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September 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Irish_Wikipedians%27_notice_board

What is a Legal term of Art?

A term of art is a precise word or phrase used by professionals in a certain subject area.

http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/tutorials/definitions/term_art.html

The expression "Legal Term of Art," therefore, means a term used by attorneys in certain areas. Thus, for example, the term "reliance" is used to express actions taken based on an "assurance" in a "contract." Reliance is not stated as "this thing I did because some guy promised me he would pay me if I did X."

The term "Detainee" fits into this category, as it defines a group of individuals who are presently being incarcerated in GITMO. They are afforded protections under the Detainee Protection Act of 2005:

http://www.milnet.com/House/HR-6166-Military%20Commisions%20Act%20of%202006/Detainee%20Treatment%20Act%20of%202005.html

The choice of verbage is not happenstance. The persons who fall under this category meet a very special definition under the law. They are not "prisoners," because they are not American Citizens, nor are the Prisoner of War. Their status is, instead, as "detainees" of the Department of Defense. Thus, they are under military detention, not afforded the status of military prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention as irregular combatants, and the term applies solely to persons meeting this definition as a class.

I can only hope this fully, and completely, explains the legal term of art "Detainee."

Frogman

He missed the Greek Navy, and they are really good:

http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/dyk_history_en.asp

Use later to edit Frogman story. Consider sections carefully.

Pontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint'Apollinare

New project

http://en.wikipedia.org/Pontifical_Lateran_University

Joe McGarrity

http://en.wikipedia.org/Joseph_McGarrity

http://www.irishphiladelphia.com/mcgarritytimeline


Elizabethan Stage Society

Yachtsman1:/Elizabethan Stage Society

I have moved this page to User:Yachtsman1/Elizabethan Stage Society which is where I assume you intended it to be, and have removed the speedy deletion tag placed there now it is in your userspace. Ros0709 (talk) 08:10, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Much Appreciated. First time I have ever started an article, and a stumble on the way is to be expected. Thanks for picking me up. Cheers.Yachtsman1 (talk) 08:52, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

The Forgotten Ten

Mountjoy

User:Yachtsman1/Forgotten Ten

use:Yachtsman1/Frank Flood


Battle of Great Severn

Link:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2242/is_1598_274/ai_54405265

http://en.wikipedia.org/Josias_Fendall

http://books.google.com/books?id=9SgUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA154&lpg=PA154&dq=Battle,+Severn,+maryland&source=web&ots=HpU-imuTj6&sig=7UQXOpBTZ_o50xiGYHDu_WQABVU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA160,M1

http://books.google.com/books?id=cPgMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=Battle,+Severn,+maryland&source=web&ots=zFaHTmBiCh&sig=AjCud0eo-thOc-aBUCr1lHaMtzc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPA268,M1

http://books.google.com/books?id=0d2gYaaCGcQC&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=Battle,+Severn,+maryland&source=web&ots=YjTqu9Y_k9&sig=FHBI8Qswkinqb9lc0ssZB4-gvc4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA154,M1

http://books.google.com/books?id=SPMXAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=Battle,+Severn,+maryland&source=web&ots=VOU2bkWyIb&sig=AEDlTTPIG16Wm86MsbpqklhXBqA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result

This is Camp x-ray

No problems, i've also had a poke at Honor Bound to Defend Freedom so its a bit better. 04:32, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

That's good, I saw it. I also saw your statement on the Auschwitz piece that I deleted. It was just too over the top. No matter your political persuasion, I really doubt the Auschwitz slogan inspired the American leadership at the time to adopt the motto. Yachtsman1 (talk) 04:37, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Geo swan is a good lad, he can be over the top some times (like this time), but he knows a hell of a lot on gitmo. 04:52, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

He can be a bit overzealous in his convictions, which is why we butt heads, but he writes some good articles when he does so in a neutral manner and uses solid sources. Yachtsman1 (talk) 04:56, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Bernard Ryan

user:Yachtsman1/Bernard Ryan

Loyola

Thank you sooooooo much for your help on the article. I feel like I am the only person who gives two hoots about Loyola's page. I've made some improvements, (some mistakes as well), bit its a shame that the article is so poor. Georgetown's article is worlds away from ours. Anywho, I'm only a sophomore undergrad, but I do my best. 144.126.196.135 (talk) 16:42, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

That's alright, I'll be helping from here on out. I would be interested in any materials that can be used to improve it, aside from the website. Talk to the Jesuits about early history.Yachtsman1 (talk) 23:54, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

I've been doing so so with a few priests. There are a few books in the library, nothing too great. Right now I'm just looking at the FA articles from templates, and organization.Interzil (talk) 06:50, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

So over the past few months I've done a bunch to extend the Loyola's prominence by increasing the number of articles, in a fashionable more wiki-friendly way. Any input? Also, can we make a Wiki-Project for Loyola? There are still a lot of things missing, ie institutional history. Also, the alumni page is really weak, check out Dartmouth's, think we can emulate that? Happy New Year Interzil (talk) 22:20, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Loyola Alum

For the Loyola Alumni Section. That part on Mark Bowden at the end should be taken out. Not just because it is awkward, but there is already one military-fiction writer in the blurb, having two is just overkill. Also, most schools have a "featured" alumni on each page with a picture of them (ie Bill Clinton on the G-town page). We should figure out someone to put up on it. I was thinking Michael D. Griffin, but he only received a MA from Sellinger.Interzil (talk) 15:47, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Interzil, Loyola is, first and foremost, a liberal arts college, and it creates authors. In this case, the most famous living alums of the college are authors, both of whom are well known. The fact they both write about the military is entirely irrelevant to their accomplishments. Further, Black Hawk Down is a documentary piece about the events in Mog, not fiction as you assert, and Bowden wrote this as a journalist. Therefore, I do not concur. As for photos, I will see what I can do.Yachtsman1 (talk) 22:35, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
As of the 2008-2013 strategic plan, Loyola is a comprehensive university, which is not exactly a liberal arts college. There are many undergrads and postgrads who are prominent figures of society. Your claims regarding Clancy and Bowden make sense, however, the article blurb written under the Alumni section talks about Loyola having government, religious, and business leaders. Michael D. Griffin is quite possibly more important than any of those two authors, and should receive recognition for it. The main article is Loyola College in Maryland Alumni, if you would like to focus on both of the authors on this page, do so. However, writting an exert on a 'well-rounded' school such as Loyola deserves diversity.Interzil (talk) 16:41, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Also, John Hall never graduated from Loyola. He dropped out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Interzil (talkcontribs) 16:46, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
John Hall dropped out of Notre Dame to my understanding, and graduated from Loyola. As for Loyola being a "comprehensive university", it has two schools, one for business, the other for liberal arts, and the liberal arts core is required of all students. It is VERY MUCH a traditional, Jesuit college in that respect, and its notable alumni are heavily influenced as a result. Saying a university is "comprehensive" is fine and good, but a "comprehensive university" normally means separate schools at the undergraduate and graduate level (School of Medicine, School of law, School of Nursing, School of Education, etc.) equalling more than two. Loyola has not attained this distinction to date, and is listed as a "Master's University as a result", though that appears the direction my alma mater is headed. As for the "diversity" of alumni, add Griffin if you like. Yachtsman1 (talk) 17:45, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Incivility

You have unfairly accused me of vandalism three times without any basis, and after being told quite explicitly that the edit is not vandalism . I have not breached Misplaced Pages:General sanctions nor I am under any editing restriction with regard to The Troubles.

Your uncivil and groundless personal attacks are in contravention of wikipedia policy. Harrymph (talk) 11:30, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Notifying you of this request: . Harrymph (talk) 11:48, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

I have responded to your post on the admin. board. Once again, please attempt to reach consensus before making any further changes on The Troubles. Thank you.Yachtsman1 (talk) 18:33, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

The Burning of Cork City

User:Yachtsman1/Burning of Cork City

A Saying for Consideration

An rud a théann i bhfad,téann sé i bhfuaire.

Meaning - What drags on grows cold.

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Behlow Family from 1622-2008

I am speedy closing the AFD you started. Speedy deletions do not go to AFD. Articles tagged for speedy deletion go to a separate place where admins there look at them and decide whether it meets the certain criteria (in this case, A7) or does not. If it does not, then possibly AFD is in order. If the speedy is declined, then I would renominate the article for AFD but following the guidelines set forth in the articles for deletion guidelines. Thank you, MuZemike (talk) 07:00, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. I'll know for next time.Yachtsman1 (talk) 07:53, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

For reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/User:Lupin/Anti-vandal_tool


SJU housing

Please see the SJU talk page for my thoughts.

Vandalism

It is a kind of attack that blocking will not help. A website has a link to that page and random users visiting that site will click on the link and save the page. These are the only edits they will ever make and they are from such a wide range of ip address that blocking will not stop it. If it continues I will request page protection. Thanks for the heads up. Thank you for your time, MatthewYeager 06:46, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Re:

Sorry, I just made a mistake while translating the section into an another wikipedia. 220.129.124.128 (talk) 07:27, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

re: "Oh my head"

(copy and paste from my talk page, please respond there if desired)

You are simply not going to believe this.

sigh...--Yachtsman1 (talk) 06:39, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Don't let it get to you. I'm having a hard time not believing that this editor isn't engaging in a wee bit of "trolling", it all seems a little over the top in my opinion. There is no doubt whatsoever in my opinion that the material being posted by the editor in question was completely unacceptable according to policy, subsequently I've added the article to my watch list (as I'm sure a few others have as well) and I'll continue to monitor it. Keep in mind that when material is posted as far removed as this stuff was from the policy of the encyclopedia, you can contact an administrator directly at . I can't imagine that there are many administrators that would see the continual reposting of this material (after warnings) as anything more than an act of straight vandalism. And of course always remember, try not to feed the trolls! lol I'd also like to suggest that although the editor in question may have technically been guilty of "edit warring", a more accurate 'charge' under these circumstances in my opinion, is a violation of the encyclopedia's policy against non-neutral point of view contributions. Should they choose to continue to post this material in its present form, after the expiration of the block currently in place, they should be systematically warned (1-4) that they are violating non-npov and barring that, reported to AIV as vandals. cheers Deconstructhis (talk) 16:02, 14 November 2008 (UTC)


Re: Vandal

Thanks, I've just reported them to AIV. Recommended short block with account creation enabled. Multiple warnings. Cheers, Digital 06:29, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


re: vandalism???

You've reverted my edits to the CCP hf page.

I had removed Charles Dane from the company staff listing: he has not worked for CCP in quite a while, and that position no longer exists.

I added that CCP announced a partnership with Atari to publish EVE. Reference: http://www.ccpgames.com/press/press_releases.asp?pressReleaseID=50. I was in the process of adding this reference in when I discovered your reversion.

I also edited that Quafe was a relabeling of a popular Icelandic soft drink, Orka.

Please realize that not everyone who adds or removes content to a page is doing so in a nefarious way. I fail to see how my content additions and one subtraction equates to vandalism. Please revert my edits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.227.161.168 (talk) 21:49, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

You can revert your own edits if you like, but understand that this is an encyclopedia. Thus, if you want to make a statement, it has to be supported. Therefore if the softdrink is a "repackaging", provide a cite in support. Your other edit was incomplete, but saved. I will revert these types of edits to ensure a clean-up of the article. In the future, use the preview feature to make edits to avoid this.Yachtsman1 (talk) 21:55, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Why????

You said "The UK is a better description". Why are people like Noel and Liam of Oasis from Manchester (England) included in Category:English people of Irish descent, NOT Category:British people of Irish descent? Why are people like John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles from Liverpool (England) included in Category:British people of Irish descent? BOTH are English people! I don't think I'm gonna do a vandalism. I only did the best of an intension. Being blocked is absolutely wrong. --211.15.48.50 (talk) 03:05, 17 November 2008 (UT)

When did I ever block you? And maybe they are confused. They are described as "British", not "English". I am a "British National" of "Irish descent" myself. Yachtsman1 (talk) 03:10, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, you don't say "you will be blocked", it's another person. By the way, are Gallagher brothers English and Lennon and McCartney British, not English? I don't understand it! Why are Lennon and McCartney British people of Irish descent, not English people of Irish descent although their article is included in Category:English singer-songwriters, not Category:British singer-songwriters? Are they from Liverpool of UK's ENGLAND? Are Gallagher brothers from Manchester of UK ENGLAND? Why is all I do wrong? I cannot accept it. --211.15.48.50 (talk) 03:30, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Michelle Malkin

I posted the need for some changes in the controversy section. The article doesn't meet standards and I'm working on it. Is there a problem?166.217.98.35 (talk) 05:37, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

I changed it because of the "stiiiiil" descriptor. This is common by editors who disagree with others philosophies. If this is a proper title, give a cite and it's good. Hope that helps.Yachtsman1 (talk) 05:39, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

McCain

Why did you revert my edits? McCain Foods Limited is a billion-dollar multinational business and the second biggest private company in Canada - clearly notable, and best known as simply "McCain". Secondly, the protection notice is obviously wrong otherwise how could I edit it? It's editors like you who are ruining Misplaced Pages. -81.139.76.64 (talk) 07:07, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

The page is not protected - I removed the template because it's not protected - see the talk page. I didn't create a redirect at all (that's an outright lie), I changed it to use a more specific template to make navigation easier. Please WP:AGF, and stop recent changes patrolling until you know how to be both civil and understand how Misplaced Pages works. Having an account doesn't suddenly give you special powers to treat IP users like crap. -81.139.76.64 (talk) 07:13, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I have to agree on the semi-protection issue; any time an I.P. removes a protection template from a page, you can safely assume that the page is indeed unprotected (I should have removed the template myself when I unprotected it). As for the rest, that's a content dispute; the two of you should work it out on the talk page. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 07:29, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Seeing as the edits in question weren't vandalism (one set of edits added a dabhat, another removed a protection template from an unprotected page), would you consider rescinding the warnings you gave for them? Regardless of opinion on whether McCain foods should be linked from the top of the article (I personally feel the regular dabhat is enough), the anon was clearly not deliberately vandalising the article, and seeing undeserved warnings on a user talk page like that is often enough to put off some users. Dreaded Walrus 19:32, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I have rescinded them, though I have doubts as to his purpose in linking the two. Yachtsman1 (talk) 20:37, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I agree it could easily be seen the wrong way, and like you I feel the dablink is enough. Still, thanks for taking them back. :) Dreaded Walrus 20:44, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
Well, we have consensus. He's salty as well, DW. Yachtsman1 (talk) 21:01, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for undoing vandalism on my user page! Cashier freak (talk) 05:48, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

I have reported him to the admins for vandalizing my user page and adding useless info to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. I have reverted his edits many times. That info can be found on their website. Cashier freak (talk) 05:54, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank You!

Thanks for reverting the vandalism done to my userpage! Themfromspace (talk) 23:27, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

No problem.--Yachtsman1 (talk) 00:02, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Zymurgy

I am an active follower of Zymurgy and am rather interested in fermentation of all kinds, not just during brewery —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.76.243.194 (talk) 00:23, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

While this may be, you may not vandalize pages. Please stop doing so.--Yachtsman1 (talk) 00:28, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Edit Reverts

Why did you revert my edits to F. Albert Cotton? The restored page contains a link that no longer is valid. 129.107.98.160 (talk) 00:31, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for checking - happy editing... 129.107.98.160 (talk) 00:41, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Edit Revert

Why did you revert my edit to Operation Steel curtain? I removed that campaignbox because it had been agreed to use the smaller one instead of the big one.89.216.236.45 (talk) 02:01, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

If there is an agreement, revert it. I don't see anything to replace it, however. I'm looking at another page where it was removed right now. Give me the link to the agreement, and we'll call it square, and I will agree to edit my warning given earlier. Thanks.--Yachtsman1 (talk) 02:03, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Ok, wait one minute so I find it.89.216.236.45 (talk) 02:05, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Ok, the current look of the smaller campaignbox was agreed upon in late 2006, because the big one was getting to large (and also included the bombings not just battles), so we decided to make the small one which would provide a link to the box with the battles and a link to the box with the bombings. There isn't much talk here on the discussion page ] ], because most of the discussion was conducted on our talk pages back then between me, Publicus and TheFEARGod. And we decided on the current one.89.216.236.45 (talk) 02:11, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Looks good to me. I'll edit my warning accordingly. Good luck editing.--Yachtsman1 (talk) 02:14, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Cheers!89.216.236.45 (talk) 04:08, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Our little IP friend...

Thanks for the heads-up; for future reference, you could also report at WP:AIV, giving a brief rundown of the history with this IP. (In fact, that's probably the best course of action--you're likely to get a faster reply there. As an example: it's just a fluke that I'm even awake and online just at the moment; normally I'd be asleep, and meanwhile this guy could have gone on making bad edits til sunrise.) But definitely keep up the good work--we don't need to be cleaning up after stuff like that. GJC 06:27, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough--I gave him a week, this time. If he comes back, I'll probably take it to AN/I for a sanity check on a much-longer block length--even though I work in tech-support IRL, I'm foggy on the intricacies of dynamic IP's and the mechanisms by which they're eventually released back into the pool. Take care!GJC 06:45, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

why did you revert my edit?

I recently made an edit to the adult video game page to add the sexgame-reviews.com site. I believe this is a valid entry as this site covers a range of adult video games, both current and historical. It is also similar to the site MMOVSG.net which is an existing entry in the link section. Can you explain why that entry is valid while mine is not?

The entry is here.

Catmonkey (talk) 22:52, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

You're right. Just re-add your link and it's fine. Just as an FYI, we look for spam and sales links on these articles, and that was probably what hit me when I reverted it. Sorry for the confusion.--Yachtsman1 (talk) 01:11, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Marist College Rosalie

Hi Yachtsman,

I am not up to spped with editing and reverts and all that stuff. I wrote much of the Marist College Rosalie ... I see that you have reverted things back to my original. Someone has now gone back and reverted that. the page looks a mess. I'm not sure what is going on ... could you have look at it when you get the time. Thanks Franko velebitan (talk) 00:05, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Done, and I left a message on your page. It looks like he is merging a separate article into the article in question. I'll keep up with it from here on out. Yachtsman1 (talk) 02:49, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

changing my headline on Northwest High School in cedar hill

Ya it may not be constructive but what i put down was true, I did score a touchdown, and i did shock basically everyone that knew me. What i want to know is how you get around to Northwest High School in cedar hill, theres like millions of other articles that would be highly important, and you get around to changing a small ( but true) edit about a school that no one has ever heard of, i think its best that i get this, because your ruining my life.. eww —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.193.77 (talk) 05:50, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

you know what, thats cool that id get my article deleted, im graduating anyways next may, so im guessing im not important anymore to mention on wikipedia, --24.207.193.77 (talk) 01:18, 28 November 2008 (UTC)nope, no signature, ill get deleted if i put my name

help please?

id like to know how to properly create a table for an article --24.207.193.77 (talk) 05:31, 28 November 2008 (UTC)Ricky

I noticed theres not much on the rams 2004 season article, so id like to include a table that would include their games and outcomes of that season. I feel like more should be added due to the kind of season the rams had in 2004. Oh and about the account, yes i also think it make life easier, im working on setting up an email account so i can create one within the next few days. As for their 2000 season article i figure theres no need for help on the want sentence that i edited, i was wanting to figure how to link a couple words to their own respective pages on wikipedia, but Rams and NFL are already used earlier in the paragraph so i figure theres no need to repeat links.--24.207.193.77 (talk) 03:51, 29 November 2008 (UTC)ricky

The info box you showed me on my talkpage isnt exactly what i was talking about. So what im gonna due is put the information in the article and you can go ahead and take a look. The Article im editing is 2004 St. Louis Rams season —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricky2009 (talkcontribs) 05:43, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Im having a little luck at adding headers, so ill c what i can do about the rest

header 1 header 2 header 3 header 4 header 5
row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 1, cell 3 row 1, cell 4 row 1, cell 5
row 2, cell 1 row 2, cell 2 row 2, cell 3 row 2, cell 4 row 2, cell 5
row 3, cell 1

as you can tell im having success!--RICKY 22:04, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Peach

Why did you delete my addtion section about the importance of peach tree in Vietnam? I would like to know the reason. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.240.48.209 (talk) 03:12, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

My apologies, a mistake in rollback (i.e., I hit the wrong button) I meant to fix it, but got caught up in something else. Please re-add it.Yachtsman1 (talk) 04:58, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Creating my own bio

Would i be allowed to create a bio on myself, ya i know im not important to the rest of the world outside my family and friends, well if not im starting one ahead of time so go ahead and have it removed if not —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricky2009 (talkcontribs) 04:24, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

You can do a general bio, but I would strongly argue you not use your actual contact information (your name and/or e-mail). Save the bio stuff for facebook. the object here is to create articles that are written in an encylcopedic (i.e., a scholastic) style. If you want some tips, check out the intro. pages for other editors. Hope that helps. Also, sign your name on posts. Scroll over the buttons on top to the tone that shows "Your signature with time stamp" and give it a click at the end of your post. --Yachtsman1 (talk) 05:04, 29 November 2008 (UTC)


short summary

so i put a short summary of the 2008-2009 St. Louis Blues NHL season, if you have time, go ahead to that article and tell me what you think, I took what I knew as well as some information off STLBlues.com to make a short summary of how their season is going so far and I tend to extend it as the season goes on.--RICKY 00:22, 30 November 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricky2009 (talkcontribs)

and by the way im doing a research paper for class on athletes as role models, if you could suggest some articles supporting the fact they are role models it be highly appreciated. Thanks!--RICKY 00:59, 30 November 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricky2009 (talkcontribs) just message me at my talk page if you have any ideas-Ricky2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricky2009 (talkcontribs) 01:04, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Is the article you suggested about the 2 players not allowed to play in that bowl game because they were black, yeah i got an article from another site cause im having difficulty finding it on wikipedia--RICKY 02:34, 30 November 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricky2009 (talkcontribs)

Yes. Also, check out how I edited your previous entry on the Blues. Take note of how I added to the article for the future. The players you named are linked now, together with some general language fixes.Yachtsman1 (talk) 02:40, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

I found a shorter and sweeter summary on wikipedia on the Universities page, so thanks!. Af for signing my posts, Im hitting the signature button up top, and its automatically putting my account name, so im guessing i need to add my name right after the signature. --RICKY 02:45, 30 November 2008 (UTC)Ricky —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricky2009 (talkcontribs) As for the links, i figured that out like 10 minutes ago Bill Clinton —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricky2009 (talkcontribs) 02:48, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

I figured you would. Recheck that Rams 2004-2005 piece, I recall them losing to the Eagles in the DS after beating Green Bay that year in the WC.--Yachtsman1 (talk) 02:51, 30 November 2008 (UTC)


Question from the new kid

So i just edited the BLues 08 09 season summary after a player reached a milestone not even 10 minutes ago. Im wanting to know if it was nessesary to put down how he recieved a standing ovation. The blues were on the against an opponent the guy recently played for. I put down the milestone and the fact it tied the game. Im just wanting to know if three sentences in the summary about his milestone is too much. --RICKY 21:41, 30 November 2008 (UTC) As for the question on the rams, no. They beat the eagles in week 16. They lost to Greenbay a little earlier. But in the playoffs, they defeated Seattle for the third time that season, then had a rematch with Atlanta from week 2. The Rams allowed over 300 rushing yards against the Falcons. However, the Rams did play both teams you mentioned in the 2001 playoffs, both of them the Rams were victorious over on their way to Super Bowl 36

Be bold, Rick. I'm sure it's fine. Keep up the good work. --Yachtsman1 (talk) 03:41, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

American Muslim Council reverts

Hello, Yachtsman1 ... I am concerned about the lack of discussion between Taz Manchester (talk · contribs) and Matt57 (talk · contribs) regarding recent edits to American Muslim Council (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) ... I happen to agree with Matt57 ... can we please discuss this at Talk:American Muslim Council? Happy Editing! — 72.75.110.31 (talk · contribs) 22:06, 30 November 2008 (UTC)


Hi Yachtsman, I have been busy lately so been unable to respond in detail regarding the issue although I plan to have it written up soon, 72.75.110.31 (talk · contribs) is very patronising and keeps stating I have an agenda while he does not which goes against the good faith encouraged in Misplaced Pages, please could you remind him of this.

(Taz Manchester (talk) 05:56, 6 December 2008 (UTC))

Willing to Keep Contributing

If you could suggest some more articles to do with NASCAR that are blank, I'd be more than welcome to research and fill in.--RICKY 04:20, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Rick: I put the NASCAR link on your page. Hit the link and you will be able to see what projects they are working on right now. I would suggest you get involved through that group. As for your signature, you can use either the top cursive signature, or the four tides symbot at the bottom by cutting and pasting it at the end of a message.--Yachtsman1 (talk) 03:39, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Something I dont understand

I kind of need help with the signature name, and what it does when its checked/unchecked. Dont completely understand it all.--RICKY 21:46, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Correcting spelling...

I would think someone as active as you would know that correcting spelling of other people's talk page comments is considered unnessesary and rude. Please don't do this. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ (talk) 12:35, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Must have done it while doing editing patrol for spelling errors in good faith. I'll make sure I don't do it in the future.Yachtsman1 (talk) 19:26, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

re: Battle of the Severn

Sorry, I'm not very active on Misplaced Pages anymore, I'm pretty busy with other things. I'm sure another member of WikiProject Maryland would be glad to help.-Jeff 22:38, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Battle of the Severn

Nice job on the article, I condensed your references and removed several dead (red) links. I also assessed it a "C" class article. One question: you say that this was the last battle of the English civil war which ended in 1651 but the battle occurred 5 years later. This battle apparently had no impact upon that war as the war had been over for quite awhile. If there is an answer you should put it in the article with a reference.--«Marylandstater» 23:02, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK

hen you finish, you should nominate the article to be shown on Misplaced Pages's front page, as a DYK article. The article will get plenty of exposure for that day. But you have to nominate it within 5 days of its creation.--«Marylandstater» 13:59, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Yachtsman1, I've left one more minor comment on your nomination here. Please respond ASAP, since we've got to hurry to get this article to the front page before it gets to old! Thanks, —Politizer /contribs 21:22, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. The sources for the Annapolis and Providence stuff look good...I'm still a little concerned about Orlady's comment, though, mentioning that she only found one source for the fact that it was the last battle of the war, and that the source might not be reliable. Do you have any other sources you could add to that? I tried to look for some, but to be honest I wasn't sure where in the article to look for that info. Anyway, once that last thing is cleared up, I think we should be good to go. —Politizer /contribs 00:29, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of the Severn

Updated DYK query On 15 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of the Severn, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--«Marylandstater» 17:57, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

bball

I know. As if that St. Mary's loss wasn't bad enough. Merry Christmas! Interzil (talk) 05:47, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

WikiGnome Reminder

Hi. As I was reading about your great contributions on Misplaced Pages (I'm impressed!), I happened to notice that on your userpage, you are attempting to respond to potential questions regarding reversion of edits. It's a minor thing, but "rollback" and "revert" are technically not the same function on Misplaced Pages, although many people use them inter-changeably. Currently, only users with WP:ROLL are allowed to use the rollback function. All other edits are considered to be "reverts" or "undo's", as corny as that last one sounds. If you use TWINKLE or HUGGLE, there is a rollback option when patrolling for vandalism, but the action posts as "revert" for people who are not admins. I thought I'd point it out, just in case it was an oversight. Best wishes for the new year. --OliverTwisted (Stuff) 08:29, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Your request for rollback

After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

  • Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
  • Rollback can be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
  • Rollback may be removed at any time.

If you no longer want rollback, then contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some information on how to use rollback, you can view this page. I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, just leave me a message if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Happy editing! — Aitias // discussion 22:56, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. I will use it sparingly.Yachtsman1 (talk) 23:02, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Pages for Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/User:Yachtsman1/AFD_Links

Milos Kocic

Yachtsman1, if you could help with saving this article from being deleted it would be awesome. Thanks Interzil (talk) 18:57, 22 January 2009 (UTC) PS the hounds are on MASN tonight, woohoo!!!

Pholcidae

Yachtsman1, the edits I did to Pholcidae were reverts of vandalism done by 2 anonymous editors. I hope this may clear up what was going on there. Nohomers48 (talk) 06:03, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I just made the change, sorry for the confusion Yachtsman1 (talk) 06:05, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

OK, Thanks Nohomers48 (talk) 06:09, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

HR333

What's wrong with my edit? I've disambiguated a star. 76.66.201.179 (talk) 08:45, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

It was redirected to dick cheney's impeachment article.Yachtsman1 (talk) 08:46, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Yes it is, that's why it's a dab hatlink using the template {{redirect}} 76.66.201.179 (talk) 08:50, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
So, are you going to remove the warning message? 76.66.201.179 (talk) 06:18, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

Hello Yachtsman1,

I'd like to discuss the article "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" with you, but I think we can present our thoughts better in real time, where we have constant feedback. So I give you my ICQ#: 121860056. If you prefer another type of messenger or chat, please let me know and I'll see to, that I can install it.

Best regards, Larkusix (talk) 07:30, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Response with regards to EIT

It is rather obnoxious the way people insist on not having a neutral article for Enhanced Interrogation Techniques. I have mostly just corrected and re-corrected the leading section, but the whole article has problems, and might even need to be re-written. JEN9841 (talk) 20:07, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Response

I saw your comments at the ANI. Indeed, some edits look almost like User:Giovanni33 or perhaps User:Jacob Peters (I do not mean you of course). I will be watching to perhaps collect some eveidence. Your comments about this would be welcome.Biophys (talk) 14:51, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, that was interesting reading indeed. Note that User:Giovanni33 meets dissenting views with the same "POV pushing" model as user:Viriditas. There are striking similarities in their writing styles, debate techniques, and refusal to acknowledge consensus and to roundly ignore countering viewpoints. The same snarky comments and objectification of the "vast right wing conspiracy" are used to marginalize and objetify dissenting editors. Also, note that the article has a number of "curious" IP edits that have only made one or two edits, but which center on this article almost exclusively, then are never used again. Having looked now at the history of the banned user in question, I must admit that the evidence is rather strong, though I am certainly not an impartial observer.--Yachtsman1 (talk) 17:19, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

I just noticed Viriditas incredibly ridiculous ANI complaint

This editor is entirely out-of-control, and you are correct re the WP:Ownership issues.Mosedschurte (talk) 17:42, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes indeed, totally out of control at this point. Goes berzerk when anyone disagrees with her POV.Yachtsman1 (talk) 17:48, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Human Rights in Los Angeles California seeking editing suggestions

Hi there, This is my first time on wikipedia, I actually came looking for sosmething else, and then noticed that human rights in the U.s. was on the table,and could not resist. I have years of experience in publishing and editing in peer reviewed science,and I also edited two books of fine literature. I consider myself very good at listening and accepting criticism.

I appreciate you style in editing. I was unfocused, and following your comment I removed the paragraph I entered there on Pico entirely.

But I do have important material that is fully referenced to contribute on human rights in the u.S. However, it irritated someone, and I decided to move it to my talk page, and seek editing sugggestions before moving it back to the main page.

Anytthoughts about the subject, and also about the mechanics of editing and formatting here would eb gratefully acknowledged.

I hope to hear from you!

Jz12345678 (talk)Jz12345678 —Preceding undated comment added 21:07, 22 June 2009 (UTC).

Hi Yachtsman: Please take a look at Human Rights in Los Angeles County, California 1985-2009. I tried to format it closer to Misplaced Pages standards. I get into some trouble with the References. I inserted a couple of them, but each time I got "display error" on my screen, which I have never encountered before. Moreover, the references as they appear now do not show the text that was supposed to be in them. Any suggestion would be gratefully accepted. Jz12345678 (talk) 02:02, 24 June 2009 (UTC)Jz12345678