User talk:Sophie means wisdom/Archive2013

Devon help

Hi. The article Casper (cat) could use a 'free licence' image. The owner name is in the article. Could you contact them and see if they have any images we could use?--Canoe1967 (talk) 19:40, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

WV and Sophie

Your name does indeed mean wisdom. There is a town in WV named Sophia, West Virginia and the older folks call it Sophie. Many thanks for the memoryCoal town guy (talk) 21:45, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Ha ha, that's great! Thanks! Sophie means wisdom (talk) 23:06, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Heron

I saw your addition to Heron. I wonder whether it would be better at Grey Heron, since Shakespeare could hardly have meant anything else? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 17:26, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Maybe, but since back then grey herons were imply called herons I don't think it makes much of a difference. Also the grey heron article has no name section, and it's not really worth starting one just to quote Shakespeare. Sophie means wisdom (talk) 17:34, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Long ago?

Jeez, thanks for making me feel old. ;) Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 16:21, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome :D Sophie means wisdom (talk) 10:15, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

New editing system

Hey Sophie. I saw your edit summary here; can you explain what the problems with the new system are? We're trying to improve on it, so every bug report or whatnot helps :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 10:57, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I see that it wraps <nowiki> around everything you add, so creating a new section leaves ugly equals signs, and no doubt refs and other markups would be left within the text. However I see there's a new "edit source" button which seems to mean "edit the old way." as long as this remains an option I'll continue editing here. Sophie means wisdom (talk) 11:31, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Well, sort of; it's a rich-text editor, so it wraps nowikis around markup, since you shouldn't be entering markup directly. We really do need a better way of handling when people do that, however :/. Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 11:35, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Well it's early days, these things are bound to happen. Sophie means wisdom (talk) 11:58, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Agreed, but it's still sucky to see good-faith editors tripped up. Anyway; now you know, and for those who don't, we'll hopefully have a better system :). Drop me a line if you see anything that looks out of place or breaks. Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 12:00, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

July 2013

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Zambezi Region

Hi Sophie, just to let you know that I have undone your page move from Caprivi Strip to Zambezi Region. The Caprivi Strip is the geographical entity, it hasn't been renamed. What has been renamed is the political (administrative) unit, Caprivi Region. Please chip in at Talk:Caprivi_Region#Requested_move, your input is appreciated. Cheers, Pgallert (talk) 10:30, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Snipe

My Chambers Dictionary give the plurals as snipe for individual and snipes for species. It doesn't give any plurals for woodcock, but I think the same useful distinction is appropriate. Please let me know if you think I've got this wrong Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:16, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

PS, can you really be a pagan in Devon? I thought it had to be Norfolk Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:20, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Ah, I was going by my old bird book. Times change, even for snipe(s). Plus if I had my way we'd have to start saying Wesley Snipe :) Sophie means wisdom (talk) 16:49, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

PS Also, yes there are lots of pagans in Devon. Even more in Cornwall though.

A Bit Too Soapbox? Re: Pagan religions

Please explain what you mean by this, and what Wikipedia guideline it violates. IMO, the fact that the words "Pagan" and "Paganism" are not, presently, capitalized like other religions is discriminatory, and the existence of a movement to change that is notable, especially in an article about Pagan Religions. Have you reviewed the names of the signatories to the petition? What is your specific objection?Rosencomet (talk) 22:14, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

My edit does not suggest that anyone sign this petition; I don't even know if unsolicited signatures are welcome. It contains neither "Advocacy, propaganda, or recruitment of any kind". According to the link you offered, "An article can report objectively about such things, as long as an attempt is made to describe the topic from a neutral point of view." Is there a change that you suggest to the way I worded it?Rosencomet (talk) 22:20, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

You worded it very well; the problem is that it doesn't belong there at all. Wikipedia articles aren't for posting stuff about current petitions, unless said petitions are newsworthy and non-trivial. Sophie means wisdom (talk) 22:38, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

Santa Claus

Please refrain from inserting the {{current}} template. I assume that you did so with Christmas cheer in mind, but it isn't appropriate. Thank you. —David Levy 23:06, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

I hope you get coal. Sophie means wisdom (talk) 23:27, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

I was mindful of the spirit in which your edit was intended, so I took the time to write a personal message (instead of transcluding a warning template). I attempted to be courteous and respectful, but I evidently failed to set such a tone.

Happy Christmas anyway. —David Levy 23:54, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

And to you. Sorry about my failed attempt at humour. Sophie means wisdom (talk) 09:38, 25 December 2013 (UTC)