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Embryonics Project page

Hi. On 1st of March you edited the Embryonics Project page with the two tags copyedit and wikify. As I'm quite new to wikipedia, i.e. only 2 pages written and the first without many comments, I would like to know if you have some suggestions to improve the Embryonics page. Thank you in advance for your response. Tarpedien (talk) 14:45, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

WP:DATE

Is it better to use "onward" or "since 1996"? Dark Prime (talk) 12:29, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

WP:DATE states:

Dates that are given as ranges should follow the same patterns as given above for birth and death dates. Ranges that come up to the present (as of the time that the information was added to the article) should generally be given in ways that prevent their becoming counterfactually obsolete, e.g. from 1996 onward (as of October 2007), not from 1996 to the present; "the present" is a constantly moving target. In the main text of articles, the form 1996– (with no date after the en-dash) should not be used, though it is preferred in infoboxes and other crowded templates or lists, with the caveat that they may need to be examined by editors more frequently to see if they need to be updated; it is helpful to other editors to add an HTML comment immediately after such constructions, giving the as-of date, e.g.: <!--as of 10 October 2007-->. The form since 1996 should be used in favor of 1996–present in article text and infoboxes.

It does not say which one is better. First it says you should use onward or a similar form, then it says you should use since instead of –present. I think both are acceptable, however it would be a good idea to ask at Wikipedia Talk:DATE. Mushroom (Talk) 22:45, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

You made smile a wikignome!

Keep the good work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.19.238.210 (talk) 19:48, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar! :) Mushroom (Talk) 20:56, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Farrah Fawcett

So, despite the fact that the documentary about Fawcett Farrah's Story was viewed by 8.9 million individuals the night it debuted and the documentary's popularity increased by 1,888% [1] in the week following her death, she is not important enough to be included in current events? I mean, i know 8.9 million is small in comparison to the total global population, but she was kind of a big deal to a LOT of people. (RFL8188 (talk) 07:49, 1 July 2009 (UTC))

She is listed at Recent deaths. Portal:Current events has a policy that states:

Do not list the ordinary deaths of prominent persons here. That's what recent deaths is for. Exceptions to this rule are made for persons of extreme prominence, such as Ronald Reagan, John Paul II, or the Queen Mother.

Mushroom (Talk) 07:51, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

NPOV

This shows an inappropriate move from "political crisis" to "coup". To use admin tools in pushing a POV has lead to desysops by ArbCom before. I ask you to restore the neutral title instead of this having to go through the next step of in dealing with an inappropriate admin action. Ottava Rima (talk) 20:00, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

I did not move the article from "political crisis" to "coup". I moved it from Honduran coup d'état of 2009 to 2009 Honduran coup d'état, for consistency reasons. The person who moved it to "coup" was User:Homunq, as you can see here. If the consensus is to move the page back to its original name, you can request the move at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Mushroom (Talk) 04:13, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Consensus does not apply, BLP does. A coup is a crime and no international courts have made a judgment on the matter. Ottava Rima (talk) 11:57, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Campo del Cielo

Thank you so very much for catching my errors in the Campo del Cielo article today (23 July 2009). Of course I should have not have added "squared" at the places I did. Writtenright (talk) 22:02, 23 July 2009 (UTC)Writtenright

Campo del Cielo (continued)

By the way, since you seem to be such a bright fellow, perhaps you can tell me whether this sentence (in section 2 of the article) needs editing (and if so, how), or do you find it acceptable as you left it: "The size of the main body is estimated as larger than 4 meters." It seems to me that a simple linear measure is inadequate here. Is the main body estimated as larger than 4 cubic meters or is it estimated as larger than 4 meters in diameter? Writtenright (talk) 22:33, 23 July 2009 (UTC)Writtenright

Question

I am new to Wikipedia and enjoy it very much.. I always have used it as a reference in the past but being able to edit and comment with other users is so fun! Anyways, On my watchlist, I see the name of the article, (diff) (hist) <name> and then (+/- a number) ... what does (diff) and the number mean? And the numbers are green for positive and red for negatives but they seem to be all over the place. Thanks for your help! Tdinatale (talk) 02:44, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

The numbers are used to allow an editor to quickly determine what an editor has changed on the watchlist by how many charaters or either added or deleted by their edit. If the change is +1 or -1 it is unlikely to be watched as closely as if one show -1638 or even a large removal of information from an article such as -23000. You will soon get the hang of it. Thanks ♠ B.s.n. ♥R.N.contribs 13:59, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

Please update your status with WP:VG

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Hi Mushroom, was looking for The Frank Popp Ensemble entry and saw you had deleted it. I recall having read it back in 2007 or so and found it useful. Would you mind explaining your exact objections or undeleting? Thanks!Panthera germanicus (talk) 01:25, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Question

Hi Mushroom. Thank you for welcoming some time ago! I have a question. I just uploaded the picture Beigang Tourist Bridge.jpg on Wikimedia Commons and want to use it on Beigang, Yunlin. But the picture does not show up. Can you help me? (Is my first time using Wikimedia Commons...) With kindest regards (Ketchupheinz (talk) 23:00, 13 October 2009 (UTC))

Hi Mushroom. I just realized what the mistake was. Sorry for bothering. Everything is clear now! (Ketchupheinz (talk) 09:34, 14 October 2009 (UTC))

Welcome

Christ, that was a quick welcome. You must be sitting there on tenterhooks waiting for new IPs to edit. --92.29.73.143 (talk) 17:14, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Hehe, it's a slow day ;) Mushroom (Talk) 17:19, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Welcome

Hello Mushroom. thank you for inviting me to the wikipedia page, I do hope I make alot of friends here and be able to know how to edit my own page and have fun here. Again thanks very much.Wood900X (talk) 23:02, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Dealing with a spammer

I don't understand why you reverted some spam, then ignored my final warning posted two days earlier at the user's talk page, and posted an "only warning". As a result of your not asking for the editor to be blocked, at WP:AIV, he/she spammed six more times on December 3rd before finally being blocked indefinitely. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 18:57, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Actually I don't remember... But you're right, I shouldn't have ignored your warnings. Sorry about that. Mushroom (Talk) 06:28, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Hi

Hi! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ohio Valley Lunatic (talk • contribs) 06:03, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the welcome! I don't plan on editing all the time though... but still i'll do what I can! Thanks! Ohio Valley Lunatic (talk) 06:06, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

oi

Ciao bel Pollofritto (talk) 00:59, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Ciao :) Mushroom (Talk) 18:59, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Template

Hi Mushroom, can you create the Template:Forza Italia/meta/shortname similarly to this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:The_Olive_Tree_(political_party)/meta/shortname ? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.20.162.184 (talk) 17:05, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

 Done. Mushroom (Talk) 18:59, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Please Shed Some Light

Hi! I've got a couple of questions, admittedly a little embarrassed I don't know the answers to.

1) What is the story with the "points system" that follows each edit, and who determines this?

2) I happen to have recently deleted some comments on my personal page. I noticed that this edit incurred a rating of some -2900 points or so! Thing is, I left these comments unmolested on my page for a good six months to demonstrate my own neutrality. I did figure it was about time to remove these out-of-context irate comments from another user who thought I was accusing him of bad faith. How can I archive these comments so that they do not appear on my page, but are saved in a way that shows that I'm not trying to hide any conversations? Any help is appreciated! Thanks! Accipio Mitis Frux (talk) 06:04, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Hi! There is no "points system", that number is just the number of characters you added or removed. So if you remove some text it will be negative, however that negative number is not a judgment on the quality of your edits. About talk page archiving, the correct procedure is explained here: Help:Archiving a talk page. Feel free to contact me again if you need more help. Happy editing! Mushroom (Talk) 12:06, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Hello, I thank you for the invitation but I am French and I already contribute on Wikipédia Français. It is just that from time to time I come to look for new information and that I see bad or not ended contributions. I know I would have difficulty in making both Wikipédia. Thank you. Still Friendly. --Skarock (talk) 16:58, 12 January 2010 (UTC) (^_^)

Susanna Maiolo

Mushroom if you fully read the article on "Pope Benedict XVI meets and forgives assailant Susanna Maiolo" it clearly states "While at Subiaco she was visited by Pope Benedict’s personal secretary, Monsignor Georg Gaenswein. The Vatican said that the Pope had wanted to show his “concern for her wellbeing”. So the title that I use is correct. Changing it again would be a vandalism against the truth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.195.56.247 (talk) 20:36, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Please read the article fully. She met them both, the pope in Rome and the secretary in Subiaco. The news is that she met the pope. Mushroom (Talk) 20:43, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

I was referring to the times, it seemed more factual. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.195.56.247 (talk • contribs) 02:00, January 15, 2010

Another gentle ping from WP:VG

Dear Mushroom,

You are receiving this message because either [[Category:WikiProject Video games members]] or {{User WPVG}} is somewhere in your userspace, and you are currently listed in the "Unknown" section on the project's member list.

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 Done. I have put myself in the Inactive Members list. Mushroom (Talk) 12:38, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Mushroom! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 10 of the articles that you created are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to insure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 3 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

1. Virginio Rognoni - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
2. Nicola Mancino - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
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Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 19:36, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done. I have added sources to those articles. Mushroom (Talk) 12:38, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the welcome, but actually the IP User talk:67.247.204.64 is me [2]. I forgot I wasn't in a secure login tab. That said, I was quite glad to see it - if I were a genuine new user, being welcomed would make me feel much more inclined to stick around. -- Pakaran 14:10, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Ditto (for the welcome). --Supertrats (talk) 02:27, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi to Admin

Hi ,

An article about "Trisha Krishnan" has been edited in a very wrong way. Also he is been using abusive & non- sense words. I tried reverting that page back, But he is editing it back, If possible, you could revert that page to old version & block that page from editing it. Below is the link for it , hope it helps.

Link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisha_Krishnan

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gobs04 (talk • contribs) 12:33, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done. I have reverted the page and blocked the user from editing. Mushroom (Talk) 12:38, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks !

Quick work, Thats what is special about Wiki ! Kudos for you !

Thanks again ! Gobs04 (talk) 12:46, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Diablo Swing Orchestra‎

Yes I looked at your edit. Do you understand what a reliable source is? Do you understand what notability is? A couple of references to a MySpace blog, (of unknown authorship) and promotional bumph from record companies are neither. Lame Name (talk) 14:58, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes I do. That MySpace blog is written by the band itself, so your claim that its authorship is unknown is patently false. Blabbermouth is a notable and reliable source, BBC is of course even more notable and reliable, Candlelight Records is a notable label. Given that the article already has these three sources, adding a fourth primary one is consistent with WP:RS. And by the way when you revert my edits you should keep the improvements I made to the article instead of reverting everything just to remove the MySpace link. Mushroom (Talk) 15:07, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Nonsense! I have taken the article off my Watch list as I am not particularly bothered either way. What is of concern is the undermining of the overall quality of Wikipedia by crap articles such as this one. Wikipedia has a requirement for verifiability which is only interested in "verifiability, not truth". Anyone can set up a MySpace page without some verifiable sources we have no way of knowing who they are. Do you think Jimi Hendrix wrote "Jimi Hendrix's Latest Blog Entry" on his MySpace page? The BBC page says "We currently have no biography for this artist." and then refers back to this article. Which is about the measure of this band and this article. Where are the "multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent from the musician or ensemble itself"? Lame Name (talk) 06:03, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

That MySpace page is confirmed as official because it is linked by the band's official website, their current label's website, and their former label's website, so there is no doubt about the author. I also think the band is notable according to WP:MUSIC (#5 two albums on a notable label, #6 a notable musician). However I'm not saying the article is OK as it currently is, and it is my intention to improve it as much as possible in the next few weeks. I suggest you visit the page again in two weeks or so and if you still think it's crap feel free to nominate it for deletion. I will vote against it but in the end it's not up to me to decide. Mushroom (Talk) 06:55, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Anne Ryan Article

Hi I just wanted to say that you deleted an article I created about Anne ryan. It is about a very famous prostitute here in Ireland and her case was heavily covered by the Irish media at the time. Everyone in Ireland knows who she is so I don't think it should have been deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by EFS Ox (talk • contribs) 17:22, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Please provide some reliable sources for your claims. Mushroom (Talk) 17:32, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome message and links

I'll definitely read through all of them before I take on any large edits or try to add article. ThinkCritically (talk) 21:49, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Why did you revert my edits?

Why did you revert my edits on List of sole survivors of aviation accidents or incidents? I spent several hours researching Google Archives and the ASN database to update this list. There being no article in Wikipedia on specific plane crashes does not mean that these crashes never occured.

Rather than reverting edits, you should take the time to verify yourself, through Google Archives, whether the information I put in is accurate. In the meantime, I cancelled your reversal and I plan on referring to the sources I used to get the information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.204.34.216 (talk) 22:31, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the wellcome

I already have a long-term experience in Spanish Wikipedia. I must probably wont bee editing much of English Wikipedia cause is not my native language, except may be for some ocassional cosmetic edit here and there. But thanks for the wellcomming. --Lucifer2000 (talk) 10:28, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up

Thanks for the warm welcome and for explaining the images policy. I created my account a while ago, but hadn't started editing until pretty recently. Again, thank you for your help!

Karandr (talk) 14:20, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Atheros.png

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old IP block

YOu blocked 202.159.203.0/24 indefinitely back in 2006 with the reason '256 Indian open proxies'. I don't see any suggestion that they are still proxy, they're in a residential ISP range with Mahanagar Telephone. If you have any evidence or objection to my unblock I'd appreciate it if you could weigh in, since you made the block. ~Alison C. (aka Crazytales) 19:06, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

They don't seem to be proxies anymore, so no objections. Mushroom (Talk) 20:25, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Sandbox

Hi Mushroom. I'm planning to write an article about an early Australian aviator. If I create a sandbox in which to write and test my article, can anybody else access that sandbox for either reading or editing purposes?Lexysexy (talk) 03:13, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes, the sandbox will be publicly readable and editable. You should create the page in your userspace, for instance at User:Lexysexy/NAME where NAME is the name of the article, then when it is finished move it to article space. Most people won't edit the page while it is in your userspace, since it is good form not to do so without permission. Mushroom (Talk) 09:34, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I'm intrigued by the "most people"! However, I'll try to have it textually finalised before putting it up.Lexysexy (talk) 05:31, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Misspelling

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Proposed deletion of Dennis Buhl

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Request undeletion of page on the writer and sociologist David Robins

I would argue that he meets the notability criteria based on the following facts:

His obituary appeared in the UK national press: www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/david-robins-397606.html www.guardian.co.uk/news/.../guardianobituaries.pressandpublishing

He is a published author of several books: http://www.amazon.com/David-Robins/e/B001HPZSZE http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Cool_Rules.html?id=bCSWh-d3uqUC&redir_esc=y

His books are referenced on popular articles such as the one on 'cool (aesthetic)' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_(aesthetic) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.145.56.51 (talk) 10:27, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Hello. The article I deleted was about a different, American David Robins. Feel free to create a new one about the notable writer. Mushroom (Talk) 14:43, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Sudan Oil War

Hi Mushroom, it looks like the article at Sudan Oil War got moved but not its talk page. Could you move the talk page as well? I believe I'm not able to do it because of the edited redirect at the original location. Thanks much for your help with this! Khazar2 (talk) 07:59, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry about that, I'm not sure what went wrong. I've moved it now. Mushroom (Talk) 11:24, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

OMG - so sorry!

It appears that I accidentally reverted one of your edits, and, worse still, called it vandalism! I have no idea how that happened, at all ... I certainly didn't mean to do that! My most profuse and grovelling apologies; please forgive me! Pesky (talk) 06:16, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

No harm done, it happens to the best of us! By the way, congrats on your FA :) Mushroom (Talk) 06:28, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! It's my first (hopefully of many). I know it's the oldest excuse in the book, but it's actually not beyond the realms of possibility that I left that page open on history, and a wandering feline trod on my mouse ... I shall have stern words with them! (And, more to the point, remember not to leave pages open on the history tab, with Twinkle available, lol!) I positively cringed with mortification when I saw that – what a horrible shock to wake up to! Pesky (talk) 09:15, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Actually I have cats too, so I understand completely. Just the other day one of them sent some incomprehensible, apparently random (but who can tell?) Skype messages to a friend of mine. She probably thought I was out of my mind! Well there's not much you can do to stop the mighty felines – when you're away, the cats will play! Mushroom (Talk) 17:07, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

You have to love them, though :o) We have one 17-year-old moggie, and two gorgeous Maine Coons, the bigger of which is just a shade under 4ft long, nose-tip to tail-tip, and weighs around 10Kg ... he's a very big cat!

Twinkle, twinkle, little cat

How I wonder what you're at .... ;P Pesky (talk) 04:56, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Re: welcome

Thank you for the welcome!

Scholarly Breeze (talk) 22:44, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Also, I was wondering if there was any sort of community I could join or participate in. I do not want something too intensive, but if I could contribute a half hour a couple times a week or so, that'd be a good group for me. I have a decent background, knowledge, and interest in politics, law, and history, so I would prefer if it could relate to something along those lines. Anyways, I just want some way I can feel a little more involved in things. Thanks! --~ScholarlyBreeze~ 01:55, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes of course! You can try a WikiProject, for instance WikiProject Politics, WikiProject Law, or WikiProject History (more here). You may also find something interesting at the Community portal, which lists various ongoing projects, collaborations and open tasks. Happy editing! Mushroom (Talk) 08:24, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! I will definitely check those out. --~ScholarlyBreeze~ 16:07, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Article about Radha Thomas

I am currently working on the Wiki page for Ms Radha Thomas. She is an Indian jazz singer and songwriter. In fact, she is known as a diva in the Indian jazz scene. She previously was with the band Human Bondage and has sung and performed globally. The article is still under development. I haven't completed it or submitted it for review yet. You can have a look at it at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Radha_Thomas. I will be requesting your help and advice (as usual) in making it conform to all Wiki standards. If you do a Google Search for Radha (https://www.google.co.in/#hl=en&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=Radha+Thomas&oq=Radha+Thomas&gs_l=hp.3..0l2j0i30l2.1190.3159.0.3385.12.12.0.0.0.0.282.1949.0j11j1.12.0...0.0...1c.dYmnNUlMsQM&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=f6ee012440c72a74&biw=1024&bih=509) you will find dozens of articles and links to her work. As of now, the article is still under development and I will come bug you for help soon! Varunr (talk) 06:46, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi. I think I have completed the article and am contemplating it to move it to the AFC space. Before that, I'd really appreciate if you could have a look and give me some inputs, suggestions and advice and hopefully a green signal :-). Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Radha_Thomas Varunr (talk) 08:51, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Help on previous page deletion: Ecoute

Hello there, would you please be able to help me ? Previously you have deleted a page called "Ecoute". I would like to create a page with the same title but for a software application. I am not sure I did it correctly as i called it "Ecoute_(application)" and it can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecoute_(application). Are you able to assist ? Should I delete the one I have created and recreate another one with the simplest title "Ecoute" (and easier to search for readers) ? Furthermore it is the title of the software (as opposed to Ecoute Application). Thank you for your input. :-) Ludopedia (talk) 23:24, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello, the previous article was about an unrelated non-notable band. I will move your article to Ecoute, it seems the best thing to do :) Mushroom (Talk) 12:43, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

I do thank you so much for your help, as I am a newbie and this was my first article. THANK YOU. I am a bit converned though because since yesterday there is an IP address (23.23.86.226) that keeps vandalizing the page. Actions for the past 48 hours evidently indicate vandalism (removes all content of the page & by adding sexual content (words) that are out of place and not appropriate with the subject). I am not sure what to do and have logged the Ip address to this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism I am not sure what else to do. Ludopedia (talk) 12:56, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

I have blocked the user for 24 hours, please let me know if it happens again. Mushroom (Talk) 13:00, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Great. Thank you Mushroom. Will let you know if it happens again. :-)Ludopedia (talk) 13:07, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

The page has not been vandalised since your intervention, so I wanted to THANK YOU. Also, I see you have improved the article: fantastic. I have studied scrupulously your edits, one by one, and this is was a great learning exercise for me, since I am new to Wikipedia. Thanks. All the best. Ludopedia (talk) 11:47, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome, please let me know if you need more help! :) Mushroom (Talk) 10:30, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

The source

The source I used does not seem innappropriate to me although of course better known sources can be found to be used as references. My sincere apologies for any trouble I may have caused. That was not at all my intention. Mythic Writerlord (talk) 22:44, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Well I think it is inappropriate because it is not a well-established news organization as defined in our reliable sources guideline. The website was created just a few months ago, it doesn't name its editorial staff, and the owner of the site self-identifies as "a journalist in training". Please don't add it back. Mushroom (Talk)

You seem a bit overzealous. The source isn't really all that bad is it? It can be used to reference some articles. Maybe not when better sources are available but still. Mythic Writerlord (talk) 23:15, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

PS: The Chris Packham source came from an interview with the man published on that site. Mythic Writerlord (talk) 23:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Accent for Daniela Santanchè

Hi Mushroom,

I spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out whether the accent should be acute or grave. Both versions are attested. Probably I went with acute because a grave accent on an e at the end of a word really looks pretty strange (the single-letter word è has a grave accent, but I can't immediately think of another exception, and all the conjunctions that end in ché have acute ones). Do you have a particular rationale for this choice?

By the way, I asked this question at it:discussione:Daniela Santanchè and never got a real solid answer. --Trovatore (talk) 06:17, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Trovatore, here's my rationale:

• The "è" in Santanchè is pronounced /ɛ/. Italian grammar mandates the use of the grave accent for /ɛ/ and the acute accent for /e/ (though, as you can see, not everyone follows the rule — often not even the newspapers!).
• Santanchè's official website, Facebook profile, Twitter profile, and her husband's website all use the grave accent.
• There are some Italian words ending in "è", for instance tè, caffè, bebè, cioè, lacchè, and given names Noè, Mosè, Giosuè.
• The final "è" is quite common in place names in Northern Italy: Almè, Arsiè, Bianzè, Carrè, Cuorgnè, Dolcè, and so on.
• Many surnames from Northern Italy also end in "è": Maffè, Mattè, Bescapè, Germogliè, Caritè, and so on.
• The Santanchè family is from Northern Italy. Daniela's former husband Paolo Santanchè was born in Turin, Piedmont.

I hope this clears it out. Cheers! Mushroom (Talk) 21:39, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

OK, fair enough. Glad to have a definitive answer. --Trovatore (talk) 23:27, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Why did you delete the page: Bering Strait Austin56713 01:03, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Mae Busch Death

Hi Mushroom I have changed the date for the death of Mae Busch to 20th April as this is the date clearly indicated on her death certificate, I have given the reference numbers in the article. Drnoakes (talk) 01:27, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

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Sigwald wrongfully undid my revision to Pendulum (mathematics)

I wonder why would incometent people intervene and, even worse, remove edits they understand nothing about? Sigwald must apologize or, at least, present a substanial argument, not in the least, similar to his psudoargument. Have him make his point at the talk page, or he must never ever edit a page he does not understand!Expresser (talk) 15:22, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

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Secondo te un redirect come questo, scorretto in italiano e non attestato in alcuna fonte, va mantenuto o no? Lo chiedo a te, così so come regolarmi in futuro qui su en.wiki. Grazie mille, --Epìdosis 19:19, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

@Epìdosis: Ti chiedo scusa per il ritardo. Il motivo per cui non si può fare la cancellazione immediata è che dal criterio R3 sono esclusi i redirect che risultano da spostamenti di pagina. Questo perché è possibile che ci siano siti esterni che contengono link al vecchio nome, e in caso di cancellazione smetterebbero di funzionare. Volendo puoi comunque fare una richiesta di cancellazione alla pagina Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion, perché in effetti è un errore e nessuno usa quel nome fuori da Wikipedia. Detto questo, l'amministratore che ti ha risposto è stato decisamente poco gentile, perciò mi scuso a nome degli amministratori di en. Mushroom (Talk) 21:55, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

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