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Re:Barnstar
Thank you for the barnstar!

To be honest, I had considered nominating that article for deletion becuase it had a lack of content. But I decided that it was legitimate, and now it's on its way. Thank you again, and take care! --Delta1989 (talk) 18:15, 11 October 2009 (UTC)


 * LOL, np! ;) Wikiscient  18:17, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Photo of Hilary Mantel
The photo (Image:HilaryMantel.jpg) you uploaded for the Hilary Mantel article is clearly a normal photo, taken from a third-party website; but you've described it as a "scan of a newspaper page or article" in the fair-use rationale. Doesn't seem to match up? --VinceBowdren (talk) 17:17, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, good point. I suppose I loosely interpreted the word "scan" when choosing which "licensing" tag to use...
 * Worse, though, is that that tag also says:
 * Note: If the image depicts a person or persons on the cover, it is not acceptable to use the image in the article of the person or persons depicted on the cover, unless used to directly illustrate a point about the publication of the image. Use of the image merely to depict a person or persons in the image will be removed.
 * Oops.
 * So I'm going to nominate the file for deletion and try to find a usuable image somewhere else.
 * Thanks for pointing this issue out to me, though! :S Wikiscient  18:40, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:HilaryMantel.jpg
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:HilaryMantel.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. -- Wikiscient 18:45, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

I think it's time for this...

 * Aw, shucks, ConCompS! [[Image:Shade.png]]
 * Thanks! [[Image:Face-grin.svg|22px]] -- Wikiscient 21:36, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Sherlock Holmes was Wrong
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 * Nope, bot was wrong... Wikiscient  11:31, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Isabel (film)
No later than yesterday I was told by another user to remove my comment because it was too POV and now you want to reinstate it, I love Wikipedia but I am getting a bit tired of all these do's and dont's !!! --Marleau (talk) 15:50, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
 * LOL! Referring to these edits to the Isabel (film) article -- yes, I saw that you were removing "unsourced" material from the article, which is usually "justifiable" if there is some good reason to remove it so I did not just revert those edits as "unexplained deletion of content."
 * Yes, though, "wikipolicy" can be a bit confusing for all involved, especially when trying to apply it on-the-fly doing "vandal patrol"!
 * But frankly I think the edits you (as "76.67.161.22") removed here -- if they were yours (as "Marleau") to begin with and were "valid" -- ought to be restored!
 * Wikiscient 16:01, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

The edits were mine, I must have logged myself out by mistake, but since the comments are available through the link for people interested in knowing more about the film, I think I will just leave it as it is for the moment to avoid further misunderstanding. Thanks ! --Marleau (talk) 17:32, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Geeza
Easy there, shipmate - you sure you're warning the right person? I'm one of the good guys! --SquidSK (1MC•log) 18:28, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
 * My apologies -- meant to hit "the bad guys" lol ;) (though with this page, it looks like it's ALL vandalism...!) Wikiscient  18:32, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries - in the war on vandalism, blue on blue is inevitable. --SquidSK (1MC•log) 18:33, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Your signature
I'd be grateful if you'd give SIG a good hard read, checking out especially injunctions such as "Your signature should ...inconvenience or annoy other editors", or suggestions that signatures should " not give undue prominence to a given user's contribution".

And then take a look at this RD conversation in which your signature appears multiple times, to very great annoyance.

Why do you need to tart up your signature to annoy in this way? Is your ego so fragile that you need this sort of star billing wherever you leave your thoughts? Please, get a grip and tone it down by several notches. --Tagishsimon (talk) 13:10, 17 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I believe some of your comments above constitute a clear violation of WP:NPA. As you appear to be quite the experienced editor, I'm sure this one warning should suffice to discourage you from such behavior from now on. [[Image:Face-grin.svg|25px]]


 * That said: I do, in fact, agree with you about the point you were making re. my signature. The specific RD conversation you refer to is, it turns out, the first time I have made so many comments so close (on the page) to each other, and seeing my signature repeated so densely in that conversation actually annoyed me, too!  I had, therefore, decided to give some thought to changing my signature – and would probably be working on that right now had I not become distracted by your rather misplaced and unconstructive edits on my talk page!  So, I fear, I must therefore risk further annoying you thus:  Wikiscient  17:30, 17 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Would you fancy pointing to exacgtly which part of my comment constitutes a personal attack. --Tagishsimon (talk) 17:39, 17 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Not really, at the moment, no. But I'd be happy to ask an arbitrator to point that out for you if after a bit of effort you still cannot manage to discern it on your own...  Wikiscient  17:47, 17 November 2009 (UTC)


 * As you like. If you're not yourself prepared to back up your rather odd assertion, then do so. It seems to be a fatuous waste of other people's time to me, but it's your call. --Tagishsimon (talk) 17:55, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
 * No,no. I definitely agree! [[Image:Face-grin.svg|25px]]
 * Wikiscient (talk) 20:34, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

IUCN Status
Yes, IUCN status is easily available here. If you search for the species' name (scientific name is generally best) the species will show up, if it has been rated. Most mammals, birds and amphibians have been rated, but in remaining groups (notably fish, invertebrates and most groups of plants) a large percentage have not. Reptiles and a few groups of plants are more or less in between, but they're getting there. 62.107.237.72 (talk) 20:39, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Cool! [[Image:Face-grin.svg|25px]] Thanks for the link -- and the diligence! Wikiscient  (talk) 20:42, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * By the way, I should mention that for a few species wikipedia use the Endangered Species Act instead, but then the status system (in the taxobox) is ESA rather than IUCN (under that system there are also different categories, e.g. Endangerd is just "E" rather than the "EN" used in IUCN). 62.107.237.72 (talk) 20:48, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Pythagoreanism
hi, Im new, you removed my statement from pythagoras

It is a mathematical proof, it is deduced by simple geometry. I f you really need a source, get Donald Duck in MatheMagicland from Disney Corporation, circa 1950-something. It is explained plainly there. It is like citing that a square has four sides. Its a truth. A fact plainly seen by anyone willing to do the requisite maths.

I appreciate your desire to keep wikipedia clean, but this is a bit overbearing to have a common fact removed. How do you cite basic geometry ? It is like saying 2+2 is 4, here is my source.

Measure the sides and you will see for yourself.

I no longer care to help this place, it is too much trouble to state a basic fact. Consider that in the future.

good day. ___________________________________________________________ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.168.127.182 (talk) 00:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)


 * LOL, point taken [[Image:Face-grin.svg|25px]] -- I stand by my reversion of your edit, but please don't get discouraged! Your contributions are welcome, if you care to continue making them -- as long as you can abide by some standard Wikipedia policies and procedures; see eg. the Manual of Style for starters...  Regards,  Wikiscient  (talk) 00:52, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Wikiscient (talk) 01:49, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Goldentriangle.png‎|thumb|left|101 px]] BTW: Here's a "Golden Triangle."
 * Care to demonstrate how, without altering this image in any way (eg., removing a side...), you can "superimpose" three of them to end up with a "Pentagram" as your edit claims one can...?

Thank you
Thanks for fixing that edit to Wilhelm II, German Emperor for me! You beat me to it :] GorillaWarfare  talk 03:44, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

You are now a Reviewer
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mentioning Theoria
I posted on Talk:Meditation anew.

I had originally requested a third person's perspective while discussing a paragraph already present on Meditation. Then I proposed the addition of a new paragraph, which was reverted, and you wrote about (agreed with) that reversion.

A fresh perspective on the situation can help one remember the bigger picture. Thanks for your thoughtful addition. Whether we agree or not, with care we are all going to improve Wikipedia together, and can at least agree on that :) makeswell (talk) 06:53, 24 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi. Thanks for your comments.  I was glad to throw my two-cents in on this one.  It seems like there's been more disputing than constructive contributing to that article recently!  I know it can be easy to get caught up in a dispute like that, but, yes, it's a good thing to step back from it for a moment when possible and consider what's best for the article as opposed to for your argument.
 * I made a few edits to the article myself earlier today, but I really think the best thing at this point would be to just replace that whole section with the current lead of the Christian meditation article itself. I posted that suggestion and more comment at Talk:Meditation -- what do you think?
 * Regards, Wikiscient  (talk) 04:26, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks and welcome to 3O
Thanks for taking the opinion request at Talk:List of countries by number of troops and, just in case no one else has said it, let me welcome you to the Third Opinion project. Best regards,  T RANSPORTER M AN  ( TALK ) 13:18, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

My thanks as well to helping the dispute. Sopher99 (talk) 14:29, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Talk:List of countries by number of troops
Have any further ideas? Enok and I still don't agree. I believe those 20 mil russians are potential and thus haven't joined, as the excerpt and factbook stated they are potential, but Enok believes they have joined. Sopher99 (talk) 15:25, 1 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes; just posted. Wikiscient  (talk) 15:37, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Added foot note Sopher99 (talk) 00:09, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

I couldn't put a footnote without messing up the total numbers, so i just put in a note Sopher99 (talk) 00:18, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Im done, I couldn't even provide a footnote cause it won't allow me. I just added a note in the the near bottom of the page. i'm pretty much done. Sopher99 (talk) 00:25, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Another user fixed up the footnote, there are 19 other countries with footnotes just like russia, so Enok can't complain. Sopher99 (talk) 00:27, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Huh? from Talk:RD


This seems to me to be a non sequitur, but you probably have a good reason for posting it. Care to explain? -- Scray (talk) 18:13, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
 * It was motivated by something I saw in ToAT's post preceding it, something about the term "pro-Science" or something. I just wanted to make clear that my own comments in that discussion are coming from a "pro-Science" position.  Sorry if that did not seem relevant to you in the context; I'm hoping it is relevant to others involved in that discussion.   Wikiscient  (talk) 18:23, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Makes sense when you explain it. I was just confused. The link between MIT's seal and a pro-science position is pretty indirect, and the context is not obvious, so I doubt I'm alone.  Plain language can be better than an image - it occurs to me that "1000 words" may be more than is needed sometimes. Cheers!  -- Scray (talk) 18:46, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, the image got de-linked by Dashbot anyway. Probably best, as it did seem out of place where I had it -- thanks for pointing that out to me!  The image you put up (at right), though, was exactly what was needed at that time and perfectly summed up the point I was trying to make there, tastefully and effectively -- thanks for that, too!  Face-grin.svg  Cheers,  Wikiscient  (talk) 15:39, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, and I wish I could take credit for placement of that image but User:Ludwigs2 was the wise one who made that edit. Sometimes it does help to have a visual!  -- Scray (talk) 15:54, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh! Well, then thanks to both of you for helping cut through all the various clouds of confusion around here! So "cheers" all around!  Gnome-face-devilish.svg  Wikiscient  (talk) 17:02, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Styrbjörn the Strong
Hey. I think I gave the wrong impression on my comment on that page; I didn't mean for the comment to be aimed at you, but rather at one of the other editors there who relisted the page for another 3O. Sorry if it came off that way. Trust me, another opinion is always welcome there, and I do appreciate the help. Sorry again! —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 11:53, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
 * No worries -- and good luck lol! ;) Wikiscient  (talk) 16:53, 8 September 2010 (UTC)