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Hey there. In the wake of your excellent Don Dunstan article, I am working on the ] article. I don't plan to take it to Featured Article status; just looking to increase the article from stub to something more becoming of a former Premier. If you have come across anything of great interest on Tonkin while researching Dunstan, I'd be pleased to hear about it. Cheers. --] 05:47, 15 August 2006 (UTC) | Hey there. In the wake of your excellent Don Dunstan article, I am working on the ] article. I don't plan to take it to Featured Article status; just looking to increase the article from stub to something more becoming of a former Premier. If you have come across anything of great interest on Tonkin while researching Dunstan, I'd be pleased to hear about it. Cheers. --] 05:47, 15 August 2006 (UTC) | ||
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Re: BarnstarI forgot (how rude of me) to thank you for the barnstar. Thanks! I'm honoured to recieve it from an editor such as you.--cj | talk 08:03, 11 June 2006 (UTC) Rick Norwood commentsBeneaththelandslide has done very good work on articles connected with Australia. Unfortunately, he is currently engaged in an edit war on the pages Conservatism and American Conservatism where he has indulged in repeated name calling, refusal to compromise, and blanking. You can read the exhanges on the talk pages of those articles if you are interested. I would appreciate some input from others. In addition to my comment here, I am requesting mediation. Rick Norwood 12:45, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
I thought I had listed it on the request for mediation page. Thank you for pointing out that it didn't take. I'll try again. Rick Norwood 15:15, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
- :::::Want to know what the answer is, the real answer to this petty little war? Kill all the "criticism" sections on all political articles. Misplaced Pages has one view; the neutral view. Criticism sections add two, essentially creating an in-article fork. We don't dictate positives and negatives, we outlay the facts and the facts speak for themselves. When you put in your critism section, you're not letting the reader make up their own mind, their own judgement - you're dictating it to them. michael 16:28, 16 June 2006 (UTC) + :::::Want to know what the answer is, the real answer to this petty little war? Kill all the "criticism" sections on all political articles. Misplaced Pages has one view; the neutral view. Criticism sections add two, essentially creating an in-article fork. We don't dictate positives and negatives, we outlay the facts and the facts speak for themselves. When you put in your criticism section, you're not letting the reader make up their own mind, their own judgement - you're dictating it to them. michael 16:28, 16 June 2006 (UTC) I'm trying to talk to you rationally, but consider the following sentence of yours. "I don't believe in stereotypes - you do. By saying you're a "liberal" - zing - you've done it, you've shown how naive you are." Can't you see that is a stereotype, the stereotype of the "naive liberal". And then you go on to say "I don't give a damn what someone's opinion / beliefs are in real life when working here." And yet you go on and on about how I'm a liberal. I have only mentioned my liberal beliefs in answer to questions on talk pages, never in articles. You suggest that the criticism section is my criticism section. Actually, a number of people worked on that section long before you got here. I would have left it as it was if people hadn't started deleting it. "Misplaced Pages has one view; the neutral view." No. Misplaced Pages represents all points of view. The idea that there is one right view, and all other views are wrong, is not the Misplaced Pages way. I don't expect you to take my word for this, so ask somebody who has been here for a while, someone whose views you respect and who is not involved in this controversy. Rick Norwood 18:58, 16 June 2006 (UTC) AutoblockIt should work now. Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 05:10, 13 June 2006 (UTC). My RFA
PlaymanderI've had this on my to-do list for ages. It is a good start and once I get an opportunity to peruse some sources I can add some further information. Cheers. --Roisterer 14:51, 14 June 2006 (UTC) O-bahn buswayAlternatively this PDF from ECOS states that all public transport vehicles are now running at least 5% biodiesel. http://downloads.publish.csiro.au/ecos/ecos_download.cfm?article_id=EC124p5.pdf&issue_id=124&issue_year=2005 --LTB Enterprises 13:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC) Thanks Michael; your witing skills are sorely needed on WP. Feel free to drop into the FAC room occasionally, to support the steadily lowering benchmark for prose standards. I'll try to look throught the rest of the article some time. Tony 03:38, 16 June 2006 (UTC) Great work on the O-Bahn article! --Avochelm 14:33, 21 June 2006 (UTC) Thanks for the welcome! :)Hey and thanks for welcoming me :) Yeah, it's odd - I've noticed almost every page has its own formatting. I created the template for Adelaide suburbs (based almost totally on the one we've been using over at WikiProject Perth) primarily because many of them had either none at all, broken ones, or hand-coded ones. Have been doing mostly the suburbs around the Golden Grove and outer north eastern area and getting them as close to each other as possible, and hoping that my work will spawn ideas or research or photographic urges in others who can complete them :) Orderinchaos78 17:13, 16 June 2006 (UTC) thxThanks for your barnstar, Michael. <blush> Tony 12:14, 18 June 2006 (UTC) Wiki ComplexitiesI think I could spend a year lost in the bowels of wikipedia. Aside from the fun of exploring endless articles/links it's been interesting discovering the do's and dont's of wikipedia. Thanks for your interest. Ozdaren 12:44, 18 June 2006 (UTC) New Australian Collaboration is Census in AustraliaHi. You voted for Census in Australia as Australian Collaboration of the fortnight. It has been selected, so please help to improve it in any way you can. Thankyou. Scott Davis 14:32, 18 June 2006 (UTC) unblockedI've unblocked your username. It doesn't look like that Ip was blocked though. I hope I've helped. --Scott Davis 14:57, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
How ironic that you share Jack's ISP! Anyways, I've removed the unblock tag from this page because the ISP cited isn't blocked. If you're still blocked, let me know the details.--cj | talk 15:28, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
ConfusedHi. I am new to Misplaced Pages. I recently put info about the Burnside CFS and saw that you removed this information. I dont see why. If it was on their website then it should be able to go on the net. It also took a while for me to write. The majority of the information I wrote. As i am a member of the station. The images, from the Burnside CFS website dont have any copywrite on them. None that i know. Could you please explain why you removed them. --Mitmatt | talk 16:54, 21 June 2006 (UTC) Thanks I am redoing the page. I will take some pictures on Thursday. As you would know it is training night. I wrote a lot of it last night and i realise that it is quite inelegiable. Not normaly how i write. I am fixing it up now. I shall add some of my own pictures from jobs and burnoffs. no (C) --Mitmatt | talk 17:17, 21 June 2006 (UTC) Max StuartI am very disappointed that significant edits have been made to the Max Stuart article without discussion on the talk page first, or at the very least concurrently. It does not seem appropriate for an article that has been nominated as a good article and is now undergoing peer review to fail to discuss significant changes. In particular removing the section on Indigenous politics seems to add no value and remove information. I do not believe such removal is justified. I am also disappointed at an unfree image being used as the primary image, I think it would be better to use no image, as per the discussion already on the talk page, particularly in relation to an indigenous Australian.--A Y Arktos\ 09:05, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Now that O-Bahn is an FA......what's the next cab off the rank? :) Rebecca 10:12, 24 June 2006 (UTC) Have you thought about going for admin? I'd be happy to nominate you if you're interested. Rebecca 14:55, 26 June 2006 (UTC) Jackp's editsYou seem to be a frequent reverter of Jackp's vandalism, so I ask you to comment here: (bottommost section). Skinnyweed 13:59, 24 June 2006 (UTC) UnblockedHi, I unblocked you last night as I saw your plea on my watchlist. Real life intervened though and I had to quit wikipedia before I could let you know. Regards--A Y Arktos\ 23:04, 25 June 2006 (UTC) It should work now I hope.Blnguyen | rant-line 04:44, 27 June 2006 (UTC) Jacks Sub-headingsActually, for once i am questioning whether some of Jack's edits aren't bad at all. What's wrong with the sub-headings in the Art & Entertainment section? Are they really against the consensus? I don't want to ask in the Sydney discussion page as with jack, if you give him an inch, he takes a mile. --Merbabu 13:04, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Some advice?Hi Michael you seem to be one of the most active around SA Elections so hopefully you can help or guide me in the direction of someone who can. Please view http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Wayne_Matthew&action=history - I don't want to start an editting war, and I would prefer someone put the removed line back in and lock the page - as there is nothing bias about it. The media and wikipedia don't censor factional support, but instead provide it in NPOV fashion, which I believe has been done but Waymat is not happy from the looks of it. Advice please? Timeshift 08:59, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
re:South Australia"countless other groups have migrated here too with different languages" The German migrants where there first (not long after the colony was establised by the British empire), and once made up as much as "ten perecent" of the population. Myrtone
"German was last seen in 1991 at 1.1%." I was not talking about when it was last seen (let alone that recently). I was not denying that the percentage is really low now, but it was higher earlier on and got lower as a result of assimilation . Myrtone
And PS, a comment form JackLumber: Since German is not official in South Australia, you can't emphasize the German name like that (note that in New Mexico, for example, English and Spanish are both official). But you can add a note about the German heritage in South Australia (with possibly the German translation of the name) *later on* in the article. JackLumber. 12:35, 3 July 2006 (UTC) This fortnight's ACOTFI know you're pretty busy with the Don Dunstan rewrite, but is there any chance you might be able to stop by this fortnight's ACOTF, the History of Australia series? It's in such a poor state, and important enough that I'd really like to have some of the better writers around on board for this one. Rebecca 10:32, 3 July 2006 (UTC) adminshipHi Michael I noticed on Rebeccas' page that you're concerned about the admin role. Let me say that being an admin would distract you from the language side of your work on WP. There are plenty of admins; I don't want to see your contributions diluted by pressure to performe hum-drum tasks. RfA is also a very flawed process—akin to a mediaeval trial at its most severe. I wouldn't have anything to do with it. Tony 16:28, 8 July 2006 (UTC) Possibly unfree Image:Adel panorama.jpgAn image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Adel panorama.jpg, has been listed at Misplaced Pages:Possibly unfree images. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. Please go to its page to provide the necessary information on the source or licensing of this image (if you have any), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Kevin_b_er 09:43, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Online Newspaper ArchiveWhoa, that is a very neat idea. Pity the last time I used a library card was a good 10 years ago, I think I need to reregister with my local library and check that site out - cheers for the heads up :-) Timeshift 08:07, 22 July 2006 (UTC) Architecture in Sydney?What makes you think you can remove content from Misplaced Pages without giving a reason on the talk page? If you took time, and actually read the article on architecture in Sydney, you'll know that it isn't idiotic, and it has already been accepted on the page. Beneaththelandslide, if you continue to remove content from Misplaced Pages I'll have to block you from editing. Jackp 07:04, 23 July 2006 (UTC) Re:Sydney?"Unencylopedia trash" It is not trash and it belongs on the page! Please read the Sydney talk page. It gives a detailed insight on architecture in Sydney and it meets the required standard. Jackp 07:44, 23 July 2006 (UTC) Thanks for the Barnstar:-) Grant65 | Talk 12:54, 24 July 2006 (UTC) sorryi just reverted that page from vandals... sorry...—The preceding unsigned comment was added by AxyJo (talk • contribs) 01:02, 25 July 2006 (UTC). UNblockI'm not admin best I can do is add this template I found. Gnangarra
Oh no!! What a pain. Hope we can see you back soon - and that you can see a funny side too. --Merbabu 13:55, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I am currently blocked due to an autoblock. Can an admin please unblock IP's 202.6.138.33, 202.6.138.34 and 202.6.138.35? My internet service provider uses a transparent proxy that the Misplaced Pages software cannot identify. Thank you! "Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Movie-lover93". The reason given for Movie-lover93's block is: "sock of indefinitely banned user Jackp"." My IP is 219.90.223.242, it appears (as shown on the 'user is blocked' page as 202.6.138.35, however. michael 00:56, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Thomas Playford IVRe: your revert note "degrades an otherwise good introduction", when do you plan on redoing the article? Why does a person with his playmander history deserve a "good introduction"? An introduction isn't meant to be "good" for the person, it's supposed to represent the person. Timeshift 08:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
changes made to bialik college pageg'day, on the bialik college page you have just reverted to a page full of incorrect information. Can you please revert to my last page before my school takes legal action. thanks kindly.
sorry, it did sound like i threatend you but it wasnt directed to you. I am just saying they my school is angry that the information is of incorrect nature and keeps being reverted to this incorrect info. I am having a hard time getting this page resolved with wikipedia as the "Bots" seem to automatically revert all the time. sorry once again.
I did apologise my wording was incorrect and was never directed at Beneaththelandslide even though it appeared that way. Im sorry once again. Adelaide Talk PageAll the edits I've made on pages based around Adelaide have been re-edited again by you, which is fair enough because I didn't have a reference. Yesterday however I removed this post from the Adelaide Talk section under "Adelaide - City Of Corpses"..... "What a strange analogy, but then Adelaide is a very strange place. Of course the Snowtown murders are an embodiment of Adelaide's unique style. ( what a ludicris offensive statement ) As an interstater, the first thing I noticed was how much poverty and mental illness there was in this city. Dear old Adelaide is a place of extremes. It exhibits a seedy underbelly of extreme feralness while claiming a mantle of high culture on the other. The murders here have recurring themes that centre around pedaphiles, homosexuals and transvestites. Lord knows why the government tries to attract migrants. The truth is that unless your kids have a university degree they are likely to end up working in a factory or within the service industry. Even with a degree you may not find a decent job and will have to leave.—The preceding" And now its back there again? Did you put it back? Because the reason I took it away was I didn't like the fact that this interstate persons shine such a negative light on Adelaide (which is untrue) and above all associates SA/Adelaide with transvestites & pedaphiles! I'm don't care that homosexuals were mentioned thats fine but the the fact that they mention our state having a "recurring" theme around pedaphiles is very offensive. Now if you edited it back to the "way it was" then I don't know why you'd do that? But I you didn't put it back and someone else did then thats fine and sorry to get into a bit of a biff. SydneyAre you sure this edit to Sydney was vandalism? It looks like a reasonable see also link to me. Kevin 12:18, 7 August 2006 (UTC) Hey Beneaththelandslide!Im a year 11 at gihs. i've been in a few of ryans classes. Your a good editor on wikipedia, specially with Australian related and adelaide. Please post on my talk page some time cocopopz2005 O-NBahnSorry, but what have I done to upset you? The '2006's aren't linked as such - they're like that so that users see their preferred date format. I'd be intersted in what you don't like about my copy-editing - others don't agree with you - and sweeping generalisations don't help. Feel free to change (or discuss) bits you don't like, but reversion throwing the baby out with the bathwater, and that doesn't help improve an article that's clearly had a lot of time and energy devoted to it. Birdhurst 05:59, 13 August 2006 (UTC) Re dates, http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28dates_and_numbers%29 says: Dates containing a month and a day If a date includes both a month and a day, then the date should normally be linked to allow readers' date preferences to work, displaying the reader's chosen format. The day and the month should be linked together, and the year should be linked separately if present. For example: Month and day February 17 → 17 February 17 February → 17 February Day, month, and year February 17, 1958 → 17 February 1958 That's precisely what I did - what's the problem? Re altering the meaning of the text - where did I do that? Re copy-editing - many other people have also devoted a lot of time and energy to the article - that's what Misplaced Pages's about, isn't it? Re "A quarter of a century later, the Labor government" - later than what? Re "the L-shaped track" - it isn't, each track consists of two L-shaped "rails". I could go on, but I'd appreciateive your constructive comments. Birdhurst 06:16, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
I'd still like to know what meaning I altered - and what had happened a quarter-century earlier. Birdhurst 06:39, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Meetup on 24th August 2006Apologies if you're already aware of this, but the Inaugural Adelaide Meetup will take place on Thursday 24th of August at Brougham Place Uniting Church, thanks to Alex Sims. Please indicate if you will attend or not. This message left by May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) on behalf of , 09:41, 13 August 2006 (UTC) Brisbane's ThreadDo you really think I haven't tried? have uploaded pictures that friends took and they were deleted immediately even though I placed the right copyright tag on it, I have tried many times and so have people i know who are wishing to improve Brisbane's page. I seriously believe that you should compare the page to other Australian cites. It is absolutely woeful!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Soulvisionq1 (talk • contribs) 21:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC). four tidesOk, thanks and what do you mean by Four tides? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Soulvisionq1 (talk • contribs) 21:54, 14 August 2006 {UTC.}
David TonkinHey there. In the wake of your excellent Don Dunstan article, I am working on the David Tonkin article. I don't plan to take it to Featured Article status; just looking to increase the article from stub to something more becoming of a former Premier. If you have come across anything of great interest on Tonkin while researching Dunstan, I'd be pleased to hear about it. Cheers. --Roisterer 05:47, 15 August 2006 (UTC) History PortalPlease do not remove my note, thanks. I have listed my reasons and discussion on Cyberjunkie's talk page. Aranherunar 15:54, 15 August 2006 (UTC) |