User talk:LovesMacs/Archive 1

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Re: Thank you
Hi, I've had a go at answering your question at the help desk, basically global accounts or unified login is a way of registering your username across all of the wikimedia foundation, for instance on Wikimedia Commons, on WikiNews etc. Just ask me if you ever have trouble with something. Sunderland06 (talk) 19:17, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes Wikimedia Commons is the wiki for free use images, and on wikipedia, if you haven't already it would be a good idea to read through the links on the welcome message I left you and go through the tutorial, it'll help you massively in becoming an experienced user. Sunderland06  (talk) 19:35, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
 * That's not a problem, it's also a good idea to indent your comments like I am doing. Don't hesitate to ask me a question if you need to. Sunderland06  (talk) 19:42, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Your recent edits
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Need help?
I noticed this edit and I was wondering if you would like some help with what you are trying to do. If you would, I can give you hand. Thingg &#8853; &#8855; 01:04, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ok, that's cool. I'm glad you got it fixed. btw, if you ever need help with anything else, feel free to ask... :) Thingg &#8853; &#8855;  04:36, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Re: thanks
No problem! I think you're right- it looks like a second IP vandalized Breaking Dawn right as you were trying to fix the first act. Andrea ( talk ) 02:22, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

User names
About your comment on user names on your user page. You can find a list of all users at Special:ListUsers. To find all users beginning with LovesMacs, you can use Special:ListUsers/LovesMacs. Hope that helps.  Sp in ni ng  Spark  15:31, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Unwatched pages

 * 1) (More) So Much More ‎
 * 2) (R)-2-methylmalate dehydratase ‎
 * 3) (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropionate-pyruvate transaminase ‎
 * 4) (S)-2-hydroxy-acid oxidase ‎
 * 5) (S)-2-methylmalate dehydratase ‎
 * 6) (S)-3-amino-2-methylpropionate transaminase ‎
 * 7) (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA hydrolase ‎
 * 8) (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone ‎
 * 9) (Want You) Back in My Life Again ‎
 * 10) (You've Got Me) Dangling on a String ‎
 * 11) (deoxy)nucleoside-phosphate kinase ‎
 * 12) (myosin-light-chain) phosphatase ‎
 * 13) (tyrosine 3-monooxygenase) kinase ‎
 * 14) +Crataegomespilus ‎
 * 15) -Ballad Best Singles- White Road ‎
 * 16) ...And Oceans vs. Bloodthorn WAR Vol. I ‎
 * 17) ...De Colección ‎
 * 18) ...Go Down Swinging! ‎
 * 19) ...Live för dig! ‎
 * 20) ...So, Were They in Some Sort of Fight? ‎
 * 21) ..Cuz A D.U. Party Don't Stop!! ‎
 * 22) .460 ‎
 * 23) .Pulse ‎
 * 24) .Sub (band) ‎
 * 25) .com for Murder ‎
 * 26) .pdm ‎
 * 27) 0-2-4 ‎
 * 28) 0-8-6-0 ‎
 * 29) 0079-0088 ‎
 * 30) 07-08 Pre-season BCM ‎
 * 31) 07-08 Season BC Mures ‎

John Reaves 03:05, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Re:Maybe you can help... (Bible Belt)
It is possible to remove an edit summary, but to do so I would have to delete the whole article and then restore it, which slows down the server. It's usually only done for blatantly vandalistic edits, such as those which libel a living person. In this case, it's relatively benign as vandalism goes. I will keep an eye on that editor, though. ... disco spinster   talk  03:29, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

about your comment
I didn't believe that you thought the terms were mutually exclusive, I thought the language you suggested may be misleading. I don't think you should shy away from the topic just because people get heated. You must remember, that article was under attack for a long time, and many people who have defended the article have also drank the Obama cool aid. However, polite and constructive editors such as yourself will always be listened to, even if the ideas aren't adopted. You should go back and at least voice your opinion on the straw poll they are having.LedRush (talk) 22:36, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Re:Religion in Albania
Hi- don't worry about it, it was protected, but the protection expired. See the log for the page- the last protection expired on the sixth. There's a bot that normally removes the locks (it isn't done automatically when the block expires) but it doesn't seem to have got to this one; I'll remove it myself now. J Milburn (talk) 22:29, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism warning levels
Hi thanks for your message. You have it exactly right about the levels. Sometimes it can be obvious of course that an edit is pure vandalism, but still level 1 is used mostly for first instances of such edits (unless of course where it is "blatant vandalism" and the blatant vanalism message can be used. I added a level 2 message to the ip user as they continued to add nonsense after receiving a Level 1 message. Often level 1 is more than enough to deter such edits. Unfortunately though some times it doesn't which is why we have to go through the various levels. I'm sorry but I don't use twinkle so can't help you with that! And keep up the good work reverting vandalism it can be a thankless task at times! Have fun,-- ♦Tangerines♦ · Talk 00:57, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Re edit conflict
Hi, I didn't notice an edit conflict, it must have given you one but not me. Because I use Twinkle to tag new pages the message that is given is an automated one from there. Have you tried bringing up your concerns at Wikipedia talk:Twinkle? --  role player 23:28, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes Twinkle does open an edit window for me on a rollback, I'm using Mozilla Firefox. I also have Safari but I don't edit Wikipedia with it if I can help it. --  role player 23:35, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes it's normal. It's because the encoding is hidden somewhere in Twinkle's javascript, rather than in your browser settings.  Or something like that. --  role player 21:27, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Safari isn't too bad on Wikipedia. I use it almost exclusively.   Orange Marlin  Talk• Contributions 22:42, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

RE: Nice page
Sure go right ahead! You can find the coding for it here User:Persian Poet Gal/Page.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 16:02, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Macs rule!
I'm an experienced wikipedian (hmmmm...not sure if that's a word) using a Mac. That may elicit a yawn, except that Wikipedia can be a bit funky with Macs. It too me a better part of 6 months to get some things to work appropriately on a Mac. Anyways, not that I'm an expert, but if you need help, just ping me on my user talk. Just a reminder, my user talk is kind of R-rated, and it's a bit of run-down drinking establishment, where experienced users complain about all things Wikipedia. I read everything there, of course, I'm sure I'll find anything you write. You can ignore anything there you want. Orange Marlin Talk• Contributions 22:42, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

BTW, you can copy and paste my monobook if you want. I cleaned up a lot of coding for the Mac, so it seems to work very well on Safari. Check it out. Orange Marlin Talk• Contributions 22:44, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Welcome!
Welcome to Wikipedia, LovesMacs! I have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on or by typing helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or place helpme on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! Orange Marlin Talk• Contributions 00:19, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
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YAY. Friendly works on Safari too. So there you go, a plate of cookies. :)  Orange Marlin  Talk• Contributions 00:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

"Other Uses" templates
Hey there. I saw your question at the help desk, and thought you might find Template messages/General helpful in the future. Good luck! --Fullobeans (talk) 06:07, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Re: Ho Chi Minh
No worries. Unfortunately, that happens all the time, particularly when a prior editor reverts some, but not all, vandalism. I would have missed it too, except that I was going through all of one particular vandal's edits. Keep up the good work.-- Kubigula (talk) 03:21, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Noah's Ark
Hi, I noticed that you made a comment about whether or not the Bible is myth. Over on the Noah's Ark talk page ( Click Here), they are having a vote on whether or not to change it and call the Ark a myth or just say it came from the Book of Genesis.

Current wording #1 is to keep it saying "Book of Genesis." Proposed wording #2 is to change it to say "mythology." If you feel like adding your support to one or the other, you are more than welcome. Have a good day! 76.249.24.106 (talk) 05:07, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Rollback
Hi. I've fulfilled your request for rollback. Please review WP:RBK and ask me if if you need any help. Pedro : Chat  09:35, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hello again! Thanks for catching the vandalism on my user page. Though the anonymous editor appears to have read my self-description and all my userboxes, which is quite flattering, I do think I like my version of the page better. --Fullobeans (talk) 01:34, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Biblical manuscript
You are right "copies of books can contain errors" is more correct. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 16:18, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

I think I got hacked
I apologize for the disruptive edits and any other mayhem that insued, I do not have any form of firewall or virus protection at the moment and I have been the victim of hacking. Please take my apology sincerely. Offensiveandconfusing (talk) 07:34, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to WikiProject Catholicism!


Hello,, and welcome to Wikiproject Catholicism! Thank you for your generous offer to help contribute. I'm sure your input will be much appreciated. I hope you enjoy contributing here and being a Catholic Project Wikipedian! If you have any questions, feel free to discuss anything on the project talk page, or to leave a message on my own talk page. Please remember to sign all your comments, and be bold with your edits. Again, welcome, and happy editing! Spool 26 (talk) 05:35, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Pope John Paul II

 * Hi LovesMacs, We are looking for help on the Pope John Paul II article in order to improve it and raise it to ‘Good Article’ and eventually ‘Featured Article’ status. Any help would be much appreciated.
 * Kind Regards     01:46, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi LovesMacs, I've left a response to your message on my talkpage. --     23:49, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Codices
Thanks for your work in the articles Codex Sinaiticus (Mark 16:9-20) and Codex Vaticanus. Can you do the same in the article Codex Alexandrinus? If you have time of course. Thanks again. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 17:40, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I want expand this article over 30 000 scores. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 20:01, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

warnings
why did you put the warnings after I took them out? It waszn't me who did that stuff it was someone else with the same internet as me.193.120.116.185 (talk) 21:31, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Who Cares
It doesn't matter what I do to the page. It was a joke and don't message me again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterpickles69 (talk • contribs) 20:12, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

I do not see what the big deal is. You need to get A LIFE. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterpickles69 (talk • contribs) 23:54, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

That was a threat? Your kidding me right? Whatever block me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterpickles69 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Your edit about Plato on History of evolutionary thought
I reverted your recent edit to History of evolutionary thought. The reason I gave in the edit summary is that the example you added did not come from the cited sourse for the paragraph. However, I thought I would mention that the other reason I deleted it is that it is not quite correct. Poodles and beagles are themselves catagories not individuals. Therefore Plato would presumably say that there would be an ideal poodle that reflected the essense of poodleness. A more correct example would be that if you had two individual real poodles, the differences between them would be due to the fact that they were both imperfect representations of the ideal poodle where as their similarities were due to the fact that they were both reflections of the same essense. Or if you thought that poodle and beagle were too insignificant to have essenses because poodle and beagle are merely varieties of dog. Then you would say some think like "If you had two dogs, a poodle and a beagle, the differences between them would be do to the fact that they are each imperfect reflections of an ideal dog." Of course without a published source that uses the example it is still original reasearch and can't be included in an article. Incidentally, the dog vs poodle problem (the problem that essential concepts like dog could have sub concepts like poodle and beagle that themselves have essences) was recognized as a weakness of Plato's ideas by later philosophers. I apologize for the extended comment, but I thought you might be interested. Rusty Cashman (talk) 06:00, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Does it matter? stop bouncing on the newbies.
What i put on my talk page is what i put. you might want to the freedom of speech article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Derynj1 (talk • contribs) 16:11, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Cara Black
You have two options:
 * You can ask to add their material again to the main article so you don't need to worry about attribution yourself.
 * You can add all the material they posted to your subpage to the article and say something along the lines "Material posted Fuhghettaboutit taken from User:LovesMacs/subpage". (adding the date would help too)

Hope that helps. - Mgm|(talk) 10:28, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello, LovesMacs!
Thanks You! OK.--*feridiák (talk) 19:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)--*feridiák (talk) 19:05, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
—SV 16:30, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Good Friday
Please don't do the discussions that belong on the talk page in you edit commentaries. Let's discuss on the talk page first and do changes thereafter. That's how edit warring is avoided. :-) -Duribald (talk) 23:58, 8 April 2009 (UTC)



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 * Thanks for the link to WTA. Quite useful! :-) -Duribald (talk) 16:45, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Jesus Christ Superstar and other musicals
Thankyou. Yes, big fan. Happy Easter...andycjp (talk) 15:01, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Godspell is good too... 'Beautiful city' is worth a listen.andycjp (talk) 00:51, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Regarding 72.249.127.86
J.Delanoy blocked the range (72.249.64.0/18, see here for proof) for one week but the talk pages are unprotected. If you see an IP in this range vandalising, request that the IP's talk page be protected since the IP range is already blocked. Thanks. Momo san Gespräch 02:59, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi!
Could have gone either way with that one. I've always tried to give the benefit of a doubt with warnings on the talk page. Otherwise, an AIV report may be declined for lack of warnings. Given the detailed nature of that guy's last attack, an AIV would have certainly been warranted. Thanks for the good job of warning the guy in the first place. Regards, --PMDrive1061 (talk) 03:12, 11 May 2009 (UTC)


 * You betcha. Believe me, a vicious persoanl attack will move the poster right up to the front of the line in an AIV report.  :)  --PMDrive1061 (talk) 03:16, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
KuroiShiroi (contribs) 01:06, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

La Peau de chagrin
LM, Thanks for your addition to La Peau de chagrin. As I pointed out in the edit summary, I removed it not because it's unsourced — it's fairly obvious as a translation, and doesn't need a source. However, there's a danger that the lead will be overburdened with information, so it's best not to include it there. (Notice that it is included in the "Reception and legacy" section later in the article.) Thanks again for your keen attention to detail! Scartol •  Tok  15:07, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Another AfD
Would you mind taking a look at this one:  Thanks Niteshift36 (talk) 06:18, 3 June 2009 (UTC)