User talk:Titoxd/Archive19

Mexican gov info
I was poking around on the SMN site looking at Lanes radar images and stumbled across this: http://www.covecyt.gob.mx/descargas/memorias/Inundaciones/INDICE.HTML It seems to have a TON of potentially useful stuff. This file seems to have info on Pre-Columbian hurricanes (Maya?). All very interesting... I also noticed a Stan impact pic.--Nilfanion (talk) 00:16, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Keith
I think I got just what you need. Here's the currency converter I use. Hope that helps :) Hurricanehink ( talk ) 03:09, 16 September 2006 (UTC)


 * By the way, nice addition. The article was really lacking in Mexico impact. Hurricanehink ( talk ) 03:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Sweet. Yea, add it all in! Later, we can summarize it (like if similar effects are felt), but as long as it isn't duplicated your additions will be very welcome. :D Hurricanehink ( talk ) 03:27, 16 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Great job. The only problem I see is the indirect damage. What's that? Also, stupid ignorant people that think Mexico is in Central America ;) What was IH thinking? Hurricanehink ( talk ) 14:03, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!
Just heard on the IRC channel... Have a nice one! :) —AySz88\ ^ - ^ 14:06, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Oops! I misunderstood someone... Sorry.... :( —AySz88\ ^ - ^  14:09, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Couple of months early there, AySz... heh. Of course, does this mean I get early birthday wishes too? :P – Chacor 14:12, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, several months early... thanks, though. :) Tito xd (?!?) 18:20, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Version 0.5 Natural Science
You have tagged Soil as (appreciated!). I am curious about the Natsci portion of the tag, but could not seem to find such a v0.5 or class A category. Is there a list of articles similarly tagged with category=Natsci or ? Cheers! -- Paleorthid 17:50, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Small announcement
We will certainly miss you on the Council, Tito! Thanks for making the time I've gotten to work with you on it awesome, and I look forward to still seeing you around Esperanza and Wikipedia. All the best -- Nataly a 04:28, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll certainly second that. I'm sure we'll see you around quite a bit, and feel free to drop us a hint/scream at us if you see anything we could be doing better. Cheers, EWS23  (Leave me a message!) 05:02, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey Tito :)
Any chance of seeing you on IRC?--Nilfanion (talk) 23:15, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks
Hey Titoxd, thank you for supporting my recent RfA. It finished with an amazing final tally of 160/4/1. I really appreciate your support. Cheers, Sarah Ewart (Talk) 11:16, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Helene (2000) copyedit
Hink told me that I should contact you for a copyedit of the Helene article if I wanted it sent to GAnom. I hope you can copyedit to make it a GA. Thanx. íslenskur fellibylur #12 (samtal) 17:19, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Regarding this edit/TS review
Titoxd, regarding this, I was wondering if you speak Spanish, as there is a pattern, which continues today. I've been trying to get this editor to discuss changes (even translating for him) and use edit summaries for a while: in case you don't speak Spanish, I wish we could find an admin who does. On a separate matter, you commented long ago on the peer review for Tourette syndrome; can you have a fresh look at the article whenever you have time (no hurry whatsoever)? Sandy 22:39, 25 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I'll add that article to my list to look at later today. No, I'm not worried about a warning for anything he's said to me - it doesn't really trouble me personally - I was just concerned that someone who speaks Spanish was aware of the tone.  Back to you later on Katrina.  Sandy 12:27, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Meteorological history of Hurricane Katrina

 * Should the lead have some mention of the devastation? Not sure how you feel about inline citations in the lead, but you might want to cite this in the lead:  however, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico allowed it to rapidly intensify to the sixth strongest Atlantic hurricane in history.
 * Those conditions did not fulfill the criteria for keeping the same name and identity.[2] Change to: The criteria for keeping the same name and identity were not met. (More active voice vs. passive?  A style choice for me, not important.)
 * Contradiction in the lead: The next day, the tropical depression strengthened to a tropical storm, receiving the name Katrina, and made landfall on southern Florida as a minimal hurricane.  This implies it made landfall on the 24th, but the text says the 25th ?
 * The initial NHC forecasts - this is the first mention in the text of the initials, NHC.  The reader can guess that it stands for National Hurricane Center, but that should be mentioned and or linked on its first occurrence.
 * eventually to hit the Florida Panhandle approximately three to four days in the future.[3] - three to four days later.
 * Immediately after the storm entered the Gulf of Mexico, the low wind shear, good upper-level outflow, and the warm sea surface temperatures of the Gulf Loop Current caused Katrina to start intensify ing rapidly.
 * but led to an almost doubling in radius of the storm.[2] - but almost doubled the storm radius.
 * The center of Katrina was about 180 mi (290 km) away from the mouth of the Mississippi River, but tropical storm-force winds extended 230 statute miles (370 km) away from the center of the storm, and hurricane-force winds extended about 105 miles (170 km) away. [9]
 * Overnight on August 29, and into that morning, - into the next morning? August 30 ?
 * At landfall, hurricane-force winds extended outward 120 miles (190 km) from the center and the storm's central pressure was 920 mbar. (Similar in many places - isn't the "outward" implied, redundant?)
 * The other half of Katrina broke off in the eastern part of the Appalachians, primarily leading to a significant tornado outbreak in

Very nice ! Sandy 14:24, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Sorry about that
I wasn't aware that the revert I did was actually correct, I just saw that the date was listed like that in previous versions, so I just assumed that was wrong. My bad. Anyway, thanks for reverting back to the correct version. Have a pleasant evening. Kyra~(talk) 23:49, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

CheckUser on Commons
Hi Titoxd,

Per the CheckUser Policy, I have been granted the checkuser permission. Thankyou for supporting this request. Requests for checkuser can be made at the Commons:Administrators' noticeboard. Thanks, [ælfəks] 01:41, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

ProQuest
I'm not sure what the proper procedure is, but when I use ProQuest I just assume that the database is accurate and cite the article as if I had seen a hard copy. I feel this is justified especially for stuff in the Historical NYT database, since all the articles are scanned copies of what appeared in the newspaper. Probably the same can be assumed for other databases, but you could also just put a parenthetical note saying which database it came from. --Spangineeres (háblame)  05:59, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Batesville, Louisiana
I have noticed when you closed the above AfD, you did not remove the category template, "REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE WHEN CLOSING THIS AfD". By deleting this when closing it pulls the discussion out of the category. I have deleted it from this discussion, but if you could review any other closures you have done recently and remove the tag from them it would be greatly appreicated. This is a fairly recent change. The guideline is at WP:AFDC. I have been going through the listing in each of the categories CAT:AFD and removing the tag from pages that are closed and adding the approriate category code for those in the uncatagorised group. Thanks.--Gay Cdn (talk) (email) (Contr.) 23:05, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

1933 AHS
Could you give the article another look? I just expanded it greatly, using newspaper reports, and I want to make sure it flows well, etc. I'd ask someone else, but you're the best copyeditor we got ;) Hurricanehink ( talk ) 22:40, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Anon on Foley scandal article again
Has just removed "sexually suggestive" and removed the description of Foley as a republican. JoshuaZ 04:11, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi
Do you think you can help me out for the 1999-00 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season article, please? I have put up heaps of comments in the assessment page, but no one's responding back. RaNdOm26 10:27, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: 1933
Thanks for the needed copyedit. I got the ref (HPC), and to be safe I expanded all of them. As for the 5,000, that number is only the number of dead or injured, at least according to what the newspaper article said. Damn, I thought someone had got the ref for Hurdat. Oh well, I just did it. Thankss for your help in general for the article. I just can't wait until it's done (either passes or fails). Hurricanehink ( talk ) 16:11, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

EvilCat
Nooooooo O_O :)-- §hanel  05:36, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank You
Thank you for reverting the vandalism on my talk page. --Chesaguy 16:49, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Cruz Roja Española Xangsane press release for Vietnam, translation help needed
Hi Tito, would you mind helping to translate this Cruz Roja Española press release on the aftermath of Xangsane in Vietnam? Thanks! – Chacor 17:02, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Set nominations for Version 0.5
Hi Tito, I hope you're doing well. I'd like to close the set nomination discussions, so I'm asking for your votes on these if you have time. With Version 0.5 Set Nominations/Genetic disorders I'm the only person who has commented/debated recently, and I noticed you commented back in the summer on this when the consensus was to hold till later. Can you cast your vote on this set? The other three sets seem to have at least 2-3 people in rough agreement, but if you have time your comments on those would be welcome as well. Thanks, Walkerma 04:19, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Wikipedia:One featured article per quarter
Heh, that's pretty interesting, thanks. I would consider doing it, but due to my ADD I can't seem to predict which articles I'm going to do. Whenever I do, I get sidetracked and work on something else :) I did too many large projects earlier in the year that now I'd rather do good articles for low-impact storms. Hurricanehink ( talk ) 14:56, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Typhoon Shanshan (2006)
Ive created the Typhoon Shanshan (2006) article but someone keeps reverting it everytime i move it onto the mainspace. Storm05 17:28, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * You aren't supposed to do cut-and-paste moves. – Chacor 17:29, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Reply to Ernesto
I'm currently checking for sources, but for the balloon festival it may only be in French due to the fact the Citizen or the Sun may not keep everything, I'm putting it mention of the festival because it's one of the most important of its kind across North America and the world and during that Sources should be there within the next hour --JForget 20:56, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

The articles have vanished, there's none to be found, so the Canada part will go, but will it keep in the infobox --JForget 21:04, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

VP warning
Please refrain from removing content from Wikipedia, as you did to Cabrini College. It is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. TheRanger 16:55, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Replied on your talk. Tito xd (?!?) 16:59, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

status template
Hello. This is a note informing you of my intent to use one of your status templates on my user page. I found that your "busy" template fits my current editing status better than any other template I've found. Great idea, thanks! -- Nebular110 14:25, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Slap
Consider yourself slapped with a large trout for this. You should know better than to upload free material to here. Admittedly there is not much of a purpose beyond WPTC stats, but free material = .--Nilfanion (talk) 11:59, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Edit counter
Hi, thanks for the notification. Interiot posted his "wannabe kate" substitute counter, which has more features and (I believe) is accurate, so I've made my counter redirect to his now. Please use that instead. Cheers, Tangot a ngo 15:47, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Fabian pic
Would the picture from this newspaper be usable for the Fabian article? Sure, it's pretty low-res, but it's about the only damage pic I can find that would be useable. Would cropping the damaged house be fair use or PD as well, or unusable due to copyright (AP). Hope you can help :) Hurricanehink ( talk ) 02:19, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Edit Count and Edit Counters
Thank you for removing the section about Edit Counters in the Edit Count article. The two articles were fundamentally different and users creating edit tools were advertising them on the Edit Count article rather than the Edit Counters article. Let's hope the merge request and clean up of the articles stays. Thanks again. Mkdw 22:10, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Edit_count is in the Wikipedia Encyclopedia as labelled on the top. The article is categorized as an article pertaining to Wikipedia and basically discusses the definition, purpose, and usages of Edit Counts with in the website of Wikipedia. Conversely, WikiProject_edit_counters is a very loosely created article about Wikipedia's tools for edit counting and their development. It contains a lot of information from the Edit Count article but primarily should be about Edit Counters as a tool and how people are using those tools pertaining to Edit Counts. The articles require quite a bit of cleaning up but if you look closely enough, they are dissimilar topics of review and discussion. Webster's dictionary has a good section about the development of closely linked but disparate articles that is very applicable here and I would like to see the articles cleaned up and separated than merged. Just my opinion about references. Mkdw 22:18, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Maybe I am missing something. If you're refering to namespaces. How does Wikipedia:Edit_count fit under User talk namespace? Namespaces 1, 3, 5, and 7 are all talk pages more specifically Namespace 3 as the User Talk. Now Wikipedia:Edit_count is under the Namespace 4 and can be found in its category. I was talking more to the point that the article reads as an encyclopedic article, whether a part of Wikipedia or not, and the WikiProject Edit Counters relates to the development of Wikipedia Tools. I don't see how they are similar enough to warrent one being linked to the other without making it a generalization. An example would be Grapes and Grape Pickers. One relates to the other, but could, and would discuss them separately. Especially if there is a movement to keep Edit Counts away from the basis of adminship. I don't see the purpose of discussing that on the same page as where people are discussing technical notes or where people are reviewing. 22:39, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree, and what I am reading are two very 'project pages' then, being merged when they have different discussions going on. If you read the Edit Count discussion, enough people for a six month old argument have said they are different subjects. The changes I am talking about are simply removing the first paragraph from WikiProject: Edit Counters as the second paragraph directly contradicts the purpose of the article. If people are indeed trying to do something together, then we shouldn't be mixed two groups of people trying to do two different things. I don't even see the relevence of discussing adminship in a place of tool development. Mkdw 22:50, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

We've left the topic about whether they are articles or not. They're not and if you need me to say it, then I am. Let's move on. The topic sentence, which is acting as the secondary thesis statement to the whole project states:

"Our goal is to organize and coordinate the various efforts at creating edit counters and statistics tools. Our primary purpose is to give Wikipedians more tools at analyzing their own edits and others' edits; while editcountitis may be fatal, we primarily strive to offer another alternative and viewpoint at one's contributions"

To coordinate the various efforts at creating edit counters. I fail to see the pages responsibility or usage in its first thesis: Edit counts are a quick way of measuring a Wikipedian's experience in the Wikipedia community.

Edit Counts has its own topic, it talks about its use in adminship. Why not keep the articles separate? One about tools the other about how edit counts are used? Mkdw 23:03, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Edit Counts had a good way of linking the two articles. "See main project at Wikipedia:WikiProject edit counters for more info and a list of available edit counters." Why not including a new section under WikiProject's mission statement briefly describing the usages of Edit Counters for adminship and the various controversies and then providing some related links and saying more information can be found etc. etc. ?? At the least restore the mission statement to the top of the page. It's awkward having it as the third paragraph and being displaced by an unrelated defintion. Mkdw

I made a quick change, let me know if it works. Mkdw 23:15, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Coaching coordinating
Are you willing and able to take back the admin coaching co-ordination? Life has got a lot busier for me, so I can longer give it the time needed. Petros471 14:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Replied on mine in case EWS want's to chime in. Petros471 17:33, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Semi-auto edits?
Is there a way to make semi-auto edits on a list of articles that can be fed to a program or script of some sort? I am inquiring about this because I have recently stumbled across a whole mess of stub articles that have no references or sources, and it would definately save a whole lot of time if it were possible to include an unreferenced tag at the top of the article and have the edit be saved, though confirming it didn't break any layouts or anything beforehand, of course.. If not, the old-fashioned method still works, would just take longer. --Kyra~(talk) 22:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Argh, fewer than the required 500 mainspace edits necessary for the registration to be approved. Guess it's more Alt+X'ing for fixing more pages. Anyway, I shall keep AWB in mind for the future. Many thanks for the suggestion. --Kyra~(talk) 22:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

More merging of information from tropical cyclone into tropical cyclogenesis
Another attempt has been made to include information from the tropical cyclone article into tropical cyclogenesis. I reformatted the unusual formation section, fixed a reference, and moved it over. It makes tropical cyclogenesis a more complete article (I think). Thegreatdr 21:34, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

whoa
Hey admin twin, we've been admins for a year today! Where the heck has all that time gone, it seems like it was yesterday. Hope you've found it good as I have, and continue to do so. the wub "?!"  13:28, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Sysop Day
All the best! --Bhadani 21:18, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Hoora! Randfan 00:00, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

AIV
I reported an already-blocked IP, 81.0.151.151, because no one noted on the users talk page that they were blocked. --Kathryn NicDhàna 20:36, 27 October 2006 (UTC) p.s. I got bold and added the notice myself. And now I know to check the logs before listing at AIV. Learning happens. Feel free to delete this if you need the room. --Kathryn NicDhàna 22:19, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Removal of deadlinks after article deletion
Who is responsible to fix redlinks after article deletion. At Articles for deletion/Emotional metalcore the decision was to delete, the problem is there is a related link on a template (see also Emotional Metalcore) and redlinks from other articles. Paul foord 01:13, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Admin coaching - October 29 - Pending
You are receiving this message because you are currently listed as a coach in the 'Pending' section of the coaching box.


 * If the coaching has started and is ongoing please move the entry to the 'active' section of the box'.
 * If the coaching has finished/never going to start please add your trainee to the archived requests section of the archive, and remove the entry from the coaching box.
 * You can fill in information about your former students, at the main archive.
 * If the coaching is ongoing please continue :) This might serve as a useful reminder to check with your trainee if they have any new questions!
 * If you are ready to be assigned a new trainee, or have any other questions, please let me know on my talk page.

Thank you for helping with admin coaching! H ig hway Grammar Enforcer!  22:42, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Seasonal infoboxen
Hey Tito, I can't figure out the coding for the infobox hurricane season and how to extend it. I'm nearing the completion of my pet project and I have a seasonal track map prepared (not uploaded yet though). However, there is no infobox typhoon season corresponding to infobox typhoon season nopic for me to swap over to - so I can't insert it into the article yet. As these templates are a bit confusing I was wondering if you could cook up a working template here? In the longer term, I think we ought to work towards having just the one infobox templates for individual TC seasons, in any basin - and use a lot of voodoo to make it the jobs of all the other ones.--Nilfanion (talk) 23:36, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Your comments on Wikipedia talk:Administrator intervention against vandalism
... were spot on. I am wondering why someone even started a poll there. Thanks for the pointed comments. --Ginkgo100 talk · e@ 05:57, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Tropical cyclones WikiProject Newsletter #6
Number 6, November 5, 2006 The Hurricane Herald This is the monthly newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. The Hurricane Herald aims to give a summary, both of the activities of the WikiProject and global tropical cyclone activity. If you wish to change how you receive this newsletter, or no longer wish to receive it, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list. The WikiProject has its own IRC channel. "THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED ON THIS USER UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS"

Storm of the month Typhoon Xangsane, known as Typhoon Milenyo in the Philippines was a destructive typhoon that affected the Philippines and Indochina. The storm caused severe flooding and landslides in the regions it affected and was responsible for at least 279 deaths and $747 million (USD) in damage, mostly in the Philippines and Vietnam. Xangsane formed to the east of the Philippines and rapidly intensified, striking Samar Island as a Category 4 typhoon. It weakened over the Philippines, but again reached Category 4 strength in the South China Sea. After its landfall in Vietnam, the typhoon dissipated, with its remnant crossing Indochina and entering the Bay of Bengal.

Other tropical cyclone activity
 * Hurricane Isaac, which formed in September, hit Newfoundland with minimal effects on October 2. It was the only Atlantic storm in October.
 * One hurricane, Hurricane Paul, formed in the eastern Pacific and hit Mexico. There were also two tropical storms, Norman and Olivia, and two tropical depressions in the basin.
 * In addition to Typhoon Xangsane, two further typhoons and two tropical storms developed in the west Pacific. Typhoon Soulik and Tropical Storms Bebinca and Rumbia both stayed clear of land, whilst Typhoon Cimaron hit the Philippines killing at least 19 people there, before it dissipated in the South China Sea.
 * The North Indian Ocean saw one storm, Cyclonic Storm Ogni form in the Bay of Bengal.
 * The 2006-2007 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season got underway, with Tropical Cyclone Xavier forming to the west of Fiji. There were two further tropical depressions in the South Pacific and a tropical disturbance in the South Indian Ocean.

New articles and improvements wanted
 * Articles are wanted for Hurricane Flossy (1956), Tropical Storm Debbie (1965) and Tropical Storm Beryl (1994).
 * The articles on the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres, such as those on the NHC, JMA and CPHC, all need work.
 * Likewise the articles on meteorologists such as Lixion Avila are poor.

Member of the month The October Member of the Month is Coredesat. Coredesat joined the WikiProject in March and has contributed to many diverse areas within the project. He has written two featured articles on Atlantic storms and a number of good articles on current typhoons. However, the article he is most proud of is a disambiguation page, a sorely neglected portion of the project.

Main Page content
 * Global tropical cyclone tracks appeared on the Main Page as Today's Featured Picture on October 3.
 * Entries from Hurricane Alberto (2000), Typhoon Xangsane (2006), Tropical Storm Bertha (2002) and Hurricane Bob (1985) appeared on the Main Page in the Did you know column during October.

New and improved articles
 * New storm articles include: Hurricane Alberto (2000), Tropical Depression Nine (2003), Hurricane Paul (2006) and Tropical Storm Peter (2003).
 * A non-storm article was made on Pacific hurricane.
 * New featured content: List of Delaware hurricanes, 2004 Atlantic hurricane season and 2004 Atlantic hurricane season.
 * Significantly improved articles include: Hurricane Erika (2003) (A), Hurricane Linda (1997) (GA), Hurricane Ophelia (2005) (GA), Subtropical Storm Nicole (2004) (GA) and Hurricane Danny (2003).

Storm article statistics

Tropical cyclone scales

The various agencies which report on tropical cyclones use a variety of different scales to measure the storms strength. The most familiar of these is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and this is the de facto standard in the project and should be used everywhere. However, as it is only official in the Atlantic and East Pacific, other local scales should be used when discussing storms in other regions and given primacy over the Saffir-Simpson Scale. The Saffir-Simpson scale is based on 1-minute averages, but other scales are generally based upon 10-minute averages, which are approximately 15% lower.

This table provides a useful-at-a-glance comparison of the various scales currently in use. Further complications arise due to the fact different agencies obtain different estimates for the same storm at the same time, so be careful to use the most appropriate source agency.

Commons vandal
That was fun... as for the rv you made to my userpage I had already gone to blockip, but FF broke the save or something. Oh well *9* blocks later I think thats the lot. Ta for the help.--Nilfanion (talk) 03:29, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Deletion of old usernames
Hey there, I saw that you were in discussion with the devs, here, about the deletion of old usernames policy. I am a bit taken aback by Brion's response, and was wondering if there is any recourse from here? This policy had amazing support behind it, and while I realize we are beholden to the devs, I find it a bit distasteful that it was rejected with barely any discussion or explanation for why. --Wolf530 (talk) 16:58, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Template:GA-Class Full-protection
I noticed you protected the template Template:GA-Class along with the other quality-scale indicators. I personally feel this is a mistake, since although it is a "high risk" template (included on hundreds of thousands of articles), it is also quite hidden from access. To know it exists you would have to know quite well how to dissect templates and inclusions, something that is above 99.9% of vandals (if not 100%). Can I ask that you revert the full protection to semi-protection? I am not an administrator and would like to tweak the background color that is used to indicated Good Articles. -- Renesis (talk) 22:31, 7 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Is full-protection really the appropriate action to take for concerns about server load or the page being edited too many times? That would imply that a user who is not an administrator but doesn't wish to do Wikipedia any harm is either (A) not as smart as the average administrator, or (B) doesn't care about the good of Wikipedia as much as an administrator would.  Neither are valid assumptions, and neither fits in with Wikipedia's policy of allowing editing by anyone.  A position like that is quite offensive to those editors who truly want to improve Wikipedia, have spent countless hours contributing and have years of experience with how Wikipedia works, but are not administrators.  A simple notice in the source would serve the same purpose for these editors.  For your information, I simply want to change the shade of green slightly to not conflict as much with the background of the WPBiography template.  I have no problem with consulting the Assessment team, but didn't feel it was necessary for such a small change.  I did look into how the current colors were decided on before I decided to try to change the color as well. -- Renesis (talk) 23:14, 7 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, that makes sense. I'll just propose the change at the location you suggested. Thanks. -- Renesis (talk) 23:22, 7 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Ouch. Anyway, I added my proposal.  I saw you questioned the colors before - would you like to post your thoughts? New GA Green proposal. -- Renesis (talk) 23:35, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Well said! (No surprise, of course)
Tito, what you wrote at the Coffee Lounge MfD was really impressive, and really true. Well put! You should probably get a barnstar for that.... :) -- Nataly a 17:46, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It will definitly be good - thanks for the help, Tito! -- Nataly a 14:57, 11 November 2006 (UTC)