Hello again, I have recently dropped my previous article, Biodistribution, and am now working on Musculoskeletal system. Upon research there is more information regarding this new article.--Dondevoy01 (talk) 14:11, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello Casliber, I saw that you were interested in biological studies and am currently engaged in a project to raise a stub article to GA ( hoping for FA) statis. Incase you are interested please take a look -> Biodistribution. I have found some stuff on it as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dondevoy01 (talk • contribs) 14:56, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
How are the frontal lobes doing? Fainites barley 21:46, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Peer review/Attachment theory/archive1. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:28, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I saw that you are willing to adopt newbies. I looked over your userpage and I think I really like your eclectic interests. I am starting medical school this coming year after completing research I am doing so I have a whole year to become an experienced WP editor. I would like to learn the basics and even after reading the WP introduction, some things are still not clear so I would really appreciate a mentor to help me through the gray areas. With respect.aharon42 (talk) 05:52, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
(outdent) - I looked through your contributions - did you proceed with the edits or did you just look at preview. I will give you an example at this duck genus. I often just slot them into the first author tag to avoid too much fuss. Give me a minute. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:24, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
OK, you watching? Like this - see my formatting, illustrating what you do with this, showing the diffs is often very helpful. So note that I can replace the 'first=, last=' with plain old author= and then stuff all the authors in the one category. Different editors do different things so no problem, some like those two sections. Do you follow it? Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:34, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
I've made another tweak to the uContribs tool. I've run it for yourself - updated numbers, plus the addition of analysis of your Wikipedia-space contribs. (Theoretically, this will be any-space) The notable feature of this is that the program can consolidate your edit counts into "families" - a family being defined as everything before the first slash (/). This gives a little further look into the user activities outside of article space.
All my new software is almost certainly wrong, so prizes for figuring out where it's gone awry. Of course, I already know it works perfectly! (NB there's a little whiffle with total edit count at the "Family" table, so that doesn't count!) Additional comments and suggestions are welcome. Franamax (talk) 01:38, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
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I realize it's been a delicate balancing act, but sheesh; there is WP:UNDUE all over that article. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 05:18, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
G'day all - I'm dropping this note in to let you know that there's to be a Wiki Meetup the week after next, on Tuesday, 21st at 18:00 at The Paragon in Circular Quay. If you've ever thought about popping along to one of these, but haven't had the chance - now's the time! If you love the idea, but the time and / or place don't quite work for you, please do feel free to wiki edit away at the meetup page and I'm sure we can sort something out :-) Meetups are a great way to share wiki-thoughts, meet wiki-friends, and generally learn how to prefix all areas of your life with wiki- :-)
It's a very friendly bunch, and we're hoping to be able to formally collect membership fees and details for the Australian Chapter (did you know that we're the only current english speaking chapter? Join now for kudos and future bragging rights!) - as well as just generally have a good 'ol time. I look forward to seeing you there :-) best, Privatemusings (talk) 07:48, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
I hope you are able to review my last edit at schizophrenia; I've added a picture from Flickr from the house of someone who shows typical features of schizophrenia. Please review the images on Flickr and let me know what you think. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:02, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
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Hello Casliber. Thank you very much for your support in my recent Request for Adminship, which was successful with 111 supports, 0 opposes, and 0 neutral. I have to say I am more than a little overwhelmed by this result and I greatly appreciate your trust in me. I will do my best to use the tools wisely. Thanks again. Regards. Thingg⊕⊗ 01:13, 12 October 2008 (UTC) |
Cas, I saw this issue mentioned on Lar's talk page;[1] you're the Australian horsey guy :-) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:00, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Keep up the good work! ~ User:Ameliorate! (with the !) (talk) 00:20, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, we just had a week on the Isles of Scilly, no new birds for my British list, but Little Bunting, American Golden Plover and Red-eyed Vireo were good. The first Alder Flycatcher for Britain was in Cornwall for the two days before we returned to the mainland, but we missed it by a day, and had to settle for a Rosy Starling. Morocco next, Bald Ibis is the main bird plus assorted larks and wheatears. I'm useless at bird photography, so don't hold your breath! I've stopped doing FAs for the time being because I think you have to allow a month for the process. Good luck, jimfbleak (talk) 13:42, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
JayHenry (talk) 02:39, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for placing Nebraska in the American Civil War on DYK, but I also nominated Alice Springs Reptile Centre.--Gen. Bedford his Forest 16:20, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
I was inspecting the hooks at Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know, and I notice that there needs to be a source that states that the species is called cheese trees. I'm sure that you have a RS for something so basic.
I guess this was my first time looking at your userpage. I didn't know that you were an Aussie, or that Anon Dissident was one either. I love knowing that I have friends all over the world. I do the Great Midwest Trivia Contest, and I once had a player help in a chatroom from your country/continent. The man's accent was interesting and I'm sure that he felt our "Ya der hey" accent was "interesting". The sleep time-warp thing was very advantageous to us. Cheers! Royalbroil 03:03, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
Yep, the article's looking pretty good, and I should be around. Feel free to let me know when you're ready--I'll also keep checking the talk page. Cosmic Latte (talk) 07:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi! Casliber, Thanks for accepting my DYK hook--Nvvchar (talk) 16:04, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello, would you like to copyedit The Other Woman for its FAC? Thanks, –thedemonhog talk • edits 00:37, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Casliber,
I've made a few edits to the tiger article recently, but I'm not sure if one of my edits is allowed. In order to lend credence to the claim that unrelated tigers may sometimes be observed feasting on the same prey animal (despite being primarily solitary), I quoted a paragraph from one of my sources, describing a gathering of nine tigers at a single location. I'm still not entirely sure what's allowed with regards to copyright - is quoting a paragraph from a source without obtaining permission from the author first okay (I did reference the quote)? If it isn't, I'll delete it, no worries.
(I originally posted this question in the tiger talk page, but it didn't receive any responses).
Cheers Alphard08 (talk) 04:24, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
Gosh Casliber, I've really done it this time, and desperately need your help. After the exchange about JayHenry's attorney I gave Ceoil a ((uw-preview)) template as a joke. Joking in kind, Ceoil left some obscenities in an edit summary to me. Unfortunately a passing admin User:Tanthalas39 (a good admin, I might add. Under normal circumstances we want admins who defend content contributors from attacks. It just so happened that this was a joke, not an attack, but the difference is hard to pick up on without knowing the history) gave Ceoil a block. I explained and Tanthalas quickly unblocked, but Ceoil was justifiably upset. You know how block logs are on this project. I know I'd be angry to get blocked as part of a misunderstanding. Anyway, Ceoil lashed out a bit, again justifiably. Yet another passing admin, User:MaxSem, gave a 72 hour block. I feel ill. It was just a joke that spiraled out of control, as can only happen on Wiki. MaxSem appears to have left on a short wiki break. I'm at a loss what to do. Ceoil, as you probably know, is one of the project's absolute best contributors, who doesn't deserve to be blocked for my joke gone awry, certainly not for 72 hours. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. There's an ANI thread as well, where I've made this plea. --JayHenry (talk) 20:50, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
Cas, I saw your note on the FAC page about 51Kb being over the limit for FAC. That surprised me -- I don't recall an upper limit. Can you point me at where this is written down? I had a quick look at WP:FACR and didn't see anything there. This section of WP:SIZE seems to indicate 100K is really the upper limit for all articles, but perhaps whatever you're referring to is specific to FA? Mike Christie (talk) 13:05, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, You've probably noticed that the FA-Team has just launched a mission to help WikiProject AP Biology 2008 and WikiProject North of the Rio Grande improve articles towards featured quality. As one with biological skills :-), I'm hoping you would like to join in and support a few articles from one or both of the projects. If so, please add your name to the articles you are watchlisting on the mission page. Thanks, Geometry guy 20:02, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
Gatoclass (talk) 03:27, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
I was mulling a follow-up, but the only thing that came to my mind again and again is the following horrible but great but horrible joke I first heard on Harald Schmidt years ago. There are not many places left for me to go to in order to make new enemies, but I'm confident some may take issue at this.
A guy walks into a butcher shop and orders "Half a pound of liverwurst — but from the chunky, fatty one, please." Says the butcher: "I'm sorry, she's off to vocational school today."
Everyme 14:10, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey Casliber. Kilbad (talk · contribs) has asked me to ask around a few people to get their opinions on the current catagorisation tree proposed at this discussion, as he seems rather eager to get going with the work but would like a few more opinions. Any chance you could have a quick look and post your thoughts? Cheers. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 15:22, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
How is the split going down? I am going to be in Vanuatu in March next year and that species is there, so I will try and get a photo of that subspecies, but it would be especially important to get a photo if it is a split species now. And yes, I'll be getting lots of other images too. Sabine's Sunbird talk 00:12, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for all that you do for DYK! Royalbroil 00:45, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Nevertheless, Ares telescopthalmus for HBW, Howard & Moore, Avibase and the Commission INternationale pour les Noms Français d'Oiseaux. Arses telescophthalmus only in Clements ! Best regards. Jo WARNIER (talk) 14:39, 24 October 2008 (UTC)(Jo WARNIER)
Hello,
I noticed your name here.
have requested a peer-review on Satanic Ritual Abuse. I would be much interested if you could present your views on the present state of the article. Here:
Wikipedia:Peer review/Satanic ritual abuse/archive1
Thank you,
—Cesar Tort 20:02, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
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Yeah, I have been more or less trying to figure out the Federal Reserve's reserves in the last 2 weeks or so ;-) As the only other guys in Phaethontiformes would be Prophaethontidae, there is presently nothing to suggest against a merge. It ought to be de-merged eventually, but that I would postpone until we have a fix on where the while lineage actually does belong.
Maybe 5 years from now or so ;-)
So yeah, a merge would be in order I guess. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 23:06, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
Could I bore you with a request for another quick peek? Fainites barley 23:41, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
I'll have a think about it later if I get some time. This isn't a subject I know anything about so can only comment from the pov of a new reader. I think the article should give the reader some idea of what is achievable by the two main therapies and also what happens anyway (the natural course of the disease -- you usually get better). There's also the effect of combining the two therapies. Perhaps comment on effectiveness can be better covered within the two treatment sections rather than in a third. Explaining early on what NICE, for example, regard as clinically useful, would help the reader know what is meant by "improved". I believe encyclopaedic articles should prefer to mention the facts rather than the research behind the facts, unless that research is particularly interesting or notable, or if the limitations of the research help the reader understand the limitations of the confidence behind those facts. The recent meta analyses do seem to be notable and the comments made in one seems to have stirred debate. Am I right here, or is this nothing new? Is it possible to confidently state something on the efficacy, or is it too controversial? If the limited effectiveness of the treatment is a point of controversy, then we would be wrong to be silent and give the impression that both therapies are very effective. This is just a quick brain dump. I'll try to write something later more coherent on the FAC or talk page. Colin°Talk 09:40, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
I wouldn't have figured that it'd need a source, given that it's pretty basic neuroscience, but I went ahead and added this: "For further information on the image's contents, see, e.g., Julien, R. M. (2005). The neuron, synaptic transmission, and neurotransmitters. In R. M. Julien, A primer of drug action: A comprehensive guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs (pp. 60-88)." New York, NY, USA: Worth Publishers." This is my first time editing in the commons, so I'm not completely sure if I did that right, but I hope it's okay. Cosmic Latte (talk) 14:07, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Casliber! Thank you very much for your support in my RfA, which passed yesterday. I hope not to let you and the others down, and use the tools for the benefit of the project. Cheers, Ynhockey (Talk) 22:50, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Tuber (genus). Only for making money. Not for eating!!!! OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 23:14, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
As Halloween is my favorite holiday, I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Halloween! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 21:14, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
I can't be the first to swing by here and wonder if you might be entreated to put your hand up for arbcom? Heck, I might've even pestered you before about this, 'cos it's certainly not the first time the thought crossed my mind!
You'd be outstanding in my opinion, and I think you'd contribute a great deal. If burnout's an issue, then run a wiki-mile, but if you're feeling pretty cool about the whole place, then please please please! - give it some thought anywhoo.... :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 22:04, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
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Ghost Legends of Indiana was a co-nom by myself and Bruce1ee, but I didn't get nom credit. Would you mind doing me the honors? Thanks.--Gen. Bedford his Forest 05:41, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
What's your opinion about referencing the (currently-referenced) primary study--as well as the secondary study noted immediately afterwards, for that matter--regarding religiousness in the MDD article? I've been agonizing over this, because so many people (including, I presume, the majority of folks who'll read the article) are religious in one way or another, and so they might like to have this sort of information. I respect your opinions enough that I'm willing to defer to your views on this. Cosmic Latte (talk) 22:29, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Is it me, or have you overlooked RJHall, nominator of Earth? ;) — Ceran → (Talk) (email) 22:32, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Dude, you need a beer for your FAC on Major depressive disorder that seems to be getting more fun by the minute. This is about all I appear to be able to do right now. I seem to be zealous enough to work on topics I'm a bit removed from; depression is not one of those topics. Stay strong. You're an excellent article writer. --Moni3 (talk) 03:50, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
Surprisingly, no hassle at all, even in the souk of Marrakech. This was a fairly laid back trip, since the birds are largely the same as in southern Europe (although often different ssp). Ten new species for me though, and four others which I'd not seen in the western Palaeoarctic before. 129 species in total seen. Like I said, I'm no bird photographer, and my few feeble efforts aren't as good as the existing images. I've added a photo to Houbara Bustard, which didn't have one. The endangered Northern Bald Ibis was seen every day (apart from the last three when we were in the Atlas Mountains) in numbers ranging from 25 to 86 per day, and feeding flocks would come quite close if you got ahead of them and then kept still. Cold in the mountains at night (snow on the high tops), but a wood stove was lit in our room every afternoon. jimfbleak (talk) 13:23, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
For some reason, this was accidentally credited to Otherleft with New Paltz (village), New York, as the new article. Just letting you know. Daniel Case (talk) 15:50, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi, saw you on adoption page, know you're busy, but I'm a newbie, would like to save Lisa Masson; can you help? Webwinnow (talk) 00:22, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
The discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals/2008/November#Cat:Australian plant stubs: by state, or by taxon will impact you. Hesperian 00:38, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
Do not give up. You are doing an amaizing job with depression. Lets hope its enough. Best regards
Deep breaths, gritted teeth and fixed smile. If that doesn't work, try a primal scream. Fainites barley 19:24, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Casliber! Did you see my concern about the major depression FAC discussion being difficult to follow? I'm wondering if you could start using the ((interrupted)) template when you write something in the middle of another editors reply (like here)? I understand that this takes a some of your time away from actually addressing the issues raised, but it would really help someone like me, who is trying to follow the discussion and hopefully have something to say. Thank you for all the great work on this article! /skagedal... 12:30, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions. – RyanCross (talk) 07:12, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
Gatoclass (talk) 11:42, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
BorgQueen (talk) 02:11, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
Just wondering what you think about my suggestion here to trim the section--either that, or perhaps eliminating the section entirely, so that it can be reserved for Treatment for depression and receive due expansion there? Cosmic Latte (talk) 10:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
Victuallers (talk) 16:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
I hope that the material I added on Wollstonecraft and Shelley won't make you tear out your hair. See, they are right on the cusp of the melancholia/depression switchover. Think of it as an "opportunity". :) Awadewit (talk) 16:41, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
See this. I usually don't think in such psychological terms, but it's an interesting concept. Curious what you think. MastCell Talk 18:23, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I’ve been working on a lot of ‘’Dungeons & Dragons’’ articles lately and saw that you've edited some too, and am inviting you to join Wikipedia’s D&D group. I've been hard at work removing tags placed inappropriately on D&D articles, as well as modifying articles to remove tags that were placed legitimately. In addition, I have been compiling related articles together so that the articles are longer, making it easier to remove tags and to have short articles on lesser topics by just putting it into another appropriate article (links to such compiled articles can be found on my userpage). Check out the project here , and ask any questions that you may have here. Thank you for your time. Drilnoth (talk) 21:08, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
Regarding your DYK nom of Little Pied Cormorant...is the verification for the hook (that the eggs are covered in lime) given at Beruldsen, G (2003). Australian Birds: Their Nests and Eggs. Kenmore Hills, Qld: self. pp. p. 190. ISBN 0-646-42798-9. ((cite book))
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has extra text (help) ? I just wanted to check, because it's unclear to me (because of the placement of the ref in the main article). Thanks, —Politizer talk/contribs 23:19, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps the three-initial acronyms are to be the end of me at FAC. I sense that some of the frustration is arising from the length of time it is taking for issues to be addressed, and in the meantime, more issues arise (for example, the prose deterioration that was introduced today is troubling to me (for example, Rating scales is now such a jumble of clauses, out of order, and confusing that I expect Tony would have something), and it's all still there). I think getting on issues quickly would be helpful, as the FAC page is mushrooming. How did you find time to write a DYK today ? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:58, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
Gatoclass (talk) 03:16, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Casliber... I see you have been improving the Little Pied Cormorant page and inter alia have adopted the Microcarbo genus name. I haven't reverted it, because I see you are basing this on a new and reliable source (which I don't have), but as you no doubt know Phalacrocoracine taxonomy is even more of a mess than most groups and we have been struggling with it on the Cormorant family page. So I wonder if you could hold your horses before doing any more genus changing in the family, while we seek consensus? It would be highly desirable if the genus names on individual species pages continued to reflect the ones used on the family page. For the moment there we are sticking to a single genus Phalacrocorax, though that is certainly not immutable - I and others who have wrestled with this lot would certainly welcome continuing discussion not to mention the introduction of recent research results. Thanks. seglea (talk) 19:32, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
Do you think that the image of Maslow's hierarchy of needs should be kept in the article? Is it too tangential/bulky/hard to read, or is it of limited relevance (as Skagedal suggested about a larger version that I'd added earlier), or is it a useful illustration? Cosmic Latte (talk) 14:28, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Casliber. Would you please assist by semi-protecting Confucianism? There are daily depredations, and it's been going on far too long: mostly anonymous tinkerings without edit summaries. The fact that some of these look vaguely plausible makes them more insidious than vandalism of the four-letter-word genus.
–⊥¡ɐɔıʇǝoNoetica!T– 02:54, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm hoping the one on the left will go into the one on the right. :-) Privatemusings (talk) 03:36, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for your support in my RfA, which closed as successful a few hours ago. The backing of major content contributors such as yourself and Hesperian is particularly flattering, and enough to drive me to read up on banksias. So thanks again, and feel free to stop by with any advice or gentle pushing in the right direction along the way. Euryalus (talk) 11:30, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the tangently related Shane Meadows link, but, erm this is ska [2]. Be more correct, man ;) Ceoil sláinte 22:18, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
A couple things you might want to have a look at: 1) I completely reworded the existentialism section, so hopefully now it has clearer clinical relevance, and it also refers only to psychologists; and 2) I found a review about bullying and added it to Talk:Major_depressive_disorder#Bullying_and_depression. Cosmic Latte (talk) 14:22, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Hey Casliber, would you care to weigh in at WP:ANI#Everyme? Thanks, Grsz11 →Review! 22:25, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Cirt (talk) 06:07, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
We are planning to get British India up to featured status. Details on the peer review are on the talk page. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:52, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
An article I thought you might find interesting. A bit superficial, as it is a review, but fun nonetheless. Awadewit (talk) 20:44, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Just so you know, I've put myself up for editor review here. Because you've been familiar with my work for several months now--in fact, you're probably more familiar with it than anyone else is, because you're the principal editor of the MDD article, which is where most of my WikiEnergy (is that a word?) has gone--your feedback would be most useful and most appreciated, if you have a moment. Thanks, Cosmic Latte (talk) 23:43, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the feedback! Much appreciated. Cosmic Latte (talk) 02:55, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Per this discussion, I'm hoping you'll be interested in being interviewed for the Dispatch, to be published in the Signpost within a few weeks. I started a temp page at Wikipedia:FCDW/WBFAN. Usually, the format is that interviewees drop in some text and Tony1 or Jbmurray copyedit, but I suspect that we won't need copyediting and trimming here, so I see it as more of a pick and choose, narrowing down responses only if needed. The goal is to highlight your work, and to guide, inspire and motivate other writers. If you're interested, dig in ! If not, just leave a note on the talk page of that temp page and I'll remove you. I'll tentatively aim for the November 24th Signpost. Thanks, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:48, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Queries at Wikipedia talk:FCDW/WBFAN; images and the Danish journal article link. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:09, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Good morning. I've posted the list of general questions for all candidates at your Questions for the Candidate page, found here. You also have one individual question to answer; I imagine there will be more, we look to be question-heavy this time around. If you have any questions, please feel free to ping my talk page. Good luck with your candidacy, UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 14:21, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
I have often felt that ArbCom required the services of a psychiatrist, though perhaps not quite so literally. :) Good luck. MastCell Talk 20:02, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
~ User:Ameliorate! (with the !) (talk) 00:25, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Would you be so kind as to undelete Image:SteinbeckCortez.jpg? It was replaced in The Log from the Sea of Cortez by a no doubt well-meaning editor, but unfortunately the new image (aside from already being in the article) is of an earlier, different book. Cheers, Yomanganitalk 02:29, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
The deletion of that article is being discussed, and I appreciate your input. FMAFan1990 (talk) 02:33, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm bringing the war directly to you: [5]. WesleyDodds (talk) 04:37, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Now that MDD has quietened somewhat, can you finish your review of Attachment therapy please. Fainites barley 08:36, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
How about - when it stops being so bloody noisy in here!!!! Fainites barley 18:07, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
BorgQueen (talk) 05:41, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Cas, Sorry for flaking out and not getting back to you. I've started a new job IRL running a lab and have much free time now than I did in the spring/summer. I should probably mark that I am on a wikibreak, as I am mostly logging in to make sure that a bunch of pages that are on my watchlist but not many other people's don't get trashed. Best regards. de Bivort 18:54, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
Not quite a good Zombie movie, but it's getting good press here in the US of A. Hopefully, it's better than that crappy HBO series that I won't mention! OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 17:50, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Did you want to try rephrasing some of the existential paragraph in MDD, so that it doesn't rely so heavily on quotations? In my estimation, Rollo May writes so eloquently that it'd be difficult to paraphrase his words without diminishing them, but I'd have no problem if you'd like to give it a try. Cosmic Latte (talk) 14:33, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar, and for getting me 'hooked' on DYK! Let me know if you'd be up for a fungal-related collaboration sometime. Sasata (talk) 16:35, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Casliber! I think I have seen you work on plant related articles in the past (sorry if I am confused), but anyway, I noticed in that section a red link for West Indian Lilac. It does get a number of Google book hits, so do you think it is worth starting an article or would I be better off redirecting it somewhere and if so, where might be a good place? Best, --A NobodyMy talk 20:21, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Any help would be appreciated here. Libro0 (talk) 20:36, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello. :) Could you please comment here on the latest outbreak of activity from Gavin.collins? Thank you. BOZ (talk) 21:26, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Casliber-
I read your note on AH's talk page and I thought I'd attempt to provide some insight into my thoughts that I may not have provided on his talk page.
The first block was placed solely because he violated his arbcom editing restrictions. To characterize what happened before the block as an argument is not entirely accurate: he was close to violating his arbcom sanctions, I warned both him and the other edit warrer with exactly the same warning. He responded with a statement something along the lines of 'this is none of your business, I'm not edit warring but everyone else is' (I'm paraphrasing here, I don't remember what exactly he said) I replied something along the lines of 'actually, that's not correct'. After that I walked away and waited to see what he would do and... lo and behold, he ignored my warning and reverted. Per his arbcom sanctions he is confined to one revert per page per week, and the diffs clearly show that he violated this. Thus, I blocked him for 48 hours. That's when the circus began of him removing my statements and replacing them with misquotations out of context. Somewhat bewildered, I went out and found an uninvolved admin with whom I've never before had any major interactions (so AH couldn't say it was just a buddy of mine- although he did anyway) and asked him to review the block- which he did and agreed with me about the correctness of the block. He decided, after some rather bad behavior on AH's part, to lock the talk page and extend the block.
While I do support transparency and the idea that admins are not above other editors and don't really have the right to boss others around- I would strongly suggest that for the sake of your own sanity you not get involved. This is a very messy situation that seems to operate much like a black hole- it sucks everything in and all you're left with is bad feelings all around. You are free, of course, to ignore my advice since it's only that, advice, but... L'Aquatique[talk] 22:21, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for the suggestion on British India. My earlier post actually referred to your reply to my comment that confused you on WT:FAC. I immediately pinged you, and would have made sense at that moment, but since it was awhile that you logged in, you probably missed the connection. I need to work on clarifying my posts. Thanks for looking into it. :) =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:55, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Heh, didn't know you were running for the AC too. It's really turning a bit into the U.S. Democratic caucuses, no? Everybody longs for change in the AC, and there are many excellent change candidates. And my tactical voting plan gets more complicated by the hour, thanks for that. Anyway, good luck in the horse race and see you around. 78.34.157.179 (talk) 19:36, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
It looks like no one notified you re: this. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:14, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the additional comments. Your advice is sound, and I'll do my best to heed it. You might also want to have a look at Mattisse's review, as she mentioned you in it. Cosmic Latte (talk) 06:07, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
Re: [6] – thank you for correcting my typos, it is appreciated! :-) /skagedal... 11:15, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
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Casliber, I would like to thank you for your participation in my recent Request for Adminship, which passed with 112 supports, 4 opposes and 5 neutrals. A special mention goes out to Stwalkerster and Pedro for nominating me, thanks a lot for having trust in me! In response to the neutrals, I will try to double check articles that have been tagged for speedy deletion before I CSD them and will start off slowly with the drama boards of ANI and AN to ensure that I get used to them. In response to the oppose !votes on my RfA, I will check that any images I use meet the non-free content criteria and will attempt to handle any disputes or queries as well as I can. If you need my help at all, feel free to simply ask at my talk page and I'll see if I can help. Once again, thank you for your participation, and have a great day! :) The Helpful One 22:23, 25 November 2008 (UTC) |
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Greetings. The article Cooper's Hawk is no longer being edited by Peace Maker as part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject AP Biology 2008. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Hopefully, this will not discourage you from continuing your participation in other such projects. I've encountered a steady stream of students who have opted for "Scholastic Attrition". Those that remain should represent a very dedicated group. Respectfully. --JimmyButler (talk) 14:52, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm reading Richard Fortey's Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum, and I noticed that he includes a colour plate of the Banksia serrata type specimen. It's a picture of an old book, open, with the left hand side showing the pressed and dried type specimen, and the right hand side showing an illustration of it. Is this something you can justify fair use for, and use in an article? If so, let me know and I can scan it for you. Mike Christie (talk) 16:15, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
Dear all, as it is often customary to end a talkpage entry with some sort of "cheers", "regards", "sincerely" or "yours faithfully", I appended "cheers" onto my sig as in 95/100 cases I was ahving to type out the damn thing or something similar, and I would rather the impression of a positive tone more often than less often. Now, Mattisse has a problem with it, so I will stick up a straw poll here to see what/if anyone else cares. If there is a majority saying I should remove it I will - I will end this poll the first time I log on in December. As far as whether this is serious? Yes, if a majority says remove, I will remove:
I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, --Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, A NobodyMy talk 02:53, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello there, Casliber! Today's your lucky day, because you have new messages at L'Aquatique's talk page.
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Hey, I hope that you won't take my criticism of your fivecrat proposal personally. For better or worse, I seem to have stepped into the role of 'designated desysopping proposal critic' lately, and I hope that my comments won't discourage you from future policy proposals. Not everyone is going to be as glass-half-empty as I am. :D Cheers! TenOfAllTrades(talk) 15:46, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm no expert either, but I like to do research! Count me in for a collaboration. Sasata (talk) 16:21, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello! I have set up Wikipedia:Editor review/A Nobody should you wish to comment. Please note that I am notifying a handful of experienced editors who are familiar with me as I am particularly interested in anything they have to add. If you do not wish to comment, that is fine too. All the best! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 21:18, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
By the way, here's one you might appreciate. Why did they invite the mushroom to the party? Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 21:18, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
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I'm not very fond of the Santa section, its a bit soft and "In pop culture" like. And the image is tacky x 0.999999999999… There is a huge amount of excellent trippy art out there, this is just a very diluted and second hand mass market version. Thoughts? Ceoil (talk) 10:17, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
Livid? Sorry, very sorry, about that! I'll stick further earned encomia for you here. Eusebeus (talk) 20:00, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Casliber. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding the dispute between the Dungeons & Dragons WikiProject and Gavin.collins. Thank you. -- BOZ (talk) 18:35, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
Wow. I had no idea until a few days back you were running for arbitration. You sure as hell have a vote from me. Glad to see you're doing well too, you deserve it. Just don't drop out of WP:MED ;) —Matt (talk · contribs · email) 23:14, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey Cas, there's an editor who never signs his posts on my talk page and till now it kind of gets up my nose. But I've just noticed that you're in the Category:Wikipedians who have opted out of automatic signing. So perhaps there are some reasonable and good grounds for not signing posts; and perhaps I'll open my mind to that possibility. Are there any? -Sticks66 03:48, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
I gotcha. Really, I was a total dick there, and I owe you an apology. I'd say "good luck", but at this point, I don't think it's a matter of "luck" anymore - it's pretty much safe to say you're going to be a busy man indeed for the next three years ;) Badger Drink (talk) 06:48, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Taking this to calmer waters here. Can you see how your initial "10 to 3" comment at least apppeared pointy? It seemed to call into question Will's motivations in making the unblock. This may not have been your intent, but it certainly was a legitimate perception of what you wrote. S.D.D.J.Jameson 13:57, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
If you're searching for cases related, I think two of the more important are the Badlydrawnjeff case and the Footnoted quotes case. Footnoted quotes isn't really about BLP content, but it established the "special enforcement" provisions that relate specifically to BLP. The Matthew Hoffman case also wasn't directly about BLPs, but it did get into how we deal with BLP-like problems involving editors and administrators who edit with their real names. Fair amount of interesting discussion in the workshop and on the proposed decision talkpage, although you'll have to wade through neck-deep crap to find it.
Going through the closed cases page, here are some links:
Those I think are the big cases that deal with BLPs in 2008 and 2007. I'm sure I'm missing one or two, but if you look into them I'm sure any major principles articulated are cited to previous cases if they aren't new. I didn't follow arbitration prior to 2007, and the descriptions aren't very in depth, so I'm not completely sure which if any of the pre-2007 cases apply. I don't recall any being major factors in the above decisions. Avruch T 00:34, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
An astute observation about vampires in movies: "I Vant To Upend Your Expectations". --JayHenry (talk) 14:09, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Cas,
Would you mind bringing your knowledge of Greek to bear on these three Wikisource pages for me please: [8], [9], [10]? It should only take five minutes I think. If you've got a Wikisource or unified account, you can correct any errors you find; else you can let me know and I'll fix them.
Hesperian 02:46, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Easy peasy you say... nearly all of the yellow pages on this work contain Greek. s:la:Liber:De assensione Stoici quid senserint.djvu. If you could verify even a few of them, especially p.20, that would be fantastic. John Vandenberg (chat) 15:57, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi again, we have a category for them now on English Wikisource: s:Category:Pages with missing Greek characters. The ones in the "Page:" namespace are accompanied by pagescans; the EB1911 pages usually have a link to the pagescan on the talk page. Cheers, John Vandenberg (chat) 23:59, 27 November 2008 (UTC)