User talk:Shunpiker/Archive 2

Need your input
I have finnished creating the Notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War article per the concensus we reached on the other page. I need your opinion as to proceed further with the re directs to this neutral article. Thanks RaveenS 20:41, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The above seem to be sort of done but I havecopy edited another one Burning of Jaffna library. If you have time, just take a look at for NPOV violations. Thanks RaveenS 17:34, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

G. Wayne Clough
I know it's not a very expansive article, but how does it read like a resumé? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 17:11, 17 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi Disavian, Like-resume is, as I understand it, the biographical counterpart of advert, indicating a promotional tone. In this case, I think it's also fitting since the article is more or less a litany of accomplishments. It's pretty much exactly what I would expect to find in a high level resume or an excutive summary in the official literature of an organization: Not the biography of a person, so much as an inventory of professional merit.
 * The first phrase to to catch my attention was "exemplary performance". Reading on, the level of detail seemed excessive. I learn that he was "provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Washington before returning to Georgia Tech as its president" -- but what does that tell me about him, about the work he accomplished, or about either of these institutions? And there are more examples like this. Then, I found the section devoted to honors and awards. That tipped the scale. Any of these elements alone wouldn't necessarily make me think "résumé"; taken together, they do.
 * I don't mean at all to disparage Dr. Clough's accomplishments, but Wikipedia is full of biographies of accomplished people, and I'm not sure it serves even Dr. Clough well if the article about him looks disproportionately "puffy" in comparison. Rather than expansion, I think this article would benefit from condensation: Identifying the most notable elements in his career and using them to construct a unifying narrative. Reducing the number of points of data will make the article read more like a story than a list. (What is a résumé, after all, but a variety of list?) Choosing the most relevant points will make it clearer that the point of the article is to inform rather than to promote. -- Shunpiker 18:54, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
 * P.S. I looked around to compare some other university president articles:
 * Derek Bok (most like the Clough article -- essentially a management summary -- but more succinct)
 * Susan Hockfield (good narrative up top offsets the lists below)
 * John L. Hennessy (just the facts, man!)
 * The problem is, is that he's one of those rare university professors that does everything right. Crazy, isn't it? Anyway, do you know of any FA/A/GA-class biographies of university presidents or academic officials? That would help me. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 22:58, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi Disavian, Reading the article once again, I think that tweak to the "Education" section resolved my quibbles. Thanks for being so open to feedback! -- Shunpiker 02:48, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, okay. Thanks! I'll probably put it up for peer review some time in the next month or so. How do you like that nickname, by the way? It's a recurring joke by Two Bits Man that seems to have caught on more than I realized. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 16:45, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

gnosis "dinky" stub
I hope to get to it. Thanks for the invite. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Thaddeus Slamp (talk • contribs) 15:15, 26 March 2007 (UTC).

Murder of Mary Bastian
Time well wasted, I've updated it, can you look over it and make your neutral call on it please RaveenS 21:45, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Elspeth Monro
Thanks for helping to deal with the Elspeth Monro troll. I am afraid that there is n oquick way to deal with it, unless someone with extra powers decides to block an entire range or something like that. I only discovered this troll last night and I have already blocked several accounts, most of which were other than the ones nominated by you. Let me know on my talk page if you find more. Could you take a look at User:Strento and User:Longend.? I am suspicious of therir behavior based on a quick look at their contributions. Academic Challenger 08:01, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, please let me know if you find more. I won't have a huge amount of time to be on Wikiedia for the next 3 days or so, but I will deal with them as quickly as possible. The oddest thing about this person is that he uses some of his accounts to fight some of his other accounts. Academic Challenger 00:31, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

So I blocked all the users we mentioned, and also User:Nikki Fagin whose been active for a while, and another one whose name I don't remember at the moment. Academic Challenger 01:59, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Peer review, Tamilnet
Hi, I have asked for peer review of the above article your input will be appreciatedRaveenS 12:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

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"Daniel J. Arby"
Thank you for your prodding this article as a hoax. I saw it on the "proposed deletion" list, agreed with your conclusion, and have speedy-deleted it. (Normally "hoax" isn't a speedy-deletion rationale as some seeming hoaxes turn out to be genuine, but I wasn't concerned that might happen in this instance.) Regards, Newyorkbrad 02:28, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Allegations of mass graves at Chemmani
A request for mediation has been filed with the Mediation Committee that lists you as a party. The Mediation Committee requires that all parties listed in a mediation must be notified of the mediation. Please review the request at Requests for mediation/Allegations_of_mass_graves_at_Chemmani, and indicate whether you agree or refuse to mediate. If you are unfamiliar with mediation, please refer to Mediation. There are only seven days for everyone to agree, so please check as soon as possible.

Request for Mediation
This message delivered: 16:16, 23 May 2007 (UTC).

Requests for mediation/AMG Chemmani
Hello Shunpiker,

Firstly, my apologies for the delay in progress on this case, as explained at Requests for mediation/AMG Chemmani.

I am writing to you because, as a party to this case, your input is required before mediation can begin, to do with an offer by an experienced non-Committee member to mediate. Please see the Parties' agreement to Tariqabjotu's offer section and provide your input, so that this case can progress. Voting will remain open for seven days, and further elaboration is provided at that link.


 * For the Mediation Committee,  Daniel  04:05, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

The mediation process, starting with opening statements, has begun on Wikipedia talk:Requests for mediation/AMG Chemmani. If you do not have the page watchlisted, I would recommend you add it to your watchlist when you get the chance. I probably won't be notifying each involved editor at every step, and the talk page should be quite active over the course of the mediation. Thanks again for waiting. --  tariq abjotu  22:52, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Providence, Rhode Island
Hi, I noticed your name in wikiproject Rhode Island. I thought I'd let you know that Providence, Rhode Island is up for FA candidacy. FA discussion is here. I'd appreciate comments and/or assistance you could offer. Thanks.--Loodog 00:20, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Lincoln (album)
I got your message about Gen. Hospital, and have dealt with it with the issue as best I can. Didn't know if you were "watching" my talk for a response.Salamurai 03:19, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

RfM for AMG Chemmani
I'm doing another update for those currently involved in the request for mediation. There are currently three compromises on the table at the moment; your comments on them would be appreciated. You are also welcome to add a compromise of your own and/or continue commenting on the starting points. --  tariq abjotu  05:17, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm providing yet another update on the mediation. A few of the editors recently involved on the mediation page appear to have come to an agreement on one of the compromises. Thus, especially as the pace of the mediation has slowed, I have posted a possible resolution that echoes the sentiment of the quick agreement. Please post a statement of agreement or disagreement to the resolution as soon as you are able, preferably within the next five (or seven) days. If after a reasonable period of time there is a general consensus on the resolution, the request for mediation may be closed (even if a few of the parties have not posted their statements). --  tariq abjotu  17:07, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Admin
Have you thought of becoming an admin, with your impeccable neutral stance and knowledge of policies you will make a great admin. Thanks Taprobanus 12:30, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind words, but that sounds like it might involve responsibilities. I do Wikipedia to get away from my responsibilities! -- Shunpiker 09:18, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Can you take a look at the current activity at Mary Bastian. Thanks Taprobanus 12:37, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Hoods and Shirts
Nice work at The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. And thank's to you I'm now aware of the above title. Thank you.

Jenkins, Philip Hoods and Shirts: The Extreme Right in Pennsylvania, 1925-1950 (UNC Press, 1997) ISBN 0807823163

May I get you to visit & contribute to the Council of the People's Commissars?
 * Best, --Ludvikus 23:17, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Opponents and proponents of Alaska statehood
Category:Proponents of Alaska statehood and Category:Proponents of Alaska statehood, which you created, have been nominated for deletion. You are invited to participate in the deletion discussion located here. – Black Falcon (Talk) 21:54, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Per the closing admin's comment here, I have listified the categories to Alaska Statehood Act and will try to add some brief descriptions for the individuals on that list shortly. Please move, prune (or remove), expand, and/or otherwise modify the list as necessary; it would be nice to have a section similar to Hawaii Admission Act, but that's beyond the scope of a mere listification. Black Falcon (Talk) 16:32, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

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db-spam: Atlas terriers
I love third opinions! Seriously, that's fine. I'll remove the tag myself if you did not. Bearian (talk) 01:27, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

John Labus
Thanks for cleaning up the article! I'm pretty surprised that he wasn't a hoax to be honest. I really don't feel that notability has been established, so I'm going to keep the deletion discussion open. Thanks for the clean up though! Cheers, CP 21:26, 14 December 2007 (UTC)