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Red Pine
Hi Schzmo - "Unlike other pines, the leaves snap cleanly when bent" - unfortunately, not true! I've snapped many a Pinus nigra needle proving this (surprisingly widely claimed!) character isn't as useful as the books say - MPF 28 June 2005 22:54 (UTC)

'Links to other Pinaceae'
Hi Schzmo - saw you'd added a couple of these: they're actually an ancient hangover from before Categories existed and are pretty much redundant now, I was actually thinking of getting rid of all of them (they used to be at Larch and Fir as well, but someone else removed them a while back). So I thought I'd better ask you your thoughts before I remove any! Removing of them (or at least giving them ;headers rather than ==headers== ) will also have the advantage of reducing the number of headers to 3 thereby getting rid of the TOC box - MPF 21:31, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

User conifers
Hi Schzmo - Was going to ask if you wanted to add but saw you'd already added it :-) It's proving more popular than I expected! (can't see all your userboxes properly, there's something amiss with the formatting, maybe trying to cram in four per line?).

All the best for 2006! - MPF 15:58, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Boxborough, MA
Hi, You deleted an entry I made into Boxborough concerning its history. As a long time resident of this town, I was very angry. I happen to own a book concerning the history of this small town. The supposed "dubious content" was absolutely true!

Thank you, Yayacaca

American English templates
There exists Template:User en-US and Template:User AmE templates. I think they serve the same function. (Am I right?) Should they be merged? --Hello World! 03:05, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

See also User talk:Eightball. --Hello World! 03:48, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Oaks
Hi Schzmo - yep, there's a fair few inconsistencies there! I'd like to get all the oaks capitalised (for consistency with all the rest of the Fagales, which are all at caps), but it's a project I'm doing very slowly and cautiously as there's some folk around who don't like caps and would raise a howl if I did it all at once. I'm also slowly moving them from Category:Oaks (which I think is over-categorisation) to Category:Fagaceae|Oak, Xxxx. But go ahead and do any you want, it'll look better if there's more than one working on it! - MPF 00:51, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Re: Roe v. Wade
Sorry for accidentally reverting your revert of vandalism. I think we hit revert with the popups tool at the same time and you got to it first, and mine reverted your revert. :-) --BWD(talk) 22:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

(non)distinct species
Hi Schzmo - depends a bit on the degree of dispute; there's no real such thing as a single most accurate source for species; different researchers will always have different, so it is best to check what several sources say. Species that are fairly widely accepted with only a few dissenting voices, give them a page, while those where there are fewer who accept, discuss them as a paragraph under the page of the species in which they tend to get synonymised with (see e.g. Juniperus deltoides under Juniperus oxycedrus). Check up on what trends there are in recent literature (if you have access to it!) to see which way opinions are going (e.g. Pinus washoensis, widely regarded a valid species until about 10 years ago, is now largely dismissed as an inconsequential variant of P. ponderosa; conversely, recent authors are increasingly accepting a larger number of pinyon species). Or try to judge for yourself which opinion appears the more realistic. I guess the other option is to leave them until later and hope subsequent research gives a better idea; there's plenty of non-contentious species with no pages yet! Did you have any particular names in mind? - MPF 22:19, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Pinus reflexa is a bit of a tricky one! Personally, I think it is a distinct species, possibly (tho' not proven) a natural hybrid between P. flexilis and P. strobiformis, but it isn't widely treated as such, generally lumped with either one or the other of those (horticulturalists tend to include it in P. flexilis, foresters in P. strobiformis; botanists are split with Flora Neotropica treating it under P. flexilis and Flora N. America in P. strobiformis). I've actually got a paper in prep on the subject which I'm planning to get published some time not too far into the future if all goes well, but on the wiki 'no original research' rule, I'd rather let it remain as a side note under P. flexilis (I have a higher regard for the authors of Pinus in Flora Neotropica than I do for the Pinus author in FNA) until my paper is out - MPF 15:35, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Just curious,
...and I won't be able to sleep until you tell me why VIP for RFI. ;-) --hydnjo talk 13:39, 12 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Huh, and I was just there yesterday reading ReSearcher's rant against Will and didn't even realize why it was on my watchlist! Thanks,  --hydnjo talk 16:14, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Your RFA
Hi! Since your RFA bid failed to garner the required level of support, I had to fail it. You may want to try again after a few weeks. Regards, =Nichalp   «Talk»=  12:42, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Yevgeni Shchukin
Hi Schzmo, The text I used for the article on Shchukin is not copyrighted, what can I do ? I have used it with full authorisation of one of his agent. Do I really need to rewrite it again ? Thank you Warm regards --Russianart

Your message
Answered at my talk page. Thanks! --Yurik 09:33, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

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Merlinus (talk)

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Thanks for voting on my RfA
--M e ts501talk &bull; contribs 01:36, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks!   _-M    o     P-_    23:07, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Schzmo! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Prodego talk  22:46, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza sig
For some reason I've been having endless trouble getting my sig right. Sigh. I think its fixed now. Thanks for reminding me that I needed to take care of that. Gw e rnol 20:23, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

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Your RfA
Hi, I've added some questions to your RfA. When you have a minute I'd appreciate if you would take a look at them. Thanks. JoshuaZ 01:55, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Question on RFA
I left a question on your RFA. regards, FloNight   talk  03:11, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Nemexia
Hi Schzmo - I'll check up on it, but it shouldn't have been redirected to the family; if it is synonymous with Smilax, then it should be redirected there, not to the family. But there may be a case for retaining it with a discussion of why it should not be recognised (c.f. e.g. the Taxodiaceae article) - MPF 09:47, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Please do not revert other users' edits
You have reverted an edit at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style to correct the spelling of "meter." Please do not revert other users' edits in the future. Maior1 17:43, 21 May 2006 (UTC)


 * LOL, maybe WP:BJAODN, hehe? "Please do not revert other users' edits in the future" lol. feydey 20:09, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Iodyne's user page
I did not vandalize Idoyne's user page and you do not know that. Maior1 19:12, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Iodyne has given me permission. Please desist reverting edits.

Sockpuppet of Maior
You beat me to it... I was just reading through the instructions for that template. Regards, --BillC 20:39, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * No, I am not a "sockpuppet of Maior". Maior1 00:51, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism
Please do not vandalise my user page. Thank you.

Hirsi Magan Isse
Hello Schzmo, I'm completely new to Wikipedia. I made a new page about 'Hirsi Magan Isse'. I just have trouble finding the right way to edit my sources and external link at the bottom of the page in the standard wikipedia way. I would be very grateful if you would take a look at it. Cheerio see yo Castor2 (2u2)

Ben and Leah
Hi Schzmo...I noticed you left a comment about the possible vandalism on the "Ben" article - I was visiting the "Leah" article, and couldn't help but notice that the same user made some interesting edits. I'm new to Wikipedia, so I'm not really sure how to go about fixing it, but since you'd already noticed something similar, and since I think you're involved with preventing vandalism, I thought I'd bring it to your attention. Thanks!

IP
This IP is not owned by the company you found (see http://whois.domaintools.com/200.159.32.26)). 200.159.32.26 16:53, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Pictures on Slipknot members.
I was wondering if you or someone else who knows a lot about copyrights and picture posts would post pictures of Slipknot members (and other bands as well) individually on their independent articles. I have tried, but I am not very knowledgeable of what to type for all the copyrights and such. Just asking as a suggestion. --Lord Dagon 19:18, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Username:Xxxxxxxxxxx
And what's wrong with my username? According to Username, my username is completely appropriate.

Xxxxxxxxxxx 00:02, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

This is also very unfriendly of you, without stating a reason. Hardly a good trait for someone wishing to be an administrator. Xxxxxxxxxxx 00:05, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

axxiom's rfa
WOW, how'd you cath this???!!!. Good job> :) Dlohcierekim 01:20, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Padua== ==

Hi! Did not oppose to the move, maybe I did some error. Simply corrected the info on the infobox... you can confirm the redirect but please move the correct infos to the article. Let me know. User:Attilios (talk)

Re : Question on 1FA
Collaboration, that's definitely what I look out for in 1FA! :) If you are referring to along the lines of Collaboration of the week, I'm more than happy to give approval to the editor's RfA for the articles he had made substansial contributions to. - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 06:07, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Seeking Editor Review Commentary (If You Like)
Hi. In conjunction with my RfA (that you voted on), I have created an editor review, to give people a chance to comment as to ways in which I can branch out or alter my contributions to Wikipedia. An RfA seems to solely focus on how one's temperment and contributions relate to how they might handle administrative powers (and the consensus on that seems to be that I'm not quite ready); the editor review opens things up a little more to a larger focus, and I'd love to hear community feedback in the sense of that larger focus, too. If you feel you've already expressed yourself sufficiently when casting your vote, then by all means don't worry about it, but if any thoughts come to mind or if you'd like to expound upon any suggestions or commentary, it would be appreciated. In any case, I appreciated you taking the time to express your opinion on my RfA, and I thank you for that. &mdash; WCityMike (talk &bull; contribs) 19:55, 30 May 2006 (UTC)