User talk:PMelvilleAustin~enwiki/Archive

Hi Paul, and welcome. I hope I'll be able to correct the image you have of me because I am a nice sort of person. :-) And you're absolutely right, according to the Wikipedia Manual of Style, which I hadn't read carefully enough when I was writing that Romy Schneider biography, the place of birth/death is not mentioned at the very beginning of an article. (I don't like that convention though.)

Equality between the sexes is an important issue, so whenever I don't know if I'm addressing a man or a woman I call them "Mrs" -- and I'm not the only one I guess. This is of course nothing personal.

Wish you a Happy New Year!

Kurt, 30 Dec 2002

Thats ok mate - i understand that you didn't know the rule - i should have given you a heads up about it before i changed the article.

Paul

I am only aware of 2 users, Stevertigo and Zoe, which wish to remove the .jpg. I am aware of 2 users, myself and the person which added the .jpg, which wish to retain the .jpg. Susan Mason

What needs to be corrected in the Rachel Corrie article? Please point out a few places that aren't neutral, and I'll be glad to fix them. (Note that I tend to work slowly and gradually when a hot topic is a source of contention.) --Uncle Ed 20:41 Mar 18, 2003 (UTC)

When i saw it over half of it seemed to be from an ISM press release thanks to Susan Mason - hardly NPOV - its better now

PMelvilleAustin 05:14 Mar 19, 2003 (UTC)

"Age: 22 > Age: 23" Happy (belated?) birthday! :) -- Notheruser 06:13 Apr 8, 2003 (UTC)

Nice touches of detail in the Gough Whitlam entry, PMA. I'm working my way slowly through his later career now, as you can see. Tannin


 * well my mother would agree with you. ;)

If he did, then you and I are going to have to change them. I'll see if we can get Deb and Zoe in too. We have one agreed convention and he is going to have to stick to it whether he likes to or not! ÉÍREman 05:05 Apr 19, 2003 (UTC)

The change you made to Fleet Street suggests an American readership who would be familiar with Madison Avenue.


 * Sorry mate!

Hi Paul, thanks for correcting a few places where I inadvertently separated the date from the month in links. But please stop changing the date at which Irish presidential terms end. It is generally presumed that a president remains in office until the inauguration of his or her successor. However this is incorrect. The term actually ends at 23:59 on the previous day. I doubt if even all the presidents realised that but I checked that with both the Irish constitution and the President's Office in Áras an Uachtaráin. Both are explicit in saying, for example, that President de Valera left office on the 24th of June, and that President Childers assumed office on the 25th of June. Similarly, President Hillery left office on the 2nd of December and President Robinson assumed office on the 3rd of December. The gap in between is theoretically filled by the collective vice-presidency, the Presidential Commission. However in reality nothing has ever happened to require the action of the PC, so the odds are that neither they nor the outgoing president actually realises who is president on the day of the inauguration up to the point where the new president signs their declaration of office. lol FearÉÍREANN 04:07 18 May 2003 (UTC)

No problem. Your other claim to fame is that you are a damn good contributor to wiki. lol. FearÉÍREANN 04:34 18 May 2003 (UTC)

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I've just edited Prom... but seeing you're from Australia my edit is probably wrong. Could you check? We should make clear where in the world has this custom; but I'm guessing it's not just the US -- Tarquin 08:16 1 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Hey, sorry if my editing out Romanov from the articles is upsetting. I don't know how many I did that in. "Olga R." is rather ambiguous, isn't it, though? "Olga of Russia" as much as "Olga Romanov". But, in any case, even if she did so, it wasn't technically correct. But, if you want to put it back in, feel free, and I'll try not to remove it any more, just to be sure that the preimary designation is as "Grand Duke/Duchess of Russia" (or Prince/ss of Russia, if we have any of those who are worthy of an article)

(oops, above was by me) john 19:15 7 Jun 2003 (UTC)

re: the Anna Anderson article, wasn't it Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (another uncle), who made that remark you added in? Do you have a source that it was the Grand Duke of Hesse? john 03:16 11 Jun 2003 (UTC) - Congratulations, you have just been made a sysop! You have volunteered for boring housekeeping activities which normal users sadly cannot participate in. Sysops basically can't do anything: They cannot delete pages arbitarily (only obvious junk like "jklasdfl,öasdf JOSH IS GAY"), they cannot protect pages in an edit war they are involved in, they cannot ban signed in users. What they can do is delete junk as it appears, ban anonymous vandals, remove pages that have been listed on Votes for deletion for more than a week, protect pages when asked to by other members, and help keep the few protected pages there are, among them the precious Main Page, up to date.

Note that almost everything you can do can be undone, so don't be too worried about making mistakes. You will find more information at Administrators, please take a look before experimenting with your new powers. Drop me a message if there are any questions or if you want to stop being a sysop (could it be?). Have fun! --Eloquence 21:25 30 Jun 2003 (UTC)

OK Paul, you tinker with my Beazley article and I will tinker with yours :) Beazley is commonly called Kim Beazley junior, but I have never seen him called Kim Beazley younger, so I am going to change the references at my article back again. Wkipedia needs more Australian history writers so I hope to see more of your stuff. Cheers, Dr Adam Carr 08:55, 20 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Paul, re your comment, firstly the American "senior" / "junior" convention you refer to is rarely used in Australia, and secondly you can't just change people's names because you think they ought to conform to that convention. The fact is that K C Beazley is called junior and not younger. Cheers, Dr Adam Carr 09:05, 20 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Hi Paul, you need to set up a user page on Meta for your vote to count. It should have a link to your user page here, or redirect to it. Angela 00:17, 28 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Paul, what purpose is served by having Alexander Downer's birthdate twice in the opening paragraph? Why don't you write something of your own instead of nitpicking my articles? Adam 11:56, 2 Oct 2003 (UTC)


 * Re Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives: OK Paul I guess you can nitpick :) Well spotted. Adam 04:05, 3 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Hi, about cities like Danzig/Gdansk and Szczecin/Stettin, I would advise you to prefer the Polish version. The German name may be added in parentheses. If you prefer the German version, the reverting will never end. We have the article under the Polish name, so it should be the Polish version in the text of the articles as well. -- Cordyph 15:09, 24 Oct 2003 (UTC)

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Polish Corridor Reverting desperately profoolish changes: How come roots of the conflict were in medieval times, if the problem was result of treact of Versailles 1919?)

Could you please explain, why you are reverting nonsense statements, like above? GH AM

Do you know you user page makes it look like you've left? ;-)

I unprotected User:PMelvilleAustin - assuming accidental/old vandal/etc. If deliberate, please re-protect and drop a quick line of explanation on protected page and/or on the page itself. Thanks. Martin 18:07, 8 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Hi, have you got any idea what the issue at Conflicts between users is about? GH says you stole his user page?? You might want to comment there. Angela 02:57, 22 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Your input is needed at Talk:Kim Beazley (younger). --Jiang

Paul, For your information the two logos you put on the WABC Wikipedia page for WABC radio had to be removed because they are still registered trademarks of the American Broadcasting Companies and their use on Wikipedia is a violation of the image use policy. I know that the Musicradio 77 logo is not activately used anymore because WABC-AM trashed the music format over 20 years ago but ABC still retains the trademark ownership of the logo and regardless of what you see on Allan Sniffen's website you cannot use them on Wikipedia. Misterrick 23:19 Dec 08, 2003 (UTC)

Paul, Not a problem.... You didn't make a mistake (No need to apologize), You just didn't know. It's not a big deal. Misterrick 23:43 Dec 08, 2003 (UTC)

It's very tiresome. No-one would write: "When the Republican Americans invaded Iraq." I can understand that Germans don't like reading about when "the Germans invaded Poland" or "the Germans killed 6 million" Jews. But the fact is that they did, and the fact that they were led by Nazis at the time doesn't alter that history. Adam 01:36, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I am eternally vigilant. Adam 01:32, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Image
I am puzzled as to why you would choose to insert your version of Image:Alechome.jpg. Isn't his face distorted? The other version is centered, undistorted, direct, and colored. --Jiang 11:46, 19 Dec 2003 (UTC)

We're voting (again) about peer naming conventions at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Peerage, if you're interested in participating. john 06:29, 9 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Anti-zionism
Please add a dispute notice on Anti-zionism. Adam Carr's version is highly disputed. Zw

Your protection of Anti-Zionism
According to Protection log


 * 08:55, Jan 14, 2004 PMelvilleAustin protected Anti-Zionism

you protected Anti-Zionism. However, you also need to update Protected page accordingly and leave a msg on the Talk page of the article in question explaining your actions. -- Viajero 12:37, 15 Jan 2004 (UTC)


 * Never mind. I have now updated Protected page for you. -- Viajero 18:51, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)


 * Yep, protecting a page can be tricky. BTW, there is now a custom tag,, which you can place at the top of the page you have just protected. Makes things a little easier. All the best -- Viajero 23:02, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Oder-Neisse line Yes, you are right, that the exact geografical location of Poland on the map, was a subject of random decisions of foreign powers. However, I wouldn't put it so far, that possesing Stettin was a question of luck. Firstly, you wouldn't want to have such a luck, would you? Poles suffered a lot during WW2 and after, you should be aware of it. The secondly, there were some guys, that did something. I read once a book of the first Polish major of the city. Poles did took over the city, before the decision came form Potsdam. Do you have personally a connection to Stettin? Cautious 14:26, 21 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I just saw your comment "The Pentagon is the Jan Brady of September 11.". Brilliant! Is that your own, for when I quote you? -- Toby Bartels 08:25, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Are you up to no good ?
Someone has listed you on Requests for adminship under the section nominations for de-adminship, because of your banning of the user Jake B. They don't appear to have told you about it here. Well I can't see it anyway, so I'm letting you know so that you can defend your actions. theresa knott 17:03, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)

RC
Hi. You list your religion as "RC" with a link to Catholicism. I haven't seen Catholicism refferred as RC so I am wondering what RC means. If you have time, I will appreciate it if you could explain me why Catholicism is referred as RC. Thank you! Optim 20:40, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)


 * Wow, RC = Roman Catholic :) It was so simple. I knew Catholic is also named Roman Catholic, but I had not seen the abbreviation RC before. Thank you very much for explaining its meaning to me. Optim 20:52, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)

There's no need to leave just because of a mistake... I've made stupid mistakes, and I'm still here... It's easy to get paranoid about what terrible things people might be thinking, but mistakes are just mistakes. &#922;&#963;&#965;&#960; Cyp    23:54, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I agree with Cyp. If every sysop left when they made a mistake, we'd have none left! The request for your de-adminship was not supported anyway so don't worry about it. Come back as a normal user if you don't want sysop privileges, but don't think you need to quit completely over this. Angela. 13:30, Jan 31, 2004 (UTC)

Being the person who put up the above request for de-adminship, I want to put in my vote too that this being a single mistake, and you having apologized for it, I see no reason left to take away your admin-ship, and I would be sad to have scared you off this way. Put another mistake on my own long list of them for not asking you in person before putting you there. I offer my apologies. Andre Engels 16:41, 31 Jan 2004 (UTC)

You deleted the talk-page? How did u do that? Adam 13:33, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Paul: I think those boxes are really UGLY and I don't want them in the Australian Prime Minister articles. I have been meaning to suggest deleting them from the ones that already have them (Whitlam etc). They don't contain any data which is not already in the article. Adam 01:52, 14 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Because (a) I didn't write the UK PM articles and therefore I don't care so much about them, (b) I wouldn't win, and (c) I have enough arguments already. Adam 02:57, 14 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Re Gough: I don't know anything specific about his health. He is 86 and a very big man, so I think it's just that his legs won't carry him any more. Adam 07:38, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Please revert the edit you made to the protected page Szczecin. Thanks. --Wik 17:43, Feb 17, 2004 (UTC)

-- Don't leave! You do a lot of good work. At least restore your user page in the mean time. 172 07:51, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Seeing someone leave is always sad. For me, after reading your user page, I can only say: ''oh, goodness! I'll pray a little for this ill RC guy'', which I did. I hope to see you soon back. Pfortuny 19:56, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I was thinking of doing a complete set of Victorian premier articles. I have the raw material but it would be a lot of work. Adam 04:23, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Szczecin
You may not have noticed, but Szczecin is protected right now. You've made 4 edits on the page while it is under protection. I am going to revert that article to the reflect the time of the protection. Please be sure not to edit protected pages. Sincerely, Kingturtle 07:22, 25 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Dora Bloch
Hi Paul, about your recent editing of Operation Entebbe, wasn't aware of such a move on part of the Ugandan government, could you tell me where I can read that news myself...? Thanks. --Palapala 08:10, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the link. Did you manage to watch the videos? Didn't have that problem on BBC before... --Palapala 11:07, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC)

And, by the way, would you know whether she had any relatives, or whether there was any sort of official investigation ...? --Palapala 08:30, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I see you've discovered the newly redone Mikhail Gorbachev article and have started trying to fix it. Therefore I'd like to ask you to weigh in at the new discussion of related matters that have come up in the last few days. There's a discussion starting at Wikipedia_talk:Naming_conventions_(places). And (coincidentally? ironically?) I just asked Adam Carr to do the same (see his talk page for why). See the intro paragraph for Boris Yeltsin to see an example of what's been going on with articles on Russians and places in Russia...

Also, if you haven't already done so, please take a look through User:Cantus's contributions.

Thanks, BCorr ¤ &#1041;&#1088;&#1072;&#1081;&#1077;&#1085; 06:49, Feb 28, 2004 (UTC)

Just saw your note...I'm on my way... BCorr ¤ &#1041;&#1088;&#1072;&#1081;&#1077;&#1085; --

You are Nationalist!!

Macedonia is not identical to FYROM I have corrected this and it is right in such a way! Where do you see the problem? If I am, so, a nationalist!? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Boris_Trajkovski&diff=2561742&oldid=2558488 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=List_of_official_languages_by_country&diff=2559108&oldid=2558143

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=List_of_official_languages_by_country&diff=2557966&oldid=2557295 Vergina 06:53, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I have made no wrong. You can do none to give away Greek identity in Slavic people! This is history vandalism ! With your methods (Blocked) you cannot strangle my voice!! Vergina 21:49, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I was barred yesterday from editing and apparently it was you who did it. I was shocked actually and then I realised contributions by my "IP" address were in fact not mine. I actually don't know much about IP addresses, so is it possible for two different computers to have the same IP address? And if it is, why didn't I receive a warning? I have also checked the IP's discussion page and there is no warning whatsoever either. Do you ban people just like that or did I get anything wrong? Thanks Rumpelstiltskin 10:52, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * ah, ok. I didn't know. Is there anything I could do if it happens again? thanks Rumpelstiltskin 11:24, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Regarding Khmer Rouge, your views are welcome on the latest changes I've made. Fuzheado 01:24, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)

As far as Naming conventions (common names), I've added something at the bottom that groups somewhere in the world should be called by the name they call themselves, not what some bureaucrats in America's corporate media decide they should be called. For some reason it put my IP instead of username when I editted so I requested attribution on that page. Anyhow, I put my commentary on this in the discussion page for the common names page. It seems quite logical to me, I don't see why groups should be stripped of their name and pegged some derogatory, offensive and/or propaganda name. These articles look like they were written in some Orwellian ministry of information, with the final nail in the coffin of NPOV that some commissar has decided that people are not even allowed to call the group by its name and must call it what the US State Department calls it. To me, this is the starting point to start putting some NPOV back into articles. We've allowed African-Americans to choose what to call themselves instead of calling them niggers as the whites surrounding them called them. The articles with the most POV and the most propaganda are the ones where even the name of the group is stripped from them. Anyhow, I think this discussion should take place on the NC(cn) discussion page. I am doing this so as to have such discussions on one page, instead of having edit wars on multiple pages (Khmer Rouge, Shining Path, Viet Cong, and who knows what else I will find). In other words, I am concentrating on the NC page and NC(cn) discussion page now in order to have a good Wikipedia resolution instead of multiple edit wars. -- Richardchilton 20:29, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)

If I revert any photos you upload, I will be sure to let you know why. See the talk at Talk:Mikhail Gorbachev. --Jiang 21:35, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I copied your remark from Jiang's page to Talk:Mikhail Gorbachev. Please join the discussion there. Mikkalai 22:03, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Sigh. Do I really want any more of these shitfights? I will have a look. Adam 01:11, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)

--- Please give User:Mikkalai time to look over the changes since 2/28/04 on Stalin. He has a good grasp of the details and excellent instincts when it comes to NPOV. 172 04:16, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Saw your note to JW -- I understand. Just wanted to say that it makes me :( -- BCorr ¤ &#1041;&#1088;&#1072;&#1081;&#1077;&#1085; 18:36, Mar 4, 2004 (UTC)


 * Yes, it's true -- I'm afraid I'm a Yank with only the most superficial knowledge of cricket. Thanks :) BCorr ¤ &#1041;&#1088;&#1072;&#1081;&#1077;&#1085; 19:15, Mar 4, 2004 (UTC)

Oder-Neisse line

Now, i see the article is protected. What are the issues with it?

Let's sort them out 1) Whether one should add emotional sentences like "despite all odds" into encyclopedia article 2) Whether Polish-German treaty guaranteed rights of both minorities (Polish in Germany and German in Poland) or only German in Poland (this is easier to check and verify) 3) Whether it is needed to add the "15 million" number when it is number of Germans expelled or who escaped from ALL eastern Europe in article treating on Poland alone. Szopen

Imperial Germany and the German Empire
For me there have been three German Empires, (HRR, 2nd Reich and Hitler's 1000-years Reich) while the term Imperial Germany seems distinctly covereing the creation of the Prussians in 1871. ...that which lasted all the years to 1918.

I guess I'm not the only one who come to think of Hitler's delusions when reading "the German Empire". ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Poznan&curid=23723&diff=0&oldid=0

Not that this change is particularly critical in any way, but making it on a protected page could of course be viewed as sort of a propagandist provocation, trying to enhance the impression of some of our Polish friends that Germany and the Nazis should be undistinguisable. ...Now, I would of course NEVER believe that. :-) --Ruhrjung 10:26, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)

(Moved from Talk:Prussia
 * You said if Polish nationalists were going to play games with this article you would revert them - Cautious is such a person so be carefull. PMA 09:42, Mar 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * I am not a nationalist and as far as I am concerned, personal discussion instead of factual shouldn't be put to the talk pages. Cautious 10:31, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)

PMelville, you created an ambiguation page for UDT, and pointed "UTD" (the page that I established) to it. The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) is now linked from UDT. As I see it, there is absolutely no ambiguation, since the letters are different. I pointed that out on UDT's (or UTD's?) talk page. Please respond in some way, or I'll change it back. Thanks. --Cluster 01:55, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Update: Thanks for taking care of it so quickly! --Cluster 02:03, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

You have protected current version of History of Poland (1939-1945) with factual errors and NPOV on it and it is your responsibility to establish historical truth. I put my points Talk:History of Poland (1939-1945) and expect you to take part in discussion that eventually will lead to removal of the false information from the current version of article. Cautious 16:44, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

PMA, Gough is getting a lot of attention because he is on the main page, but I am protecting him :) Adam 00:59, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Yes, it's way bigger than it should be, slow to load on broadband even. 46k as opposed to 10. PNG isn't suited to photographs, but rather to vector graphics. - Hephaestos|&#167; 08:13, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Hm, I don't know what more I can say on Talk:Khmer Rouge. I wrote that long summary yesterday which I hoped would help. It apparently has not, and Hanpuk (= Richardchilton/Hector/etc.) switched to the Pol Pot article (which I see you've now protected) and to joining 172 in a vindictive campaign against me on Requests for comment. He seems to be impervious, even now with all the data that's been provided. -- VV 04:27, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I don't know what happened on Requests for adminship, but this was the result. what's up? Yours, Meelar 05:33, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)

No problem, but you'll probably have to revote--I rolled back your change. You might want to mention that on the Village Pump; that was kind of bizarre. Yours, Meelar 05:41, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for protecting Khmer Rouge. It can now stay permanently protected as far as I am concerned. Adam 07:15, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)

PMA, I am sorry to hear you are resigning as an administrator. Your interventions have consistently been in the service of truth and justice. Adam 07:44, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)

My aplogies. I couldn't understand why you were deleting the text so I reverted it, as I am reverting much else this morning. Are you really leaving WP altogether? Adam 01:05, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Please reconsider, or at the very least come back soon. Danny 01:16, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I am very sorry to hear this, PMA. Although I sometimes disagree with you I think your contributions have been valuable. Why not just stay away from the ideological / political issues on which people like the Poles and the Communists concentrate, and write and edit articles about other subjects that interest you? Adam 01:29, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Oh no. I'm sorry to hear that you've decided to leave - we need all the good editors with local knowledge that we can get. Please come back soon! Ambivalenthysteria 04:51, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I hope that you come back, when you feel ready. Best wishes, and happy wikivacation. Maximus Rex 05:05, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Good grief! I hope it is not for good. Pfortuny 15:18, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)

It is always good to see you around, flaming sword in hand or no. I hope you come back soon. +sj+ 11:39, 2004 Apr 9 (UTC)

wb
Welcome back :) Sam Spade 03:25, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)
 * Damn - Sam beat me to it. Welcome back &rarr;Raul654 04:37, Apr 26, 2004 (UTC)

Admin
I hope you didn't take offense at my remarks on Requests for adminship. I wasn't trying to discourage you from returning to Wikipedia, and I wasn't trying to start a flamewar. I was just voting according to my own opinion. If I offended you, I apologize. I wish you well, on- or offline. Cribcage 05:54, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Blackadder
Hi, why all the "?" next to Blackadder ep titles? Are they not the correct titles? --bodnotbod 16:38, May 2, 2004 (UTC)

Peerage sucession tables
Gah. Not again. The current standard (by which I mean, what has been generally agreed that all articles should follow, rather than what is in use in particular ones) is to have seperate tables for the (inherited) titles (i.e., the peerage) and offices (e.g., PM-hood), as they're somewhat different both in origin and use... Do you think that we should change this policy? If so... Umm... Perhaps Talk:Peerage is the best place to start. Or maybe an MoS page (actually, that seems rather better, now I come to think of it). James F. (talk) 20:52, 3 May 2004 (UTC)


 * BTW, the change to Harold Macmillan was done by anonymous User:211.28.122.253, who also (rightly) changed the reference to his sucessor from "The Earl of Home"...
 * James F. (talk) 21:13, 3 May 2004 (UTC)

Give me a reason why one can't delete previous discussions that aren't usable anymore because of text changes. --65.73.0.137

Powerpuff Girls
Hi, I reverted his change to Elizabeth Daily, but I don't see anything wrong with his Powerpuff Girls changes, unless they're factually wrong. RickK 00:42, 11 May 2004 (UTC)

Addressed to PMA: Who dares revert to changes by some Mikkalai? He or she is not necessarily superior to me, at least in the Powerpuff Girls field. You're most certainly not very healthy in your mind. --65.73.0.137

New: I removed your POV on "The Powerpuff Girls". From where did you intercept that detail from that erroneous crook MarkAtwood? He is far from a genius. And where's the evidence that the show received more than one billion dollars? Cartoon Network made that claim, you know, and is far from trustworthy. "POVs" like those shall not be recognized on Wikipedia. --65.73.0.137

image on ifd
Your image, Image:Hwtbuild.png, is listed on Images for deletion. It's been replaced by Image:Hwtbuild.jpg, which has a much smaller filesize. Grendelkhan

Ataturk
PMA, good to see you are back. I just noticed your note to me about the Ataturk article. I agree it is not very good, and I will have a go at rewriting it. Cheers, Adam 02:58, 17 May 2004 (UTC)

This user has used his adminitrative power for his friend Adam. Just because you know Adam personally shouldn't mean that you approve everything he writes. Please look at the facts, rather than your friendship with Adam. Ataturk did not get a name "Kemal", any history book would verify that.

Sysop
Hi PMA, following your request on RfA, I have made you a sysop again. Good luck. Angela.

Glad to see you feel better again :-) SweetLittleFluffyThing

WikiProject Melbourne
Hi, Paul. Seeing as you've listed yourself at Wikipedians/Australia as being from Melbourne, why don't you drop by the WikiProject Melbourne and help add something to the Wikipedia about our city?

Be sure to visit the Project talk page, and if you are interested, you can become a member.

TPK 13:54, 12 Jun 2004 (UTC) (My talk page is at User talk:Hypernovean).

SAMPA stuff removed. Thanks for pointing it out! Come join us in the WikiProject sometime. Ambivalenthysteria 00:33, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)

You're right. It seems like Holocaust revisionists have been making significant changes to the article for the past week. I commend your vigilance. I reverted to a 29 July version, so I'll have to brace myself for a backlash. 172 08:35, 7 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Australian legislative election, 2004
Hi there. Please don't take this personally, as you're an excellent contributor, but I think you must have overlooked something when you reverted Adam Carr's last edit to the Australian federal election, 2004 article. Your revert wiped out an important link (to a list of Deputy Prime Ministers), and turned the John Anderson link into an unnecessary piped link. I've made the same mistake myself more often than I'd like to admit, so please don't be offended that I've re-reverted your revert. David Cannon 12:42, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * No problem! David Cannon 21:57, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Herald Sun masthead
Hi, its done. I hope you're happy with how the picture's been moved. :-D. - Aaron Hill 09:14, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Paul, if you are about, Communist Party of Australia needs to be protected at my last edit against a camapaign by Stalinist rewriters. Adam 01:10, 20 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Australian wikipedians' message board
Hi PMA. I've created a page (with an idea blatantly plagiarised from our Irish counterparts) where any interested Australians can get together and coordinate efforts to fill some of the (rather large) holes in Australian content. If you're interested, it's at Australian wikipedians' notice board. Any assistance you could give would be appreciated. Ambi 06:01, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Message from someone who cares
Hi PMA. I read your biography on your user page, and I feel sorry for you. By the way, I have Asperger's too. I've had a negative impression of you a few times (under an old IP address), but now I see just who you are and I feel sorry for you. Cheers. Marcus2 22:08, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)
 * When it comes to a written matter, I suspect a significant bulk of population suffers of Asperger's, especially in the international setting (like here in wikipedia), when significant cultural differences come into play. Is there a medical/technical term for this? Mikkalai 18:54, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Having to deal with idiots like Hanpuk / Shorne increasingly make me want to quit Wikipedia. I am beginning to think its structural weaknesses, chiefly its lack of quality control, will make it an unviable project in the longer term. Adam 17:06, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Well, not all is so dark. I share your sentiment with respect to political and historical articles. But I think there is a cure to this: mercilessly split articles into purely factual pieces and into the ones where opinions are expressed; whether they are balanced or skewed, doesn't matter. So far, wikipedia is a good source for facts, and one has to be and idiot ...er.... of limited mental capacity to look for an opinion from a single source. Mikkalai 18:54, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Khmer Rouge
Good to see you're still around; for some reason I thought you'd left Wikipedia. Anyway, I still have all those Cambodia articles on my watchlist. :) V V 01:11, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I'm glad you're still around too - I've noticed your comments on Adam's talk page. If I can help pester some of these POV warriors, just let me know. Most of the ones I've been dealing with lately have quit, so I need some new projects. ;) Ambi 22:15, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * No, I'll be skipping that too. Same reason, really. Plus, although I can be a bit of a social butterfly, there's no one that I'm going to really miss, come the end of this year (or vice versa). So not much point paying $200 for the fun of it. Ambi 08:53, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'd agree with that statement about pantsuits in relation to proms. :) Ambi 07:40, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Khmer Rouge un-protection
I am requesting that protection be removed from the Khmer Rouge article. Please see the straw poll at the bottom of the page and make your decision accordingly. GuloGuloGulo 08:31, Oct 10, 2004 (UTC)

Bob Hawke
See my comment in Talk:Bob Hawke, regarding your recent edit.

Mark Hurd 12:17, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

deletions
Paul could you please delete Members of the Australian Senate, 2001-2004 and Mmembers of the Australian Senate, 2001-2004, both of which were created in error? Thanks, Adam 01:03, 15 Oct 2004 (UTC)


 * Pol Pot

I'm all alone on Pol Pot right now and could use help keeping it untrashed, if you're around these days. Very Verily 23:27, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)


 * Well, it just got protected. Very Verily 23:33, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Days
Thanks for the reverts. Isn't that show just beyond logic? Mike H 06:25, Oct 30, 2004 (UTC)


 * My mother got me into Days and AW as a little kid, so I've been with the shows for over a decade (well, not so much AW since it was canceled). The thing that has kept me with Days this long is the loyalty. It's always been beyond stupid, really, but bleh. Mike H 06:28, Oct 30, 2004 (UTC)


 * Ooh, it says you're from Australia. AW is Another World, and it used to come on immediately after Days here (before it was canceled in 1999). I'm not sure if it aired there, but when Carmen Duncan was on the show, the soap mags (like Soap Opera Digest) made it a point to keep going on and on about how all of Australia loved her and how she was sooooooo popular there. Somehow, I doubt it. Mike H 06:45, Oct 30, 2004 (UTC)

Fall of Saigon
Was it the Viet Cong flag? Or was it the North Vietnamese flag? I don't think they were the same thing -- one was solid red with a star, the other was half red, half blue, with the same star. --jpgordon{gab} 03:03, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Historic RPG
Thank you for your invitation, I'll consider it! ;-) Meursault2004 13:29, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Tom Baker Picture
Out of curiosity, why did you change the picture in The Doctor (Doctor Who)? -khaosworks 14:14, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * the old one made the text look all weird on certain browsers plus the Season 18 red costume isnt as well known as the earlier multi coloured one. PMA 14:24, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * Ah. Didn't realize it messed with formatting. Okay. -khaosworks 14:32, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Map of Kaliningrad Oblast
Hi. I like map of Kaliningrad you've had created, and I would like to upload it to Wikimedia Commons. But therefore I need its license. Would you like to mention it, please? Kneiphof 14:01, 28 Nov 2004 (CET)

Miklós Horthy
Hi. I've just reverted your last edit to Miklós Horthy -- the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs which he handed the Austro-Hungarian Navy over to on 31 October 1918 comprised what is nowadays Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was not founded until Serbia and Montenegro merged with the State of SCS on 1 December 1918. -- Arwel 14:33, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Article Licensing
Hi, I've started a drive to get users to multi-license all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC-by-sa) v1.0 and v2.0 Licenses or into the public domain if they prefer. The CC-by-sa license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the GFDL, but it allows other projects, such as WikiTravel, to use our articles. Since you are among the top 1000 Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at minimum those on the geographic articles. Over 90% of people asked have agreed. For More Information:
 * Multi-Licensing FAQ - Lots of questions answered
 * Multi-Licensing Guide
 * Free the Rambot Articles Project

To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the " " template into their user page, but there are other options at Template messages/User namespace. The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:


 * Option 1
 * I agree to multi-license all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:

OR
 * Option 2
 * I agree to multi-license all my contributions to any U.S. state, county, or city article as described below:

Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace " " with "  ". If you only prefer using the GFDL, I would like to know that too. Please let me know what you think at my talk page. It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. -- Ram-Man (comment| talk) 19:09, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)

Unverified images
Hi! Thanks for uploading the following image:


 * Image:Douganthony.png

I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use if you release it under the GNU Free Documentation License,  if you claim fair use, etc.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know at my talk page where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Thanks so much. [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk, automation script)]] 05:30, Dec 11, 2004 (UTC)

P.S. You can help tag other images at User:Yann/Untagged_Images. Thanks again.

Thanks for uploading Image:Palpy.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag. Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can use if you release it under the GFDL, or  if you claim fair use, etc.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Thanks so much,   &mdash; Edwin Stearns | Talk 22:15, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Also, please review the status of Image:Kebeazley.png and tag accordingly. Thanks! Kbh3rd

Goldberg
I wanted to drop you a note and thank you for your help with blocking Goldberg. --Viriditas | Talk 01:02, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Tony Blair
Hi - I think you contributed this image, which is used in Tony Blair. I have nominated that article on WP:FAC, and there is a query about the copyright status of the images. Do you happen to remember where you got that image? Do you know its copyright status? I'd be grateful for any assistance you can give. Thanks. -- ALoan (Talk) 14:36, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Paul, glad to see you are still with us. I hope you are OK. Adam 00:59, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Elvis Presley
Out of curiousity, why did you revert the hi-res photo of Elvis and Nixon back to the lo-res one? I would think that we would want the hi-res one available for download here. I would also think that having the U.S. President Office notice on the photo would be a better option.

Xamian 04:19, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

missing
Have a break and come back to us stronger. Focus on your studies for a while. Cheers. user:Anthere

Governor-General
You've been following the article Governor-General of Australia, I presume. User Dlatimer has made reverts as follows:

Paragraph 2:
 * 10:38, 14 Feb 2005
 * 10:59, 14 Feb 2005
 * 14:09, 14 Feb 2005

Paragraph 4:
 * 10:38, 14 Feb 2005
 * 10:59, 14 Feb 2005
 * 14:07, 14 Feb 2005

Paragraph 5:
 * 10:38, 14 Feb 2005
 * 10:59, 14 Feb 2005
 * 14:07, 14 Feb 2005

In each case he reverted my edits of these three paragraphs of 07:37-45, 14 Feb 2005, where I corrected earlier errors.

I pointed out the reasons for my changes on the discussion page, as part of an ongoing discussion about the literal text of the Constitution.

Please advise and act if necessary. Skyring 04:48, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Hello,
 * You posted the same message at my talk page, and as per the message I left at User talk:Skyring, I don't believe there was a violation of the three revert rule. The rule applies to more than three reverts, and there were exactly three. -- Curps 06:38, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I believe agreement has been reached and a working relationship re-established. Cannot confirm this absolutely as skyring has not posted any comments in last few days. I would like to implement agreed changes. --Dlatimer 04:06, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I'm stumped
Just out of curiosity, what on earth compelled you to revert from a good version of the disability etiquette article to a bed one? And why, after doing this, would you ask that the *poorer* version be cleaned up? Kael 07:55, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I'm stumped, part 2
The original disability etiquette article - the one you reposted - was little more than a scattered diatribe against the mistreatment of disabled people. While I understand the reasoning behind that tone, most able-bodied readers would find the piece totally useless. As a disabled person myself, the last thing I want to see is a whine-fest that includes a shockingly POV “alternative approaches” list of sarcastic suggestions on how to deal with the handicapped. If you don’t like the article that’s currently there, write a new one; don’t just resurrect the older one and then ask for someone to clean it up yet again. Kael 14:00, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Untagged images
Hi, I noticed Image:BillyHughes.png does not have an image copyright tag. All images should have information on their source and copyright status, so can you please add an appropriate tag from this list, or let me know of the source and I will add one for you. Thanks, AlbinoMonkey 03:50, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Also
 * Image:Billymcmahon.jpg

Skirt and dress
Looking at the articles you sent me, it seems that they describe a phenomenon entirely different from any social pressure against girls wearing dresses. In fact, in all three cases, girls were pressured *to* wear dresses/skirts or to dress in a traditionally feminine way! The gradual (or not so gradual end) of such social pressure and/or school requirements to dress in a feminine way certainly merits discussion in wikipedia. However, you have not demonstrated that the reverse exists. Skirt and dress sales are brisk in all western countries, and it is hard to find a young woman in these countries who does not own a skirt or dress.Zantastik 05:59, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Eddie Ward
Thanks for the fix-up on Eddie Ward; I had an idea he died of a heart attack but couldn't find a reference so I left it out. Re: the "Father of the House of Representatives" table. Is ""Father of the House of Representatives" an official title? It sounds like something akin to "President of the Senate" but refers to the longest serving politician and so may be confusing to some (note that I am not being critical here, merely asking a question.  --Roisterer 12:52, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Paul, the title "Father of the House" is a House of Commons usage which has never had any status in Australia - it is also of course a gender-specific term. I think we had this discussion before when the List of Longest-Serving Members article was being assembled. I suggest you alter the succession boxes you have created accordingly. Adam 12:28, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Who or what is the Wiki PTB? Adam 12:22, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Paul, you don't need to apologise to me for anything you do here. I know you do a lot of work here and I appreciate that your edits are always intended to improve articles. When I correct your edits I do so in a spirit of co-operation not criticism. I wish I could say the same for everyone here. Adam 09:28, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Template:Portuguese former colonies
Are East Timor and Portuguese Timor overlapping &mdash; Instantnood 00:29, Jan 31 2005 (UTC)

I'm not criticising you, I'm trying to establish a convention we can all follow. Adam 17:26, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Please protect White Tower of Thessaloniki. Adam 09:29, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC) Thanks. Adam 09:54, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Germany
Hello, why did you protect Jiang's version? Jiang has never contributed anything to the text, other than to revert back.-Heimdal 14:52, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

If Jiang wants me to discuss with him, he should start to make some more substantial contributions. When was the last time that Jiang updated the Germany page? When was the last time that Jiang contributed anything to the Germany text at all? -Heimdal 14:56, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

It's Jiang's turn to explain: Why has the lead section almost been tripled in size? Is it necessary to put a summary of German history into the lead section? Is it necessary to mention Germany's alleged "chronic unemployment" in the lead section? Should America's chronic current-account deficit be mentioned in the United States' lead section too? -Heimdal 15:11, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * I did explain: at Talk:Germany. This was days ago. Heimdal has not bothered posting there. It's Heimdal who needs to discuss this, but instead, he just keeps reverting. --Jiang 17:43, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)

You can protect Jiang's version forever if you want. I shall stick to the older version, which is by far the superior one. Neither should you expect me to "discuss" with people on the Talk:Germany page who have made a mess of that article, and who otherwise don't contribute anything to it other than to revert back. Heimdal 10:58, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Response to rollback of Gerald Ford
I was preparing to move the Cabinet box as it was causing formatting problems with the text PMA 22:59, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Then I sincerely apologise - there was no edit summary, I assumed it was a simple removal and did not see and discussion on the talk page supporting this. Keep up the good work. --Oldak Quill 23:01, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

On hating Elvis
Well, it's not personal; never knew the guy. :-p But like probably 90+ percent of African-Americans, I simply don't have much use for him. He's just another white guy who got rich by appropriating black folks' music and performance style 's all. (At least in his early years, he was honest about it.) And I was never a fan of his music. You may want to take a gander at blackface, the section on blackface and world popular culture. Peace. deeceevoice 22:32, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Template for deletion - Template:Portuguese former colonies
Hello PMelvilleAustin. This template on former colonies of Portugal has been listed at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion by Jiang for some time. There is a discussion on whether templates of such kind should be removed. Your comment would be very helpful to the discussion. You may also be interested to have a look on the vfd of Template:Former British colonies. &mdash; Instantnood 16:42, Feb 10 2005 (UTC)

User talk:Curps
At User_talk:Curps, you wrote Sorry i took things too literately... I wasn't sure what you were referring to there, just wanted to check. -- Curps 22:08, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

No, you were right to protect the page. There was an edit war in the making. But Skyring invoked the 3RR rule and left a message on my talk page, so I replied at his talk page. He left the same message on your talk page, so I replied there too. -- Curps 22:19, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

German presidents

 * That's ok about the German Presidents artice - you just have to be less possessive about your articles in time like Adam and I have learned to be.

If you have a grievance you can explain it. There's no need for this kind of remark.

Iota 17:07, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Don't apologise. I think the problem is that with a written medium like Wikipedia talkpages it is easy to misinterpret people's meanings. So I thought I read sarcasm that obviously wasn't there. My mistake.

Iota 18:16, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Paul, I wonder if you could use your magic powers to do something for me. These three files: are drafts of articles I no longer wish to post or have in the Wikipedia system. Are you able to delete them totally from Wikipedia so they cannot be retrieved? If so, please do so. Since they are my drafts and were never posted as articles I think I am entitled to retain ownership of them and have them deleted if I wish. Thanks, Adam 12:47, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * User:Adam Carr/Drafts
 * User:Adam Carr/Drafts2
 * User:Adam Carr/Drafts3

Paul, thanks for that. I want them deleted permanently and irrevocably so no-one can access them, but if that is not currently possible please blank them and protect the blank pages. Thanks. Adam 03:55, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

They appear to be blanked but not protected, which is no use since everyone can see the edit histories. Is this beyond your powers? Adam 02:44, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Adolf Hitler
We discussed the Hitler opening paragraph on the talk page, and it was approved...some of us actually side more with Ignore all rules rather than be a policyNazi. Stop reverting what was approved to by several of the article's contributors...in a discussion from which you were conspicuously absent. &mdash;ExplorerCDT 16:43, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Scottish Parliament
RE:comments on Scottish Parliament. The current Parliament is not linked to the old Scottish Parliament. The main reason is that the old Parliament was a sovereign body, the current Parliament is subordinate to the British Parliament in Westminster. The Act of Union 1707 passed by the Scottish Parliament effectively voted it out of existence. Winnie Ewing's comments were politcal spin, based on her nationalist viewpoint, and her link to the previous Parliament is not proof of continuance.

RE: Princess Margaret, I don't remember moving anything about Peter Sellars? What was it I moved? Should it be included in your opinion? Astrotrain 16:20, Feb 27, 2005 (UTC)
 * I can't find any offical source for this alleged affair. Is there any reputable source that can confirm this? Astrotrain 17:21, Feb 27, 2005 (UTC)

Protection
Why did you unprotect the Germany article? Do you realize that the issue has never been resolved? Please read the talk page. One user, Heimdal, seems to be ignoring conensus and refusing to explain his reverts. Was this ever requested at Requests for protection? I see no reason it should have ever been unprotected. I would like you to reverse your move. --Jiang 21:02, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Now can you revert back to the version of the previously protected mode since the article was never supposed to be unprotected in the first place? --Jiang

Yalta
It's a rather poor article, which I might have a go at rewriting when I get home to my books at the end of thr week. Adam 06:52, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I agree, but it's a fight you won't win. Pedants and fetishists always get their way here. Adam 09:33, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

SAMPA/IPA
So, you want to ditch IPA notation from articles?!! Huh. Have you seen International Phonetic Alphabet for English? I would have a hard time perceiving phonetical difference of British English if not for IPA transcriptions. If you're confused with these funny foreign squiblles, ignore them; but please don't cut something just because you don't understand it. DmitryKo 17:24, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * why do we even bother in the face of such fools
 * Be brave, no reason to run to your daddy crying just yet. DmitryKo 08:52, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Samantha Smith
Thanks for uploading her unaltered image! My respect. Cmapm 11:24, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't know yet. A piece of additional info I have known is the exact place, where she was buried (not to be shared worldwide, I think, I can e-mail it to you personally, if you desire). If you will have known something, please, let me know or include into Wiki. I suppose, that in Russia there will be no more than a mention in the news (a big shame on post-Soviet Russia for everything concerning her name). I don't know for the USA, this would be a valuable info, although I'll be unable to go there myself in the foreseen future. Cmapm 12:45, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I have just emailed you and removed your email from my talk page, preventing it from being found by spamers. Cmapm 14:05, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Germany
I happened to notice the Germany article had been protected for about a week and no ongoing discussion, so I've unprotected to see what happens. If you protect a page, could you please put an entry for it on WP:PP? This enables other sysops to visit the page with a view to removing protection as soon as possible. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 18:42, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Oh well, looks like the same POV-pusher has come back. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 03:55, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

East Sydney
There was only one Division of East Sydney so it doesn't need dates to disambiguate it. Adam 01:30, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Links between Iraq and Al-Qaeda
Could you please vote on the proposed move Links between Iraq and Al-Qaeda → Alleged links between pre-invasion Iraq and Al-Qaeda? The vote is here. Thanks. ObsidianOrder 17:13, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)