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Strange goings on at VfD

195.56.187.125 is doing slightly strange things to VfD. I can mention these when I see them, but if he creates a user account I can no longer identify the IP address. I understand that sysops can see IP addresses - can I ask you to keep an eye out, assuming it doesn't take much time? Failing that, nominate someone else I can ask? Onebyone 18:05, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Harvey Ball

thanks for writing such a grand article about harvey ball! Kingturtle 00:18, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

thanks for the help. I appreciate it. :-) Greenmountainboy 00:41, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

APH photos

Re Kevin Rudd and the photo thereat: I now have an email from AUSPIC, the Australian Parliamentary photo agency, advising me that photos at the Australian Parliament website are not copyright and may be freely used for non-commercial purposes. I have therefore restored the photo. Adam 01:13, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Having too much fun

feel free to remove my Brenden Matthews page. I got a little carried away, what can i say.

- User:Bdiddy

On splitting

Where do you get the idea that splitting an article that is less than 20KB is bad? --The Cunctator 07:08, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

URL linking convention

I was wondering if there are any specific rules in terms of providing links, because i like to provide links to data information i have. I've noticed on some pages the links are included into the article, and on others they are listed at the bottom. What would you say is appropriate? Thanks. --bdiddy 08:10, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

UTF-8 at English pages and Description of Serbian Language

Hello,

It would be very useful if you (or someone who is responsable for that) move English pages move to UTF-8 encoding. In this moment I have to write non Latin-1 characters into some other editor, and then to submit it to Wikipedia.

Also, my intention with Description of Serbian Language was to invite other people to write this document with me. It is a long term work and I don't think that it would be done in the near future. But, I thought it is possible to develope it on Wikipedia openly.

I think that the best idea is to write several pages in my user space and then to publish and to keep on with developing. Is it OK? Millosh

Nico v. WolfgangPeters

about Nico. He posted few revisionists sentences on the different talk pages. Examples: Even the migrants must be considered expellees, since their homeland was under occupation and Germans generally was discriminated and threatened in these areas. Source User talk:Nico I thought it would be correct to name them expellees, as that is what they name themselves. When they emigrated, Germany had not recognised the current borders. But do as you want. And in any event, what is wrong with considering East Prussia rightfully German, in accordance with international law (the Geneva protocols states: "It is illegal to permanently keep land militarily taken over and to expell and to replace the inhabitants") -- Nico 01:43, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC) Source Talk:Landsmannschaft Ostpreussen He claims in Wikipedia, that some Polish or Russian areas, are rightfully German and are under occupation. Do we want to start again border disputes in Europe?? WolfgangPeters

I actually don't see what is "revisionistic" with these sentences. I just stated a fact: The (West-)German government actually considered these areas "occupied" when the people we are talking about emigrated. And it's not just "revionists" who thinks East Prussia should return to Germany. There are even Russians who thinks that. And after all, this is also just my private opinions, not what I write in any articles. Nico 13:14, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Based on, what you stated yourself, it seems to be irresponsible to give you the rights to edit articles in Wikipedia. Attempt to violate existing borders is a crime in every state. WolfgangPeters

Why have he moved these comments to you, Angela? Is it a campaign? Btw, User:Maximus Rex just told me that "WolfgangPeters" is the user GH/AM, or 145.254.xxx, a "Polish nationalist" [1] & [2], currently even listed on Vandalism in progress -- Nico 15:47, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Ghost of the Robot

I am sorry for putting that page on VfD. It was a mistake. I believed that the band was obscure, but now I realize that I have seen at least one of its members quite frequently on the television. Thank you for notifying about the VfD. Happy hunting, Greenmountainboy 21:12, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Book of Mormon Controversies Page

Good idea about renaming the page. Hmm. Maybe it could be called Book of Mormon Origin or Book of Mormon Studies. I don't know. Hawstom 21:38, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Angela, maybe Eloquence is right. Book of Mormon Studies could use the NPOV forum of Wikipedia to mature. But maybe Wikipedia really isn't the place for a BofM Controversies page. Maybe both camps need to just stick to the agreed upon facts. If it is disputed too much to go on the main page, maybe it doesn't belong in an encyclopedia. Hawstom 16:02, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Angela, thanks for your comments on my reform proposals. Might I suggest we try and promote some sort of discussion forum on these problems among experienced users of WP, in a place where it will be seen? Such proposals will have more weight coming from you than from me, since some people here seem to find me antagonistic (I can't imagine why). Adam 11:16, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Default Signature

Any chance of getting the WML (WikiMarkupLanguage) autosignature updated to include the "full stop" used by you and User:Dori. Could it not save a fair amount of pasting/extra clicks - as well as bandwidth? - unkamunka 11:30, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Just Plain Thanks

Thanks for sorting out my problem the other day, I'm not sure that the topic in question (university libraries) is completely needing a page so I'll pass on making it one just for now. Thanks again ;-) - Al b 21:38, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Moz Wiki stuff, S-EN

Angela,

A couple of months ago, I created a Mozilla sidebar tab that enables a user to search Wikipedia. Is there a way I can upload the code here? I tried, but it uses JavaScript, and I don't think the Wiki software supports it.

As for the Simple Wiki, I hope to come back to it sometime, but I tied up im the main EN wiki right now.

Happy X-Mas! I hope Father Christmas is good to you!

iHoshie 01:53, 17 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Incipient Vandalism

An IP user and User:Bobjoejill have each edited twice today on Mercury (element) (but never before or since, there or elsewhere), each pair within a minute or two. The earlier, logged-in pair, were adding one unsuitable word that could be honestly argued for, and adding some keyboard garbage; i reverted both. The later (IP) pair were adding "doodie" (a mild copralalia) and the other removing it; no revert needed.

I'm continuing to watch it for a couple hours, but at this point don't intend to put it on ViP. I'll leave another note if i see more of those users or on Mercury (element). I'm glad to see you stopped editing at a decent hour tonite, but if you could check in the AM, you should be up before me.

And please say so if i let them off easy, or if you look in detail & think i over-reacted.

Thanks. [smile] --Jerzy 02:24, 2003 Dec 17 (UTC)

Not removing stuff from talk pages

Oops, I deleted 2 pages that were edited only by EoT, and one was a fairly lengthy talk page. Pakaran 03:22, 17 Dec 2003 (UTC)