User talk:Mtmelendez/Archive 4

I want to share this with you

 * Here, I want to share the resolution with you. Take a look here:Press Releases, I'm waiting for better images this week. Tony the Marine (talk) 05:59, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
 * To be honest with you, I didn't have any idea about the resolution and I do not think that I really deserve it. I received an e-mail from Kenneth McClintock, telling me that he will be in Phoenix and that he would like to meet me.

O.K., I figured that I would go and meet with McClintock and since he has a lot of conections in Congress, talk to him about pushing for the Medal of Honor for Guy Gabaldon and Modesto Cartagena. So, I went alone, but to my surprise when I arrived in the hotel, there was a convention of state legislaturers and I was greeted by PR Senators Juan Hernandez Mayoral and Jorge Suarez Caceres and a bunch of people who told me "So, you are Tony Santiago. We have read about you and know about all the things that you have done for Puerto Rico". I was like "What?" Then I was escorted to this conference room and greeted by everybody, until McClintock arrived and gave me a hug and shaked my hand.

We then sat down and I started to tell everybody about Gabaldon, when suddenly McClintock said today we have a resolution to present. I still had no idea, I thought that he was taking about someone else there. Then he said that the Senate of Puerto Rico approved that resolution honoring me. I couldn't believe it, I said "What?, are you talking about me?" That is when I realized what was going on. I was in total shock because I thought that those type of things were reserved for really important people. After that we took pictures and the Senate voted to pay for my expenses to Puerto Rico to give a speech this next Memorial Day. I was then introduced to the members of Congress from other states.

When I returned home, I told my wife that McClintock didn't show up and that I waited for nothing. I told her that I was so angry that I stole a menu from the restaurant and I handed the carpeta to her. When she opened it she found the resolution and needless to say the whole family celebrated.

I hope that you enjoy this story mi hermano. Tony the Marine 01:02, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Where?
Where is:

''Regarding your recent comments on candidate votes pages, unfortunately, they are too long and should be made at the voting talk page. This determination was reached on prior consensus on the ArbCom Elections talk page. ''

I could not find this. I am interested what exactly is "too long"

Thanks for the heads up. Travb (talk) 01:20, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation, that makes sense. I restored one sentence, kept the rest on the talk page.
 * Where on Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee was this decision reached?
 * It would be great if you included this link and the two sentence maximum in your future explanations.
 * I appreciate your thankless hardwork. Travb (talk) 01:29, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

I rewrote your message to wikiusers who exeed the maximum amount on arbcom voting:

==ArbCom Elections comments==

Hi. Regarding your recent comments on candidate votes pages, unfortunately, they are too long and should be made at the voting talk page. The maximum length should be two short sentences. This determination was reached on prior consensus on the ArbCom Elections talk page. I've gone ahead and moved them appropriately, but feel free to edit my move to your liking. However, extended comments, like the ones you provided, belong on the talk page. Thanks, and forgive the inconvenience. - ~

Hope this helps. Travb (talk) 01:33, 3 December 2007 (UTC)


 * What do you think, at the top of all 34 Arbcom voting pages:


 * Please Note: Comments longer than two short sentences will be removed to the talk page.


 * Travb (talk) 01:37, 3 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I didn't see any guidlines either. I have no problem with you moving one of my comments to the talk page Mtmelendez, thank you.  I tried to use a search engine to check what was an appropriate length of post beforehand, but couldn't find the guidelines. Me rk i n s m um  13:21, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Can you clarify your last message? Sorry I don't understand.
 * Also there doesnt appear to be clear consensus on this move with the link you gave me.
 * I see why it is necessary, so I wont oppose it. But I don't care to assist right now. 01:42, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Arbcom elections Comments
No problem. I saw that you had left off with Giano's page, so I started in. I'm going to do some other work for a bit, and then start in on edit-counting for the voters so far. Shouldn't be a problem, as the voting looks like it's tapered off for a bit. ZZ Claims~ Evidence 13:58, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Two sentences
I do not think the approach to this is helpful. If there is a threaded discussion, sure, move it. If it's a comment directed solely at the candidate that results in no discussion, then it is pointless to move it anywhere but where the commenting editor put it. I do not care that there was some bureaucratic decision about 2 sentences or 3, but the removal of comments is not the right thing to do. Splash - tk 14:18, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * And anyway, that section of the talk page of the elections process is just a meandering discussion of options, containing much complaint that zero commentary hardlining is not the right thing to do. I don't think you can rely on that to support your course of action. Splash - tk 14:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

RE:Userpage
Right to vanish. Please delete. Que Dios te bendiga. --Agüeybaná 21:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, wait; you deleted it already. That's what I wanted :-) Thanks! --Agüeybaná 21:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

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Arbcom
Thanks for letting me know. Editing before the first cup of coffee = AJ IV misses out on obvious instructions. Editing after the first cup of coffee = AJ IV never shuts up. Some day, science will find the balance. Until then, we'll have to rely on the abilities of folk such as yourself. :) Thanks again --Action Jackson IV (talk) 12:29, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Voting 2008
I put together a handy chart of actions to take for bad or flawed votes in next year's election. The subpage is here. Please have a look, and be aware that any requirements cited (particularly for comments) would, of course, be adjusted to match the consensus version of the election rules. Thanks! ZZ Claims~ Evidence 13:39, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: #admins
Are identifying yourself to NickServ? (/msg nickserv identify yourpasswordhere). John Reaves 22:46, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, I changed the access to be for "Mtmelendez-en". Are you sure your cloak has been set? If you can get on IRC right now. I can help you there.  John Reaves 22:52, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

A new flavor of SALT
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WikBack
Thanks for registering at the WikBack. I look forward to your posts. If someone other than you registered in your name (or if you have no idea what this is about), please let me know immediately as it may be an imposter. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 01:19, 29 December 2007 (UTC)


 * By the way, your registration is still pending because you haven't clicked on the link in the email you received. It may have been caught by your spam filter.  The Uninvited Co., Inc. 04:36, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: ArbCom Election 2008
It's a little too early to have those pages since they won't be in use for quite a long while. - Penwhale &#124; Blast him / Follow his steps 00:01, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I saw your post on my page. I think, though, we can start the collaborations near April (since there may be a mid-year election). - Penwhale &#124; Blast him / Follow his steps 00:03, 1 January 2008 (UTC)


 * In line with that thought, do we want to have a schedule in place for elections? If we do the split nominations and questions phases, as we discussed earlier, then I'd say we could put together an election as follows:


 * T-60 days - Workshop to discuss/set election rules
 * T-30 days - Nominations open (14 days)
 * T-30 days - Questions solicited for candidates (all or individual)
 * T-16 days - Nominations close, Questions for all candidates posted
 * T-02 days - Voting pages created and prepared
 * T-00 days - Voting opens (14 days)
 * T+14 days - Voting closes
 * T+30 days - Results announced


 * So, opening discussion on 1 April would work well for a mid-year election, as that would put nominations on 1 May, voting on 1 June, and results on 1 July - just in time for the winners to be seated on the committee for the second half of the year. UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 14:08, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

RfD closure mistake?
Good evening. Would you mind returning to the RfD page when you have a minute? You closed the discussion about Nine in the Afternoon (version 2) as "speedily deleted under CSD R1" but that page was not actually deleted. Did you perhaps apply the tag to the wrong discussion? Or am I missing something? Thanks. Rossami (talk) 05:34, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Felicidades
En este nuevo año, been a while how has adminship been treating you? I wasn't really that active during the final run of 2007 but expect to produce several GAs based on a few biographical books I just bought, cheers. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  21:55, 2 January 2008 (UTC)


 * You and your portals :-) I have been trying to produce some biographies for our portal but the reviewing process is taking a lot of time because of the huge backlog on GAC, but I will create the selected bios when they are ready. I have spent a lot of time working with the issues in the noticeboards especially AN/I. Menudo was a horrendous mess with all kind of legal threats and conflicts of interest, one of the users even created a webpage to promote a supposed "sex scandal" and edit warred over the material being referenced, I tried to handle it quickly and as efficiently as possible because we don't want people to think that our project can't handle difficult situations. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  19:27, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


 * ( —Preceding unsigned comment added by Martianmister (talk • contribs) 13:15, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks
John Carter (talk) 21:52, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Rudget!
 Dear Mtmelendez, my sincere thanks for your support in my second request for adminship, which ended with 113 supports, 11 opposes, and 4 neutral. I would especially like to thank my admin coach and nominator, Rlevse and Ryan Postlethwaite who in addition to Ioeth all inspired me to run for a second candidacy. I would also like to make a special mention to Phoenix-wiki, Dihyrdogen Monoxide and OhanaUnited who all offered to do co-nominations, but I unfortunately had to decline. I had all these funny ideas that it would fail again, and I was prepared for the worst, but at least it showed that the community really does have something other places don't. Who would have though Gmail would have been so effective? 32 emails in one week! (Even if it does classify some as junk :P) I'm glad that I've been appointed after a nail biting and some might call, decision changing RFA, but if you ever need anything, just get in touch. The very best of luck for 2008 and beyond, Rudget . 16:18, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Stub sorting on WP:PUR
Hey Marcos, I have been browsing Category:Stub-Class Puerto Rico articles and my conclusion is that we need to begin sorting the Stubs, I was thinking about begining merging the perpetual stubs into lists with big scopes, probably begining with List of television shows produced in Puerto Rico, List of athlethes that have represented Puerto Rico in international competition and List of sport clubs in Puerto Rico (or teams), we will begin dealing with Wikipedia's bigger problem by doing this and will upgrade our chances of improving the majority of articles to GA or better within the next five years. Do you think that you will be able to help me on this? -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  23:16, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


 * It has begun, User:Caribbean H.Q./List of media and personel in Puerto Rico :-) -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  16:14, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments at WJBscribe's talk page
I've hopefully given a clearer perspective of the early actions relevant to this case there. Thank you for taking the time to introduce calm and policy reasoning to the MFD discussion. Regards, Rudget . 21:26, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm in for a bumpy ride then... :) Rudget . 21:42, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I've left the comment at the RFC. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to voice my opinion, so to speak. Rudget . 16:52, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

No problem
I didn't realize it had turned into such a mess. I don't think anyone will be too up in arms (so to speak) over the close. Personally I don't think userboxes that go much beyond "I like Pepsi" have a place here, but that's just me...maybe the RFC will have a useful outcome. RxS (talk) 06:37, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thanks for editing the Manolo Cabeza de Huevo page. You made it a much more enjoyable and informative read by removing the possibly copyrighted material. The page was too voluminous as it was. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.164.89.205 (talk) 01:54, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

RFC template
Please do not change the format of templates used by bots. the change you made here has caused a lot of issues. βcommand 05:18, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Ultraexactzz is now an Administrator
My RfA was successful, and closed with 44 Supports, 6 Opposes, and 1 Neutral. For your support, you have my thanks - I fully intend to live up to the lofty yet not-a-big-deal responsibility you have granted me. For those who opposed my candidacy, I value your input and advice, and hope that I may prove worthy of your trust. Special thanks to both Rudget  and  bibliomaniac  1  5  for their expert coaching and guidance. I look forward to serving the project, my fellow editors, the pursuit of higher knowledge, et cetera, et cetera. Again, you have my thanks. UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 01:35, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day!


A short/sweet little message, which I hope has made your day better! Happy Valentine's Day!!! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 02:52, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
Thanks for "voting" in my RfA.

This note is mainly filler because the Valentine's Day box throws off my formating.

Filler. . . filler. . . lol.

Honestly, thank you for getting involved. Doczilla RAWR! 06:33, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

A few things
I will have some free time later this month after completing my work on Román Baldorioty de Castro, will you be able to help me in merging all the pages listed in the subpage above into a new article? There is also the fact that the portal's selected biography slots will be filled soon (we are up to 11 and there are three GACs listed now and four coming by the end of the month) so we may need to change the format used to select those. And last but not least, I have been thinking that we need to reduce the scope of the articles that we include in our project, because we are begining to take responsibility for articles that are only making our stub count bigger, for example we shouldn't be including stubs of people that while born in Puerto Rico haven't done anything for its culture unless those articles have potential for development, examples like Carlos Olivero and Pedro Colón are the most recent of these. Sorry for adding so many points in one message, cheers. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  04:52, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Cool, I will leave a message here when the work begins and we can discuss what needs to be done then, cheers. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  21:56, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Puerto Rico Userbox
I kinda didn't like the flag being so big in the current userbox for WikiProject Puerto Rico and went ahead and made one. Don't you think it looks nicer? How about using it as the default userbox? I have no problem with you being honest even in disagreeing. Just let me know. ~ RayLast  « Talk! » 21:47, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Sign
Er, you may want to sign this. JoshuaZ (talk) 22:23, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

WS Collaboration project
This weeks Wikisource collaboration project is G. W. Bush. I hope you can find the time this week to identify and/or transcribe one important work by, or involving, this very prominent person who is relevant to us all. John Vandenberg (talk) 02:28, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Please see WP:BLP1E discussion
Hi Marcos,

I see you do a lot of work on the RfD page, so you might have some insights about shortcuts that would be useful for this discussion: Wikipedia talk:Notability (people). I suppose I should have listed it at the RfD page, but I didn't know RfD existed until after I got started. Please take a look. Thanks! Noroton (talk) 00:59, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Edit to Jeff Merkey


I don't think this is a valid edit. The donation is a core part of the substance of the allegation - true or not - being made by Merkey. However, I agree a better place could be found for it, can you think of where it would be appropriate to put the amount of the donation Merkey is talking about? —Random832 16:27, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It's US$5,000 - the $5,455 figure is SMH's own conversion into AU$. But generally it looks good. —Random832 17:29, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Eliot Spitzer
Thanks for the great job cleaning up the messes left behind.... Bearian (talk) 18:53, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of Daniel Boey
Hello,

I have been working with another admin Pedro upon the redirect issue thats been going on. I was told to recreate the article but not have it redirected however I don't know what's happening. All I am doing is typing in the name under Search, create article and pasting the article that i wrote previously in there. Can you please explain to me in simple terms what is going wrong here?

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Succisa75 (talk • contribs) 19:18, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Daniel Padin
Thank you for your message and thank goodness someone else saw what I saw! Since I pointed out about the huge discrepancies about him regarding the neurosurgeon in New York piece, I received the following message from one of the two users who have contributed to the article, Littlemerman8 -

"Clearly then Dr. Padin must have been born before 1980 and lived in California at that time. Therefore, we can question the date of birth given in the article, not the authenticity of the source. And therefore the IAMS claim becomes more credifiable. But, as I said, I'm willing to drop that. I have included the Randall in Daniel's name. It was an oversight. Find anything about Padin's true date of birth?"

It seems that no matter what is said to either of the two users they are going to stick by their claims. I have tried to assume good faith, but this is stretching the limit. I have also removed further content from the article and added "fact" tags for the content that is unsourced (which is actually most of it now) and "request quote" tags on the two sources that remain. Whilst I know how to put articles forward for speedy deletion, unfortunately, AfD is something I know little about. With the content as it is, the article now seems as if it is non-notable, even disregarding the possibility of much of it being hoax. ♦Tangerines♦ · Talk 14:49, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your help and for the link to Third opinion, I hadn't even seen that before. I found the article originally because I was browsing the new users contributions and just came across it, and read what was clearly nonsense in it. I will have a good read of the links you provided though and thanks again. ♦Tangerines♦ · Talk 20:06, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for closing this discussion.
Thank you very much for closing this discussion. I'm sorry if I contributed too much to its continuing on too long. --Coppertwig (talk) 23:39, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar
Thanks! Dloh  cierekim  16:54, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

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WS
Thanks for your great help with Aeschylus on Wikisource this week, I just noticed we now have all seven of his plays! I think that's a perfect record :) Sherurcij (Speaker for the Dead) 21:59, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Gah, mistook you for someone who asked me add that :P Sorry! Sherurcij (Speaker for the Dead) 22:52, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Anibal's indictment
You might want to keep an eye for updates on the Wikinews article I wrote regarding the Governor's indictment (Governor of Puerto Rico indicted in campaign finance probe), which by the way is now on the Main Page of the English Wikinews. --Agüeybaná 16:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Mi hermano que clase de emplegoste tenemos en nuestras manos, la pagina esta tranquila pero me imagino que eso va a cambiar en la tarde despues que la gente salga del trabajo, el problema es que al ser un evento en progreso no debemos ponerla bajo protección, pero sin duda hay que vigilar las paginas de Anibal y el PPD. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  18:31, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * You said it. No debemos protegerla, pero hay que ser como aguilas. BLP-all the way, baby! :) - Mtmelendez (Talk) 18:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Today has been hot, some vandalism, some POV and some unsourced material. BTW can you watch Puerto Rico? there is a user persistently adding some unsourced original research and I already reverted him three times and left a OR notice to no effect. -   Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  20:26, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * A messy situation, I have tried to avoid editing the page that much lately since most changes may bring political backlash, but doing some referencing for the non-political sections should be ok. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  21:15, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Picture request of la defense
Hi,

I agree with you, a picture of La Defense properly taken would probably be FP. I could take one, but am looking for an original sight over La Defense, and not the one from the arch (which wouldn't show the arch itself, unfortunately) nor the ones from the ground. I've tried to ask permission to take pictures from the last floor of GAN tower, which may be where you have the best view over La Defense, but they didn't let me go :(

Maybe if I insist... ? Blieusong (talk) 22:37, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Message
Just dropping in to see how one of the best Boricua editors is doing. How are your academic studies doing? As long as we have dedicated academics such as yourself and Caribbean H.Q., in this project, inspiring our youth to persue a higher level of education, I believe that we will be headed for a better Puerto Rico. I will be in Puerto Rico for a week at the end of May, who knows maybe we will meet. Take care mi hermano. Tony the Marine (talk) 15:21, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Eddie Mellado - inventor of the 3-point shot
Here is something that is interesting. My son told me that Prof. Eddie Rio Mellado invented the 3-point shot that is common in the game of basketball. However, I couldn't find any reliable source to confirm this. Now, if this is true, that would mean that a "Boricua" invented something that revolutionized the game of basketball and Mellado deserves an article in Wikipedia. I do know that la Asociación de Jugadores de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico has a "Eddie Rios Mellado Award" which is annually presented to the player who makes the most 3-point shots. This I found out when I checked the R. de la C. 2461 de La Camara de Representantes de Puerto Rico: [http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:e0Z8oWj1KG0J:www.camaraderepresentantes.org/files/pdf/68809DILGP.pdf+Eddie+Rios+Mellado&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=16&gl=us&ie=UTF-8. R. de la C. 2462]

Now, what I was wondering is if anyone in Puerto Rico could come up with some sources (newspapers, books, etc.) which would serve as a verifiable source, because like I said before, I think that Mellado deserves an article. Tony the Marine (talk) 04:53, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Me, Right to Resist, Arbitration and Administration
I've decided to start preparing myself to earn admin status. I've been editing since some time in 2004; I figure it's time. The most trying experience I've had so far has been the discussion over my Right to Resist userbox, and I was hoping you could tell me if you think I ultimately handled it well or if there's some important wikilesson I still need to learn. Thanks for your time. -- MQ Duck 02:28, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Rfb participation thanks
Hello, Marcos.

I wanted to personally thank you for taking part in the project-wide discussions regarding my candidacy for bureaucratship. After bureaucratic discussion, the bureaucrats decided that there was sufficient significant and varied opposition to my candidacy, and thus no prima facia consensus to promote. Although personally disappointed, I both understand and respect their decision, especially in light of historical conservatism the project has had when selecting its bureaucrats. If you have any further suggestions or comments as to how you think I could help the project, please let me know. Once again, thank you for your both your early and strong support. -- Avi (talk) 16:46, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Puerto Rican Amazon
Hey Marcos, I was wondering whether you had any images of the forest or plants where this critter dwells or eats which could spruce up the article. It is at GAN now and may not be too long before it is at FAC. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:34, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * thanks. you're a lot closer than I am :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:35, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Wiktionary confirmation
I confirm that I am the owner of the account wikt:User:Mtmelendez-pr on Wiktionary. - Mtmelendez (Talk) 16:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Sharing a thought
My friend I just want to share a thought with you,

You know, it amazes me that throughout history, the courage and commitment of the Puerto Rican soldier has been questioned. Can you believe that Major General Luis R. Esteves, the "Father of the Puerto Rican National Guard," questioned the fighting capability of our "Jibaros" and when the 65th Infantry was sent to Korea, the American high command also questioned the bravery of our men. Little did they know that the brave men form our island would eventually earn 5 Medals of Honor, 5 Navy Crosses and 15 Distinguished Service Crosses. But, what strikes me the most is the lack of knowledge of our military history that those who criticize us have had and continue to have.

It seems to me that after the United States took control of our island, the heroic actions of our "Boricuas" as members of the Spanish Army and/or the Puerto Rican militia, were eliminated from our history books. Not only are our heroes of the "past" not mentioned in our educational history books, but there aren't any statues, monuments or paintings to honor them. That is why I enjoy writing about these heroes and telling the world about them. I want the world to know that our people were brave soldiers with "cojones" before the United States took over the island and they began to serve the Armed Forces of the United States.

That is why I have written the stories of men such as Juan de Amezquita and the brothers Jose and Francisco Diaz. I hope that you enjoy them. Tony the Marine (talk) 05:27, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Happy Birthday
Idontknow 610 TM 12:05, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

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Arbcom RFC et al
Since arbcom is the hot topic these days, see also: Arbcom electoral reform. UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 14:10, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * It'd be interesting to see the community's opinion on this, given last year's protests. A good start for much needed discussion. - Mtmelendez (Talk) 18:19, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * That's most of why I put it together now; I think the community will be workshop'd out by the time this RFC ends, and I'd like to be able to say that we can elect new arbs with 60 days notice - particularly if the idea of a Tranche Delta and biannual elections gains traction. UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 18:48, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Fortuño's Conservative Ideas comment in the article talk page
If you think is better to delete the comment I will do so. But, is that what talk pages is about, suggest topics?

About his conservative ideas, these are not new to the public opinion; perhaps I’ll consider delete the adjective Ultra. The article state that one of his political beliefs is that he is GOP; second, Information from many sources states that his economic trends are compatible with Reaganomics. In conclusion is not a secret that Fortuño is conservative and republican

I may have my opinion in conservative governments, which I reserve, but I think that information from an objective academic source about the outcome of resolving an economic crisis, like the one that our island and the American nation is suffering, with conservative ideas like Ronald Reagan’s, and how this affect people of different sectors, would be useful information for this article or for a new one.

With all due respect, the last words of your feedback you said “perhaps claridad”. I don’t know what you mean with this, but I know about claridad wrote about him. I also know that is the newspaper of the independence movement. For that reason some people might not like this newspaper. So, I don’t know what you are saying so clarify this.

64.237.243.18 (talk) 01:57, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

sorry I didn't know how to sign, thanks 64.237.243.18 (talk) 01:59, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * What I meant by Claridad is exactly that. Some people might not like the opinions it shares, but it's still a reliable published source. I don't take partisan sides on this, but if it's reliable and published, it can be added. What we should do is balance it out. If Claridad says he's pro-business and politically conservative, then we can add it. What we can't add is unfounded accusations and opinions, such as if Claridad says Fortuño will be a bad Governor. - Mtmelendez (Talk) 14:08, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks man, suggestion apreciated 64.237.248.111 (talk) 22:01, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Gufw (software)
Hi, I'm astur from asturian wikipedia. First, a bot advised me, about the text that I had put in the article, it was a copy. Yes, I know it. I know the rules, the problem is that i dont know english very well, and the only thing I wanted was to edit an article about a software, and complete it step by step or with the help of someone. After the advice, I cut some sentences, for not to violate the copyright (with the hopeless that someday someone will complete the article, with better level of english than me..). Now, (less than 10 hours) the user User:NawlinWiki has deleted the article completely. He says: "This was done because the article seemed to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia". It's crazy! There a lot of articles about software in Wikipedia. The software is free software, and it's the first GUI (Graphic user Interface) to manage iptables for Ubuntu. The article is not about a person or ¿band????, the only name that appeared is the name of the author, like in other articles. What about Deluge (software), or Kstars...(GNU General Public License) And I wanted to complete the article later. I would to talk with User:NawlinWiki, but his talk page is blocked. Can you help me? --Astur (talk) 20:37, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Please, please, veo en tu página personal que hablas castellano perfectamente. Puedes ayudarme en castellano? Sólo pretendía hacer un artículo correcto en la Wikipedia inglesa, acerca de la importancia de tal programa basado en la interfaz gráfica para las iptables de Linux. Como todos esos programas, está hecho sin ánimo de lucro y sin ningún afán de notoriedad. Ví justo que se nombrase al autor (no soy yo, te lo aseguro). Mi única intención era hacer del artículo información sobre el primer programa de estas características. Me expreso muy mal en inglés. Podrías tú revertir el artículo y decirme qué requisitos necesita para ser aceptado? Como te he dicho, no difiere mucho de otro tipo de programas de código libre y que yá existen en la comunidad de Wikipedia. Un saludo. --Astur (talk) 14:08, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Pues no creo que exista todavía en ninguna wikipedia, salvo en ésta: http://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gufw, como te digo la creación del programa es reciente, y era muy esperado por la comunidad linux (creo que tenía más de 1500 votos a favor de la creación, en un brainstorm de Launchpad)   pero puedes encontrar información acerca de la relevancia del artículo en:  http://www.ubuntu-es.org/index.php?q=node/92586 . De todas formas, muchas gracias de antemano por tu atención. El gesto de dirigirte a mí interesándote por el problema, es suficiente. --Astur (talk) 14:19, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Creo que se han cruzado nuestras respuestas. Es el tema de abundar sobre el artículo, el que no se me da bien, por tener que expresarlo en inglés. Como te decía en el mensaje anterior, (en el enlace que te apuntaba), habla de la notabilidad del programa. Si al ver lo que estaba escrito (puesto que podrás revisar el historial) notas que era muy escaso, es por la razón que te he dicho. Prácticamente me ví forzado a "informar" escuetamente sin caer en la violabilidad del "copyright" y con limitaciones de idioma. En una Wikipedia como la inglesa, siempre hay alguien dispuesto a completar el artículo. Incluso para la Wikipedia española, o francesa, la fuente suele ser ésa. Es el idioma más común. Más enlaces:


 * http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:qxUvXbYSttcJ:www.horusint.com.ar/2008/06/finalmente-gufw/+gufw&hl=es&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=es
 * http://ser-libre.blogspot.com/2008/06/nueva-interfaz-grfica-para-ufw-gufw.html

Un saludo, y muchas gracias de nuevo. --Astur (talk) 14:28, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Puerto Ricans in World War II
My friends, Puerto Ricans in World War II will be featured in Wikipedia's mainpage on July 18th. I'm requesting your help in fighting the vandalism of that article that will be going on during that day. Thank you Tony the Marine (talk) 02:15, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Portal:Puerto Rico
Bienvenido! (otra vez ;-) tenemos un dulce dilema con el portal, ya se llenaron 17 de las biografias y otra esta nominada. El problema esta en que yo espero que el projecto pueda producir otraz tres mas en Agosto, de ocurir, van a haber mas biografias que espacios, deberiamos resolver esto con votaciones o algo por el estilo? Tony y yo estamos en una buena racha, en los ultimos meses se han producido tres "GAs" y una "FL", sin mencionar que hay un articulo en FAC. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  21:46, 28 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Bueno, porque no mejor expandimos el itinerario para incluir mas biografias en el "query". Asi no tenemos que preocuparnos con que biografias merecen estar y cuales no. Todas son importantes! Que piensas? - Mtmelendez (Talk) 13:53, 29 July 2008 (UTC)


 * No creo que sea practico, si se añaden mas espacios va a ser cuestion de tiempo en lo que se llena otra vez, y usualmente los veranos ven un aumento drastico en la produccion de GAs, no queremos tener el mismo problema en un año. Algun formato donde se pueda rotar entre todas seria mas conveniente. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  03:38, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Gufw Listo
No sé si te acordarás de toda la conversación. Es sobre Gufw. Me pediste que cuando estuviese listo, ye lo pusiese en esta página. El contenido está publicado en la wikipedia castellana. Es el siguiente:

Gufw

Gufw es una interfaz gráfica de software libre para ufw (Uncomplicated FireWall), publicado por primera vez en Ubuntu 8.04.

Ubuntu Hardy Heron introdujo la herramienta ufw de línea de comandos que facilitaba la configuración de las reglas de Iptables. Sin embargo la línea de comandos de ufw aún era para la gente muy compleja.

Con Gufw se puede prescindir de la consola, usando el motor de ufw. Es más sencillo activar/desactivar el cortafuegos, añadir reglas que nieguen/permitan puertos/ips, activar la IPv6, ocultar la IP a peticiones, o borrar conjuntos de reglas creadas. También importar/exportar las reglas actuales, o añadir IP a banear desde un fichero con el formato: Testo:IP-Testo

Implementación
Está hecho en lenguaje Python, junto con Glade para el diseño gráfico.

Instalación
Gufw no está en los repositorios oficiales. La instalación se hace fácilmente con el paquete debian incluído en el área de descargas de la web oficial. Es necesario el uso de Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron o superior, que es donde se incluye por primera vez ufw.

Gestión de recursos
Gufw hace uso de Launchpad para la gestión de los recursos. En ella se puede hacer un seguimiento o aviso de bugs, roadmap y traducción a otros idiomas.

Enlaces externos

 * Vista del programa
 * https://launchpad.net/gui-ufw

Ver también

 * Software libre

Referencias

 * He quitado toda referencia personal, puesto que quizás también fue motivo de borrado. No se trata de hacer publicidad, sino de hacer artículo sobre el programa en cuestión. Muchas gracias por adelantado. --Astur (talk) 15:31, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter
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Felix Navidad
Marcos! It has been a while, just dropping by to make sure you already enjoyed some Coquito, Felicidades. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  21:36, 24 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Those are great news, I'll pray so you can get a few hours of sleep ;-) Regards. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  10:31, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

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Banderas
Hello Marcos, in light of recent discoveries, I am proposing a consensus concerning the colors of the flag of Puerto Rico in neutral articles. Please see the project's talk page for further detail. Thanks for your time. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  22:26, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

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The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter Year III - Issue 1 - Fall & Winter 2008-09
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Re: A nod to forever
Recently in my talk page I have been receiving very kind words which truly humble me. I thank everyone for those words, but I am only a small part of a wonderful group of Boricua Wikipedians who, regardless of their political or personal believes, have selfishly dedicated themselves to writing about the unbiased truth of the history and the amazing people of our wonderful and beautiful island. I thank God everyday that there are people like Joelr31, Caribbean H.Q., Pr4ever, Jmundo, Cerejota, Boricuaeddie, Mtmelendez and Demf just to mention a few, whose contributions are helping to create an awareness that despite the size of our island, we are a people that have a lot to be proud of. I firmly believe "Un pueblo que no conoce la verdadera historia de su pasado, no esta capcitada para elijir su futuro" and you can quote me on that. Gracias y que Dios los bendiga. Tony the Marine (talk) 04:23, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Accountancy task force
Hello, this message is being sent to you since you are an interested participant of the Accountancy task force. This is just a heads-up that the task force has been expanded with new features and its main page modified. Now that the task force has assessed over 800 articles in its scope, a breakdown can be seen of the quality of articles. A new userbox can be added to your page, and if you know of a editor contributing to accounting articles, a welcoming template can be used to invite the editor to join the task force. If you haven't already, consider watchlisting the main discussion page. There is currently a discussion about adding a template to some main accounting topics that would benefit from input by other editors. Feel free to leave feedback on the discussion page for further improving these new features. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 07:35, 14 April 2009 (UTC)