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on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! Alai 02:14, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
Sadly, chained redirects (A redirects to B which redirects to C) don't work, and you end up on a page which just states "1. redirect somewhere". This means you should always point redirects to a real article, not another redirect. And also, echoing the above, welcome to wikipedia, and thanks for joining in! --W(t) 06:47, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)
Hi. As per your request on Cleanup I have listed this image on Images for deletion - the image should be gone in a week or so. Andreww 10:16, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Response by Karl Scherer: I am writing a lot on puzzles, games and tilings because I see there is a lot of material missing on many topics relating to these themes. In case you have not read my CV on my page, I have a PHD in mathematics and worked a lot in these areas.
I have also uploaded a lot of images, see pages on convex tiling and tetrad (tiling). It seems that I am the one who has some of the best experiences in these areas (have written three books and dozens of scientific articles on these themes, see Karl Scherer.) If author name is not wanted in wikipedia in tables etc (see pages on convex tiling and tetrad (tiling)), I am happy to take this column out. However, I know from working in science that it is strongly recommended to quote the author of scientiofic achievements. If you have a different policy on this, I am gladly prepared to accept it, but it might be seen as offensive to other authors.
I have also quoted about 400 Zillions game I have written. These are freeware games without exceptions and I do not earn a cent with them. I get satisfaction from giving things away for free which I enjoy myself. I know, not many people do this, but I don't think that there is anything wrong with this... :-)
I have no other intention than adding and spreading knowledge. I assume my publications in the last 40 years in these areas speak for themselves. You are most welcome to check them out. I have already got emails thanking me and congratulating me for my work in wikipedia from the international puzzle community.
If you have any more questions, feel free to contact me or visit my web site in karl.kiwi.gen.nz .
Cheers, Karl (Sorry, I had originally clicked the wrong button and the text was stored in your talk page)
P.S. Prompted by your mail, I have now taken out the "Author" columns in the tables of the pages "tetrad (tiling)", "nowhere-neat tiling" and "convex tiling".Karlscherer3 02:40, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Re: your two last mails. I think I got the essence of what you mean, but I must say the details of your policy are rather unclear to me. For example, I do not quite understand what you mean by "unfair to other people". I cannot see why I should write 600 more links when the authors of the other Zillions games can do that themselves. Be aware that we are not talking about 1 or 2 lines of typing here!!! I found htis simply too much work.
Why should I be forced to spend this much time and effort? Firstly, I am not the other author's typist and secondly, I do not even know whether they want to have their games listed in Wikipedia. I think it is only fair to leave this decision (and the work it means) to the author.
Re: editing You or any other administrator can edit or delete whatever you want of my articles, I am not worried about it. I believe that the greater good will eventually prevail anyway.
Cheers, Karl. :-)
You talking about "games I favour" shows me the ego-problems of other people you have to fight with. Doesn't work with me. I am always ready and willing to say that some good games of other authors I prefer over some of my less well written games...Karlscherer3 03:05, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Hi Silke, Thank you very much for the clarifications. I totally and wholeheartedly agree. It was my insecurity whether it is the right way and also simply time restraint and workload - as you can imagine - that I have not yet created an article for each game. However, that would have been most likely my next major project anyway. I am glad that you suggest that yourself, and it confirms me that I was on the right path. I have seen that the other computer and video games are documented and referenced to that way (by having an extra article for each one). Well, I had to start somewhere, eh? So bare with me please, the next days and weeks will see the appearance of dozens of new articles, one per game, and connected with that the disappearence of all external links to my games. I hope this relieves your worries. Rome, too, has not been built in one day! :-) Thanks again, KarlKarlscherer3 04:21, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not an advertising hoarding. Nor is it a method to cheat Google Page Ranking. ~~~~ 09:29, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Please note that a large number of articles which you have contributed to are being voted for deletion. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Zillions games to contribute to the discussion. OpenToppedBus - Talk 12:49, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
Just to clarify any possible confusion, the full list of articles being considered is at Category:Alleged spam by Karl Scherer. ~~~~ 13:40, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
If you wish to continue editing Wikipedia from any of the IP addresses that you use, you will read
it is also recommended, given your edits, that you avoid articles concerning puzzles altogether.
Failure to comply with the above policies is highly likely to lead to WP:RFC, which is likely to further lead to a formal ban at WP:RFAR. ~~~~ 13:31, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
What does the 3 in your username stand for? Is it anything to do with User:Slike2's reason for the 2 in his - that the password of a previous account was forgotten? ~~~~ 28 June 2005 19:31 (UTC)
I don't know if you followed the entire discussion on the deletion of your Zillions of games articles, but I would like to offer some assistance concerning your contributions to Wikipedia.
The Web is a wild and wooly place, with both helpful, friendly folk and vile miscreants. A wiki, being open to all for editing, must therefore be especially sensitive to the nature of edits if it is to serve the purpose of an encyclopedia. Ideally, the collective wisdom and diverse points of view of all the contributors make it strong; but it can easily be vandalised or misused. To better achieve its aims, Wikipedia has developed a number of policies.
Whether deliberately, as some have said, or unknowingly, as I have posited, your contributions have violated some of these policies to the point of provoking a successful vote for deletion of more than one hundred pages you created. That's not a good thing. It wastes your time and ours, and can lead to hostility.
Policies are laid out in large numbers, so it can be difficult to follow them all. However, two articles are essential reading:
Two other, related, policies that were frequently mentioned are:
Not only did you create page after page about your own work, you added links to other pages pointing to your web site and/or your publications. You also created an encyclopedia entry, not a user page, talking about yourself. All of these acts are a violation of the "no original research" policy, as you can see by the deletion discussion. It is the kind of thing that deeply concerns people, because of its potential to destroy Wikipedia's credibility. As a general guideline, the idea is that if your work deserves mention, someone other than you or a close friend will mention it. For example, it would be bad form for, say, Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, to create a page about himself, even if he is a notable person. It could be acceptable for him to correct details, and perhaps add modest facts not otherwise available, but even then he'd have to tred carefully.
Therefore:
I hopes this helps you to get more out of Wikipedia, and to contribute more effectively.
Incidentally, some of your work gets a certain amount of credibility with me because respected researcher David Eppstein mentions it on his Geometry Junkyard pages, a valuable resource despite the humorous name. I'd also like to hear if you happen to know puzzle collector Stan Isaacs in California.
KSmrq 2005 July 3 01:42 (UTC)
I have nominated River crossing puzzle, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/River crossing puzzle. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Oren0 (talk) 06:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Half-domino.gif, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 23:00, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Single-player game. Since you had some involvement with the Single-player game redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. -- Tavix (talk) 00:45, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
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