User talk:Spaceharper/Archive 3

This is the archive for User talk:Alynna Kasmira from June 13 2007 to June 30 2008.

Bohfiwzangabo reply
Hi Alynna, thanks for taking our experiment in stride. I did not know of the list of newly created pages. My real name is Luca de Alfaro (you can Google me, I don't want to insert "link spam"), and I am doing this to gather info on how to make a content-driven reputation system for the Wikipedia that is robust wrt tampering. Best wishes, Luca

Thinghy
I think that leaving the link as you had done, should stay. Yes, there is not much difference, but 2. is described as an excerpt! The text is complete. Thinghy 23:57, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm. While the section header says "excerpt", the text is the same.  I'll change the section header, but leave the link out - especially as the full text is buried in a paper about something else. --Alynna 00:00, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Basis
May I ask, by what basis did you arrive at the conclusion that PSI Seminars is not a stub?

There is virtually no information about their courses, their history, their structure or anything about the company. Other than the company website, the only information in the article comes from 'brief' mentions in anti-cult publications.

Did you read the article or any of the references?

Nothing personal, but if that article isn't a stub, I'm curious what is. Lsi john 02:36, 18 June 2007 (UTC)


 * The article is longer than the typical stub. Sorry, I'll put the stub tag back. --Alynna 02:37, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It's longer than a typical stub, because it is a POV article with fluffy citations from anti-cult pov publications. There is very little information really available about the company. The technical description for the article is found here: WP:COATRACK.
 * Peace in God. Lsi john 02:39, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I have removed most of the unrelated (trivia), and duplicated information, from the article. I apologize for not taking the time to do this previously.
 * I will accept that we disagree on the article being a stub. Do you agree that the individual sections are stubs?
 * The history on this article is that it was already deleted once before, as PSI World and was re-created as PSI Seminars. I don't personally believe there is sufficient information to even justify an article. Lsi john 15:44, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, the sections you have tagged as stubs are stub sections. The appropriate tag for stub sections is sect-stub; I'll change them.  The article may well deserve deletion; feel free to list it at WP:AFD. --Alynna 15:46, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Lsi john 18:44, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

thanks
Before nominating an article for speedy deletion, consider whether it could be improved or reduced to a stub; speedy deletion is for cases where an article does not contain useful content. Note that some Wikipedians create articles in multiple saves, so try to avoid deleting a page too soon after its initial creation. Users nominating a page for speedy deletion should specify which criteria the page meets; it would also be considerate to notify the original author. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rogue-Radio (talk • contribs)


 * I am aware of what speedy deletion is for. Assuming you are referring to Rogue-Radio, I did specify which criteria it met.  It was blatant advertising (db-ad).  I apologise for not notifying you; should you create another page that I tag for speedy deletion, I will notify you. --Alynna 19:52, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Too essayish
Could you please explain further how the article as currently written is too essayish and what specifically could be done to make it less so? Thankyou. Please respond on my talk page. --Hfarmer 03:44, 23 June 2007 (UTC)


 * In response to your clarification. The large blockquotes seemed like the best way to express the facts.  I mean there have just been so many times where I would summarize information like that just to have someone want to delete it for being "original reserach" or unsourced POV etc.  I will try to summarize the information in the section you mentioned and see how it looks.--Hfarmer 01:54, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Striped French marigold
Hi there, just wanted to say thank you for taking the time and energy to merge the content from petula oil and redirect the link, and then clean up the non-wikified information too. You rock! Eliz81 14:40, 9 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks :) --Alynna 15:58, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 July 2007 (UTC).

hi
hello how r u —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.137.201.230 (talk • contribs)


 * I'm fine, thanks. --Alynna 23:25, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Feminism re-write
Hi Alynna, thanks for having a look at my feminism rewrite. Nobody's paying any attention to it at the moment. Have you any strong views on where the present page is better or not? I know I need to source a few things - most things that are unsourced are actually unsourced in their own articles so i'm having to do primary research but that's fun in its own way. It's still here - I've made a few changes, but nothing too wild, since you last saw it.-- Cailil  talk 01:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * The rewrite definitely looks like a big improvement. Sorry I haven't had more time to look at it. --Alynna 01:24, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of High school track and field in Kansas
An article that you have been involved in editing, High school track and field in Kansas, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/High school track and field in Kansas. Thank you. Rick Block (talk) 01:19, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 July 2007 (UTC).

Martin dugard
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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 17:31, 11 October 2007 (UTC).

Redirect of Pegnet
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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time &mdash; get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project's Love Boat newsletter from your cruise director Miss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!

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Alice and her harasser
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes.

Harry Potter and his homosexual teacher
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.

"My Fellow Americans"
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.

Same name, same sexuality: a riddle for the ages
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?

Beat writer arouses Irish guy
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.

Love those Texas Longhorns
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).

Point and Counterpoint
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.

Drudgery on offer
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
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"My Fellow Americans" redux
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.

This month's Wiki stars
Lesbian pulp fiction (a genre close to my heart, I must confess) writer Ann Bannon has decided to spice up the featured articles candidates list this month. Why not drop by and make your opinion heard? Joining her in this lofty aspiration are the articles But I'm a Cheerleader and Conversion therapy. I'm sure their main editors would welcome any comments (well, helpful ones, anyway) on the talk pages or the FAC discussions. And lest we forget, the List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sd-Si became a Featured list!! Rah rah, siskumbah! Go, team, GO!!!!

And the Oscar goes to...
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Though I may not be the first, let me extend a warm, LGBT Love Boat welcome to the 12 new members who joined us in October: Jliberty, JockCub360, ChristopherEdwards, Desiderius82, Zlrussell, Kelsied, BeardedWoof, Mujerado, Tyrfing, Fabgurrl, Redl@nds597198, and decafdyke! Whatever you choose to do here, I feel sure that your contributions will enhance our project to no end. And if they don't...well, let's just say that I'm not shy.

Leather and lace
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!

Late breaking news
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).

Champagne dreams and caviar kisses
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out. - In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
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Kisses,

Miss Julie To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Dev920 know. Delivered on 12:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC).
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LGBT WikiProject newsletter
Delivered on 20:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC). SatyrBot 20:28, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Wikiproject Gymnastics
Your edits or discussions show that you may be interested in the new Gymnastics Wikiproject. Please join and help to start this new wikiproject. We need lots of members and lots of help. Wikiproject Gymnastics also contains the related sports of cheerleading, power tumbling, and trampolining.  Maddie talk 17:58, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

PEtALS
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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered sometime in January 2008 (UTC). SatyrBot (talk) 23:15, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Untitled message moved from the top of this page
Hi Alynna,

I am the author of the Pete Sears bio which you recently deleted. It was a more condensed version of the first one that was deleted by the last editor, and it should provide a good concise platform for other people to work from (adding links to names mentioned in the bio, etc). If possible, as I am the author, I would like to obtain official permission to post the recently deleted Pete Sears bio in Wikipedia. Thanks for keeping an eye on this stuff...this is a wonderful medium and I understand your concern regarding someone just copying and pasting information. All the best, Pemburyclose —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pemburyclose (talk • contribs) 10:12, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Hello, Pemburyclose. To find out about granting permission, please refer to Donating copyrighted materials.  Following those instructions, putting a notice on the article´s talk page, and following the guide to layout should prevent any future problems.  Otherwise you may find other well-meaning editors reverting your changes again.  Happy editing, --Alynna (talk) 23:11, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Slog (blog)
An editor has nominated Slog (blog), an article on which you have worked or that you created, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also "What Wikipedia is not").

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LGBT issues and Wicca: agree with your rename but has been renamed before...
Hi there, just thought I'd let you know that this renaming has been an issue before! See this diff which renamed the article from Sexual orientation and Wicca (my preferred title) to Homosexuality and Wicca - this was apparently to bring it in line with other articles in the category Category:Homosexuality and religion. Personally I agree that your title is better, but others who watch this category may differ... Kim Dent-Brown  (Talk)  14:13, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I know. I've been trying to get the naming scheme changed for accuracy (since "Homosexuality" is not an accurate title for some of the articles), but every attempt ends in "No, because the other ones are all like that".  I figured maybe if I started with a single article that definitely needed to have a more inclusive name it would help... I'll let you know if I start another broad proposal --Alynna (talk) 01:53, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

UK employment discrimination law
Hello AK, thanks for your kind comment. Actually it's way underdone still isn't it! But I thought putting the relevant sections in with some links would just be a good way to start. Cheers for the encouragement.  Wik idea  20:42, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered by SatyrBot around 17:14, 3 March 2008 (UTC) SatyrBot (talk) 17:17, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Bi links
When I put those links there I was simply replacing some old broken/inappropriate ones. I chose some "top level" links from the Bisexual Community article where I has just pruned the self-serving and non-notable.

IMHO each Sub-entry in an article such as LGBT culture should probably have the same format. So if there are links for Bisexuals there should probably be equivalent links, see also, etc. of ubiquitous groups/media and cultural touchstones for all the Communities, (HRC, the Task force, GLAAD, Lambda Legal, Victory Fund, the Advocate, LOGO, Dinah Shore Weekend, L-Word . . .) CyntWorkStuff (talk) 02:48, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Who is Alynna Kasmira?
I'm pretty sure I've seen your Wiki faerying before. Thanks again.

I'm curious about your attractive nom de plume.

It reminds me of Assyrian names, and then again Russian names. I'd go Slavic over Semitic on the shape of the words.

I imagine this is the name of a significant woman, and would like to know her.

I might disagree with her opinions, but I care almost as much about passion as I do about truth. I find a thing about life is that it is sometimes exceedingly challenging to share passions with people when we're at odds over something, so we retreat. I think that's normal, realistic but sad.

It strikes me that anyone worthy of your admiration is worthy of my attention.

If you get a moment between compiling recalcitrant coding attempts, please educate me.

Congratulations on your engagement, I wish you both adventure, joy and comfort. Alastair Haines (talk) 14:04, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Alynna is a name I first made up for a D&D character, and then adopted as an online alias because I liked it. Kasmira is a Slavic name meaning "bringer of peace".  I found it on the Internet.  --Alynna (talk) 12:57, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of The Terrorist Handbook
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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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Hello, members and friends of WP:LGBT! I'm not one to be writing newsletters, but I miss our cruise director, Miss Julie, and our project is drifting along with a few leaking plugs in the bottom of the boat. Hey, it happens. Every group we join goes through changes. If Wikipedia weren't so interesting it wouldn't also be so frustrating sometimes. And vice versa. More than one Wikiproject has tumbleweeds blowing through it, but this is one that can't afford to let that happen. Even if you pop in to the talk page of the project, you can let us know you're still around.

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WP:LGBT's Role in HIV / AIDS articles
It wouldn't be a proper gay community without a li'l bit o' drama! That's right. If we aren't arguing about something, then we should be asking if we're still queer. Maybe that's for the best, since we know we're still kicking. Our most recent topic is how far the role of our project should go in dipping our toes into HIV/AIDS articles. The main AIDS article was delisted as a Featured Article last month, sadly. (Sending a swift kick to WP:Medicine.) A spirited discussion is available for your entertainment on the WP:LGBT talk page about just how much of HIV and AIDS should we take on. As ever, we'll take your opinions under advisement. We're going to have to, because it doesn't seem to have been settled.

Is Pride POV?
We have a pretty cool sidebar that identifies core LGBT articles. Its symbol is the iconic gay pride flag, much like other Wikiprojects have iconic symbols denoting the topic is a core subject in a series of articles. However, a question recently arose asking if the symbol itself is not neutral. Should a pride flag show up at the top of the article on Conversion therapy? How else would anyone know the article is about queer issues? Is there another symbol that is as widely recognized and that includes all our many splintered facets? At what point do we stop asking ourselves all these questions and just go have a mint julep on the verandah and stop caring?

Harvey Milk and Jim Jones
For the love of all that is holy, no Kool Aid jokes. However, an editor involved in pioneering San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk's article has included a section about the late supervisor's support of Jim Jones and the People's Temple. While it may be accurate, there is a Request for Comment regarding how much emphasis the section places on Milk's support in light of his overall political influence on the city, and indeed the rest of the United States. Milk's article is a sad one in more ways than one. It lacks the detail and heart that honors its subject. Anyone want to do a barter with me? I'll bring Harvey Milk to featured status (give me a month or two so I can read stuff), if you do something of equal value to WP:LGBT?? Make me an offer...

Queer Studies is offensive!
The established branch of study known as Queer studies was brought up as an category for deletion because an editor was offended by the use of "queer" in the title. It was overwhelmingly rejected mostly by the usernames I see here on our Wikiproject page. (A clue that I know you are out there, hiding...biding your time...) So, I wish I could congratulate you, but now I'm all confused by my sympathy for the editor who was offended. So, if you're reading this, Moni has a short memory and can't remember your username. Don't be put off by our demonstrative pushiness. Join us. We can always use involved editors.

Lambda Literary Awards
What can you do to help the project out? Be a wiki-fairy, on many levels. There are all kinds of articles that need help. Why, just this morning I removed those ugly wikify and cleanup tags from four articles at random. If you can put  around stuff, you can clean up articles. There's a list of articles that need attention at the top of the WP:LGBT talk page. Or you can start with the Lambda Literary Awards, where the goddess of my altar received a pioneering award, and was "reduced to rubble" by Katherine V. Forrest's wonderful speech. The 20th ceremony of the Lambda Literary Awards, which celebrates LGBT literature, took place in West Hollywood on May 29th. The page needs to be updated with the new winners, to be found on the official website.


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Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Arthur C. Clarke and Bernard Montgomery
Why on earth would someone want to delete material about homosexuality? 'Tis truly a mystery. But these embattled articles have some random evil gnomes removing information that places these folks under our queer umbrella. Help us keep an eye out for the deletions. Take a peek at the articles, familiarize yourselves with the info, and be handy with the undo function in the article history. If tempers flare, take it to the Hall monitors and let them sort it out. Best solution is to make sure your sources are immaculate.

This month's Wiki stars
This is what I get for opening my big fat mouth and suggesting the newsletter should be revived. Here I am writing it. So, to pat self on back (*cough*) Mulholland Dr. became a featured article in May. This is A Good Thing since it is my personal declaration that there is no such thing as lesbian porn. I don't care what Benjiboi says about the video collection at goodvibes. Instead, we have hot women who connect on a deep, personal, soul-touching level, so this film should qualify as some of the skankiest porn available for lesbians. Plus, it's completely confusing and surreal! D'you think Laura Harring would care that the article is featured? I don't think so either... (Call me, Laura!)

Compulsive hoarding of templates
Once I saw a harrowing episode of Animal Planet's Animal Cops where this guy had, like, 250 cats in his house and it freaked me right out. I'm drawing a parallel between 250 cats and, well...three, really, templates in articles involving LGBT issues. Can we stick to one, maybe? In the aforementioned Harvey Milk's article there's a core LGBT template, a link to the LGBT portal, and a sidebar for LGBT rights. Jiminy! You'd think we weren't the folk to set industrial grey carpeting and track lighting in vogue. An LGBT footer was designed to link to articles of interest that aren't the aforementioned core articles. What do you think, can we have either an LGBT template for core articles, a footer for LGBT articles that are high profile but not core, or an LGBT rights template? As ever, anything's up for discussion on the WP:LGBT talk page.

The Violet Quill and magazines
Zigzig20s suggests we create an article on The Violet Quill, as it seems such a milestone in the advancement of gay/queer literature. Members of the Quill all have pages of their own (Edmund White, Christopher Cox, Robert Ferro, Michael Grumley, Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano, and George Whitmore). We need to find more info on the Quill per se to reference the page that we create. Perhaps Google Books - and libraries? - can help.

A number of magazines also need articles, perhaps most notably QW, LGNY, and Lesbian Feminist Liberation.

Mom's nagging for Pride Month
It's June, Pride month. Wear sunscreen, stay hydrated, get a designated driver, then go half-dressed in the streets find a girlfriend or boyfriend, or some homo who's standing there looking lonely and kiss 'em up real good. Remember, it all started 39 years ago when a bunch of drag queens just got fed the f*ck up by the cops raiding the bar and dragging them all out to the pokey again. Rock on, queens! Enjoy your celebrations. My town's is in October, and 200 people attend. I miss Denver.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Hey, I've seen you around! Sorry there seem to be so many—it's been a while. But we welcome you all: Cheezisyum21, Taineyah, Dustihowe, Avesta69, RachelSummers77, Vivekgopinathan, AMK1211, Staffwaterboy, Ted Ted, Joe5150, Leahtwosaints, Robapalooza, Arthomure, Confusionball, Affinity likely, PrinceOfCanada, Yobmod, Npd2983, Neagley, Bvlax2005, Bvlax2005, Rhullsf, Textorus, Kieran.casey, Tyciol, Meojive, Sappho'd, Bookkeeperoftheoccult,  Gaywarrior, Aujourd'hui, maman est morte, and Balin42632003.

It looks like we've picked up a lot of talent lately. We have no doubt you'll be making your indelible mark on LGBT knowledge as we know it, here at Wikipedia.

- In the immortal words of Miss Julie, "May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon."
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Warning
Alynna, you've been around long enough to know the rules. No editing to disputed revisions without an attempt to address those issues to consensus. You offered no sources, nor attempted to address issues raised by dissenting editors. Alastair Haines (talk) 17:30, 25 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I could give you the same warning. You keep reverting to your preferred version without any regard for the opinions of anyone but yourself.  --Alynna (talk) 17:44, 25 June 2008 (UTC)


 * You are wrong. My prefered version is quite different. I am reverting to the neutral version -- before Ilkali arrived. Check your facts. Seek consensus before making changes. Cease making personal attacks on me without any evidence. Second warning. Alastair Haines (talk) 17:54, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Latin userpage
Greetings from Vicipaedia! I thought I would just mention that your userpage there has been edited anonymously. The editor may well have been you, but just in case ... And rew D alby 08:32, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops - that was me. Thanks for the notification. --Alynna (talk) 13:55, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Carstairs Douglas article
Hi Alynna, thanks for tagging up the Carstairs Douglas with the proper stub tags instead of my vague stubbiness. I've expanded the content there and removed the tags, but feel free to put them back if you feel the article is not deserving of "full article" status. Taffy U|T|E 11:11, 30 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Looks good to me. Thanks for working on it. --Alynna (talk) 17:42, 30 June 2008 (UTC)