User talk:Bearsona/Archive 2

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Archive 2

Archive 3

Archive 4

Archive 5

Mediocre (album)

Well, I personally believe it has been drastically improved. It's definitely not the C-class article I wrote anymore! I looked over the criteria, wondering the same thing. I think we're really close. If we can find more pictures, we could probably submit it in the coming month. Thanks for all your help! I'll make some more song samples if you want. Thanks, – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 22:10, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

If possible, could you check out the credits table and make grammatical or "voice" corrections if possible? – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 22:35, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I will definitely look into it. I'm actually doing work right now, too. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 22:47, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I completed the nom and added a "Singles" section. Please copyedit if you feel you must. Para entretenimiento, puedes leer el artículo sobre el vídeo de música nuevo de Ximena aquí.

Barnstar

		The Washington State Highways Barnstar
		Thanks for copyediting Washington State Route 409, and thus I shall give you this barnstar. ~~ C o m p u t e r G u y 23:59, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Some help with copyediting

Hi. I saw your name listed at the project's page. If you find some time, could you run through Slovenian presidential election, 2007 and improve some styling? The article is a FAC at the moment and the only thing missing is some grammatical fixes, probably. Needs attention from a native speaker... Thanks a lot. --Tone 19:28, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

I would be glad to help copyedit Slovenian presidential election, 2007, always happy to help in anyway I can. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 19:56, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi - Tone asked me to help copyedit it too. If you like, seeing as you are doing Thanksgiving and I, being Irish, have no truck with such things, I will do the remaining bit of the article, or even just give the whole thing another pass. You could either let me know what you haven't done (I'm sure it will be obvious) or else you could just give it another pass when you're free. Cheers. Lexo (talk) 23:12, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind comments. I know we Irish pride ourselves on writing good English, but to be honest I think it's a good few generations ago that the Irish were reliably good writers. In any case I think you did most of the hard work. I did a pass on the article and fixed a few things. Is it actually Thanksgiving tonight? My wife and I had hot dogs for dinner and spent the rest of the evening watching Iron Man on DVD. Lexo (talk) 01:55, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Awww. IMO there is no God, but happy Thanksgiving to you and yours anyway. Lexo (talk) 02:00, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanksgiving

You too. :) bibliomaniac 1 5 21:12, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, Bearsona!
As we all sit down at the dinner table and say our thanks today, I would like to give thanks to you for your wonderful contributions and wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. May your turkey and ham satiate you until next year! Kind regards, – Obento Musubi (C • G • S)	A traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
To send this message to another friend, please paste {{User:The Obento Musubi/Thanksgiving \| ~~~}} on their talk page.

Aww, thanks! I just finished a Christmas template I'm not quite satisfied with. I'm actually thinking of starting all over and doing a general holiday template instead. I love making boxes! I'm making a ton from scratch. In fact, I'll also welcome you to Wikipedia. I just made this yesterday.

Welcome to Wikipedia, Bearsona!

Welcome!

Hello, Bearsona, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on [[user talk:– Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 01:40, 28 November 2008 (UTC)|my talk page]], or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! {{{2}}}

In fact, I have sent it to some others, including Viriditas (talk · contribs) and Jayron32 (talk · contribs). I can't wait for my Thanksgiving dinner. Getting hungry... – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 01:41, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, it's fine! I was the exact same way. I mean, beg, borrow, and steal, right? All I'm really doing is changing the class to various things (i.e. messagebox, infobox, etc.). Don't worry, I can give you a few pointers. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 01:44, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Re: Template Help

Say, how do you make it so your template will display your signature when you type | ~~~~ after it? Scapler (talk) 01:50, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

You mean you want to edit the message at the bottom? I can do that for you. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 01:52, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

I mean to add a field in the template you can replace with your signature Scapler (talk) 01:59, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, wait, I figured it out, and I already knew it too. Momentary brain-lapse. Must be the turkey... all I needed to do was add {{{1}}} Scapler (talk) 02:00, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Back at you... :) Viriditas (talk) 10:45, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

ditto

what Viriditas said. keep kicking, bra! MidKnightHunter (talk) 18:45, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

got LBP? well anyway,here's a hint, go to your "my moon", and do the tool and material tutorials. you can get plain color stickers that you can put on yourself to change your costume color!MidKnightHunter (talk) 19:02, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Re: New Userpage

A new userpage, I see. It looks very sleek, what made you decide to change it? Scapler (talk) 21:42, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't know. Last night, I was just really tired, and I wasn't really satisfied with the way it looked. It just seemed a bit cluttered to me. I think I'm just experimenting a bit. If you're looking at it in Firefox, it looks really nice, because the borders are rounded. Peace! Oh, and if you're eligible, would you care to review Mediocre (album) for GA? I asked Viriditas, but I believe you're knowledgeable when it comes to that. I'm not sure because you copyedited it, but if you are, I would be honored if you reviewed it or at least left some comments. Thanks a million, – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 21:53, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Nope, not rounded, I'm afraid I'm using Safari. Update: Just looked at it in Firefox, the rounded view is even better! Scapler (talk) 21:55, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Do you see the roundiness in Safari now? I don't have it on this computer, so I can't tell. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 23:36, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I do not see the roundness in Safari, but this is not a big deal really. Scapler (talk) 23:39, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

I still cannot see the roundness, but on the bright side, the page is starting to come together! Scapler (talk) 00:39, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

GA Review

Oh, and if you're eligible, would you care to review Mediocre (album) for GA? I asked Viriditas, but I believe you're knowledgeable when it comes to that. I'm not sure because you copyedited it, but if you are, I would be honored if you reviewed it or at least left some comments. Thanks a million, – Obento Musubi

Though no editor is prohibited from doing a GA review, I have worked on the article. WP:Reviewing good articles states: "Reviewers should avoid reviewing articles that they have edited significantly", however, I only copyedited it, and I suppose I did not contribute any content to the article, so I am not sure if my contributions should be considered significant. What are your thoughts? Scapler (talk) 22:30, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Those were my sentiments exactly. You just modified a few words here and there, and organized content a bit. I don't think you did a complete overhaul of the article, so I think you should be eligible to review it for GA. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 23:06, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Alright, I will put on my reviewing cap and go for it! Scapler (talk) 23:08, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

I am currently reviewing the article. Scapler (talk) 23:39, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

I have finished the review, as you can see there, I found only one problem that I am uncomfortable with. If you can fix this issue, I would have no regrets with passing the article to GA status. Scapler (talk) 23:57, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

I removed the "Lyrical style" section, because I can't attribute it to anything. I can attribute the lyrics themselves to any lyric website, but they're all in Spanish. Knowing Spanish, I translated some of them, but that would be a breech of original research. Furthermore, I can't tack on what I believe the song means, because that would also be original research. So, I think the article would be better off without it. It's like a sore thumb to me. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 00:06, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

In that case, I will certainly pass the article, thank you for removing OR I did not catch, I wasn't aware that you had translated them yourself. Scapler (talk) 00:08, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for passing the article! I'm very jubilant right now. Regarding the page, I am also glad it's coming together so nicely. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 00:40, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

No problem, the article is certainly coming together. Scapler (talk) 00:44, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Userpage Opinions

Sure, I think getting opinions from other people is always a great idea.
I like the little template. If you fix various grammatical things, then it would be perfect. For example, in the title, you could make all first letters lowercase (Your opinion is appreciated, Bearsona). Other than that, very nicely done! – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 02:30, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

No, of course it's not stupid! Well, maybe I'm a bit biased since I'm in love with templates. :D But I think you should be yourself. If you love templates, then show it to other people. It's definitely a great idea. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 02:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

No problem. My motto is beg, borrow, and steal. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 02:38, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar! No, I'm not getting tired of you. I'm quite talkative, too. I have nothing to do on the 'pedia, and I'm studying for my big chem test. Don't hesitate to message back; I don't mind at all. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 02:49, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Lol, I'm the exact same way. Eighth grade was my Chem/Bio year (first semester was chemistry, second was bio) and it was great. It was fun, and I got a lot out of the course. When ninth and tenth grade came, I had evolution and physics. I now have a permanent abhorrence of those two sciences, and I truly believe I simply suck at science. I'm doing research right now on Wikipedia about molecules and covalent bonds and hydrogen (which is a featured article, yay!) – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 02:56, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I personally believe it's stupid, but, because that was in eighth grade (middle school), I have to take a high school level course of chemistry. ¿Hablas español? Me gustaría charlar contigo en español. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 03:02, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Ah. Pues, estoy tomando clases de español. Estoy en Spanish 4. El próximo año, tomaré AP Spanish. ¿Eres un miembro de la Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica? – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 03:14, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

En mi escuela, no. En el grado noveno, se ofrece Español I o II. En el grado décimo, se ofrece Español I, II, o III. En el grado once, se ofrece Español I, II, III, o IV. El próximo año, se ofrecerá AP Spanish también. Actualmente, estamos aprendiendo la ortografía, y cuando se usa el tilde. Es decir, ¿cuándo se usa el acento? ¿Por qué hay un tilde sobre la a en la palabra "jamás", pero no hay tilde sobre la u en la palabra "nunca"? – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 03:29, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Bueno, adiós.

"the new seminary"

I see we disagreed about what to do with "the new seminary", and I can see your rationale. I suppose the article has a slight chance of meeting the criteria for conclusion, and appreciate your efforts to improve the site (even when we disagree). Anyway, the whole purpose of this message was, I would like to ask you to keep me informed and tell me what you ultimately decide to do. Happy editing and cheers! Scapler (talk) 02:32, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Im still not sure so I'll defer to your judgment and put it back. Let an admin decide. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:34, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Gone. JPG-GR (Talk | contribs) deleted ""the new seminary"" (G11: Blatant advertising) --Ron Ritzman (talk) 03:04, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Well, I guess the issue was decided by someone else then. :) Cheers! Scapler (talk) 03:10, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

An Award for You

I made it myself. I hope you like it.

For your acts of kindness ...
I hereby award you the Award of Kindness. Thank you for your constant displays of respect and kindness to other users as well as myself. Keep doing righteous, kind, and compassionate acts. They are appreciated in the community. Sincerely, – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 04:23, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

No, nobody else has received this. The adminship process was very, very tense. I felt impatient, and sort of wanted to become an admin. So I decided to nominate myself. It was definitely a rush, but it was hard, because people kept asking question after question. I cracked under the pressure and withdrew a day later with two opposing votes and one unsure vote. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 04:22, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't recommend self-nomination to anybody unless that person is a well-establish, well-liked user in the community. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 04:46, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Of course. The process of admin coaching isn't nearly as excruciating as the process of adminship. – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 04:23, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Ralph Bakshi

This article is a current FAC. Would you be interested in copyediting it? (Ibaranoff24 (talk) 11:04, 2 December 2008 (UTC))

Unfortunately, I cannot help you at the moment (my browser is currently having problems displaying some pages, and unfortunately, this article is one of them, not sure what the problem is though...I don't think it has anything to do with the article, just my browser acting weird) but I am sure that there are other editors over at the Guild who would be happy to help. Thank you for thinking of me though, and I am sorry I could not help! Scapler (talk) 02:58, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy Holidays (Enuff Z'nuff song)

The song's band has an article so it's not an A9 candidate. If you feel the song is not notable independent of the artist then I recommend AFD. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 04:04, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

Joy

Marlith (Talk) has given you a kitten! Gifts of kittens promote Wikilove and holiday spirt. Hopefully this one has made your day better. Share the WikiLove and civility with everyone and raise the holiday spirit! Send kittens to others by adding {{subst:Joy message}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Marlith (Talk) 04:30, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

favor

can you find get me a copy of the scream at 1:16-1:18? i need it for a movie i'm making.please??? here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouNYsT3g2eA&feature=related MidKnightHunter (talk) 23:54, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

I can try to pull the audio for you. Oh, and your talk page is getting hefty long, would you like help archiving it? Scapler (talk) 23:56, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

yes, I would, also, could you post it on my user page or talk?MidKnightHunter (talk) 00:00, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

I would be happy to help, first I would move the current talk page contents to User talk:MidKnightHunter/archive1, then put a spiffy archive box on your talk page like I have! Does that sound good? Scapler (talk) 00:03, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

RER:El Gatio

How did I find you? Random link-clicking. I came upon you and gave you a kitten for Christmas. Marlith (Talk) 00:13, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Danke

Vielen Dank, mein Freund. oops! wrong language! sorry, but yeah, I don't know how to do that. thanks MidKnightHunter (talk) 00:16, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

De nada, mi amigo de Wikipedia, el enciclopedia libre! Ha, I shall speak other languages also! And while I cannot write it, I can read German adequately, so bitteschon! Scapler (talk) 00:19, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

u r so awesome, & my page looks so much batter! danke!

read my greek title on my user! i use it to mark my works. i have to log off now, sorry, but try and find a good copy of that scream. thanks!MidKnightHunter (talk) 00:26, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

i havent had a lot of time to work on it.... sad face...MidKnightHunter (talk) 00:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

if you want to see the translation, it's Omega Midnight. but use this translator i found on google if you need to translate :)http://www.google.com/webmasters/igoogle/translate.html#source=mp_trha&ct=1056755011 MidKnightHunter (talk) 00:32, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Reply

No, honest, you're not bothering me at all. I won't be on much--school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.25.250.155 (talk) 06:01, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

About Rock Lee

The "drunken fist/loopy fist" isn't even in the manga. It takes place in the fillers of the anime, therefore there needs to be no mention of the Drunken Fist thing. Talk about it here. Moocows rule 05:34, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Doesn't the Loopy Fist technique Rock Lee uses occur during his fight with Kimimaro? This drunken fight takes place both in the manga (Chapter 210) and in the anime (Episode 124), and not during the filler. Thus, this technique does, indeed, occur in both places. Scapler (talk) 15:14, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh you're right! Sorry! I was thinking it happened later around the last 3 or 4 episodes of the fillers, when Gaara fought that one guy who could like use chakra stuff... I forget his name.

I'll check the manga, I have the Naruto Shadow Box, so I'll check the tankobon. Moocows rule 18:52, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

In the English tankobon they call it "the Potion Punch". I checked the chapter, it's in book 24, page 45, last cell on the bottom left. Moocows rule 19:17, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for checking the manga! If that is the case, then change the article to reflect that (and post why you did so on the article's talk page). It is helpful to have both, since for some unbeknownst reason the manga and anime must have different names for everything... Thanks for finding that information though, keep up the good work! Scapler (talk) 02:54, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

NP. I really don't like how VIZ censored out all the references to alcohol. I should rent the Uncut version to see what they translate it as in that one. It's probably different. moocows rule 02:59, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Most likely, the series has far too many childish aspects anyway, without VIZ messing with things. Shipuuden is so much better, hope VIZ doesn't screw that up too, there would have to be whole episodes left out for violence if they get their little hands on it. Scapler (talk) 03:01, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Of course they're gonna get it! They'll probably put it on adult swim though. That would be great... I mean if Bleach is on adult swim why not Naruto? Plus it's better VIZ gets it than 4Kids. Now that would suck. moocows rule 03:03, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

If 4Kids got ahold of it, I don't know what would happen. Ninjas would probably be deemed to Japanese for American audiences, and they would be renamed Konoha Special Forces Delta Squad, then they would fight Cobra and save the day... :) Scapler (talk) 03:06, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

XD Yea "WE ISH KONOHA SPECIAL FORCES DELTA SQUAD AND WE'RE HERE TO KICK SOME COBRA BOOTY!!!" moocows rule 03:08, 8 December 2008 (UTC) = ? : } Scapler (talk) 03:17, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Lol yea. moocows rule 03:24, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

They'd probably make the Sharingan "Sharing-an"... Because they're just weird like that... moocows rule 03:25, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Are you kidding? They would call it something like the Mirror Eye of Infinite Copying Ability. Kakashi would be renamed Instructor Ken, and Choji would be Fats McKinsey. Anway, I have to log off, so g'night! Scapler (talk) 03:27, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Would Sakura be Barbie then? moocows rule 05:46, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

re: scream

I wonder if it is possible to put it on a page here on wikipedia, let me check with thingg.MidKnightHunter (talk) 13:19, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

darn, I don't have an e-mail...MidKnightHunter (talk) 17:12, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

OMG... I was just going to sugguest that! no wonder I put you on the Teh awesome peoples list. you really do rock out loud. MidKnightHunter (talk) 17:31, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

my above comment doesn't violate any rules does it? and is that bad for a grown man to say that? ;)MidKnightHunter (talk) 17:37, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

because I was reading this thing about no affection on wikipedia, and I thought this might violate some rule or something.MidKnightHunter (talk) 19:04, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

oh darn, I forgot. ;_; srry...but can we talk about something else?MidKnightHunter (talk) 19:11, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

jedi

do you play jedi knight: jedi academy?MidKnightHunter (talk) 19:49, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

don't worry about the time bro, I gotta log off. but you should get a copy of that game. multi+singleplayer=awesome!MidKnightHunter (talk) 03:43, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

I like your toolbar (top of your user pages), if that's the right term. It really looks great. For those of us with wimpy monitors, we do have to scroll to see all the buttons. But I don't think that's the worst thing in the world. Take care. ChildofMidnight (talk) 00:47, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Concerns

I have noticed that you have placed a revamping tag on Government Documents: A Survey of Addictions Services. While this has kept me from re-marking the article for deletion for the time being, I am becoming increasingly concerned with what appears to be abuse of the site. You are using article namespace to write something that is not an encyclopedic article in order to fulfill requirements for Dalhousie University, and this is just not acceptable. Wikipedia is not a place where you fulfill your requirements or write your papers, it is a resource which millions view daily, and frankly you cannot use the pedia in this way. It is also not a place to publish your original thoughts, as these, frankly are not relevant to an encyclopedia. So "what this individual graduate studies candidate has concluded are the best government and other related resources currently available" just does not matter and does not necessitate its own article.

Your article mentions wikihelp, perhaps you could use some yourself, please read:

Cheers!

Scapler (talk) 22:34, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

I am a relatively new pedia user, and am still familiarizing myself with all it has to offer, what contributors can do, and cannot do. Please be patient while I try to format my entry to relevant material suitable for an encyclopedia.

Thanks for your time and consideration. Bear with me while I edit.

Possibly too, I should change the title of the entry?

Maybe changing the title to "List of Addiction Services Providers" would be more appropriate, as well as removing the disclaimer. Later tonight, I will look it over and see if I can help. (References would help too, especially third party ones), but I see it says you will be adding them soon. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 23:42, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again for your input; I will continue to make changes as required. Best, KS

I have moved the page and added a more appropriate lead, I will help further later. Scapler (talk) 23:49, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Hello again; I was wondering if we could change the title to "List of government addiction and substance abuse organizations", as I would like to see entries remain authoritative as possible; many sites are simply too commercial or are garbage/scam (unverified). What think you?

We could, however some on the list, like AA, are not government organizations, so the list would not match the title (also, you can sign your comments on talk pages by typing four tildes, like this: ~~~~ Scapler (talk) 01:32, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

I am cleaning up the page on one of my sandboxes, and hopefully can finish part of it soon. Scapler (talk) 02:07, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the note; I have added some references. KSaliste (talk) 03:06, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

hi

Ist mein Freund mit der Macht auf?MidKnightHunter (talk) 21:01, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Re:Viola

XD I suck at the viola. My main instrument is the cello. I still play the viola (a bit... sort of), but I'm not that good. moocows rule 02:19, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Lol when I picked the instrument I wanted to play I picked the one I thought had the best sound. I was gonna go with the viola at first, but then I wanted the violin, then I decided on the cello. Lol "As long as it's not the violin" moocows rule 02:25, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

I know! It sucks to have the cello!!! We get barely any of the melodies, and we have to play all the background stuff. It's really annoying. Right now I'm working on Bach Cello Suite no. 1, the Prelude. moocows rule 02:35, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

I do too. Just too much legato. AND YU ISH FORGET TO SIGN YOUR POSTS!!! :P moocows rule 02:41, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Lol. Bye. Off to work on Prelude. My friend is playing the Gigue, and I have to beat him or else I fail... moocows rule 02:44, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

XD I'll be sure to do so. I'm playing the Suite at our Spring Concert and I have to practice a crapload to perfect it. I just recently played the entire thing, and I'm putting it all together and finishing it up. Maybe I'll pull it out again in like 3 or 4 years and practice it some more. moocows rule 02:49, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm back... I'll probably practice more later, but now I want to just relax a bit. I'm not feeling that well... ;( moocows rule 03:16, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

XD. moocowsrule 01:04, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Mazing contest

I speedily deleted the article and closed the AfD. The user created a nasty attack page and in following up on that, I saw the milder, but still present attack on a named user of World of Warcraft in this article so I speedied as a CSD G10 as well. The user is blocked indefinitely. Though I'd give you a heads up. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:08, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Aeroflot — Russian Airlines terminated destinations deletion debate

Salut! Could you tell me who are you and who gave you a right to "nominate an article for deletion"? --Dimitree 00:56, 16 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

Any editor has the right to nominate an article for deletion. The nomination then goes to a discussion, which you have already participated in, and thank you for doing so. There, consensus must be reached on an article's fate. In other words, it is up to the community at large to decide. I understand you are a newer user and are most likely not aware of things like this, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask! You can read further at Wikipedia:Deletion discussions Cheers! Scapler (talk) 01:21, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

So I see. But I wonder why only here, in English Wikipedia, such kind of discussion arised. I've edited this Article in five european languages and only here was "nominated to being deleted". Fancy! At least, as I see it, this Article can be easily merged, but not deleted. I never met any soilide argument which could prove with evidense a necessity of deleting of this Article. Even considering that I'm a newer user... Regards, --Dimitree 01:45, 16 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

Discussion is still open? So, dear Scalper, what are we doing next? Maintaining insulting posts like "totally useless" and "copmletely borring" or any objective action? Cheers! --Dimitree 10:02, 16 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

Debate is kept open for up to five days. Scapler (talk) 11:32, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

I ensure you sir, I am not trying to insult you by nominating this article, it is certainly nothing personal. Scapler (talk) 11:39, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Really? Nothing personal? Ok! I will nominate all other similar articles for "considering being deleted". Or, for example, your chef-d'oevres. It is ok? No one from local "experts", including you, can give more or less objective reason for deleting this article. Only epithets and adverbs: "totally useless" and "copmletely borring". Fancy! All other articles, treating air companies, have such an article (Terminated Destination), and Aeroflot is a "delicate exception". Moreover, I've noticed that almost NO ONE, except you - cheer-leader of this quarrel, - replied me privately or on public. Resuming: this Article must be MERGED, at least, not deleted...--Dimitree 23:37, 16 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

I see, I see. You are from a "Sunny State" of Florida where results of presidential elections-2000 were forged in favour

of you nation leader G.W.Bush. Congratulations! US forever! Now I see there is no anything personal. The only thing: you are from USA and me from Russian Federation. That is why there so many "totally useless" and "completely borring" posts - majority from US and GB. Nothing personal, sir! Cheers! P.S.: I wonder why there are no anyone among English-speaking who could say, at least, few words in Russian? Lack of education or surplus of complacency? :))) --Dimitree 23:52, 16 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

Please cease your personal attacks against me. Do not accuse me of bias towards Russia, or treat me, my country, and my state as if we are mentally unstable. As for not speaking Russian, I am afraid I have not gotten around to it, between learning English, Spanish, and beginning German, I will admit Russian is not a language I currently study. According to WP:No Personal Attacks "Using someone's affiliations as a means of dismissing or discrediting their views", and according to WP:Civility, "Insults and name-calling", "Belittling contributors because of their language skills or word choice", and "Using derogatory language towards other contributors or, in general, referring to groups such as social classes, nationalities, ethnic groups, religious groups, or others in a derogatory manner" is strictly prohibited. I nominated your article in good faith, I did nothing to you, I suggest you calm down and think before you attack anymore editors. Scapler (talk) 00:13, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Who is saying that "someone is mentally unstable"? Citation, please! Be proud of your country and its leaders if you can. That's all. The same to you: DO NOT DELETE, PLZ, EXTERNAL LINKS from the article you nominated for deleting "in good faith". You are breaking your own rules: "This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. (December 2008)" - it is yours? So what for you have deleted "External Links" while restoration af the article? Next. NO ONE gave an objective reason for deleting! NO ONE! What are we discussing? Ambitions of an editor pretending to be a virtual gendarme? Remember, pls, everyone has his right to be himself. As for languges: I speak fluently six european languages (Russian included). And NOWHERE, except English-speaking Wikipedia, I met such a reaction. Attitude of native English-speaking users towards others makes think a lot. it is not a hint. Best regards. P.S.: I wonder - Scalper is only a nick-name or a philosophy of life? If a decent person has a name, he has no shame to tell it --Dimitree 00:56, 17 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

I prefer not to share personal information, like my name, online - for security. And my username, Scapler (not Scalper, though others have made the mistake) was really thought up as a random, meaningless name. I just ask you to calm down, no one here is biased against you, and those who vote with ridiculous reasons like "it is boring" will not be counted. Article for Deletion debates are closed by an administrator, who weighs the debate on the merits of the arguments made, not the number of votes. Consensus must be based on something reasonable. Regards, Scapler (talk) 01:12, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Wow! Funny: "I prefer not to share personal information, like my name, online - for security". Security. Have anything/anyone to be afraid of? I know what kind of instructions you are told before travelling abroad: do not say where are you from, do not visit "countries with unstable democracy" and so on. Ah, ah,ah! But, let's return to the point. The only thing I'm reaaly angry at - your decision to nominate this article for deletion. YOUR decision! But there are no YOUR arguments. That is the question! Having initiated this quarrel (the only suitable definition), you have hiden under a nick-name (for security reasons) and keeping silent. The question is WHY? Notning to say? No sufficient background? No...what? Only yes is ability to post "cheers in good faith". What is YOUR good faith in debating the article - similar to hundreds others with no arguments and reasons? Tell me, please: WHY HAVE YOU INITIATED THIS 'VOTING'? WHY? Regs, --Dimitree 01:45, 17 December 2008 (UTC) P.S.: try to be a bit brave in stead of "cease you attacks"! Attacks were to Vietnam (Vietnam War), Panama (United States invasion of Panama), Yugoslavia (1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), Iraq (2003 invasion of Iraq), Afganistan (War in Afghanistan (2001-present)), Abkhazia and South Ossetia (2008 South Ossetia war) and so on. YOU CEASE YOUR ATTACKS sounds much better :))) Nothin' personal - objective reality. Cheers! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

"Scalper is only a nick-name or a philosophy of life?" I thought that line was great!

Dimitree a lot of articles are put up for deletion. Articles without any references are frequently proposed for deletion. There's a discussion about whether the article meets the inclusion criteria, and I don't see how it's a clear cut case. Where are the articles dicussing these expired routes? On what basis is it notable? How does it meet guidelines? It's nothing personal or political. Many of us are anonymous. Maybe it shouldn't be that way, but it is. Even if the article is deleted, it can be userfied. As appropriate some of it may be appropriate to add elsewhere to other articles, or perhaps the whole article can be recreated later if better sourcing to establish notability is gathered. I think it's interesting that the Wikipedia in other languages has included this information, I wonder why? But there's no need for a nationalist argument. There are people from all over the world working on this encyclopedia. Scapler, or Scalper, as he'll now be known to me, is a good person you just happen to disagree with him on this issue. ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:12, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Also, did you notice he has a really cool tool bar at the top of his user page? ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:42, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

2 ChildofMidnight: Sorry, but External Links (with references and sources) existed from the beggining of this Article. SOMEONE has deleted it and presented the Article as lacking of sources. It is FAR BEHIND A FAIR GAME which is called here "vote for deletion". All routes are confirmed by these sources. So I don't know WHAT is the problem??? Regs, --Dimitree 19:57, 17 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

Sure, Ext Links are back - I've put them there! Pls, do not contact me any more or, using your terminology, "cease your personal attacks on me", ok? Cheers, --Dimitree 23:12, 17 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

It looks like several editors have voted to keep the article. I have my fingers crossed for you Dimitree. Do you think Russavia is Russian? How can she support the deletion of that article? She may be an infiltrator...

Comment 2 ChildofMidnight Thanx a lot for your support! I'm so astonished by this spectacle under the title "voting for deletion" playing here! NO ONE can give reasons for deleting! NO ONE! Only insulting posts "completely borring", "absolutely useless", and especialy Scapler with his "an indiscriminate collection of information". No one relied me privately, except Scapler (you can read his notations on my page)... Moreover, someone has deleted all references and sources and under this pretext voted the article for deletion. I don't know, may be distorting of facts is normal here - in English-speaking Wikipedia, - but let us try to be objective and correct even if we dislike something. They have already accused me of sockpuppetry! It is a user User:Graymornings. I'm shoked! And they call it "voting"! We say in Russia: there is no one to laugh at. Others, for example, User:Russavia uses very specific terminology (ЦУМВС - abbreviation in Russian for former structer of Aeroflot), he aslo uses an obscene Russian language (so that is why I know he is Russian - very evident): citation (being based at Sheremetyevo (blaahhhhhh) Airport). In Russian blaahhhhhh (or full form blat', excuse me!) means almost the same as fuck... And it is ok! How can User:Russavia supprot deleting being Russian? You know, there are no bad nations, there are bad people - it is one of my principles of life. There are many Russians living in US and Israel, for example, and they do not like Russia. It is very common, unfortunately... I'm not nationalist, but I'm irritated by this hypocrisy, double standards and false morals widely spread here, in English-speaking Wikipedia. Really. Thanx, --Dimitree 00:53, 19 December 2008 (UTC) User:Dimitree

And as for you Scalper, I found two new articles that I thought you might want to contribute to: Hungarian Improved and this article on food. Both of you take care and be good. Especially you Scalper! I put up a bunch of speedy noms today, so I thought of you. :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 00:46, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Muchas gracias senyor. A friend in need is a friend in need, I present to you: User:Short Brigade Harvester Boris.

Dimitree has made some good points at the AfD, and a number of editors agree. I took another look and I still don't quite get it. If it was destinations served in 1992, or up to 1992, that would seem more manageable. But an ongoing list of places that aren't served any more? Anyway, I think it's unfortunate about the personal attacks. He certainly doesn't lack for passion, I count at least three of his keep votes!, but a more collaborative attitude would be better. Scap how's Hungarian Improved coming? When is it going to be FA status? Well? Well? What's the hold up? ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:37, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank's a lot for your support, ChildofMidnight! I agree on having some surplus remarks towards Scapler/Scalper - it is evident. BUT! When an editor, pretending to be objective and competent, engages voting for deletion and DOES NOT GIVE ANY REASON for deleting of the article, but keeps posting vague (and insulting for me) definitinos like "an indiscriminate collection of information", what can I do? I've spent A MONTH for creating this article: collecting and sorting of information, its verification, endless dialogues with Aeroflot current route-managers, flight-attendants who served and serves all these destinations (from 1979 till now!!! - almost 30 years in Aeroflot), disputes on aviation forums - and all in vain? All for "being deleted"? Not even MERGED! While EACH OTHER aircompany, presented here, on Wiki-pages, has such a section "Terminated Destinations", merged in global article "Destinations". It is not a fair game! Really! I do not pretend to be an Aeroflot's lower, but I think that one of the world's biggest airline (and biggest in 80-th!) merits to have a complete article "Destinations". Anyway, all decisions are taking here through a "voting", so the only thing for me is to wait for results of this "voting"... Thanx for your time and best regards, --Dimitree 03:46, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

P.S.: I'd like to mention that NOWHERE EXCEPT ENGLISH-SPEAKING WIKIPEDIA I was attacked in a such way. I've created similar articles in five European languages I fluently speak. And only here I met such a "cordial welcome"... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs) 03:46, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Welcome

Hello, Scalper, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

If you are interested in Ukraine-related themes, you may want to check out the Ukraine Portal, particularly the Portal:Ukraine/New article announcements and Portal:Ukraine/Ukraine-related Wikipedia notice board. The New article announcements board is probably the most important and the most attended one. Please don't forget to announce there the new articles you create. Adding both boards to your watchlist is probably a good idea.

Finally, in case you are interested, similar boards exist at Russia portal as many editors contribute to topics related to both countries. The respective boards there are: Portal:Russia/New article announcements and Portal:Russia/Russia-related Wikipedia notice board. Of course there are also many other portals at Wikipedia or you may just get right into editing.

Again, welcome! ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:37, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Maverican

I understand. I am sorry for your disapproval. The word "Maverican" is in fact in the process of being added to the dictionary. However, if you still disapprove; I can accept it. I just wanted to allow people to know what it is. Please forgive me.

Explanation: This is somewhat like a Dixiecrat, who aligns themself with the Democratic party but nonetheless holds their own opinion on certain issues. Not to say that a Maverican holds the same views or ideals as a Dixiecrat, but the idea of an independent thinker that aligns themself with the major party's platform still holds true. This word is currently in the process of trying to be added to the dictionary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wojinator61 (talk • contribs) 01:58, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

List of operas by Adam

Hi I've just reverted your title change for List of operas by Adam. The reason is that this follows the style of articles in Category:Lists of operas by composer. There was a long discussion at the time the first article (List of operas by Mozart) was published and this was the form that was decided on. Thank you. --Klein zach 04:22, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I am sorry, I did not realize that there had been consensus reached on the subject. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 12:16, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Español

I see we both asked a user not to contribute in Spanish, at the same time. No real point, it just amused me. Scapler (talk) 20:56, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

That's indeed funny. It looks like you wrote that note from scratch, or is that another template? I used {{contrib-es1}}. De728631 (talk) 20:59, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't realize there was a template for that... I wrote it from scratch, oh well. Scapler (talk) 21:01, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

No worries. Those templates work with a few other languages as well, check WP:PNT/T. Oh, and gracias for transwikiing the page to the Spanish Wiki. I suspect the name to be different though. Colibri de Scintillant, as said in the article, looks just wrong to me. De728631 (talk) 21:07, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

I moved his page to the Spanish Wikipedia too, just to be helpful. Scapler (talk) 21:03, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

No worries. Those templates work with a few other languages as well, check WP:PNT/T. Oh, and gracias for transwikiing the page to the Spanish Wiki. I suspect the name to be different though. Colibri de Scintillant, as said in the article, looks just wrong to me. De728631 (talk) 21:07, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I need to change that. I suspect the title should be Colbrí Scintillant. Scapler (talk) 21:09, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Something the template taught me, though. I was definitely not aware that Wikipedia was considered a feminine word. I suppose it ends in "a", but it wasn't Spanish first, I suppose I (falsely) assumed it would be a masculine word, "el Wikipedia" just sounds better than "la Wikipedia". Cheers! Scapler (talk) 21:12, 17 December 2008

(UTC)

Cheers! Keep up the good work. De728631 (talk) 21:14, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I am not autoconfirmed there. I have not been incredibly active, with less than 50 edits. I mostly use my account there to translate articles to English for here. Scapler (talk) 21:18, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, I guess some ornithologist over there will sooner or later move it appropriately. De728631 (talk) 21:20, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

I asked The Obento Musubi to go move it for me, so it should be fixed soon. Scapler (talk) 21:25, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Not for two weeks. I've been blocked. Apparently, I was being disruptive and disrespectful to other users. I simply stated my mind. I edited some templates, and people responded very negatively. So I called them out and said they acted like dictators who wanted to control the whole place. I said the English Wikipedia represented a democracy - free speech. It would've been dealt with more efficiently and kindly here than it was over there. Man, I'm sick of people acting like ... well, people. Wait two more weeks. If you feel you can make more than fifty edits by then, then please do. I'm useless until then. Lo siento mucho. Abrazos (es una expresión muy común entre hispanohablantes), – Obento Musubi (C • G • S) 05:24, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Use of 'noref' tag

Hi Scapler, I notice you added the 'noref' tag to two articles I worked on today.

With great respect, I think that was a tad heavy-handed use of the noref tag. Let me explain why.

I am sure you and I agree that inline citations and references are required for verifiability in the case of (to quote WP) "...quotations and for any material that is challenged or likely to be challenged..."

Let us look at the articles in question.

The first article is Bethel, Cornwall. It is very short and reads in its entirety: "Bethel is a suburb on the east side of St Austell, the biggest town in Cornwall, United Kingdom."

What is likely to be challenged here? A cursory look at a map (by clicking on the 'coord' tag) will verify that Bethel is, indeed, a suburb of St Austell.

Regarding the population, there is a wikilink to the St Austell article which states: "...St Austell has a population of 22,658 (according to the 2001 census), larger than any other town in Cornwall ...".

In the instance of Bethel, I concede there is an argument, albeit a tentitive one, to be made for citing the 2001 census directly in the article. So I have done just that and removed the 'noref' tag. But I see no reason to "verify" by footnote or reference the assertion that "Bethel is a suburb on the east side of St Austell..." when the verification is to hand by clicking the coordinates and looking at the map.

In the instance of Bilberry, Cornwall, there was a reference to its being in the china clay quarrying area of the county. Obviously it is - look at any map. However, I have now reduced the article to read "Bilberry is a small village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom" in its entirety. What can be challenged there? Again, all the reader has to do is click the coordinates and look for themselves.

Or are you suggested that every geographical reference to any place, however small, should carry a reference? To what? The Ordnance Survey? In which case, how detailed? Map scale? Map series? Number of sheet? Publisher? ISBN of the map?

If so, you have a busy time ahead - over a thousand Cornwall articles, written by a couple of dozen editors, require your 'noref' tag.

In the last few days I have added geographical coordinates (with the 'coord' tag) to over 160 places in Cornwall and none of them cite a source for assertions along the lines of ..."Such-and-such is a village in (such-and-such a part of) Cornwall..." If you are advancing the position that it is necessary to add a source (for example an OS sheet number and publication data) to every one of those, I suggest the result will be to discourage, dishearten and - ultimately - drive out many many editors and potential editors.

If information is likely to be challenged or is controversial or relies on published research, then obviously there should be references. Most Wikipedians would agree on that. I myself have added the 'refimprove' tag where it is called for. But there has to be proportionality and commonsense too. And in the case of non-controversial indisputable very easily verified geographical fact, I suggest that a detailed reference is superfluous and unnecessary.

I am interested to hear your thoughts on this. I certainly shan't be contributing any more articles until the matter is clarified. Please reply to my talk page. Best wishes, Andy F (talk) 14:24, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

PS In List of places in Cornwall, the articles on the eight largest towns (St Austell, Falmouth, Truro, Penzance, Camborne, Newquay, Bodmin and Redruth) give no reference for their location; those articles simply say the towns are in such-and-such a part or district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. In the case of their populations, one article doesn't give a population figure: of the remainder, four have an inline ref and the other three merely refer in the text to the 2001 census. Which is right?

I am not an experienced nor prolific Wikipedian - I've only been here for four years and still have barely 1,000 edits to my name - so I'm interested to hear your guidance on verifiability and use of the 'noref' tag. Best wishes, Andy F (talk) 14:54, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

First off, I assure you that I meant no offense by tagging your articles. I was merely new page patrolling and came across some articles which did not cite any sources. Concerning your comments: The fact that your towns exist in a location is certainly verifiable with a map. However, specific claims like: "the biggest town in Cornwall, United Kingdom" and the census info should contain linked references, as they are certainly not common knowledge, and involve the quotation of materials. Category:Articles lacking sources states: "Wikipedia articles that have no citations belong in this category", your article cited no references, and I believed it belongs in this category and to be tagged as such. Regardless of article size, Wikipedia prides itself on being verifiable, and article should be referenced so that any user can check the facts contained therein.

I do not mean to offend or deter editors from editing, I just mean to promote the integrity of the site, I believe references are essential to an article, and if they are not there, the reader should be informed that the following does not include links to check for accuracy. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 20:17, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi Scapler, many thanks for your considered reply - much appreciated. Re-reading my comments, perhaps I appear overly-defensive. On the other hand, I tend towards caution with the 'noref' tag myself, preferring either 'refimprove' and an inline 'fact' tag (which has the advantage of identifying more specifically the disputable or controversial assertion). Oh well, different ships, different splices. Have an enjoyable midwinter break (or, if you happen to be Christian, have a happy Christmas). Andy F (talk) 09:13, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Re references Hi again, Scapler. As an addendum to our discussion, you might be interested to take a look at Summercourt fair. As you'll see from diff (May to December) I've replaced the previous article (which had, rightly IMHO, been tagged 'noref','wikify','cleanup' and 'rewrite') with a new article. If you get a mo, have a look at the references and let me know if they are what you had in mind. Seasonal fraternal greetings from Andy F (talk) 12:22, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Break?

Say it ain't so! Unless it's a holiday, in which case party on. Who is going to keep an eye on me and the Russkie? Das vadanya. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:06, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

What did you think of Heart of Darkness? ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:15, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I was taking a wikibreak, for Christmas and family, you know? Anyway, I am sure you managed without my glorious presence. As for Heart of Darkness, I enjoyed the book quite a bit (though I had to read part three twice, that's what I get for speed reading the thing!). It was an excellent classic; it truly revealed "the horror! The horror!" :) of what the Europeans did to the Africans during colonization. I am seriously glad much of the world has gotten past the strangling grip of slavery. Scapler (talk) 00:11, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

yo yo yo, b boy, forizzle

sup?MidKnightHunter (talk) 01:50, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

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whats up? have you seen the new epi.s of leetworld? check on garry's mod.com to see when they are out. i need help doing this page, because i don't have a lot of free time to goof off, and my edits are usually those of a wikignome, or very minor.MidKnightHunter (talk) 01:57, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Image Help

I would like to add the following picture [1] to an article I'm currently working on, and wanted to know whether I could upload it, since the website allows you to download it. Thanks --Guernica987 (talk) 09:32, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Even though the site allow you to download the image, they still hold the copyright. If you would like to ask them to release the image under an acceptable license, please see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 00:07, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Merry Christmas!

You too! Sorry, my template doesn't work! obento musubi 00:45, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

I think I have to apologize for my words addressed to you. So I apologize: I'm really sorry for being rough... I wish you a Happy New Year! It gives us a new life, new dreams, a new love, a new hope... --Dimitree 00:36, 27 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dimitree (talk • contribs)

Scappy New Year

I noticed the photo you added! Lovely, thanks bro. I was too busy trying to mop up on new page patrol to say thanks! I'm a little baffled that people spend so much time nominating marginal articles to AfD when there is such a steady flow of muddled mess incoming. What are you up to these days? Is there any subject area you want me to keep an eye out for? ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:02, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Scappy New Year, ha, I like it! At the moment, I am still trying to find additional references for Yellow Moon (Akeboshi album), but I have expanded it a little further, what do you think? Anyway, I have also discovered the ridiculous amount of songs which have albums yet have no notability outside of the original album recording, so I am trying to alleviate the problem, so far I have:

All songs I enjoy that should not have their own articles, so I guess I am one of the people annoying you with their AfDs! :D Cheers and Happy New Year!

Scapler (talk) 03:08, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Don't waste time at AfD, merge and boldly redirect. :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:09, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

I suppose, I just like really obvious and evident concensus, mhh... Scapler (talk) 03:10, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Well, umm, redirecting my entire talk page to Scapling was rather unexpected....... you almost had me crying with laughter! Scapler (talk) 03:13, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Jeesh you're fast. I didn't even have a chance to fix the double redirect! Here come the warnings... gulp! ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:14, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

I have no comment on Yellow Moon. Is there somewhere I can redirect it? :) Good to see you and Dimitri are best buddies now. I knew you'd come around! ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:26, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

I suppose things just get heated with an AfD. Being civil with him feels good, like stretching your legs after decades of road trip! Scapler (talk) 03:29, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

You should design warning templates with those wacky road signs that no one understands like curvy roads and stuff. That would be funny. I would definitely use them. Like The deer crossing for noobs or something :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:31, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Judging from your "warning" templates, you have waaaay too much free time. ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:16, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

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Songs

If you merge the material and leave a proper redirect, you don't need an AFD discussion. Which saves a lot of people time. Particular short articles are unlikely to be contentious. - Mgm|^(talk) 20:40, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

When I nominated the articles for AfD, I just wanted to get a clear consensus, as a suggested merge template rarely gets any discussion at all, not to mention a consensus. In the future though, I will remember to be bold, I just wanted further opinion on these ones. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 23:04, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Can you see the smirk on my face? ChildofMidnight (talk) 23:52, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

The above message says it all, why the smirk? why? why? Scapler (talk) 00:35, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

"I suppose, I just like really obvious and evident concensus (sic), mhh..."

By the way, what does mhh mean? You're having a tough go of it I see. I noticed Dimitree's other adversary is getting hammered on an article they are working on in user space. Best not to mess with Ivan Drago. I would say I told you so, but I suppose you had already AfDed those songs. Tsk tsk tsk... (shakes head) What are we going to do with you young man? ChildofMidnight (talk) 00:45, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

What are you talking about? I'm just out of sorts today, sorry... Scapler (talk) 00:48, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

No worries. I was just joking around because I had suggested that too much stuff gets sent to AfD, and then you mentioned those articles on songs you sent there. And I said to boldly redirect instead, and now, sure enough, the results are coming back that way. So I am looking more and more like a genius, while you're looking like a no good AfDer! :) Don't stress. It's all good. You'll have it all figured out by 2009 I just know it! ;) ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:06, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Or maybe you are Wikipedia's biggest sockpuppet operation..... Scapler (talk) 01:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

File:Don Corleone.JPG

Is this bold enough for you? A Man Needs a Maid (song) Scapler (talk) 01:29, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Photos

I'm going to try uploading some photos. I may need your help... Stay alert! What's wrong? Anything I can help with or further aggravate? ChildofMidnight (talk) 00:52, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I will help anyway I can, of course Scapler (talk) 00:53, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Speaking of sockpuppets, I notice you and Dimitree posted on my page around the same time... coincidence??? ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:23, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Which license should I use? Does it matter? What am I supposed to put in the "summary" field? Where is the Scalper when I need him? Oh and I like the Godfather sock connection. ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:27, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

That depends on the photo, now doesn't it? What exactly are you trying to upload, can you link to the original source? Scapler (talk) 01:30, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

My own photos. I want to make sure I get all the accolades and compensation I'm due. ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:32, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Go to this page. Once there, choose a file, and fill in the requested information (description should just be a general overview of what is in the photo). After that, you must choose a license from the drop-down menu. As the page says:

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) – This license allows anyone to use the work as long as they credit you and distribute any modifications to the work under the same, similar or a compatible license.
GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) – This is the same license that you release all of your text contributions to Wikipedia under. It requires that a record of others' changes to the work and a copy of the 3,000-word license be included when distributing printed copies of the work. Any modifications to the work must also be licensed under the GFDL.
Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) – This license allows anyone to use or modify the work as long as they credit you.
Public domain – You give up all rights to the work.

Note that all these licenses allow anyone to use your work, not just Wikipedia. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 01:38, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

You couldn't have just picked one and made my life easy? I'm thinking CC BY. Is that what you use? ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:40, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

All of my own photos that I have uploaded have been multi-licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 and GNU. Note that this is the one that has (recommended) following it in the drop down menu. Scapler (talk) 01:43, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't see no "recommended". And I see CC By SA 3.0 and GFDL but not the combo you're talking about. Are you making this up as you go along? I'm blaming you if I don't get evert bit of the credit and glory I deserve. ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:48, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

For me, the drop down menu gives, verbatim: "Multi-license with Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 and GNU Free Documentation License (recommended)" as the third option, after "I do not know the copyright license" Scapler (talk) 01:51, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't know what to tell you. Are you still using the Amiga you got for your Bar Mitzvah in 1983? See File:Joan'sonThird1.jpg. Was I supposed to make it right side up before uploading? ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:55, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, you are supposed to edit it before you upload it, and we may be seeing different things because I am using an Apple Mac Mini, but it is only a year old, and I'm not even Jewish (though I really like Jewish people, and latkas), but thanks for the slight against my lovely computer :D Scapler (talk) 01:59, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

After my mention of potato pancakes, I must go eat, so I hope you can fend for yourself, good luck! Scapler (talk) 01:59, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

How selfish of you. Facebook let's me rotate. I don't like rotating them on my computer because my crappy software corrupts the file and makes it junkier. That's interesting that I get different windows. I notice some people seem to have spell checker, which I either can't find or don't have. I feel like they're making me use a lesser version of Wikipedia! ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:04, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

zomg

so what did you get 4 xmas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by MidKnightHunter (talk • contribs) 03:46, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Merge or redirect????

While I agree with not having articles on non-notable songs, in your redirecting of less-notable U2 songs, it would be extra nice if you could actually put that info into the album article. Cheers :-) --Merbabu (talk) 05:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Scap are you making trouble again? U2? Am I going to find Joshua Tree at AfD? I take it I'm supposed to thumb my photos, but I can still resize them. I thought thumb was a fixed size. Thanks for your help. With or without you... with or without you oh oh. I can't live... ChildofMidnight (talk) 09:06, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

For many of these songs, the information included is not referenced or poorly referenced, and the things that are referenced are usually fancruft, like "it has been played only three times in concert", stuff like that. That being said, you can go back through and merge what you think is appropriate, I just do not think that unreferenced material should be kept, much less specifically merged. Just a differing of opinions. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 16:31, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Scapler are you okay? I appreciate your help and advice. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:19, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm fine, why do you ask. And you are welcome for my help, I am happy to help anytime I am needed. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 21:21, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

You seem a little irked or maybe defensive. You didn't even notice my singing... :( ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:26, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. I don't mean to seem defensive, I guess emotions sometimes come across oddly when you are typing your words...

See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you

Scapler (talk) 21:29, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Yikes! :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:31, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I see you can only handle the pleasant parts of "With or Without You" :-J Scapler (talk) 22:55, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Those were song lyrics? I thought you were coming on to me. :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 22:56, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm glad you like the Welcome template. I think of your tool bar when I use it, but don't worry it's not as cool! :) I stole it from someone and they said they stole it from someone else (and slightly altered it). I don't have a good feel for how new users like it, but it's got a lot of great links on it so I like it. I think I need to take your album and artist articles off my watchlist because every time I check them out I want to put them up for deletion... How long, how long must we sing this song? ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:51, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

ooops

Haha ooops, sorry about that. Yeh that was a mistake I made, just a typo, nothing intentional, thank you. Regards Ijanderson (talk) 15:45, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

mp3

camara, mp3,... clothes, I got a balaclava! MidKnightHunter (talk) 00:12, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

hint! I already told u this, but in create on ur my moon, do tutorials to get color stickers. i dyed my ninja sackboy black fr teh lulz.