User talk:Mysdaao/Archive 2

Thanks for protecting my page.
Thank you for reverting the edit made by User: Kalcheri on October 8, 2008. I am not very active on Wikipedia anymore, but I do check Wikipedia articles once in a while. By the way, he has also vandalized my User talk page, which you missed, but I have reverted it.

I am suspecting that User: Kalcheri is a sock puppet of User:GoToWizetWiz, User:WizetWiz and 99.244.23.130. All of those users have been banned besides User:Kalcheri, I believe. I am thinking this because no one else has targeted vandalism at me. He's a previous student of my school as noted from some of his vandalism. I am telling you this because I do not have the time (as stated above) and I trust you with this information.

Please report him if you believe you must do so. I would really like someone to do so. Respond or do whatever you must. Please update me about whatever's happening that needs to be done. Once again, it may take a few days or some time for me to respond, even if you email me.

People like you really do help Wikipedia incredibly. I thank you for your work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NotYouHaha (talk • contribs) 05:15, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I have responded at User talk:NotYouHaha. --Mysdaao talk 16:19, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

No content in Category:Hidden Palms episodes
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Thanks!
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my talk page. I'm glad (but somewhat surprised) to see that the vandal didn't go after you for doing so. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 13:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! I was expecting that to happen too, but it looks like he or she has given up now. --Mysdaao talk 13:38, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Calum Forrester
hey buddy,

saw you made some changes to my article about the scottish rugby machine calum forrester. just wanted to say thanks. really appreciate it, feel they have improved it greatly.

cheers dude, happy wikiying,

brusselspate —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brusselspate (talk • contribs) 14:18, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to help. Please let me know if there's anything else I can do. --Mysdaao talk 15:59, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

How to upload photos
Thanks for your help; I created the page (although the links aren't as smooth as they could be).

Do you know how to upload photos? I tried "upload file" but it says that to do so, I need to be a "better" (not that exact word but I can't remember the terminology). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jockinmystyles (talk • contribs) 03:55, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
 * In order to upload images, your account has to be at least four days old. When your account is old enough, use the "Upload file" link as you tried to do before.  If you want to know more about how to upload, please read Uploading images.  Thanks and please let me know if there are any more questions. --Mysdaao talk 03:37, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Updating occupational therapy
HI, thanks for the feedback. I left those messages there as there is a group of us working on this article across the globe this week. Any chance you could put it all back? --VirtualOT (talk) 00:34, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
 * VirtualOT, the comment you made, "This needs to be made more succinct. readers will only read one or two paragraphs!", does not belong in the Occupational therapy article itself. Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, it is appropriate to have encyclopedic content in the article, and not communications between editors on what should or should not be placed there.  Every article has a talk page specifically for discussions between editors on how to improve articles.  At the top of the page, there is a tab labeled "discussion".  The talk page for Occupational therapy can be found at Talk:Occupational therapy.  I see that you have already added your thoughts on how to improve the article.  That is the appropriate place for you and your group to write messages on how to work on the article.  Please see Talk page and Talk page guidelines if you'd like to know more about how talk pages work.  Thanks and please let me know if there are any more questions. --Mysdaao talk 02:55, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanx
We wanted to get back to you to thank you for your various edits on the article we set up on mid-east human rights activist Wissam Tarif. It's not easy working out how best to fit in with the Wikipedia format - we found this particularly difficult when approaching a biography-type article, which this is. However, your edits have given us good pointers and we are grateful for your intervention. One question still remains for us: we note that the photo of Tarif has been removed from the article. We don't exactly understand why including a photo of the person whose bio is being written should not be legitimate (there are no copyright infringement issues and its taken from Commons). Would it not be ok for us to re-introduce the removed pic?Futcha1975sam (talk) 11:06, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Futcha1975sam, uploaded images require information on the source in order to verify that there is no copyright infringement. The photo of Wissam Tarif was removed under criteria for speedy deletion I4, which means that it did not have licensing information.  I didn't look at the image's information before it was deleted, so I don't know what was included there, but here is the deletion log.  The version in Commons was deleted too for the same reason.  All of the information on the policy on images can be seen here.  In short, you have to add a image copyright tag and give information on the image's source.
 * I'm glad to give assistance on this or any issue on Wikipedia. If you have any more questions on anything, please let me know.  Thanks! --Mysdaao talk 13:41, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanx again - another question!
Thanx for that, Mysdaao. I wonder if you can help on another matter: we're setting up a similar article in Spanish. One of the sections requires us to include some Arabic language quotation, but although we know the editing code for that in English, it doesn't work out with the Spanish version. Where can we get that info? Thanx again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Futcha1975sam (talk • contribs) 21:55, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not that familiar with the Spanish Wikipedia, but I've found Plantilla:Lang there. This template can be used by putting Arabic text in the article.  You can also ask your question at Wikipedia:Café/Portal/Archivo/Ayuda/Actual on the Spanish Wikipedia because they might know a better way to do what you want there. --Mysdaao talk 13:47, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Wow, thanx so much for your kind help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.125.190.208 (talk) 21:41, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! --Mysdaao talk 23:02, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

thank you! i have another question!
thank you so much for your help... yes, I actually mentioned a new product that is available in order to isolate autologous platelet rich plasma... i appologize... so i can republish it without the name? only mentioning the new technology and no more? do you think that would avoid any problems? and can I include then a link for more info to a webpage of the technology or that would delete the article again?

--Anto217 (talk) 15:00, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Anto217, without knowing exactly why it was deleted, it is difficult to tell you what needs to be done to address the reasons it was deleted. A general explanation of what is and isn't blatant advertising can be found at Spam, so you should read that.  I suggest you then talk to Nihiltres on his or her talk page and ask what needs to change in the content for it to remain on Wikipedia.  Another option is to post your request to Deletion review.  Thanks and please let me know if there are any more questions!  --Mysdaao talk 15:13, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

RE:Removal of content during stub sorting
I apologise for those edits, I will be more careful in the future. Waacstats (talk) 07:45, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No need to apologize. I just wanted to let you know it was happening.  Thanks! --Mysdaao talk 11:58, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for coming! I indeed need some help...
Hi Mysdaao, the "tag" of my nickname ("343KKT_") comes from my former "virtual squadron", some kind of friends association, but I simply left it... so now I'm not allowed any more tu use the tag "343KKT_". I just need to move my current nickname, "343KKT_Kintaro", to, for example, "Kintaro-san", and all will be ok. I guess I can move myself the name of my user page, but I ignore the consequences... do you know if there's any official Wikipedia procedure to change my user page name ? Thanks for answering ! 343KKT Kintaro (talk) 15:25, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You have to request a username change at Changing username. While logged in with your current username, follow the instructions on that page to make a request.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks! --Mysdaao talk 15:36, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you Mysdaao, I did what you told me... THX ! 343KKT Kintaro (talk) 16:18, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! --Mysdaao talk 16:26, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

removing an article
Hello. There is an article about me that I would like to be removed. Some of the info, I don't want associated with me. Please help me. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kimofr (talk • contribs) 14:41, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Kimofr, if you are truly the subject of the article Chris Bradds, then you are strongly encouraged not to edit the article because it is a conflict of interest. I suggest you read the section at Conflict of interest on how to handle the situation.  You should not remove large amounts of text because of your personal preferences that the material not be on Wikipedia.  You are allowed to make minor edits (such as grammar, spelling, and fixing vandalism) any time you want to.  If you wish to make substantial edits, please suggest your changes on the article's talk page at Talk:Chris Bradds, stating specifically what you want changed and why, and you should also state who you are.  If the changes are agreed upon after discussion, you or someone else can make those changes.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 14:55, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. This is definately me and if you could help me remove the article I would greatly appreciate it. I would rather not have info about me in wiki if possible. I won't edit the page, will let someone else do it. I am no longer in the music business and have moved on in other ventures. If you can help, I'd appreciate it. I have never edited before and really have no interest in it. --Kimofr (talk) 16:44, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Neither you nor I can delete an article. Only Wikipedia administrators can delete an article, but any user can nominate an article for deletion.  The article has already been nominated for deletion, and the discussion is at Articles for deletion/Chris Bradds.  Five days after the nomination (which will be May 2), an administrator will look at the discussion and decide whether or not to delete the article.  If it is deleted, then all of the content, including the history, will be removed permanently.  If it is not deleted, then I can help you make changes. Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 17:32, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. Hopefully it will be deleted but if not you could help get the info right. I appreciate you helping me. Best wishes to you!--Kimofr (talk) 22:31, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, and best wishes to you too! --Mysdaao talk 01:16, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm an ORPHAN!
You added an orphan tag to my Elfin Rabbit article. How do I link other articles? There are a few that relate. For instance: Rabbit Show Jumping. Maybe you could link that one and I could see how you did it. I clicked on links, but it was too complicated for me to understand. Gyldwiz (talk) 23:59, 15 May 2009 (UTC) Hi again! I forgot to ask another question I'm struggling with. How do I add keywords for searching? For instance, can I make a search for "rabbits" show Elfin rabbit? When I view page source I see the html code with keywords, but I don't see that I can modify it. Gyldwiz (talk) 00:03, 16 May 2009 (UTC) Whoo hoo! I think I got the link thing... just brackets the pertinent words! ... still don't know how to add keywords for searching. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gyldwiz (talk • contribs) 01:54, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * There's no way to directly add keywords for searching. But the internal links that are present in each article determine its keywords for searching.  Having more relevant internal links in Elfin rabbit should influence it to show up in related searches.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks! --Mysdaao talk 03:05, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Pics upload
Hi mysdaao. thankyou for your warm welcome to the wikipedia family and responding to my messages. i have the same query as i havementioned before that i want to add google map to my college wikipage i.e. bhim rao ambedkar college but dont know how. also i would like to format the style of infobox and make it a bit more attractive the way oxford people have done ..howver i failed o create a template for the same. could you guide me with these problems. also i would like to upload my college pics and logo on the page but am not allowed to do so.so can you upload it on my behalf.

you can read my page and let me know if anyother it can be enhanced.

Thanxx again. Amitverma86 (talk) 14:27, 20 May 2009 (UTC)Amitverma86
 * Amitverma86, you're quite welcome, and I will answer your questions as best I can.
 * You should not create a new template just for this university. What you should do is modify the usage of the already existing template, Template:Infobox University, in the article.  I see that the article Bhim Rao Ambedkar College is already using that template, and you can add information to it.  There are a lot of fields for information there, so it should cover what you want to include.  Instructions for using it are also at Template:Infobox University.  If you have more specific questions on using it, please let me know.
 * Instead of adding a Google map image, it's better to use the already existing field of the template to add map data to the infobox. There is a field for coordinates, and you use it by adding a line like this:

coor = 12.345°N, -98.765°W|
 * to the infobox of Bhim Rao Ambedkar College after replacing the samples coordinates with the correct ones for the college. That is the suggested way to add map data to a college or university article.
 * You will be able to upload images when they are autoconfirmed. Users automatically get autoconfirmed when the account is at least four days old and when the user has made at least ten edits.  You have made enough edits, but your account is not old enough yet.  I will gladly upload the images for you if you do not wish to wait, but I suggest waiting until your account is old enough so you can upload them yourself.  Then you will be credited as the uploader instead of me.
 * As I explained, the template you created at Template:Delhi University Infobox is incorrect and not needed. You should request its deletion by adding  to the top of the page, and an administrator will come along and delete it.
 * I hope I've answered your questions. Please let me know if there are any more.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 16:36, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Moonsoon -> Monsoon
Thanks! NorwegianBluetalk 20:50, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! I hope an administrator can solve your problem.  --Mysdaao talk 20:51, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Template hell
Thanks very much, I get in such a tangle with the templates because the way I do it is to borrow a page that looks like what I want, I used The Listener (TV series) as my example: copy pasted it and then amended it to how I want it for Zorro. I now have the will to live and will slowly work my way through the 88 episodes. Thanks again!!REVUpminster (talk) 19:10, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, and please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help! --Mysdaao talk 20:08, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Bots
Hello you just commented on my help request for bots. You told me to look at the bot page on wikipedia. it didn't help much. could you help me please? NormiaD and the Gods 17:32, 5 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Normiad (talk • contribs)
 * I've never created a bot, so I'm not the right person to ask. Very few people on Wikipedia will know about how to create a bot.  If you've read the entire page at Creating a bot and you still have questions, I can only suggest contacting one of the key people listed here.  I'm sorry I can't be of more assistance to you. --Mysdaao talk 18:50, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

That's okay but thank you for pointing me in the right direction. NormiaD and the Gods 18:54, 5 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Normiad (talk • contribs)
 * You're welcome. --Mysdaao talk 18:57, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm back
I have just completed 88 episodes of Zorro (1990 TV series) and I know wiki like long episode lists seperated from the main article. I looked at the move procedure and I have not got the nerve to do it in case I mess it up. Could you please help me out? Thank YouREVUpminster (talk) 22:41, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * You shouldn't move the page because moving a page means changing the name for the entire article Zorro (1990 TV series). Instead, copy the content with the list of episodes into the existing page List of Zorro episodes and then replace the original list in Zorro (1990 TV series) with a link to the new page.  If you still have questions, or would like me to make the changes for you, please let me know.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 23:25, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

I went to the page indicated List of Zorro episodes and found a whole history the last one being a merger with Zorro (1990 TV series) so my attempt just took it back to where I started. The original episode guide was only titles and I deleted it before starting mine. So I am now stuck.REVUpminster (talk) 06:37, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

I know there is the undo button but I do not want to lose everything even though it will still be there somewhere in the mists of wikiepedia.REVUpminster (talk) 06:50, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * This is happening because the original content of the page, which is "#redirect Zorro (1990 TV series)", is still on the page and so the redirect is overriding what you added. Just remove that line to remove the redirect.  Then the list of episodes will display normally in its own article.  Please let me know if there are further questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 12:05, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks very much. It all seems to work including links and the previous history is there, so I am very pleased. Thanks againREVUpminster (talk) 14:17, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome. I've made some minor improvements to List of Zorro episodes and Zorro (1990 TV series).  The only suggestion I have is to add the sources you used to the bottom of List of Zorro episodes in its own section.  Other than that there's not much else I can see that needs to be done.  Good work!  --Mysdaao talk 17:04, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Me again, I've seen the tag. I've been looking at other episode guides guides and can not find a box to copy. In fact none were sourced at the bottom. My sources are Epguides, IMDB, and http://www.newworldzorro.com/ Is there a special template? or should I do it as external links? ThanksREVUpminster (talk) 13:38, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * There's no special template. Just add external links to those sources in a new section at the bottom of the article.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 13:58, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Images
Hi it's me again. Do you know what wikepedia policy is on images on talk pages? I do use my talk page to practice on and images I used and then put on the article remain in the article but disappear from my talk page although the link is there. The reason I ask was the editors do not like original research on an article page but what about on talk pages with the images. My problem is the only reference I can find are visual on youtube. Stupid as it may sound this is for Toronado (Zorro's horse). I am tempted to put the images on the talk pages there.REVUpminster (talk) 18:03, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Images are allowed on talk pages, both article talk pages and user talk pages, if they are free. Non-free images, which are copyrighted images without a free content license, can only be used in an article for encyclopedic purposes.  If the images you plan to use are free, you can put them on your user talk page to work on content or on an article talk page to discuss improving the article.  But if they're non-free, they can't be used in that way.  These policies can be read at Non-free content (see #9), User page, and Image use policy.
 * As an added suggestion, if you do plan to work on article content on your user page, it is best to create a subpage by following the directions at User page, and working on it on the subpage.
 * Please let me know if there are any more questions. Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 20:10, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Thankyou.. I get the aspirin out before going on. TV and Film are a nightmare on wikipedia to comply with the letter of the lawREVUpminster (talk) 13:15, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. It gets easier over time so I hope you don't get too frustrated with it.  --Mysdaao talk 14:50, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Content break
Mysdaao

is there a content break, like when you have a content then we talk about a different subject but on the same topic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ob9889 (talk • contribs) 05:48, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * When an article has content on a different subject under the same topic, it is best to use a subsection. After the main section heading, which uses the formatting ==Section title==, create a subsection with the formatting ===Subsection title=== , which uses three = on both sides instead of two.  You can read more about how they work at Help:Section.  Please do not use the a horizontal rule   for this because it is deprecated, as explained at Layout.
 * In the future, please sign your comments on talk pages by adding ~ at the end. This will identify that you wrote the comment and the date and time you wrote it.  All of this and more is explained at Signatures.
 * Please let me know if there are any more questions. Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 13:06, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Beyond the milky way
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Beyond the milky way, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Redirecting to page which contains material already covered in numerous other articles

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Jdrewitt (talk) 15:38, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Proposed deletions apply to articles, lists, and disambiguation pages, but not redirects as described in the policy at Proposed deletion. Redirects may be marked for speedy deletion or listed at Redirects for discussion.  In the case of these two redirects, it looks like you want the redirects deleted now because you believe the article they redirect to should be deleted.  You should wait to see if Beyond The Milky Way is deleted.  If it is, you can request a speedy deletion of the redirects under criteria G8 by placing  on the redirects' pages.  Thank you.  --Mysdaao talk 18:20, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Beyond the Milky Way
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Beyond the Milky Way, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Redirecting to page which contains material already covered in numerous other articles

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Jdrewitt (talk) 15:40, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Please see response in section above. --Mysdaao talk 18:20, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

BIG MEANNNIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111
BIG MEANNNIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theman52 (talk • contribs) 12:19, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Your edits constitute vandalism. And in response to your message to me, I ARAE HIPPYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111  --Mysdaao talk 12:39, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Sorry
I am sorry for my continued vandalism of Wikipedia. I got carried away. It won't happen again. Wikipedia is the essential source for information on the internet, so I realise how difficult it must be for you guys to keep up with vandals such as myself. I genuinely feel bad now, and I sincerely apologise.

However, I noticed that my one constructive post, on the Motherwell FC page under the section "Return to Europe", has been deleted. Is there any chance this could be corrected? —Preceding unsigned comment added by BoredOfMath (talk • contribs) 19:47, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * If you believe your edits are constructive, you can make the changes to Motherwell F.C. once more. If you're unsure as to why your changes were reverted, you also have the option of asking the user who removed your changes, Imnotminkus, why he or she made this edit.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 19:54, 16 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Replied and fixed. – Minkus (talk) 22:26, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks.
Thanks for fixing that table on the Roblox article!-- Gordonrox24 ''' &#124; Talk 15:32, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. If you need help in the future, please know that the  template is meant to be used on your user talk page to request help.  Please use it there, or contact me here, if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 15:36, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah sure thing. I normally don't use it(as we really aren't supposed to on articles) but I was getting rather desperate to get that fixed. Thanks again!-- Gordonrox24 ''' &#124; Talk 15:41, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

and mine
Thanks for chasing the naughty vandal JodaCocorra from my talk pages. 07:30, 1 August 2009 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ben MacDui (talk • contribs)
 * You're welcome. --Mysdaao talk 14:04, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: Elise Tan Roberts
It works for me too now. How very strange. Cheers for responding anyway. I'll put it down to ghosts and move on. Fol de rol troll (talk) 23:55, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Darn ghosts.  --Mysdaao talk 00:15, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

sorry
im so sorry i will stop vandalising i am refrained :D:D:D:D:D:D:D —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlie.chris.tn (talk • contribs) 13:18, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Apology accepted. If you are ever unblocked, please do not commit vandalism again, and I will be happy to help you any way I can.  --Mysdaao talk 14:16, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello!
It's So Nice!!!

Thank You Very Much!!!

צ'ייס ווטסון (talk) 18:17, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! --Mysdaao talk 15:29, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

hi Mysdaao
hi Mysdaao, thanks for ur message and cookies :D

Nasrmisr (talk) 12:39, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! --Mysdaao talk 13:00, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

wuts up?
bro —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bigjohn johnson (talk • contribs) 16:52, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm fine. How are you?  --Mysdaao talk 17:08, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Btline help
Many thanks!

Btline (talk) 18:20, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Glad I could help!  --Mysdaao talk 18:29, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the help
Thank you for setting up that collapsable box for me. I appreciate it. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 14:38, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome! --Mysdaao talk 18:13, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Thamk you!
I appreciate your assistance! Benp123456789 (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2009 (UTC)benp123456789
 * My pleasure. I'll be glad to help out if you have any more questions in the future.  --Mysdaao talk 21:57, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks and Help
I'm trying to reference the sources I used for an article i just edited. is there an easier way of doing it than how is shown in the citation guide? Thanks for your help.Eli.zeldin (talk) 20:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * There are a number of citation tools that can be used to make creating references easier. The one I like most is Reference generator on toolserver.  Please let me know if you need any help with creating references or any other question.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 16:31, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Gaige333
(Personal attack removed) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaige333 (talk • contribs) 13:10, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

List of overweight actors in United States cinema
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What if i have no citication of a reliable source?
Hi, i have no written 'evidence' of what i wrote bu i do know it happened as i am the person it writes about Fish765 (talk) 13:35, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
 * The policy of Wikipedia at Verifiability is that material must be attributed to a reliable, published source. If you cannot find a reliable source for the information, then there is no way for another user like myself to know whether it really happened or is completely made up.  A source is also required to be sure that the information is notable.  An incident like the one you added should only be in Wikipedia if it is notable enough to be discussed in a published source.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 13:45, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

User_talk:Jeanbarousse#Edits to User:Chzz/help/ref
Re. User_talk:Jeanbarousse - thx :-)  Chzz  ►  15:15, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! --Mysdaao talk 16:54, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Moving a section
How do you move it? Do you have to do it all manually (cut text, and copy on the correct area) or is the a faster way?Accdude92 (talk) (sign) 18:04, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * It has to be done manually by cutting the text on the source page and pasting it on the target page. There is no faster way that I know of.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 19:31, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Signature help
Thanks for your help - look! Mei (talk) 14:55, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Glad I could help. Let me know if you need anything else!  --Mysdaao talk 16:09, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

rollback VANDAL
Thanks for the info on [rollback (VANDAL)] Mysdaao, i'm getting on ok with the basics of WP, but i'm only now exploring the more advanced options that i can set in "Preferences". Thanks for clearing that up, Best Darigan (talk) 13:25, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome. I use Twinkle myself extensively so I'll be glad to answer any other questions on advanced options.  --Mysdaao talk 13:47, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Your help
Thanks for stopping by talkpage to help. Your instructions were correct, but too correct :) I was hoping to "stand up" the template so that I can just copy and paste it into articles that I'm working on. The nowiki formatting causes it to totally ignore formatting and it then lines up the template horizontally instead of vertically. See my userpage if I'm not explaining the situation properly. I guess I can just use a vertical citation template, but that's not my preference. Don't bother if it's too much of a headache. Thanks again, --Pink Bull (talk) 19:56, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * At the same link I showed you, Help:Wikitext examples, it shows another example with the  tag.  Using that tag will not reformat the text, so it will display vertically.  Just replace nowiki with pre to use it.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 22:57, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Since you're obviously an expert, can you tell me how to format my userpage so that the citation template doesn't enroach on the userbox template?--Pink Bull (talk) 19:57, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
 * There are a few options to separate the userbox from the citation template on User:Pink Bull. You can use the  or  templates between the two elements which will complete all content above before continuing.  You can also add least two more blank lines which will cause Wikipedia to separate the two.  Again, please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thank you!  --Mysdaao talk 21:43, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I want to get me a cool signature, like for example to make it pink. Can you point me to the page with instructions? --Pink Bull (talk) 18:13, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Some general information on how to customize your signature is at CUSTOMSIG, however it doesn't explain how to change the color in a signature. Follow the instructions there to get to the page where you can change your signature, and then add before the text you want to change to a different color and after it, replacing colorname with the name of the color you want to use.  You can use any color name from the supported colors, which are listed here.  I suggest using deeppink because it will be easier to read than any of the other shades of pink.  Please let me know if you have any other questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 19:36, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the help
Thanks for your advice on the article ZER01:The Art and Technology network

Manasmom (talk) 04:37, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. I'm always glad to help!  --Mysdaao talk 13:24, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Feedback for "Steel Abrasives"
Hi Mysdaao,

I have written an article about Steel Abrasives. The draft is currently under my user account Kzerrin (talk) 13:34, 6 November 2009 (UTC). Actually if you can have a look at the article and give me some feedback about it, I will be very happy. I included a name of a producer for these abrasives and I am not sure if it is okay to put it, although I have got sound references. Another thing is how do we move the articles since it seems that I don't have "move" tab and eventually can you help me to move it?

Thanks very much for your help!!!

Kzerrin (talk) 13:34, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You will be able to move pages when you are autoconfirmed, which happens after your account is at least four days old and has made at least ten edits. Just wait a little longer and you will see the move tab.
 * I will look over what you have written, and I will give you feedback as soon as I can. Welcome to Wikipedia!  --Mysdaao talk 13:49, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I've looked over the article. I see that others have already given suggestions, improved the article, and moved it to the main namespace, so there is less for me to add to what others have said and done.  I agree with Fetchcomms and Ukexpat that inline citations are needed.  You have good references, but it's not clear what content in the article comes from what references.  This applies to the content about the producer of steel abrasives.  It's ok to have the statement that Wheelabrator Allevard is the world's largest producer, as long as you have a direct (inline) reference for that information.
 * The article has only one link to it from other Wikipedia articles, and it needs more articles to link to it. I've added the  tag because of this.  I've made some other minor changes, including adding categories Category:Abrasives and Category:Steel to the article.  Feel free to add more categories if you find other appropriate ones, but these two should be enough.
 * Lastly, I believe you should rename the article by moving it to the singular title "Steel abrasive". The guideline at Naming conventions (plurals) is that article titles should generally be singular.  Abrasive and Coated abrasive are also singular because of this guideline.  When you have the ability to move pages, I suggest moving it from Steel abrasives to Steel abrasive.
 * Besides that, the article looks very good and I can't see any other clear ways to improve it. Good work!  Please let me know if you have any more questions!  --Mysdaao talk 16:00, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Can you help me?
I copypasted this importScript('UserAzaToth/twinkle.js'); - I erased a semicolon, now, by the way... can this compromise my account? Sorry, did I do sth bad? Guildenrich (talk) 21:26, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * No, you didn't do anything bad, and it won't compromise your account. The first edit you made to User:Guildenrich/monobook.js was correct.  By the way, you can install Twinkle under Gadgets in your preferences, so there's no need to use your monobook if you don't want to.  --Mysdaao talk 02:26, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Mysdaao
who are you!? who are you!? who are you!?

do you sit in my wheelie bin, and lick my wikipedia?

can i sit in your wheelie bin, please?

are you from england? do you know the queen?

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

sex? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hysteria19 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You must be a poet. But you have been blocked indefinitely for vandalism, so we will never know.  --Mysdaao talk 14:13, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Donald B. McIntyre
Thank you SO much for correcting that link on the Iverson Award page for me! :-) All I have to do now is to create a page for my good friend Donald... (gulp!) regs Colin CPN (talk) 13:08, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Let me know if you need help creating the new article!  --Mysdaao talk 13:14, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

I've been orphanized!
Thanks for adding Mary Tuthill Lindheim to the orphan category, I would not on my own have known that I could improve the article's reach and Wiki's power by including this page as links in other pages. I have one question: Now that I've added this page to about 5 others, is it my job to remove the orphan category, your job, or will it be done automatically?

Thanks

Bento00 (talk) 22:30, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It won't be removed automatically, but either you or I can remove it. Anyone can remove a maintenance template like  if the issue(s) have been addressed.  More information on the usage of these templates is at Template messages/Cleanup.  I just removed the template, but you could've done it at any time, as long as you explain why you are removing it, either in the edit summary or on the article's talk page.  Thanks and let me know if you need anything else from me!  --Mysdaao talk 13:40, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Smosh
An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Smosh. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Notability and "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion(s) by adding your comments to Articles for deletion/Smosh (4th nomination). Please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ).

You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate.

Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 01:09, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thank you for fixing the comment I messed up on the Rockridge, Oakland, California page. It had the effect of making the references tag invisible, and for the life of me I couldn't figure out why it was suddenly demanding a references tag! I gather you do a lot of this kind of helpful stuff on Wikipedia and I want you to know it is appreciated. --MelanieN (talk) 21:58, 27 November 2009 (UTC)MelanieN
 * You're welcome. Thank you so much for the nice comments.  When the references tag wasn't visible, the article was automatically put in Category:Pages with missing references list, which I look at to find errors to fix.  Again, thank you for the nice note.  --Mysdaao talk 05:18, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Michael Shane
Thank you for the basic improvements to the Michael Shane article. I was about to do some of that work, but got sidetracked. Yunchie (talk) 20:42, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help.  --Mysdaao talk 21:03, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Michael Shane Filmography
Since I added the small filmography for this article, I have looked a little more at the Manual of Style, specifically WP:WORKS about the preferred style of filmographies. Correct me if I am wrong, but while it seems to state that the preference be a table format, many of the examples do not appear to be in that form. While the small listing in this article is probably not a good example, does it make sense for me to edit it correctly now, in table form? Yunchie (talk) 00:20, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * There are two pages of guidelines about filmographies. The first, on Manual of Style (lists of works), says in general, "Basic lists are used in the majority of articles" and "Where a series grows complex, tables can be used".  It doesn't have a requirement to use lists instead of tables, or vice-versa.  On the other hand, WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers wants the standard to be a table in a certain format.  This second page is not an official Wikipedia guideline.  It is a group of people in a WikiProject attempting to create a standard layout, but since it is more specific than the official guideline, my preference would be to see the filmography in Michael Shane be in table form, like on WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers.  But it would not be a violation of any rules for it to remain as a list.  --Mysdaao talk 04:40, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that is sort of what I thought. In the case of Michael Shane, of the five items, only three of them are films, the other two being TV appearances.  The style guide seems to be specific to films, so does this mean two tables are appropriate, or since this is such a small listing, will one do with the (TV) reference?  I've done some other editing on the article, and will edit the table(s) tomorrow. Yunchie (talk) 05:01, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I can't find any guideline or written standard on whether to use separate tables for films and TV series to combine them. So you can use your judgment on how to do it.  But from looking at other articles, the tables are generally combined unless they are very long on most actor articles I looked at.  If you're unsure, you should follow that example.  --Mysdaao talk 21:33, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Re. Quality Assessment
Hi Mysdaao, thanks for your advice on my quality assessment query, its not the first time you've given me a hand ;-). Cheers, Darigan (talk) 14:09, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm always glad to help, so let me know if there are any more questions. --Mysdaao talk 14:21, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Donni 1
Hi..

Thanks for having a little touch and poke in my Donni 1 wiki. I labored over it quite intensively to try to get it just right.

There are still tags on it that says it may need cleaning up and a tag that says I need more sources .. but I have used plenty of good sources to justify my client's notability.

May I ask you for a little more insight to how I can get all these tags finally off the page?

Thanks so much in advance.

Also, I had a photo up there, one I uploaded to commons but they took it down, despite me being the owner of the pic .... any suggestions..

Thanks a million. Goofy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goofywiki (talk • contribs) 11:25, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Goofy, I have never edited Donni 1, so you must have meant this message for someone else. But I will try to answer your questions anyway.
 * Anyone can remove a maintenance tag. If you feel that the issue(s) in a tag have been addressed, then you may remove it any time, as long as you explain why you are removing it, either in the edit summary or on the article's talk page.
 * DONNI1.png on Commons was deleted because it didn't have a license, which means you didn't add the information necessary to say that you are the copyright owner of the image. However, I see that you've already added Donni1.jpg, which does contain the right license, so that one should not be deleted.
 * It is highly suggested that you sign comments made on discussion pages by adding four tildes ( ~ ) at the end of what you write. This will add your username and the date and time of your comment, which will make it easier for other users to follow discussions.  It's also a good idea to make a new section for a new topic on talk pages.  The easiest way to do that is to press either "new section" or "+" at the top of the page.
 * Please let me know if there are any more questions. Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 14:12, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

THANKS RE: DONNI 1
Hi Mysdaao,

Thanks so much.! All your comments made complete sense. I could have sworn there were edits made by you on the page, that's how I found you!!.. None-the-less, THANKS, so much, for taking the time...

I will head all your advice!

Cheers, Goofy Goofywiki (talk) 01:38, 8 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goofywiki (talk • contribs) 01:34, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions on anything else on Wikipedia.  --Mysdaao talk 13:17, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
(Hope I'm doing this right!) Thank you for the helpful welcome message, and thanks also to you and Ukexpat for tidying up my edits to the Mumsnet page. MyselfonSaturday (talk) 10:29, 9 December 2009 (UTC) (MyselfonSaturday)
 * You're welcome. Yes, you wrote the message to me correctly.  Just let me know if you need any more assistance!  --Mysdaao talk 14:08, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the warm welcome! :-)

Cheers!

Wiki-Web-Contributor (talk) 18:50, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Please let me know if you ever need any help with anything!  --Mysdaao talk 19:08, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Review request
Yes I actually could need some help :-)

I have written two articles about a game series.

But since I'm from Germany there may be some grammar mistakes in it.

If you are a native english speaking person, maybe you can check for correctness and if you like tag my article as reviewed.

At the moment there is a big banner at the top because no one reviewed it yet.

Thanks for the offer and best regards from Germany! :-)

Wiki-Web-Contributor (talk) 21:01, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I am a native speaker of English. I have looked at Lone Wolf 2 and Lone Wolf 3 and made a few grammar fixes as well as other minor fixes, and I have removed the "unreviewed article" tag.  There wasn't much I needed to fix because it is very well written.  Good work, and let me know if there's ever more I can do for you!  --Mysdaao talk 21:09, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again...
...for reviewing my articles and the grammar fixes.

Have a nice weekend!

Best regards Wiki-Web-Contributor (talk) 10:32, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Just so you know, it's suggested to write comments under the same heading if they are replies.  New headings are used for new topics, but if you're replying to comments already made, write your reply under the original comment and indent it, as described at Help:Talk page.  Thanks, and you have a good weekend too!  --Mysdaao talk 15:12, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Your reply on the Help Desk
Thanks for extending my response at "Linking IP adresses to Username".

This is a question that has cropped up from time to time on the Help Desk, so I have created a new HD template for it:, which gives:

It used to be possible to re-attribute edits from IP addresses to named accounts, but not since 2005 (see this page). However, as that page says, you can list your contributions made with the IP address(es) on your user page.

which incorporates both our answers! Regards, -- Phantom Steve /talk &#124;contribs \ 16:49, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know. It looks good, and I'll be sure to use it when the question comes up again.  Good job!  --Mysdaao talk 17:04, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thanks for your helpful response to my question.  MMS  2013  21:16, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Let me know if there's anything else I can help you with!  --Mysdaao talk 21:19, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for helping User:MWOAP with his ref issue (just as I found the actual issue).  fetch  comms  ☛ 02:03, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, Thanks, I was on for like 30 min trying to find that, and my advanced editor was confusing me. --MWOAP (talk) 02:05, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. I'm glad I could help!  --Mysdaao talk 02:08, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

A quick question about vandalism
Hi, You may remember me from when you helped me a week or two ago about assuming good faith when reverting edits that might be vandalism. I just had a quick further question on this topic, so I hope I'm not being annoying.

While patrolling recent changes, I came across this edit by Miley234350. It looks unhelpful, but re our previous discussion I used the AGF revert option, called it a "possible test edit" in the edit summary, and posted an editing test warning on User talk:Miley234350.

As you can see from Miley234350's talk page, Dawnseeker2000 looked through the rest of Miley234350's edits and found some other worrying edits, most of which are obviously unhelpful, and probably constitute vandalism. However, the warnings given by Dawnseeker2000 included a second one for the same edit that I had already warned Miley234350 for, this time as a 3rd level vandalism warning. Given I had already marked this as a good faith edit, hasn't Dawnseeker2000 sort of shot that down, or his he or she justified because Miley234350's edits show a pattern of being unhelpful.

Also, all of the warnings given to Miley234350 by Dawnseeker2000 were given pretty much at once, going all the way to a final warning. Surely warning levels should only escalate if a user makes unhelpful edits after being warned.

-Lear&#39;s Fool (talk) 03:23, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The way Dawnseeker2000 gave warnings on User talk:Miley234350 was inappropriate for a few reasons, some of which you pointed out. First, several warnings were given simultaneously when no edits had been made since the last warning (yours), which is a violation of what is written at Template messages/User talk namespace.  Second, at least one warning was a repeat warning already made for the same act of vandalism.  Lastly, the final warning was for vandalism that the user committed over a year ago.  I have sent Dawnseeker2000 a message at User talk:Dawnseeker2000.  Feel free to comment there if you like.
 * There's one more thing. From looking at your contributions, I noticed you reverted this edit to a sandbox, and warned the user for it.  Even though the reversion and warning was for a test edit, it was unnecessary.  A sandbox is designed for testing and experimentation, so you shouldn't revert test edits made in Tutorial (Editing)/sandbox or any other sandbox.  The link to that sandbox from Tutorial (Editing) even encourages users to try out editing on that page.  Other than that, your reversions and warnings for vandalism and test edits have been excellent.  Thanks for bringing Dawnseeker's warnings to my attention, and keep up the good work!  --Mysdaao talk 15:28, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thought about an RfA at all, Mysdaao? Tan  &#124;  39  15:45, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, I've thought RfA for some time, and I'd be interested in becoming an administrator. But I'm in no hurry.  --Mysdaao talk 16:06, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Great; I'll be there to support when it happens. Tan  &#124;  39  16:14, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm flattered. Thanks for the vote of confidence!  --Mysdaao talk 16:18, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the sandbox reversion I did was my bad, sorry about that, I'll be a bit more careful next time. Thanks for your help. --Lear&#39;s Fool (talk) 01:23, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * There's no need to apologize. I just wanted to let you know about it in case you didn't realize.  --Mysdaao talk 03:38, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism warning
Yes I did notice that I warned the user for the Stuff edit when the warning already existed. I hdan't noticed until I posted it, but decided not to remove it. I frequently see vandals work way faster than vandal fighters and admins can and this is why I was too heavy handed there. I have been admonished for dealing with vandals before. It bothers me. But I have taken your words seriously and will be watching what i do. Dawnseeker2000  16:45, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Replied on your talk page, where original message was posted. --Mysdaao talk 03:37, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

All things Indian inc ashr'sms
WWW.VANDANAMU.CO.UK also email INFO@VANDANAMU.CO.UK and speak to Bernard or Francoise Carre. Tell them you got their details from Tony Langham / me / grandadforest@btinternet.com. Felice Navidad / jair neol / Happy Xmas

Also look up Auroville, near Puducherry [ aka Pondicherry ] Tamil Nadu —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grandaddy21 (talk • contribs) 12:15, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I am not going to e-mail an address you post here. For privacy reasons, I strongly suggest you remove the e-mail address you posted.  If you have a question or comment, write it here.  That's what user talk pages are for.  But if you wish to e-mail me instead, click E-mail this user on the left side of this page under "Toolbox".
 * Also, I replied your Help Desk question here, so you can respond there too if you have more questions. Thank you.  --Mysdaao talk 14:32, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
iBendiscuss 20:15, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
iBendiscuss 20:19, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

many thanks
Hi Mysdaao,

Thanks a million for the help and biscuits.

Regards,

Mccluskey f (talk) 15:40, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome! Please let me know if there's anything else I can help you with!  --Mysdaao talk 15:51, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

rata blanca rata blanca do not click here|
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do not click here| —Preceding unsigned comment added by Look is the fcking superk (talk • contribs) 20:30, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Please don't add YouTube links here. Talk pages like this one are for sending messages back and forth related to Wikipedia.  --Mysdaao talk 20:36, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
iBendiscuss 00:33, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Robert C. Lautman Article
You were very helpful before, so I thought I would ask some advice about a new article that I currently have in my draft space about an architectural photographer, Robert C. Lautman.

So far, I have only begun to work on basic facts taken from a recent obituary. My questions are:

1. While I know that cutting and pasting directly from a copyrighted source is not permitted, simply re-writing (which I have done so far), does not seem to be OK either, especially if I am not incorporating information from other sources? I have not seen anything in any of the Wiki help files regarding this. Interestingly, some of the other sources that I have (other magazine articles reflecting on his death) have done exactly that.

2. How do I reference this obituary, and any other sources that I include, when the reference does not go to a specific point or points in the article? I am confused by the Wiki help files in this area. Reference links are easy to understand, and already I have one that would relate to a specific point in the article, and I would expect it to be listed under a 'Notes' section, while general references are simply listed under a 'References' section, even though the 'New Article Wizard' does not lay it out that way.

Also, regarding notability, this person appears to easily qualify according to Wiki standards. Besides a lifetime of publications, he has authored (as the photographer) several books, won a specifically distinctive award, and there are many quotes in articles attesting to his desirability as a photographer amongst clients of various types. However, for now, I think the notability that is inferred through the obituary is adequate to publish this article. Do you agree?

Thanks in advance. Yunchie (talk) 23:08, 28 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Copying and pasting from a copyrighted source is not allowed, but it is perfectly acceptable to rewrite the facts in your own words into a Wikipedia article. The information and ideas are not copyrighted, so if you reformulate the information in your own words, it can be part of Wikipedia as long as it doesn't follow the source too closely.  Help pages that explain this are at Copyrights, FAQ/Copyright, and Plagiarism.
 * The type of references that refer to specific points in the article are called inline citations. They are preferred over general references because they show what information comes from what source.  Also, the policy at Verifiability says material should be attributed to a reliable source using inline citations.  However, if you're going to use a general reference, then what you have at User:Yunchie/Robert C. Lautman is fine.  There are several ways to present references, as shown at Citing sources.  There are several appropriate names for the sections, which are given at Layout.  You can use whatever layout you prefer, but putting inline citations in a "Notes" section and general references in a "References" section is the most common way I've seen.
 * I would say he meets the notability guidelines at Notability (people). He meets the basic criteria by being the subject of published secondary source material that is reliable and independent.  He also has received a notable award and is regarded as an important figure, according to the reference.  It would show notability even more to have at least one more reference, but I think the article is ready to be created now.  It can always be improved and added to later.  --Mysdaao talk 13:48, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your input. You have confirmed my thoughts regarding references being used to point to the general source of information, and inline citations pointing to specific facts.  I have several more references to include, and the information from those should allow me to be more originally creative in my writing.  I also have many quotes that need inline citations, and will add those as I can confirm them.


 * I will probably add several new sections relating to specifics about certain important areas of his work prior to my moving this to a live article space. Hopefully, I can complete that soon.  Which is the preferred method of moving, to use the 'move' function, or to copy and paste to a new article space, then delete the draft space?  Yunchie (talk) 14:14, 29 December 2009 (UTC)


 * The preferred method is to move the draft instead of copying and pasting. It is the suggested course of action at So you made a userspace draft.  Moving a page with the "move" tab keeps the page history which will attribute all changes on that page to you.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 15:47, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I moved it yesterday, but not sure if I changed the template on top correctly, according to the instructions on the new article wizard? Yunchie (talk) 15:38, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You changed the template correctly. Great work on the article!  --Mysdaao talk 15:45, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Again, thank you VERY much for all of your help. Yunchie (talk) 15:48, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Any time! --Mysdaao talk 16:00, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

I see you made some edits, additions and a change. I'm not sure I agree with using the weblink to the Post obit, as they do not stay available for very long (60 days I think). That is why I chose to refer to the print edition. Yunchie (talk) 16:21, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure that it will be taken down, because I can search the website and retrieve older obituaries. If the content is no longer available online, the external link can be removed later.  But having a reference to both the print version and online version (while available) is preferable because it's easier for people to verify the reference.  Citing sources says "A citation ideally includes a link or ID number to help editors locate the source".  --Mysdaao talk 16:34, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I added the date to the 'unreviewed' template, which somehow got cut during the move. However, doesn't your review warrant removal of this template?  Yunchie (talk) 14:59, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Because I gave feedback on the draft in your userspace, I was hoping someone other than me like a new pages patroller would review it and remove the template. But since nobody else has done so after a few days, I have removed the template.
 * Also, I have put Category:Articles created via the Article Wizard back. The description on the category page says it is intended to remain on the page indefinitely in order to track articles created this way.  It's a hidden category so it won't be shown to readers viewing the article unless they have an account and have their preferences set to view hidden categories.  --Mysdaao talk 15:40, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I removed it because I am probably not a 'wizard' user in general, but somehow it got created in that manner (I guess it was how I discovered how to create an article in my draft space).  I read that instruction as well, but sort of ignored it as it didn't seem to matter.  No matter, though.  Also, I looked at that category, and did not see the article listed.  As for the lack of review, could it be as a result of the missing date on the template?  When I moved the page, I had some problems pasting in the template, and the date suffix got cut.  It also had a wizard reference, but I just replaced the date.  Yunchie (talk) 16:15, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The article is listed in Category:Articles created via the Article Wizard under L. DEFAULTSORT is a magic word that sorts the page list in a category using the sort key provided.  Because Robert C. Lautman has , it will be sorted under L in all categories it appears in by default.
 * I don't think the missing date changed whether or not the article was reviewed by someone. Adding the date parameter put the page in the Category:Unreviewed new articles from December 2009 instead of the undated Category:Unreviewed new articles.  I see now there is a backlog of unreviewed articles going back as far as October, so I don't think people looking at those categories would get to it any earlier just because the template was dated or not.  --Mysdaao talk 16:39, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, I guess it is time to let it sit for a while and for me to move on to a new project. Yunchie (talk) 19:20, 31 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much. I appreciate the barnstar and am glad I could be of service.  --Mysdaao talk 22:20, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * --Mysdaao talk 02:45, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Muhammad and assassinations
Hi, i did what you said. but the result was horrendous. i do not want the text data to be at the side as well. check 4urself what happens.

i have been trying to fix it for a while now please pelase please,am begging u. if you have time please put that table on the side of that article like how it is on the picture.

because i did what you said and it did nto work out.if u have time. its up to u--Misconceptions2 (talk) 01:07, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I have moved this to the bottom, where new topics belong. Talk page guidelines says "If you put a post at the top of the page, it is confusing and can also get easily overlooked. The latest topic should be the one at the bottom of the page."
 * After looking at help pages, I have found the only way to put a table to the right of the table of contents the way you want it is to make it an infobox. The simplest way to make your table into an infobox is to add "infobox" to the class parameter on the top of the table.  I have created a subpage to show you how it will look.  Please read User page to learn about user subpages.  User subpages are the place to experiment with content before placing it into an article, instead of on your talk page.  I created the user subpage User:Misconceptions2/Sandbox and modified the table to display to the right of the table of contents.  Let me know what you think.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 01:55, 31 December 2009 (UTC)


 * thanks a lot. to put it mildly.THANKS A LOOOOOOOT —Preceding unsigned comment added by Misconceptions2 (talk • contribs) 12:14, 31 December 2009 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! I'm always glad to assist a fellow Wikipedian.  Let me know if there's anything else you need from me!  --Mysdaao talk 15:59, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Userspace drafts
I am wondering how to create a new article in my userspace draft area without going through the new article wizard? Even the direct link creates a page with the new article wizard code inserted. Yunchie (talk) 19:25, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You can create a page for a userspace draft the same way you create any page on Wikipedia. Userspace drafts are normally on user subpages, so just create a page called something like "User:Yunchie/Draft article title".  There are several ways of doing this.  You can create a link on your user page to the new subpage, following the directions at User page.  You can also edit the address field in your browser directly to load the page name directly and then create the page from there.  I see you've already created several user subpages (e.g. User:Yunchie/international travel), so creating a userspace draft is done the same way. The Article Wizard is just an easier way for new users to create drafts on user subpages.  --Mysdaao talk 22:10, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I understand, however, I don't recall the draft that I created with the article wizard placing any sort of link or reference on my user page? I may have just not noticed, but that's what seems to happen when I create a subpage with the methods that you describe.  Or, do they disappear when I save the page?  Obviously, they didn't for my travel subpages.  Yunchie (talk) 14:54, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You're right that the Article Wizard didn't create a link on your user page. A user subpage, like any page on Wikipedia, can be created in several different ways.  I was listing the method described at User page.  Because it is targeting new users, it gives the simplest way (other than the Article Wizard) to create a user subpage, which is by creating an internal link.  You definitely don't have to create a link like that in order to create a page.  However you created User:Yunchie/international travel, that's how you can create a user subpage, and you can do the same thing to create a user subpage for a draft.  --Mysdaao talk 15:25, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

completed article
Hi Mysdaao,

I've finished my article (on Patrick Byrne (1794 - 1863) Irish Musician) and would like to have it published on Wikipedia. Do I have to do anything more, such as move the article, or do I simply wait and it will be automatically posted in time? I've read the help pages a number of times but I'm obviously not too bright as I can't figure it out. I seem to fulfill the conditions such as needing a certain number of edits completed and being a member for more than four days.

Many thanks in advance for your help. Mccluskey f (talk) 22:14, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The page will not become an article until you or someone else moves the page into the article namespace. You can do that by pressing the "move" tab on the top of the page.  The help page for this is Help:Moving a page.  I suggest you also read So you made a userspace draft for other guidance you may want to follow before moving it.
 * If you do move the page to become an article, I suggest you name it "Patrick Byrne (musician)" in order to disambiguate it from other articles on people named Patrick Byrne. The naming convention at Naming conventions (people) is to put a qualifier between bracketing parentheses after the name when it is necessary, and musician is a standard qualifier to use.
 * Please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 02:08, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again Mysdaao, got sorted with your help. Regards, Mccluskey f (talk) 17:02, 3 January 2010 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! Please let me know if there is any other way I can help.  --Mysdaao talk 18:15, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

newbie question
Faror (talk) 03:52, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Hello

If I come across an article that does not have any sources, what can I do? Do I "flag" it? Or leave a message saying sources are needed? How would I go about this? Thanks
 * You should add a template like to the top of the page to let others know about the problem.  There are many other cleanup templates you can use for problems listed at Template messages/Cleanup.  Leaving a message on the article's talk page explaining why you put the template on and what works needs to be done is also a good idea.  You may want to read Tagging pages for problems for more information on the practice of tagging articles with problems.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 13:52, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

cut and paste
Hi I cut and paste my article from my space to the general space after waiting 4 days and doing 10+ edits since I did not see any move button (I am on FF browser). Perhaps you can do the merge for me if my cut and paste has split the edit history.

Thanks, Shamalamastreetman (talk) 14:14, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You should have started seeing the "move" tab after your account was four full days old, which occurred 30 minutes before your posted the message on my talk page. It'll show up on most browsers, including Firefox
 * I posted the message to you to give you the information to use for moving pages in the future. Because you the original page was in your userspace, not an article, it's not required to do this now, so I'll leave it up to you to decide what to do because you created the article.  If you want to fix it yourself, you can do so by following the instructions at How to fix cut-and-paste moves or making a request at Cut and paste move repair holding pen because deleting pages requires an administrator.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 14:26, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Re:Welcome
Thanks for the welcome, it is a lot nicer than Wikia's automatic message system :). I actually already had a Wikipedia account, but I wanted to use a new name so I created a new account. Not wanting to be permablocked for sockpuppetry, is there any way to delete that account? Thanks again, 02:45, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * There is no way to delete an account. You actually should've changed your name by requesting a username change at Changing username.  Then your old username would've been redirected to your username, and the contributions you made with your old username would've been re-attributed to your new username.  Although that's no longer an option, you don't have to worry about being blocked for sockpuppetry as long as you don't use your old account again.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 02:54, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Question
hey Mysdaao, I just want to know how its possible to change the appearance of my signature on a talk page. can you answer my question? Vrabu (talk) 21:19, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You can customize your signature by clicking my preferences on the top of any page and editing the field "Signature". There is more details on this at Signatures.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 22:48, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank You !!!
Thank you so much for answering my question and for being so nice to write a special Welcome message !! You have made me feel much better. I'll read everything you have suggested, and I won't lose your name because I'll probably be back to ask more questions. (and I like the cookies !!) Thanks !! CoderCat (talk) 01:52, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You are very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the cookies.  Feel free to ask me anything anytime!  --Mysdaao talk 02:01, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

MEMORIAL CARD FOR HUNGER STRICKERS 1981
where can i get a memorial card for the ten hunger strickers who died in 1981 I WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ANSWERE JOAN H. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joan hackett (talk • contribs) 14:04, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * As I answered here, if you can't find the answer at 1981 Irish hunger strike, go to Reference desk, choose the category that best fits the subject, and ask your question there. I don't personally know where to get the memorial card you're looking for, and the reference desk is the best place to ask general knowledge questions.  Please let me know if there are any questions related to Wikipedia.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 14:10, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Article ready to go live??
Hi Mysdaao. Wondering if you could give my article 'John Biddle (yachting cinematographer)' a look-over and let me know if changes should be made or, better yet, if it is ready to go live. 2nd question - can I use 'lecturer' as a category, or is that only reserved for academics? Lastly, will my article necessarily be an orphan and, if so, how can I avoid this? Thanks also for your welcome last week! Sputtnik (talk) 01:16, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I've looked at User:Sputtnik/John Biddle (yachting cinematographer), and I have a few suggestions. The article needs more inline citations.  It has some, but there's a lot of information that doesn't have an inline citation, so there's no way to know what information in those paragraphs comes from which of the general references.  Also, the article has a lot of what are called "peacock terms", which are terms that only promote the subject without adding neutral information.  Phrases like "no stranger to discipline and adventure", "crack-shot", "he was a master at scheduling", and "had an uncanny sense of where to be to get the shot" don't add to the article and make it sound unencyclopedic.  The information can and should be given in a more neutral way.  Please read Avoid peacock terms and Words to avoid for more information on this.  These are the ways I think the article can be improved, but right now it has enough references to demonstrate notability, so if you wanted to move the draft into the article namespace now and continue to work on it afterwards, you could do that.
 * The category Category:Lecturers appears to be open to both academics and non-academics, so I think it'd be ok to add the article to this category.
 * The article will be an orphan as soon as it is moved to the article namespace as long as there are no internal links to it from other articles. You can avoid this by creating internal links to the article title either before moving it or right after.
 * Please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 02:33, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for all of your suggestions, Mysdaao. I'll get on it. Sputtnik (talk) 19:04, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. --Mysdaao talk 00:23, 21 January 2010 (UTC)