User talk:OhanaUnited/Archive 19

Image copyright
How do you know the author/uploader of File:Porter_Ferry.JPG intended it to be licenced under the copyright licence that you attached to the file with this edit? Are you clairvoyant or did the uploader tell you this was his wish? ww2censor (talk) 05:54, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

 * One more comment before bedtime. ww2censor (talk) 06:49, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Featured portal question
I saw you are the one that most often responds to portal questions so I thought I would just ask you. How long does a portal need to be receiving regular updates before it can be submitted as a featured portal? Portal:United States hadn't been updated for a while and I am in the process of updating it and have gotten positive results from several of the US related projects to submit content on a regular basis so within the next month or so we should have it set and be on a regular schedule. if you have any other advice for this portal that would be greatly appreciated as well. I think for the most part the portal is solid it just needs some updated content but I am rather new to portal stuff so Im not 100% sure of the requirements. --Kumioko (talk) 15:45, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I added a couple pictures and a ton of other things. I also tagged all 700 pages with the new United States Portal category that was created. Not 100% sure what you mean about statistics though. --Kumioko (talk) 03:48, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Got it thanks. I updated a bunch but I keep finding more (and probably will continue to do so for the next couple weeks. Please let me know if you have any more suggestions or feel free to make the changes yourself if you want. I'm not too proud to accept help. Cheers--Kumioko (talk) 04:04, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

File:Sargent Shriver 1962 ITN.jpg
Hi, you don't need to worry about protecting images on ITN, because Template:In the news is cascade protected, so anything transcluded onto it (like images or templates) is automatically full protected, but is unprotected as soon as it's removed. HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   21:21, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

GV task force
Hi. I wonder if we could update Template:WikiProject Environment to include a "supported by the Green vehicle task force" option. Thanks. Johnfos (talk) 19:50, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I've made more changes than I anticipated, especially here, so please check to see that you are happy with them. Thanks. Johnfos (talk) 03:45, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, finished now thanks. Johnfos (talk) 04:57, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Sue Gardner in TO
It looks like the meeting is on! You said you were interested in attending an informal meeting with Sue Gardner while she was visiting in Toronto, and the plans have been firmed up. The event will be Sunday evening at the Linux Caffe from 6-8 pm on Sunday, Feb. 6.

If you have a moment, please add your name to the attendees list at Meetup/Toronto/February 06 2011! - Amgine (talk) 03:38, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

GA
What is a GA?. Thanks in advance. --Diamondland (talk) 14:09, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Contents pages navigation proposal
A proposal to add topical links to all of the contents pages has been made. As part of that proposal, the navigation bar at the top of these contents pages would look like this.

Please respond to the proposal, Portal talk:Contents, as you see fit. Regards, RichardF (talk) 15:28, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Creating accounts for students
Thanks! That was what I was looking for. I submitted a request via the request for permissions/account creator link you sent me. That is the right I was looking for. Thanks again for your help, and sorry it took me a bit to reply. Once the school week starts, things get crazy. Best, Roseclearfield (talk) 02:43, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Disruptive Editing by Blake1960
Hi,

Blake1960 has been engaging in disruptive editing on Chevrolet Volt, Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent, and my talk page. He hasn't stepped over 3RR yet, but he is on the edge. I don't want to engage in an edit war, so I am stepping away from the battling. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Ebikeguy (talk) 06:35, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help. I hope he cools off.  I should probably cool off too.  Cheers, Ebikeguy (talk) 04:59, 10 February 2011 (UTC)


 * He appears to be spooling up again, and I want to avoid involvement this time because I seem to be the main target of his wrath. His recent edits have involved yet another personal attack against me.  Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.  Ebikeguy (talk) 20:15, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

ANI for Blake1960
Hi,

I have created an ANI notice related to Blake1960's recent editing behavior:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Blake1960_engaging_in_personal_attacks.2C_repeated_OR_and_NPOV_violations_and_refusing_to_seek_consensus

Please contribute if you like. Ebikeguy (talk) 19:42, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

March 2011 GAN backlog elimination drive a week away
 WikiProject Good Articles will be running a GAN backlog elimination drive for the entire month of March. The goal of this drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations down to below 50. This will help editors in restoring confidence to the GAN process as well as actively improving, polishing, and rewarding good content. If you are interested in participating in the drive, please place your name here. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. On behalf of my co-coordinator Wizardman, we hope we can see you in March. MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 00:06, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

IRC invitation
Because I have noticed you commenting at the current RfC regarding Pending Changes, I wanted to invite you to the IRC channel for pending changes. If you are not customarily logged into the IRC, use this link. This under used resource can allow real time discussion at this particularly timely venture of the trial known as Pending Changes. Even if nothing can come from debating points there, at least this invitation is delivered with the best of intentions and good faith expectations. Kind regards.  My 76 Strat  09:12, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:The Hong Kong Jockey Club.png
 Thanks for uploading File:The Hong Kong Jockey Club.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude2 (talk) 06:10, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

semi-protection of Wall-Mart
Hi, in September 2010 you semi-protected the Wall-Mart article, which is fine by me. However, it means that nobody but administrators can move the article. As the official company name is Wallmart since 2008, there are several requests on the talk page for a switch move, so Wallmart becomes the main article address, while Wall-Mart becomes an alias reference. Currently it's the other way around.

Perhaps you could unprotect it, do the move and then re-protect it? I'm sure the regular editors then will clean it up accordingly.

Best regards, Thomas Blomberg (talk) 11:12, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Wrong Walmart...
Hi again! Thanks for that re-direct. Unfortunately, it was the wrong one, because I made a mistake, which probably confused you. The old company name and the current article name is Wal-Mart (with one "l", not Wall-Mart with two, which I wrote). The article name should be Walmart (one "l" and without a hyphen), as that's how the company writes its name since 2008.

What confused things, is that my two misspellings (Wall-Mart and Wallmart) already exist as redirects to Wal-Mart, Obviously, the Wall-Mart redirect isn't semi-protected, as you pointed out, but Wal-Mart is.

So, if you could unprotect Wal-Mart and then move the article to Walmart (and then semi-protect it again, if you want), that would be great. If you let me know when it's done, I'll sort out the old redirects and change the beginning of the article to reflect the article name.

Regards, Thomas Blomberg (talk) 18:50, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Reminder
Do not forget to take care of it. Thank you very much. אבגד (talk) 19:45, 27 March 2011 (UTC) / he:משתמש:אבגד
 * Balloons-aj.svg. --אבגד (talk) 06:11, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Toronto Pearson International Airport
I just added autoconfirmed pending changes protection to Toronto Pearson International Airport only to find you removed it nine days ago with the summary "no PC until things are settled." I guess I'm not sure what the specific issue that was needing to be settled was or if it has been. Either way, feel free to reverse my action if you feel it is necessary. Cheers, Tiptoety  talk 19:14, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Hm, yes, but the poll also states "It can be removed from pages where it is causing problems, and added sparingly to pages where it has clear benefits[...]. Seeing as I only added to the page for a month, I did not see my action as violating the results of the poll. That said, I'll just leave it as is. Tiptoety  talk 00:47, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Works for me. Tiptoety  talk 02:19, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your thoughtful comments on Talk:Sustainability regarding File:Nested sustainability-v2.gif ... see Talk:Individual and political action on climate change.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments on Talk:Sustainability regarding File:Nested sustainability-v2.gif (Environment, Society, and Economy relationship Venn diagram) in Sustainability, and indirectly in Individual and political action on climate change (see Talk:Individual and political action on climate change). 99.190.85.150 (talk) 19:11, 30 March 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.119.128.35 (talk)
 * See wp:tea 166.137.141.189 (talk) 22:36, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * If of continued interest, User:Arthur Rubin (Arthur Rubin) continues to hide other's Talk, this time on User Talk:Zodon http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Zodon&diff=429845197&oldid=429841834 ... on March 30th 2011 it was User talk:Granitethighs http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Granitethighs&diff=prev&oldid=421531277 and User talk:OhanaUnited  http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:OhanaUnited&diff=421531280&oldid=421528249 These are related to Template:Sustainability and Sustainability (and related topics).  99.181.147.187 (talk) 08:49, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * If of interest, more ... http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Large_Cities_Climate_Leadership_Group&diff=432283159&oldid=432278426 99.181.140.6 (talk) 04:46, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

WP:FPOC
There are some old noms (two months old) there; do you think you could take a stab at closing the discussions? Cirt hasn't edited in a month. / ƒETCH COMMS  /  03:29, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Poke—I think the noms for the Jupiter portal and arthropods portal can be closed soon. Cheers, / ƒETCH COMMS  /  17:57, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Whilst you're in a portals frame of mind, WP:FPOR could do with a look. Thanks, BencherliteTalk 11:16, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Reminder... BencherliteTalk 13:49, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Message You left on my talk page
Please explain to me how exactly trying to add a bit more information from a previously used source constitutes vandalism? Obviously I didn't know how to add the reference correctly, but if you follow it you will see that it is a legit source, and not wrong.174.5.11.131 (talk) 23:05, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

spelling mistake on user page
Currently, he is a forth year student

fourth — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.248.55.239 (talk • contribs) 11:28, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, I just graduated. But thanks for reminding me to update my now-outdated userpage. OhanaUnitedTalk page 19:25, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia_talk:Sockpuppet_investigations/SPI/Clerks
It looks like we both agree that KoH would be a good clerk for SPI. Would you like to mentor him? I can also help as well, answering questions, etc. Cheers! TN X Man 14:30, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

Help for Portal:Bulgarian Empire
Greetings! I have seen on the talk page of WikiProject Portals that you are willing to provide assistance for Portals. I would like to help me a bit with a portal, if you have time and willingness.

I have created Portal:Bulgarian Empire long time ago and since I have no skills in making portals, I am sure it needs a lot of reworking in order to get a proper look... Can you take a look through it and improve whatever you find inappropriate or badly done and also improve the general layout and colours? Also, probably it would be better to add a "Selected biography" section, where I will move the biographies from "Selected article" and insert new ones. Regards, --Gligan (talk) 15:00, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for the quick answer. My problem, however, is that I just don't know how to do the things. I know that the box at the top is misplaced but I have no idea how to fix it. You can see, for example, that in the archive of the "Selected Articles" the second one is empty but when I tried to fill it there were problems...


 * As for the other suggestions, I will make them up to 20 but there are simply not enough featured articles for all. And there is not a single featured picture too... Do you think that if I ask for a peer review someone will make all that? Usually the reviewer only says what has to be done but in this case I am unable to do it. Best, --Gligan (talk) 15:29, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you :) Best, --Gligan (talk) 15:48, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Evidence?
You said I vandalized Wikipedia, so give the specific proof. Otherwise it's a slander. Qingprof (talk) 02:19, 15 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Just so you know that I'm still waiting. Any accusations have to be accompanied by proofs. I believe this rule is obvious and simply enough. Qingprof (talk) 02:43, 15 May 2011 (UTC)


 * FYI, Qingprof (rather prematurely) reported you for not responding at WP:AN. This is now at WP:ANI Nick-D (talk) 02:51, 15 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I have a different opinion about defining my report as "premature". I believe that this particular user has already issued an invalid warning to me and committed an illegitimate action, because no proof is provided at the time of issuing that warning. It is common sense. No proof, no warning. Qingprof (talk) 03:07, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi OhanaUnited, with User:Qingprof's approval, I have closed the AN/i and directed that if he have any more questions concerning the incident (or the matters therein) that he contact you here. Best, R OBERT M FROM LI &#124; TK/CN 20:01, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

— kwami (talk) 21:44, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Aryan Cargo Express for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Aryan Cargo Express is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Aryan Cargo Express until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Eduemoni<sup style='color:green'>↑talk↓ </b> 01:26, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

SPI request filed in good faith, please redact your comments suggesting otherwise
Please take a look at the response to your comments from me and from another user at Sockpuppet_investigations/NoCal100. I am a longtime Wikipedia editor and I edit under my own real-life identity, so I don't like to have unpleasant allegations about me just sit there unanswered. I am not in the habit of filing frivolous SPI as a weapon in content disputes, but I hope I would file one against a suspect user on my own side of a content argument, if a new account showed up brandishing arguments of someone recently banned. You mention my content disagreement with Red Stone Arsenal at Start-up Nation, so let me call your attention to my praise of Gilabrand and GabrielF there who were on the opposite side of the dispute from me. Far from trying to run them off Wikipedia, I expressed gratitude and admiration for their hard work and forbearance. betsythedevine (talk) 12:19, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Your response on my talk page explains why you considered the SPI "meritless." I have no complaint against your calling it "meritless," although the blocked account I thought was the same as Red Stone Arsenal is Rym Torch for whom behavioral not checkuser evidence was definitive. My complaint is instead the over-the-top allegation about my motivation you publicly offered to account for my not knowing enough to search the SPI archive for previous cases involving Red Stone Arsenal: "Since Red Stone Arsenal and you have opposing POV at Start-up Nation, I really believe that you use the sockpuppetry case to try and assassinate his character." I feel that leaving such a comment on my talk page does more to "assasinate" my character than the SPI that you object to and I would like you to redact that over-the-top PA from my talk page. I have an opposing POV with lots of people at lots of articles; if I went around filing fake SPIs as a way to blacken people's characters, I would be a lot more familiar with SPI methods than I am. betsythedevine (talk) 19:27, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't see where OU accused you of attempted character assassination, which would be a pretty serious charge. As you are in a content dispute with the other editor, and filing a sockpuppet report on the editor you are in a dispute with, it could possibly be viewed as an attempt to intimidate another editor into conceding in the dispute, or abandoning it. On the other hand, if you sought advice beforehand and was encouraged by HelloAnnyong as suggested by RolandR, then you can't be faulted for proposing the investigation, and I can't agree that your request was frivolous, I think your reasoning was plausible when you described the behavior that led to your report. I would take your word that you were unaware of the prior investigations, SPI can be overwhelming to someone who isn't used to it (it was to me when I first used it). One last thing to note, is that it is your choice to disclose your real life identity, and when you do so you have the added inconvenience of having your on-wiki behavior tied to your real life identity. That means that at times you will have unpleasant allegations against you, it's inevitable. That's also why most editors (myself included) choose to edit the project anonymously. It doesn't provide you any added protection. --  At am a  頭 22:29, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * You just missed it, Atama; easy enough to do, given that the exchanges now span four pages: here, the SPI, Betsy's talk, and now, since Ohana brought it there, AN/I. In his first entry to Betsy's talk page, Ohana wrote, "Since Red Stone Arsenal and you have opposing POV at Start-up Nation, I really believe that you use the sockpuppetry case to try and assassinate his character. Therefore, I am cautioning you not to abuse the process and use SPI as a venue to silence editors with other POVs." You might like to take a look at the AN/I thread (link/permalink) for further information if you're interested. –  OhioStandard  (talk) 00:23, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I did miss it, I saw your other post just a bit ago on ANI. Thanks for the info in both places.  I actually saw the ANI before coming here yesterday, and posted here to avoid the drama at ANI, which of course is a futile gesture because there is drama anyway. :) --  At am a  頭  17:59, 26 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I closed the ANI thread, but please take heed of what people said there. It was not correct to accuse another editor of trying to abuse SPI to "assassinate the character" of another editor. That can be construed as an attack, and ought not to be repeated by an SPI clerk. Fences  &amp;  Windows  22:32, 26 May 2011 (UTC)


 * @ Ohana : Hi. I'm not sure whether you'd noticed, but I re-opened the AN/I thread. I apologize for not informing you of that earlier; it was careless not to, so sorry for that... Also, I'd like to just reassure you that despite some of the harsh remarks that have been made there, that's just so much hot air. People get their knickers in a twist over inflammatory words, but no one is interested in finding fault with you in any negative or morally judging sense. Betsy made a mistake in not knowing how to search for a pre-existing case. In your understandable frustration you made a mistake about her motives and growled when it wasn't called for. This is no big deal in itself; it only becomes one if those remarks stick around for opponents to cite for the next five years, whenever she files an SPI that someone doesn't like. If you don't think that will occur, btw, then you can feel thankful that you're not interested in editing articles that touch on Mideast politics. I can tell you with near 100% certainty that it will, if the comments aren't at least struck through. That's the reason I felt I had to re-open the thread: It's just not right that she should have to live with that albatross around her neck when she only did what we all should do, try to help keep the socks from jamming up the gears here.


 * The conflict is pretty ironic, really: You and betsy are actually very much committed to the same goal. You only fell afoul of one another, as I see it, because the sharp spike in throwaway accounts that we've seen in the I/P area recently has put everyone's nerves rather on edge, and caused a predictable collision. Specifically, I mean a collision between the actions of editors in trying to deal with that influx and the need for checkusers to keep the volume manageable and to respond to the corresponding spike in reports that return a "not related" outcome. I wonder if you're aware, though, that some days in the Israel/Palestine topic area, it honestly looks like one out every four or five editors one encounters are socks, and that around half of those look almost precisely like Red Stone Arsenal in their contribution history? It's just extremely frustrating, and we're frankly at a loss to know how to address the problem.


 * Sorry to post a novel here; delete it at will, of course; it's your talk page. But I really hope you'll accept the possibility that this drama really was just the unfortunate result of mutual frustration and misunderstanding, and will be able to de-escalate this. I hope it won't seem silly for me to say so, but if you're not married, I can assure you in all sober earnest that it would be a great chance to hone a very necessary skill for that blessed state. ;-) Please do look in at AN/I, if you can do so without getting knots in your middle. Best regards, –  OhioStandard  (talk) 14:45, 27 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I'd just point out I am interested in finding fault with you in a negative or morally judging sense; OhioStandard should not, perhaps, try to speak for the community. You used grossly inappropriate language I wouldn't expect of any editor, let alone somebody in a position of trust, and drove someone off the project as a result. Hell yes this is a big deal. Ironholds (talk) 15:13, 28 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Point taken, Ironholds. Heimstern, a fellow admin, also thinks additonal action is necessary. He's made a couple of suggestions on his talk page  that might interest you.  –  OhioStandard  (talk) 07:48, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

A comment (left also at AN/I, which is getting rather messy):
 * Thank you for asking for a third opinion. I admire the fact that you are trying to protect new users from being slapped with sockpuppeting allegations -- it is an unfriendly process to subject someone to, and no way to be introduced to Wikipedia.  And I also think that we sometimes are too eager to challenge and block new users.
 * Please reconsider the few harsh words you said to betsy. She merits assumption of good faith, as do all respected contributors. If we are rude to one another, and contributing becomes painful, we will lose our thoughtful and experienced and devoted users - even more worrying than losing new users.
 * Betsy noted that many of your comments were helpful, and apologized for not preparing the SPI request better. I think you owe her an apology in return for the assumptions you made about her, and the language used.  – SJ +  22:52, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar
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Hi OhanaUnited, I am giving you this barnstar for being the truth-telling boy, for being unafraid to say clear and loud that the Emperor is naked.Regards.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:09, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Observation added by Ohiostandard to this section

The above comment was changed by Mbz1 in this edit made at 01:49, 31 May 2011, by the addition of this custom barnstar graphic, by a small change in wording, and by a change in the section title. Because this section and comment have been linked to or mentioned on several other pages, I've added an anchor to the former section title of "Gongratulations!" (sic). The former text read, "Hi OhanaUnited, I'd like to congratulate you on being the truth-telling boy. You are right, the Emperor is naked, but will you be able to hold your ground :-) Good luck with this! Regards." and included the same wikilink to to the children's fable of the self-deluding and publicly ridiculous king. –  OhioStandard  (talk) 08:38, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

* Original position of my preceding comment restored to this section after Mbz1 made these edits to remove them to a subsequent section. – OhioStandard  (talk) 22:38, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!
Hi OhanaUnited, I'd like to thank you for the post you made on AN/I on my behalf. It was really thoughtful of you. My bans were lifted 2 months ago,and as you noticed I have never posted to AN/I anyway. It was another user who copied my comment there. I explained to user:RolandR where he got it wrong, but he removed my message. I believed he was not able to understand me because of my English, but I see he was not able to understand you either,to understand such a simple thing that I have never posted to AN/I although I had all the rights to post there. Oh, well... Sorry for the troubles my post created for you. Cheers.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * And now I linked user:RolandR to this post at your talk page, but once again the user removed my message without reverting false accusations he made against me on AN/I. At this point I believe the user made a false accusations in purpose to have me blocked. Listen, I am sorry to bother you again, but I am not sure what should I do, and just for the record I'd like to have it here please.--Mbz1 (talk) 18:12, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Ocean acidification misunderstandings with chemistry, carbon, and the usage of organic and inorganic ...
How do I get an editor who understands the difference between organic (carbon in molecule) and inorganic in Chemistry, and "organic" and inorganic"'s other current means in the article Ocean acidification. Two editors are editing the article inaccurately to say "inorganic carbon cycle", which is impossible as a carbon cycle would have carbon in some molecules.  Is there a list of editors to call-in who understand this?  If you don't know, do you know who might?

How is Notability determined, regarding Talk:Planetary boundaries?
How is Notability determined, regarding Talk:Planetary boundaries? 99.181.140.154 (talk) 23:29, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Going, going, gone?
Hi, Ohana. I wanted to let you know that the AN/I thread is likely to roll to archives or get hatted very soon. I realize you've been staying away for a reason; this can't have been pleasant. But please consider that besides the approximately 15 regular editors who've wished you'd do so, you've also had half a dozen admins, at least, who've suggested you'd do well to strike through your comments, admit your mistake, or both. One of those, User:Sj, aka Samuel Klein, is also an elected member of the the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, one of the most highly-trusted persons on the project. Besides his AN/I posts, he even took the extra step of posting here, to your talk, to ask if you'd be willing to apologize.

It's hard to publicly step up and admit it when you've been wrong, as I know all too well from my own experience. Much easier to just keep your head down and hope the problem will go away. But I'd respectfully suggest that you would gain greater respect from the community by addressing the issue directly, as you've been asked to do, at the soon-to-be-closed AN/I thread, before you lose your chance. And although Fences & Windows has now added an exculpatory passage to the SPI request thread that Betsy initiated, it would also be seen as a commendable response to strike-through your unfortunate comments, as well. Everyone understands what happened; ignoring that until the thread rolls to archives isn't going to change that. I'd be grateful if you'd consider the request, and act on it asap, before you lose the opportunity. Respectfully, –  OhioStandard  (talk) 00:09, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

[Nicola Roxon]
I put up an entry on this webpage and a user is deleting it for no reason. She isn't discussing the reasons why on the discussion board but putting up useless comments about how she "likes socks". Well, the category is for the individual's religion. She is an atheist. The categories are there to guide the encyclopaedia to provide information to the public. This allows people to reference categories. Particularly relevant in politics. Among a number of things is to allow people to do searches. I found this entry because of listening to the radio and there is a religion in politics debate. I wanted to know who is an atheist in the debate and who is religious. Also Euthanasia is a big issue and as health minister it is good to know what religion she is. It only adds to the encyclopaedia not detracting from it. Look at the entries for politics around the world. Religion is a big thing in Australian politics. Incogfrig (talk) 13:49, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
 * See notice on user's talk page and Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Bruce99999. Cheers, JoeSperrazza (talk) 14:44, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Help Reverting a Merge Done In Direct Opposition to Results of Editor Discussion
Hi,

I am hoping you can either help me or point me to a place where I can seek help.

Recently, the proposal to merge Ford Focus BEV with Ford Focus (third generation) was rejected due to lack of editor consensus. The related discussion can be found here.

Directly defying the results of this discussion, User:OSX merged the articles here.

Note that OSX was warned that he should not merge the articles in this discussion.

I cannot see how to revert OSX's merger. Could you help me with this? Also, I think that it would be appropriate for an admin to chastise OSX and warn him against similar actions in the future. How should I proceed?

Thanks very much. Ebikeguy (talk) 03:36, 7 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Please note that OSX has opened an ANI on this matter here. Thanks.  Ebikeguy (talk) 23:15, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Talkback
Ebikeguy (talk) 03:58, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Hi OhanaUnited, I jumped into the discussion in Ebikeguy talk and provided more diffs.--Mariordo (talk) 01:55, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Second opinion on GAC
Requesting second opinion at Talk:Jiggs Parrott/GA1 with regards to the prose and MOS compliance of the article. Albacore (talk) 23:08, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Order at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates
I thought oldest was on bottom, with newest on top? -- Cirt (talk) 04:08, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Featured portal candidates

Climate
I was curious why you removed the sun in Sachs Harbour? It's listed in the source. Also I'm not sure that it's a good idea to remove the link to the calculation information as it better shows the dates the information was collected. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 21:09, 18 June 2011 (UTC) I missed that they were extreme daily. The one from 1961-1990 look more normal for somewhere at that latitude with almost two months of no sun. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 04:08, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

The sun sets about the middle of November and rises in the last week of January so there would be little available sun. I assumed that they used a Campbell–Stokes recorder like the one we had. During the week or so following and preceding sunrise/sunset the sun is so low in the sky that even if conditions are perfect it rarely makes a burn. A few clouds will ensure that there is no burn, as will a heavy fall of Diamond dust. However, the major problem is frost on the balls. They can be cleaned off but will frost up very quickly and the sun has to burn the frost off before it can burn the card. So for December it would be safe to put 0. For the others I usually just put n/a as it isn't really missing but it wouldn't matter. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 05:39, 19 June 2011 (UTC)


 * That's odd, there is only 24 years worth of data. I can't recall when the station opened there but it certainly was before 1976. I do know that at some point the weather station was moved from one location to the airport and that may be the reason there is no prior data. I've emailed a friend who worked there several years ago and will know when the station moved. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 12:37, 22 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Originally the sun was part of the 1971-2000 data that's why it got put into the articles. Environment Canada removed it at some point. Now if they would just fix the major and very obvious errors. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 16:03, 22 June 2011 (UTC)


 * It appears that Kugluktuk weather opened in 1927 or so. The original station was on the town side of the hill and they moved in the 1970s around the hill to the new airport and decided that the distance was too far for continuous weather records. Not sure why they couldn't have the two stations listed differently. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 16:06, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Blocks are preventative, not punitive
One of the most misleading statements on WP. Blocks are, by definition, punitive. Action A will result in a block (i.e. violation of 3RR). They are punitive. However, their goal is to prevent future problems. In this vein, I proposed a 1-minute block. It permanently shows delta that his actions are noted and are not acceptable. It also permanently logs this community disapproval of his actions without being unduly harsh. By showing that level of commitment, future blocks would be easier to initiate and, since he knows this, he is less likely to lapse into recidivism. — BQZip01 — talk 22:29, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Portal:Renewable energy
Hi Ohana. User:Elekhh and I have been active contributors at Portal:Renewable energy, and we just wanted to let you know that the portal has been nominated at Featured portal candidates. Thanks. Johnfos (talk) 22:00, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Jiggs Parrott/GA1
The case is now over, so hopefully you're able to do the second opinion of this article. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 01:08, 28 June 2011 (UTC)