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A Barnstar?

For little 'ol me? Wow. Thank you. I will display it proudly. ô¿ô 16:45, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

It was my pleasure to award it. --Firefly322 (talk) 17:18, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Re your note

I appreciate your request, but unfortunately I can't do that. Apart from a very few exceptions mainly involving WP:BLPs and obvious vandalism, articles are always protected on the current version. The protection I applied is simply to prevent further edit-warring and does not mean I condone any version of the contents; those are for its editors to thrash out either on the talk-page or via dispute resolution. All the best, EyeSerene 19:52, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Wim E. Crusio

I have nominated Wim E. Crusio, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Misplaced Pages's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Wim E. Crusio. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Crusio (talk) 14:26, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

• PS: I really appreciate your efforts in creating this article, but I definitely would feel happier without it... Thanks for the appreciation, though! --Crusio (talk) 14:30, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages dying?

Interesting link. Did you follow through to the article being commented on?

http://asc-parc.blogspot.com/2009/07/part-1-slowing-growth-of-wikipedia-some.html

In summary, yes, I think the level of activity has dropped, but not for the reasons the blogger gives. In the beginning, everything needed to be written from scratch. By now, there shouldn't be any major topics that are not reasonably well covered. There will always be more to be done, but not on the scale that there once was.

Cheers, Ben Aveling 21:50, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

What did you mean?

I'm honestly puzzled by your response at the Pokemon DRV. Literally, I have no idea why those things would remotely be related. Care to explain your reasoning in a bit more detail? Jclemens (talk) 05:46, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

• I think you are quite nice and have the best of intentions. But I think your niceness and involvement in several issues has had unintentional side-effects. --Firefly322 (talk) 15:10, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the compliment, but I'm still mystified by the alleged cause and effect involved in that decision. Yes, I do engage on a number of topics as an editor and perform a number of roles as an administrator... but none of them bear on Pokemon, which is why I considered myself sufficiently uninvolved to close that AfD. Cheers, Jclemens (talk) 17:12, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Commented on you

I just commented on you briefly at User talk:Matheuler. I do not think I said anything to bias the discussion of otherwise inappropriate, but please let me know or remove the relevant text if you disagree. - 2/0 (cont.) 15:31, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

September 2009

This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive comments.
If you continue to make personal attacks on other people as you did at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Visual Detection of Imaginary Roots in a Parabola, you will be blocked for disruption. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. At more than one specific editor still counts. Verbal chat 18:13, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• I have no idea what u r talking about. I have asked you time and time again to please not write on my talk page. This comment from you is completely non-sequitur. Alright if u want to give me a response, then u can write on my talk page just this once, what is it in reference to? --Firefly322 (talk) 16:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
  • It is a reference to your comments at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Visual Detection of Imaginary Roots in a Parabola. Verbal chat 17:46, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Invitation

Let me be the first person to congratulate you on Visual Detection of Imaginary Roots in a Parabola being kept. Unless there is a particular administrator who leans a certain way who closes the AfD, it should be kept.

I am very impressed with your efforts to keep this article. I think I speak for all of the squadron when I say we would be honored to have you be a part of the squadron.

Hello, Firefly322. You have been invited to join the Article Rescue Squadron, a collaborative effort to rescue articles from deletion if they can be improved through regular editing. For more information, please visit the project page, where you can >> join << and help rescue articles tagged for deletion and rescue. Ikip (talk) 20:38, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

An article you commented on in the past is at AfD

I noticed that you commented in a past AfD discussion of the article Nicholas Beale. After being deleted then, it has been reposted and is now back at AfD again, so you might be interested in commenting again (but you are under no obligation to). Thank you, rʨanaɢ /_contribs 21:56, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

• It looks as if the AfD had been closed before this message was left. Not able to comment. --Firefly322 (talk) 23:26, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

A very warm welcome!

It is really heartening to see new names in our growing organization. Can I ask how you heard about ARS? I will look forward to working with you! Check out the little tool below which currently lists all the articles currently tagged for rescue.

Articles tagged for deletion and rescue Category Articles tagged for deletion and rescue not found Hi, Firefly322, welcome to the Article Rescue Squadron! We are a growing community of Misplaced Pages editors dedicated to identifying and rescuing articles that have been tagged for deletion. Every day hundreds of articles are deleted, many rightfully so. But many concern notable subjects and are poorly written, ergo fixable and should not be deleted. We try to help these articles quickly improve and address the concerns of why they are proposed for deletion. This covers a lot of ground and your help is appreciated! Some points that may be helpful: Our main aim is to help improve articles, so if someone seeks help, please try to assist if you are able. Likewise feel free to ask for help, advice and clarification. Many times we are asked to help rescue articles by people new to our notability and sourcing policies. If the article is not fixable we can help explain why and offer alternatives. Many of these editors are also new to Misplaced Pages so may see deleting "their" article as "bitey". Encourage civility and maybe even {{welcome}} them if they have only been templated with deletion messages. The Articles for deletion (AfD) discussion is where the concerns regarding each article are brought up and addressed. To be an effective member of the project you need to know how AfD works as well as how to improve articles. Introduction to deletion process gives a good overview and some good advice for newcomers to deletion. Our primary work is improving articles tagged for rescue. On this template you can see a drop-down list of current articles tagged. You can install it on your own page by putting {{ARS/Tagged}}. A more dynamic list with article links and description is on our current articles page. It is highly recommended you watchlist it. If you have another language besides English, please consider adding yourself to the list of translators available. Articles and sources that use non-English languages often need translation for those of us who cannot translate for ourselves. Many important discussions take place on the project's main discussion page; it is recommended that you watchlist it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the talk page, and we will be happy to help you. And once again - Welcome! Ikip (talk) 00:46, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

--Firefly322 (talk) 12:21, 7 October 2009 (UTC)==Nicholas Beale== I think the best way of this article having a chance is to take the original deleted version (not this latest unsourced mess) and put it in userspace, and then improve that version. I can do that for you if you wish. Black Kite 05:53, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

• Alright. Please move the better version to my user space (the one that had more Keep !votes). ty. --Firefly322 (talk) 12:22, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

THANK YOU!

Finally someone who has a brain! Neuromancer (talk) 09:12, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

yw. but I'm not so sure it's a brain exactly that makes me think this way. It's more like a lot of silly people who happen to have high-IQ's (higher than mine no doubt) truly believe that these ideas are sources of ignorance that must fought off. They really are suffering from a conspiracy theory mindset. --Firefly322 (talk) 14:23, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

I doubt seriously that their IQs are all that high. Neuromancer (talk) 14:44, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Denialism (2nd nomination)

Hi there, I've had a look and found some better sources, can you revisit this AfD? Tim Vickers (talk) 18:19, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

I did. What else is there to say? --Firefly322 (talk) 12:18, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Eastern University

I saw you created an article about professor Philip Cary.

Are you affiliated with EU?--T1980 (talk) 04:10, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

No, I'm not affiliated with EU in any way. Which article? Can u link to it? --Firefly322 (talk) 15:03, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Refactor?

Would you mind refactoring this comment a little? Dismissing my contributions to the sourcing is fine - AfD is a good place to discuss whether what coverage there is occurs in usable sources. I would, however, prefer that you avoid terms such as pro-denialist camp, both in general and particularly in reference to my editing. Such accusations of bad faith and cabalism detract from the task of building a quality encyclopedia through collegial discourse and editing. I know you are aware of such behavioral norms as WP:NPA and WP:CIV, so please just dial it back a bit. Regards, - 2/0 (cont.) 20:20, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

• Though I don't want to hurt your feelings, I can't deny the evidence that you clearly belong to some sort of WP:POV faction. --Firefly322 (talk) 21:09, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

I'm not trying to say that you're a bad editor in that you would write lots and lots of silly and obvious POV statements.--Firefly322 (talk) 23:29, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar

Jalapenos do exist (talk) 21:47, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

My pleasure. Thanks for being awesome. --Firefly322 (talk) 04:11, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Comment

It's evident we have differing opinions, but let's neither of us engage in edit-warring. Agreed? Grsz 03:55, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

I hope you are an experienced editor enough to be well aware of WP:3RR. I am. Alas, this seems like a redirection away from answering my points on the talk page. Please keep comments there from now on. Thanks. --Firefly322 (talk) 04:05, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

I've responded to everything you've ask. Grsz 04:08, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Great. thanks. look forward to working with you. --Firefly322 (talk) 04:14, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Edits

Hi. I'm concerned that you deleted edits that people should be able to see to evaluate the notability of the article. For now, I'll put the refs/language on the AfD page. But can you do one think in the meantime -- explain why you reverted my chrono move of the litigation to where I believe it belongs (lower down)? Also, we should discuss why you are deleting the material, as I think all or nearly all is appropriate.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:08, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

• The article was becoming a coatrack. Notability isn't about writing alot or expansion. Need to go slow and be careful. Not sure what "my chrono move of the litigation" means? --Firefly322 (talk) 18:11, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

I had moved the litigation section down one below where it now stands. You moved it up. It is in better chronological order and makes more sense IMHO if it is move down one section again. OK w/you? Also, if you added the Youtube cites, can you pls address them w/Hipo on the article talk page, as he is seeking to delete those footnotes (I wasn't the one who added them)? tx.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:15, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

I'm addressing it now on the talk page. I didn't notice the litigation section move. I'll take a look (probably move it to where u suggest). If I don't remind me and we can talk about it. --Firefly322 (talk) 18:20, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I noticed that in a recent deletion you deleted the book infor from the body of the article. If you look at WikiProject Books instructions on article structure for non fiction works, they suggest both the template and the information that you just deleted from the body. I'm not sure why, but my guess is that as with most templates, they repeat info in the body of the article (think of every bio template that reflects the date of birth -- invariably also reflected in the body of the article). Make sense?--Epeefleche (talk) 19:36, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi. Here's what I understand. Quoting: "A general book article includes:

1. A brief lead (introduction) to the book and its writers.
2. A book synopsis.
3. Information about its publication.
4. A balanced analysis regarding its reception (abiding by neutral point of view).
5. Noteworthy citations and sources."

Where does it say that you need to add that info to the body, even if repeated in the box? One of these 5 points? It might I just don't see it. --Firefly322 (talk) 19:41, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

If you keep on reading, below it gives greater detail. Under the heading "Intro" it says:

"Infobox (Template:Infobox Book)

• add into the infobox the first edition and possibly the first paperback edition ISBN, any others would go in ==Release details== section at the end of the article

And then under the heading "Headers":

Release details / Editions / Publication

• {{cite book}}: Empty citation (help) . ISBN 1234567890. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
• title, author, publisher , year, pages, ISBNs — The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870—1914, David McCullough, Simon & Schuster New York 1977 Octavo, pp. 698, ISBN 0671225634, ISBN 0671244094 (Pbk.)—David Hackett Fischer (2004). Washington's Crossing, p. 564, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195170342.
• year, country, publisher (ISBN), Pub Date, edition — 1989, UK, Fontana (ISBN 0006165745), Pub Date 9 February 1989, Paperback
• list the first editions and perhaps the most respected current editions, mention if it is a partial list. Possible order: hardcover, paperback, audio book, e-book....

• Hmm....well your interpretation is a good reason to include this section. Sorry I took it out. Thanks for describing it for me. --Firefly322 (talk) 14:44, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks for listening. Do you want to be the one to put it back? (since one of our colleagues has suggested that I was edit warring on that page). Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 15:00, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Since you are more expert than I with adding videos, I wanted to make sure you saw this.--Epeefleche (talk) 20:47, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

NPA

It is inapropriate to accuse others of supporting Sharia or saying that conversations are "disgusting," or comparing people to NAMBLA is never acceptable. Please review WP:NPA and WP:BLP - and follow them. Consider this your final warning. Hipocrite (talk) 21:54, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

It was obviously sarcasm, I restored it. --William S. Saturn (talk) 22:04, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. "WhenAnwar al-Awlaki wrote warm things about Hasan, he might as well have writen warm things about Nambla."

I've blanked your comment, and will shortly do the same on the RfD. Please have a read of WP:BLP, and note in particular that it applies to all areas of Misplaced Pages and not simply articles. Continue to make comments like the ones I have removed and you risk being blocked. Nathan 23:18, 19 November 2009 (UTC)