew - Les Halles). I am using Internet Explorer - perhaps it is browser related? Whne I look at the template, the map is 280 pixels wide and the box is just marginally wider, so it is centered in what I see. If you want I can make a screen shot and upload it so you see how it looks for me. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 01:04, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Replied on user talk page.
 * Hmmm - can you give me some specific examples where it doesn't center (with links)? I am trying to finish an article for DYK deadline, but will see what I can do. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 01:38, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I am seeing some maps left-shifted and others centered. Opéra (Paris Métro) is left-shifted, for example, but I am not instantly seeing why. Some bit of information in the infobox may differ from the parallel bit of information in the infobox for Porte des Lilas (Paris Métro), which appears centered on my display. I don't see it, though. Finetooth (talk) 03:00, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah man...I thought by extending the margins I'd fixed it, too. Huh. Quite odd. I'm going to keep tweaking it and see if I can get it to work. No worries if you're busy with DYK, it loads up good enough and provides the info....I'm just concerned with aesthetics.... Lazulilasher (talk) 03:07, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

AIV report of 70.91.61.157.
This editor's final warning was given on the 18th and has had only edit since, so no action has been taken. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 15:00, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Editor review
Hey, thanks for taking the time to offer a very thoughtful editor review for me. I appreciate the comments! — Travis talk  18:47, 29 January 2008 (UTC)