Arjun01
Please Give me One More ChanceHello I am a newcomer to Wikipedia and now after an experiment, Me and my IP address have been autoblocked. Please Let me edit wikipedia again I will not let you down. I don't care if you watch my contributions carfully in fact, if I make any vandalism I will let you permanently let you kick me off go on with my buisness. <<unblock|I saw the image that said, you have been autoblocked, I was autoblocked by User:The Anome If you need I deleted the whole story because it was to long and sounded like a sympathy puller or whatever,here it is in a nut shell, I wanted to see how wikipedia deals with vandalism so i created User:Jade59 to do some little vandalism (I did not do any major vandalism such as cussing or blanking pages messing with info or vandalising userpages. The User:Jade59 user contributions page clearly shows what I did). I was surprised to see how well they handeled it and now I can't even edit or anyone using my IP, my IP is 74.132.66.199, also my friend User:Oxford88 is also blocked and he detests vandalism so if you can let one person in let User:Oxford88 he loves Wikipedia.>> Please be kind and leave me a message about anything dealing with Wikipedia. Although I will most likly will not reply. I am not trying to be mean:-), it is just i don't have the time to reply to them and it will really save me time and the hassle. Hey before you leave me a message please write on of your favorite quotes on my quote page here User:Seadog.M.S/More Quotes that you can edit also but at first I didn't know how to make subpages so I just made an article under that name and, Only 5 minutes later I got a level 2 vandilism warning, but now I know what I did wrong. Have a nice day and remember to be bold when updating articles.--Seadog.M.S 20:18, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
thank you and have a nice weekend--Seadog.M.S 19:57, 22 September 2006 (UTC) When will on of the admins replyThe first time I put up the Unblock request it was replied to in like, 5 minutes. They told me to try again, by giving the reason they should let me back, I have and now it's been over an hour, what is going on.___I even tried the Help Desk but I couldn't even edit that please help by contacting an administrator to check out my Unblock request--thank you and have a nice day--------Seadog.M.S 20:24, 22 September 2006 (UTC) Help desk questionHi, I have replied to your question. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 15:46, 18 September 2006 (UTC) Unblock requestClearing an autoblock Due to the nature of the block applied, we need additional information before we can decide whether to unblock you. It is very likely that you are not personally blocked. If you are prevented from editing, it may be because you are autoblocked or blocked because of your IP address. Without further details, there is nothing further we can do to review or lift your block. Please follow these instructions:
-- Netsnipe ► 15:00, 22 September 2006 (UTC) Help me{{helpme}} tags are not for unblock requests. Please wait for an admin to review your unblock request. If you need help with anything else, place another helpme tag on your user talk page. Thanks. J Ditalk 20:46, 22 September 2006 (UTC) thanks--sorry---Seadog.M.S 20:53, 22 September 2006 (UTC) Thank You
SignaturesI have a question that I have been looking for the answer to but cant find it. How am I able to break my signature in parts such as Sea(to take me to my userpage) Dog(to take me to my talk page, and etc. If you don't find this question sutible for helpme than go ahead and and delete it
I am so sorryI understand that I am the most annoying wikipedian ever. But I have yet another question. How do I add colour to my text?
Nishkid64's RfA thanks
Sorry again{{helpme}} I know I have put alot of these up, but I am still learning, and feel free to just add an internal link to the page I am looking for if there is one. Here is my question. Alot of my friends say that since anyone can edit Wikipedia it is prone to computer viruses. Is this true, I would really like to know.--Seadog--fly on....littlewing 01:54, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Welcome to Esperanza! Welcome, Seadog.M.S, to Esperanza! As you might know, all the Esperanzians share one important goal: the success of this encyclopedia. Within that, we then attempt to strengthen the community bonds, and be the "approachable" side of the project. All of our ideals are held in the Charter, the governing document of the association. Now that you are a member you should read the guide to what to do now or you may be interested in some of our programs. A quite important program is Stressbusters, which seeks to support editors who have encountered any stress from their Wikipedia events, and are seeking to leave the project. So far, Esperanza can be credited with the support and retention of several users. We will send you newsletters to keep you up to date. Also, we have a calendar of special events, member birthdays, and other holidays that you can add to and follow. In addition to these projects, several more missions of Esperanza are in development, and are currently being created at Esperanza/Proposals. If you have any other questions, concerns, comments, or general ideas, Esperanzian or otherwise, know that you can always contact Natalya by email or talk page. Consider introducing yourself at the Esperanza talk page! Alternatively, you could communicate with fellow users via our IRC channel, #wikipedia-esperanza (which is also good for a fun chat or two :). If you're new to IRC, you may find help at an IRC tutorial. I thank you for joining Esperanza, and look forward to working with you in making Wikipedia a better place to work! Red linksRed links are links to articles that don't yet exist. If it's likely an article can be written about the subject it's best to leave it alone. If we already have an article about it at another title, you pipe the link. Duplicate links that occur in short succession of each other (in the same screen of an article) or ones where no article can be written that fulfills policy requirements should be deleted. Wikipedia is a work in progress, an red links encourage people to write needed articles, so be careful about removing them. - Mgm|(talk) 21:19, 27 September 2006 (UTC) Moonlight SonataYou're welcome. In fact, I've been encouraged to be bold and made a revision to the opening paragraph. Cheers. JackofOz 20:20, 28 September 2006 (UTC) Re: QuestionGenerally, if people are using talk pages for completely non-Wikipedia related things, they're warned and, if they continue, subsequently blocked under WP:NOT. For instance: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#User_strangeness. If it's happening on your own talk page, just ignore it, tell the people to cut it out, blank their comments if they take it too far, and report it on the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents if it keeps going. I think that would be a fair procedure. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 21:52, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Oh, and no problem correcting the link on your userpage. -- TheGreatLlama (speak to the Llama!) 01:04, 30 September 2006 (UTC) Delete comments off talk pagesIt's generally a bad idea, especially when those messages are warnings, because it can give the impression you're trying to hide those comments. Instead, I recommend you try Wikipedia:How to archive a talk page. - Mgm|(talk) 04:38, 29 September 2006 (UTC) Picture in signatureWhat worked for me was toggling the preferences between "raw signature" or not. If you use a raw signature, and include double brackets [[ ]] on either side, you should be able to make it work. I did find it pretty counterintuitive though -- I needed to have one window open where I fiddled around with my preferencse, while I experimented in my sandbox on the other. Good luck! QuartierLatin1968 Democratic socialismWell, since you already admire such famous democratic socialist writers as Upton Sinclair, George Orwell, and John Steinbeck, perhaps my job won't be so difficult! It's hard to know where to begin, since I don't know your political reference points; but the basic idea is that democracy is good in government, because it means that the people have an active voice in matters that affect them. In fact, democratic socialists are usually keen to make political democracy more people-friendly by increasing the opportunity for the public to participate directly in decision-making (compare participatory budgeting in Brazil). By the same token, democracy is good in the economy. Under capitalism, the economy bascially answers to investors and shareholders. Their stake is bigger the more money they have, and the more they invest. Companies do what investors want. Whereas, the great majority of people, who have only small investments if they have any at all, must live with the consequences of corporate decisions that we can't affect. To break the cycle, you need to assert public control over what goes on in the economy – either directly, or else indirectly through vigorous regulation. If the public controls the economy directly, that either looks like a consumer co-op (like Mountain Equipment Co-op), or like a worker-managed collective (like Mondragón Cooperative Corporation), or like a state-run enterprise (like the LCBO). We often extend this idea to include small businesses and family farms, which (as a practical matter) can't function without a pretty close relationship to their local communities. That's our basic premise, I'd say. To put it a different way, we refuse the logic of 'market societies' (where everything in society is subject to market impulses) in favour of one where both markets and government are put in service of society. QuartierLatin1968
Per your concern at the Help Desk, I've alerted the user on their talk page. Hopefully they will change it. If they don't, we may have to bring up a Request for comment. --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 01:53, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Re:UserpageIt's certainly good enough to enter :) I can't guarantee it will win, or even pass the first stage, but you might as well give it a go if you want to, you've nothing to loose! Incidentally, could you please remove the image from your signature- they are not a good idea. Take a look at WP:SIG#Images for more info. Cheers, Petros471 21:13, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Michael J Fox pageHi there. Any reason in particular for taking the picture down? Just curious. --PaulWicks 08:53, 2 October 2006 (UTC) Semi-protectionJust putting up the template isn't good enough, I'm afraid. Only administrators can (semi-) protect pages. You can post a request for intervention on the appropriate page. NielsF 01:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC) Here is my new signature everybody-- SRV DayThanks so much for reminding me Seadog! I wouldn't have even thought of it! But I have had "All Your Love I Miss Lovin'" (In the Beginning) in my head today. I'd say it was a sign, but it was there yesterday too! Well, maybe it's still a sign. And Happy SRV Day to you too! –Outriggr § 18:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC) Thanks!!!!!!Wow!, that's cool I like it. Thank you!Wow, I've never seen one of those self-made awards before. Thanks a lot for everything. It's good to feel appreciated once in a while. Happy editing! --Nishkid64 21:27, 3 October 2006 (UTC) Thank youThanks for the Dancing Happy Daisy Award. That means more to me than I can say. Cheers JackofOz 22:42, 3 October 2006 (UTC) Downgrading WikiDefConYeah vandalism is back down to level 3, but I think it was enough for 2 earlier. Hello32020 21:20, 4 October 2006 (UTC) Thank you for the encouragement!Thank you for the award! =D -- ran (talk) 01:49, 6 October 2006 (UTC) SRV Blade RunnnerHere is a website that notes that. I have also heard that from somewhere else, but i can't remember where. http://www.tv.com/stevie-ray-vaughan/person/122388/trivia.html Do I need to ask permission or something from this site? (I'm a n00b). RfA thanks
Re:AdminThank you very much! It is currently my greatest goal to become an administrator. I plan to keep on editing as much as possible until someone nominates me. Thanks for your support (and thank you for accepting other religions - I'm Christian, but Wikipedia isn't the place for long conversations about beliefs). You are doing an exceptional job. I've loved working with you, and you're likely to become an admin in a few months if you keep it up. --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 01:16, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Re:Thank youI see. Vandalism does not prevent you from ever becoming an administrator (though it may take longer to do so) if you remain a good-faith contributor. --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 13:41, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
In response to your question: Willy on Wheels is an infamous vandal who moved pages to unusual new titles, usually the original title ending with "on wheels!" He was blocked, but has created hundreds of sockpuppet accounts so he can still edit. His WP:AIV subpage was deleted in an attempt to prevent honour of vandals. Unfortunately, that means that newer contributors will likely have no idea what's with the mentions of him. "Vandalism on Wheels" seems to be used to refer to page-move vandalism similar to that of Willy's. Thanks for asking, I'd love to answer any future questions! --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 00:21, 11 October 2006 (UTC) A motto you just added? I see mottos that you made a couple of days ago (which I like), but no new ones. Please direct me to it, unless you accidentally forgot to add the motto while you were commenting on others. --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 00:31, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
If you'd like to request my adminship, you may. I think you're an exceptional contributor, and that's enough Wiki experience for me! --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 00:40, 11 October 2006 (UTC) Thank you I feel as if I am on the top of the world. Thank you soo much for your barnstar. --Incman|वार्ता 02:52, 8 October 2006 (UTC) Re:EditEssjay has designed a brilliant tool for finding one's edit count. It can be found here. Currently, it's not letting me access it, but it usually does (though it's a little bit slow). --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 18:35, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
Award
Re: Thank you--Seadog.M.SI am glad of having been of help! Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 12:07, 9 October 2006 (UTC) Happy birthdayI wish you very happy birthday! --Bhadani 15:58, 9 October 2006 (UTC) ThanksThanks for the award thing.--Weewoz WikiProject Guitarists Newsletter - Issue II - October 2006The October 2006 issue of the WikiProject Guitarists newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Aguerriero (talk) 21:48, 9 October 2006 (UTC) Thank youThanks for the B_star Seadog. The guitarist project is near and dear to my heart(I own 27 of the damn things I must like it!) After 40 years I never get tired of playing. Andy put a lot of work into the project to get it up and running. It would have been a shame had it crumbled during his recent Wiki-break. Again...Thanks and take care!Anger22 22:41, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Any/all infobox ideas are open to discussion. Post your thoughts over at the infobox talk page so that all may discuss. Cheers! Anger22 16:51, 10 October 2006 (UTC) Welcome to the Kindness Campaign!
SRVyeah. big srv fan. first musician i really really got into. now i'm addicted to music and guitars. Sigforgot the sigWeewoz Thank you!Thank you so much for the barnstar! I've been waiting for one for months! --The Great Llama(speak to the Llama!) 18:56, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Re:Quick QuestionNo, it doesn't work for me, either, nor anyone else. I asked on IRC, someone said there was some sort of server error...or something. --The Great Llama(speak to the Llama!) 21:52, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
ArticleCreedence Clearwater Revisited looks quite good, nice work! --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 23:18, 11 October 2006 (UTC) Another award
QuestionI am not mad or anything I am just curious why did you delete the artice Rene martinez, Please let me know on my talk page so I can be more knowledgeble when creating articles next time. Thanks
Slide (guitar)I noticed that you put a speedy delete tag on Slide (guitar). This seemed precipitous to me, and the Talk page indicates a previous AfD that ended in a keep. Am I missing something? ENeville 23:58, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
Re:Vandal User talk:Jackmeoff865Watch the user's edits carefully at Special:Contributions/Jackmeoff865. If they vandalise after being warned with {{test4}}, report them at WP:AIV. --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 02:02, 14 October 2006 (UTC) Hinduism ArticleYes I share your concern, and I am currently working with other editors to shorten the article. The trick is to decide which parts to shorten, because everybody has their favorite parts. See Hinduism discussion page. Thanks for your comments. If you have any suggestions for which parts should be trimmed, let me know. HeBhagawan 12:52, 14 October 2006 (UTC) Excellent job on the Festivals section. It is good that it is short. Are you the one responsible for reformating the article to reduce the empty space at the top? If so, good job. I'll look over the other changes right now. HeBhagawan 12:59, 14 October 2006 (UTC) Slow down on your edits for a few minutes. The user who edited immediately before you is a person who usually makes extremely low-quality edits. His usual username is swadhyayee, but today he is editing under only his IP address. Give me a few minutes to go through and fix any bad edits he has made--I want to fix his bad edits without reversing any of the good work you are doing. I'll tell you when I have finished. Thanks! HeBhagawan 13:08, 14 October 2006 (UTC) My name means "O Lord!" or "O God!" It can express either frustration or worship, as in English. However, in Hinduism there is no concept of taking the Lord's name in vain, since it is believed that no bad result could ever come from God's name. HeBhagawan 13:11, 14 October 2006 (UTC) The edits you made are great. Removing the white space was a wonderful idea. Read the Hinduism discussion page (at the very bottom) to answer another question I have. HeBhagawan 13:17, 14 October 2006 (UTC) Thank you for the kind words. I hope you will continue to make contributions to the Hinduism article. HeBhagawan 14:28, 14 October 2006 (UTC) Sure, you can add me if you like. 14:33, 14 October 2006 (UTC) Well it seems that there should at least be something on them. The section near the top called "The Vedas and Later Scriptures" is probably the most important one to keep, because it contains some ideas which also apply to the religion in general. The section called "The Vedas" (at the bottom) should, in my opinion, be deleted. And the Classification of Scriptures Section--well, I'm kind of sitting on the fence about that. HeBhagawan 23:19, 14 October 2006 (UTC) Yes I think it is starting to look pretty good. It might be close to featured status quality. Keep up the good work. One important thing to do is to monitor the page regularly for vandalism and sloppy and low-quality edits. If you don't catch them quickly, then it is hard to repair them without deleting any other good edits that others may have made at the same time. HeBhagawan 16:06, 15 October 2006 (UTC) The Editor's Barnstar
Yes it is important to monitor vandalism. It's also important to watch out for people who come in and just add some sloppy edits to an article without even reading the rest of the article to see whether what they say has already been said, or whether it fits in with the overall organization of the article. Such people may not be vandals exactly, but if their edits aren't monitored they can destroy a good article. The Hinduism article was having some problems with this last week, although the situation seems to have improved now. HeBhagawan 00:12, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Well I've agreed with almost all of your edits so far, but I'm not so sure about the recent one where you deleted the introductory sentences of the "Practices" section. I thought that that sentence was good becasue it summed up the purpose of the various practices. There are many other practices besides the ones listed in the article, and the sentence you deleted could explain the purpose of all of them. What do you think? HeBhagawan 00:17, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Ok I will try to help you nominate the article. First I have to figure out how. HeBhagawan 00:21, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Jimi HendrixThank you for the complement. I think I should do it now. 75pickup (talk · contribs) You are right about Brahmaa. There are only 1-3 temples in all of India dedicated to him. You can delete his name in the introduction if you like. It was put there by somebody else. HeBhagawan 22:30, 14 October 2006 (UTC) B-dayThanks, buddy. =) Nishkid64 19:47, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr.Thanks for your encouraging words on my article Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr. It's my first one and I want to clean it up to be a proposed featured article. I plan to go back and footnote everything (as soon as I figure out how to footnote). However, I would appreciate any other directions that you can give to improve the article. TIA
HinduismSomeone's gotta do it :) I think they've gotten bored now. I hope. riana_dzasta 13:39, 17 October 2006 (UTC) The 3RR rule and vandalismIn reply to a Help Desk question: the 3RR only applies if a user reverts the same page four times in 24 hours (despite the name), and then only if the reverts weren't of simple vandalism (it was intended to stop content disputes). Doing vandalism reverts on twelve different pages is absolutely fine, and in fact somewhat encouraged. If you need to revert the same page more than three times in 24 hours due to vandalism (not due to a content dispute) it can often be a good idea to post on AN/I to seek admin help (in cases of persistent vandalism the admins may be needed). --ais523 15:36, 17 October 2006 (UTC) 3RRFirst of all, and this may not be relevant to your situation, 3RR applies to individual articles, so if you revert many times across several articles—as would be common to fix vandalism—that does not break 3RR. Note, however, that edit warring in general in content disputes is prohibited regardless of whether a user is within the numbers on 3RR, but reverting vandalism is not edit warring. Now, if it is one person or on one article, there is little point in reverting repeatedly, the solution is to get administrative attention to block the user or protect the page. —Centrx→talk • 15:38, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Signpost updated for October 16th.
You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. Ralbot 18:13, 17 October 2006 (UTC) ExcellentYou have been doing an excellent job cleaning up vandalism today. Have you considered joining a group such as recent changes patrol or the Counter-Vandalism Unit? --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 20:12, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Once again, good work... and I wish you success on your piano recital. --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 01:55, 24 October 2006 (UTC) Re:ThanksYes, quotes are cool. They begin with Q, which makes them even more cool. --The Great Llama(speak to the Llama!) 20:49, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Yet Another Reward... By the way, how do you make that little music note appear in the little corner? Tennis Dynamite 21:07, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Thanks! Tennis Dynamite 02:31, 18 October 2006 (UTC) Help Desk
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THANK YOU!!!WOW! I never expected a barnstar! Thank you Seadog! I'll put it on my userpage too. Thanks again. | AndonicO 18:38, 18 October 2006 (UTC) BecauseBecause I am not on it that much. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Oxford88 (talk • contribs) . HelloHelo Kylu, I hope you don't mind me asking but how do you make Show and Hide boxes like you have on your userpage. Let me know on my talk if you don't mind
¿Qué es "award"?Thanks a bundle for the Barnstar! Not sure what "great" work I've done, but...thanks!--the ninth bright shiner talk 20:43, 19 October 2006 (UTC) Thank you!Ta for the shiny star! And even a broken one is better than none at all! ;o) Much appreciated! ➨ ЯEDVERS 16:11, 20 October 2006 (UTC) Namaste!Thank you for your warm welcome. I am very pleased to know that you are a Hindu. I have not yet written much for Hinduism because, the changes I'd like to incorporate would be sort of drastic without a sort of consensus with the other editors. I am also very pleased to see you dig the blues :) My favorites blues artists are BB King, SRV, and of course, the left handed player of the right handed strat ;) Saiva suj 18:17, 20 October 2006 (UTC) If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? Clearly not quite fifteenish...you speak very eloquently. My name is Sujeet, and my Gurudeva taught Shaiva Shastras. Saiva suj 18:24, 20 October 2006 (UTC) Re:ImpersonatorThanks for telling me that. It seems that, however, Randfan (who also has some of the content of my userpage on his/hers) copied the stuff from my userpage to PotatoMan01, and the latter hasn't made any edits after the first time the former changed his userpage. This could mean that either Randfan likes editing userpage (as he/she has edited other userpages besides PotatoMan1), or, less likely, Randfan has a heck of a lot of sockpuppets. --The Great Llama(speak to the Llama!) 18:49, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Vandal fightingThanks for your work cleaning up after vandals. It is a great help to the project. I noticed you added the IP 66.193.128.97 to WP:AIV. I checked on this IP and saw it has vandalized only once since 12 Oct. It is possible this is another user with the same IP address. Except in the most severe cases of vandalism, it's best to report vandals at WP:AIV only if they have vandalized after being given a final warning such as {{test3}}, {{test4}}, or {{bv}}. If you are not sure if they vandalized after the final warning, compare the time stamp on the warning to the time of the last bad edit on their contribs. Please keep up the good work cleaning up vandalism, and don't hesitate to use WP:AIV for vandals that persist after being warned. Cheers! --Ginkgo100 talk · e@ 20:57, 20 October 2006 (UTC) I initially wanted to avoid bringing a third party into this, but this user seems intent on vandalizing and adding POV to the progressivism page, and I may need some help in dealing with it. It is my suspicion that 69.208.199.103 may as well be a sockpuppet of User: Doctors without suspenders, but do not know how to pursue this. Thank you.--Jackbirdsong 23:58, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Which vandalism were you talking about that you missed? I've been at it for about 6 hours so there's quite a bit, heh. -Srielity Paul KennedySeadog, I was the user who removed Kennedy DUI paragraph (forgot to log in). I am very much not sure that a description of this is relevant to the article. It does not add anything new about Kennedy. It would be another thing if he were actually convicted, but the paragraph itself says that the alcohol test proved "negative." I would be happy to discuss this with you, but it seems to me that the paragraph does not belong. Levan 01:57, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
A Barnstar For Your Dedicated Work
Diwali greeting!Happy Diwali from BostonMA talk 13:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
You're Welcome
Happy Diwali and New Year! My very best wishes to you and your family! Reading your userpage makes me think I'm a carbon-copy of you! I'm absolutely fascinated by the magnificent Gita. I also revere Christ, who in all honesty is the 10th avatara of Vishnu as far as I'm concerned. Rama's arrow 14:02, 21 October 2006 (UTC) I noticed and thanksSo we're even! I expect the vandal is not long for this world...Dina 15:37, 21 October 2006 (UTC) Happy Diwali!Thanks for the greeting. I wish you and your family a happy Diwali as well! Nishkid64 17:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC) Quote pageAdded two of my most favorite quotes. =) Nishkid64 23:02, 21 October 2006 (UTC) Re; My dear fellow editorMy dear sir: I appreciate your invitation, and feel obliged to participate in the adding of quotes to your list. | AndonicO Talk 09:11, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
I'm already in the sandbox!I mean, hel-lo!Joshster 23:13, 22 October 2006 (UTC) ----You're just never happy are you?Joshster 23:21, 22 October 2006 (UTC) Signpost updated for October 23rd.
You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. Ralbot 06:33, 24 October 2006 (UTC) ThanksSorry for the late response.Anyhow;thanks for wishing me.Hope you've enjoyed this Diwali. S.GaneshKumar 18:18, 24 October 2006 (UTC) HinduismNamasteji, Hinduism can be seen as a very universal religion: the idea of Sanatan Dharm meaning eternal path, means that even if you aren't proclaimed as a Hindu, you are still a Hindu, traveling the Sanatan Dharm. So, I would say that you certainly may become a Hindu. The perception of you by others however, may vary. Some may be more conservative and say your mother must, at least, be Hindu or both your parents. I feel that their basically irrelevant views may be overcome by what we Kashmiris call Yagnopavit, the thread-ceremony for Brahmins. I am not sure how a varna applies to "converts" in Hinduism, but I would imagine if one were to come into Hinduism as a sadhaka, a spiritual aspirant, then he is akin to a Brahmin. The Shaivism of Kashmir, known as Trika Shaivism, among other names, is specifically meant for all to learn and most importantly, practice, regardless of "color, caste or creed". I would like to know how your desire to follow the Sanatan Dharm, as we expound it came about :) that is, if you would like to share it. Namahsivaya! Saiva suj 16:23, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Far from offended, I was instead delighted, to receive your reply. Also, I can hardly consider your interest immature, instead profound and inspiring. My Lord Shiva bless you on your journey. Namahsivaya, Sujeet. Saiva suj 16:36, 31 October 2006 (UTC) PS: Danyavaad for the star! Your user pageHi, I recently saw a userpage that I think looks like what you are trying to set up. If you would like, I'll look for it, as it may help you setting up your own. Sincerely --BostonMA talk 22:53, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Catullus 29Yes, I know it looks like vandalism but it really isn't. I'm a classics scholar and Catullus really is sometimes quite vulgar. I appreciate the un-reverting, sometimes it's certainly better to be too vigilant than not enough in fighting vandalism. Avraham 02:52, 26 October 2006 (UTC) No problem, I may do some more Catullus edits in the future, especially on some poems taht haven't yet been translated, or old translations are being used. Is there a way to register in advance or something so I don't send the anti-vandalism people into a frenzy? If not, I guess they'll just do what you did, not the end of the world. Thanks Avraham 03:01, 26 October 2006 (UTC) Hmm, good point about writing VANDALISM; I guess that's exactly what I vandal would do, hunh? Thanks again. Avraham 03:23, 26 October 2006 (UTC) ThanksThank you for wishing me a happy birthday. :-) Best regards.--Húsönd 03:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I hope you don't mind the flood of awards but I always give this one to users who participate in my editor's review. :-)
Re:AwardWow, thanks :-)! I wasn't expecting to get a barnstar today. I don't think I've ever corresponded with you before, but your user name looks familiar. Have you edited the Calvin and Hobbes article by any chance? Again, many thanks for the barnstar. - Mike | Trick or Treat 20:21, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I just contacted User:RyanGerbil10 and he says he'll have my nom up on November 9th. Cheers, - Mike | Trick or Treat 03:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC) Thanks, hopefully it will work out this time :-). I'll send you a link to the nom when I get it. I added my sig to your autograph book BTW. Oh yeah, and have this digital iron,
You're welcome, it's well deserved for what you are doing! I'm honored that you think so highly of me. - Mike | Trick or Treat 03:22, 27 October 2006 (UTC) re: Too many guitarsHeh, you are right! I'm always thinking about what my next guitar is going to be. Although right now, I'm actually considering a ukulele! --Aguerriero (talk) 21:54, 26 October 2006 (UTC) Looks good!Hi, sorry I didn't return your message right away. I got busy with other things. You userpage looks good! --BostonMA talk 22:14, 26 October 2006 (UTC) Al-Quds Day ?hello, im sorry but why were you wishing me happy Al-Quds Day? i actually never heard of such thing before. - --Cyprus2k1 08:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Greetings - --Cyprus2k1 10:18, 1 November 2006 (UTC) PopupsPopups will allow you to revert, watch a page, and much more just by hovering your mouse over a link when you put the code in your monobook. Read more about it at WP:POP, or see a (somewhat outdated) image here. I suggest that you try it, and if you don't like it, don't use it. If it takes too long to load the popups sometimes, you can put in
Thank youThanks for the barnstar. I appreciate it. :) --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 23:13, 27 October 2006 (UTC) You're using popups now? I love those things... I don't know how I would fight vandals effectively without them! (I also use them to avoid going to pages with disturbing images.) --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 23:50, 27 October 2006 (UTC) I left a comment on your editor review. Though you're not quite ready yet, I'd love to nominate you for adminship in a few months (or at least strongly support you if someone beats me to it)! --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 01:07, 28 October 2006 (UTC) 2 quick thingsHey Seadog. I just wanted to let you know that I signed the autograph part of your page. Also, I just reverted vandalism to your main userpage. Look in the history, you will see.--Chilifix 01:26, 28 October 2006 (UTC) AutographJust saying I signed your autographs section of your userpage. I've asked Chuck Norris and Santa to sign, too; they should in a few days. --The Great Llama (now on editor review!) 01:37, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
Re:Vandal Proof?I used Vandal Proof for a few months, and I thought it was an excellent and useful tool for fighting vandalism. However, I stopped using it after I started using Lupin's Anti-Vandal tool, which works in-browser and basically makes the whole process easier. Also, it does not drain your computer's memory as much as VandalProof did (VP is a separate application though). Lupin's Anti-Vandal Tool works in your monobook, and it works much faster than VandalProof did for me. P.S. Thanks for helping get Nishkid69 blocked. I was so happy to see that I actually had a poser on Wikipedia lol. Nishkid64 23:56, 28 October 2006 (UTC) Random suggestionMaybe you could just make User talk:Seadog.M.S/Userpage a redirect to your talk page, instead of a soft redirect. Just a random idea (I'm kind of bored). --The Great Llama (now on editor review!) 00:19, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
Re:Hello againLooking good :) You might want to try making your talk page colour scheeme fit in more with that you've used on your main userpage/subpages. If you want to give the UPA a go, go for it! You've got nothing to loose :) Petros471 15:19, 29 October 2006 (UTC) Re:SigSince it's less than 200 characters and doesn't have an image, I believe it's allowed. --The Great Llama (now on editor review!) 17:41, 29 October 2006 (UTC) Thank you!
Thanks Patman!!!!!!!!--Seadog.e 20:56, 30 October 2006 (UTC) Thanks againThanks again for providing your comments on the Hinduism page. I will certainly let you know if there are any questions that come up. I noticed your discussion about conversion to Hinduism. I think that the "conversion" section of the Hinduism article gives a pretty good idea of the different views on this matter. In my personal view, a person is whatever religion they think they are. So if you think you are a Hindu, you are a Hindu; If you think you are a Muslim, you are a Muslim, etc. You don't need the permission of any particular person. There is no Pope in Hinduism to decide who is in and who is out. Also, regarding caste, it depends on whether you think it is a part of the religion, or whether you see caste as just a social institution. If you see it as just a social institution, then it should not be necessary to adopt any particular caste. But there are definately some westerners who have adopted Indian-style castes for themselves. In the final analysis, you are the only one who gets to decide what you want to be. One thing you might want to look into depending on where you live: maybe there is an ashram or temple you would like to go to. I can make one recommendation: There are a number of Hindu temples / ashrams in both India and America associated with the Ramakrishna Mission. Sometimes they are called Vedanta Societies. In America, they typically have a good mix of both Indian Hindus and Americans. Some of the Americans consider themselves Hindus, while others consider themselves Christians, Jews, etc. Everybody is accepted, and complete freedom of opinion is allowed. There are probably other similar orgainzations in the US (I'm not sure if the group Shaiva Suj belongs to has groups in the US or not) but this is the one I'm most familiar with. Here is a link listing the major centers, and there are many smaller groups in other cities. [[4]]. ALso in America the Hare Krishnas (also known as ISKCON) are widespread. However, my sense is that ISKCON may not fit your personal preferences, since they tend to emphasize that their path is the only true path. I have noticed that you mentioned several times that you prefer a more open approach (which I also prefer). Where do you live? HeBhagawan 15:48, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
Hello my friend, Well, I don't have information about every Hindu group/denomination out there, so I will just tell you what I know about. It sounds to me like you could fit into any Hindu group that is open-minded, which is probably a majority of the groups that exist. If you go somewhere, ask the people in charge whether they believe that their path is the only true path, or whether they believe that all paths can lead to the same goal. If you live in a city that has several different Hindu groups you could just try going to several different temples or ashrams and see which ones you like. Probably even a better option is to read some books associated with an organization, and if you like what you read in the books, you can associate with the organization that wrote/published those books. I like the Ramakrishna Mission / Vedanta Society. As with you, reading the Gita was a life changing experience for me. There are two other books that changed my life as well: Vedanta, Voice of Freedom by Swami Vivekananda, and The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. I can't recommend these books highly enough. Both of them advocate an inclusive and very spiritual approach to Hinduism. Many people have been influenced by these books regardless of whether they are associated with the Ramakrishna Mission. Because the Ramakrishna Mission is very inclusive and open-minded, its general position on vegetarianism is that it is preferable to be vegetarian, but each person has to make that decision for themselves. Therefore, nobody will be excommunicated or anything if they eat meat. Sri Ramakrishna, though a vegetarian himself, said that a person is blessed if he has love for God, even though he may eat pork. Conversely, he said that a person will not gain much by being vegetarian if his mind is attached to worldly things. So you will find both vegetarians and non-vegetarians in that organization. Another option is that you don't have to belong to any particular denomination at all. Many, many Hindus do not claim to belong to any particular sect. If you are attracted to Sri Rama, you may be a Vaishnava--or you may be simply a Ram bhakta (devotee of Rama) without particularly identifying with Vaishnavism. Be aware that there are many different denominations within Vaishnavism, and some of them are more open-minded and inclusive than others. In the Vedanta Society / Ramakrishna Mission you will find Vaishnavas, Shaivas, Shaktas, and even some Christians and Jews, as well as people who do not identify with any particular sect. One suggestion: Don't go to any organization or guru that charges money. True religion is not something that can be bought and sold. If a religious organization is truely good, the members will give money voluntarily. I hope this is helpful! Hinduism is a wonderful religion, because no matter what your personal taste and temperment might be, you can surely find a path within Hinduism that is right for you. Not everybody has to conform to the same beliefs or practices. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.--HeBhagawan Hinduism karmaHey there, I would like your input on the discussion at the bottom of the Hinduism discussion page. Thanks! HeBhagawan 20:04, 29 October 2006 (UTC) No problemNo problem for reverting the vandalism on my userpage. I've reported the user to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets (here). --The Great Llama (now on editor review!) 00:27, 31 October 2006 (UTC) Signpost updated for October 30th.
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Thanks!Thanks for the award. Sharkface217 23:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC) GandhiGandhi is revered as a saintly political/national leader, but not necessarily a saint. So he is seen as being somewhere in between a saint and a politician, I guess. I think this is the conventional view anyway, but some may consider him a saint. In theory, though, I suppose he could be a saint--after all, Sri Rama was a political figure too, and he is considered not only a saint but also an incarnation of God. I agree with everything you said about Adi Shankara and the Upanishads. They both present wonderful teachings. HeBhagawan 01:01, 1 November 2006 (UTC) There is certainly nothing wrong with following Gandhi's teachings. He was a great Hindu, whether one labels him as a saint or philosopher or anything else. I also agree with many of his political views.HeBhagawan 13:45, 1 November 2006 (UTC) Kama & Artha are lower Purusharths is a wrong statement.One could say for deploring Kama & Artha as lower Purusharths. It could have been said, just to make people move to Dharma & Moksha. Lot of Sanyasees try to deplore Kama & Artha, particularly Jain Sadhus try to create hate in the minds of people living family life. Does one not need money to do one's religious duties or support Sanyasees or Brahmins or religious institutions? Krishna has said in Srimad Bhagawad Geeta that "Kama" is my "Vibhuti." In Hindu doctrines "Kama" is supported confining sexual pleasure with one's wedded spouse in the witness of fire (A form of God), Brahmin and society. Is it possible to conquer "Kama" by any average person? Vishwamitra also sliped. When Krishna declared "Kama" as Krishna's "Vibhuti" who are we to deplore "Kama"? Indian has n' number of Sanyasees. With due respect to Swami Bhaskaranandji, I say that anything said in a particular situation or a context should not be incorporated in an article like Wikipedia which shall remain on a public forum for a long long future. Hope everyone will see the damage being done to Hindusim and restrain from continuing with statements deploring 4 pursuits of life. Swadhyayee 14:40, 1 November 2006 (UTC) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Hinduism" Will you pl. look at the controversy of 4 pursuits in Hinduism?I wish you look into it.Swadhyayee 16:54, 1 November 2006 (UTC) Thank you for informing me about the IP Vandal
HelloGreetings. It appears that we have not recently established communication, and to retain our optimally positive status as acquaintance encyclopedists, it is preferable to retain communication in addition. (Sorry, I get carried away when I feel like using complex vocabulary.) Has anything interesting on Wikipedia happened to you recently? It seems that I have gained enough experience that people seem to have started mistaking me for an admin. --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 23:45, 1 November 2006 (UTC) I like your signature. My own hasn't been changed in awhile, apart from adding the green e. I should work on it. --Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 00:32, 2 November 2006 (UTC) My heart beats for you.When I was younger I was in a public library looking for a good book, I had no idea that a day later my life had changed. Yes I found the Gita I was astonished of it's mastery and it's power, I read it in one day and I carried it with me everyware. My heart beats for you. One thing common, I love Geeta more than anything in my life. If you liked Srimad Bhagawad Geeta and live as veg., you must be Hindu in last birth. To be very honest, I think Geeta says that one must practice one's own birth-religion as it is a match of breast feed. You may be able to find similarity in your religion and doctrines of Geeta. I think, Geeta is complete philosophy. No matter, you consider yourself to be Hindu or by your birth religion if the same is different but you can certainly live by doctrines of Geeta. I don't think, Hinduism will insist for conversion. You can visit temple, do your prayers, carry on idol worship, read Hindu scriptures along with other religions' scriptures, you would be warmly received by any Hindu anywhere. I feel of saluting you for your love of Geeta not because it is Hindu Scripture but it's doctrines are un-disputed for being religion of humans. Your love for music make me see a pure heart beneath you. My love and best wishes to you. Swadhyayee 14:02, 2 November 2006 (UTC) Nice page
ThanksThanks for the nice compliment about my pictures. I'll probably be uploading some better ones here soon (the current pictures aren't really my personal favorites, just the encyclopedic ones). --Tewy 02:10, 3 November 2006 (UTC) I can understand you very well.Dear Seadog, I can understand you very well and I totally agree with you. If, I have a right to make a suggestion, I would suggest you consider to change your nickname to Arjun or Arjuna (if Seadog is your nickname). By the way, whose commentary upon Geeta came in your hand? Are you reading Geeta now? With Love, Swadhyayee 02:36, 3 November 2006 (UTC) Could you please check my recent edits in Hinduism?May I request you to give your opinion about my recent edits to Hinduism is better or not?Swadhyayee 03:33, 3 November 2006 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
