User talk:Anonymous Dissident:

Name change

Thanks for your help. Hi--Triquetra.bis (talk) 09:45, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

redirect

I don't think this redirect is necessary, it is the second part of the (original) full title: ... or Flower Garden Displayed. It's not an alternate title AFAIK. cygnis insignis 17:47, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Ah, right you are. Sorry, I'll fix it. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 23:48, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

From what you've said, this redirect would be okay, no? [1] —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 23:52, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for telling you. I've instead made a redirect of the fll original title, which should not be a problem. There was something else: why did you remove the Wikisource link? Completion has never been the criterion for interlinking; hardly anything on Wikimedia is "complete". I think the link should be restored, because the Wikisource text does have some useful content (having spent my recent time there compiling Vol. II), but I won't do it before you've weighed in. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 23:57, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

The links to Gutenberg and biodiversitylibrary.org and more useful to the reader, when our work exceeds those I would not object. The name of a roughly completed volume could be linked. I would be happy to proof read Vol. II against online scans, as I have done with the cover page. I have linked a number of pages to the species articles here - and back again - sometimes adding the botanical illustration and, surprisingly, using it as a reference. The work at WS is experimental and unstable, the selection of pages I've done at Curtis's Botanical Magazine (the later volumes) made me realise that problems need resolving with it's structure. Glad to see someone take an interest, let me know your thoughts on its development. cygnis insignis 07:06, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'm gradually uploading the text and images from Vol. II, and I plan to eventually complete the entire work. I think I agree about simply linking to Guetnberg for now. Your proofreading of Vol. II would be appreciated, as soon as I am finished. Thanks a lot for your input. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 07:36, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

I glad you volunteered to transcribe 150 years of the magazine, I will try and help a bit ;-)

I will post the lastest version of my model for sources, page titles, etc., at your talk over there. You may be able to improve on it, there should be ways of making it easy for people to contribute to the volume's improvement. I'm looking into djvu and ocr before going too much further. Cheers, cygnis insignis 07:52, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

FAC

This is a personal note: I was thinking in bed last night, and I believe my reserves of WP:AGF, as well as my usual good nature, were tapped almost completely bone dry by recent events (unrelated to you or quark). The WP:AGF reservoir was not only tapped dry, it was almost capped for good measure. I'm in a negative space with respect to FAC noms at the moment.

I may end up supporting quark; I may end up opposing, but I hope I can retract any unneccesarily sharp tone I may have drawn, and discuss things collegially.

Yes, the the lead needs to be dumbed down (read:clarified) a tiny bit, IMO. perhaps rearranged a bit as well. I'll put something on the FAC later but my Better Half is making salient harrumphing noises at the moment, so I may not be able to do it now. We'll see... Ling.Nut ^{(talk—WP:3IAR)} 01:52, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

That's not a problem at all. I thank you for your note, as well as your input on the FAC. Best wishes, —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 01:56, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Cratship

Have you ever considered running? 03:55, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

I have considered the matter, but don't really have any intention of running at this point in time. On that note, and while we're talking about it, I'd just like to say that you've been doing a particularly fine job as a bureaucrat since your election, especially at WP:CHU and its daughter pages. Best, —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 03:58, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. I think the arduousness of the RFB is amazingly unproportional to the difficulty of the crat tasks. CHU is really simple enough for any admin to do, bot flagging really up to the BAG, and closing RFA/B's are, at their worst, the level of a contentious AFD or block. It's my belief that any admin worth his or her salt is capable of performing crat tasks with little trouble. As for RFB, I have two RFBs on my watchlist for the future, yours and Alison's. If you ever feel like jumping into the croc-infested waters for a wrench, I'd like to be there to give you a push and a lifejacket. :) 21:08, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Aww, I was just considering asking if you would accept an RfB. X clamation point 21:35, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, AnonDiss said not at this point, but that may imply he intends to run later on at some point. -- how do you turn this on 12:15, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks all for your support; it is certainly something I'd consider trying sometime in the future, but not right now. I still appreciate your kind words. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 12:33, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Adminship

Thanks for the offer. I am inclined to accept it. I need several days to think about answers to questions, so I think the nomination can start sometime next week. Ruslik (talk) 09:10, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

quark

Hi AD, I considered telling you that I was asking Tony1 for an opinion, but then I thought that notifying one person that I had asked someone else for an opinion might seem goofy. But now I'm going ahead & telling you; I hope you don't feel I was doing an end-around... Ling.Nut ^{(talk—WP:3IAR)} 05:12, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

PS: well the nom may be nearing its termination point! I am undecided; would defer to Tony, but he has not declared. It currently has no Opposes, and so would pass if it hits the fan. Ling.Nut ^{(talk—WP:3IAR)} 05:20, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, you have opposed now on what you refer to as "philosophical" basis. I don't see any philosophy in the FA criteria, and I struggle to understand your concern. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 06:15, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I came here to ask AD not to give up on the article, please see my latest comments and save me from having to repeat myself here. Quark is very close to FA standard in my opinion; it just needs a little more work. As it is Sunday, I have some time to make a few edits, but I am a biologist not a physicist so I need someone to look over my shoulder and correct any errors that might creep in. Graham. Graham ^Talk 08:19, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

DYK for The Independent Journal

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Falkes de Breauté

I thought only the line required for the hook needed an inline? Thanks for the research, i'll get right on to including that :).Ironho lds 06:57, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, yes, but the article still needs adequate referencing to be featured on the main page, and 2 refs for an 11KB page isn't quite there. Keep going, though. :) —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 07:37, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Fair does, thanks :). I'm working on another article right now that will (hopefully) turn out as a GA, so I'll be off DYK for a week or so, but I'll remember that point.Ironho lds

Apparently not a week; this is the one I was talking about.... Properly referenced? :P. Ironho lds 00:42, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

That's very well referenced. You could even have a FA on your hands if you flesh out the lead. :) —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 02:32, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Really?! I was aiming for GA at best, I'm crap with prose. Do you know anyone who might be willing to look at it and make sense of my meandering text? Ironho lds 11:37, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Mark Speight

Hi, you commented on the (failed) FAC; please can you help me out by leaving some feedback at peer review? Thanks, and best wishes, -- how do you turn this on 12:04, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

RFA Thanks

Anonymous Dissident, I'd like to thank you for voting in my RFA. Thanks also for expressing your trust in me, and I hope that I live up to your expectations. Don't forget, if you have any questions (or bits of advice), please leave a message on my talk page. Thanks again, Spencer^T♦^C 02:28, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Lausus Palace

No problem, I understand what you mean, and appreciate you bothering to explain it fully. Cheers, and take care! Constantine ✍ 23:02, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Template:Did you know

Is this really a good idea considering there is already too many DYK nominations and not enough time? () 20:08, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

In any case, I think it should say Nominate for Did you know, not DYK. I have always wondered why there wasn't an easy link to nominate an article. -- how do you turn this on 20:32, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

A Sydney Meetup

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)

March

What do you think about a move to "The March of the Guards to Finchley". It's almost universally referred to as "The" with some variation on the following wording. I know WP doesn't use "The" as standard but when it is part of the title an exception can be made and the missing article grates with me a little. Yomangani ^talk 17:09, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

First off - great to see you around, Yomangan. Yes, you're right. I didn't realise what I had titled it, and I think a move would be best; I am seeing "the" everywhere. I'll get to that now. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 23:47, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

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dyk

Update overdue. Thanks. Chergles (talk) 22:21, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Palace of Lausus

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BorgQueen (talk) 06:10, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

		The 100 DYK Medal
		Well done on a well-deserved century of DYK contributions. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:24, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Cas. I appreciate it greatly. This is going straight to the pool room. ;) —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 08:42, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Xymmax RfA

I'd like to take a minute to let you know that I appreciate your support in my recently-closed RfA, which passed with a count of 56 in support, 7 in opposition, and 2 neutrals. I'll certainly try to justify your faith by using the tools wisely. Happy editing, and thanks again! Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 21:51, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Happy Anonymous Dissident's Day!

User:Anonymous Dissident has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Anonymous Dissident's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Anonymous Dissident!

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For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:EVula/Userboxes/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:05, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Rlevse. I appreciate it. Keep up the excellent work you've been doing lately too. :) —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 04:14, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Your userpage

Your userpage looks really odd in monobook - the header looks really bad, not quite covering the main text at the top, but just sort of skewed. Maybe you could have a look? Best wishes, – How do you turn this on (talk) 01:19, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

It's the fundraising notice. It'll come good when it's over. Best, —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 09:28, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

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