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Damh the bard deletion discussion

You may wish to give your comments regarding the deletion of Damh the bard here: Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2008 September 1#Damh the bard. (mass notice to all who have interacted with the page in any way) Pegasus «C¦T» 08:58, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

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Shipping container architecture article

Hello, I have added the container wall photo here, [1]. I'm unsure how to properly insert images into articles, so feel free if you wish to do so. Surfing bird (talk) 00:16, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for including it and the editing tips.Surfing bird (talk) 02:46, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Sinolink

I answered your post on my talk, see also my note on the user's page, which was before I saw your cmt. 12:13, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

I have no problem with the new username; they are better off just opening a new account or having one created under that name rather than formally changing it. However, the new one needs to be monitored for spamming, and blocked appropriately if so. Daniel Case (talk) 13:55, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

We'll see how they respond to the current decline. I'm assuming bad faith and all, but I'm not seeing their comprehension of "stop spamming!" 22:48, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

hi

Sorry about the delay; I was busy IRL and had to put it on the backburner. And then I forgot all about it! I can't even promise to do it today, but rest assured it is back on my radar. (Damn me and my mixed metaphors!) Hesperian 00:34, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

No worries mate. You forgot about it; I like that :-) "no big deal" etc. Hesperian 01:12, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

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Ewens Ponds (South Australia)

On 16 September 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ewens Ponds (South Australia), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Mifter (talk) 10:17, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Jill Hall

Perhaps i'm not AGF, but I don't believe the original comment was genuine, considering the last bit of their contribution. Clearly it was there to be negative. Timeshift (talk) 04:00, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Frank Cable's page should be overhauled as it does not accurrately reflect on the events that occurred during the foundation of The Electric Boat Company.

Dear Mr. Euryalus:

I have made a minor correction to (Frank T Cable's) page Frank Cable and I want you to be aware of that. I think the "original version" of this story was less biased than the current version that is (currently) posted on Wikipedia. Information about this man and the company he once managed... Electric Boat Company is very much distorted and biased in favor of those such as Isaac Rice, Elihu B. Frost, Frank T. Cable and Lawrence Y. Spear. This elusive story got that way because of the biased versions coming from Frank T. Cable and Lawrence York Spear etc. and are not accurrate. No offense, but the truth in regards to this matter will not always be politically correct or what "they" want us to know concerning this subject. Cable was not a shipbuilder or naval architect but took credit (away) from people such as Arthur L. Busch for instence. Cable (and Spear) thought that submarine ships would have better performance and handle better with propellers located forward of the rudders. This was later proven wrong (again) as Holland had it right before them. With integrity, I will tell you the truth. Good day to you Sir! --Middim13 (talk) 00:19, 30 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Middim13 (talk • contribs) 00:12, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

thank you

		Milhist Coordinator elections
		Thank you very much for your much appreciated support in the recently concluded September 2008 Military History Wikiproject Coordinator Elections. I was thoroughly surprised to walk away with a position of Coordinator. Thank-you for your support, and I assure you that I will do my best to serve this spectacular project well. Esteemed Regards, Cam (Chat) 01:04, 1 October 2008 (UTC) Notre Dame de Lorrette Cemetary - Arras, France

telectronics and Noel Gray's background

Who do you know that knows better than Chris Gray about Noel Gray's background? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.229.45.13 (talk) 10:34, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Replying here as you have a dynamic IP so there's no point in leaving messages on your talk page. The problem with your additions to the Noel Gray page are:

• They are unsourced or use only self-published sources. These are not generally sufficient to reference anything other than uncontroversial matters.
• They represent a particular point of view, in that they are generally designed to portray your father's life in a favourable light while casting aspersions on his business partners. Articles should maintain a neutral tone and present the verifiable facts, good or bad, about their subjects.
• They represent original research, which you demonstrate again in your message above. Of course you know a great deal about your father's life, but Wikipedia is not a repository of its editors personal knowledge, but of verifiable, cited facts.
• Lastly, you have a conflict of interest. editors are strongly discouraged from writing articles about themselves, their families or companies they work for, because there is always at least a perception (and often a reality) that they will have trouble presenting a neutral view. Editors who write articles about subjects very close to them may also sometimes develop a sense of ownership of particular articles.

Secondary sources on Noel Gray are hard to come by, and I appreciate you feel the article does not do your father justice in his role in Telectronics or in designing pacemakers. The answer is to find more sources, not include unsourced statements in the article. Given the points above it might also be worth your while to look at editing other articles instead of this one - Wikipedia is a big place and there's plenty else to do. Euryalus (talk) 22:12, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

You have an inflated view of your formalities that prevents the truth being told so there is no point in further discussion. I hope this subversive diatribe is one day removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.186.157.179 (talk) 12:17, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

AfD

Hi Euryalus

Just to correct something you said here and here. Anon editors can nominate an article for deletion, they just need to leave the nomination details on the article's talk page and, if reasonable, an AfD will be created as part of DumbBOT's operations (albeit manually). The AfD tag says:

Unregistered users placing this tag on an article cannot complete the deletion nomination and should leave detailed reasons for deletion on Talk:James E. McPherson. If the nomination is not completed and no message is left on the talkpage, this tag may be removed.

Thanks! ➨ will never be anybody's hero now 17:26, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

My User page

Please note that I know the American $2 exists, the reference that I was removed by the anon was to a story where a cashier claimed that it did not exist. I was using that as a reference for the factual statement that is contained within the image. β^_command 21:08, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

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Xenophobia

Hi, I noticed your contribution to the Australia section, and I reverted it in the hope that it would be removed to the discussion section, not because I neccessarily disagree with it. As for being unsourced, you will notice at the top of the aricle that the whole article is largely unsourced. I look forward to finding sources to the Australia section which I largely rewrote about a month ago, and any relevant changes that ought to be made, but I would prefer that it was done in consensus and not degenerate into an edit war. So I propose that we keep future edit proposals on the Australia section to the talk page. thanks. --58.172.251.46 (talk) 11:05, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your message. I'm a bit puzzled, as the version you reverted to is the last one by me. Were you intending to rever it to a previous one, or do you agree with my last edit? Either way, I'm happy to discuss the sentence on the talk page but I don't think it has been the subject of an edit war - it was added by an anon IP, I modified the language to make it more neutral, and its remained in that form since.

I also agree the entire article is largely unsourced. Fact tags on the tops of sections might be something to consider instead of next to individual sentences. Xenophobia is an oft-discussed topic, so we could also both work on finding sources for the claims. Euryalus (talk) 21:09, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Roy Stewart (surfer)

A tag has been placed on Roy Stewart (surfer) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. 18:49, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

The place would be a much better one if that sort of note was done like that more often - thank you - as for old debates on the same topic - there should be an australian project sub page please do not reinvent the wheel - the following precedents have been established SatuSuro 04:27, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

hist places = very important point - i could fill a page of text with my misgivings and etc about the interlink between fed - state - local gov and the issues that arise - gotta get off - might get back to you at some point later today - cheers SatuSuro 00:38, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Abstaining - decided to, have very strong POV about issues re defining heritage at local, state and fed levels - maybe will watch the talk page for a while - so as not to be disruptive of the evolving project - SatuSuro 05:55, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

OK Sydney project was been bugged by some enthusiasts going out and taking photos of oldish buildings and making claims for them here on WP - it smells as there are no criteria being adequately applied (i didnt follow it closely though) - similarly - the politics of inclusion and exclusion criteria at all 3 levels also smell - engineers self nominate their great dams in western tasmania against their own criteria (no overall assessment re the utility and other criteria) - whereas the country they have despoiled is equally nominatable (ok the western fringe of the world heritage area has some very difficult issues admittably)- in the places/building thingo - there is a lot of grey area stuff in the nomination and exclusion at all three levels - mainly the capacity of political interference - there are the feel good and baby kissing type of nominations that go through at all levels and there is little issue with any contestation .

Then the far more interesting items are the abandoned nominations, and the fought ones and the ones with the classic bulldozers in the night events (Brisbane was famous for this during the jbp era for instance) - nah its too easy for the easy stuff - but the edges, the margins and the grey areas are gonna be the challenge - it could be a separate article within the project - something like 'failed and disputed heritage' (the barracks arch here in perth is classic weird compromise example) and the need for such an article to exist would be a good way to fend off cynics like self seeking out exceptions to a very mixed bag of 'stars' - and the long list of lost items in western australia and tasmania that i know of - that could have been heritage listed, but oops they no longer exist :) SatuSuro 06:22, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

RfA

Hi Euryalus! Thank you very much for your support and insight in my RfA, which passed yesterday. I hope not to let you and the others down and use the tools for the benefit of the project. On a side note, it's interesting you commented on the WikiProject issue, because I don't think most !voters understood what I meant by needing the tools for the WikiProject. I definitely did not mean that I'd use them in conflict of interest articles, but rather in 'complex' transliteration-related moves (you'd be surprised how many cases there are), and other similar things where admin tools would simply make it easier and smoother for me to contribute to the WP Israel, which I value very much. Cheers, Ynhockey ^(Talk) 20:01, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

RfA nom

Strongly endorse this nomination and will add my support when and if it is transcluded at RfA. You would make a top-notch admin. Good luck! -- Mattinbgn\^talk 03:12, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, that's that then. Good luck. Hesperian 03:32, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I was the same... but not for long. You'll sson remember plenty of things to do that are more enjoyable than tracking that page. Hesperian 03:50, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Your RFA

Best wishes for your RFA -- Tinu Cherian - 05:54, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Leslie Haylen

Several months after your message, I can finally reply. (Sorry. I've been on wikibreak.) I have no problem with moving this page to "Les Haylen" if that is the more common name. Can't help with the birthplace, I'm afraid. Frickeg (talk) 05:34, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Cischelalocuat edit for the Carl Stephenson bio

Dear Euryalus,

Please note that all of the changes made lately to the Carl Stephenson bio are fully credible, and if evidence is needed, it can be arranged. He is an instrumentalist of orchestral and jazz styles of music primarily at this juncture, much of which will be offered in the future after he earns his Bachelors in the Arts. He and the band "Alder Ensemble" make music stands and instruments from found lumber, cans, paint, and paper mache.

He is currently working with two non profit organizations, Pour La Terre (France) and the Tree of Life Guardianship (America) for educational purposes regarding the environment.

to get to the point of the matter, He needs a level of privacy and faith from the other Wikipedia authors, since there is so much incorrect information out there. Please notify us via the talk page before making any changes in the future. That will help us keep everybody in the know.

You are all darlings!

peace and love

CishelalocuatCischelalocuat (talk) 09:09, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

look up www.myspace.com/alderdancemusic for some fun music and videos

Thanks for your comments. As this discussion is specifically about the Carl Stephenson article, I've replied at Talk:Carl Stephenson (producer) instead of here. Euryalus (talk) 21:12, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Isaac Isaacs is now ACOTF

Hi. I have finally rolled over the WP:ACOTF for yesterday. The new collaboration is Isaac Isaacs, which you voted for. Please help to improve it in any way you can. Thanks. --Scott Davis ^Talk 12:53, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Doh!

My apologies for the mis-cat. I saw 87/0/1 and assumed your was one of those ancient RFAs that passed unanimously! Good luck and all. MBisanz ^talk 13:40, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

At (94/0/2) now, I wish it reaches WP:100 before closing -- Tinu Cherian - 19:22, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

what i am writing about prehen is an old tale. and it is true. i think i would know i do live there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by OzBhoy (talk • contribs) 20:18, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

You are now an administrator

Congratulations, I have just closed your RfA as successful and made you an administrator. Take a look at the administrators' how-to guide and the administrators' reading list if you haven't read those already. Also, the practice exercises at the new admin school may be useful. If you have any questions, get in touch on my talk page. WJBscribe (talk) 03:08, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Goodonyamate. Hesperian 03:21, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats, just remember WP:DDTMP (with additional haha Julian) :P ^(talk) 03:24, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

zomg . Well anyway, congrats on passing! –Juliancolton 03:26, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful RFA and best wishes for future -- Tinu Cherian - 03:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats!!! Ecoleetage (talk) 03:56, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations! I'm glad I voted for you 3 times :) If you need any help, feel free to ask anyone but me, as I'm inept. :P Just kidding (sorta)! Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 04:33, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Just four short of the ton! Its a bit of a nerve-wracking experience the first time you use the tools as you wait for the flak to fly back but its all good. Congrats -- Mattinbgn\^talk 04:35, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations and here's one for your celebration --VS ^talk 10:21, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats! I'm extremly please that you passed with so many votes. hope to be hearing from you in the future. Congrats!!!--[ Elite Rhodes ] [Talk] 10:28, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Well done! SatuSuro 11:20, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats. Feel free to swing by for advice anytime. –Moondyne 11:28, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

• Well done, we already have a padded cell booked for the 29th, but we can make arrangements for anytime of the year except Chirstmas day and Good Friday. Dont worry about about needing a gentle push if you make a silly mistake theres already a gaggle of gooses ready squawk until the cows come home. If you need advice just yell out, I'm normally lurking in the bushes somewhere camera at the ready. Gnangarra 12:30, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you all very much for your kind words and your support during the RfA, and especially to Hesperian for the nomination and advice along the way. Perhaps also a special thanks to Master of Puppets who went so far as to !vote three times. Odd, but flattering.

I've now vanished into the mountainous admin reading list to avoid all the famous newbie mistakes, after which it will be back to editing as usual. You should all feel free to stop by and offer any advice/abuse/gentle guidance as required, and thanks again. Euryalus (talk) 23:04, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

:D If you need any help, I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say you're welcome to ask us no matter how small you may think the issue is. And once again congrats!

P.S. Sorry if the triple-vote was creepy, but I get random bouts of silliness sometimes. >_> Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 01:18, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Not at all. It was a brief moment of entertainment in a famously grim process. Euryalus (talk) 01:19, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

And congatulations from me too ...well done. Melburnian (talk) 01:48, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Well done! Advance Australia! () 06:50, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations mate. I've not been around a lot lately and unfortunately I wasn't aware that your RfA was active until some joker (*cough* Orderinchaos *cough*) decided to tell me when it was already finished! So you can thank that troublemaker for doing you out of an extra support! ;-) hehe Seriously, though, I'm very happy to see that your RfA was successful and I regret I was not able to add my two cents in support. Congratulations and welcome to the team. If I can ever help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask. Best wishes for your adminship and future editing. Regards, Sarah 14:38, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats mate, and thanks very much for the nice note - was much appreciated! :) Always willing to help if you have any questions. Orderinchaos 14:39, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

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Regarding this

The article is pure hoax. the person who created it is probably the person in it. Why doesn't wikipedia have a speedy delete for hoax. notability is NOT asserted because the person isn't really an actor, just some idiot who thought it would be fun to add hoax information to wikipedia. the user who created that page vandalised pages here, here, and here isn't there and speedy tag for blatant hoaxes?? - -' The Spook (TALK) _{(Share the Love with Barnstars)} 03:29, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Euryalus (talk) 03:38, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

i re-tagged it with CSDA7 after deleting the part of the article that was a blatant hoax... now it's sure to be speedied.. and i'm all for speedying stuff because afd's take to long... - -' The Spook (TALK) _{(Share the Love with Barnstars)} 03:41, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

And after a minute or two.. it's deleted now. - -' The Spook (TALK) _{(Share the Love with Barnstars)} 03:49, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

DC Drive (band) page

Hi Euryalus,

Thanks for commenting back to me. I actually didn't know most of the text was copyrighted- I'll fix that as soon as I can. The place I got it from was Wikipedia's Adrenaline article. I had no idea it was from a different site. Maybe the Adrenaline article should be marked for copyrighted text too. I don't know how to do this, though.

Thanks,

--Beanpole136 (talk) 02:42, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

EDIT: Could you send me the text the page had before it was deleted?

Thanks for everything you have done. I will re-do the page under my heading first and remove the Youtube links before posting the page again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beanpole136 (talk • contribs) 21:02, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Good job!

Good job, blocking this Winson1 from editing. These guys just get warning after warning and will learn that nothing happens, so they go on an vandalising pages.

PS Nice userpage, by the way!

Warrington (talk) 10:08, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Endeavor

No problem with the refs, I just saw them and decided to fix them, as it would take just as much typing to describe what I wanted you to fix as to just do it myself. I've replied to your previous question on the GA Review page, and I'm currently in the process of passing the article to GA status, so it should show up as a GA in just a few minutes. Let me know if you have any further questions. Dana boomer (talk) 02:19, 18 November 2008 (UTC)