User talk:Oreo Priest/Archive 4

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Latest comment: 18 years ago by Balthazarduju in topic History of silk

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I win (check Oreo_Priest)--Zorath

Take Note:

I give permission to User:Zorath to vandalise my page. We have a reciprocal agreement. -Oreo Priest 23:33, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Stay Civil

It is important to keep a cool head, especially when responding to comments against you or your edits. Personal attacks and disruptive comments only escalate a situation; please keep calm and remember that action can be taken against other parties if necessary. Attacking another user back can only satisfy trolls or anger contributors and leads to general bad feeling. Please try to remain civil with your comments. Thanks! — FireFox (talk) 19:49, 02 August '06

Re: Issues with Bigtop

Okay well your first question – which edits were rolled back? I can't see anything in my page history which suggests you were reverted, but if you'd like to point it out, I'd be happy to look into it. Secondly, as far as I am aware you are on no [formal] probationary status. Lastly, these comments could be seen as incivil – writing in capitals on the internet is regarded the equivalent of shouting (in case you were not aware). Cheers, — FireFox (talk) 10:17, 03 August '06

Zorath wins

I win. Zorath 19:50, 3 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Newton

I moved the Newton article to Newton (musician). Please see the history page and feel free to dicuss the move with me on my talk page. --Anthony5429 03:40, 10 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Hmm...yeah...I've had a lot of trouble finding any information on this guy/band. --Anthony5429 18:48, 11 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

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Someone raped your page -- can't seem to revert it. Do what's right. Zorath 23:40, 16 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

James Judge

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DYK!

  On January 13, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Têtes à Claques, 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.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 17:18, 13 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

My reversion

I thought that your page had been vandalized so I reverted it.--Azer Red Si? 19:56, 27 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

urga

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Sorry

Sorry, I closed the window. I'll remember that next time. Elfin341 02:04, 25 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Actually, if you could rewrite the article in your own words (not simply paraphrase but rewrite), it should be ok, and you can cite http://www.gloubik.info/Revue-la-recherche/la-nature/la-nature.html as a reference. I should emphasize that I'm still not sure which came first, and it is very possible that http://www.gloubik.info/Revue-la-recherche/la-nature/la-nature.html was copied from the fr.wikipedia article. (Although it would have had to be copied in the past few days.) If you do rewrite it, let me know when you're finished and I'll review it and remove the copyvio tag.
As for the quick detection, part of the credit for that goes to User:Wherebot, because it flagged the article as a possible copyvio. Wherebot usually lists a source, but did not for this article. So I checked the links in your article here and found the two similar pages. I still don't know what Wherebot was looking at when it flagged the article, unless somebody translated it using the same words elsewhere, which is rather unlikely. --Butseriouslyfolks 03:12, 25 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
My French is terrible, but I can follow what's happening there. I agree that the person who wrote the gloubik.info page is the same person who added that information to fr.wikipedia, thus licensing the text under the GFDL. I will remove the copyvio notice and make a note on the talk page. Thank you very much for straightening this out. Take care! --Butseriouslyfolks 03:26, 25 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
Actually, if Gloubik was willing, it would help if the gloubik.info pages included a statement that their contents were licensed under the GFDL. There would then be no question whether copying was permitted. Gloubik might also consider making notes on article talk pages explaining the situation when text is being copied. --Butseriouslyfolks 03:38, 25 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

The Bronze Horseman

  On 28 April, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Bronze Horseman, 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.

--howcheng {chat} 03:06, 28 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

History of silk

Yep, I knew that the translation was far from perfect, but I was aiming to try and get a good, sizable section done before I went back and refined it, and I'm glad to hear that you're going to work on it: help will certainly speed up the translation and I wasn't sure when I'd be able to find the time to do it by myself. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zapvet (talkcontribs) 23:50, 29 April 2007 (UTC).Zapvet 00:34, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Salut. Je vois avec plaisir que tu as débuté la traduction de l'article depuis fr: et dont je suis l'un des auteurs. Merci et bon courage. User:Yelkrokoyade —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.209.149.192 (talk) 17:45, 3 May 2007 (UTC).Reply
You found me! On another note, I copyedited the History of silk article. If your goal is to get this article to GA or FA status, I can also help reference it in the future. Zeus1234 21:53, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Well when you edited my Celestial Master article, I knew something was up, because few people edit my articles. I went to your user page and looked around, and saw in the misc section that my user name was there. I saw Pandacomics right next to my name, and went to his page, quickly figuring out who it was. With both of our usernames side by side, it was logical for me to assume it was you. Also, I remember you telling me you got a DYK for the Tetes a Claques article, which is on your talk page.
As for my reference, I used Google Books to get it. It is an invaluable tool for referencing and research. When anyone challenges something you've written, and you don't have source, that is a great place to look, especially when it concerns something academic. Zeus1234 01:27, 4 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Hi, I am the main author of the French article (with VARNA, and I am glad you translate it. I've noticed that you've given several pieces of advice on the French article's talk page. Could you give me the few sentences of Pline which make you think he knew silk doesn't come from trees, so that I can correct the French article ? In English or in French.
I am not really satisfied with the references of the article, too many web sites. It would be great if you or your English speaking translating team find more reliable sources. Aliesin —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.208.147.55 (talk) 22:00, 4 May 2007 (UTC).Reply
Hi! I see you keep reverting the citation from Encarta in the article's opening paragraph. What is wrong with citing the reference from Encarta [1] in the opening paragraph of history of silk? Especially if the reference directly supports the statement in the first sentence. Would you care to elaborate on that?--Balthazarduju 18:01, 6 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Is it just me, or is this article is becoming very "French"-centric? I know that the "history of silk" article is translated from the French featured article. But isn't it a bit unencyclopedic to translate a foreign article and keep the article's perspectives even when it is in another language? Obviously the French entry will devote more contents to French productions of the silk. But do you think its too much? Do you think this article should create its own perspectives? What do you think? It's just something I've noticed.--Balthazarduju 04:33, 8 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

~Lahti/Petersburg

Answered in Finnish wp discussion. You did ask that. Best Wishes --Höyhens 16:55, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Albert Tissandier

  On 2 May, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Albert Tissandier, 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.

--howcheng {chat} 03:22, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply