User talk:Theflyer/Archive 1

Infobox Help
Hi, I've noticed you've added the tag. Can I help you with something>? --Pilotguy (  talk ¦  ✉  ) '' 23:57, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes looking for help with Infox boxes. I'm trying to get a new page started on Lake George (Anoka County) and grabbed a "info_box" from the article on the Mississippi River. Was wondering if there is a better one for lakes? Theflyer 00:00, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Just use the river infobox. We don't think there is one for lakes. --Pilotguy (  talk ¦  ✉  ) '' 00:10, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Pilotguy! Theflyer 00:14, 25 February 2006 (UTC)


 * As Pilotguy said, there isn't currently an Infobox for lakes. Instead of an infobox you could just use a table. I am happy to set that up for you, just tell me what sort of information you want in the table.--Commander Keane 00:25, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Commander Keane, That would be great. I didn't have any particular success in adapting the river info box. It just doesn't meet the needs. The items that would be good to include are: area, diameter, depth, type of water (fresh, brackish, etc), How is the lake fed (stream, spring, snow melt, etc). I'm drawing a blank on other stuff, but if you set it up as a table, I should be able to modify that easily enough. I appreciate the help. If you want, feel free to just replace the river info box with your creation on the Lake George (Anoka County) page. Thanks again. Theflyer 00:31, 25 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Okay, I added the table. I took out the spot for an image since we don't have one yet, but it's easy to put it in later. Have fun! --Commander Keane 01:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

redirect to copyvio
You redirected an article I started to one that was a total copyvio. My article seems to have disappeared, so I listed the article as a copyvio -- word for word it is totally from a web page. Sincerely, Mattisse
 * Matisse, It appears from my watch list that you are referring to Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, but since you weren't clear and don't provide a link, I cannot be for sure. I don't understand how it can be copyvio if it is from a federal government web site.  Also, standard etiquette when commenting is to use the signature option (icon looks like a signature above the edit window or use four tildes ~ ) to sign your entries, so it is easier to follow-up.   Theflyer 18:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Prussia and Libertarianism
I apologize for poor revert. Conversation moved to Talk:Konfederacio Orienta Prusio to archive with article topic. Theflyer 15:29, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks like the article and the talk page must have been deleted and then User:Der Eberswalder recreated it making it a redirect. See old talk page entry for background on the issue. Theflyer 23:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Copyvio
Hi! I wrote the article using my own words and more than one source and then suddenly it was redirected to a copyvio of one of the pages I had used as a reference. It was a word-for-word copy. So I listed the article on the possible copyvio list per directions so the admins decide. Once the possible copyvio template is on the page (the material was still on the page), I listed it per the directions as below:

If you have just labeled this page as a possible copyright infringement, please add the following to the bottom of Wikipedia:Copyright_problems/2007_January_28/Articles The admins decided it was copyvio because they removed the material as you can tell from the watchlist. User:Rmky87 removed it. I felt bad because i had spent time putting it in my own words and using several sources, just to have it redirected to a copyvio. I don't know how that happened because I lost my much better article through the redirect! Sincerely, Mattisse 22:48, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ([ history] · [ last edit]) from . Mattisse 22:48, 28 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Actually, looking at the article history I did not write it (I was thinking of something else!) I came across it as needing wikifying and recognised the material from the web site, so I submitted it as a possible copyvio. Sorry! Anyway, they make the final decision whether it is copyvio or not. Not me. So you cannot reverse their decision without discussing it with them. Sincerely,  Mattisse 22:56, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * It is not copyvio, it is from a public domain web site. See Talk:Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.  I'm pretty certain the decision will be reversed when someone else reviews my documentation.  I chose to wait for others to review instead of reverting myself.   The disclaimer on the web site, which is a federal government web site, clearly states that the web page is public domain.  I'm glad to hear that I didn't overwrite something you'd written because I try hard not to do anything like that.  Happy editing.  Theflyer 23:54, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * That's a good decision on your part to appeal and let them decide. I'll be interested to know in the outcome becaue these things are not clear to me (past experience) even when it seems Public Domain. Good luck!  Sincerely, Mattisse 00:16, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

MD
Thanks for creating the MD navigation template. Very cool. -Ravedave 05:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
 * My pleasure Dave (oh my, there's a flashback to HAL), it's the kind of thing I like to do. Notice from your contributions and your user page, you've done a lot of work on Minnesota stuff.  I've been slowly working on Lake George (Anoka County).  It still needs a lot of work but is coming along.  Maybe you could take a gander when your little one is taking a seista (congratulations by the way).  Theflyer 05:32, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do. You should checkout WP:WPMN -Ravedave 05:56, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Political views of Mitt Romney
Moved my response to Talk:Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2008. Theflyer 05:11, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Discussion about Romney political views/positions article title
Hi. Over at the the article Political views of Mitt Romney, in case you're interested, there's a discussion underway about whether it's an improvement to name it Political positions of Mitt Romney, at Talk:Political views of Mitt Romney. (And thanks for your kind and thoughtful discussion about the article and its creation.)
 * -- Yellowdesk 16:29, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Muscular Dystrophy Template

 * ''Moved discussion to Talk:Muscular_dystrophy. Theflyer 22:30, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Disambiguation
You recently created FSH (disambiguation) and redirected FSH there. Just thought you might like to know for future reference that the preference is for titles with "(disambiguation)" in the title to redirect to the plain title, as long as the plain title is not being used by another article. No big deal, but it creates a little more work for WikiProject Disambiguation/Malplaced disambiguation pages. Happy editing... Dekimasu よ! 02:38, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Dekimasu, If I understand your post and the help page above correctly, the objective is to not create "Topic (disambiguation)" pages unless it is absolutely necessary and in most cases it probably is not.       Is this a correct understanding?  While I could simply move the information from the FSH (disambiguation) to FSH, the page above indicates I should probably just list it there for an administrator to resolve.  Do you agree?  I also assume this would be the same case with FSHD (disambiguation)...do you agree?  Thank you for taking the time to reach out and give me this pointer.  By the way, can you provide me a good example where a "topic X (disambiguation)" page is used properly for my own reference.   Theflyer 02:52, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry to take so long to get back to you. Yes, you are correct – "(disambiguation)" is used in the title only when necessary. An example of an effective page with "(disambiguation)" in the title is Cervantes (disambiguation). You can take a look at the setup of the plain title, Cervantes, and see that it redirects to the most common use, Miguel de Cervantes. Then there is a note at the top of Miguel de Cervantes telling the user that he/she may be looking for Cervantes (disambiguation). "Cervantes" would not be the correct title for Miguel's article, but it is still the most common use of the term. In a case in which the term is widely distinguishable by the plain title itself, we might see an article at Rome and a disambiguation page at Rome (disambiguation). Here, the editors have decided that there is no need to redirect Rome to Rome, Italy.
 * I see that the FSH redirect has been changed and is now pointing to a primary topic like the Cervantes page, per Disambiguation. That's a fine solution to the problem, as long as there is a primary topic. If there isn't, we move the page to the plain title, per my last post.
 * I hope this will help to answer your questions a little bit. I'm not sure if what I wrote as very clear, but you can take a look WP:DAB or WP:MOS-DAB for further information. Please let me know if you have any more questions! Dekimasu よ! 17:31, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Regarding "Exploratory Committees"
You're invited to comment at Template talk:United States presidential election%2C 2008 navigation, on this proposal:
 * Proposed Deletion of category "Exploratory" and "Declared" for individuals filing with FEC.

And please note this argument on the same talk page. Exploratory equals Candidate.
 * Best regards, Yellowdesk 07:06, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

National Cancer Act page
FYI: I just did your "To do" (Convert external link on National Cancer Act of 1971 ...). Tugbug 23:19, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey cool. Thanks.  Theflyer 03:16, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Tugbug completed this task for me: Convert external link on National Cancer Act of 1971 on the National Cancer Institute page to an internal link by creating at least a stub from info on external link.  Then make sure List of United States federal legislation and the 1937 National Cancer Institute Act are all linked as appropriate. Theflyer 03:19, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Regarding "Potential candidates"
You're invited to comment at Template talk:United States presidential election%2C 2008 navigation, on this proposal:
 * Proposed deletion of "potential" categories from template.

Cheers, Italiavivi 03:16, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Meetup in Minneapolis
 Minnesota Meetup Sunday, 2007-10-07, 1:00 p.m. (13:00) Pracna on Main 117 Main SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota Map Please pass this on! RSVP here.  Spam delivered by -Susanlesch 19:35, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Ubiquitous Robot
Moving discussion to the talk page of the appropriate topical page: Talk:Ubiquitous robot. Theflyer (talk) 04:00, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Note regarding your Key Graphics
The three graphs regarding the approach to a singularity are neither exponential nor singular, nor do they show any "trend". They are in fact mathematically and semantically trivial, as I have explained in the images' discussion pages. I am posting this here so that you are aware of the trivial reasoning, and also in hopes that you can be a second set of eyes just in case I missed something. SamuelRiv (talk) 22:26, 14 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Let's concentrate this discussion at Talk:Technological singularity. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 20:40, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Minnesota Meetup
 2009 Details under discussion. Please share this with anyone who may be interested.  Jonathunder (talk) 14:25, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills


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Mississippi Canyon 252
Mississippi Canyon 252 is not a common name for the event and certainly hasn't been featured prominently in news reports, vis-a-vis other names. If you feel that strongly about it, we can discuss on the article talk page.--Labattblueboy (talk) 00:33, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Hi, Theflyer. You have been an active editor on Deepwater Horizon oil spill and/or its related articles. During some last months there has been an active development of cleaning up that article by splitting off large sections into separate articles. A Deepwater Horizon series were created (all the articles accessible by Template:Deepwater Horizon oil spill series. You are invited to assist by cleaning-up and copy-editing these articles. There are also ongoing discussion concerning additional split-offs. You could see split-off templates at the article's page and find discussions at the talk page. Your input would be useful for building consensus on these issues. Thank you. Beagel (talk) 23:37, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link fixing one-day contest
I have decided to put on a mini-contest within the November 2013 monthly disambiguation contest, on Saturday, November 23 (UTC). I will personally give a $20 Amazon.com gift card to the disambiguator who fixes the most links on that server-day (see the project page for details on scoring points). Since we are not geared up to do an automated count for that day, at 00:00, 23 November 2013 (UTC) (which is 7:00 PM on November 22, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the project page leaderboard. I will presume that anyone who is not already listed on the leaderboard has precisely nine edits. At 01:00, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (8:00 PM on November 23, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the leaderboard at that time (the extra hour is to give the board time to update), and I will determine from that who our winner is. I will credit links fixed by turning a WP:DABCONCEPT page into an article, but you'll have to let me know me that you did so. Here's to a fun contest. Note that according to the Daily Disambig, we currently have under 256,000 disambiguation links to be fixed. If everyone in the disambiguation link fixers category were to fix 500 links, we would have them all done - so aim high! Cheers! bd2412 T 02:03, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

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Setting up auto archive
Set up Mizzabot code to keep talk page clear after 180d. Theflyer (talk) 22:12, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

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