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Revision as of 16:45, 24 December 2012

I've got a month left of school and then Finals. In order to get the grades I want, I really need to focus in this last month and Misplaced Pages has become too much of a distraction. I've completely cleared my watchlist to avoid the distraction that comes from lurking and won't be editing much. I'm leaving my adoptee's pages on my watchlist.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, Ryan Vesey!
As we all sit down at the dinner table and say our thanks, I would like to give thanks to you for your wonderful contributions and wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. May your turkey, ham or beast of choice satiate you until next year! TRA! ```Buster Seven Talk

Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck!

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Italics

Hi Ryan, I fixed the mistake that you mentioned, and I thank you for it! I don't know about which italics are you talking about, but if you mean {{Italic title}}, than I removed it, and continued making articles without it. Stemonitis mentioned that it might be good to use on extinct taxa, but I don't get the point on using it everywhere... Update: I checked the page title and taxobox title, and they looked italicised from my point of view (I mean my eyes, not my opinion :) ).--Mishae (talk) 00:45, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

It's fixed on my end too. I don't know if it was because of the mistake in the species part of the taxobox or if it was just a problem with my computer, but everything seems fine. Ryan Vesey 02:50, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Don't want to be rude (I hope you will treat it as a joke), but maybe you need better prescription glasses, I had mine updated couple of months ago, see like an eagle. And you know how important it is for us guys who spend hours and days on computers helping this project and do other stuff as well... :) O' and I am sorry for any original researches. How do you find information on the reason why they named that way? Like I see it happen a lot with species named after their discovererers!--Mishae (talk) 03:51, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Eh, another thing, don't think that I am sloppy or bad editor, and do let me know when or if I will do anything wrong again. Also, let me know (either you or Kiplong), when will the auto patrol function be back. You see, I kind of worried that my mass production of the articles on various themes, might angry the patrols that will need to check every single article, and I write 30 articles a day (sometimes even more!) Another thing, you mentioned something about copyvio, where was it? Can you show me an example in my recent edits. I know I had some issues with close paraphrasing, but I haven't seen anything as of yet...--Mishae (talk) 06:50, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Question

Is it just my computer (Windows 7 laptop), or is something wrong with the internet connection overall? My e-mail and Misplaced Pages page was opening for 10 minutes each starting from 3:07 pm (central)! It only ended by 3:37.--Mishae (talk) 21:46, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

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See also

• Help:Starting editing

Good luck and happy editing. ```Buster Seven Talk 22:31, 13 December 2012 (UTC) Gtwfan52 (talk) 07:42, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Just wanted to see if it worked. Somehow, the selection ended up under "Welcome, IP editors" screen. Is there any way to modify it so Buster's signature is not there? Gtwfan52 (talk) 07:45, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure why it ended up under that screen. I'll take a look at the buster 7 part. In the meantime can you upload a screenshot of your twinkle edit welcome screen? Just upload it to here so you don't need to deal with licensing for Misplaced Pages. Ryan Vesey 07:48, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

I fixed the buster 7 sig issue. For me it appears under both standard welcomes and ip editor welcomes. Is it the same for you? Ryan Vesey 07:51, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

It is the same for me now. Had to clear the cache first. Thanks for your help. Gtwfan52 (talk) 08:43, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Spread the cheer by adding {{Subst:Xmas4}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thanks so much! I need a little Christmas Cheer right now. Ryan Vesey 19:56, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Me too. I've said this twice already, but thanks for fixing the WER Welcome unsigned template. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 19:59, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

You credit my code skills too much. I know very little about code, I just happen to be very good at problem solving. My dad on the other hand made a Pong game using a Pythonlike thing. Ryan Vesey 20:01, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Well, I'll tell you one thing, your code skills have mine beaten. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 20:02, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Irony award

Come on, between this and this you have to agree Misplaced Pages needs an Irony Award... Zad68 21:27, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Ha, I think you're right. Ryan Vesey 21:29, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, that's pretty funny. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 21:29, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

I feel like five tildes for a timestamp only sig is too few. It should be six with five still being normal. It's an easy mistake to make. Ryan Vesey 21:31, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

You may have a point there. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 21:32, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Gaijin42 (talk) 21:55, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Sorry for the drama.

Bearian (talk) 00:34, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Sandy Hook

I noticed you supported having an international reactions page/section on Sandy Hook previously. A page has finally been made, but it's been tagged for deletion. It's going to be a very close consensus. Could you lend your support again here?--199.231.184.178 (talk) 09:38, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Catherine L. Malone

Hi, you decided to ignore my questions above that are 4 days old, but I would like you to comment on the article above. I don't know, maybe I shouldn't have devide it like that, but it have various positions at different places that the current person worked (and on some still do). Also, I tried my best not to have a copyvio, but the chance of close paraphrasing wsorries me as well. Another question, how valuable is this article? The article is not yet done, I will finish it tomorrow, hopefully.--Mishae (talk) 04:34, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

— ΛΧΣ is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

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Little Kingfisher

Whats wrong? The references are provided, yet the system doesn't see it?--Mishae (talk) 22:09, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

You forgot to add {{reflist}} at the bottom of the page. I'll add that for you. As for Catherine Malone, it appears that another editor has already questioned it's notability. If the only source that exists is the bio, then probably not. The relevant notability guideline is Misplaced Pages:Notability (academics) or WP:GNG. In this situation, it might be too soon for an article; although, she may be more notable in the future. Interestingly, on the question on internet connection, I was having some major problems that day as well, it might have been an issue with Misplaced Pages's servers. Do you use gmail? I was also having trouble with that. Ryan Vesey 23:35, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

It was actually that the reflist was on the page, but not under one of the refs. If there are any refs below the template you'll get an error. Ryan Vesey 23:36, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! I use Yahoo! from my e-mail thing, so I guess its just the internet itself. Do you use DSL? I do.--Mishae (talk) 02:33, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Inconsistent(?) voting at wp:AFD

Ryan Vesey,

I know you are very busy, and I also know you have the best interests of wikipeidia at heart.

You voted delete on these two lists:

• Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/List of Nortel related articles
• Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/List of defensive gun use incidents (2nd nomination)‎

But keep here:

• Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/List of 2012 murders in the United States
• Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/List of Magnum pistol cartridges

Just curious to see if there is something I am missing. Ottawahitech (talk) 16:17, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Question, maybe its not my bussiness, but since when did lists became their own articles? Shouldn't the lists above be included in a category, or something similar? Sorry if my English carries some typos, although I fixed one in the List of 2012 murders in the United States article...--Mishae (talk) 04:09, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Lists have a specific purpose and actually are often used in conjunction with categories. If you look here, you can see that there are many articles beginning with "list of". Ryan Vesey 04:30, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

"In response to why I voted delete on the first two, I actually removed my delete !vote from the 2nd article you linked. I think an article for each year might be appropriate. On the first (the Nortel related articles), the list is less discriminate since it was about things related to Nortel. I would !vote delete to a similar list of articles related to guns. As I stated, it is better served with the navbox. In many cases, the list and the category assist eachother, but this isn't one of those cases. Ryan Vesey 04:30, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Ceyx lepidus margarethae

Apparently thats my first article on birds and its a subspecies as well. The only question I have is should I have used common name i nthe article or should I have left the binomial_name title only in it. The problem is is that the source indicates that Variable Kingfisher is applied to species and subspecies alike...--Mishae (talk) 06:38, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

You'll have to ask about that at a relevant wikiproject, I have no idea. Ryan Vesey 06:41, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Scroll bars in reflists

thank you for pointing that out, i meant no harm. it appears that you (or other editors) corrected all the of those edits i did in that area. Kevlar (talk) 23:38, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Well, I'm not as festive (or template-gifted) as some of my fellow Wikipedians, but I still wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It's the most wonderful time of the year! Go Phightins! 02:53, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Ryan Vesey, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of the true spirit of the day. Plus, good food, good family and good times. :) Have a Great Day! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 07:23, 24 December 2012 (UTC) Spread the joy of Christmas by adding {{subst:User:Neutralhomer/MerryChristmas}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

N. R. Narayana Murthy

Ryan, earlier this month, you again started a discussion on the award issue with this article. Since that time, User:Tib42 has interpolated various responses under each of your entries. At the same time, User:Kkm010, who has not contributed to the discussion at all, has been battlling with Tib42 over the awards in the article. Tib42 has complained on the article talk page and most recently on my talk page about Kkm010's behavior. Honestly, I haven't tried to follow how much of the award disussion is new, meaning awards that were not discussed previously, and how much of it is a "rehash", awards that were discussed previously.

All I'm asking from you at this point is whether you have any time to address the issues (I know your real life is "interfering" - heh), and, if not, when you think you might have some time. Obviously, you're under no obligation to do anything, but if you could tell me where you stand, I'd appreciate it.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:45, 24 December 2012 (UTC)