User talk:MacGyverMagic/Archive 16

Human Rights Servey on Wikipedia (The final post of I_sterbinski)

 * Dear all,


 * Wikipedia was recently a subject of intensive research of an huge international human right organization. A team of people from different nationalities and ages were acting on Wikipedia for 20 days, investigating previously noted anomalities of Wikipedia free editing and forming a final report, which (between the others similar reports) will later be a guide to all future moves of the organization concerning Wikipedia. Acting under an account of a real person, their privacy is to be held private. Therefore, very few private information will be revealed.
 * Also, this is a result of the lack of final possition of the organization concerning Wikipedia and human rights, which was still not formed.


 * The team's final post on Wikipedia, where they explain their actions can be found on the following addresses:
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:I_sterbinski
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Macedonia#Human_Rights_Servey_on_Wikipedia_.28The_final_post_of_I_sterbinski.29


 * The team would like to thank to all the persons who took part in the correspondence with us.
 * We also want to appologise for keeping our identity secret for a longer period.


 * Best regards,
 * Aleksandar, Biljana, Asparuh, Christos, Valjon, Michael and Ana Luiza
 * I sterbinski 01:37, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Krag-Petersson
Hello.

I apologise for 'spamming' your talkpage like this, but you was so helpfull to leave comments when the article on the Krag-Petersson was listed on WP:FAC. Since I've just nominated it for FAC, I would be gratefull if you could take the time to look it over and leave a comment at Featured article candidates/Krag-Petersson.

Thank you for your time

WegianWarrior 08:59, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

cheese
Not every article needs cheese content. This is one of the strangest lines I've seen here in a long time. Thanks for the laugh. Joyous (talk) 17:58, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

VFD rename?
It's being extensively discussed on Wikipedia talk:Votes for deletion. Radiant_ &gt;|&lt; 18:15, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, it was posted on the village pump on the 26th. The conversation on VFD/talk seemed to have consensus by the time I modified the template. It was supposed to be a gradual change, and indeed most VFD contributors didn't notice it. However, there was some shuffling back-and-forth over the templates, that was unintended and somewhat unfortunate. But Uncle G is now putting up a bot to make it smooth and painless, HTH! Radiant_ &gt;|&lt; 18:53, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

Feraios
I am very familiar with Rigas Feraios and I have never heard before the spelling Fereros. Perhaps Feraios or Fereos, but Fereros seems to be a problem in spelling. I am trying to find a public domain english translation of Thourios these days so that it could be included somewhere, but I haven't found any english translations yet. MATIA 10:22, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I still think that there's no reason to keep Fereros. As I wrote to you on my talk page, apart from the wrong name, that wiki had nothing that could be part of the Rigas Feraios article (either already there, or wrong data). MATIA 15:43, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Any news? Thanks. MATIA 10:36, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * It's the same person, I 've left some notes on the article's talk page.MATIA

Mediation
Hello, MGM! I recently expressed my interest in becoming a mediator with Uncle Ed, and he encouraged me to apply. Thus, I've done so at WP:MC. Also, he asked me to propose a new mediation format that would make the process go smoother; I have created such a page at Requests for mediation/Proposed. Here are my ideas for mediation:


 * 1) Every mediator will have an office (similar to the desks used at the cleanup taskforce), at User:MEDIATOR/Office. This is where s/he will place all the current mediation.
 * 2) Every mediation case will be on a subpage, at Requests for mediation/PARTY 1 and PARTY 2. Thus, we can just put  on the WP:RfM page and in the mediator's office.
 * 3) Each case must first be approved by a mediator. Both parties MUST have agreed to mediation, as I beleive it's fruitless to mediate if one party is unwilling to settle their differences. Only a brief summary, without diffs or links to pages, will be accepted before the case is approved. The case may also be rejected or referred to the arbcom. In addition, both parties MUST agree to the goals of the mediation. (Again, I feel it's fruitless to mediate if both parties don't know what they are negotiating for)
 * 4) Once approved, the next mediator without a case will take the assignment. In other words, the task will automatically move to an open office. If there are several open offices, it will go to the one which has been open the longest. If there are no open offices, it will go to one with the least cases/longest time on a case (if this wording isn't clear, see the "Open Tasks" thing at the right of the proposed page). Thus, there will be no "picking and choosing" of cases, streamlining the process. (An exception will be made if a mediator is an involved party).
 * 5) Then the mediator will work with the parties... this is the actual mediation part.
 * 6) The case can then be closed by the mediator- if both parties have met the goals, then the case is successful. Otherwise, the mediator can dismiss the case or recommend it to the arbcom.

I hope that makes sense; let me know what you think. I look forward to becoming a mediator! Thanks a lot for your help. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 23:52, 29 August 2005 (UTC)


 * I suppose if either one of the parties feel uncomfortable with the mediator, they can state the reason and the task will fall to the next available mediator. That's an interesting point, though- I'm waiting for Jimbo to (hopefully) express his opinions on this. My idea, after Uncle Ed requested it, was to streamline the process and make it go faster. By not letting participants choose which mediator they wanted, one mediator will not get all the requests, and the starting process will go faster. Let me know what you think! Thanks, Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 23:12, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

Table namespace
— Omegatron 01:06, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Barnstar
You need another barnstar. I think you have earned any one you chose, so pick one you like and put it on your user page. :) Howabout1 Talk to me! 22:29, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Well, no I didn't have one in mind, but I 've always thought you one of the wiki's most helpful users. Losts of good article edits, great on the help desk, and as I said, you do a lot. Howabout1 Talk to me! 22:22, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * I haven't received a regular one yet, so I guess I like that one. - Mgm|(talk) 07:41, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

It's good. If you want you can mention your wrk on the help desk, which prompted me to give it to you, though it was built on a lot of things. Howabout1 Talk to me! 22:22, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

User:Ckelly
Hi Mac

I was wondering if you would take a look at a page on coral calcium I authored last night. I noticed that a few weeks ago you removed a page that was probably trying to plug someone's product. In my article, I made it a point to explain that calcium carbonate from fossilized reefs is no diferent chemically than calcium carbonate from limestone. I noticed that some of your contributions involved chamistry (I was a chem major in college). Anyway, if you think it's acceptable, would you mind un-redirecting "coral calcium" from coral to this article? I'm not some kind of a homeopathic idiot, and I think I presented everything in a fairly accurate and scientific way, although I may have digressed a bit with respect to why coral calcium is NOT a cure for cancer. Please let me know what you think. I'm kind of new to this, so I guess you just add to my talk page? Thanks in advance.


 * My contribution on coral calcium

ZZYZX 10:53, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

hello there
Hello Mac! Should I retag fereros for del or do anything else? Thanks! MATIA 17:26, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I think it's ready to go :) Thanks for the help. MATIA 17:57, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Thankyou!
I, PubLife, award you this badly designed, yet heartfelt, barnstar-of-sorts, for your tireless devotion to helping clueless newbies, especially on the helpdesk, and for being an admin I've repeatedly noticed as being dedicated, relaxed and impartial.

User:Ckelly - Thanks
Thanks for helping out with the coral calcium redirect. The main reason I brought it to your attention was to make sure you approved of the content, but thanks for telling me how to redirect articles myself as well. ZZYZX 22:54, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

Plant ID
I can't say for sure - the first thing that popped into my head when I saw it was Ficus. It doesn't have to be, but you can usually recognise Moraceae by their terminal buds - they have conical bracts around the terminal bud, the overall look is often a little like a spear point. May also have milky latex. Guettarda 13:46, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Pascal Constanza
Could you please provide some additional evidence of Constanza's notability in the VFD like a book they wrote or something else. The current article isn't big on info and while I've got no problem with trusting you, I prefer to base my vote off facts. - Mgm|(talk) 08:20, September 5, 2005 (UTC)


 * Actually I've already edited the article a bit and I'll probably expand it some more. He hasn't published any books, but he did contribute to a chapter on JMangler in a book on aspect-oriented programming.  But his main claim to notability is probably his work on several fp and aop research projects, namely JMangler, AspectL, and Closer.  I know him mainly from his excellent "Opinionated guide to Lisp." This is all very exciting stuff to me, although I only dimly understand the aop parts. I don't know whether this is what you were expecting, but as you probably know I don't really go with this notability thing.  If someone is doing interesting stuff I think they should probably have an article in Wikipedia. --Tony Sidaway Talk  08:45, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Nice picture, by the way. :-D --Tony Sidaway Talk 08:46, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Why, the bondage collar, of course! Très chic! --Tony Sidaway Talk  13:49, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Doom DS - not a speedy candidate
I'm really sorry to do this, but Doom DS was not a speedy candidate. "non-notable - vanity" is not a criteria - the closest it could be was A7 "An article about a real person that does not assert that person's importance or significance. If the assertion is disputed or controversial, it should be taken to VFD instead. For details, see Wikipedia:Deletion of vanity articles." but this is not about a person. The article is totally non-notable(AFAIK) and should be deleted, but IMO, it does need to go through AfD. I'm going to recreate it, and list it on AfD. Sorry, again. JesseW, the juggling janitor 10:37, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Could you expand on why you thought it was a speedy candidate? I suspect I may be misunderstanding CSD, so I'd like to know. JesseW, the juggling janitor 10:45, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

I think this kind of project is borderline CSD7 but would have to give it the benefit of the doubt because it's about a project, not a person. References to personnel whose names contain underscores, = signs, and the like, and a link to a site that (despite the name) looks like a teen vanity page of some kid who learned how to use a doom modeller. This is AfD territory. If someone put up an article about Manic Miner, which was written by a seventeen-year-old kid in his bedroom on a Sinclair Spectrum and looks like it, I wouldn't want it speedied as a vanity project. --Tony Sidaway Talk 14:03, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Image on Meta
Greetings! I've speedied the image you listed on Meta. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 19:41, 7 September 2005 (UTC)


 * No problem, and nice work with the mail so far. And yes, I think the skeleton is still at Article rescue contest, which fizzled for lack of interest, though I wouldn't be opposed to trying to revive it. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 19:55, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Peer Review: U.S. Highway 66
Thanks for your help! Moving the two parts helps the history sections flow better. I wondered about the WikiTravel link, this answered this. Thanks again! Rt66lt 00:55, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

Rosicrucian article

 * Dear user MacGyverMagic, as I remember you where very kind aiding me to find a solution at a VfD article discussion about an article I had created . I come now to request your support to the Rosicrucian article that I have just purposed for nomination at Featured_article_candidates. I request if you may give a look into it and, if you consider it acceptable, then if you may support it. Thank you! :) --GalaazV 02:18, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Vocab
Would you like comment here: Vocabulary levels? Its on the levels of vocabulary that can be used in wikipedia. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  18:55, September 9, 2005 (UTC)

More on Route 66
Thanks again. I followed your suggestion. I also moved the "Historic Route" sign picture towards the top of the article. Let me know what you think. Rt66lt 23:49, September 9, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks a lot! Really kind of you. OK, now let's see how well this "four tildes" business works... Miai 12:43, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Cartouche Question
In the article on Julius Caesar it says that,

>>The Rosetta Stone contains a hieroglyphic cartouche transcribed as "k-e-s-r-s" and supposed >>to be related to the Latin sense.

However, myself and others have been though the text and can find no such reference. Can someone please indicate if this is true or not, and where on the text such a cartouche is to be found? ralf.ellis@virgin.net

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_the_name_of_Julius_Caesar
 * Answered by email. Will add the source to the article once I've got some time. - Mgm|(talk) 15:30, September 10, 2005 (UTC)

Instructions for CP
''You've recently posted on VP about a backlog at Copyright problems. Can you point me to a page which tells me how to deal with such listings?''


 * Sorry to be so tardy in reply. You can check out Copyright_problems and Wikipedia talk:Copyright problems.  I haven't any experience myself, I just saw the backlog and thought I'd mention it on the village pump. Steve block  talk 17:05, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Kammerlader
Hi. I applogies for 'spamming' your talkpage like this, but some time ago you was helpfull with comments on one of 'my' other articles on old Norwegian rifles and I wondered if you might be interested in helping out peer reviewing the article on the Kammerlader. Thank you for your time. WegianWarrior 11:31, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Claíomh Solais
Thanks for completing the disambig - I was going to do that when the vfd finished. Dlyons493 10:23, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Moves to Wiktionary
Would you have a moment to join the conversations on the respective Talk pages of Banana (person), Egg (person), Jook-sing, Gweilo, Laowai, Svenne and Blatte? Thanks. Rossami (talk) 03:44, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Please note that the centralized discussion is not the first time that this has been discussed (see Deletion policy/names and surnames, for example), and not the only place where it is being discussed. You might also perhaps care to consider the argument being put forward by some editors that a straight alphabetically ordered list of Greek words with their pronunciations and English translations is not a Greek-English translating dictionary.  See Articles for deletion/List of traditional Greek place names. Uncle G 10:58, 16 September 2005 (UTC)