User talk:Unomi/Archive/2012Jan

Sock-Puppet Accusations
Hi, I have been accused of being your sock-puppet here. Perhaps you could chip in to help dispel this accusation. BothHandsBlack (talk) 16:24, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I would be deeply surprised if the technical data doesn't conclusively paint a picture of 2 deeply unrelated accounts. You should be flattered that they would stoop that low to get rid of you ;) un☯mi 19:41, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Unomi, I advise you to revert this bigoted outburst.—Biosketch (talk) 09:53, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I advise you to go support some more failed states in their psychopathic endeavours. un</b><b style="color:#403">☯</b><b style="color:#303">m</b><b style="color:#203">i</b></i> 10:16, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
 * AE.—Biosketch (talk) 10:17, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Blocked
Per Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement and WP:ARBPIA, you have been blocked for 12 hours for disruptive and uncivil behaviour. You may appeal this block in the usual way; however, administrators reviewing the appeal request should be aware that an unblock of an ArbCom-related block should not be performed except with my permission, ArbCom's permission, or a clear consensus of users. Stifle (talk) 09:51, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Correction
Failed state? Really? Really?


 * An Israeli device that allows paraplegics to walk and traverse stairs.


 * An Israeli medical device was one of the factors credited with saving Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ life.


 * No one except the Israeli hospital has taken any of our patients.


 * Have a look at the latest in water technology. From where? You guessed it.


 * Israel has one of the most developed research and implementation of advanced water and energy technologies


 * Israel has become a pioneer in agricultural technology


 * If you're still not sure, listen to what Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have to say

Your rather crass & disparaging comments are really not conducive to an environment of collaborative editing.--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 23:41, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * You're the guy that put a Nazi flag in the belligerents column against Israel in the 1948 war, aren't you? And who made ungrounded accusations of sock-puppetry against me?  And refused to reply to my comments to you?  Do you offer formal seminars in creating an environment conducive to collaborative editing or do you just toss out these pearls of wisdom from time to time? BothHandsBlack (talk) 11:20, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't have any influence over the RS Foreign Policy Magazine, I would suggest that you take it up with them, Israel was number 58 among the Failed States in 2009 and 53 in 2011 ( higher is better ). The factors that indicate a failed state are from a broader perspective than technological prowess and economic success for what remains a minority of the population.
 * Reality is not always pleasant, and accepting that there is a problem is the first step to improving it. Ignoring RS when it is convenient, and selectively reading when it is expedient is what is "not conducive to an environment of collaborative editing".


 * I see no reason to "play down" the technological achievements of people living in Israel - but I don't really consider them to be able to enter into an equation regarding the occupation, human misery and technological advancement are not fungible units to me. <i style="text-shadow:grey 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;"><b style="color:#543">u</b><b style="color:#442">n</b><b style="color:#342">☯</b><b style="color:#242">m</b><b style="color:#142">i</b></i> 01:02, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The congresswomen whose life was saved by a specialized Israeli medical device, the paraplegic who can now walk thanks to an advanced Israeli technology, the parents of a Haitian baby born in an Israeli field hospital, the farmer whose output has increased thanks to Israeli agricultural technology, the person who now has access to clean drinking water thanks to Israeli innovations in water technology, cancer patients whose lives have been extended due to Israeli anti-cancer drugs, business owners and companies large and small whose computers run on software and hardware designed and developed in Israel and whose files were saved thanks to Israeli anti-virus and firewall technologies,  those interested in energy conservation and a clean environment, and diabetics who now have renewed hope thanks to Israeli breakthroughs in diabetic research - would all respectfully disagree with you.--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 04:15, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Of course, the only logical explanation is that 50% of the world are just ungrateful bastards. -asad (talk) 22:38, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I am not contesting any of that, I am merely saying that I don't find it relevant, and I certainly do not think that it excuses or mitigates the occupation and the human costs of it. If anything, the considerable achievements of Israeli society serves to make its failures that much starker. I would have to reiterate that the conception of Israel as a failed state does not originate from me and the metrics that Foreign Policy Magazine and Fund For Peace use to circumscribe failed states go beyond your focus on academic and technical competence. <i style="text-shadow:grey 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;"><b style="color:#558">u</b><b style="color:#457">n</b><b style="color:#357">☯</b><b style="color:#257">m</b><b style="color:#157">i</b></i> 08:11, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Not a kitten, but ...
Hi, Unomi; long time no talk. I remember you were so thoughtful as to give me a kitten a while ago when I was feeling under-appreciated here. Since I noticed you've had cause lately to feel that way yourself, I thought you could use a kind word in return. I'm fresh out of kittens, actually, but if you've not already seen them, I hope you'll feel cheered by the Antwerp train station flash mob video and the Susan Boyle first audition video. I look at them myself once or twice a year when I need a reason to smile, and they nearly always have that effect. Try to listen to them through good speakers or headphones if you can, btw, as the music is at least half their fun. Most cordially, –  OhioStandard  (talk) 04:08, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! <i style="text-shadow:grey 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;"><b style="color:#594">u</b><b style="color:#493">n</b><b style="color:#393">☯</b><b style="color:#293">m</b><b style="color:#193">i</b></i> 10:11, 21 January 2012 (UTC)