User:Thogo/old stuff

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- СПУТНИК^{ССС Р} 22:02, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Clogged clogs

Thanks for helping out there. I'm not sure that guy took the time to look and see that that was a redirect. :) pschemp | talk 13:37, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Np. Yes, maybe. :o) Probably I will learn myself somewhen how to make disambiguations here. --Thogo (Talk) 17:42, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

List of rail accidents

There is currently a discussion about whether we should set criteria for inlcusion of accients on the List of rail accidents page, and if so what the criteria should be.

The discussion is located at Talk:List of rail accidents/Criteria for inclusion, where your input would be most welcome. Thryduulf 00:37, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Done. --Thogo (Talk) 10:12, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

MEC BelfastSta.jpg

I don't understand what is your issue about my image "MEC BelfastSta.jpg". Please elaborate. Centpacrr 16:53, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I re-uploaded the image on Commons (you find it here now), so that other projects can use it as well. (Doesn't that stand in the message on the image page? :o) ) So it is not longer neccessary on en.wp. Btw., please always upload images on commons, and not here. That helps other WM projects a lot. --Thogo (Talk) 23:57, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

OK, I understand what happened. I'm still a bit new to all the vagaries of how the various Wikipedias deal with storing, licensing, and linking to image files. Centpacrr 03:02, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

No problem, who should ever know all these many different ways of licensing and so on... I don't understand most of it either, since I write articles and hunt vandals most of the time (not here, in de.wp only)... Btw., I'm still searching for photos of the narrow gauge railroads in Maine (the original ones, not the museum tracks in Portland, Sander's and Alna). If you have something that you can put under PD-old I would be very happy... ;o) Grtx, --Thogo (Talk) 15:37, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Thomas. I don't really have anything in the way of PD images of the Maine two-footers, but you might find visiting my extensive illustrated history of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR of interest. You can find it at my site BMLRR.com. Centpacrr 23:47, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh, I know this page. It is really interesting. I already linked it in the about this railroad. :o) --Thogo (Talk) 15:41, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm glad you like my online B&MLRR history, Thomas. For links to my main railroad website (it has over 5,000 pages of RR history materials and images) and my current 445-page railroad book please visit my Wiki User Page. Centpacrr 22:14, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Aramaic Wiktionary

Seeing your knowledge in Aramaic, I believe that you may be interested in something that has been recently proposed on Meta. If you'd like to help us get the Aramaic Wiktionary established, please add your name to the "Users interested in forming an editing community" section, and voice your support in the section labeled "Arguments in favour". Thanks! :-) אמר Steve Caruso _(desk/AMA) • Give Back Our Membership! 06:37, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Oh, sorry, I don't think that I have time to do that (I mean participating in an arc.wikipedia). I'm fully busy with the German Wikipedia and Wiktionary and with Meta. Maybe later this year. --Thogo (Talk) 10:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Sumerian people

Hello i have seen you knowlegde about the Sumerian language, i wonder if youi can help edit "Sumerian people"Nochi 07:47, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Principally yes, but look at the yellowish box at the upper edge of this page... Maybe after my exams (October). --Thogo (Talk) 21:13, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Erzgebirgisch poem

You can go to Erzgebirgisch#Translation and edit the translation yourself, this would be excellent. Andreas ^(T) 17:16, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

I did. --Thogo (Talk) 17:34, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Senseless tag

Dude, calm down. You can talk in a polite manner, even in situations like this. First off, that was not a bot or script, it's an external program. Second, If you read Wikipedia:Subpages, the first sentance says that subpages do not belong in the mainspace. Also, while placing notices on user talk pages are recommended, they are not necessary. If you read any CSD template, it says "Please consider placing a notice on the creator's talk page". In reguards to the CSD notice itself, that's for the {{hangon}} tag is for, which I see you did already, which is no problem. Hope you have a better night then your having now. --Pilotboi / talk / contribs 01:46, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Don't answer here, keep the discussion coherent. --Thogo (Talk) 02:11, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

RfA

I considered not spamming talk pages but not saying "thanks" just isn't me. The support was remarkable and appreciated. I only hope that I am able to help a little on here. Please let me know if I can help you or equally if you find any of my actions questionable. And I do wish you well "elsewhere"! Thanks & regards --Herby ^{talk thyme} 12:37, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Hehe, you're welcome. --Thogo (Talk) 09:50, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your vote

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with a vote of (53/0/1).

As a token of my appreciation, please accept this bowl of tzatziki.

I feel honored to be trusted by so many of you. Wikipedia is such a large community, that my acceptance in the face of such large numbers truly is humbling. I will use my new tools to continue the tasks for which you entrusted them to me.

Gratefully, EncycloPetey (talk) 18:34, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

No problem, thanks for the Tzatziki. *mjam* --Thogo (Talk) 01:28, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry

Sorry, I just accidentally reverted one of your edits as vandalism and gave you a warning. Many apologies -- I pressed the wrong button. Best wishes, Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 11:10, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh did you? Well... Maybe I *am* a vandal, who knows... >;O) --Thogo (Talk) 21:30, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Berlin Straßenbahn

Ob sie meine Änderungen in Berlin Straßenbahn prüfen können, das wäre schön. Ich hoffe, dass ich nichts falsches verstanden habe, sondern Fehler passieren. Locopingvin (talk) 21:51, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

done. I corrected some things that were mixed up a little bit. Thanks for rewriting. --Thogo (Talk) 10:23, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Argentina

Thanks, I was going to do that and forgot. NawlinWiki (talk) 19:34, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

np. --Thogo (Talk) 19:56, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Chase & Status

That wasnt exactly vandalism or experimentation was it? Read it, it reads like an advertisement for the band! Not wikipedias intention. Its unfactual and involves no real information. It doesnt even say where the groups from or thier genre! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.39.219.19 (talk) 21:44, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Huh? I don't think that I edited this wiki in the last two weeks. What do you want? --Thogo (Talk) Some thoughts about enwiki 13:43, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Maine Trolley postcards

Hello,

I saw your question on Hugh Manatee's talk page regarding the trolleys in Portland, Maine. I thought you might be interested in the following newspaper article:

YCCC to help Trolley Museum archive postcards

Obviously it will take some considerable time before their entire collection is archived online, but perhaps this might be of help to you.

Good luck!

—BMRR (talk) 23:36, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Oh thanks, yes, that sounds interesting. Maybe the Wikimedia Foundation could step in and help them organizing the digitalizing of these postcards... That would be so great. --Thogo (Talk) Some thoughts about enwiki 00:34, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Trolley pictures

I found two pictures to illustrate your essay on Portland trolleys. One is a larger, clearer version of the old post office picture you already have, and which I would be grateful if you replace on Commons: Image:Old Post Office and Trolley, Portland, ME.jpg. It is postmarked 1904. The other picture shows the 1916 bridge between Portland and South Portland not long after its completion: Image:The Million Dollar Bridge, Portland, ME.jpg. Best wishes.--Hugh Manatee (talk) 14:01, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much! We transferred all to Commons. :o) --Thogo (Talk) Some thoughts about enwiki 15:41, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Illinois Central Electric

Hello, Thogo. You have new messages at Lost on belmont's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I know... --Thogo (Talk) 21:06, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Exchange Place (PRR station)

Thanks for your interest in above article. I, too wuld like ot see it expanded with info such as tracks/platforms etc. I have added some some stuff to the talk page that gives more info on the station, which incidentally was at one time the largest in the United States, and has compared to the great stations of Germany such as Frankfurt/Munchen/etc.Djflem (talk) 09:33, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Hm, thank you. A track plan would be quite helpful... --Thogo (Talk) 10:10, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference

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I absolutely don't care. If you disable the setting, fine with me, all edits will then be not marked as minor although they might be in fact minor edits. *shrug* Your problem. --Thogo (Talk) 00:36, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

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eh, wtf? Whoever owns you should fix your program. I don't even know that page, botty, and it doesn't include a single piece of wording used in the article. --Thogo (Talk) 23:51, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Liesel (talk) 20:04, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Hm, lecker. Ich mach schonmal den Grill fertig... --Thogo (Talk) 19:20, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

WP:UWTEST update

Hi Thogo,

We're currently busy designing some new tests, and we need your feedback/input!

ImageTaggingBot - a bot that warns users who upload images but don't provide adequate source or license information (drafts here)
CorenSearchBot - a bot that warns users who copy-paste text from external websites or other Wikipedia articles (drafts here)

We also have a proposal to test new "accepted," "declined," and "on-hold" templates at Articles for Creation (drafts here). The discussion isn't closed yet, so please weigh in if you're interested.

Thanks for your help! Maryana (WMF) (talk) 02:14, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!

	The speedy A/B test localization award
	Thanks for your diligence and efficiency in setting up a template test on German Wikipedia! Now if you can just convince them to enable WikiLove... (kidding, kidding ^_^) Maryana (WMF) (talk) 22:17, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

^^ Thank you. ;) I think I'll try to convince them to enable the article feedback thing. That's a really nice tool we should have. --Thogo 22:57, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Update: new user warning test results available

Hi WP:UWTEST member, we wanted to share a quick update on the status of the project. Here's the skinny:

We're happy to say we have a new round of testing results available! Since there are tests on several Wikipedias, we're collecting all results at the project page on Meta. We've also now got some help from Wikimedia Foundation data analyst Ryan Faulkner, and should have more test results in the coming weeks.
Last but not least, check out the four tests currently running at the documentation page.

Thanks for your interest, and don't hesitate to drop by the talk page if you have a suggestion or question. Maryana (WMF) (talk) 19:25, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Happy Birthday (2012)

Wishing Thogo a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 20:22, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. ^^ --Thogo 20:32, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Level one user warnings

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Level one user warnings. (This invitation sent because you signed up as a member of WP:UWTEST) Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 18:23, 27 June 2012 (UTC) Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 18:23, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

You need to step down as Odbudsman

You clearly fail to understand the role. It is also believed that your prior roles on the wiki project interfer with a netural judgement that is required to be an odbudsman. Please step down. 24.212.220.62 (talk) 12:31, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Uh huh... And whom do I owe this very "profound" assessment? --Thogo 12:50, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Not a reply I expected from an odbudsman. A true shame. 24.212.220.62 (talk) 14:08, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

If you expect something else, maybe you should not start your postings with weird accusations, but with some introduction instead. Like who you are, what your problem is and so on. That might help getting a more useful answer. --Thogo 14:21, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

I will post the following which can be found at [1]

Independence from the organisations the ombudsman has the power to investigate. It is very important that ombudsmen are independent. This means that they can look at your complaint without bias;

Effectiveness. This means that an ombudsman's findings should be acted upon and not ignored;

Fairness. This means that the ombudsman does not favour either the complainant or the organisation complained about; and

Public accountability. This is achieved in different ways. Some ombudsmen publish anonymised results of their investigations, either individual reports or summaries in their Annual Reports. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman reports to Parliament on her work.

As you are not independent (given your past history on the wiki project), not effective (ignoring policy, and failing to act in a timely manner), unfair (a true bias towards admin, most likely because of your lack of independence), and lack of public accountability (you have no such accountability), you must step down. Failure to do so, shows your lack of concern for the postion of odbudsman.24.212.220.62 (talk) 14:28, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, but you are obviously mislead by the term ombudsman commission. The website you linked has nothing to do with the Wikimedia Foundation and whatever is stated there does not hold for any administrative or arbitrational body created by the community of the Wikimedia projects or by the Wikimedia Foundation. --Thogo 14:32, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

That is my point. You have no clue about the skills required to be an ombudsman.24.212.220.62 (talk) 14:34, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Oh, I do have a clue about the skills required to be an ombudsman of the Wikimedia Foundation. But I obviously do not have a clue about the skills required to be a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman or whatever you try to contact. If you have a problem with the parliament or health service in your country, I'm not the person to talk to. --Thogo 14:42, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Your comments here and the need to reply shows you lack the skills to be an ombudsman here on wiki, in parliment, the healthcare system, or anywhere else in the world for that matter. 24.212.220.62 (talk) 15:00, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

You come here, fail to even tell me who you are and what problem you have, and start to question skills of other users without any basis for that. I'm beginning to consider this pure trolling. This discussion is therefore closed. Further comments will be removed. --Thogo 15:23, 12 September 2012 (UTC)