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Thanks for your note ..

Have replied on my talk page. Not that the reply says much, but just so you know I have seen the note. --Nickhh (talk) 14:30, 6 July 2009 (UTC)niote./

}} -- TS 21:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

hmmm. okay, thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 21:45, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

The Wiggles

Sm, you might have noticed that I reverted your recent edits to this article. The reason I did that is that your edits substantially changed its appearance. For example, you removed the lead, something recommended by MOS. This article has a long history of stability, and has been a featured article for over a year. If you want to make any significant changes, please discuss it first on its talk page. --Christine (talk) 17:28, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLII (August 2009)

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History of England

Sorry, but that's not funny. Why are you spoiling you good editing by putting jokes into an article? Dougweller (talk) 19:17, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

hi. well, i was just responding to the previous note there which I did not write, but which was left by an anonymous editor. I was trying to be a little encouraging to them, whoever they are. your point is quite valid though, and I take your point. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 20:49, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

High society

Hi Steve, I'm afraid I disagree with your move of this page to High society (disambiguation), and have made a formal Request to Move. Notifying you as a courtesy. I'm not sure whether your "Wikibreak" announcement is current or not, as you edited yesterday - apologies if it means you miss out on any discussion. But your new article is just not the primary usage for "High society", so the dab page needs to be back where it used to be, in my opinion. PamD (talk) 09:58, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi. Well i understand your point. thanks. however, i think our real disagreement is over where to point the redirect for "High society." Naming that page as "disambiguation" seems pretty uncontroversial to me, since in fact that is what the page is. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 13:51, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of P. M. Kochukuru

The article P. M. Kochukuru has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

unsourced since April 2008, can't find reliable sources that evidence notability

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Wikis Take Manhattan

WHAT Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Fall 2008 (a description of the results, and the uploading party)
• Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan (our cool team galleries)
• Streetfilms: Wikis Take Manhattan (our awesome video)

WINNINGS? The first prize winning team members will get Eye-Fi Share cards, which automatically upload photos from your camera to your computer and to sites like Flickr. And there will also be cool prizes for other top scorers.

WHEN The hunt will take place Saturday, October 10th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by prizes and celebration.

WHO All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!

REGISTER The proper place to register your team is here. It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register beforehand.

WHERE Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The Open Planning Project's fantastic new event space nestled between Chinatown and SoHo. Everyone will end at The Open Planning Project:

• Wikis Take Manhattan page at The Open Planning Project

148 Lafayette Street

between Grand & Howard Streets

FOR UPDATES

Please watchlist Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan. This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.

Thanks,

Pharos

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
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You're invited!

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Wikipedia Loves Landmarks, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example particular problems posed by Wikipedia articles about racist and anti-semitic people and movements (see the September meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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Oasis of the Seas

Hello Sm. A couple of points about your additions here:

• Oasis is measured in gross tons, not gross registered tons. (See the cites from the rating agency, the talk page, and the article on gross tonnage.) And it is probably clearer to state that it measures the gross tonnage, not that it holds it.
• The canal is actually 110' wide, but typically allows ships only 105' wide, except in special cases. (I'm going by memory here.)
• The beam of Oasis is actually 154', the larger figure is on the superstructure, not the wetted hull. The source you use, while valuable, does not make this clear.

Best regards, Kablammo (talk) 15:27, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I understand; however, the source article itself uses the gross registered ton measurement, specifically to measure that characteristic. Hope that answers that point somewhat.

I appreciate your other information as well, which is extremely helpful. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 15:34, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes, even the cruise line uses grt, even though that measurement is no longer used. The discussion on the talk page explains it more; the rating agency (which is both independent and reliable) is the best source. Thanks. Kablammo (talk) 15:38, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

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Brazil power outage 2009

Hello! I hope you don't mind it, but this article you created was already introduced under a different name by another users, so I redirected your page to the first one. If you want to add more info on the subject, just go ahead and do it in the older article. Cheers! Victão Lopes ^{I hear you...} 16:46, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Unblock request

hi guys. I;'m trying to use this computer here. this is locatd in a frozen yougurt outlet. i am using a public terminal which is paid by the hour. Can you undo the block? thanks.

{{unblock|1=this is a public erminal in a web cafe.}}

thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 00:13, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

No, but I can hand you IPBE. Will that work? -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Stop... at a WHAMMY!!)} 00:18, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Well hi there. hmm, I'm learning a lot today. What is IBPE? thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 00:21, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

oh, does is it mean IP Block Exception? interesting. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 00:22, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes. With IPBE, this account won't be affected by IP blocks. -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Stop... at a WHAMMY!!)} 00:51, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and given Steve the exemption. Hope this ok with everyone. PhilKnight (talk) 07:14, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Ok, that sounds good. thanks very much! --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 14:30, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

new section

Added Sauce Award I award this Added Sauce award to myself for great efforts in hunting down sourcing and sauces/sources). --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 19:47, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

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ZP5

I hope you're not mistaking GR for a neutral wikipedian offering good-faith comments. He is a long-term right-wing POV pusher who has wasted a lot of time for no gain. I've deleted that section from my talk page; if you think there is anything to say, we can talk here William M. Connolley (talk) 22:15, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

hmmm, ok. well, I certainly do appreciate the gesture you've made in being willing to open a discussion here. i think that for now, I'm fine with leaving the topic where it is. thanks very much for coming here to contact me. perhaps we'll be in touch a bit later, or perhaps I'll add more later. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 12:28, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Closing Talk:Global warming RfC

Many of the issues raised there are valid for consideration at a Request for comments on a user, the Mediation Cabal, or the Arbitration Committee. The concerns raised remain available to be copied to an appropriate venue. That discussion is not, however, even remotely focused on improving the article, and I have removed it in accordance with the Talk page guidelines. I have no particular interest in that article beyond trying to keep the involved editors talking productively. In future, please try not to disrupt an articletalk page by restoring a thread consisting almost entirely of variously productive editors making oblique attacks at each other. If you wish to state your reasoning for re-opening that discussion at that talkpage, please do so at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#"RfC: Oppressive editing and page ownership" at Talk:Global warming. - 2/0 (cont.) 18:22, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

ok, will think about that. thanks for your helpful and informative message. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 20:21, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

oh, also I disagree with your description of that thread. I feel that it did relate to the article. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 20:22, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Sandstein/Nableezy

Hi Sm8900. I would like to work on two things regarding what has happened to Nableezy. One is to file an appeal of Sandstein's decision which I will begin in my user space shortly. The second, concurrent to this, would be opening a User RfC on Sandstein regading his abuse of his admin powers. I have asked Gatoclass for some advice on how to proceed. I hope he responds soon. When I have drafts up in my user space, I will be contacting you for feedback. I hope you will co-sign both the appeal and the User RfC. Tiamut^talk 20:00, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

ok, thanks for your note. good to see you. i will review those items. I'm not guaranteeing what actions I will take, as obviously it depends on the content. i appreciate your note. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 20:41, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

thanks Steve. I'm waiting to hear more from Nableezy before proceeding further. But I appreciate your encouragement. Tiamut^talk 14:32, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

FYI, Nableezy has decided to file an appeal at AE. Tiamut^talk 21:27, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

OOW

Hi there Sm, just letting you that I've redirected OOW. Wikipedia isn't a dictionary, and there is no point in including abbreviations unless there is something more to say about them then that it is an abbreviation (might as well use a redirect instead). Hope that is okay by you. Best, - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 15:49, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Mediation Cabal: Request for participation

Dear Sm8900/Archive 4: Hello, my name is The Wordsmith; I'm a mediator from the Mediation Cabal, an informal mediation initiative here on Wikipedia. You've recently been named as a dispute participant in a mediation request here:

Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2009-12-08/Global Warming

I'd like to invite you to join this mediation to try to get this dispute resolved, if you wish to do so; note, however, it is entirely your choice whether or not you participate, and if you don't wish to take part in it that's perfectly alright. Please read the above request and, if you do feel that you'd like to take part, please make a note of this on the mediation request page. If you have any questions relating to this or any other dispute, please do let me know; I'll try my best to help you out. Thank you very much. Best regards, The Wordsmith^Communicate 20:57, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi. thanks very much for your message. however, recently i have been reducing my involvement in issues at that article. i appreciate your message though, and will try to stay aware of the discussion. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 22:52, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day NYC

Wikipedia 9th birthday coin

You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia Day and the 9th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Wikipedia Day NYC on Sunday January 24, 2010 at New York University; sign up for Wikipedia Day NYC here. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends!
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Reverting user talk pages

Re [1]. Please don't revert user talk pages against the editor's clear wishes. And when you *do* revert, please leave an explicit edit summary such as "revert" or "rv". If you'll acknowledge these two points, and in particular promise not to revert my talk page in future, I'll answer your question William M. Connolley (talk) 18:34, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi WMC. Ok, your points are quite fair and reasonable. I am absolutely willing to respect the importance of your prerogatives at your talk page. I am also willing to adhere to your request regarding edit summaries, which is an extremely fair request for you to make. I also very much appreciate the fair and helpful way that you've opened a conversation here through your note. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 21:57, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Excellent, then I'm happy. Now, as to your original comment, which I removed. I did so because I didn't think it was helpful for moving the discussion forward. It gave your personal opinion on matters of dispute resolution which, with respect, I'm not interested in. Effectively, I don't think you're in a position to be offering unsought advice. I have a shadow, if that means anything to you. I could pick apart in detail what was wrong with what you said but firstly I've just sat through 2 hours of finance meeting and that is quite enough tedium for one evening, and secondly I think it would only lead to more acrimony William M. Connolley (talk) 22:16, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Ok, well I understand your reply, and thanks for taking the time to respond. I may not totally agree with you re the comment itself, but you do have a right to your opinion, especially on your own talk page. your willingness to answer my question does make it unnecessary to further contend over this, as you said. so thanks. i do sympathize with you on the meeting on finance...those things are pretty tiring, especially in these trying times! thanks for your note. :-) --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 22:26, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

One of your statements at Talk:Global warming is now orphaned, you might want to remove it yourself. Best Regards MalcolmMcDonald (talk) 23:13, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Your note

Thanks for the congrats. Nice work on the article on economic peace efforts. Unfortunately, I don't share your optimism about the ability of such ventures to lead to sustainable peace in the region. Rampant corruption in almost all the governments here prevent the dividends from making a real difference in the everyday lives of most people. Even if they could improve the economic standard of living for some, the fact remains that longstanding grievances based the denial of the most basic of human rights cannot be bought off so easily. Sorry for being so cynical. But capitalism is simply not a solution for a lack of justice and self-determination. Cheers. Tiamut^talk 20:26, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

well, I understand. however, I feel if that new jobs are created in the dozens, that will have an effect, even if other factors may undercut it, such as some admittedly possible corruption. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 23:11, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Judaization of the Galilee

I just want to express how deeply disappointed I am in your approach to editing that article. I've never known you to be someone who adds WP:OR to an article and then refuses to remove it when asked to. I've also never seen you add weasel words to an article that are not even being used by the sources cited. You'e effectively chased me away from editing that article for now, on a day when I expanded it twofold (and was about to go for three or fourfold). I really never expected to see such behaviour from you, no matter how much we have disagreed in the past. No matter. Have fun then. Tiamut^talk 16:26, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

I understand the point which you are making, and the query you are expressing. However, for me the introduction of the word "Judaization" to this encylopedia constitutes a whole new kind of issue. Using that word in the title of an entry means incorporating a word which is intriniscally a loaded word and a vehement charge and allegation, and trying to incoporate it as a basic overall and accepted fact. That is more or less the reason for my approach and efforts on this issue. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 16:29, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Nominations for the March 2010 Military history Project Coordinator elections now open!

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Talk:Global warming

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CfD nomination of Category:MMORPGs in space

I have nominated Category:MMORPGs in space (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for renaming to Category:Massively multiplayer online role-playing games set in outer space (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:21, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:Science-fiction MMORPGs

I have nominated Category:Science-fiction MMORPGs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for renaming to Category:Science-fiction massively multiplayer online role-playing games (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:22, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Hmmm, sounds interesting. thanks for letting me know. I have commented there.--Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 15:52, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

NYC Wikipedia Meetup Sunday, March 21

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 21st, Columbia University area Last: 11/15/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Day NYC, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Lights Camera Wiki, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example User:ScienceApologist will present on "climate change, alternative medicine, UFOs and Transcendental Meditation" (see the November meeting's minutes).

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NYC Wikipedia Meetup Saturday, May 22

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday May 22nd, OpenPlans in Lower Manhattan Last: 03/21/2010

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikimedia Chapters Meeting 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wiki-Conference NYC and Wikipedia Cultural Embassy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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Thanks for your note ..

Have replied on my talk page. Not that the reply says much, but just so you know I have seen the note. --Nickhh (talk) 14:30, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

The Wiggles

Sm, you might have noticed that I reverted your recent edits to this article. The reason I did that is that your edits substantially changed its appearance. For example, you removed the lead, something recommended by MOS. This article has a long history of stability, and has been a featured article for over a year. If you want to make any significant changes, please discuss it first on its talk page. --Christine (talk) 17:28, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

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History of England

Sorry, but that's not funny. Why are you spoiling you good editing by putting jokes into an article? Dougweller (talk) 19:17, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

hi. well, i was just responding to the previous note there which I did not write, but which was left by an anonymous editor. I was trying to be a little encouraging to them, whoever they are. your point is quite valid though, and I take your point. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 20:49, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

High society

Hi Steve, I'm afraid I disagree with your move of this page to High society (disambiguation), and have made a formal Request to Move. Notifying you as a courtesy. I'm not sure whether your "Wikibreak" announcement is current or not, as you edited yesterday - apologies if it means you miss out on any discussion. But your new article is just not the primary usage for "High society", so the dab page needs to be back where it used to be, in my opinion. PamD (talk) 09:58, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi. Well i understand your point. thanks. however, i think our real disagreement is over where to point the redirect for "High society." Naming that page as "disambiguation" seems pretty uncontroversial to me, since in fact that is what the page is. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 13:51, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of P. M. Kochukuru

The article P. M. Kochukuru has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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Wikis Take Manhattan

WHAT Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Fall 2008 (a description of the results, and the uploading party)
• Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan (our cool team galleries)
• Streetfilms: Wikis Take Manhattan (our awesome video)

WINNINGS? The first prize winning team members will get Eye-Fi Share cards, which automatically upload photos from your camera to your computer and to sites like Flickr. And there will also be cool prizes for other top scorers.

WHEN The hunt will take place Saturday, October 10th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by prizes and celebration.

WHO All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!

REGISTER The proper place to register your team is here. It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register beforehand.

WHERE Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The Open Planning Project's fantastic new event space nestled between Chinatown and SoHo. Everyone will end at The Open Planning Project:

• Wikis Take Manhattan page at The Open Planning Project

148 Lafayette Street

between Grand & Howard Streets

FOR UPDATES

Please watchlist Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan. This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.

Thanks,

Pharos

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
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You're invited!

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Wikipedia Loves Landmarks, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example particular problems posed by Wikipedia articles about racist and anti-semitic people and movements (see the September meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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Oasis of the Seas

Hello Sm. A couple of points about your additions here:

• Oasis is measured in gross tons, not gross registered tons. (See the cites from the rating agency, the talk page, and the article on gross tonnage.) And it is probably clearer to state that it measures the gross tonnage, not that it holds it.
• The canal is actually 110' wide, but typically allows ships only 105' wide, except in special cases. (I'm going by memory here.)
• The beam of Oasis is actually 154', the larger figure is on the superstructure, not the wetted hull. The source you use, while valuable, does not make this clear.

Best regards, Kablammo (talk) 15:27, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I understand; however, the source article itself uses the gross registered ton measurement, specifically to measure that characteristic. Hope that answers that point somewhat.

I appreciate your other information as well, which is extremely helpful. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 15:34, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes, even the cruise line uses grt, even though that measurement is no longer used. The discussion on the talk page explains it more; the rating agency (which is both independent and reliable) is the best source. Thanks. Kablammo (talk) 15:38, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Test your World War I knowledge with the Henry Allingham International Contest!

As a member of the Military history WikiProject or World War I task force, you may be interested in competing in the Henry Allingham International Contest! The contest aims to improve article quality and member participation within the World War I task force. It will also be a step in preparing for Operation Great War Centennial, the project's commemorative effort for the World War I centenary.

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Brazil power outage 2009

Hello! I hope you don't mind it, but this article you created was already introduced under a different name by another users, so I redirected your page to the first one. If you want to add more info on the subject, just go ahead and do it in the older article. Cheers! Victão Lopes ^{I hear you...} 16:46, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Unblock request

hi guys. I;'m trying to use this computer here. this is locatd in a frozen yougurt outlet. i am using a public terminal which is paid by the hour. Can you undo the block? thanks.

{{unblock|1=this is a public erminal in a web cafe.}}

thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 00:13, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

No, but I can hand you IPBE. Will that work? -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Stop... at a WHAMMY!!)} 00:18, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Well hi there. hmm, I'm learning a lot today. What is IBPE? thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 00:21, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

oh, does is it mean IP Block Exception? interesting. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 00:22, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes. With IPBE, this account won't be affected by IP blocks. -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Stop... at a WHAMMY!!)} 00:51, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and given Steve the exemption. Hope this ok with everyone. PhilKnight (talk) 07:14, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Ok, that sounds good. thanks very much! --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 14:30, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

new section

Added Sauce Award I award this Added Sauce award to myself for great efforts in hunting down sourcing and sauces/sources). --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 19:47, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

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ZP5

I hope you're not mistaking GR for a neutral wikipedian offering good-faith comments. He is a long-term right-wing POV pusher who has wasted a lot of time for no gain. I've deleted that section from my talk page; if you think there is anything to say, we can talk here William M. Connolley (talk) 22:15, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

hmmm, ok. well, I certainly do appreciate the gesture you've made in being willing to open a discussion here. i think that for now, I'm fine with leaving the topic where it is. thanks very much for coming here to contact me. perhaps we'll be in touch a bit later, or perhaps I'll add more later. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 12:28, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Closing Talk:Global warming RfC

Many of the issues raised there are valid for consideration at a Request for comments on a user, the Mediation Cabal, or the Arbitration Committee. The concerns raised remain available to be copied to an appropriate venue. That discussion is not, however, even remotely focused on improving the article, and I have removed it in accordance with the Talk page guidelines. I have no particular interest in that article beyond trying to keep the involved editors talking productively. In future, please try not to disrupt an articletalk page by restoring a thread consisting almost entirely of variously productive editors making oblique attacks at each other. If you wish to state your reasoning for re-opening that discussion at that talkpage, please do so at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#"RfC: Oppressive editing and page ownership" at Talk:Global warming. - 2/0 (cont.) 18:22, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

ok, will think about that. thanks for your helpful and informative message. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 20:21, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

oh, also I disagree with your description of that thread. I feel that it did relate to the article. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 20:22, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Sandstein/Nableezy

Hi Sm8900. I would like to work on two things regarding what has happened to Nableezy. One is to file an appeal of Sandstein's decision which I will begin in my user space shortly. The second, concurrent to this, would be opening a User RfC on Sandstein regading his abuse of his admin powers. I have asked Gatoclass for some advice on how to proceed. I hope he responds soon. When I have drafts up in my user space, I will be contacting you for feedback. I hope you will co-sign both the appeal and the User RfC. Tiamut^talk 20:00, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

ok, thanks for your note. good to see you. i will review those items. I'm not guaranteeing what actions I will take, as obviously it depends on the content. i appreciate your note. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 20:41, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

thanks Steve. I'm waiting to hear more from Nableezy before proceeding further. But I appreciate your encouragement. Tiamut^talk 14:32, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

FYI, Nableezy has decided to file an appeal at AE. Tiamut^talk 21:27, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

OOW

Hi there Sm, just letting you that I've redirected OOW. Wikipedia isn't a dictionary, and there is no point in including abbreviations unless there is something more to say about them then that it is an abbreviation (might as well use a redirect instead). Hope that is okay by you. Best, - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 15:49, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Mediation Cabal: Request for participation

Dear Sm8900/Archive 4: Hello, my name is The Wordsmith; I'm a mediator from the Mediation Cabal, an informal mediation initiative here on Wikipedia. You've recently been named as a dispute participant in a mediation request here:

Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2009-12-08/Global Warming

I'd like to invite you to join this mediation to try to get this dispute resolved, if you wish to do so; note, however, it is entirely your choice whether or not you participate, and if you don't wish to take part in it that's perfectly alright. Please read the above request and, if you do feel that you'd like to take part, please make a note of this on the mediation request page. If you have any questions relating to this or any other dispute, please do let me know; I'll try my best to help you out. Thank you very much. Best regards, The Wordsmith^Communicate 20:57, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi. thanks very much for your message. however, recently i have been reducing my involvement in issues at that article. i appreciate your message though, and will try to stay aware of the discussion. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 22:52, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

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Reverting user talk pages

Re [2]. Please don't revert user talk pages against the editor's clear wishes. And when you *do* revert, please leave an explicit edit summary such as "revert" or "rv". If you'll acknowledge these two points, and in particular promise not to revert my talk page in future, I'll answer your question William M. Connolley (talk) 18:34, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi WMC. Ok, your points are quite fair and reasonable. I am absolutely willing to respect the importance of your prerogatives at your talk page. I am also willing to adhere to your request regarding edit summaries, which is an extremely fair request for you to make. I also very much appreciate the fair and helpful way that you've opened a conversation here through your note. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 21:57, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Excellent, then I'm happy. Now, as to your original comment, which I removed. I did so because I didn't think it was helpful for moving the discussion forward. It gave your personal opinion on matters of dispute resolution which, with respect, I'm not interested in. Effectively, I don't think you're in a position to be offering unsought advice. I have a shadow, if that means anything to you. I could pick apart in detail what was wrong with what you said but firstly I've just sat through 2 hours of finance meeting and that is quite enough tedium for one evening, and secondly I think it would only lead to more acrimony William M. Connolley (talk) 22:16, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Ok, well I understand your reply, and thanks for taking the time to respond. I may not totally agree with you re the comment itself, but you do have a right to your opinion, especially on your own talk page. your willingness to answer my question does make it unnecessary to further contend over this, as you said. so thanks. i do sympathize with you on the meeting on finance...those things are pretty tiring, especially in these trying times! thanks for your note. :-) --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 22:26, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

One of your statements at Talk:Global warming is now orphaned, you might want to remove it yourself. Best Regards MalcolmMcDonald (talk) 23:13, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Your note

Thanks for the congrats. Nice work on the article on economic peace efforts. Unfortunately, I don't share your optimism about the ability of such ventures to lead to sustainable peace in the region. Rampant corruption in almost all the governments here prevent the dividends from making a real difference in the everyday lives of most people. Even if they could improve the economic standard of living for some, the fact remains that longstanding grievances based the denial of the most basic of human rights cannot be bought off so easily. Sorry for being so cynical. But capitalism is simply not a solution for a lack of justice and self-determination. Cheers. Tiamut^talk 20:26, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

well, I understand. however, I feel if that new jobs are created in the dozens, that will have an effect, even if other factors may undercut it, such as some admittedly possible corruption. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 23:11, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Judaization of the Galilee

I just want to express how deeply disappointed I am in your approach to editing that article. I've never known you to be someone who adds WP:OR to an article and then refuses to remove it when asked to. I've also never seen you add weasel words to an article that are not even being used by the sources cited. You'e effectively chased me away from editing that article for now, on a day when I expanded it twofold (and was about to go for three or fourfold). I really never expected to see such behaviour from you, no matter how much we have disagreed in the past. No matter. Have fun then. Tiamut^talk 16:26, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

I understand the point which you are making, and the query you are expressing. However, for me the introduction of the word "Judaization" to this encylopedia constitutes a whole new kind of issue. Using that word in the title of an entry means incorporating a word which is intriniscally a loaded word and a vehement charge and allegation, and trying to incoporate it as a basic overall and accepted fact. That is more or less the reason for my approach and efforts on this issue. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 16:29, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

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Talk:Global warming

Thank you for your contributions to the encyclopedia! In case you are not already aware, an article to which you have recently contributed, Global warming, is on article probation. A detailed description of the terms of article probation may be found at Wikipedia:General sanctions/Climate change probation. Also note that the terms of some article probations extend to related articles and their associated talk pages.

The above is a templated message. Please accept it as a routine friendly notice, not as a claim that there is any problem with your edits. Thank you. -- TS 21:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

hmmm. okay, thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 21:45, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:MMORPGs in space

I have nominated Category:MMORPGs in space (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for renaming to Category:Massively multiplayer online role-playing games set in outer space (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:21, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:Science-fiction MMORPGs

I have nominated Category:Science-fiction MMORPGs (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for renaming to Category:Science-fiction massively multiplayer online role-playing games (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:22, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Hmmm, sounds interesting. thanks for letting me know. I have commented there.--Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 15:52, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

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