User talk:Robert A West/Archives/Dec2006

Compliment on Quid pro quo
I just have to say, thanks for fixing the Quid pro quo article. It reads so much better now and is no longer a odd patchwork of examples. Good Job! Crito2161 03:28, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Roman Catholic Church
There is a proposal to move this article, and by implication all related articles, to Catholic Church. It could probably use a few strictly Protestant comments. Septentrionalis 20:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Roni Lynn Deutch
Dear Robert A West: Your input could be valuable regarding the article Roni Lynn Deutch at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Roni_Lynn_Deutch

My personal view is that the article is pretty much an advertisement, even if the article wasn't put there by Ms. Deutch herself -- but you may have a different perspective. Yours, Famspear 19:56, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

re:Famspear
Hmmm, well, I wasn't aware of WP:SPAM, but anyway this looked more like WP:SPAM to me. I've always been under the impression that alerting other users is not considered to be good form. I can see making an exception if someone on the "other" side has done it first - I don't know if that happened in the case under consideration or not - although better I think to take the high ground and just ask the closing admin to take note of what has occured. I think that AfD's should mostly be commented on by people who happen to be scanning the AfD list that day and happen to have something to say about a given article. That, I think, gives a better sense of the community. Herostratus 02:17, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Dear Robert A West: Thanks for your input on this issue. Your analysis accurately describes my motivation. Neverthless, I have put a notation on the talk page for fellow editor Herostratus that I'm refraining from this activity until and unless I obtain assurance that it doesn't violate a rule, etc. I'm going to read some more on the Wikipedia rules -- this is the first time someone has charged me with doing something untoward here, so I want to be sure I'm on solid ground. Again, thanks for your input, and stay tuned. Yours, Famspear 15:48, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Encyclopedia of Arda
Just letting you know that I speedy-deleted this as recreated content (see Votes_for_deletion/Encyclopedia_of_Arda). Just make sure a mention is on the main LoTR page, instead. Nandesuka 12:08, 11 September 2006 (UTC)


 * It's an easy mistake to make. No worries.  Nandesuka 01:12, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

This may amuse you
Ultramarine appealed to WP:RCU that I am your sock-puppet ;-> and was declined (as fishing)' it seems to date from last March, so it may have some colourable connexion with the late arbitration. See Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Pmanderson.Septentrionalis 22:28, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Naming conventions
You may be interested in the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Naming_conventions_%28geographic_names%29; this deals with both article titles and use of names in the text. Septentrionalis 20:17, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Words of Wisdom
Oh, lots of people need these. See Talk:Phaistos Disc, Talk:Unalienable rights.... 21:26, 12 March 2006 Pmanderson

P-P-P-Powerbook afd
Hi there, an admin closed this afd that you started in a way I think is not in line with process (he/she closed it very early, declaring it a bad faith nomination, invoked WP:SNOW for keep even though the discussion was leaning to delete, and said that the last afd was a mere month ago (actually more like 30 days)). The afd may be too soon after the past one - I am not sure as Wikipedia does not have a clear guideline on this, as far as I can tell. Anyway, I am asking the admin to clarify his/her closing. I might end up taking it to Deletion Review. regards, Bwithh 00:47, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Revisionist
Now I'm an extreme revisionist. I am attempting to change history by asserting that many textbooks have called and do call the Democratic-Republican Party Democratic Republicans. See Talk:Democratic-Republican Party (United States).

See also Sixth Party System for a hoot; it appears that we changed party system in 1964 just as we did between Madison and Jackson.

For a more useful contribution, see User:David_Gerard/Process_essay Septentrionalis 05:14, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Malformed AfD
I see you've attempted to nominate skank for deletion a second time; however, you've malformed it and the previous AfD from April is on the current AfD log. I'd find the problem and fix it, but literally do not have the time at the moment. Agent 86 19:07, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Redirects
- Hi there. Thanks for your excellent contributions on the Barons West. I noticed that at one point you'd created a redirect to a non-existent page, in preparation for creating the page. I think people sometimes frown on creating redirects to blank pages, even if only for a short time (I've been criticised for it myself). One option is to create the final page first, and then the necessary redirect. Another way to achieve the same result, which I find quicker, is to initially create the article on the page which you want as the redirect, and then immediately move it to its final location, using the "move" button at the top (which creates an automatic redirect on the page you've moved it from). OpenToppedBus - Talk 16:29, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC) -   - ==Baron West== - No worries, glad to help! The succession box system is somewhat complicated, but until (unlikely) improvements in software it's the best we've got. I suggest having a look at Template talk:Succession box. Best, Mackensen (talk) 6 July 2005 19:50 (UTC) -   - One other note of clarification. When it's a simple one-to-one box (predecessor, title, heir), we use Template:PeerNavbox instead of the succession boxes. We also don't include the years in which the title was held. Mackensen (talk) 6 July 2005 19:57 (UTC) -   - ==Voting on conlangs has started== - Since you've been part of the discussion I thought I'd let you know. Do spread the word to others who would like to vote on it too. --Kaleissin 14:26:36, 2005-08-29 (UTC)