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No problem, I hope you find what you need.--Sunny910910 01:43, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Just so you know, User:Compwhizii has helped format your page.--Sunny910910 01:45, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

February 2008

Hi, the recent edit you made to Thomas Shoyama has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Compwhiz II_(Contribs) 01:41, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

The above comment is quite inaccurate and unfair. I started and wrote the Shoyama entry and asked for help on formatting. I did receive the help, for which I am grateful. Spoonkymonkey (talk) 01:44, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

I beleive it was proabably because comments like that should be asked on the talkpage as it disrupts the article.--Sunny910910 01:46, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

There wouldn't be an article if I hadn't written one. I doubt this is a good way to attract talent to Misplaced Pages. Spoonkymonkey (talk) 01:49, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello! Please remember to be civil on wikipedia. Also I think you have enough start on the page for you to expand. If you need help, please ask. Compwhiz II_(Contribs) 01:51, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

If you right-click on a page in Firefox the 'View Page Info' option will tell you a fair amount about it, including the 'Modified' date. I think Internet Explorer lets you do a similar think by going to the 'File' menu, then 'Properties'. John Nevard (talk) 22:02, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Time for me to move up to Firefox.Spoonkymonkey (talk) 01:11, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Picture removal

Hello, I was just wondering why you removed the photograph of Mike Duffy from his article? It's the only available photograph we have of him, and I don't see any reason for it's removal (short of a request by Mr. Duffy himself, if he provides a freely licensed alternative for us to use). Just curious as to whether there was a specific reason or not :) -- Editor at Large • talk 03:25, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Second Life

I'm sorry to have declined (and removed) the speedy deletion tag you put on this article. I believe that the huge number of subscribers asserts notability; the 150 well-sourced references demonstrate that the topic is notable in a verifiable way, and its being "interesting" is not a criterion for speedy deletion. If you truly believe that this article ought to be deleted, I would suggest you take it to Articles for deletion -- although I believe it would pass AfD. If you have any questions about Misplaced Pages policy, feel free to leave me a note. Accounting4Taste:talk 18:56, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Sicko

Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Misplaced Pages articles, as you did to Sicko. Doing so violates Misplaced Pages's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. (Diff) Nightscream (talk) 01:54, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

The Fraser Institute makes no bones about its conservatism or its opposition to Canada's medicare system. Spoonkymonkey (talk) 02:13, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Does it explicitly bill itself as "right-wing" or "anti-medicare"? If so, can you provide a link? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 02:19, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

That link doesn't answer my question. I'm asking you if the Institute specifically bills itself as "right-wing" or "anti-medicare"? That page says that it "came to be known as a right-wing think tank", but not that this is a label it has chosen for itself, and it doesn't mention the word "medicare" at all. Does the Institute describe itself thus? Thanks again. Nightscream (talk) 02:31, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about the crankiness. It happens. (Just make sure it doesn't become a habit.) As for the Institute, the issue is not whether they're "right-wing" or "anti-medicare". The issue is whether this wording constitutes an opinion, and whether it's relevant to that particular passage. Of course it's not meant as an insult. But putting aside the fact that the people on the other side of the political aisle can take it as such, the notion that they are "right-wing" or "anti-Medicare" is an opinion, and opinions are only permitted on WP if they're not only relevant, but attributed to cited sources. It is better to describe them using neutral language, and even then, only if it's relevant to the passage, and this is regardless of whether the person reminding you of this contributes "substantially" to the project. Even if someone whose work is mostly fact-tagging points this out, the issue is whether their point has merit. Thanks for responding. :-) Nightscream (talk) 22:56, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Mike Duffy

{{help}} We have some serious BLP violations happening here: Mike Duffy and an edit war is shaping up. Request page protect until Duffy's Senate appointment is out of the news cycle. (talk) 00:29, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Full protect asked for. In the meantime, try to set up a discussion on the talk page. NuclearWarfare _{My work} 00:39, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Hello re: Al Stewart re: Richard Grenville

Regarding Al Stewart, what mutiny are you refering to ? in regards to Lord Grenville. I undid your good faith effort then further specified Richard Grenville as the song specifies Spanish Main and sailor motifs. I hope that if you have a specific reference, you will share it with me. Peace, rkmlai (talk) 00:42, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Lake Superior and Category:Volcanic areas of Canada

I have readded this category on the Lake Superior article because there IS volcanics at Lake Superior from volcanism of the Midcontinent Rift System. And it dosen't matter if there has not been active volcanism in the area for millions of years. What matters is the volcanics. I don't know if you are American or Canadian, but I suggest you learn more about the areas geology. Black Tusk (talk) 06:05, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

All areas are originally vulcanic. The Lake Superior area has not been active since the Jurassic, at the very latest.Spoonkymonkey (talk) 00:19, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

I have replied on my talk page. Black Tusk (talk) 18:22, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Please don't leave

Hi.

I see on your userpage you said, "Spoonkymoney has left Misplaced Pages due to its leftist bias and its cabal system. Find another sucker, Jimbo."

I can relate to your reason - very, very much. I added true, well sourced info that was critical of Barack Obama to wikipedia, and it kept getting deleted. I know how you feel. Now, I am no longer allowed to edit any articles about Obama. I do think there is a liberal bias at wikipedia. However, the majority consensus was to not include the info that I added. I don't like that, but that's how it works around here.

That being said, there are other editors here who can relate to your frustration besides me. And there are plenty of other articles that you could contribute to that don't get censored.

Grundle2600 (talk) 03:14, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

I've still been using Misplaced Pages once in a while, but now I overcome my urges and leave the typos, clunky writing and POV alone. The people who spend their time politicking on Misplaced Pages can use some of their energy to actually improving it. I'm done. The Misplaced Pages elite like Tony Sidaway simply play the rest of us as fools. Spoonkymonkey (talk) 21:21, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Please check here and see if you approve what I've done. MalcolmMcDonald (talk) 19:52, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

If there is a list of scientists who no longer buy what IPCC is selling, add this guy: Andrew Weaver a climatologist who says the leadership of the IPCC has allowed it to advocate for action on global warming, rather than serve simply as a neutral science advisory body. "There's been some dangerous crossing of that line echoing the published sentiments of other top climate scientists in the U.S. and Europe this week". In Canada, he was the go-to guy for the IPCC side on TV panels. Now he's jumped the fence, wants IPCC overhauled, doubts the solidity of some of their science, and thinks IPCC's chief should go. Spoonkymonkey (talk) 13:47, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

You want List of scientists opposing the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming. You will get an unbelievably hostile reception unless you can demonstrate this man actually opposes the mainstream view, and I'm not convinced he does. It might be better to ask politely at IPCC whether you could insert a referenced section to the effect that a few/some/many climatologists now think it's not fit for purpose. MalcolmMcDonald (talk) 18:22, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Spoonkymonkey! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 5 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

1. Hugh Halliday - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 11:21, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Please be aware that articles related to climate change are particularly sensitive at the moment

Thank you for your contributions to the encyclopedia! In case you are not already aware, an article to which you have recently contributed, Global warming, is on article probation. A detailed description of the terms of article probation may be found at Misplaced Pages:General sanctions/Climate change probation. Also note that the terms of some article probations extend to related articles and their associated talk pages.

The above is a templated message. Please accept it as a routine friendly notice, not as a claim that there is any problem with your edits. Thank you.

I assume that you are aware, as you posted to the Requests for enforcement page, but here is handy link to the page describing the probation. Regards, - 2/0 (cont.) 19:33, 30 January 2010 (UTC)