Tony Sidaway

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I read in some newspaper a few months ago (I can't remember which one I'm afraid) that Leggio had since died. It's possible - he'd be about 80 now - but I can't find any reference to it one the internet. If anyone knows if it's true I'd be grateful, just to round off this article. Any other info on him would be useful too. That's the problem with writing articles about Mafia guys, especially Sicilian ones - they're so damn secretive about everything! :) [[User:Robert Mercer|Robert Mercer]] 20:41, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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==[[WP:DAO]]==

On the advice of some of the arbcom, I've created a counterpart to the AMA, linked to above. You may be inclined to join. If so, feel free to declare yourself a senior partner. [[User:Snowspinner|Snowspinner]] 05:27, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)

==Coolcat==

I am normaly nice to newbies but the way Fadix does things just challenges ones nerves as I have been constantly accused of a hidden agenda and bias. Now I admit I have views regarding some matters but I believe I can significantly purge my views and stick to neutrality, at least I try. For Fadix case he declares my views are biased and he is neutral, he is trying to provide one sided story to the article, I dont sincerely believe he is intentionaly annoying me. I did overeact as well, thats why I had the surveys sent to several mods I trust.

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Can you also fix my newbie greet thing? I tried to put something together but seems like its offensive somehow? You are welcome to edit my user page :)

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Ataturk had ideas that basicaly changed a nation completely. Turkey is a democracy and is very diferent from other middle eastern states.

Ottoman Empier after the initial "powerfull" years, was ruled by religion, The King(shah) was almost obligated to ask religious advisers if the course of action he wants to take conflicts with religion or not. The goverment juggled around religion. Scientists who came up with briliant ideas were often executed here and there. Also Shehs who were "holy" people, basicaly abusing religion like priests before Ronesanse & Reforms in Christianity. So religion was a big commerse, Ataturk attemted to destroy this industry, he didn succeed, he didnt fail either, such groups operate discreately most of the time. Popular groups are known and they operate pretty much above the law discreately, in a way cops cant prove but a way people just KNOW. Members of such organisations/groups hate the man. They use any opertunity to ridicule/propogate the man/their views.<br>

He also prompted things like Equality and Nationalism rather than "Muslim Brothers" of the Ottoman empier the system was now more or less, "long live Turkish people!" and all the good stuff. Also stuff like woman voters were eastablished the year after the decleration of independence. He changed the alphabet from arabic to Latin. There isnt much he didnt touch.<br>

This made a lot of people profiting by abusing other people's beliefs, lack of literacy, etnicity, very unhappy. The ideologies left over at the time still live today to some extent making the Ataturk Article very vanruble to attack. Simmilar to the articles [[Kurdistan]], [[Kurds]], [[Armenian Genocide]], [[Kurdistan Workers Party]]. These articles are of significant importance to the Internal politics of Turkey and are a candidate for anti Turkey propoganda. While Neutrality is the most important way of doing things, some people will take it for biased as it does not voice their views "enough", as it should not. You know the kind.

--[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[Image:Barnstar.png|15px]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 08:30, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

==Harmonious Editing Club==

Thanks Tony, I'll take a look at it. Thank you very much to you, too, for your vote, though if you read my note to David, you'll see that I intend to do the thanking all at once at the end, which is tomorrow. It's been a long week! I liked your stress-tested comment. ;-) [[User:SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]] 16:30, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)

== Charles Sheeler ==

Could you help me with the Sheeler article? I just visited the Georgia O'Keefe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico and I was interested- though not astonished- by his photography.

My names Matt Cavanaugh, I'm a student at Miami University --

http://netapps.muohio.edu/directory/?searchstring=Matt%20Cavanaugh

==Thank you!==

Okay, so here is the formal thank you. ;-) Thanks for the support and the congrats, which I appreciate very much. Now I have to learn how to use all the new buttons that have suddenly appeared, and also be careful not to click on them accidentally! Best, [[User:SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]] 03:44, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

== [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] ==

Be advised, I'll be working on mediating the people. Since you were involved in the revert war I thought you'd want to know. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 08:11, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== Christmas ==

:You're most welcome. Best wishes to you and yours! --[[User:RoyBoy|RoyBoy]] 02:59, 25 Dec 2004 (UTC) (PS: Moving answers from my talk, to the proper page... sorry! :'D)

== [[User:Gumba gumba]] ==

Hello,

If I'm not mistaken, the procedure should be to:

# Block Gumba gumba indefinitely (all edits vandalism)

# Watch [[Special:Ipblocklist]] and wait for an "autoblocked because you share an IP with Gumba gumba" to appear

# Unblock that numbered IP address (eg, #NNNNN).

That way Gumba gumba stays blocked, but the IP can still be used.

At least, that's the way I believe it works. -- [[User:Curps|Curps]] 21:42, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I'm as mystified as you are as to why it's been necessary to re-unblock the #NNNNN IP address so many times. It's only supposed to be necessary once. Something to do with the extreme slowness of Wikipedia at the moment? -- [[User:Curps|Curps]] 22:12, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

OK, what can we do but lift the block. I posted a request at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard]] for someone to look into this. I'd really like to know why it isn't possible to just block a username without blocking the IP, without all this nonsense. In many ways, the Mediawiki software is a load of crap (don't get me started about duplicated sections of articles). I have to step away from the computer now, talk to you later. -- [[User:Curps|Curps]] 22:36, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== Elastigirl section of [[The Incredibles]] ==

Thanks for trimming down the Elastigirl stuff - I have no problem with a small mention like what you created. [[User:DenisMoskowitz|DenisMoskowitz]] 22:12, 2005 Mar 24 (UTC)

== Confession ==

Father, I have sinned, for I have had evil thoughts about a fellow Wikipedia user. When you added the office of "Witchsmeller Poursuivant", I immediately thought of exactly whom I would nominate for that position. But I shall not say the name, lest it be deemed a personal attack - I just wanted to come and confess my sinful thoughts to you. Prescribe what penance you will, and I will seek absolution. And by the way, I wanted to say what a fine (and persuasive) signature you have. --[[User:Michael Snow|Michael Snow]] 23:37, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

:No, I'm not going to say, that would just gratify confessional voyeurism. (More precisely, I fear the person involved might misunderstand the joke.) --[[User:Michael Snow|Michael Snow]] 23:47, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

==Read the rules==

I've read the wikirules and agree to abide by them. [[User:Trey Stone|J. Parker Stone]] 04:28, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

: Thanks. Welcome back. --[[User:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]]|[[User talk:Tony Sidaway|Talk]] 13:31, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== [[Viscount of Santarem's world atlas]] ==

Hi! You created a redirect from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Viscount_of_Santarem%27s_world_atlas&redirect=no Viscount of Santarem's world atlas] to [[Atlas do Visconde de Santarém]], which currently does not exist. Try as I may, I couldn't find any related article on [[Google]], and nobody's pointing to the redirect. This looks like [[WP:RFD|RfD]] material, but I wanted to ask your opinion first. [[User:Fbriere|Fbriere]] 06:48, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== VFD for RDFA/Snowspinner ==

I have edited your most recent comment on this to read RF'''C''' rather than RF'''D''' - I presume you weren't talking about converting the VfD debate into a [[wp:rfd|Redirects for Deletion]] debate. Feel free to revert if I'm wrong. [[User:Thryduulf|Thryduulf]] 15:14, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

==Ranking==

You git it all wrong. Ranking is how likely someone will change my mind. I thought you were an admin... I did not want to offend you in any way. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 06:24, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Idea was to promote contribution by merit, like Barnstars. With improvement may be usefull. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 06:29, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] ==

The reason I aproached the artile like this is because the discussion itself was vandalised, I just wanted to make sure nothing was lost during the intese reverting... --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 07:13, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== Vote for deletion on Artike Bongsha ==

Hello Tony,

Seeing as you don't know the bongsha I explain to you.

Bongsha is an trend around various areas in germany and its getting quite popular.

as this is my first post on Wikipedia I am quite confused.

== Holocaust ==

What prompted you to move "Holocaust" to "The Holocaust"? To me, it looks like that title is against naming policy. Besides a lot of links into the article would be redirected unnecessarily, because I believe most people would link to the word "Holocaust" itself without "The" in front of it. Please let me know on my talk page. Happy editing, - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|^(talk)]] 16:51, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)

== [[Armenian Genocide]] ==

I am having difficulty talking to anyone in the discussion, All I get is "Genocide is real, go away" (paraphrasing). My spelling corrections are reverted, declared vandalism. Fadix declared ownership to the article and wikipedia on any Armenian - Genocide related article. He is completely ignoring the NPOV logic, he is interpreting meands from NPOV article which are far fetched to say the least. Not to mention the level of Personal attacks from Fadix. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 01:40, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

:I clearly understand what you are saying, but the problem is he convinced himself that he is right and I am ignorable. I dont know how but he should be shown that his behavior is not plesant as far as admins are concerned. (personal attacks + constant reverting + I know best go away) thing. He first needs to start talking properly and stop the "Academia uniformly says this you all are biased" attitude. I am not sure how to deal with him. I know this is being an extra strain to your valuable time but given how you introduced me to wikipedia, you have a talent in dealing with people who star of as me :) --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 02:02, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Oh and by the way, you may want to archive a bit ;) --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 02:03, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

:Hmm... How would you start? --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 02:18, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Yes but he revers spell fixes. He declared he will ignore me and he is waiting for "administration" to ban me or something, I am not sure. he doenst realise that there is no "administration" but a few adins. He will not back down on anything nor discuss it properly, also can you support my color tag in the article discussion as people are ignoring it due to their perosnal hate towards me. I know you like it, I know I like it. They may like it... --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 02:24, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

OK. Can you also point out to Fadix that he cant just ignore me and revert my edits without reading?? --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 02:37, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Done, however I do need your support in the article, not that in anyway am I sugeesting you to side with me, but tell them that they need to discuss it instead of ignoring me. They are waiting for my ban or something. They may listen to you. Just tell them to dicsuss and talk. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 02:45, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Also can you lock my mediation template? At least for now? --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 02:52, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

What is RfC ? --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 03:04, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Btw template is [[Template:User:Coolcat/mediat]]. I am not concerned about vandalism, but accidentaly comments being posted into the template. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 03:08, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

:See also: [[Wikipedia:Templates for deletion#Template:User:Coolcat/mediat]]. &mdash;&nbsp;[[User:Davenbelle|Davenbelle]] 06:34, Mar 27, 2005 (UTC)

== Tony Sidaway is anti-House Hippo ==

What's up with that?

There are articles about articles on WikiPedia.

a true "[[Vanity]]" article would be me making an article called "[[snafumedia.com]]"

Or [[lipstick]]

== [[Armenian Genocide]] ==

I am not suggesting the Turkish view should be in the article. I am suggestiong Armenian/Pro genocide view be filtered out and article discusses matter 50/50. Not dening The genocide nor supporting. However Fadix suggests this is a POV. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 07:53, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

::50/50 when it is not presented 50/50 in the Academic world IS POV. Neutrality is NOT presenting two poaitions as equal, it is not deleting one positions arguments because they are stronger. This is what you want. [[User:Fadix|Fadix]] 15:49, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

==[[Ranks and Insignia of NATO]]==

Aside from the time consuming contraversial articles I developed this. What do you think? --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 07:53, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

==A note for people who want to discuss [[Armenian Genocide]], etc==

Please do not put anything that might possibly be construed as a personal attack on anyone here. This page is intended for me to communicate with other people and lately it's beginning to look like a pub brawl. I've removed some of the worst material. Please don't contribute any more, that was enough. --[[User:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]]|[[User talk:Tony Sidaway|Talk]] 17:39, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== Personal Attack ==

Read your post after posting. My bad. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 20:30, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== Alien parasites ==

Hi Tony. The Alien Parasites vandalism has resumed on its VFD page. Cheers. [[User:TigerShark|TigerShark]] 23:54, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

: I don't think the page should be protected. How can people establish notability? [[User:R3m0t|r3m0t]] ^{[[User talk:R3m0t|talk]]} 00:25, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC) (PS reply here or at [[Talk:The Alien Parasites]])

== Da dispute ==

As you requested complaints regarding users are comented out, they will not stop reverting my edits as I asked them not to revert but comment out. I cannot reason with them as they claim biased on any article I put up a comment. I was atempting to mediate a discussion on several articles and they overwhelmingly were against it, they never posted anything on those articles. I never posed as a mediator in Armenian genocide, I clearly sateted that my default template be used to discuss the matter and that I will not be mediating, Instead they just harrased me. It is clearly established that Armenian Genocide is a dispute and should be presented as one. Fadix on various articles created an aurora of "Murderous Turks" which is not necesarily true. I made points in the Armenian Genocide article disputing their claims, claiming that the "majority of academia" is just not how we should be baseing things. One thing their request for a one sided article or a pro-genocide article proves that the genocide isnt as powerfull of a case they claim it is, if that were the case a 50/50 page would be more than saticfactory. Also if the article is not 50/50 some misguided Nationalist will vandalise it. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 00:42, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I was going to experiment with my mediatopn skills. I could never paractice that ability yet. I can be unbiased as long as the other party does not insist that his bias is neutral and that I am biased for suggesting that his facts may not be facts. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 01:02, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

==Wikipedia wide edit==

As soon as I am done with my NATO article Ill seek out anything related to [[Armenian Genocide]] troughout wikipedia, I will re write it in a tone that does not dispute the thesis nor does it acknowlege it but instead guides user to [[Armenian Genocide]] Article. What would you suggest I do to achieve this? If I do this alone people with Misguided Energy like Fadix will revert it without reading it. --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 01:52, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

==You've got mail!==

For your exeptional "mediative" handling of my, fadix's, and all other parties', I hereby award you the cool as cucomber award, congradulations. I know we have been a noocience. (I also know I cant spell). --[[User:Coolcat|Cool Cat]] [[User talk:Coolcat|^{My Talk}]] 06:03, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

: Thanks! I popped it onto my user page. --[[User:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]]|[[User talk:Tony Sidaway|Talk]] 11:44, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== Get it straight ==

Tony, your edit of me in [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]] is just you once again, pushing your left wing sentiment! I did nothing but create facts and you edited over it...it has the most left wing POV phrasing of any article in Wikipedia and all I did was attempt to make it more neutral...the U.S. house or representatives and the Senate did OVERWHELMINGLY vote in favor of granting the President the use of force in Iraq....the current phrasing of the article does make it look as though the [[Iraq Liberation Act]] is a Bush affair when it isn't...it was passed during the Clinton administration.....get your facts straight...--[[User:MONGO|MONGO]] 09:19, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

: The sentence "The United States congress also passed the "Iraq Liberation Act" in October 1998", in the "Prelude" section of the article, makes the above point a little bit obscure to me.

: Also, "OVERWHELMINGLY", in capitals, is not a well-defined mathematical notion; the percentage of favourable votes might be a good alternative. [[User:Rama|Rama]] 09:25, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

::Trolling again eh, Rama? House voted 296 to 133 in favor of the use of force with 81 Democrats voting in favor and siding with the Republicans...Senate vote of 77-23 also in favor sounds pretty damn overwhelming to me. About 75% is an overwhelming vote in compared to most congressional....--[[User:MONGO|MONGO]] 09:39, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)