User talk:EnviroGranny

Regarding edits made to Assault rifle

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DYK

On 14 March, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Thermopylae (1941), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--BigHaz - Schreit mich an 22:04, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: 2007 Iranian seizure of British Royal Navy personnel

I don't want to start an edit war. As per my entry in the talk page of that article, I removed the hostage-related info as it's highly POV. If you're going to revert my edit to that effect, while adding additional information contrary to said entry, at least state your reason for doing so in the talk page. Thanks -Etafly 21:29, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Moves of Virginia Tech massacre

Please discuss any proposed moves on the talk page and reach consensus before implementing such a drastic change. The page is now move-protected. Consider this post a strong suggestion to start discussing. Thanks, alphachimp 17:37, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

You were engaging in an inherently disruptive activity. Please read WP:POINT. alphachimp 17:41, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Whether or not it is a massacre is irrelevant. You've created an absurd mess of talk page and article redirects around the encyclopedia. alphachimp 17:44, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Again, I'm not expressing an opinion about whether or not it was a massacre. I just know that it is not helpful when a single user decides that the title of a main page article must be changed without seeking consensus. It's very likely that the title will be changed, but it's clear at this point that sufficient resistance exists that consensus must be sought (WP:BRD). alphachimp 17:49, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

You're wasting your time. I wasn't assuming an opinion, I was getting you to stop move warring. It's disruption, plain and simple. You would have been blocked on your next page move. How many times do I have to say that before you understand it? alphachimp 01:31, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Move of school shooting

This was school shooting originally and someone moved it to school massacre without any discussion on the talk page; it was returned to school shooting, then you moved it back to school massacre without discussing it on the talk page. Titanium Dragon 19:20, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Categorisation

I note you reverted my removal of Category:School killings in the United States from the Category:Virginia Tech massacre, and would contest your assertion that the cat is not redundant. I suppose it could come down to a definition of "school". Category:Virginia Tech massacre is already part of Category:University shootings, which I believe is sufficient and fully compliant with WP:CAT.

By my definition, a "University", although a seat of learning, is not a "school", thus it can only be included in one and not the other. However, if a Uni IS considered a school, then the Category:University shootings should belong in the Category:School killings in the United States, and there would STILL be no need for the category to further appear in Category:Virginia Tech massacre or the Virginia Tech massacre article. Ohconfucius 09:13, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi, the 'key' is U.S., which categorizes by country. EnviroGranny 16:16, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Still don't get. Get one wrong to get another detail right makes no sense. You don't seem to disagree it's not a School killing, so although it tool place in the United States, it's miscategorised. I would point out that it is included in enough other categories already which already belong to the category US, so it does not have to be that specific here;-) Category:Virginia Tech massacre belongs to the following cats: Category:2007 crimes, :Category:2007 in the United States, Category:Massacres in the United States, Category:Murder-suicide, Category:School killings in the United States, Category:Spree shootings, Category:University shootings, and Category:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (which belongs in Category: Universities and colleges in the United States by state). Do you think I'm being pedantic? Ohconfucius 01:59, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Re: Dumping

I am sorry if I mistakenly reverted your edit. I will make amends immediatly. Unfortunetly it seemed like vandalism to me when I was looking through the diff. I will report my mistake here. I will also remove my earlier message from your talk page as it is inappropriate. I hope this will not deter you from your excellent contributions to wikipedia in the future. If you would like to talk to me about anything else please do so. ~~ AVTN ^{T C}_VPS 14:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews

Can you confirm on my talk page here on Wikipedia that you are the author of this article on Wikinews? n:CIA Director George Tenet's memoir published ? Thank you.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:23, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Just making sure, thank you! Great article btw, thanks for submitting it, however I think it needs to be re-written to get rid of the encyclopedic tone.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:29, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Unjust accusation of entry removal

In short I did not remove the entry *2007 - Release date of the memoir At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA authored by George Tenet. From April 30. However, although it was not I that removed it, now you have drawn it to my attention I would say that I do not consider it an entry of sufficient importance to be recorded there, which may have been the thoughts of the editor that removed the entry along with another, perhaps after it has sold a few million copies it may be a notable book.

Kindly retract and/or direct your accusation elsewhere. --Drappel 03:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

I am still waiting, and see you have been making unjust accusations elsewhere. --Drappel 18:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Hi EnviroGranny, I have condensed the section you added to Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race into a sentence under criticisms section. The content was too detailed for such a broad article. I would have moved it over, but it appears identical to the that which you already added to Ramy Brooks. I've made sure to keep the link to that article so readers can find the info you added. Cheers, BanyanTree 07:51, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Category talk:Virginia Tech massacre

What do you mean vandalize? I did not do any such thing. 132.205.44.134 15:56, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Please remove the vandalism accusation. 132.205.44.134 15:57, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category_talk%3AVirginia_Tech_massacre&diff=126517978&oldid=126479893

-the only difference is box order, what I thought was better ordering. 132.205.44.134 15:58, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews

Thanks for adding a link to wikinews to Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi, we appreciate all the promotion we can get. Are you a regular reader of wikinews, or did you just pick up on this one by accident? --Brianmc 12:10, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Great to hear we have regular readers among Wikipedians, hope you enjoy the content, it is a fun project to work on. --Brianmc 21:26, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Would you withdraw your WP:3O request?

Hi! I'd suggest you withdraw your request for a third opinion. First, a third opinion should be a neutrally stated request for somebody to take a look at an editing question, not a request to admonish some other user. Second, the first step in dispute resolution isn't calling in others, it's talking with your fellow editors. The fellow in question has posted a clear and reasonable explanation of his actions on the article's talk page, so I'd suggest you start there. Thanks, William Pietri 18:40, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Ok. I have answered your request for a third opinion, and so will be deleting it. If you request another third opinion in the future, please make sure to follow instructions by giving a short, neutral description, not mentioning individual users, and linking to the article's talk page, not specific diffs that you are disputing. Thanks, William Pietri 19:05, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi. Given that you've decided I'm not neutral, I'll leave your request alone. Again, I request that you follow instructions on the WP:3O page and make it a neutral summary of the dispute, without usernames or links to individual diffs, but including a link to the talk page section. Also, new requests go at the bottom, not the top. Thanks, William Pietri 19:47, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

(Spirte) Lightning

I will take on the case as an informal mediator. However, in the interests of open disclosure, I should remind you that I gave a third opinion contrary to your position. I gave it as an outside observer from the third opinion page. I have no firm position on the issue, so I do not feel it would bias the mediation. I would also recuse myself and ask for another mediator to take it up, if you feel my mediation is imbalanced. Please let me know if you would still approve of me adopting the case. Vassyana 22:58, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Comment to Dicklyon

EnviroGranny, on Dicklyon's page you wrote "Don't post any further comments on my talk page or I will consider it vandalism and report it as such." That's inappropriate. Talk pages are used for talking directly with an editor, and are often a better place to discuss things than an article talk page. Dicklyon's comments were a little impatient, but well within the bounds of appropriate, and certainly more moderate than your claim that his reasonable edits were "tantamount to vandalism". Before you go much further, and certainly before you start making vandalism reports, you should carefully consider WP:TEND, as well as WP:CIVIL and WP:AGF. Thanks, William Pietri 05:31, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Here comes the heavy mob

I am like a steam roller, squashing the sensibilities of users and crushing all beneath my wheels. For this reason I do not become involved in silly disputes escalated beyond all sense by editors who have lost their sense of proportion - unless those editors start being rude to my friends. William Pietri is my friend, and he is a legend on Wikipedia for patience in the face of abject stupidity. You, on the other hand, appear to be a rude and uncollegiate individual who does not understand that reverting original research is not vandalism, and accusing established users like Dicklyon of vandalism is uncivil. Luckily you have just realised the error of your ways and will stop asserting ownership of your user space, and articles, and will proceed to learn really quickly from the experience. Because otherwise you may be in line for some rouge admin abuse. I have a banhammer and I'm not afraid to use it. Guy (Help!) 17:19, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

• Incidentally, that is me - session cookie issue logged me out at the crucial moment. Message is unchanged. Guy (Help!) 20:58, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

• My God, you really are stupid, aren't you? This is not called spam, it;s called a warning. Here's the proof: you will be able to edit again tomorrow. Guy (Help!) 21:23, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

According to some comments in other places, there is some feeling that you may really not understand what you are doing wrong. I hope you have by now read WP:OWN, which states it exactly. The other links in my message above are also relevant. Your reaction to the removal of your image is completely disproportionate, accusing others of vandalism for removing it was completely inappropriate, and without a reputable authority stating that the image is a sprite, including the image violates our policy against original research. People get things like that wrong all the time, what they do not do (unless they are looking for trouble) is start throwing their weight around when the debate goes against them. You escalated a silly dispute beyond all sense, and that is disruptive. You threatened other to keep off your talk page when they came to tell you there was a problem, and that is both disruptive and rude. Oh, and it's also plain wrong because that's exactly what your talk page is for. You have been very silly. I hope you will not do this again. Guy (Help!) 07:04, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Image:ColumbiaSprite.jpg listed for deletion

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Your Request for Mediation

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