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why is the site, Erik Berg, vandalism? Nirvana69 01:43, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

The site Erik Berg is in no way vandilism, he is a well known underground rocker. Just because you are not interested in that kind of music does not mean you should descriminate. Nirvana69 01:54, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Re: Serge Gainsbourg
That final solution gets thumbs up from me :) M urgh disc.  18:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks Murgh. As I said in the edit summary, feel free to correct (spelling, grammar, etc.) as I'm not a native english speaker. — Xavier, 19:14, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It seemed pretty much a good fix, although I had a go at some small tweaks. That article could keep an editor occupied for a while if one got manic ;) M urgh disc.  19:57, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Airship
Ahhh thank you.... but the link in the article needs to be verifiable (the old link is not available to everyone). I've switched out for the archive link you found but someone needs to find a permanate link. Thanks for the helping me with the info ;^) - Davandron | Talk 13:26, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with you, a web page needs to be accessible but the actual article content does not. Instead of the link to webarchive that many may consider as ethically incorrect (since you have to pay in order to read the original article), I've put a full ref to the article in Journal of Chemical Education. Regards. — Xavier, 21:59, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P1
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RFC Bates method article
I am contacting you quite randomly. For the following reason. The reason is the Bates method article, which in my opinion is edited by parties who are far from objective. Most logical associated party ophthalmology or a group focussed on just being skeptic. I am hoping for your comment on some current essential and interesting issues. Issues in which presenting objective strong arguments are completely neglected and ignored. If you have time and are willing to share you opinion and arguments, please do. My goal is to come to some kind of decision tool. By clearly stating if an argument is valid or not by the objective editor. My request is also to give a weight-factor for example between 1 and 10. For exmple1 for a valid argument but not very important and 10 for a very important argument. And zero for a fake-argument. Please feel free to comment and look at the current three RFC. Nr 1, Nr 2 and Nr 3 on the talkpage of the Bates method article. Seeyou (talk) 20:53, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Mars
Je te remercie, Xavier, de ta aide d'aujour d'hui- J'avais travaille tout le soir, apres avoir trouve un jour speciellement por cet effort d'actualiser l'entrée sur la vie en ce planète ... Peût-étre, le travai a été sauve par ton intervention; merci. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.250.52.128 (talk) 00:10, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ¡Hola! De rien. J'étais effectivement sur le point d'annuler ce revert. Un revert est encore moins constructif qu'une modification jugée semi-constructive, et de la part d'un utilisateur possédant la capacité de rollback, ce n'est pas acceptable. Merci pour cette contribution de qualité. Au revoir et à bientôt sur Wikipedia. — Xavier, 00:24, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Mais, nous avons eu encore des nouvelles, parbleu! Est-ce que faudrait-il parler des martians verts, pour travailler cet article? :-) A bientôt!
 * Bonjour. Même si je n'apprécie pas la méthode, il est difficile pour moi d'annuler ce revert car il n'est pas basé sur une supposition de vandalisme, mais sur le contenu que vous avez ajouté, et je ne suis pas qualifié pour juger. Ce que je peux dire c'est que vous citez un peu trop Mario Crocco, et que ça a pu paraître louche. Pour ma part, ce n'est pas mon domaine de compétence, donc difficile de savoir si c'est vous qui avez raison, ou celui qui a annulé vos modifications. Un seul conseil : comme il est difficile de discuter avec un anonyme (IP dynamique), ouvrez un compte sur ce wiki afin de modifier cet article. Vous mouvez aussi discuter, en anonyme, de vos modifications et de ce revert sur la page de discussion de l'article. Bonne chance et à bientôt j'espère. — Xavier, 21:02, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

AlexLevyOne
Nice catch on Alex Levy. You are fast! JohnInDC (talk) 19:09, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Now editing as User:Blum41. Sockpuppet report updated accordingly, here.  JohnInDC (talk) 18:20, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking care of this. This guy has decided to write an article for each and every member of his family. After his father, his mother, his brother, he has started an article on his great-grandfather. Sigh... You wouldn't believe how much internal links he has patiently created to those pages on WP.fr. — Xavier, 23:44, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * He is both patient and persistent, that's for sure. (I would write up a sockpuppet report for WP.fr too but I'm afraid my French is a bit too rusty for that; the duty will fall to you I'm afraid!)  JohnInDC (talk) 02:42, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Franckly, I resigned from WP.fr two years ago and returning to WP.fr just for the sake of hunting a sockpuppet doesn't really appeal me. If Alex Levy behaves badly there, he will quickly be blocked. And I don't doubt his dubious articles on his family will eventually be deleted if they deserve so. Cheers. — Xavier, 12:58, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah, well, if you're not already there then I agree! Good luck to WP.fr then!  JohnInDC (talk) 13:41, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Leonardo DiCaprio
I didn't delete the redlinked award as a falsity; I did so because it was unsourced. -- Rodhull andemu  22:30, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Then why not say this in your edit summary ? There is no reason to delete this, just put a fact instead, or better, do a Google search, it's not that hard, and you would have gotten a confirmation quickly. There are plenty of unsourced statements here, you don't have to delete each of them except when it's blatantly false or jeopardizing a reputation. — Xavier, 22:44, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Date_formatting_and_linking_poll/Autoformatting_responses
Regarding your comment in opposition to date autoformatting, I'd like to point out that there are ways of autoformatting dates without linking them. User:Werdna recently applied a software patch to the Wikipedia site that allows exactly that, and several other further improvements have been proposed that would allow users to specify formatting and linking preferences independently, so you could choose to see dates autoformatting but not linked, linked but not autoformatted, neither, or both. --Sapphic (talk) 01:22, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Sapphic. First of all, thank you for your interest in my opinion. To make myself clear, I'm opposed to any kind of markup for the sole purpose of date auto-formatting, that's why I voted so. I believe it wouldn't be too difficult to write a Javascript program that would automatically detect and auto-format dates according to the editor's taste/culture (maybe is it what Werdna wrote? I didn't manage to find out what it was). In that case, what a user puts in their monobook.js is not subject to any kind of policy/guideline, even if date auto-formatting is disabled at the WP level, and everything is fine for everyone. Regards. — Xavier, 23:05, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Though I disagree with you, I think the reasons you just cited are much more substantial than the ones you mentioned on the poll page. Would you mind clarifying your position there, as well?  It'll help prevent possible arguments over how to interpret the results.  Also, you should know that &mdash; although it shouldn't affect the way you voted, given the structure of the poll &mdash; opponents of date autoformatting are also (in general) opposed to markup around dates of any kind, which would prevent a javascript solution from working, as well... unless you don't mind having dates inside quotations (for example) reformatted as well as the occasional misformatted date range written a little strangely, etc.  Maybe that's not such a big deal if it's all done per-individual on the browser side anyway.  I don't know.  Anyway, thanks for the clarification.  --Sapphic (talk) 03:56, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Sapphic. I was actually thinking of a JS solution without resorting to markup but the issues you are raising are valid. Nonetheless, I'm sure some creative people around here would quickly find a solution, and this does not affect my opinion on date auto-formatting (which I made clearer on the poll page, as you suggested). Thank you for the time you took pointing me things I overlooked. BTW, I read that you might quit the project after the poll and I sincerely hope you will change your mind. The issue on this matter is not that important after all... — Xavier, 22:57, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

No problem
I just reviewed it; it was tagged as an unsourced negative attack, of all things. Strange. Anyway, it's short but nothing which can't be saved once I restore it. Thanks for asking. It'll only take a moment. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 20:39, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

You're all set. I need to log off; no need to respond. Have fun! --PMDrive1061 (talk) 20:41, 14 April 2009 (UTC)


 * You're entirely welcome. Glad I caught you; I just logged back on!  --PMDrive1061 (talk) 23:27, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Elysium
Hey there! Thanks for raising your concerns. The last revision (that I deleted) was about a British prog rock group. If you'd like, I can unprotect it and you can see about writing an article about the Polish band. Cheers, Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :D  15:38, 27 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Consider it unprotected. Tell me if you need any more help with it! As for my signature, I dunno; it shows up fine here without any < /sub>. Granted, I added that code a long time ago, so the functionality or scope of the tag may have changed... I'll test it out. Cheers, Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :D  03:56, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:911ct supporters
Template:911ct supporters has been nominated for deletion by Ice Cold Beer. As this TfD nomination includes objections to the same list of people that is currently in use in Template:911ct, I am inviting you to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. (I am sending this message to you as a current or former editor of Zeitgeist, the Movie, following the guideline on multiple messages.) Regards —  Cs32en  11:26, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Zeitgeist, the Movie
I do not think it is a good idea to tamper with the critical quotes in the Zeitgeist article. They are necessary for a clear and accurate representation of what the media have to say about this film. Given the strength of the feelings (pro or con) of many editors about this film, it is impossible to incorporate the substance of the quotes in the text itself, because it would be hard to reach a consensus regarding what constitutes a fair summary. That the site of The Globe and Mail is pay per view is irrelevant, it is an important newspaper and would be a credible source even if it had no site and one had to look for a paper copy in a library. It has been discussed ad nauseam in the article's discussion page that the quotes should be left alone.Sardath (talk) 11:33, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Sardath. Thank you for engaging in a discussion on that matter. I have written on the talk page what (I believe) enfringes QUOTE guidelines. I leave to others the decision to leave this section in such a poor state, or to improve it according to these guidelines.
 * After all, I don't care much about this movie and I have neither time nor desire to start an edit war on this matter. The whole section, as a list of quotes with little or no distance and synthesis, is inadequate and will eventually be changed by someone more motivated than me.
 * PS: And IMHO, for the lines I wanted to remove, they tend to discredit the author from a scientific point of view, as "Did the collapsing buildings on 9/11 look like they were being demolished? Then they must have been demolished. Did the 757 that hit the Pentagon's blast-proof walls fail to make a plane-shaped hole? Then it must have been something else." is exactly the foundations of scientific reasoning: if it doesn't look like a duck and doesn't walks/quack/flies like a duck, then any sensible person ought to consider it might not be a duck... I'm not commenting on 9/11, just on those very sentences that unveils the poor reasoning underneath. — Xavier, 13:52, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * And BTW, the pay-per-view/copyrighted status _is_ relevant considering the length of the quote. Here again, see WP quoting guidelines. — Xavier, 13:57, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I believe I made myself clear. It is simply not possible to agree on a paraphrase of the quotes, so it is better to let them stand. They have been there for about four months. It is the best compromise possible. As for your comment that the Globe and Mail's article demonstrates poor reasoning, whether it does or not, and wheather the poor reasoning is the Globe's or Zeigeist's, is irrelevant to the issue of including the quote, the relevant thing is that this is the gist of the article. Presumably people can judge for themselves if the Globe's writer makes sense or not, we do not need to protect them from making a judgment.Sardath (talk) 15:07, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * That was just a PS, please see it as a wink; I also consider the movie as poor as the Globe and Mail quotation. As for the article, it is not engraved in marble and it has to change if quality standards are not met. As I said, I won't change the article content without other's agreement but please refrain from removing the Quotefarm banner as it reflects a fact that must change. This section can improve with your help if you stop reverting each and every edit, alleging that consensus was reached months ago. This article being protected, changes can occur in a more peaceful way than before, so let's try. Will you? Thanks. — Xavier, 15:17, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I simply do not believe that the banner helps, it only invites edits with an agenda. I do not care what you think about the movie. No need to mess with this section, it is accurate and exhaustive. You may object to the style of listing quotes, but, as I said, a rewrite is not possible, better to have the quotes there and people can judge for themselves. Please read the discussion section carefully, you will see that there is a consensus on this matter that has stood the test of time.Sardath (talk) 15:40, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Sardath, for the moment you are the only one that makes this rewrite impossible. Could you point me to the consensus you are mentioning please. All I see is about balancing pro and con critics. That's not my point. — Xavier, 15:46, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I am not "making the rewrite impossible." This a is very false statement. I only argue against explicitly inviting others to rewrite. I am not preventing a rewrite.  And do not forget that it all started with you not liking a quote from the Globe and Mail and attempting to shorten it. Not a good idea, deleting a relevant quote from a credible source because you do not like it. You did say so above, that you did not like it.Sardath (talk) 15:07, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Your keep saying "this section must remain as is" and you keep reverting each and every of my changes. Factually, you are "making the rewrite impossible", period. I don't agree with your way of reading WP guidelines, that's all. Now, calm down and let others decide whom of us is wrong. I'll bow to their decision and I hope you'll do the same. — Xavier, 15:19, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I am very calm, thank you. I never said "this section must remain as is," you are misquoting me. Or you are paraphrasing incorrectly. Which brings us to the main issue here.Sardath (talk) 15:44, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Elysium (band)
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Articles for deletion nomination of Elysium (band)
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Translation Request
Hello, thank you for posting the information on François Carlo Antommarchi. Would you be so gracious as to translate the Article into the French Wikipedia?

sidna(talk)
 * Hi Sidney. Unfortunately, I have resigned from French WP and I do not edit there anymore. You may want to look for help fr:Projet:Traduction/*/Aide/Demander_une_traduction there instead. Anyway, if you need help here, to better understand something written in French, feel free to ask. PS: I see that your share your last name with François Carlo Antommarchi; are you from his family? — Xavier, 16:13, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I am of the same family from Corsica. However, François was never married and had no children. We are probably very very distant cousins, if at all. LOL!

sidna(talk)
 * Funny! I went a lot of times to Corsica and I love this island. I hope you have already had the opportunity to visit it. Cheers! — Xavier, 16:19, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Re: Copyright issues with pictures you uploaded
Hi FayssalF. I have noticed there are copyright issues with many pictures you uploaded here and on Commons. I know this work can be tedious but as an admin, I guess you know that abiding with copyrights is a primary issue. Thank you for fixing this quickly, else I will have to ask for the deletion of those pictures. — Xavier, 19:20, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * First I stumbled on File:Elmandjra.jpg : who is the author? What made you assert this photo has been put in public domain by its author? Can you point me to the text that say so please?
 * Then I noticed you also uploaded some pictures of you which you claim to be the author ("I, the copyright holder..."). This is obviously not the case. Can you please mention the actual author and send his/her permission to the OTRS team? Among those pictures are: File:Faybens.jpg, File:Braveheart fay.JPG, File:Bus manchester airport.JPG, File:Bus edinburgh.JPG (please check the other pictures of yourself if any)
 * Finally, there are a number of images you imported on Commons (and maybe here) from http://www.sajed.ir/, a site whose editor states that its content is under GFDL. The problem here is that there is little chance that this editor is the author of the pictures he is using (like File:Taleghani-big.jpg or File:Mersad.jpg) and therefore, being not the copyright holder, (s)he has no right to release them under a GFDL license. Can you please check the pictures you uploaded from sajed.ir and delete them? Thanks.
 * Hi Xavier:
 * File:Elmandjra.jpg: I got an e-mail from the subject of the picture. I have no problem providing it.
 * These are all my own pictures. In other words, that is me. How can I prove that? I am wondering how sure you are when you say "This is obviously not the case".
 * The Iranian files were uploaded when the copyright policy and debates were still at their start. You can just delete them.
 * Note that most of the above were uploaded almost four years ago. If I had uploaded them yesterday I could be accused of not abiding by the rules! -- FayssalF  -  Wiki me up®  23:18, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

You are now a Reviewer
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Thanks for the tasty bits
I have noted your added references for a number of the lesser French fighter aces of World War I, such as Delzenne and Portron, etc. Some of the references will translate through Babelfish; some won't. Even in the case of the ones that can be translated, I hope that you will follow up by translating these references and incorporating them into the relevant articles, as Babelfish is but a poor facsimile of a translation. Your help on these articles will be very welcome.

Might I suggest linking translations (where possible) to the articles under the heading "External links", towards the bottom of the page? That way, readers can view and appreciate the aces' grave sites.

I am available for backup in citation, linking, and other items of basic wiki-editing if needed. And again, thanks for the help.

Georgejdorner (talk) 19:01, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Alas, Xavier, I am monolingual. That, and the failures to translate, is why the translations are beyond my capabilities.

For examples of external linkage being used to supplement articles, you might want to look at Georges Guynemer and Albert Ball; the latter includes a link to Ball's gravesite. Scroll down toward bottom; external linkage is the article's last shot at imparting information.

It is unfortunate you cannot spare the time for WP. However, I am still grateful for your input into the bios of the WWI aces.

Georgejdorner (talk) 01:40, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Disintegration
Sorry to have reverted you there earlier, but if someting is covered and cited in the article body, then mention in the lead doesn't need a cite. Usually you would have been quite correct to question, but not in this instance. Best. Ceoil (talk) 02:18, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello Ceoil. You are perfectly right. All this was just a misunderstanding, only because I didn't pay attention enough and missed the section where it was detailed and sourced. Thank you for the note. — Xavier, 01:44, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Elysium (band)


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Brussels Airlines
Hi. Regarding, it may have or may have not been harmless, but it was unsourced. We have policies on content. Please let me know when I violate one of these policies. Thanks.--Jetstreamer $Talk$ 10:29, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Josef Marais
I noticed you did some expansion a few months back on the Josef Marais article. Any interest in doing some research & turning it into more of an article? I would think he deserves a lot more of an article than we've got. - Jmabel &#124; Talk 18:19, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry Jmabel, but I have to decline. I'm not very active here, as I'm mostly a MusicBrainz editor. I just fixed a couple of inaccuracies in Josef Marais's article but I'm not that interested by him (when I edited that article, I was more interested by the song Suikerbossie, which JM popularized under the name Sugar Bush IIRC). — Xavier, 00:39, 6 July 2016 (UTC)