User talk:Tonywalton/Archive-Jul-2011

Hello Tonywalton
Dear Tonywalton,

I'm reaching out to researchers and writers interested in the emerging, or re-emerging, movements inspired by ancient culture in the areas of religion/theology/mythology/culture...I spare-headed an artistic collaboration between a music professor, rock-vocalist and poet to create a modern multi-media experience of the cathardic journey inspired by ancient pagan poetic traditions; A romance to nature seen as a beautiful, divine and omnipotent woman.

It has singularly been my goal to respect tradition while allowing a free and spontaneous interpretation...I believe the utility of a quasi-rebirth of some aspects of the ancient religious tendancies would be achieved in an increase of tolerance, sympathy, and freedom of expression in our modern discoures on religion...so much needed. Until we have a cultural revolution tantamount to the politcal revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries [aiding the rebirth of a government of, by and for the people] in the area of religion, I will not rest. Until the rebirth of religions which are of, by and for the people, as fluid as art, as deep as mythology and theology and as powerful as culture, I do not believe we will be truly free no matter what economic or political conditions surround us. Democracy without a democratic cultural is as frustrating as it is ineffectual.

If you have a moment could you peruse the poetry project site. http://www.misbeliever.net As you are a worker in these areas, having ebhanced the Wikipedia, the world's greatest encyclopedia, I would be very honored with any remarks or critisms you could offer either me or my collaborators.

thanks much,

sincerely

Pdiffenderfer (talk) 00:43, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

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Little help re: a block you just imposed
Re: User:89.244.72.165

I got rid of this helpful comment. Think you might extend that block to the user's own talk page? Silvercitychristmasisland (talk) 23:45, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. That's only a 24 hour block but if they keep it up it may get longer. Cheers, Tonywalton Talk 23:47, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I will keep an eye out. Silvercitychristmasisland (talk) 23:48, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you
Thanks a bunch for taking care of that block so quickly ... and for the helpful info! P.Oxy.2354 (talk) 01:20, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Tonywalton Talk 01:21, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Re: reliable sources
Hi Tony, I just wanted some clarification on this matter. The information that I have edited into the article in question "List of tallest buildings in Canada" comes directly from one of the sources used for the article - the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat). This source is referenced at the bottom of the page in question. The CTBUH has a comprehensive database on building heights world wide and to quote from the wiki page on them, they are "an authority on the official height of tall buildings". The information I've edited is in no way subjective. I've simply updated the wiki page based on information openly presented on the CTBUH's web site which can be accessed by the link on the bottom of the page for independent verification.

My question is then, does Wikipedia not consider CTBUH not a"reliable source" for such information? Also, if I have made an error in the manor of my edits I do apologize and would appreciate knowing the correct way to do so.

Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vejet (talk • contribs) 01:42, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I have absolutely no interest in this matter. I have no interest in what the tallest buildings in Canada are, or those in Toronto. I have no idea about the reliability of this CTBUH source. I am interested, however, in your misuse of WP:AIV in reporting what is clearly not vandalism. I also see you have somewhat of a previous history in this area.


 * If you find yourself in dispute with another editor please do not confuse "I disagree" with "this is vandalism". Follow the appropriate dispute resolution process having first spoken either to the editor with whom you are in dispute or on the talkpage of the article in question (I note you did not do either of these). Tonywalton Talk 02:00, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

RE: en-2???
Thank you very much for that comment, you are like the second person to speak positively of my English in a year and a half. I do not know if the User en-3 is the correct userbox, in my English course I'm at Lv. 8 out of 10, but as far as I know it is Intermediate-Advanced British English. Anyway I added the en-2 level when I began to work here. you can see my English that time and know why I used that box. Thanks for the heads-up, when my "far into the future" RFA will have approved I'll change it to en-3 or en-4, depending on the year. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions.  02:16, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

re: misuse of WP:AIV
I read the guidelines on vandalism and I believed said users edits constituted vandalism because the information removed by said user is both “verifiable” and noted by a “reliable source”. The page in question has never used citations and has a direct link to the source information in the “sources” section on the bottom of the page. I reverted the edits and “warned” said user in “Edit summary (Briefly describe the changes you have made)” section beside that edit which is visible in the history section for this page. I thought that I was following the established guidelines for such.

However, I clearly understand now that this did not constitute a proper warning and that said users edits are considered can be content disputes rather than vandalism. I do apologize for the erroneous report as it was not my intention to misuse the WP:AIV. Thank you for the clarification in regards to this matter. Vejet (talk) 03:06, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. It's rare to see an apology of any sort on WP! Kudos to you for your posting. It's almost always best to enter into a dialogue rather than shooting off pre-canned warnings, unless the recipient of the warnings is clearly insane, which you are not :-) Take a look at AIV from time to time and see what's reported as vandalism from people who appear to be insane. Cheers, Tonywalton Talk 23:04, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

He's back!
I've just reverted yet another example of vandalism by User:64.121.52.29, and thought a heads up is in order; I don't imagine he'll stop at one. Drmargi (talk) 18:50, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

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AF
Don't break anything or I'll have to rip your head off :) Check out the mediawiki page as well. Prodego  talk  00:58, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll be happy to be trouted if I screw up. Given that the abuse filters are WP-wide I'd be getting enough trout from more than just yourself to keep me in fish dinners for a decade or so if I properly screwed up... Reading the documentation now. The edits involved seem deterministic enough to make a filter not impossible to write. Tonywalton Talk 01:05, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

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RE: 86.182.106.98 block
Although it is a valid edit, a year of attacks and unsourced content are enough to say a ban is a ban. If you think it was good, revert me and reword it to not help him. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions.  01:20, 30 July 2011 (UTC)