User talk:Sm8900/Archive 5

Chrysler bankruptcy --> Chrysler bankruptcy (2009)
Please next time propose such doubtful, subjective, non-obvious name changes on the talk page first. Then wait some time if no one objects and only then change the name. Andries (talk) 09:02, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, good point. thanks for the feedback. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 16:08, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

re hello
Hi Sm8900, i am well. I have not really done much editing of IvP articles lately because I have a) been quite busy in real life and b) been editing other topics like finance/economics. I have found editing the latter topics much more enjoyable as generally you don't have to deal with the constant frustration and bias inherent in middle east history topics. Was there anything in particular you would like me to look at? To be honest, having experienced how refreshing it is to edit finance/eco, my motivation to do large scale edits in IvP has waned significantly - although i'll probably randomly make some edits here and there if i feel like it. Regards Suicup (talk) 04:42, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

seeking consensus
Please see the discussion in Talk:The New York Times and the Holocaust I am seeking consensus on whether the three contributors who voted for deletion have support for their actions in removing the improved original article and substituting a stub.Cimicifugia (talk) 13:54, 29 May 2010 (UTC)cimicifugia

You are now a Reviewer
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 * hmmm, sounds good. okay, thanks!!! will try to pitch in and use this in a helpful manner. thanks for your note and for your efforts on this. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 14:40, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Gamigo Games


A tag has been placed on Gamigo Games requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Wyatt Riot (talk) 10:55, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Begin (computer game)
I have nominated Begin (computer game), an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Begin (computer game)&. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Marasmusine (talk) 10:06, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Crafton family sailing voyage
The article Crafton family sailing voyage was proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * not appropriate material for an encyclopedia - see WP:NOTNEWS, noting the words "most newsworthy events do not qualify for inclusion".

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Wiki-Conference NYC (2nd annual)
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Lost
I see you made a large string of edits to the Lost page recently so I was wandering if you could voice your opinion HERE, the general consensus is to have the infobox order as credit order, obviously Lost hasn't, but it's also too late to change it. So if you could put your opinion there as a final closure, I'll add it as a guideline. Thank you Jayy008 (talk) 13:23, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi. I really appreciate your note. however, I'm sorry, but I don't really have an opinion on this issue. thanks anyway. you may want to ask some editor(s) who works on this kind of detail more often. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 16:02, 26 September 2010 (UTC)


 * No problem. Thanks for the reply! Jayy008 (talk) 20:09, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Reverting Arbiters on a Case talk page
Clearly, I'd hoped you would figure out that reverting on a case page is not an appropriate way to handle things. Reverting an Arbiter, more than once on the same issue, without discussion or even bothering to drop a note even more so. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them, but you will receive a ban from the case pages if you revert again. Shell  babelfish 16:24, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi. hmmm...ok, whoops sorry about that. I actually had not realized you were an arbitrator. sorry about that. Ok, I understand. i will be careful. thanks. (Just checked Arbitration_Committee; sorry, didn't realize.) --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 17:14, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * No worries. Like I said, I'm happy to answer questions.  Many of the discussions, if they aren't specifically about the case, should probably happen in a place where more of the community will notice and can get involved.  For threads that start out being about the decisions get off topic or attacks start being thrown around, there's no issue in re-starting a productive discussion about the initial topic even after the problematic thread was hatted. Shell   babelfish 17:35, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

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WP:V
Thanks for your comment at the WP:V talk page, which I have responded to. Would this address your concern? -- JN 466  02:10, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I've replied to your comment at the WP:V talk page. Best,-- JN 466  20:50, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
 * ok. thanks for your notes here. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 21:42, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
 * No prob. I've used your wording ("the public aspects of science") and inserted it in proposal 5. However, it looks like we may have to through an RfC to implement the change; SlimVirgin feels it is too wide-ranging to just base on a dozen editors' input at WP:V (see Wikipedia_talk:Verifiability). -- JN 466  22:00, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Good question to WMC
Right on and the current answer is very revealing. Zulu Papa 5 * (talk) 01:55, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * ok. hey, thanks for your note. i have replied there. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 18:18, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Editor review
Sorry it took so long, but I have completed an editor review here. Thanks, Victorian Mutant (talk) 02:20, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
 * hi. thanks for your note. and thanks for your great comments as well!!! will try to reply a few of them when i have a chance. thanks!! --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 15:15, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

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Formal end of The Battle of Gettysburg
Hi Steve. I agree July 4 1863 was a pivotal day in the course of the war. It is remarkable that the victory at Vicksburg and the beginning of the Southern retreat from the North, both of which were critical turning points in the war, both happened on the same day, which happened to be Independence Day. I'm a bit uncomfortable with the phrase "formal end to the battle" though. Is it true that the formal end to a battle begins when one side retreats, instead of the end of hostilities? I see your point, but the 3rd is widely considered to be then end of the battle, and I worry labeling the 4th as the formal end may cause confusion. I don't see anything in the Battle of Gettysburg article to support the "formal" terminology, but I haven't read through it and all the associated pages (well, I certainly have in the past, but not recently). How about something like: A very rough draft, needs linking and some rewording and what not. What do you think? Cheers. Winston365 (talk) 04:29, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * 1863 – The Army of Northern Virginia begins its withdrawal withdraws from the battlefield after its loss at the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Southern invasion of the North.
 * hmmm. Well I think that sounds good. the reason that i used the phrase "formal end" is that i believe the battle does formally end when one side withdraws from the field. the reason for this is that even though normally the battle ends the minute that the fighting stops, normally that moment is precisely when one side surrenders to the other, or else when the losing army is forced to retreat. there is no guarantee the fighting is over if both armies are still sitting there. the Battle of Gettysburg is kind of a real rarity in that respect. however, i think i can accept your phrasing as shown here. thanks! --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 19:45, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, cool. I'll make the change in the next day or so. Thanks! Winston365 (talk) 07:24, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * have made an addditional change, as shown above after strike-through. what do you think? --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 18:30, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I like it, your wording is better. I added some internal links. It may not be perfect, but I'm happy with it. If you are happy let's add it. Winston365 (talk) 21:43, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * sounds good! thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 20:50, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. Winston365 (talk) 21:18, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

 * thanks! feel free to be in touch. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 15:40, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Welcome to the project and please let me know if you have any comments, questions or suggestions. --Kumioko (talk) 21:58, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

New Years Message for WikiProject United States
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 * ok, thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 14:37, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Confusion
Confusion, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Confusion and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of Confusion during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 21:17, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Regarding this, I've closed the discussion and userfied it to User:Sm8900/Confusion so you can continue to work on it. Cheers.  lifebaka++ 01:27, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

New WikiProject United States Newsletter: February 2011 edition
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Atlantis
I appreciate your attitude about this very much. Sorry if this is sort of 'I told you so', but I've just edited the location article adding stuff from here. Dougweller (talk) 12:22, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
 * sounds fine. thanks! --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 03:11, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:American Jewish community activists
Category:American Jewish community activists, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you.  Purpleback pack  89  ≈≈≈≈  22:53, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
 * FYI, I just want to rename to Category:American Jewish community organizers, so it can be under Category:Community organizers. I don't want to delete it; I am well aware of the history of Jewish community organizing and activism in this country  Purpleback  pack  89  ≈≈≈≈  23:01, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
 * hmmm, ok. that sounds fine. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 03:49, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

May 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
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Categories for discussion nomination of Category:2004 MMORPGs
Category:2004 MMORPGs, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. SudoGhost&trade; 05:33, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Lincoln Memorial section
We are currently attempting to bring the Abraham Lincoln article to FA status and are trying to establish consensus regarding images. Your consensus and opinion is needed on the Abraham Lincoln talk page. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:29, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Water under the bridge
I was a little peeved, but mostly, I'm just lacking time for small talk. The apology wasn't necessary, but is appreciated. Take care Steve.  T i a m u t talk 16:45, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * thanks, Tiamut! it's great to hear from you. thanks for your reply. hope all's well. see you. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 19:25, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

June 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
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Suggestion for WikiProject United States to support WikiProject US Presidents
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Robot - Lead
Hi

I have restored the lead for the article. You moved much of the material under the premise:
 * "Sm8900 (talk|contribs) (89,183 bytes) (as per WP:LEAD) (undo)"

I suspect you misread the MOS guideline. It says that articles with "More than 30,000 characters" can have a lead of "Three or four paragraphs". The Robot article has 40,533 characters (you can get the DYK script to help you count characters).

I hope this explains why I have reinserted the material as the lead. Chaosdruid (talk) 18:32, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * thanks, but you sort of misunderstood my basis for the change, it wasn;t the length i was looking at. it was this part of the guideline.


 * "The lead should be able to stand alone as a concise overview of the article. It should define the topic, establish context, explain why the subject is interesting or notable, and summarize the most important points—including any prominent controversies. The emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic, according to reliable, published sources, and the notability of the article's subject should usually be established in the first few sentences."


 * I feel that the materials on the origins for robots from past centuries does not pertain to the lead, but belongs in a section of the article. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 13:22, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

July 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
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Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Wikipedia centralized discussion archive
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September 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
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The Bugle: Issue LXVI, August 2011
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Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Books about diplomatic conferences
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The Bugle: Issue LXVII, September 2011
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December 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
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The Bugle: Issue LXXI, February 2012
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