JHMM13
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Happy editing! andy 21:22, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Skyfox box cover
JHMM13, I noticed you uploaded the Skyfox game cover. However, you didn't enter where you got it from. If you just lifted it off the Internet, we can't use it unless you get permission from the website's owner/admin. Game covers are fair use, but we can't just take scans from random places off the Internet without permission. Indicate where you got it from and if you received permission. Or you can indicate that you took the scan yourself and that you're releasing it under the GFDL or into the public ___domain. Thanks. — Frecklefoot | Talk 19:14, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)
Don't blank your Talk page
JHMM13, it is considered bad form to blank to contents of your Talk page. The contents should be left intact so that other users may see any issues being discussed. This prevents them from having to cover the issue again or seeing any resolutions that have been reached. When a Talk page gets too long, it can be archived, but it shoud never be deleted permanently. This doesn't apply to vandalism, of course. Peace. :-) — Frecklefoot | Talk 15:25, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)
Thanks, Captain WikiNazi. It was a mistake that I can rectify. Go hang out in some other corner of the internet.
JHMM13 15:35, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)
Image Tagging Image:PetersonEvidence.JPG
Thanks for uploading Image:PetersonEvidence.JPG. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.
If the image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use {{gfdl}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{fairuse}}. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
If you have uploaded other images, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find a list of image pages you have edited by going to "Your contributions" from your user page and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thanks so much. --Adnghiem501 00:14, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
Nothing improper in your report I can see. I've blocked 82.148.97.67. Thanks for the report. --Nlu 06:29, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
Vandalism warnings
It might be better to use the standard vandalism warnings -- which includes the possibilities that the person might have been an "innocent" new user still trying things out. Take a look, when you get a chance, at the {{test}} and {{test-n}} series. Thanks. --Nlu 07:15, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
Vegan edits
Hi.
For the record, the article has been (over-)discussed on the talk pages and I have taken part in discussions. The discussion was taken consideration whilst attempting to knock some shape back into this topic of vegan and, no, the changes don't radically alter this article.
The main intent was to bring the article back within the Wiki guideline length and, from a journalistic point of view, remove the many duplications, poor punctuation and general flab, remembering that it is meant to be a definition of a topic within an encyclopedia rather than a discussion forum of a contentious subject. I believe that the edits bring it back to focus on the subject matter and, indeed, would like to see it even shorter.
The one contention that is likely to remain is the complete edit out of the " environmental criticism " because this is a particularly weak from an academic point of view, i.e. increased soya bean for animal consumption being used as a criticism of a vegetarian diet, the lack of equating in increased animal feed production for the proposed replacement animal husbandry and the ignorance of other environmental factors in deciding not just agricultural forms but diet and lifestyle.
Had it been a strong, honest or better constructed argument, it could have stayed in but coming from a self confessed " gun loving warrior " I am doubting that it is going to develop. If there is a negative environmental critique to be made against veganism, I would like to see it but, to be frank, the guy is shooting his cause in the foot by trying the way he did and is trying to ride roughshod over other contributors questioning it.
Yup, and I dont always sign in to edit if not at my desktop machine!
Thanks. User anon 13:14, Noc 22, 2005 (GMT)
- Cool, thanks for the reference! --JHMM13 15:26, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
Dictators
I put to you that the definition of a dictator is objective - being a dictionary definition which is easily applied.
Yours,
jucifer 09:26, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
- Perhaps, but I think Fidel Castro would disagree with you and call himself a benevolent, democratically elected leader, making the definition subjective. Also, I believe Saddam Hussein had an election once where he won with nearly 100% of the vote, which technically means he's democratically elected and the people want him. Unless you're talking about something else? JHMM13 16:45, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the response. In seems to me that NPOV, means a consensual understanding the term - Castro may object, but wiki follows the mainstream line when things are uncontroversial like "the definition of the word dictator".
On the talk page for the article I collate 8 definitions from dictionaries that clearly say what defines a dictator (some add features that they often have also.)
Lack of Democratic election/abuses etc. are common features but not defining ones (note Hitler was elected). The definition which is essentially:
- Absolute power + unrestrained by the "rule of law".
It is true that adding a name to the list could be POV, but the deletion of this article requested by 172, is predicated on the premise that "dictator" is undefinable. It is definable and is not even remotely controversial amongst historians or lexicographers - even David Irving.
Adding names can be POV, but this logic would have every article in wiki deleted since POV may always be added. Deleting the entire article would imply that no-one can be described as a dictator objectively. This conclusion is against the English language as we know it; all historical commentary therefore WP:NOR; NPOV (since this is contradicted by consensuses reached in other articles e.g. Dictator, Dictatorship.
I am all in favour of vigorous discussion about who should be on the list, and would be happy even if there were only a few names on it. All I a am passionate about here the argument that this is a subjective matter. You can see this on the deletion page with Zoe, who argued that since "dicattor" is subjective saying Hitler was one is POV - and she is right if "dictator" really is subjective it is POV. Do you see what I'm getting at old chap?
Yours, jucifer 17:16, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
- Alright you guys have convinced me. I'll change my vote, but with a warning that you'll be spending the rest of your days reverting vandalism on the "List of Dictators" article :-). JHMM13 17:19, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
Your intelectual honestly is sooo refreshing/unique. At least I will something to do at work :-) eh? jucifer 18:13, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
Unfortunantly, I am the only one really pressing it on the page, and I am going on vacation for the next few days. I aslo lack the inclination to sapm dozens of people (over 30) sucking up them them and then asking them to vote for me. He will simply spam and spam until he gets a majority so are likely to be right. The deletion will be based on User:172 willful deception about the meaning of WP:NOR. The deletion is motivated by 172 long history of being a shill for dictators. He is well aware that WP:NOR does not mean what he claims. He wants this list deleted bacause he has no interest in having to argue each case - something he would find tedious. As a result wikipedia loses info and an artilce and a good resorse is lost.
This will be a grotesque precedent for wikipedia. Is there any way of having some official position on 172 new NOR policy be expressed. This interpretation could spread.
Thankyou again,
Juicifer
Seems that Meesing is a valid edit. See http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=Meesing+lenape&btnG=Search User:Zoe|(talk) 04:05, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
Whoops!
Heh, yeah, was intending to leave the {{anon}} note for the page author, but clicked on your not-logged-in IP's talk link by mistake. --Alan Au 05:29, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
- Not a problem. Good hunting. JHMM13 05:30, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
Ştefan Octavian Iosif
As you can see, all the romanian personalities who have their names written with diacritics have their correct names in the article's name. Usually it exists a page with the same name but without the character Ş (which by the way, you could add it because you have a list of characters right under the edit box in Wiki) which is a redirect to the content page. --Orioane 06:54, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
- I've just created it. Here you go Stefan Octavian Iosif. I'll try to explain myself better. you can check out the page about the Romanian language. There yo'll see taht ther are some characters particular for us like â ă î ş ţ (Â Ă Î Ş Ţ). Usualy, we use english keyboards as well because the romanian ones are not that popular, and it is sometimes accepted (but not advised) that one could replace the diacritic with the simple letter (a i s t). The policy here at wikipedia concerning the romanian personalities is to be correct and create the article about him (her) with the name written with the correct ortography (with diactritics). The same thing hapes with other personalities, not only Romanians so that for the french names the accents or the letter ç are kept, etc. Because it is obvious that not everybody knows how to make the special characters usualy there exists a redirect page having the name without the special characters, and in this case i've just made it. --Orioane 07:08, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
- Thx for your appreciation and hope to "meet" again. --Orioane 07:50, 30 November 2005 (UTC)