Vcrs

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Sorry

Sorry I was a little brash about what I said in the Cabrini Green article. I was referring to "need more info!", but it's not your fault. Once again, sorry. :-) WikiFanatic 21:47, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Responses

Do I respond to these comments here, or on your talk pages? I think the latter, so I'll go do that, but if I'm wrong, let me know. Thanks! Vcrs 04:58, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

There is no set protocol. Some people respond on their own talk page and some respond on the talk page of the other party. For more complex conversations, leaving the discussion in a single place makes it easier to follow. If its just "Thank you" and "You're welcome", it usually makes more sense to leave the message on the talk page of the person you want to read it. The wiki software lets a user know when a message has been added to his or her talk page by displaying a banner the next time he or she visits Wikipedia. When the original recipient responds on his or her own talk page, there is no message banner for the other person to see. On the other hand, after I leave a message I usually watch the user's talk page for a few days (by clicking "watch" at the top of the page). I almost always check my watchlist first thing when I go to Wikipedia.

Okay, thanks, that makes sense. Vcrs 13:53, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Regarding Cabrini Green

Did you remove this?

"Education

Cabrini-Green is zoned to Jenner K-8 School for K-8 and Wells High School. Both are operated by Chicago Public Schools."

You should not have removed it. I typed in the Cabrini-Green Address into the school locator and got these two schools. WhisperToMe 03:10, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Never mind. I found that it simply had been reorganized. WhisperToMe 03:13, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

OK. I don't think I would have done that. I left in any information that I didn't find to be absolutely wrong, even if I didn't think it was essential (who am I to say?) Thanks for the note & follow-up. Vcrs 03:29, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Ulu Cami

I take off the dom part of Ulu Cami because In Turkey usually mosques have 3 or 4 domes but there is a type called U typed mosque that all mosques in this type have more than 8 domes. Thank you for your interest.

Oh, okay, thanks for the explanation! I'm glad to learn something new. Vcrs 17:49, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

AMA Request

Brief: I attempted to add some scholarly critiques of carrying capacity from different perspectives; Lee Wells seems to take any critique as a challenging argument to be answered. S/he has now rewritten the whole page as an essay promoting his/her point of view (and adding grammatical errors to boot). S/he doesn't seem to understand that other points of view exist or deserve mention. I would like to reinstate the previous page. But I don't know how, and I don't want to get into some kind of war with this person. (read full description) -- Vcrs 04:30, 5 September 2006 (UTC) (copied to here from requests page by 09:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC))

Hi Vcrs - I've taken up your case as your advocate. I've had a look at the article involed, and previous revisions of it, and it certainly looks like you could have a case. I'm going to leave my thoughts on my Desk, where you can leave your comments either in the comments section or on the talk page of the desk. Thanks Martinp23 09:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi - you're welcome - I've read what you've said and have put some ideas on my desk in the recommendations section - let me know what you think and when you're happy for me to start talking to Lee Wells. Martinp23 20:14, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi - I'ver asked him to comment in that section, so that it goes in the right place. However, he hasn't replied yet. I'm going to give it a few days, then try to close the discussion and revert his edits. Hope this helps :) Martinp23 07:29, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi again, I'm not sure if Lee Wells is going to comment on the case, but I'm going to give him until 11th September (a week since his last contribution) to respond before going ahead with my recommendations. Also, I have changed the recommendations slightly. On having a fresh look at the case, I don't think that a complete revert is necessary, as this would distort the edits of other users since Lee Wells' submissions. Instead, I'm suggesting that you can look at the article and remove what is unsourced, incorrect or biased (or attempt to source it, correct it, or rewrite it (!)). I think this represents a slightly better compromise. Lee Wells seems to log in only every week, and from his past pattern, I guess 11th September will be the next time he logs in. Thanks Martinp23 08:52, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi yet again for the second time in a day :) Lee Wells has now responded on my desk - could you let me know if you're happy with my new recommendations? Lee Wells has started to make an effort to clean up his previous changes, which is a compromise from your wish that his edits be reverted. I'd us to follow WP:0RR - to prevent an edit war from escalating. Please let me know how you feel about this. Thanks Martinp23 22:05, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

(deindenting) First, thanks for providing your proposed solution - it seems fine now, based on the fact that Lee Wells is trying to clean up the page now. There's only one bit that I think may be unfair, and which is certainly unenforceable - namely the part about Lee Wells not being able to edit your section. Unfortunately, this violates WP:OWN, so it can't really be done, but in the recommendations section (into which I've merged your ideas) I've asked Lee Wells to keep to his own section. Can you let me know if you're happy with these recommendations (basically they're just yours, but with one or two added) - if you are, then I would consider the dispute resolved :)! If this is the case, I'll make the temporary editing page for your changes (and Lee Wells'), comment on the talk page on the article and your talk page. If you want anything else, please ask! I am your advocate! Martinp23 20:23, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi, I;d like to thank you for being so co-operative and generally helpful to me in the AmA request I've been dealing with for you. You may not have known, but that was my first case. You're welcome to contact me at any time on my talk page - I'll probably be archiving the case from the desk soon, when I close it at the AMA Board. When I get a bit of free time, I'll try to take a look at the article and improve it if I can. Sorry that I've been referring to you as the masculine on the desk - I generally use that form by default when I don't know! I'm truly sorry to hear about the illness in your family, and pass on my best wishes. Finally, I'd like to re-iterate my thanks to you for this case, and ensure you that I will always be available to help - whether for this case or anything else. Thanks Martinp23 19:30, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliments :) - I think I'll start using the "s/he" and "hir" in the future (at least when I remember!) Thanks, and all the best, -- Martinp23 19:48, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Sky Burial (November 2006)

Hi,

Sorry I didn't respond earlier to your comments on the Sky burial/Tibetan sky burial merger. Please feel free to restart a separate topic for Tibetan sky burial. I'll be happy to help with getting the page up and running. Mytildebang 23:14, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Image:Ulucamii-turkey-2001.jpg

hello Vcrs. i wanted to double-check: are you the author of the above image? you used the pd-user-en template for the image, which is used when the uploader, who is the author of the work, wants to release it into the public domain. if you are the author, then the public domain license means that people can alter the image and/or use it for commercial purposes, which is what you requested not be done. thus the image can't be PD if this stipulation is attached. you may be interested in releasing your work under one of the creative commons licenses (i.e. attribution/sharealike; see here) instead, or by removing the stipulation so that it is compliant with PD licensing. it's a wonderful image, by the way :) regards, ITAQALLAH 13:43, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Apology

Hey Vcrs. I'd like to extend my apologies for this diff that occurred two years ago. I'd like to chalk that edit up to 'youthful indiscretion', even though I'm not much older than that now... :-P

Either way, I really don't know what I was thinking at the time. Seeing as my wiki career's pretty much winding down or winded down, I'd like to finally apologize for something that I've wanted to apologize for, but haven't gotten around to until now.

Take care.

And no, you weren't being a 'rank newbie' when you made your edit (you left that comment back on my talk page in 2005). :-)

One (talk) 15:10, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

(responded on that user's talk page at the time...) Vcrs (talk) 18:23, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

The Philadelphia Story

Hi. I reverted your add to this article for 2 reasons:

1. It's an analysis of the theme of the film, which is inappropriate for the Plot section, which should be used for a description of what happens in the film;
2. Since there was no citation for the material, it looks like original research. If I'm wrong, and you have a reference for that stuff, please feel free to re-insert it, but not in the plot section. (A new section somewhere below Production would be best, I think) Ed Fitzgerald ^{t / c} 01:10, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough. I wasn't sure if that was appropriate or not, but it's such a major and obvious part of the film. I'll try to find someone else who's said it, since I'm sure someone has. Thanks for letting me know why you did it.

Sorry to see (on your talk page) that you're so disappointed, but thanks for hanging in there. Those of us who just dally in editing and who love Wikipedia are really, really grateful to those of you who work harder on keeping it good and making it better. Thanks again and keep the faith!

Vcrs (talk) 01:19, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Very old: Regarding Cabrini Green once again

Almost three and a half years after the fact (and a few name changes of mine later), I still can't believe I was that rude on the Cabrini Green page when you added '(need more info!)'. Having just noticed my rude comment again in my talk page archives, I feel like apologizing again. So, once again, even though it's nearly 3.5 years after the fact, I'd like to offer another apology for my rather harsh treatment of you. One (talk) 00:58, 22 April 2009 (UTC)