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Hi. I've just posted a question in the discussion section of Talk:Proton-proton chain reaction about where the postitron comes from. (Same question at reference desk too). I was wondering if you might take a shot at answering it please. Thanks. --Dino 11 Aug 2005.
I've have changed the redirect to a sockpuppet tag. Borderer or whatshisface certainly seems to be an odd individual. - Ta bu shi da yu 04:25, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know about Borderer's ban, and that it was an alias for someone else I had never heard of. That was thoughtful of you, and I appreciate it. Wesley 04:27, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
You might want ot check out the naming debate that has arisen again there. Rmhermen 00:58, Mar 11, 2005 (UTC)
I see you are adding a lot to History of New York City, which is great. Judging by the nature of what you are adding, you probably have some citable sources. Could you possibly start a "References" section on that page? -- Jmabel | Talk 05:59, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)
You're of course right; it's Herb Kraft, not Bob. Brainless typing.
My source is Ray Whritenour, the authority on the Munsee language. I have notes of our conversation somewhere, although I think for Wiki purposes we can find a middle ground. Whritenour says that 'Lenapehoking' is a constructed, although perfectly grammatical inflected term, whereas 'Scheyischbi' is historical. I can see that 'Lenapehoking' might have been a word that gained currency sometime in the mid-1700s -- like 'Unalachtigo.' Auto movil 04:16, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Whritenour and David Zeisberger wrote The Delaware-English Lexicon, which is as far as I understand the standard text on the Lenape language. But it's true that one runs into blind alleys and confusing dilemmas with Lenape. Whritenour gave me a pronunciation of manhattan that's nearly identical to the way the word is pronounced today, while another credible source insisted it was pronounced, 'mannathan.' It's possible to be quite wrong with Lenape, even with the best intentions. Auto movil 05:08, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Would you mind if I referred to or copied some of the text from your Saugatuck River article to add to the Westport, Connecticut article?--Nkrosse 00:30, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)
Whats this about? Cheers, (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 16:32, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I've found this, suggesting there is such a (apparently ridiculous looking) creature. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 20:10, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
You made New York Giants (baseball) into a redirect to San Francisco Giants. This is a decision I fully support. I think it is the correct protocol for MLB teams. There is currently a debate raging at Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Montréal Expos, and so far the redirect solution is losing. I think it is because some of the users don't fully understand how franchises work in MLB. If you have the time, maybe you could chime in on the conversation there. Kingturtle 04:28, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
You've got some quickness in you. :P --Kross 06:14, Apr 30, 2005 (UTC)
Is there a way to get vandals banned like User:Wikipediagirlforever and User:Maingate.
Hey. I didn't actually consult with anyone before starting the changes, but I did search around to checkout what the standard title formatting is for geographic articles. It seems that in cases where there is a need for disambiguation the preferred format is to extend the address by adding extra qualifiers separated by commas. I sort of see it as the natural extension of using County of Essex, Ontario rather than County of Essex (Ontario). If you prefer the other format, let me know and we can work something out. I should probably get some sleep for now. :-) --NormanEinstein 04:08, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
That's fine. It was removed from the list without comment, so I had no idea of the rationale. -- Jmabel | Talk 16:30, May 13, 2005 (UTC)
It would be rather peculiar if he was a Shaker, wouldn't it? He would spend his time making furniture, and so forth. I wonder how that got in there. john k 23:32, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
Hi Matthew. When processing your deletion request for Image:DSCN2091 vailpassrestarea e 600.jpg, I noticed it was different from Commons:Image:DSCN2091 vailpassrestarea e 600.jpg. I presume the version I just deleted here was the original? Anyway, I uploaded it at the Commons, and then reverted. dbenbenn | talk 23:46, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for correcting my mistake(s), I just saw one reference and assumed the other Matthew articles were missing it. 19:20, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
I suspected you were in the Fort Collins area when I saw that you were responsible for Virginia Dale, Colorado. I swung by the library myself the other day and saw that there was a local history section, but it was closed off when I was there. You've done an excellent job on local history; I intend to take on Colorado politics and government topics as part of getting acquainted with the area... Anyhow, drop me an email or catch me on IM and maybe I can figure out what's interesting around here. -- Seth Ilys 02:56, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I may sound a little callow, but this wikipedia stuff is exciting! I'm having trouble being patient with the tutorials and such. It'd be great to have a newbies page where people could sign up to stalk a havoc causer like myself.
In any case I'm off to look in on some stuff and see if I can repair any of the damage I've done without causing more - see you on the flip side. Joseph Buchanan
I've seen your page of photos before and looked at several, but I recently came across Wikipedia:Gallery, so I thought I'd see what it would do for your page of photos. It was nice enough that I saved the result, then reverted it. So unless you already know about it and don't use it for reasons of your own, check out the edit history. Nice work! Mwanner 23:19, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
Actually, I had momentarily moved it to Marys River when I noticed that was how it was spelled on a local map. I was actually also aware of the apostrophe rule (the Pike's/Pikes Peak debate made the rounds) but I reversed it simply because I didn't know for certain if the apostrophe rule applied for rivers as well as mountains, and I noticed a number of other official sources used the apostrophe (including the city of Corvallis' webpage [2]). I don't honestly care one way or the other, I'd just like to have the official spelling. Sarge Baldy 06:44, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)
Does ScapegoatVandal (talk · contribs) remind you of someone? This edit to Anglo-American relations in particular made me suspicious, but I'd like a second opinion before I take any action. —Charles P. (Mirv) 15:41, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Good eye on those awful "Pro-blank" categories--I think they only lasted a few minutes before getting listed. I supported deletion for all four. I'm not sure what to do about Category:LGBT rights opposition and its subcategory, Anti-gay rights legislation. The same user put the deletion template on them but didn't actually list them on the deletions page, so now they're in limbo. The names are POV, but there isn't really a better name, and the rights opposition one has already been through an inconclusive vote.
Since you're an admin, I thought you might know what to do.
Dave (talk) 02:41, Jun 19, 2005 (UTC)
PS your user page is really interesting, especially the part about not editing physics articles. There is a typo, though: "overwhelming" should be "overwhelmingly." I thought you'd want to know.
This is duplicated at User:Decumanus/How to decide if a political position category is NPOV -- Decumanus 08:25, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)
Rule for deciding if a political-position category is NPOV
For a category regarding a political position to be NPOV, it is necessary that:
Let's apply this to the categories in question
Hello,
I’m an historian working at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University (http://chnm.gmu.edu/) and we are very interested in digital, peer-produced works of history, including people writing history on Wikipedia. In connection with a larger project on the free and open source software movement, we’d like to talk to people about their experiences working on historical articles in Wikipedia. Another Wikipedian recommended you as someone to contact. Would you be willing to talk with us about your involvement, either by phone, a/v chat, IM, or email? This could be as lengthy or brief a conversation as you wish.
Thanks for your consideration.
Joan Fragaszy
jfragasz at gmu dot edu
I'm interested in adding a physical map (of southern Nevada) to several articles, and I've long been impressed by the maps (such as Image:Wpdms shdrlfi020l death valley.jpg) that you've added to various articles. Did you generate these using some GIS software, or are they based on images supplied by some third party? -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 14:33, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
If you're interested, do not hesitate to create some maps for the few articles I have created...they can be linked to off my user page...or, give me a link to a map creator you may be willing to share...thanks!--MONGO 01:09, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
Are you Native American and would you be interested in some positive input about some of my ancsetors?