User talk:Mav/archive 24

Selected anniversaries
Hello, Mav. Thought I should let you know that, as Ancheta Wis have previously requested on my Talk page, I have filled up the templates for the Selected Anniversaries to almost the end of February. It was fun. :-) -- PFHLai 11:43, 2005 Feb 21 (UTC)


 * Cool - thanks! :) --mav

P.S. Some of the templates in February have somehow been unprotected. Dunno what happened .... --PFHLai


 * Opps! Could you make sure I didn't miss any others and protect as needed? --mav


 * I don't think you missed them. The Feb.22nd template was unprotected by another admin, as requested by someone who wanted to add Miracle on Ice. The rest of February ? I don't know.  I have re-protected them. -- PFHLai 12:38, 2005 Feb 23 (UTC)

Hello!
Would you say that you're more of a Wikiholic than Jimmy Wales? 68.23.105.21 00:23, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Nope - not yet :) --mav

Calcutta -> Kolkata name change
Hi there. I noticed you voted in the Naming policy poll to keep the Wikipedia policy of naming an article with the most familiar English name. You may not be aware that another attempt has begun to rename the Calcutta article to Kolkata, which is blatantly not the most common name of the city, whether it's official or not. If you want to vote on the issue you can do so at Talk:Calcutta. Cheers. -- Necrothesp 13:29, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Done. Although it does appear as if the common usage of this word is changing. --mav

Question
Could you check if User:Brittta, User:Harkenbane, and User:Scandum have the same/similar IP addresses? All of these brand new accounts are popping out of nowhere to put in revisionist history on the Eugenics page and I'm somewhat suspicious. Thank you! --Fastfission 16:58, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * I do not have the ability to check that. But if this set of users becomes troublesome, then put them through the dispute resolution process. --mav
 * Thanks, sorry about that, I thought you could do that. They are troublesome but not yet in need of arbitration. But they have aroused my suspicion of something larger going on, some coordinated effort. --Fastfission 21:08, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Duplication
Ooooops, sorry. That's happened to me a couple of times; seemingly it has something to do with editting a section, specifically, and getting an edit clash. Wish the software handled these things betters. Didn't notice it'd happened this time, my bad. Alai 20:36, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * np - :) --mav

Shaffer rubbish & help!
Now it's rubbish ? :-) :-) ;-) <-- really just kidding around, not serious.

Actually, I agree --- I was always dubious about his glacial theories... But, I think we NPOVed them correctly.

On a more serious note, I did want to ask your help for something: User:Eequor moved a whole bunch of disambiguated articles from XXXX (U.S.) or XXXX (US) to XXXX United States. The article I care most about is Sierra Nevada (US) is now Sierra Nevada (United States).

I'm somewhat irked by this, for two reasons: 1) all of the links are down through a redirect, so hundreds of pages now have a broken Recent Changes, and 2) I have to constantly type more junk, especially for Mountain InfoBoxes. I would have gone along with this is this was a discussed matter that had reached a consensus, but it was just Eequor's own idea to make this massive move. No one has fixed the redirects, because it is a terrible gigantic job for a non-bot.

I tried to bring this up at [[Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (acronyms), but Eequor seems to have disappeared for a week and we haven't been able to reach any consensus.

I was proposing to revert the changes until we could get a consensus of what to do. But, of course, to undo a bunch of page moves takes an admin, so I thought I would ask you --- what do you think? Should we revert the moves until we have reached a consensus? Can you do that?

Thanks!! -- hike395 00:59, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Yes - revert. If he didn't even bother to take care of the redirects, then he can't complain. --mav


 * Thanks!... um. I can't revert a move (without destroying edit history), because I'm not an admin. There are ~20 pages that were moved --- would you be willing to revert the moves? I can dig up the list for you, if you'd like. -- hike395 18:14, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Yes - please give me a list and I'll fix it later. :) --mav


 * To be fair to User:Eequor, she fixed the double redirects, just not the single ones. Here is a list of page names that were moved:
 * Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (U.S.)
 * National Electrical Code (U.S.)
 * Middle America (U.S.)
 * Gulf States (U.S.)
 * Glacier National Park (U.S.)
 * Fleet Admiral (U.S.)
 * Enabling Act (U.S.)
 * Colorado River (U.S.)
 * Admiral of the Navy (U.S.)
 * Workers Party (US)
 * Win, Lose or Draw (US)
 * The Foundry (US)
 * Southern Railway (US)
 * Solidarity (US)
 * Socialist Workers Organization (US)
 * Social Democratic Federation (US)
 * Sierra Nevada (US)
 * Revolutionary Socialist League (US)
 * Queer as Folk (US)
 * People's Party (US)
 * Pacific Highway (US)
 * Irish Brigade (US)
 * International Socialists (US)
 * Great Northern Railway (US)
 * Dennis the Menace (US)
 * Birmingham International Airport (US)
 * Air Force Cross (US)
 * Steve Jackson (USA)
 * Socialist Workers Party (USA)
 * Riverside Boat Club (USA)
 * Recorder warning tone (USA)
 * List of Number 1 Hits (USA)
 * List of best-selling albums (USA)
 * List of best-selling singles (USA)
 * Left Turn (USA)
 * Labor Party (USA)
 * Fourth International Caucus (USA)
 * Federal assault weapons ban (USA)
 * Daisy Bates (US)
 * Anarchist Federation (US)
 * Penguin Group (USA)
 * Clean Air Act (USA)
 * Communist Workers Party (USA)
 * Clean Air Act (USA) (1990)
 * Clean Air Act (USA) (1970)
 * Catholic League (USA)


 * It's quite a list, 46 pages :-(. You have to admire Eequor's energy.


 * Anyway, I reviewed what I had suggested on the Wikipedia Talk page --- I had proposed reverting all of these and using "United States" going forward (as a compromise). Leaving all of these redirects unfixed seems like a terrible mess to me. -- hike395 05:12, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * A bit busy with other things right now, will get to this tomorrow. --mav

Done. --mav


 * Thanks a lot! I really appreciate your help. Should I check for double redirections? -- hike395 02:11, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Image:UNIVAC-I.JPG
Please check copyright status of Image:UNIVAC-I.JPG.

It would be unfortunate to lose this from the UNIVAC I article. -- RTC 20:03, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Clearly fair use :) --mav

Daisy Bates
I don't think one person out of a hundred who knows of Daisy Bates of Little Rock would think of her primarily as a journalist, even though she ran a paper. Plus the Australian Daisy Bates was also a journalist, or so I learned from the disambiguation page, which means that we may have added to the confusion. So why not leave her as Daisy Bates (US) or rename her Daisy Bates (civil rights activist)? -- Italo Svevo 02:07, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

(civil rights activist) would more closely follow convention, but (US) is much shorter. Do what you think is best. :) --mav

Southern Railway (US)
Bravo. I was glad to see the move back to US vs United States in the article name. I don't understand the rational for the earlier change. If such is to be considered, I think it would be appropriate to discuss it here, especially in consideration of the many linked articles. I wondered who had made that earlier change and why. Vaoverland 09:52, Mar 11, 2005 (UTC)


 * np :) -- mav

aliens
Talk:Extraterrestrial life

Conversion of Mountain infobox to use coor template
Hi, mav. If you'd like to comment, we're discussing the conversion of the Mountain infobox over to use coor templates (for external links to a bunch of mapping sites). Please see Wikipedia Talk:WikiProject Mountains. Thanks!! -- hike395 15:14, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Featured article candidacy problem
Candidates for featured articles, if I remember correctly, are supposed to be given at least a week before being removed from the list. My article for Jello Biafra was removed from the list prematurely (it isn't supposed to be removed until tomorrow). I resolved all objections, so I don't see why it was removed already. -- LGagnon 18:53, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)


 * Hm - I dunno - ask Raul. --mav

Arb com decision
Does your proposed arb com ruling apply to talk pages?

Also, I'd like to be able to remove any comments I've made if I'm not allowed to keep them up to date with my current opinion. May I do this?

anthony &#35686;&#21578; 16:16, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Those are a questions better asked on the proposed decision talk page. --mav


 * It seemed to me that you and the other arbitrators weren't reading that page. In any case, can you please answer the question? anthony &#35686;&#21578; 23:26, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

checkuser
Hello mav. On m:special:log/rights I see you briefly granted yourself "checkuser" status on this Wikipedia. What does that permission do and where is it explained? &#8212;Charles P. (Mirv) 15:01, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * It is used by the arbcom to do sock checks. I was testing to see if the steward interface is able to grant that. It didn't work (feature still has some bugs). --mav

ITN
mav, it would seem that with your grim stance of "WP is not a news source" you will have to list Main Page, or at least Template:In the News on VfD, as irreconcileable with the purpose of an encyclopedia. I would argue that WP is not a news source primarily, just as it is not an experiment in direct democracy, primarily, while it is decidedly both, secondarily. dab (&#5839;) 06:34, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * ITN and current events are ways we update the encyclopedia. Those do not in any way make us a newspaper. See What Wikipedia is not. --mav

Pre-emptive Heads up
Mav, I've been doing some particularly bold editing recently. The work I just did on vaccine and Smallpox vaccine articles is probably going to piss a couple of people off badly. Why don't you take a look at it now before a revert war gets started? I'd rather have you on my side at the offset, than to try and convince you later.--*Kat* 08:12, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)


 * Removing such large amounts of text with so little explanation is hardly ever justified. --mav
 * Point well taken. Thank you.  *Kat* 18:49, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

April "Selected Anniversaries"
Hi, Mav. I won't be able to log in for the next little while. Could you protect the "Selected Anniversaries" for April, please ? Thanks. -- PFHLai 17:44, 2005 Mar 30 (UTC)


 * Will do after work. --mav

Wikipedia FAC
Please respond at Featured article candidates/Wikipedia. 119 08:31, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

KewlKat's new trick
Hi mav, you're going to "love" this. See: Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents &mdash; Davenbelle 11:32, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)


 * Spell my nick correctly thats insulting. Maveric149, the template is been used in two articles. as its reusable text subject to change a template is necesary. Template is easily editable with the "edit" link. Thanks. --Cool Cat My Talk 11:49, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

mav, it's been deleted once &mdash; see also: Village pump (proposals) &mdash; Davenbelle 12:55, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

page move vandalism
And how exactly is moving it vandalism? --SPUI (talk) 13:07, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * It is not an article. --mav

Image:Spruce in Yosemite NP-680px.jpg
Hi Mav - this one's a White Fir; I've put the pic in the taxobox there - MPF 00:43, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Ah, cool. :) --mav

Bad maps
Your help and common sense is needed. User:Kelisi, has been producing some maps and trying to replace the CIA maps for several Caribbean and South American countries. In my opinion these new maps (which have more detail than the CIA maps) are vastly inferior. They use garish colours, terrible decorative fonts, use a horribly large pixel size and are generally ugly and crowded, and look terribly amateurish and like they were produced on a Commodore 64 or something. Here is a list of maps he has produced. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AContributions&target=Kelisi&hideminor=0&namespace=6. Perhaps the worst example is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Brazilmap.gif. Bizarrly these maps seems to have support from a few people who have been trying to push through their inclusion on several pages. Please see talk:Panama and talk:Honduras. Jooler 09:04, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * I'll have to look at this later. --mav


 * I left a comment on both the Pump and on Kelisi's Talk page. I want to work with him on this. &mdash; Xiong[[Image:Xiong2char.png]]talk 04:23, 2005 Apr 4 (UTC)


 * There may indeed by problems with these maps; I don't know if they can be solved, but I'm trying to work with Kelisi on them. Besides the aesthetics, there may be copyright issues. &mdash; Xiong &#29066; talk 07:55, 2005 Apr 16 (UTC)

PSW FAC
Regarding Featured_article_candidates/Polish-Soviet_War the bottom line is that I am out of ideas what can be cut out without damaging the article. As a creator (agreed, biased), I feel that all remaining info is essential. Please tell me EXACTLY what sections/parts/etc. you find unimportant enough to be moved to a subarticle? Preferably on FAC page. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 12:17, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry - My own FAC on helium is far more work than I thought it would be and is taking up lots of my time. I'll try to see to your FAC again this weekend. --mav


 * The article has been reduced to 44kb. Would you support it now? Honestly, there is *nothing* left I can cut out anymore... --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 17:15, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Much better - support. I left some comments on what can be done next. :) --mav

Add
I've added the add tag to the top of this Talk page. If you don't like it, I'll remove it. &mdash; Xiongtalk 01:32, 2005 Apr 3 (UTC)


 * Cool :) --mav

Lonely Wikipedian
Hey Mav: Whats up? Me, nothing here. I just wanted to share some feelings with you. Im feeling ostraziced lately, man. Some of my old time friends have gone, Theresa is on a long sabbatical, and many of the new wikipedians are haters. Some of them have been here for four months and you talk to them and they believe they know everything about procedures and other things here.

Im never quitting Wikipedia. If anything, every day I find new inspiration to write and write, like The Beatles song says "Still my Guitar Gently Weeps"..lol But still, its like one doesnt get a friendly message anymore.

I love the fact that wikipedia has expanded so much that it is reaching my expectation of becoming "the Sex and The City of the 00"s, like I told my family when I joined in 2002. But I also cherish those days when everyone was basically friends. We were closer to each other. By the way, me and Zoe were not in good terms at first but we ended up being friends. I miss Zoe. Have you seen Zoe lately?

I have a company that's midly interested in making desktop airplane models announcing wikipedia, and I wrote to Jimmy but so far no answer. I imagine he's gotta have loads of mail through. I also need to talk to Theresa about a t shirt design I have for Wikipedia that would be eye catching to say the least.

Well, I have to go. Hope to hear from you soon! Thanks and God bless you!

Sincerely yours, "Antonio Lonely Dark Sider Martin"


 * Hang in there Antonio - You still have a friend in me. :) What I find to be relaxing is to work mostly offline and to upload my work after a few days of working. Taking a break once in a while is also good. Carry on - and keep being a great guy. :) -- mav

Donate button
May I ask, where did you go with the Donate button?

And would you please tell me how to make a working link from the image to the donation page itself? I've read step-by-step instructions for doing so, and am unable to do it.

BTW, this button comes in two sizes:

Image:Donate.png

Image:DonateTN.png

If you try to downsize the big one, you'll see why I provide the small one, too. &mdash; Xiongtalk 02:10, 2005 Apr 3 (UTC)


 * You can't make a working link from the image to the donation page. That requires HTML tags, which are not allowed on this wiki. I don't understand the 'where I went with the Donate button' comment. I'd still like to see if the board would approve replacing the 'A Wikimedia project' link on the foundation wiki with the above button, but that item is rather low on my very long ToDo list. --mav


 * "Where you went with it" -- what you've done with it, if anything, if only a proposal I can read somewhere.


 * I have seen the step-by-step instructions for making an image into an interwiki link. You change the image description page into an interwiki redirect. Unfortunately, I can't seem to make the redirect work. See: User:Xiong. Click on the links. &mdash; Xiong[[Image:Xiong2char.png]]talk 04:31, 2005 Apr 4 (UTC)


 * Interwiki redirects were recently disabled as being too much trouble than they are worth (vandals love to interwiki redirect people from one wiki to naughty phMaotos on another wiki). --mav


 * Can anything be done? &mdash; Xiong &#29066; talk 07:58, 2005 Apr 16 (UTC)

2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia
From Protected page:


 * April 1, 2005/2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia Non article that repeatedly being moved to the article namespace. Protected from page moves only. --mav 12:55, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I didn't know that pages could be protected from moves. Of course, it didn't work. Some joker did a copy-and-paste move.

My personal suggestion would be to protect both pages (2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia as a redirect and April 1, 2005/2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia to avoid it being changed into a redirect to elsewhere).

--cesarb 15:50, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Well the joking hour is over now, so I don't think this will be an issue anymore. Till next year.... :/ --mav

I'd like to ask you to account for your votes on the proposed decision talk page of my arb case. Thank you. Everyking 21:55, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

References at Helium
Hi, Mav. I saw your posts here and on the Helium FAC vote. While you're waiting for the optimal footnote system, I could do workaday, lightweight inline references on Helium if you like, with a standard alphabetized references section and standard parenthetic "short references" that'll distract the reader as little as possible. Please see my description here, and look at John Vanbrugh for a live example (though Helium is probably a bit more reference-heavy than JV). Please let me know if you'd see that as useful, or if you'd rather keep them commented-out for now. Bishonen|Talk 07:21, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the offer, but I'd rather just wait for a footnote system. :) --mav

Technetium & Mendeleev
Hi, Mav, I recently created by merger Mendeleev's predicted elements, which is (incomplete but) consistent with the Gordin bio which mentions 3 and only 3 eka-elements. On the talk page i've expressed my concern that the accounts of other "predictions" by DIM, e.g. Technetium, are likely not to reflect the same kind of quantitative predictions of properties, and may even simply rest on retrospective descriptions of "DIM predicting" e.g. eke-Mn, with DIM having had no more involvement than leaving a dash in the periodic table, and someone essentially saying "he predicted implicitly, and would have referred to eka-Mn if he had explicitly predicted"; my sense is that there is enthusiasm for attributing more eke-elements, without identifying any publication by DIM that mentions e.g. Eka-Mn or predicts properties, based on Web articles that set a similarly low standard for verifiability. Thus i was encouraged to find that the similar statement in Technetium is in a version you used to replace an older one. Can you identify the primary source, and perhaps where it's reprinted? IMO that info belongs at least on an appropriate talk page. Tnx. --Jerzy (t) 08:00, 2005 Apr 7 (UTC)


 * ref. I'll have to go over my book refs on the elements to confirm/expand upon this. --mav

Tnx. The polish of that page,v compared to what i had seen, is in itself reassuring, and your expression of interest encourages me that we're likely to end up with definitive verification. --Jerzy (t) 01:53, 2005 Apr 8 (UTC)

Tkorrovi vs Paul Beardsell
User Chinasaur moved comments from Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration/Tkorrovi vs. Paul Beardsell, remaining his there and moving mine , just after I put a link on an evidence page to that page  because it contains important information. Also, he moved a question about his nationality to my talk page . I understand the reason, but I demand for me an equal right, to remove mentioning my nationality against my will by Matthew Stannard from that page (unfortunately cannot provide diff, as the commentary was moved that after).Tkorrovi 02:51, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

MAV famous in Sweden
Hey Mav: Did I forget to say thank you for your encouraging words in your last message? If I did Im so sorry1 Thank you very much and God bless you for your words. People like you make this a worthy cause to work hard for every day.

Today, I granted my first interview on wikipedia, backed by Jimmy Wales, to a reporter from a Swedish newspaper. She asked me about my best friends and the people I look up to here as writers and I mentioned you and my dad, because you have been there for me since the start, and my dad, well, he and mom have been my best friends since August 13, 1972, day I was born.

Thank you for everything and keep being Mav because we all love Mav. God bless you!

Sincerely yours, "Antonio Sudden Celebrity Martin"


 * Cool! Jimmy did the same for me. :) --mav

Requests for arbitration/William M. Connolley
Hi. Can I draw your attention to  where I am requesting Request for page move to WMC vs Cortonin (William M. Connolley 19:33, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)).

FAC: Dream Theater
G'day, I'm not entirely sure what you mean when you say that the TOC on Dream Theater is overwhelming. Are you suggesting that I remove some categories, or something else? Clarification would be great. Also, once this is completed will you withdraw your Objection? plattopusis this thing on? 17:28, Apr 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * All fixed now. And I already removed my objection as well (even added my support). --mav

Romanian wikibooks
Hi mav. There's a small problem at Romanian wikibooks. There was a previous admin who posted some copyrighted materials (including some fiction books, such as this one) and after I told him that it is against policy, he quit (hasn't made any change in the last 30 days). So, could I get the adminship to the Romanian wikibooks ? (my username on the Romanian wikibooks is User:Bogdan) bogdan &#676;ju&#643;k&#601; | Talk 11:47, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Geography and all that
Following the path from geomorphology here I see you're interested in doing a masters in geography, among other things. If you don't mind me offering some thoughts, here goes. If you're in the US - I'm not sure if you are - understand that geography is different from what is taught in the British/European system. The only US Ivy League school, for example, that has a geography dept is Dartmouth. Usually, what one would teach in geog is subsumed into other depts: earth science, planning, environmental engineering, anthropology. The best US equivalent would be environmental science, particularly if you just want a masters, and a project-based masters at that. And a side of conservation biology would go along really well. Having almost finished my PhD in env'l eng, looking at similar areas as you, I wish you the best of luck - the more who understand the Earth as an entire system the better. Daniel Collins 17:10, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the info! --mav

DC trip
Why the change to June? Any time in late April/early to mid May would've been alright for me and Casito. -- brian0918 &#153;  18:00, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Please list all your available dates in the table at Meetup/Wikipedians of the East Coast field trip. Thanks. -- brian0918 &#153;  18:34, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Nominated your picture
I have nominated Image:Thumb-Unknown yellow flower at the mouth of Titus Canyon.JPG on Featured picture candidates. Cheers. Burgundavia 22:03, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks. :) --mav

Naming convention question
Aloha, again. I believe you helped me a while back regarding Emperor Norton. Do you happen to know what the consensus and policy is regarding the use of formal titles like "Mrs." and "Ms." in biographical articles? Also, if you have a chance, could you take a look at Talk:Government involvement in the Terri Schiavo case, Talk:Terri Schiavo, and this comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (biographies)? Thanks in advance for any time you can spare on this. --Viriditas | Talk 10:15, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Netoholic's good faith?
re: Requests for arbitration/Netoholic 2/Proposed decision: I would hope that you might reconsider this issue. I know that for many of Netoholic's disputes, it is easy to just assume that they are the result of clashes between two "difficult" editors. On the other hand, I think that my evidence shows that even for someone who does not get into revert wars that Netoholic immediately reverts and then ignores. And then there are the cases where Netoholic has ignored or tried to subvert consensus in the voting at WP:TFD and elsewhere (evidence that I hope to gather and present in a few days). Blank Verse  &empty;  18:17, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Not seeing that BlankVerse cross-posted this to your page also, I made a reply to this at User talk:Fred Bauder. -- Netoholic @ 19:20, 2005 Apr 20 (UTC)

Invisible notes system for you
Just for you, a new invisible notes system. please see Template talk:Inote .. The aim is to allow you to work as you currently do (references are there, but invisible) whilst letting us pick up the data more easily later and do automated stuff with it more easily. What do you think? Would you use it? Mozzerati 20:49, 2005 Apr 20 (UTC)


 * Neat - although it takes more time to type. --mav

Sup Mav. Whats with the pinkish-white background on monobook.css - Can we find something more neutral or in the browns, like classic - maybe lighter? -SV|t|add 21:22, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Monobook pink

DC Meetup will be May 7/8
The DC Meetup date has been finalized to May 7/8. Even if you can only come one of the days, that's still fine. Please watch this page for new details, which will be posted in the next couple days: Meetup/Wikipedians of the East Coast field trip -- brian0918  &#153;  16:12, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

request
Mav, you seem to have interest and great skill in the National park/geology articles, so I have a request for you. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a very good FA that doesn't cite it's sources. You seem better able than most to fix that. You could even do the geology of article next. :) Thanks - Taxman 17:31, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)


 * Hm. Looks like it needs to be expanded as well. I'll work on this later. --mav

Forest Tent Caterpillar?
I think is actually an Eastern Tent Caterpillar nest, seeing as they have made a communal nest. Forest Tent Caterpillars are solitary nesters. -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 01:24, 2005 Apr 27 (UTC)


 * I'm no expert... --mav

Anon reverts
I'm curious about the reason why you've reverted this edit. I wasn't the anon (nor do I know him/her or vouch for them) so not too bothered. -- Tomhab 10:21, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * A mistake. --mav

Just a revert
Could you revert Paris? It's too long to do it by hand. Thanks. --Nk 13:57, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Done. --mav

Linking wikiportals in articles?
Could you take a look at Template_talk:Portal? Thanks, --Jiang 01:22, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

3RR violation
Sorry if you already know about this, but you've been listed for a 3RR violation over at WP:AN/3RR. Now I wouldn't dare take any sort of action against you for it (and other admins are probably in the same position), but User:Demi has already wondered that no one has reacted to the notice yet. Maybe it would be cool for you to go explain yourself on the page, just to avoid giving the feeling that anyone is above the 3RR rule. Cheers Phils 21:40, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Image:Sovetunio.gif
Hello, I would like to tell you that I have place that image at Images for Deletion. The reason why I did that is that it is used on no pages and the image has been obsoleted by Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.png. If you have any questions, please go to there or come to my talk page. Thank you. Zscout370 (talk) 03:40, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Fine with me. I don't even remember uploading it. --mav
 * It was a few years ago when you did it. It has been reverted twice, back to your original version. So what I want you to do is go to the image page, request a speedy delete, and I will removed the IFD listing, ok? Thanks. Zscout370 (talk) 04:05, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Just make sure it is not being used in any article, and then just delete it. --mav

Something for your attention
You might want to have a look at this. &rarr;Raul654 03:51, Apr 30, 2005 (UTC)