User talk:VashiDonsk

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Please make all comments below this line. Thank you! VashiDonsk (T) 02:52, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

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U.N. coined term
Found the one who changed it. If you go back to the "history" of a page, you can see who made the changes. User:Zleitzen changed it. I will have a quick talk with him/her and give the link: http://www.un.org/aboutun/history.htm. Colonel Marksman 17:54, 18 April 2006 (UTC) PS: I haven't been here long, though I've contributed to plenty, so I might not be the best source of answers (such as yourself).

May 2008
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 * Sorry about that. I didn't see that the last warning was two weeks old.  VashiDonsk  01:46, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

WP:MOSHEAD
Just so you know, WP:MOSHEAD, part of the Manual of Style, says that headings should be in sentence case. That is, only the first word and any proper nouns should be capitalized. Thus, the proper heading is "Route description", not "Route Description". Please keep this in mind when writing articles. Thanks. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 18:54, 31 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Also, a little tip when you're writing infoboxes... Using jct to create the shields and route links is A-OK, but the city parameters should only be used for exit and intersection lists in the article itself. Using the template sets the city off with a dash, which we use to indicate destinations in the exit list.  For the infobox, you should link the city separately, and use the word "in" or "near".  For example:
 * in Murfreesboro
 * Hope that helps. Thanks so much for all your work so far! [[Image:Face-smile.svg|20px]] -- Kéiryn (talk) 17:55, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Keep up the good work! -- Kéiryn (talk) 14:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Keep up the good work! -- Kéiryn (talk) 14:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Credible author
Hello. A credible authors' reference is being "overrided" by edit-warring. I recently tried to add to the telescope article but this editor seems to think that his opinion overrides a VERY credible author in Mr. Richard Powers. I've been blocked before for edit-warring recently, so I don't want this to be another incident on my record.

Anyway, the other editor seemed to have asked his friend-type editors to form a consensus, so I will do the same. The Islamic connection here is, Al-Haytham. He is FUNDAMENTAL to the telescope and the FATHER of optics. By definition, the summary can include him since the radio and electro-magnetic telescopes are derogatory to the average person looking at the article; I wanted to add it to the history section since it looked cleaner. Can you help your fellow InternetHero?? InternetHero (talk) 21:02, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * If I were you, I would not violate WP:3RR whether you are right or wrong. Anyhow, the page is blocked, so I don't know why you are asking me to help.  VashiDonsk (T) 19:34, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

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 * I am not a UK Wikipedian, so I am very confused. VashiDonsk (T) 23:22, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

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Description of the picture Chronic_lymphocytic_leukemia.jpg
Hi  I looked at this picture and missed a description. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chronic_lymphocytic_leukemia.jpg Are those blood cells stained? Are the white ones the sick?  Thanks for the picture and the adds.  Jangirke (talk) 03:38, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Non-free school logo
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Mirko Ranieri question
Hi, VashiDonsk. Mirko has not been in the news lately since being released by Tottenham Hotspur, because he has not been playing soccer professionally. Thus, it makes sense that you would not be aware of where he is at the moment. The fact of the matter is that he is currently a sophomore at Harvard College, where he plays soccer for his House (our residential house system is based on those of the United Kingdom). Although it may not be professional, the edits that I made on his Wikipedia page are in fact true. His House is Currier House, and he plays on the soccer team for Currier House (hence the reason why I edited his page to say Currier House FC) and not for the Harvard College varsity team (I believe NCAA rules may prohibit him from playing, though I would need to fact check to make sure). Therefore, I edited his Wikipedia page to reflect recent happenings as it is true that he came back to the sport after a long absence. I cannot point you in the direction of an article or other source because it's all very low-key. Mirko, I, or anyone else on the Currier House team could, however, vouch for this information. Thanks, and I hope that clears things up.

Ah, I see. I was under the impression due to the lack of any verifiable sources that your edit was hoax vandalism. Sorry about that. We can certainly note that Mirko is now attending Harvard College in Currier House. That said, I would refrain from editing his page in the future if you are a friend of Mirko as that may violate Wikipedia's policy on conflict of interest. Thanks. VashiDonsk (T) 17:27, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I saw your edits on his Wikipedia page. Perhaps the best solution would be to just return everything back to how they used to be, leaving no trace (i.e. this conversation as well as the changes on his page) in the interest of privacy. I haven't talked to him directly about this, but I would assume that he doesn't want all of his business all over the Internet (this would also deal with any conflict of interest matters as well). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.112.10.193 (talk) 23:34, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

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