User talk:SmthManly/Archive3

This is an archive of SmthManly's talk page between February 12, 2006 and October 10, 2006. For any messages sent after October 10, 2006 or before February 12, 2006, please check this user's talk page

Red links in List of high schools in Florida
We have a couple of users that want to link every high school in the state. See Talk:List of high schools in Florida. --  Dalbury ( Talk )  22:52, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Columbine + chat on air travel
Hey. Thanks for checking in on me. I haven't forgotten about it... real life has just been busy. Research, midterms, flying to Houston for a job interview...that kind of thing.

I PROMISE I won't drop the article like the last guy did! Ckamaeleon 05:00, 19 February 2006 (UTC)


 * re: job: If my flight out of Little Rock isn't cancelled b/c of the icy weather here, I'm interviewing to be an Assistant English Teacher for the JET Program. I actually got the job last yr. but b/c I wasn't finished with my B.A., I had to decline my acceptance. I felt like I really lucked out last yr. since I had an easy interview panel. I hope I'll be re-accepted this year. I've wanted to do it since I was about 14. The midterm, incidentally, is on French lit. of the middle ages. But that's a much less sexy topic. Ckamaeleon 05:57, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I noticed your interest in aviation and languages (I'd forgotten about it until I skimmed thru your user page to see why you'd changed your name). I love traveling too. I thought about getting into the air industry, but now is not a good time, economics-wise.

I'm taking Continental b/c:
 * 1) they have direct flights to their hub at IAH.
 * 2) they've seriously cut their fares in the last year or two,
 * 3) I can claim Skymiles on their flights (our school usually books flights w/ Delta for some reason. I decided to start collecting miles for those school trips).

I actually started out w/ American, since Dad had to fly on their partner JAL for work and I was using his miles in high school. Then I got my own AAdvantage account.

I like AA the most, but they're the largest and haven't cut their fares b/c they haven't declared bankruptcy. For tranatlantic, it's British Airways. I love their flight attendants' great service. Plus, feeling like you're on a Harry Potter set while you're waiting for your flight is kind of fun. ("Mummy, how long will the flight be?").

The most fun I've had was on a SWA flight to Vegas from Little Rock. It was full of retirees going off to have second honeymoons...drinks were free flowing and the mood was pretty light. But even though Southwest staff are usually great, I appreciate the little perks that the "big airlines" have--like being able to obsess over and reserve a seat before the flight. I'm kind of irritated that the major airlines are phasing out things like meals (and how AA has quietly rolled back their "More room in coach" campaign) but I understand that money talks and they have to stay in business.

So those are some air travel thoughts. For business trips like this, I usually chose a carrier based on flight routes. If I were going to the Japanese consulate in New Orleans, I'd take the U.S. Airways non-stop flight from LIT to MSY -- though I actually think they've cut that flight since the last time I flew. I'd KILL for nonstop service from L.R. to my parents' in San Antonio. The layover in DFW or IAH adds at least 45 minutes to my flight. Lately, I've been entertaining the thought of taking an early Delta flight from L.R. to SAT via ATL...and just spending the afternoon in Atlanta. The light rail will take you from the airport to down town in about 10 mins for $1.75. I also try to avoid turboprops. I end up on those little Embraer RJ-145s, but if I had my druthers, I'd fly on an MD Super 80 (I don't remember what they've started calling them since Boeing bought MD) or a 737. But that's more or less dreaming when you fly out of LIT--which really only serves hubs. Ckamaeleon 08:00, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Image:Panama Canal Gatun Locks.jpg
Hello, I was just wondering what happened to this image. Did you mean to delete it permanently, or place it as a commons image? I don't have a problem with it being deleted, I just thought it was strange that it was producing errors. Thanks. -- SmthManly  / ManlyTalk  / ManlyContribs  20:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Hello, SmthManly. All images placed on the MainPage have to be protected to prevent vandalism there.  This has been the policy for about a year now.  If an image from Wikimedia Commons is to be used on the MainPage, an admin would upload it to English Wikipedia for the purpose of keeping it protected locally, rather than remotely at the Commons, while it was on the MainPage. (Admins call it "C-uploaded". C for Commons)  I just deleted Image:Panama Canal Gatun Locks.jpg from Wikipedia when the image was no longer in use on the MainPage. The version at Wikimedia Commons was not altered at all, and should be displayed in Wikipedia as long as the filenames are the same at both sites. I don't understand the errors. Maybe there is a problem at the Commons. I can't get Commons:Image:Panama Canal Gatun Locks.jpg to show up on my monitor either, but the thumbnail on Commons:Panama Canal is working. Are the servers being slow again ? I don't know. Let's wait and see. -- PFHLai 01:20, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Hello. I noticed the error on Today's featured article/February 2006 amd decided to check the image history. I the noticed you had deleted it. I know it had been because of the fact it was on the mainpage (I am also an admin) that it was uploaded on here and then you removed it since the image is on commons. I then figured that since the image was no longer showing up, it was probably because you had deleted it completely due to copyright issues, but as you have just shown me, the image is on commons, and it's copyright is ok. Looking at the articles the image points to, the error seems to be caused by a web address problem (seen here). Perhaps a solution would be to reupload the image onto Wikipedia, then remove it again (repeating the process) to see if perhaps there was an error at the moment you deleted the image that is causing it to show up like this. Thanks. -- SmthManly  / ManlyTalk  / ManlyContribs  01:57, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I wanted to reupload it, but I can't even get the image at WCommons displayed on my screen. I don't think I should upload it without seeing it first. Is it displayed on your screen ? You want to try ?  I am having trouble seeing many other images from WCommons, not just this one image. I want to upload Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg for ITN, too, but I'll wait for now.  I'll check back in a hour or so. (I'm hungry, anyway...) -- PFHLai 02:08, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Alright, I've re-uploaded the image and this has fixed the errors on the pages it links to, but now I'm a bit afraid of causing the error again by deleting it. In that case, I'll wait until you return and see what you think about whether it should be deleted again, or if it should just stay on there. Image:Panama Canal Gatun Locks.jpg --  SmthManly  / ManlyTalk  / ManlyContribs  02:51, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you for taking care of everything. I see that everything is now back to normal. I'd rather not delete Image:Panama Canal Gatun Locks.jpg myself, for I have no clue what I did wrong last time. I've applied the NCT tag to it for now. ... Don't worry about the minor typos on my talkpage. It was fine, and I could understand what you were trying to tell me. Hope your advil works. Take it easy. Cheers! -- PFHLai 04:50, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

aardvarkia wiki
why did you delete the aardvarkia page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dholster (talk • contribs)

AV flight 46/47 PEI-BAQ-JFK-BAQ-PEI
Yup, you're right. The route starts June 3 and is not a faux direct flight. I've edited the page with the necessary information. Elektrik Blue 82 04:55, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Brotas
Hi. I translated the Brotas Portuguese-language article to English. Please, check. Regards, Carioca 03:50, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi. I am glad you liked. Regards, Carioca 03:59, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

rv
My pleasure sir, any time. American Patriot 1776 23:52, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

What the blam?
I only just recieved a message from you on my talk page, stating that an edit of mine was reverted. I apparently made an edit to the Columbine Massacre page on December 8th, 2005. I simply wished to let you know that I have no idea why my IP address was logged as editing that page, as I have never edited it, though I have been there. Also, why the blam did I get this message 3 months after the supposed edit? I am not denying that the edit happened, as I checked the history of the page. I simply wish to find out why my address was recorded as making an edit I didn't make. I am really not worrying about it that much, as I haven't been blocked from editing the wiki or anything. I only want to know how somebody could have edited it under my IP and, even if I did make an extremely pointless edit (which I assure you, I didn't) why I am only hearing of this 3 months afterward. The last time I accessed the site from this computer was 2 weeks ago, and I had no messages.

Thanks, 207.210.24.128


 * Are you aware that all dial-up and most home DSL connections are on volatile IP addresses. With dial-up, you may have a different IP address every time you connect. Most home DSL connections are on PPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet), which means that your IP address will change at intervals. In either case, there may be other editors that also use an IP address that you sometimes use. You can avoid this confusion by registering a username. --  Donald Albury ( Talk )  01:09, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

I missed the memo
...telling about your username. Glad that we finally caught up you and sad to see that "real-life-o-meter" getin' ready to burst. Here for you if you need help, --hydnjo talk 03:25, 14 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Doing fine my FL friend. Be sure to call on us for any "babysitting" needs during your away times or whatever. :-)  hydnjo talk 03:58, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Columbine update
So spring break is here finally and I've dug out and put the pages from my printout in the correct order. I decided to tie the article to the Jan 21st version of the article..which is what I printed out (although I'm going to go ahead with the Rohrbough change that you told me about). So when the files get posted on the site, they'll have that date associated with them. I'm pretty sure there's a template for that.

Tonight I'm editing through the 1st section, which runs from the start all the way through "Suicide of the shooters." I can't promise it'll be up tonight because I am almost certain I'll need to rerecord a couple of names on the condenser mic which is not here (I'll try to do it on my crappy OEM mic, but I think the sound diff will be too noticeable.) ''My bad. Section one only goes to "Firearms." Names were all okay, and It's uploaded (finally!)'' I've compressed and normalized the file. It sounds buzzy to me...but I think that's actually my sound card playing it back badly. Let me know what you think. Ckamaeleon 11:45, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Rather than post them all up at once, I'll start posting each section as I finish so that people can start listening. Ckamaeleon 06:58, 14 March 2006 (UTC)


 * grin* Glad you like. I feel a little bit like Santa Claus, but I've still got to do the other two. They're each about twice as long. Ckamaeleon 16:09, 14 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I think so too. At first I thought it was a misinformed user, but now that I'm looking at the script (which I'm updating today), I see that the format was changed from AM to a.m., etc. As far as I know, either is correct, but there's no point in making a fuss about it. However, if you are feeling charitable, it might be good to see if you can track down the bot in the hist. and make sure its owner knows that there's a bug in its functioning.

P.S.-- check my most recent change. Sorry I didn't add a summary..was distracted by the "you've got Talk" flag @ top. Anyway, do we know if it was "a shot" or "shots" on that second infobox? Ckamaeleon ((T)) 15:55, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

''I have the condenser mic again today(!) so I am going to re-record what I need to for the second part. Here's my plan: Since this is such a big project, I'm going to record part two based on the most current changes and continue until we have the whole thing up. THEN, I will go back to part one and make any substantial changes that need making. I think it's better to have th whole recording up than to just have the one part there and up to date. I DO plan to go into the orig. file for the first part and update the "part x of y" to reflect the fact that now there are 4 parts instead of 3.

As far as changes, I'm noticing as I update my script that, yes, there are whole unchanged paragraphs. In order to save myself some agony, I'm going to *try* to splice in the new stuff. BUT if it sounds hokey (the vol. or speed or whatever doesn't match) I'm just going to re-record it all...but this time, just Part 2 (for now). I think it was a mistake to try to record the WHOLE article in one go b/c even though it's more consistent, it's given me dozens of MB of sound that I have been putting off editing b/c there's so much at once. Ckamaeleon ((T)) 15:59, 5 June 2006 (UTC)''

re: shots, plural.-- That's what I thought. The article text doesn't specify, but it seems less likely/logical that a single shot did both.

Well, I was going to say something about how a bullet couldn't have pierced both at once, but I realized that they WERE using hi-powered guns at close range...and if the shot had enough power behind it... Ckamaeleon ((T)) 16:11, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Drum and bugle corps article merge
I saw your edit to the Drum and bugle corps (modern) page and agree that it's time to do something about the articles. I've been a bit inactive on the D&BC articles for a while now; I feel I ought to get active again. I support a merge. I have some interest in creating an article, something like "history of marching drill," thoughts are welcome. I'll be watching your talk page, feel free to reply to me here. Also, if you haven't yet seen WikiProject Drum Corps, check it out. Mr Bound 01:41, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I did some work on a few other articles today, and got to thinking a bit more about an article merge. It's a daunting task, no real choice but to plunge in up to the elbows. Regarding senior corps, the activity (from what I know) is actually becoming increasingly vibrant, and while not as competitively intense as DCI is still putting out good quality, finished products. The primary issue is probably one of membership and innovation, but suffice it to say that senior corps shouldn't be written off. That said, I'm going to continue mulling over options for splitting or merging the articles. I wonder if they could be one article, but again, unsure. As for history of marching drill, it would cover shifts from parade bands to early corps (VFW/AL era), the evolution to modern drill/the transition from symmetry to asymmetry, as well as marching steps/styles. I feel that between all the kinds of articles we have on marching music, it would be worthwhile. Drop me some thoughts if you have any more. Mr Bound 00:49, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Lately, Catherine's only been showing up about every six months or so, editing a few pages with her version of the truth, and leaving. While she might blow a gasket, she's a minority of one. I have yet to hear anyone express her sympathies with anything close to the same vehemence, much less find that person on Wikipedia. That said, she hasn't been able to provide any evidence that DCI's the swindling organization she makes it out to be, so if we give her the benefit of the doubt anyways, history is still the "agreed upon lie." As for military marching drill, I'd see what I could do with regards to that...this is a project for a little while in the future. Glad to hear back from you. Mr Bound 01:02, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Columbine citation
Thanks! I do notice that the citation refers to a single lawsuit, not several, and for the sake of completeness the citation should refer to a story about the lawsuit being unsuccessful, since that's what the article states. But it's certainly better than it was. Cheers - Tempshill 23:24, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

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 * Turns out this image was a double image I had uploaded in September and was orphaned, so I deleted it since it served no purpose, as its double was already in use. -- SmthManly  / ManlyTalk  / ManlyContribs  21:14, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

LAN Peru routes
Actually LAN Peru does operate its own aircraft at MIA. It is a 767-300. Also if you go to the LAN websitehere you'll see that under "Rutas Lan Perú" which means Lan Peru Routes you will see all three routes from Lima to JFK, LAX, and MIA belonging to LAN Peru. Obviously this is a good source as it is the official website of the airline. Coincidentialy I have just recently been on this particular flight when my American Airlines flight was cancelled and all the crew I talked to were Peruvian and some items were even branded with the LAN Peru name.

Vivaperucarajo 19:58, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

My RfA
My RfA recently closed and it was a success, passing at 84-02-00. I would like to thank you for taking the time to weigh in and on your subsequent support. And I know it's quite cliche, but if you ever need any assistance and/or want another opinion on something, grab a Pepsi and don't hesitate to drop me a line on my talk page. Thanks again. Pepsidrinka 05:11, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Question
Hi whats your name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.139.94.114 (talk • contribs)

Avianca History
I´m sorry for writing such exaggerating comments in the article of Avianca and I should avoid this. It´s better to keep the real history then writing something autonomous. I would be pleased to correct together with you some articles. It´s very amazing where you get all this information. There´s something else. I´m colombian,too;but i´m living in Germany.

User:Yussef90

Miami-Dade County Schools
I am aware that multiple schools can serve a given municipality. I do not know where the boundary maps are, so I just list what I know.

I think all of the municipalities and areas in Miami-Dade County except for the impossibly large cities (Miami) should have schools listed. WhisperToMe 22:15, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

If any of these haven't been done yet...


 * 1) f Miami Gardens
 * 2) City of Aventura
 * 3) Town of Golden Beach
 * 4) City of Sunny Isles Beach
 * 5) City of North Miami Beach
 * 6) City of North Miami
 * 7) Village of Bal Harbour
 * 8) Town of Bay Harbor Islands
 * 9) Village of Indian Creek
 * 10) Town of Surfside
 * 11) Village of Biscayne Park
 * 12) Village of Miami Shores
 * 13) Village of El Portal
 * 14) Village of North Bay Village
 * 15) City of Opa-locka
 * 16) Town of Miami Lakes
 * 17) City of Hialeah
 * 18) City of Hialeah Gardens
 * 19) Town of Medley
 * 20) City of Doral
 * 21) City of Miami Springs
 * 22) Village of Virginia Gardens
 * 23) City of Sweetwater
 * 24) City of Miami Beach
 * 25) Village of Key Biscayne
 * 26) City of West Miami
 * 27) City of Coral Gables
 * 28) City of South Miami
 * 29) Village of Pinecrest
 * 30) Village of Palmetto Bay
 * 31) City of Cutler Bay
 * 32) City of Homestead
 * 33) City of Florida City
 * 34) City of Islandia

WhisperToMe 22:40, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Demographics in Colombia
Hola, you left a comment on the Colombian article doubting it was the third country in the western hemisphere with the largest Black/African-descent population in the Western Hemisphere. I don't understand your comment since it's quite obvious Colombia is a fairly large country with a fairly large population likewise (around 44 million); hence even if the percentage of people of African descent isn't as high as in the Caribbean islands, the actual number of them is in fact higher. Haiti, Jamaica and the Bahamas are comparatively small islands. In fact Haiti has around nine million inhabitants, Jamaica around two million and the Bahamas less than one million. Even if 100 percent of the population of any of these countries were afro-americans, it still couldn't match Colombia's population of afro-americans, which are majority on both the Atlantic and Pacific coastal regions which adds up to more than ten million people. There's a historical reason also for Colombia's large number of afro-americans, Cartagena de Indias, a city in its Caribbean coast was the largest port in South America during colonial times and almost all the slave carrying ships arrived there. Please, if you're not sure of data do not delete info. from articles.Rosa 02:48, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

your question about my political orientations
In Colombia if you criticize the government or the ruling elites they say you are a communist. But when they say you are communist they are in reality signing your death sentence. Did you know that? In Colombia alleged communists have been slaughtered with their families and children altogether by the so call paramilitary, and their land has been seized and occupied by these death squads. Did you know that? My rejection of those criminals would make me a communist of course and therefore someone who deserves to die along with his wife and children. So thanks for insinuating that I am a communist--tequendamia 16:39, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Editing article on advance free fraud
Unless you took a census of all the 419 scammers in the world, I suggest you stop adding that section that suggests most 419ers are Igbo. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tarmulane (talk • contribs) 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Adult Swim
Gidday. I believe you said something about being willing to protect the adult swim page if persist vandalism warranted it. Well, I believe that is currently the case. Ace Class Shadow 00:20, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Template:User No Marxism
Hi! According to list you are one of those many who have been using the template. Unfortunately it has been deleted again by certain admins; a discussion is being held here Deletion_review/Userbox_debates. You might express your opinion there, as well as other users of this template.--Constanz - Talk 06:07, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Reminder...
When using template tags on talk pages, don't forget to substitute with text by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use &#123;&#123;subst:test&#125;&#125; instead of &#123;{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template. — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 03:11, 12 May 2006 (UTC)


 * In a nutshell, as the above box describes, subst:-ing serves two purposes:


 * Reduces server load. If you leave a template lying around on a talk page, every time the talk page is loaded, the template will have to be accessed from the main server, slowing down both the server and you, as the page has to go and "get" the template from the server.
 * Accidental blanking of the template. When the server looks up a template (say test), it will go to that template page, and write to the talk page what the template says. If the template is vandalised or blanked, any time between when the vandalism occurs and when the vandalism is reverted, the user will see, in an un-subst:ed version, the vandalised template. So, instead of seeing:

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. ,

a user may see:

Hey, cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 Look at me! I'm on Wikipedia (an example of vandalism)

or

This is why it is important to subst: templates. If you have any further questions, please see my talk page. Happy editing! — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 03:25, 12 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Anything I can do to help. I agree, that template can be a bit confusing, but what I just said wouldn't be that good of a template, though, if you think about it :P. — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 03:57, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

City of Homestead and Florida City elementary schools
I placed lists of schools in Homestead and Florida City, but I am not sure about exact elementary zoning for the two cities. There may be elementary schools in unincorporated areas that serve parts of Homestead and Florida City. WhisperToMe 06:19, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Avianca
I support my contribution in IATA information about Avianca. It is a credible and rigorous source. What is yours? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ju98 5 (talk • contribs)

Show me where i can find rigorous and OFICCIAL information about issue. Never link anyone to commercial web page, there is different particular interest. Never trust in this kind of information. (Ju98 5 01:56, 16 May 2006 (UTC))

Homestead again
I looked at Homestead's city limits on Google Earth - It looks like it doesn't extend past SW 298 (or at least that is what it says on Google Earth)... Did Homestead annex recently? WhisperToMe 22:02, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

EDIT: I'll try to trace this (http://www2.dadeschools.net/schools/schoolinformation/school_boundaries.asp?id=7151) on a map to see if South Dade does serve parts of Homestead. Also, Campbell Drive ES is in unincorporated Leisure City - it may serve parts of Homestead. WhisperToMe 22:20, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Edit: Yep, you are right. South Dade serves a portion of Homestead. I found a map function at http://gisims2.miamidade.gov/CServices/CSMap.asp?Cmd=pan&MapSource=http%3A%2F%2Fgisims2.miamidade.gov%2Foutput%2Fmd_cservices_S0141015157229921188.jpg&MapWidth=400&MapHeight=400&MinX=827752.84&MinY=410427.33999999996&MaxX=830392.84&MaxY=413067.33999999996&MidX=&MidY=&Radius=&ZTF=False&MapProcessor=CSMap.asp&IDProcessor=605&Address1=&Address2=&Zone=&GeocodePoint_X=&GeocodePoint_Y=&GeocodeLabel=&GeoLabelFlag=N&GeoZC=&Orthophoto=YES&ShowWhat=605&SBY=ADDRESS&ShowIdentify=True&HN1=&Dir1=&StN1=&StT1=&ZC1=&LM=&IDir1=&IStN1=&IStT1=&IDir2=&IStN2=&IStT2=&Application=CSMap.asp&scale=264 WhisperToMe 22:36, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

That was fast!
Watchpages can make anyone a groupie! (j/k) I am back with a B.A. and now free for Wikipedia again. Tonight, I'm pulling out my old reading notes on the article and we'll see where things stand. If I don't have to re-record anything (and/or if I can patch in stuff without it sounding bad), you should have the next section up in a day or two.

I'm so sorry about the wait--but after 6 years, getting out of college was pretty much my #1 priority. P.S.--I was waitlisted for the JET thing this year, but I got a call the morning before grad. so now I'm going, but I still haven't received a placement yet. Ckamaeleon ((T)) 06:19, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

South Miami High School revert
you ruined my dreams. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.232.159.225 (talk • contribs).

who are you to decide who is noteable and who is not. your simply asking for it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.232.159.225 (talk • contribs).

Semi-protection
Good job in semi-protecting the Miami Beach Senior High page early as a mass amount of vandalism was going to come to that article in the next week. It's the last week of school coming up and all the students are going to go wild with that page. Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 00:50, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Map
Hi, I'm a Chinese Wikipedian. I'm now preparing an article in need of a map like the one you uploded: Image:Amazing race 9 map.png. I've seen many maps on WP like this, but I don't know how to produce them. Does it need an original map or something? If you can give me some help, please write them here. Many thanks. -WaitinZ 10:32, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your response. And I found the blank map a moment ago. -WaitinZ 11:30, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

from Derekone
why are you saying that I,m vandelizing this wabsite, if I'm making changes is to make it BETTER? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Derekone (talk • contribs) 29 May 2006 (UTC)

The Rebel Domain
I'm seriously confused about the discretion that has been placed on my site as I see no such conduct being actively demonstrated on any of the other Columbine external links even though most of them offer lesser quality information on the subject at hand if any information at all. Most of the other sites are outdated or dead links yet the prejudice that has been exacted on my site seems to be lifted from all these other sites. I assume you are not a frequent visitor of my site or a member of the Columbine research community which is why you probably don't realize the significance of my site. The Rebel Domain is by and large the most visited site on this topic anywhere on the web all but excluding possibly wikipedia. The site receives unprecedented amounts of hits and has cost the me and the staff thousands of our own hard earned dollars to run it and we've never asked anything in return for providing the gigs of files we've made available free of charge which are unavailable anywhere else on the web. The site has become a staple of the Columbine aftermath, it's the most respected site on these matters even by other Columbine site holders (seriously, snoop around and you will see The Rebel Domain linked on all other Columbine sites). It's gained so much notoriety that I was even interviewed for an upcoming Columbine book so needless to say the site is to Columbine what Wikipedia is to online encyclopedias.

Now a week ago the site underwent some issues involving a user complaint to the FBI. While this went on the site was down for a few days. To my utter shock and surprise the site was instantly removed from Wikipedia as though someone was waiting around for it's downfall so they could sweep in and delete it off Wikipedia. I highly doubt the same behavior is given towards the other Columbine sites. Right now we are redesigning the site and instead of providing a blank page I forwarded to the sites official myspace group. It's necessary for you to know that my site is a community, that's the very essence of why it's so popular because it's arisen as the largest body of organized discussion revolving around Columbine. Moving temporarily to a myspace forum doesn't change much about our site, it's just a place holder until our new version was ready. I do not believe for one second that if another site was doing server upgrades and layout redesigns that the site would instantly be chucked off the Wikipedia pages like The Rebel Domain was. To me it's a big slap in the face for all the hard work we've put in the 4 years we've been online. Perhaps I should have users submit testimonials for how helpful the site has been in researching purposes for you to see the grand scale of users the site has won over.

I'd appreciate if you placed the site back seeing as complete, archival content on Columbine is extremely had to find and our sites mission was to make it easy to find. By deleting the site you only hurt people trying to learn about Columbine. Like I said, we're doing some upgrades and the original site will be back in full force. Lighten up on my site please, it's really not as bad as you guys treat it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Varient (talk • contribs).

List of victims of the Columbine High School massacre
I'll find a way to merge List of victims of the Columbine High School massacre to the main article in the 0.5 nom as it's only a limited amount of articles, it's not much to merge anyways. Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 00:47, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Some help needed with semi-protection
Hope I am not bothering you at this time, but there has recently been a spike in flagrant and persistent vandalism coming from various IP addresses (all traced to the same geographic location in Connecticut, all suspected to be from a permanently blocked user) relating to several articles including Boston, Massachusetts, and New England (see the conversation between User:Yanksox and User:Crzrussian for more details). After these incidents, I was wondering if you or another admin could be able to semi-block the articles in question until this string of vandalism dies down. Thanks. PentawingTalk 20:00, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your swift response
On the Main Page Talk. I hope you didn't take what I said too personally, and that you can understand that now it's been covered, it's been fully discussed and we can move on. I'm sorry for my poor choice of words, and hope you can forgive my rare streak of brashness. Bobo. 12:02, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

SmthManly said: Ahh, don't worry about it, I'm wasn't angry, I'm glad I helped!

Thank you. It appears it's been sorted anyway. Bobo. 12:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

For the template

 * For articles that haven't been created yet, what we could do is link them like this: Other schools and so on and so forth. Articles would be added as school articles are created. WhisperToMe 00:56, 27 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm not a template designer... all I do is borrow other templates. I am not sure how to add borders. WhisperToMe 00:56, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

I know why! I forgot to shove in a "/nowiki" WhisperToMe 00:56, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Kent-Meridian High School
Per Articles for deletion/Kent-Meridian High School, I just thought you'd like to know that the consensus for High School articles now appears to be swinging back in favor of deletion. So this may indicate the beginning of another campaign to remove most High School articles. Your opinion on the AfD article would be appreciated. It might be helpful if a notability standard for High Schools could be agreed upon. Thank you. &mdash; RJH (talk) 16:40, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

MCDPS
I'd put a disclaimer in there :) WhisperToMe 22:58, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Ernesto
You are welcome! I live in Miami, that's why. And Thanks for blocking 71.196.55.64! He has been vandalizing the page about the school I go to. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Exteray (talk • contribs)


 * Oh I forgot to sign. Sorry about that. Yea I always wanted to markup my signature. Can you show me the code that produced your signature?Exteray® 00:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Wikipedia supports HTML Markup right? Exteray® 00:41, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Miami Palmetto Senior High School
First thanks for tirelessly reverting those vandalism from 160.39.208.168 and other IPs. I noticed you placed an external link at the end of that racial percentage paragraph. That link is also one of the link in the section External links. Do you think that it might be repetetive to link twice? (I'm just suggesting, I don't have a lot of experience with Wikipedia yet) (adding signature)ExterayT.C 23:12, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Re:Heh
Thanks. I love that image. Glad to see people are looking at my hypothetical hurricane pages. I won't put anymore up, sadly, because it violates some rules or something. They let me keep the four I have (thankfully). Thanks for the good reviews! →Cycl  one1 → 00:33, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Columbine
Hi,

Thank-you for the article you created entitled 'Columbine High School Massacre' it is brilliant. I had one query regarding a sentence of the second paragraph in the 'Library Massacre' section where you have written the following :

'As he entered, Harris shot out a display case at the opposite end of the administrative counter, injuring student Evan Todd who was hiding under a copier adjacent to the display case.'

In the list of 'Injuries and deaths in the library' you have Evan Todd as 'sustained minor injuries from the splintering of a desk he was hiding under.'(13)

Do you know if his injuries were the result of glass from the display case or the splintering of the desk/copier he was supposedly under ?

If you don't know or lack the time to research this, I would be happy to do so for your article.

Thanks again,

Rich

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 * The splintering of the desk, not the glass, you can check for yourself in the link that takes you to the 11,000 page report, the initital 1,000 or so pages are are student recounting their experiences, he should be towards the ending via T. -- SmthManly  / ManlyTalk  / ManlyContribs  00:04, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Copyright problems with Image:NorthMiamiBeachHigh.jpg
An image that you uploaded, Image:NorthMiamiBeachHigh.jpg, has been listed at Copyright problems because it is a suspected copyright violation. Please look there if you know that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), and then provide the necessary information there and on its page, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Dr Zak 14:49, 10 October 2006 (UTC)