MelSkunk

Hi MelSkunk, and welcome to Wikipedia.

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-- T.P.K. 05:27, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Havanese

Very nice job on a complete & well-formatted article. Most first-timers contributing articles of this length are using copyrighted material from elsewhere--but so far I haven't seen that this is this case here. Also I never see this quality from a first-timer. Are you sure you're not a different Wikipedian in your secret identity? Elf | Talk 05:55, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Answering your questions--we were leaving each other messages simultaneously :-) -- You did a great job! It didn't look rushed at all. Plus I know a lot about what dog articles already exist. :-) No, we don't have any photos here that I've found, and I've just finished cataloging them all here. You can try braving the wilds of Wikipedia:Public domain image resources to find images; some people are very good at this and/or lucky at finding appropriate images. Elf | Talk 06:03, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Dog project

Mel Drake/Smith/Skunk: Absolutely welcome on board the dog project! Glad to have you. Mostly we all do what you do, poke around in dog topics and expand and improve & add them to our watchlists to see what kinds of edits other people are making. :-) Elf | Talk 21:15, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Welcome from me too. The project is growing and we are really seeing the difference in the section now. Anything you add to that will be great. Just ask any of the participants if you need a hand anytime - you can check our contributions lists to see who is active these days. Regards -- sannse (talk) 07:40, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Halló MelSkunk! I just have seen you at [1] and wanted to say hello. Is the linking to other languages of any help for you? In what languages are you interested? Regards Gangleri 02:43, 2004 Oct 24 (UTC)

Salut and good day, Gangleri! It is indeed a help. I just wish I was a translater. <:) I can do passable French, and some Japanese. I do know that from my research, Germany has a HUGE dog culture too, so that is always good to tap into. Mel "MelSkunk" Smith 07:59, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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Halló MelSkunk! You are right. I have been as a visitor to the International Dog show in Dortmund (May 2003) and there where 17.000 (seventeen thousends) of exhibited dogs. Hope to get more people to care about the German articles too.
I posted some ideas at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dog breeds#is: List of dog breeds and would be happy to know your opinion. Regards Gangleri 03:43, 2004 Nov 2 (UTC)

Pit Bull vs Boxer

How absolutely 100% certain are you that this photo is a Pit Bull and not a Boxer? It's one of many that I didn't take from stock xchg because I wasn't convinced about the photographer's label. Another user removed it from the Pit Bull article saying that it's a boxer. I relabeled it as unidentified in the list of images until I'm convinced one way or another. I have also forwarded it to a friend who has shown Boxers for years to get her opinon. Thanks for your input. Elf | Talk 01:14, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Could be a boxer with a long snout, could be a pit bull with a snubbier one. Can't really say for sure, no. There are so many pit types I wasn't worried, but now I'm not so sure.Mel "MelSkunk" Smith 23:18, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Also got a response from my boxer showing/rescue and dog-training friend, who said boxer or possibly boxer mix but definitely not a pit bull. Soooo... it seems to be creeping around to the boxer side of interpretation. Thanks. Elf | Talk 23:39, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Havanese article

Thought you might like to know this (if you didn't already see it)--new User:Bremen, who has been working his/her way through all of the dog articles making the organization consistent and so has now seen a great many of our articles, says this in Havanese edit history: "p.s. this is a great article for such an unknown breed". Elf | Talk 17:30, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Copyright

Thank you, I will research and rewrite the Coton article. I don't believe the Maltese article is in violation. I've added references where necessary and a link. See talk page. Thanks. maltmomma July 2, 2005 13:01 (UTC)

Nivlek Disease

If this shows up again in the next few minutes without a valid citation, I will protect the page. -- JamesTeterenko 05:38, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

He changed the capitalization and did it again. I have deleted and protected. -- JamesTeterenko 05:46, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

No prob. Being able to do that is the reason why we have admins. -- JamesTeterenko 05:51, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Puggles

Argh!  ;-)

Elf | Talk 01:03, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

3rr

Thanks, you're very right! --SylwiaS 16:57, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Jamie Kane/Boy*d Upp articles

It looks like these articles are about to be deleted/redirected to Viral Marketing, so you may want to move the information you provided for them to there. --Barberio 16:05, 14 August 2005 (UTC) , ps, Hi Mel! >;)

Also reguarding those articles: It seems they were written by someone unrelated to the BBC, but rather, Wikipedian regulars. (See their VfDs.) Almafeta 23:42, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Image

For Image:Giantsquidphoto.png, you have given the source but no copyright information. Can you place an appropriate copyright tag on the page, or provide more information about its status? Thanks. Chick Bowen 03:10, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Wikimedia Canada

Hi there! I'd like to invite you to explore Wikimedia Canada, and create a list of people interested in forming a local chapter for our nation. A local chapter will help promote and improve the organization, within our great nation. We'd also like to encourage everyone to suggest projects for our national chapter to participate in. Hope to see you there!--DarkEvil 14:47, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Giantsquidphoto.png

Thanks for uploading Image:Giantsquidphoto.png. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

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Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or ask them at the Image legality questions page. Thank you. Shyam ^(T/C) 21:21, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Giantsquidphoto2.png

Replaceable fair use

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WikiProject Furry

Looking for something to do? WikiProject Furry is improving articles on furry and anthropomorphic topics, and we'd like to have you on board. Our current goal is to raise Anthrocon, furry convention and furry fandom to good article status and beyond - but if that doesn't take your fancy, there are plenty of other articles to work on. Give it a go and let us know how you're doing! You received this one-time invitation because you are a Furry Wikipedian. GreenReaper 23:08, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania 2009

Toronto Candidate City for Wikimania 2009
Support TORONTO in its bid to become the host city of WIKIMANIA 2009 Visit m:Wikimania 2009/Toronto for TORONTO's MetaWiki page and help build a strong bid.

-- Zanimum 15:49, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

In Remembrance...

--nat ^{Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?!} 23:46, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania 2011

I'm not sure if you are on the mailing list for Wikimedia Canada, so that's why I left you this message. You're previously involved in bid process for hosting Wikimania in Toronto. Right now we're forming a bid team for Wikimania in 2011. Would you be interested? OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 17:11, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Ok, please provide your email to me so I can add you to the list. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 03:42, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

File source problem with File:No viral marketing.png

Thank you for uploading File:No viral marketing.png. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of that website's terms of use of its content. However, if the copyright holder is a party unaffiliated from the website's publisher, that copyright should also be acknowledged.

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Fair use rationale for File:Giantsquidphoto2.png

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Ichthus: January 2012

ICHTHUS

January 2012

In this issue...

• From the Editor
• What are You doing For Lent?
• Fun and Exciting Contest Launched
• Spotlight on WikiProject Catholicism

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Ichthus is the newsletter of Christianity on Wikipedia • It is published by WikiProject Christianity
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April - National Contribution Month

Good day MelSkunk,

During the month of April, Wikimedia Canada is preparing the National Contribution Month, and we are looking for experienced contributors to organize a contribution day (or half-day) in their region.

Contribution days are activities where Wikipedia's contributors, students, or anybody interested in contributing to Wikipedia meets together to collectively improve a predetermined theme. This meetings generally take place in library where references are easy of access, but can be organized in any communal room. Beside improving articles, a goal of this participatory workshops is to initiate neophyte in the cooperative contribution of Wikipedia.

If you are interested in organizing or participating in a contribution day in your region, communicate witht he national team on the project's talk page. The exact agenda of each local event is left to the discretion of the organizer. Help is available for the organization from contributors who already organized these type of days, so don't be worried. If you have any questions or want more information, don't hesitate to contact us.

Benoit Rochon (talk) 23:30, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:52, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

New mailing list for Wikimedia Canada

Good day, this message is to inform you that Wikimedia Canada has created a new mailing list operated by Mailman. This mailing list is for all discussions related to the Wikimedia movement in Canada, in both English and French. Announcements from Wikimedia Canada will always be bilingual, but you are welcomed to discuss in any language of your choice. The old google group will be abandoned. To join this mailing list, please go to [2]. To send messages to the list, write to general(at)discussions.wikimedia.ca. Also, please forward this message to anybody who may be interested. Thank you and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. JP Béland (WMCA) (talk) 13:29, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Self colour for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Self colour is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Self colour until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Cavalryman (talk) 01:33, 6 April 2020 (UTC)