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please see the talk page for Ahmedabad. [[Talk:Ahmedabad]] --[[User:Kunjan1029|kunjan1029]] 06:36, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
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Thanks for that split for Buddhism ([[User:20040302|20040302]] 17:51, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC))
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Hello and Welcome! I hope you like the place. --[[User:Maveric149|mav]] 19:10 Jan 25, 2003 (UTC)
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Regarding your comment on the naming convention for The [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] see [[Talk:Mormonism as a Christian religion]] -[[User:BoNoMoJo|B]]
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Wait. You're setting a precedent by putting see [[List of notable vegetarians]] on all the pages of people on that list. I have 2 objections. 
:# Does that does this now mean that we have to put ''see list of (Hindu, Christian, German, African-American, left-handed people, architects etc..)'' on article. 
:# The ''see also:'' is for lists of related articles, the word Vegetarian is not listed once on the [[Origen]] page for example [[User:Mintguy|Mintguy]]

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Nice work with the [[human history]] page.. although, shouldnt there be an article containing perhaps an brief overview of the varied theories about human pre-history? - [[User:Stevertigo|'Vert]]

:How about at [[Alternative views on the origin of mankind]]? --[[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 22:31 Feb 23, 2003 (UTC)

&#25431 &#32880 (make progress+Wise) -[[User:Stevertigo|<strong>&#35918&#30505</Strong>]]

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If you have a better way of phrasing things, then rephrase them. There is no need to be offensive. -- [[User:Oliver Pereira|Oliver P.]] 05:12 Mar 8, 2003 (UTC)

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I agree with you (or what I think you were saying) regarding the [[list of words of disputed pronunciation]] or whatever the hell they changed it to.  Even though English is an "open" language, there is a way to ''properly'' pronounce certain words that are often not pronounced the proper way.  I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but there you go... there's a point where political correctness goes overboard.  Saying "some people prefer" this pronunciation of so-and-so is, to me, a promotion of ignorance.  But what do I know, maybe every English dictionary ever written was wrong when they stated "February" phoenetically as "feb-ROO-airy".

Anyway, once an article's title has been changed any protests seem to fall on deaf ears.  It seems like this article's title was modified without any much-needed discussion.  I shrug indifferently. -- [[User:Goatasaur|&#12516;&#12462; ]]

: No discussion is needed for NPOVing. NPOV is the Wikipedia way. If you don't like it, go to [http://www.internet-encyclopedia.info/wiki.phtml?title=Main_Page  Internet-Encyclopedia]. -- [[User:Oliver Pereira|Oliver P.]] 05:38 Mar 8, 2003 (UTC)

::It is not POV to say "this word is pronounced this way".  There is a correct way to pronounce words, and an incorrect way to pronounce words.  ''Some'' words can be disputed, but in the case of dispute generally both uses are acceptable (such as "Antarctica").  The use of ''nucular'', though, is generally regarded as incorrect (especially among people who speak fluent English) because it is a mutation of pronunciation of other ''-cular'' words such as ''particular'' and ''molecular''.  Some words are beyond dispute, but it makes no sense to make two pages... just combine them to avoid conflicts between lists, and for ease of use.  Make a horribly convoluted title for the page as well, if you must. -- [[User:Goatasaur|&#12516;&#12462; ]]

:Nonsense.  That's like saying that Cuba MUST be pronounced KOO-ba, or KYOO-ba, but KYOO-ber is wrong.  It's called dialect, son.  -- [[User:Zoe|Zoe]]

LOL!  :-)  -- [[User:Zoe|Zoe]]

: Don't encourage childishness, Zoe. Your behaviour is not at all fitting for a collaborative project. -- [[User:Oliver Pereira|Oliver P.]] 08:35 Mar 8, 2003 (UTC)

I didn't mean you, Mkweise, I mean't Oliver, who seems to have a need to tell people how they should speak.  -- [[User:Zoe|Zoe]]

:Well, I'm the one who started the article that has mutated into the mess everyone's now at the verge of ''nukular'' war over. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 09:01 Mar 8, 2003 (UTC)

: Zoe, as far as I can recall, I have never told anyone here how they should speak. If you think I have, please cite an example. -- [[User:Oliver Pereira|Oliver P.]] 09:09 Mar 8, 2003 (UTC)

::You don't have any kids, I take it? I taught mine to speak proper English, and given the opportunity would love to do the same for my President who, after all, represents my country to the rest of the world. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 09:15 Mar 8, 2003 (UTC)


Cite for ancient sourdough from http://www.sourdo.com/book.htm

"the organisms of sourdough that produced man's bread for 5,000 years."

--Dr.Ed Wood

Cite for wheat in ancient egypt from http://teaching.ucdavis.edu/nut120a/0032.htm

"G. Regarding cereals-grains

1. Wheat and barley were the cereals used most commonly. Indeed, during the Greek and Roman period of Egyptian history, Egypt was the grain producing breadbasket of the ancient Mediterranean. Even today, one may travel westward from Alexandria along the coast towards Libya, and in springtime, see the hundreds of ancient mounds that represent ruined villages where cultivators were housed; the irrigation system, cisterns are still in place and today, some of these are used by settled Bedouins. '

--[[User:Darrell Greenwood|Darrell]]

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Please insert your additions to the list at British sitcom chronologically as best you can. I'd have done it myself, but I'm not familiar with most of the ones you added. Mkweise 18:57 Mar 21, 2003 (UTC) 

:I will where possible- some are really little more than dim childhood memeories tho... [[User:Quercusrobur|quercus robur]] 17:31 Mar 22, 2003 (UTC)

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Hi Mkweise,

Sorry that I changed those links, I confused <nowiki>[[animal fat|animal]] with [[animal|animal fat]]</nowiki>. - [[User:Patrick|Patrick]] 16:12 Apr 18, 2003 (UTC)

:Hehe...I've gotten used to it by now, but the order of arguments in piped links has always struck me as counter-intuitive. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 16:21 Apr 18, 2003 (UTC)
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The nav nested table in [[Yttrium]] looks really nice but there is a problem; Where should I put the locator image when I create it? The format of the old nested table was built with the image in mind. It is just that some users have been creating the nav link tables much faster than I have had time to create the images needed to make the tables work right. See [[Lithium]] for an example. --[[User:Maveric149|mav]]
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I noticed you replaced the -- in [[Artificial meat]] with &amp;mdash;s. Please don't do that. I agree it looks slightly better, and it might be a worthwhile addition to the software to render "--" within text as such, but it makes the text slightly harder to edit for newbies not familiar with HTML entitites. To them, it just looks like random gibberish. Let's work by the principle of least astonishment wherever possible. --[[User:Eloquence|Eloquence]]

:I find using '--' for dashes unacceptably ugly. I formerly used ' - ', until the discussion at [[meta:Automatic_transformation_of_hyphens_and_dashes]], from which it appears that the Wikipedia consenus is to use the HTML entities for now. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]]

::You call that a consensus? Wow, you have an interesting definition! :-) Most people are opposed to messy wikitext, and we can easily fix the "--"s at some point in the future. --[[User:Eloquence|Eloquence]] 11:27 May 8, 2003 (UTC)

:::Well, go bug the coders to implement '--' as shorthand for '&mdash;'; once that's done&mdash;assuming I haven't died of old age by then&mdash;I'll be happy to use it. Meanwhile, I'll do what's necessary to have correct punctuation in the articles I edit. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 11:38 May 8, 2003 (UTC)

::::I am one of the coders. Give me money and I'll hack it for you :-). Meanwhile, I'll do what's necessary to avoid messy HTML in articles I edit. --[[User:Eloquence|Eloquence]] 14:33 May 8, 2003 (UTC)

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Good day, Mkweise. Using the 'Move this page' option, I attempted moving the article Lamaism to Tibetan Buddhism but this did not work since the latter already exists (I tried temporarily deleting the content). Perhaps I did something wrong but I believe this is only for new articles. Any ideas? [[User:Usedbook|Usedbook]] 01:39 22 May 2003 (UTC)

:If the destination article has ever contained a "real" article (as opposed to just a redirect), only a sysop can execute the move. For mere mortals such as you and me, that means requesting a sysop move at [[wikipedia:village pump]]. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 01:46 22 May 2003 (UTC)

:P.S. When merging two articles, there is no way to preserve both edit histories. In that case, the shorter article should be merged into the longer one?as you have correctly done with [[Lamism]]/[[Tibetan Buddhism]]. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 01:53 22 May 2003 (UTC)

::I understand now. I am changing all wiki links from Mahayana Buddhism to Mahayana manually (and for Theravada). If I may ask though, why should we preserve the page history? Do not most contributors move pages manually? [[User:Usedbook|Usedbook]] 02:13 22 May 2003 (UTC)

:::I used to think so myself, until someone told me what I told you earlier tonight. I assume the reason preservation of edit histories is desired is so that the origin of all content can be traced. (Ask at [[wikipedia:village pump]] if you want to know the ''official'' answer.) As for changing all the links to a moved page?while that certainly doesn't hurt, it isn't really necessary as long as the old location remains a redirect page (as opposed to becoming a disambiguation page.) [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 02:43 22 May 2003 (UTC)

::::OK, I might be about to mke a spectacular fool of myself here, but this should work. [[User:Tannin|Tannin]] 02:46 22 May 2003 (UTC)

:::: Done. See the Village Pump for the details though. [[User:Tannin|Tannin]]
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Isn't [[mandate]] stronger than that? It's not just representing, but following instructions (mandamus=we must). A union delegate can be <b>mandated</b> to vote a particular way on a motion at conference, whereas an American congressman or British MP is a <b>representative</b>, and can vote as he sees fit. [[User:Jimfbleak|jimfbleak]] 20:29 22 May 2003 (UTC)

:It's an interesting subject; please add what you know to the article. The word ''mandate'' definitely is used as a noun in the sense I described?e.g. when distiguishing an official who carries the mandate of the people (is directly elected) from one who is indirectly elected or appointed.
:As for representatives, well...if they vote as they see fit they're not really representing their electorate, are they? [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 20:49 22 May 2003 (UTC)

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[[Spice Girls]] don't belong on the [[Scoville scale]], at least in my opinion. Don't care how ''un''-spicy they are. It was good for a laugh though --[[User:Jim McKeeth|Jim]] 18:30 26 May 2003 (UTC)
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Radharani Married to Krishna is narrated in Bhagwatham. Their marriage is not coming under Traditional marraige act of Hinduism... It is a oersonal marriage called Kandharva Vivaha!- chellabm@yahoo.com

:I'd been wondering how long it would take for someone to find my easter egg :-) [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 19:55 26 May 2003 (UTC)

::I was surprised it took me as long as it did.  The fact you made a useful edit immediately after that one through me off for a while.  [[User:Jim McKeeth|Jim]] 16:59 4 Jun 2003 (UTC)

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Good day Mkweise! I was just curious as to where you found those two images (for the Mahavira and Jainism articles). I'd be interested in adding images to the other Eastern religions aswell. Thanks and be well. [[User:Usedbook|Usedbook]] 23:27 3 Jun 2003 (UTC)

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Just a note of thanks for your contributions to the articles on Scientology.  This subject is one of the best examples I know of where ''truth is stranger than fiction'' -- a lot stranger! --[[User:Modemac|Modemac]] 02:00 15 Jul 2003 (UTC)

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The words "sexed up" are not mine; they are the words of the BBC, from the original report by Andrew Gilligan. You will find that they are the words consistently used by all of the media when covering this story. So I'm going to revert your change. [[User:Mintguy|Mintguy]] 11:24 20 Jul 2003 (UTC)
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Gujarati digits aren't completely different. Try this: Write the Devanagari digits in one color, and the Gujarati in another, on slips of paper, and hand them to someone who's never seen them before to match up. I bet he'll get all ten right. -[[User:PierreAbbat|phma]]

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About your edit to [[Aromatic compound]] -- there is also a page [[aromatic hydrocarbon]]. The text you just added makes me think these two should be merged. (and there's [[aromatic]] too which doesn't serve much purpose]]!) You sound like you know more about this than I do; could you handle it? thanks -- [[User:Tarquin|Tarquin]] 22:06, 16 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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Hi, I wanted to ask you about Jains.  I'm happy about the current [[Vegetarianism]] article, so no need to respond if you're busy.  I'm curious, though, in what way ancient Jains were aware of microorganisms, as you suggest they were on [[Talk:Vegetarianism]].  Were they able to see them under microscopes or culture them to visible colonies, or something else that we today would accept as scientific proof?  Did they just believe in microorganisms as a matter of faith, i.e. without clear evidence?

Thanks, [[User:Zashaw|Zashaw]] 04:00, 25 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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Re [[Trojan War]] - I'm sorry but that just isn't true. I don't have time to offer you sources at the moment, but I will get back to it later. [[User:Adam Carr|Adam]] 23:56, 13 Oct 2003 (UTC)

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Why did you move [[Mandarin Language]]?

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Hi,Please don't change the first line of Hinduism without discussing on the Talk Page. See my comments in the edit summary. Please don't start an edit war. All LIVING Hindus in the world refer to their religion as Hinduism only. There is no recent development at all in Hinduism, there is development ALWAYS. It has always been changing - Dravidian Gods + Aryan Gods+ Buddha as Avatar of Krishna+ so many innumerable variations today, incuding fundamentalist Hinduism. So to call it Sanatana Dharma based on how it originated is incongruous. Knowledge is constructed based on changing meanings attached to words, there is no absolute point in time when meaning is frozen. Then all words in the world have to be used in the sense of their first utterance and usage. Please consider all this. Don't change well accepted facts without going into a discussion and proving otherwise. [[User:KRS|KRS]] 15:11, 24 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 
:Hi, have you seen my comments on the Village Pump? Wikipedia is a collective effort and hence requires collaboration among the various contributors. I have addressed you twice with reference to your specific edits, once in your Talk page and once in the [[Talk:Hinduism]] page. Don't you want to respond? A neutral person has said that the same few sentences kept getting edited without discussion. Why don't we start a discussion in the talk page?

:If you are not amenable to this, I am leaving the page alone for a week. Then I will take up the same issue again. Definitely you seem to be knowledgeable, but then you also seem to have a POV that you want to push. I hope you too will reconsider your edits after a break. [[User:KRS|KRS]] 06:35, 25 Oct 2003 (UTC)

::I did see your comments, but have been busy preparing sweets etc. for Dipavali. I'll give the matter some more thought on Monday. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 08:23, 25 Oct 2003 (UTC)

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See [[Talk:Knot_(nautical)]], re: your recent edit, [[User:Stewartadcock|Stewart Adcock]] 18:45, 20 Nov 2003 (UTC)

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I object to your moving [[Work (physics)]] to [[Mechanical work]].  I was actually just about to perform the reverse move when I discovered your previous action.  There are other types of work, such as electrical work (energy lost by a system due to pushing electrons through a circuit). -[[User:Smack|Smack]] 00:16, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Have you anything to say to this? [[User:Smack|--Smack]] 18:08, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)

:Electrical work can be reduced to mechanical work, since it involves moving bodies (electrons or ions) against a force (electrical field). Additionally, the term "work" is not usually used outside of Newtonian mechanics - in other fields of physics, one generally speaks of energy rather than work.
:That said, I don't feel strongly enough on the matter to make a fuss if you and others prefer "Work (physics)". [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 23:09, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)

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Hello MKWeise, with regards to [[guru]] Not only Christians use this definition.  Some Christian scholars even accept the word guru for Jesus. I'll do a revert to the previous version. If u don't believe me then take a look at the Sarlo's guru ratings.  [[User:Andries|Andries]] 09:09, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC)
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Hello, MKweise, you wrote that sat guru means teacher of truth but I always thought that it meant true guru, i.e. the opposite of fraud guru. Do u have any references for your assertion?[[User:Andries|Andries]] 18:57, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)

:I'm pretty sure that the word ''satguru'' predates false gurus. One dictionary I have says that a satguru is "one who is able to lead others along the true spiritual path" - but I'm not too happy with that wording, since Hinduism acknowledges that other paths (even those of other religions) may also be true. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 23:09, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)

::False gurus are very old. One is even described in the Panchatantra, an old classic book from Kashmir.[[User:Andries|Andries]] 18:29, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
 
:::What I mean is that, arguably, false gurus are a phenomenon of Kali yuga. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 21:32, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

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By the way, where is your evidence for your assertion that all sects of Hinduism say that a living guru is necessary. To be honest, I don't believe at all that you are right in this case. Besides, how can you state this as a fact. Have you studies ALL sects of Hindsuism? If not, how many have you studied? [[User:Andries|Andries]] 18:32, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

:The belief in the necessity of a guru is one of the defining traits of hinduism - see for example http://www.swaminarayan.org/faq/bapsgeneral.htm#1 or http://www.himalayanacademy.com/books/dws/lexicon/s.html (scroll down to "Satguru"). [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 21:32, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

::Mkweise, thanks for the reference but I think the followers of [[Shirdi Sai Baba]] don't agree that one needs a living guru. [[User:Andries|Andries]] 21:47, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

:::I said all '''''Hindu''''' denominations; Sai Baba Sansthan is, by their own account, a '''''universalistic movement'''''. From http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/saibaba/saibaba_introduction.asp:
::::''Devotees of all faiths find their meeting point in Sai and people from all communities and all walks of life are united by the great love and reverence Baba inspires in them. Baba had great regard for His Hindu devotees and their Gurus [...]''
::: [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 22:07, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

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Mkweise, with regards to [[guru]] again. Why did ur remove the section 'original and literal meaning? I found it very useful. I reverted it. [[User:Andries|Andries]] 21:29, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

:Didn't, I just removed the section heading above the intro paragraph since it's standard wikipedia practice to have at least one paragraph before any section headings. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 21:36, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)


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If you're interested in the spice stuff, and need something to do, you can help convert pages linked here [[List of herbs and spices]] to the template: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Herbs and Spices]].  Even just copying and pasting the Template to the /Temp page of all herbs and spices is a big task.  [[User:Dgrant|dave]] 05:19, Feb 22, 2004 (UTC)

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==Halvah vs. Halva==

Before going too far with moves and renames, I note that [http://www.bartleby.com/61 AHD4 online] has an entry under "halvah," no entry under "halva," and describes "halva" as a variant spelling of "halvah." So... why do you say "Halva" is the more frequent spelling? [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 21:40, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC)

:Google shows that ''halva'' is by far the most common spelling, and ''halvah'' isn't even 2nd:

 halva: 182k google hits
 halwa: 36k
 halvah: 32k
 helva: 14k

:''Halvah'' is the Jewish spelling, and may at times be used to refer specifically to the Jewish (heavily sesame-flavored) variety. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 21:54, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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You are probably right re: Haberenos. They are known as "hot peppers" here - for example in ''Hot Pepper Sauce''. Maybe US vs Caribbean? I dunno. [[User:Secretlondon|Secretlondon]] 22:41, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)

:So in British English ''hot pepper'' refers specifically to the habanero variety? I did not know that. Here in the US, ''hot pepper'' is synonymous with ''chile pepper'', the most commonly available varieties being the finger-shaped Thai (long and red) and Indian (short and green) ones. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 23:03, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)

: Not really - I live in area of London with a large caribbean population. "Hot pepper" is used to describe the ones in the photo. I've looked them up on the link from [[Chilli pepper]] - they actually appear to be Scotch bonnets. It would make more sense than Mexican ones. See [[Talk:Chilli pepper]] for details and links to photos.[[User:Secretlondon|Secretlondon]] 23:06, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
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Hi! I nominated you for adminship. Do you accept? [[User:Cautious|Cautious]] 22:49, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

:Thanks, I am honored...although I keep making plans to spend ''less'' time here, they invariably prove futile anyway&mdash;LOL. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 23:01, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

== [[Talk:Jiva]] ==

[[User:Sam Spade|Sam Spade]] 05:16, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

==Sysop==

Congratulations! You are now an [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrator]]. You should read the relevant policies and other pages linked to from the [[Wikipedia:administrators' reading list|administrators' reading list]] before carrying out tasks like deletion, protection, banning users, and editing protected pages such as the [[Main Page]]. Most of what you do is easily reversible by other sysops, apart from page history merges and image deletion, so please be especially careful with those. Good luck. [[User:Angela|Angela]][[user talk:Angela|.]] 22:40, Mar 31, 2004 (UTC)

==Rollback on main page==
Sorry about rolling you back on the main page, but we really don't want to 'celebrate' April fools. As it is, we're going to be busy enough reverting all the other stuff people are going to do. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 03:54, Apr 1, 2004 (UTC)

:I was merely following standard policy...the main page '''''is''''' currently [[Votes_for_deletion#Main_Page|listed]] on VfD (and the tally's not looking good, either.) [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 03:59, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC)

==Thank you==
Just stopped by to thank you for listing the otherwise overlooked item on [[Current events]]. {{mono|1=:-D}} - [[User:IMSoP|IMSoP]] 14:52, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC)

== See [[Talk:Organised persecution of ethnic Germans]] ==

[[User:Mikkalai|Mikkalai]] 21:56, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)

== Gdansk ==

I did check the Talk page. Folks were talking... and? What exactly were you wanting me to check for? Our policy suggests that pages should only be protected for a short period of time, and doesn't say anything about waiting for complete consensus before unprotecting. My approach is to unprotect, and wait and see. If a severe edit war breaks out, it can always be reprotected: no major harm done. [[User:MyRedDice|Martin]] 00:11, 3 Apr 2004 (UTC)

:The harm that concerns me is that premature unprotection undermines the consensus process. I think it's a bad idea to unprotect a page while constructive discussion of the issues that led to the edit war is going on, as that's likely to cause people to stop talking and go back to reverting each other's edits. 
:Also, please note that two admins ([[user:John Kenney]] and myself) are watching the talk page and are eager to unprotect as soon as a consensus develops. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 01:19, 3 Apr 2004 (UTC)

==Request for comments== 

If you have evidence or any remarks to add at [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Nico]], please do so.[[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]]

==[[Gay Nigger Association of America]]==

[[Gay Nigger Association of America]] is being censored by [[user:Adam_Bishop|Adam Bishop]], but the old version cannot be recovered because the page is protected. Do us Gay Niggers a favor and revert it please :) [[User:Goat-see|Goat-see]] 21:40, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

:Sorry, your article has been deleted because it was deemed to be self-promotion/vanity. Try adding a section about your organization at [[Slashdot trolling phenomena]], I don't think there'd be any strong objection to having it covered there. Just be sure to avoid any phrasing that could be construed as promotion, or someone is sure to come along and remove the whole section again. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 21:52, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

== simple request ==

Could you please refrain from making fun of other users. Thank you. [[User:Kingturtle|Kingturtle]] 04:11, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)

:What are you talking about, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:Protected_page&diff=3092255&oldid=3091061 this]? [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 09:48, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)

::No, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:Quickpolls&diff=3104966&oldid=3104950 this]. Thanks. [[User:Kingturtle|Kingturtle]] 17:12, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)

:::There I was just making fun of the quickpoll process and the way it's being used, not personally attacking any particular user. Don't you find it amusing that edit war veterans are essentially unaffected by quickpolls, but everyone was so up-in-arms about [[user:I_am_sexy]]?

==City names==
from Kiev: "...articles go under the current official name of cities, alright?)"

That isn't actually the standard - see for instance [[Venice]]. Cities go under the name in English first. I think Kiev has a good reason to stay at Kiev. [[User:Rmhermen|Rmhermen]] 14:24, Apr 9, 2004 (UTC)

:Sorry, I meant to say "...current official ''English'' spelling...", which in this case is most definitely "Kyiv". The former spelling is still quite common, but only in documents written prior to the name change and by authors who don't know better. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 15:00, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)

:: Would appriciate your vote at Naming policy poll (Kyiv vs. Kiev) at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_policy_poll --[[User:Inhvar|Inhvar]] 12:56, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)

== Sock Puppetry ==

Assuming it is true that you created the sock puppet account, I wanted to tell you that I think such behavior is unprofessional.  Honestly, I thought you must be a high school kid, but I see that above you discuss teaching your kids, and your contributions look good, and you seem to be a serious and responsible person.  So please, in the future, do me a favor... don't engage in games to make your points, just state them forthrightly.  If someone was making an absurd claim about the word 'troll' in usernames, just state your opposition, explain why, and you'll be listened to of course.  [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo Wales]] 03:04, 10 Apr 2004 (UTC)

:Yes, I am generally a serious person, but occasionally I do take some time off from being serious. I realize I could just as easily have made my point the conventional way, the alternative just seemed too funny to pass up. If Telgur annoyed more than he entertained, I am truly sorry as that was not my intention. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 15:18, 10 Apr 2004 (UTC)

==free zone==
Discussion moved to [[talk:Free Zone]]

== How to transwiki? ==

I seem to be doing something wrong moving pages to wiktionary, because when I complete a move to [[transwiki:Wiktionary]], it just stays there as though there were nothing "special" about that move target. What am I doing wrong? [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 02:32, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)

:It should be [[wiktionary:Transwiki:page title|Transwiki:page title]], not [[Transwiki:wiktionary]]. Also, it should be on the [[wiktionary:]] site, not on Wikipedia. Have you read [[m:transwiki]] or was it unclear even after seeing that? Once moving it to wiktionary (via cut and paste until [[m:mediawiki roadmap|1.3]] is released), you should log it at [[transwiki]] and [[wiktionary:transwiki]]. [[User:Angela|Angela]][[user talk:Angela|.]] 07:32, Apr 15, 2004 (UTC)

::Yes, I had read [[m:transwiki]] but assumed that was outdated info since it said transfers must be done manually but I had ready elsewhere that a seamless transwiki system was in place. I guess it's easiest to just wait for v1.3; after all, dicdef articles in Wikipedia don't really hurt anyone. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 17:52, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)

== Waste Vegetable Oil ==

I was wondering if you would be able to give me the references that you used to come up with the WVO volumes that were posted in this article.  Mainly, references for these quotes:

'As of 2000, the United States were producing in excess of 11 billion liters (0.011 km³) of waste vegetable oil annually'

'Waste vegetable oil has a stable market value of approximately USD 0.40 per gallon (USD 117.58 per metric ton) as of 2003'

I would also like to attribute the article to someone, if I quote the numbers in the little research paper I am writing.  How should I reference the WVO article?  Thanks!  eayres@bren.ucsb.edu

==Chernobyl vs Chornobyl==
In February, you moved [[Chernobyl]] to [[Chornobyl]]. The naming policy poll (conducted about a month ago) says that it should be at [[Chernobyl]] (Chernobyl gets 20x as many google hits as Chornobyl), so I have moved it back. I just wanted to give you a heads up. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 22:02, Jun 21, 2004 (UTC) 

:Yes, I saw that. All I can say is your poll doesn't make right what's clearly wrong. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 12:24, 26 Jun 2004 (UTC)

==Did I miss something?==
Where'd you get off to?  You're missed, and I hope you won't be gone long.  Until you come back, have a lovely time where you are, and I'll look forward to seeing your name in RC sometime in the future. [[User:Jwrosenzweig|Jwrosenzweig]] 22:16, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

:I'm still around, but I'm currently on a break from editing after getting somewhat frustrated with arguing the same points over and over again. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 12:24, 26 Jun 2004 (UTC)

== Energa Gedania Gdansk ==

Could you unprotect the [[Gdansk]] page, please? There seems to be no dispute at the moment at the [[Talk:Gdansk]] page and I would like to add the following entry:
* [[Energa Gedania Gdansk|Energa Gedania Gda&#324;sk]] - women's [[Volleyball in Poland|volleyball]] team playing in [[Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball League]]: 9th place in 2003/2004 season.

Thank you, [[User:EBL|EBL]] 20:15, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)

== [[Psilocybe cyanescens]] ==

If and when you're around, could you please take a look at [[Talk:Psilocybe cyanescens]]? Thank you. [[User:Lupo|Lupo]] 10:34, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

== mahabahrata date of authorship ==

I think it was you who gave the date of mahabharata as 1316BC on the [[epic poetry]] page.
that seems very precise. What is the evidence for that date. Is it generally accepted, or is it a traditional date>?

:1316 BC is when the Great War described in the Mahabharata took place, based on astronomical data contained within the text. That dates the origin of the epic, even if (as some claim) the events related are partially fictional. It is unclear, however, when the epic was first put in written form. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 17:12, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

==Bali Raj==
Hi, you moved [[Bali (demon)]] to [[Bali Raj]]. I'm not aware of a concept called Bali Raj. Can you point me to any discussion/references which made you make the move. [[User:Jay|Jay]] 06:31, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)

:Try a google search for "Bali Raj" or the alternate spelling, "Bali Raja". "Raj" means "King", and Bali is the King of the underworld. To characterize him as a demon is somewhat imprecise (though not entirely incorrect) - but the main reason to move it was that the (ugly) use of parentheses for disambiguation should be avoided where possible. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 17:29, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

== Article Licensing ==

Hi, I've [[User:rambot#Free the Rambot Articles project|started a drive]] to get users to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the [[Creative Commons]] Attribution-Share Alike  (''CC-by-sa'') v1.0 and v2.0 [[Creative Commons License|License]]s or into the [[public domain]] if they prefer.  The ''CC-by-sa'' license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the [[GFDL]], but it allows '''other projects''', such as [[WikiTravel]], to use our articles.  Since you are among the [[Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_number_of_edits|top 1000]] Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at ''minimum'' those on the geographic articles.  Over 90% of people asked have agreed.  For More Information:
*[[User talk:Ram-Man#Multi-Licensing FAQ|Multi-Licensing FAQ]] - Lots of questions answered
*[[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|Multi-Licensing Guide]]
*[[User:rambot#Free the Rambot Articles project|Free the Rambot Articles Project]]

To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the "'''<nowiki>{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}</nowiki>'''" template into their user page, but there are other options at [[Wikipedia:Template messages/User namespace#Licensing Templates|Template messages/User namespace]].  The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:

:'''Option 1'''
:<nowiki>I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:</nowiki>
:<nowiki>{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}</nowiki>
'''OR'''
:'''Option 2'''
:<nowiki>I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions to any [[U.S. state]], county, or city article as described below:</nowiki>
:<nowiki>{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}</nowiki>

Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace "'''<nowiki>{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}</nowiki>'''" with "'''<nowiki>{{MultiLicensePD}}</nowiki>'''".  If you only prefer using the [[GFDL]], I would like to know that too.  ''Please let me know'' what you think at my '''[[User talk:Ram-Man|talk page]]'''.  It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. [[User:Ram-Man|<nowiki></nowiki>]] &ndash; [[User:Ram-Man|Ram-Man]] <sup>([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User_talk:Ram-Man&action=edit&section=new comment]) ([[User talk:Ram-Man|talk]])</sup>[[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 14:40, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)

:I've responded to your comment on my talk page. [[User:Ram-Man|<nowiki></nowiki>]] &ndash; [[User:Ram-Man|Ram-Man]] <sup>([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User_talk:Ram-Man&action=edit&section=new comment]) ([[User talk:Ram-Man|talk]])</sup>[[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 13:30, Dec 13, 2004 (UTC)

== Copyright Tags ==

Thanks for uploading [[:Image:Swaminarayan_Maharaj.jpg]]. I notice it currently doesn't 
have an [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags|image copyright tag]]. 
Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can 
use <nowiki>{{gfdl}}</nowiki> if you release it under 
the [[GFDL]], or <nowiki>{{fairuse}}</nowiki> if you 
claim [[Wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]], etc.) If you don't know 
what any of this means, just let me know where you got the images 
and I'll tag them for you. Thanks so much, [[User:Intangir|Intangir]] 05:00, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Also:
*[[:Image:Birth Chart (southern).png]]
*[[:Image:Birth Chart (northern format).png]] - Thanks, [[User:Albinomonkey|AlbinoMonkey]] 05:08, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

:The first image shows a 19th century painting. I'm not sure whether the scan/photo should be considered a derivative work subject to its own copyright term, or in the public domain like the painting itself. The birth chart images are screen shots taken from copyrighted software. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 23:38, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

== Corn flake ==

I don't agree with your moving [[Corn flakes]] to [[Corn flake]]. Corn flakes are rarely, if ever, refered to as singular entities, and as such are an exception to the general naming guideline. [[User:Bkonrad|older]]<span style="color:blue;">'''≠'''</span>[[User talk:Bkonrad|wiser]] 21:53, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)


==Vote on [[Talk:Gdansk/Vote]]==

Hi. Since you have edited on pages with disputes about the names of Polish/German locations, I would invite you to vote on [[Talk:Gdansk/Vote]] to settle the multi-year dozens-of-pages dispute about the naming of Gdansk/Danzig and other locations. The vote has two parts, one with questions when to use Gdansk/Danzig, and a second part affecting articles related to locations with Polish/German history in general. An enforcement is also voted on. The vote has a total of 10 questions to vote on, and ends in two weeks on Friday, March 4 0:00. Thank you -- [[User:Chris 73|Chris 73]] [[User talk:Chris 73|Talk]] 03:06, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC)

==[[:Image:Scandinavia.jpg]]==
Hi, I noticed that the above image is properly licensed but lacks any notice of where it came from and/or who created it. Please add the source so that it can be used also at WikiCommons. Regards, [[User:Thuresson|Thuresson]] 02:26, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

== Image:Tseliot.jpg ==

Hello, I am not an expert of English speaking coutries law, but I would like to know what allowed you to mark the image public domain? I've got some doubts since, for instance, in Poland the law says that the copyright expires after 70 years since the death of a photographer and [http://www.michaelhoppe.com/about.htm Emil Otto Hoppé] died in 1972. I have always been thinking that this (or a very similar one) rule holds in other countries. [[User:Alx-pl|Alx-pl]] 15:39, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:See http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm . [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 17:52, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Scat ==
Hi. I disagree with your move of "Scat singing" to "jazz scat", as I commonly hear the former term and rarely the later.  I also note that only one page linked to that later title, so I went ahead and moved it back. If you think the page should be at "Jazz scat", please explain why on [[Talk:Scat singing]]. Thanks, -- [[User:Infrogmation|Infrogmation]] 04:52, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== National football teams ==

The naming convention for national football team pages is "''Country name'' national football team". [[User:Ed g2s|<span style="font-family:verdana;">ed g2s</span>]] • [[User talk:ed_g2s|<span style="font-family:verdana;">talk</span>]] 11:57, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
:In England, the team is always referred to as "England", or "the England team", and almost never "the English team". "England" is the name of the team and it is a national football team. We use "Manchester City football club" instead of "Mancunian Metropolitan football club". This also helps us avoid problems with teams where the adjective is not the best way to describe the team; to quote from [[talk:England national football team]]:
::"It also makes the pages easier to follow if all the international team pages take their national name rather than the associated adjective - what do you call someone from New Zealand, anyway? How do you distinguish between the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo without using the name of the country? What about ethnic Croats who play for Serbia and Montenegro or ethnic Mongolians who play for China - is the best way to refer to the team really as Serbian or Chinese? Finally there is the potential problem of references like American football team. All very confusing unless as much ambiguity is removed as possible.
::So that's why... - Madw 16:36, Apr 22, 2004 (UTC)"
:I know this system seems somewhat counter-intuitive at first, but I hope this has cleared things up. [[User:Ed g2s|<span style="font-family:verdana;">ed g2s</span>]] &bull; [[User talk:ed_g2s|<span style="font-family:verdana;">talk</span>]] 21:19, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== [[Swaminarayan]] ==

Thanks for your work on [[Swaminarayan]]. I think that the version you wrote  on April 21 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swaminarayan&oldid=12624645] is generally better than what was there before. An anonymous editor, [[user:83.67.4.89]] (and other IPs) apparently disagrees. It would be helpful if you too could particiapte in a discussion on the talk page there so that a consensus can be found. I have no special interest in this matter and not knowledge of the facts of the matters. I got involved simply because of the repeated attempts, for whatever reason, of an anon to delete all references to BAP from the article. Even an ignorant editor like me could tell that such an outcome probably wasn't in the interest of making the best article. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Cheers, -[[User:Willmcw|Willmcw]] 06:53, Apr 28, 2005 (UTC)

Pardon, I see that you already have commented on the talk page. Thanks. -[[User:Willmcw|Willmcw]] 06:56, Apr 28, 2005 (UTC)

== Chennai revert ==

Please explain why you blanket-reverted my edits to [[Chennai]]. I have switched to my version because you didn't provide a reason for the revert, and because the version that you reverted to has **triplicated** the page content. -- [[User:Brhaspati|Brhaspati]]\<sup>[[User talk:Brhaspati|talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brhaspati|contribs]]</sub> 23:28, 2005 May 8 (UTC)

I should probably mention that [[Special:Contributions/68.85.175.104|68.85.175.104]] has made edits that either praise [[Chennai]] (POV), or claim [[Bangalore]] to be smaller than what that article says (POV again) or engage in content-duplication (borderline vandalism). Another user whose edits I deleted was [[Special:Contributions/203.199.50.16|203.199.50.16]], whose entire edit history shows a strong inclination to start extremely futile Chennai-vs-Bangalore size comparison contests, and who has been reverted multiple times on the Bangalore page. I therefore find it puzzling that you should revert my edits, especially given the history of my earlier edits to Chennai. -- [[User:Brhaspati|Brhaspati]]\<sup>[[User talk:Brhaspati|talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brhaspati|contribs]]</sub> 00:03, 2005 May 9 (UTC)

:The triplication of material looks like a database hiccup to me; certainly wasn't intended anyway. I was reverting [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chennai&diff=13400732&oldid=13397975 this edit], because it made the article less informative. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 02:00, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

== [[Black Death]] ==

Do you want to explain your sudden and unconsulted move to The Black Death on the talk page?  This page has a large group of contributors who try to reach concensus before sudden changes.  I expect several editors will have something to say!  [[User:WBardwin|WBardwin]] 19:43, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


''Why'' did you just move this article? Your move was completely against [[Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Avoid_the_definite_article_.28.22the.22.29_and_the_indefinite_article_.28.22a.22.2F.22an.22.29_at_the_beginning_of_the_page_name|policy]]. But even more egregious, you did not discuss the move at all. It was completely out of the blue, as you've never been a contributor, nor have there ever been any talks about moving it. Please move it back to the original article ''immediately''. --[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 19:46, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
:Oh, and in my hasty response, I didn't notice the hastier response above. Here's the evidence to suppot WBardwin's expectation :) --[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 19:51, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

::Yes, our general policy is to omit articles from titles. In this case, however, the inclusion or omission of the definite article changes the meaning of the phrase: '''"The Black Death"''' refers to the historical epidemic and the period of European history characterized by it, whereas '''"Black Death"''' is simply a synonym for [[bubonic plague]]. While we have many policies governing article naming, the prime directive remains is that the name of an article should identify its subject.

::Also, note that this article had originally been started at [[The Black Death]] and then moved to [[Black Death]] by cutting-and-pasting rather than the ''move'' command, requiring a delete-move-undelete in order to reconstitute the article history. As for my talk page, LOL...the dozen or so cases where someone objected are somewhere around 1% of all the page moves I've performed over the years. No big deal, as it's just as easy for anyone to move back if called for by consensus. [[User:Mkweise|Mkweise]] 14:55, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
:::(Replies have been made on the article's talk page. --[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 19:40, 26 May 2005 (UTC))

== Move of [[Internet forum]] to [[Web forum]] ==

I agree with the name change, but are you going to go through the article and change the appropriate phrases also, and also the related categories and articles too? [[User:Talrias|Talrias]] ([[User_talk:Talrias|t]] | [[Special:Emailuser/Talrias|e]] | [[Special:Contributions/Talrias|c]]) 16:33, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

==Ayyavazhi==
Greetings.

I have been doing some copy-editing on the Hindu faith Ayyavazhi.  The material could use some expert cleaning, someone aware of the Hindu faith.  The pages are several, and the stories are many:  {{Ayyavazhi}} 
[[User:Stevenwmccrary58|Steven McCrary]] 19:17, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

== Mr Zappa ==

Hey friend... Thought you might be interested in the project at wikiquote. [[q:Frank Zappa|Frank Zappa]] FYI. [[User:Sveden|Sveden]] 23:28, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
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== Disambiguating Akshardham ==

Hi,

Some changes were made by an anonymous user [[User:83.67.4.89]] in the [[Akshardham]] page.(probably to remove the notion of akshardham temple)

The Akshardham has different perceptions in popluar media and in religious philosophy.

I have included a link to the [[Akshardham (Philosophy)]] in the akshardham disambiguation page called [[Akshardham Temple]] and redirected [[Akshardham]] to that page.

To give proper justice to philosophical meaning, the link for philosophy has been placed above temple links

[[User:Parmar uday|Uday]] 06:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

==A new Article and a Merge Suggestion==

I have created a new article [[Ancient oil lamp]], It was suggested by a user to merge it with [[Oil Lamp]], which I see you created. 

Can you have a look at the talk page of [[Ancient oil lamp]], and give your openion, Thank you --[[User:Thameen|Thameen]] 09:49, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments on the [[Ancient oil lamp]] article. --[[User:Thameen|Thameen]] 21:42, 9 June 2006 (UTC)


==Fair use rationale for [[:Image:Leonard Cohen (2001).jpg]]==

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==Survey Invitation==
Hi there, I am a research student from the [[National University of Singapore]] and I wish to invite you to do an online survey about Wikipedia. To compensate you for your time, I am offering a reward of USD$10, either to you or as a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information, please go to the [http://www-appn.comp.nus.edu.sg/~seahruho/ research home page]. Thank you. --[[User:WikiInquirer|WikiInquirer]] 21:31, 3 March 2007 (UTC)<sup>[[User talk:WikiInquirer|talk to me]]</sup>

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==[[Rest of the world]]==
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== Move to Kyiv ==

Hello,

I am trying to change the name of the page Kiev to Kyiv. Looking through the archives, I saw that you had contributed to a similar discussion in the past. 

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Please let us know what you think.

Thanks,

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== Nice word-choice! ==

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#January 2017|Briangotts]] •  [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#January 2017|JeremyA]] • [[Special:Permalink/762731058#Desysop request|BU Rob13]]

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:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#Workshopping an RfC on the inactivity policy|discussion]] to workshop proposals to amend the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Lengthy inactivity|administrator inactivity policy]] at [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators]] has been in process since late December 2016.
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:*When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. ([[Phab:T34950|T34950]])
:*Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Make PC2 no longer available to admins|RfC]] closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. ([[Phab:T156448|T156448]])
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[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px]] '''Arbitration'''
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== Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular) ==

ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Security|required]] to "have strong passwords and [[Wikipedia:Personal security practices|follow appropriate personal security practices]]." We have [[Special:Permalink/891851004#Return of permissions for compromised administrator accounts|updated]] our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, [[WP:2FA|two-factor authentication]] remains an ''optional'' means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised. 

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered. 

For the Arbitration Committee, -[[User:Cameron11598|Cameron11598]] 21:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)</small>
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== My song, "Tools" ==

You just stay around to keep the tools, you just stay around to keep the tools! You think that we're all fools, you just stay around to keep the tools! Making minute edits every year, you make minute edits every year! We can see it's very clear, you make minute edits every year! Users such as yourself who make a significantly low amount of edits just to keep your administrative tools sicken me and many others. Just give up the tools already!!! What are you holding on to them for anyways!! What a selfish thing to do!!  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/66.35.97.209|66.35.97.209]] ([[User talk:66.35.97.209#top|talk]]) 02:03, 15 May 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
== Nomination of [[:List of vegetarians]] for deletion ==
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The article will be discussed at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of vegetarians&#32; (2nd nomination)]] until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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== Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==


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Established [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|policy]] provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have not made any edits or logged actions in the preceding twelve months. Because you have been inactive, your administrative permissions will be removed&#32;if you do not return to activity within the next month.

Inactive administrators are encouraged to rejoin the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions.  Resources and support for reengaging with the project are available at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators]].  If you do not intend to rejoin the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard|the bureaucrats' noticeboard]].

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. <!-- Template:Inactive admin -->—&thinsp;[[User:JJMC89 bot|JJMC89 '''bot''']] 00:05, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

== Administrators will no longer be [[WP:AUTOP|autopatrolled]] ==

A [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2021_review/Proposals#Passed:_7D_Remove_autopatrolled_from_default_toolkit|recently closed]] Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove [[WP:Autopatrolled|Autopatrolled]] from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with [[WP:EFM|Edit Filter Manager]], choose to [[Special:UserRights/{{BASEPAGENAME}}|self-assign]] this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Administrators_will_no_longer_be_autopatrolled|Administrator's Noticeboard]]. 20:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
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== How we will see unregistered users ==

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You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin '''will still be able to access the IP'''. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Improving tools|better tools]] to help.

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== New administrator activity requirement ==

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Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:
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== Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==


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Inactive administrators are encouraged to engage with the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions. Resources and support for re-engaging with the project are available at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators]]. If you do not intend to re-engage with the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard|the bureaucrats' noticeboard]].

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== Imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==


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Established [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|policy]] provides for the removal of the administrative permissions of users who have made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period. Your administrative permissions will be removed&#32;if you do not return to the required activity level before the beginning of January 2023. 

Inactive administrators are encouraged to engage with the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions. Resources and support for re-engaging with the project are available at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators]]. If you do not intend to re-engage with the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard|the bureaucrats' noticeboard]].

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== Suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==
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Established [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|policy]] provides for the removal of the administrative permissions of users who have made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period. Your administrative permissions have been removed. 

Subject to certain time limits and other restrictions, your administrative permissions may be returned upon request at [[WP:BN]].

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