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Alexander Wilson

Found some info about Alexander Wilson in an ND press release. I posted it and the link here: Talk:University_of_Notre_Dame#Alexander_Wilson_.28athlete.29. --MrCalifornia 00:56, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

wow emulation suggestions?

I'd like a wikipedia article on wow emulation however there are few resources to site. I can site the gotwow.net page that's now under blizzard's control however that's only to show that it was indeed taken down. Evidence to prove most of the facts have been removed by blizzard. The plan was to get the article up and just have the old community edit it until it was correct. do you have any suggestions on how I should approach the situation?
Zite 07:05, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Vaughan Councillors

• Ya, the only Councilor currently undering an AfD debate is Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Alan Shefman (third nomination), and as I'm sure you've seen, the sole mission of User:Eyeonvaughan and User:70.29.239.249 is to undermine me and that article. They don't seem to understand that there is policy here at Wiki. Anyways, If you get some time, I'd like your opinion on Simon Strelchik and whether it meets the criteria set out in WP:Bio. It recently survive an AfD, mostly because of User:Eyeonvaughan and his cronies, but it doesn't seem to me as noteable enough. Let me know. Thanks. --- pm_shef 22:09, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Lujan

Hi! I am not adding myself to articles. There is one, and only one, article with my name on it.

Hi! I'm still learning so I'm not sure what signing with the ~~~~ means. Sorry about that. Could you please restore the Lujan link to a Disambiguation page, (and leave the City of Luján as its own link)? There is information about supermodel Lujan Fernandez that I wanted to add to the Lujan page. Thank you. User:Lujanjl

Bishon

nonsense? excuse me, but i think goro has an unbelievible importance to our society. While, On the other hand, neither you nor your webpage seem to, peasant. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bishon (talk • contribs) 20:28, 4 March 2006.

NO WEI!

You mean delete the chair image entirely from the server? Well, it would certainly be another hurdle the chairlovers would have to cross before putting it back on. :) I'm going to remove it from the page if I see it again, unless someone provides details as to what it adds to the article. As far as the image alignments, one thing I do is set my preferences to put the thumbnails at their maximum sizes, which catches a lot of wrapping problems. :) Turnstep 21:43, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Bishon (again)

If you subtracted four from the number of arms goro has, you get as many friends as you have had your whole life —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bishon (talk • contribs) 22:49, 4 March 2006.

Thanks for your help. I have one question though, when replying to messages left on my user talk page, should I do it by editing my own page or by leaving a message on the other user's page? (like in this case). Thanks again. Lujanjl 12:58, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Don't scare me like that!

For a moment there I was afraid you were somehow accusing me of being an actual, incipient vandal! (No problem.) I had no memory of Jayant's peculiar suggestion. —Steve Summit (talk) 14:55, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Sockpuppets etc

Funny how you are supposed to be a sockpuppet of me when we've never crossed paths before :-D... As you may be aware, I've tagged as sockpuppets of User:Licinius the following editors: User:60.225.200.50, User:60.225.202.61, User:J is me, User:The man from OZ. This is a result of his/her/their conduct at Talk:Football, where J is me admitted that they "use the same computer". I suspect that there are more identities involved. Grant65 | Talk 03:56, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Re: User:Victormong

This user re-created the page Victor kwan again, so as you say he'll be blocked could you please do so. Thanks, --Gary Kirk (talk) 13:21, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Various obscure airports

Hi CBWeather,

Hey, I've been to Cambridge Bay and Holman (1994). Just wanted to drop by and let you know I'll be adding some photos of some obscure airports very gradually, I'm trying to do so without messing up your pages as they exist now. I see you added my Iqaluit terminal photo to the box on that airport page, looks nice!

I didn't thumbnail the ones I just added to Sachigo Lake as the page is so empty of any other content and the images are small, but I don't mind if you do so later on as the article grows. Technicalglitch 17:28, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Ok, sorry. I was just trying to be helpful by slimming down the article as was requested by another member. I'm very sorry.

Mirabel Airport

Hello! Me too I was thinking that Montreal-Mirabel Airport has just 1 runway, but let me show what I found:http://www.admtl.com/cargo_services.aspx?id=60. here it shows 2 runways. I don't know if both are in use, but I think that if there are 2 runways we should put them on the article. I wait for an answer. Regards, NorbertArthur 6 March 2006

Regarding your warning about posting commercial links (or links to my own private websites) to Misplaced Pages - the site I added was neither a commercial website nor my own. It's especially silly that the link has been deleted in light of what is allowed.

(For example, the link to "Ted Nasmith Uncredited" is untouched: http://www.geocities.com/tednasmith/ But you won't allow a link to a fuller look at the same topic: http://www.angelfire.com/film/rings/art.html)

But it doesn't matter to me. I just thought considering JW's site has every LOTR movie fact under the sun (lots of which have ended up on wikipedia), it should be posted. I guess I was wrong.

My user page

Thank you for combatting vandalism on my user page. enochlau (talk) 21:41, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Re: message

Why, thank you. And a pleasure to see you, as well. ^_^ Cernen Xanthine Katrena 18:59, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Bruce Johnson

Greetings, CBW!
You were kind enough to support the FAC candidacy of my article on Katie Holmes for which I am grateful. I've put forward another nomination, Ohio's lieutenant goveror Bruce Johnson and I would appreciate your comments at Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/Bruce Johnson. PedanticallySpeaking 21:32, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Talk: Maustrauser

G'day. Thanks very much for reverting the vandalism on my page. I didn't notice I had been done over as you cleared it so quickly. Much obliged! Maustrauser 12:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Edits to Kriya Yoga and other related pages

Hi, I received a notice from you regarding placing personal links in the edits. This is not true, and my edits are being abused by others editors with different POV. I feel that they are vandalizing my edits, whereas I have never tried to alter any body else's posts. I would like clarification on this matter. The member NoToFrauds has a very strong POV and continues to vandalize my edits. I have made attempts by being very clear on all talk pages about my desire to come to an agreement with him and other editors. Other editors have been amenable to this, whereas NoToFrauds has tried to slander me and my edits with unverifiable opinions, and this has affected my relationship with other editors. I would urge a thorough investigation on this, and I would like to know what other ramifications there are for users constantly vandalizing my posts. Your help is much appreciated. Thank you. Hamsacharya dan 21:11, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi CambridgeBayWeather,

I've written to you on my Talk page in regard to your response to my inquiry. I am not sure what Misplaced Pages policy is regarding these issues, and would like clarification about what are the proper actions that I should take to be fully in tow with Misplaced Pages policy while minimizing the adverse effects of the behaviors of these editors. Any help you can provide in curtailing destructive activities by these editors, and any information that you can provide regarding my current options would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I would also like to know why that note I received had your signature on it. The note had a colored box with a hand in it, and a note from NoToFrauds to me. Outside of the colored box was a message about removing outside links in the body of entries, and was signed by you. I don't know how to retrieve that message after having closed out of that window.

Hamsacharya dan 23:59, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the birthday greetings, they're much appreciated. -- Francs2000 22:13, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

User:UndergroundRailroad

• Hey, as you've noticed, User:UndergroundRailroad has put a WP:NPA warning on my talk page. Two of them actually. However, he refuses to tell me what specific incident he refers to, or when at all I engaged in "personal attacks" since I can't seem to remember any examples. I was wondering if you could give me a hand with this? Thanks. -- pm_shef 22:56, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

• I've called Simon Strelchik NN on numerous occasions (b/c he is) on the talk page, the previous AfD, etc. I honestly can't remember ever making an ad hominem attack on another editor or user though... Can the warning be removed from my page since its baseless? pm_shef 01:53, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

• • Pm_shef was involved in personal attacks against editors and subjects.

1. Referred to subject Elliot Frankl as a "nutcase".

2. Referred to subject Mario Racco as "useless", "idiot", and "sleazeball."

3. Other inappropriate attacks.

I will be going through his postings and editing out such references, if he doesn't heed the second warning.

UndergroundRailroad 03:59, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

You're mediating at Kriya Yoga, Mahavatar Babaji, Adi-Nath, Nath, etc.?

An editor asked me to monitor the above pages and a few more, saying somebody else was vandalizing them. Then that other editor said the first person was the vandal. I said I'd watch the pages. Somewhere in this melee, somebody mentioned you were already involved in mediating this. It sounds like a pretty normal editing conflict (and is way outside my realm of expertise). So, like I said, I'll monitor those pages for blatant vandalism; if there's anything I should know about this conflict, please let me know. Cheers, JDoorjam Talk 00:44, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Oy. Ok. Thanks for letting me know. I'm going to try (perhaps fruitlessly, I suppose) to calm these folks down and work out some compromises. Regards, JDoorjam Talk 06:25, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Kramers

YOU ARE A DICK JUST BECAUSE YOU DONT KNOW WHO THE FUCK THE KRAMERS ARE DOES NOT MAKE THEM A NON-NOTEABLE BAND

THEY ARE HUGE AND HAVE OVER 500000 FANS!!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.4.11.46 (talk • contribs) 16:12, 11 March 2006. but probably USer:MagicBaboon

Please Stop Vandalizing My Talk Page

Your biased comments and threats on my own personal Talk Page will not be tolerated. If you insist that what I have said were personal attacks then check out the words of the person you are defending on Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath Talk Page where he even referred to me as a "moron." So, if I call him a cultist (which he really is, his picture and contact information is even displayed in the cult's webpage) I am making personal attacks but when he calls me a fraud, a vandal and a moron it is alright. What's wrong with you? And so what if I used the warning sign? I never claimed to be a sysop or threaten him with anything that is beyond my ability as an ordinary editor. There is no pretension there. It was he who vandalized an article using a sockpuppet IP and said "nice quote, leave it there" as if he wasn't the one who put that article there in the first place. Something which he himself admitted doing. If you block me then there will always be sysops who will unblock me, and I will take it as a PERSONAL offense against you because you are biased.

NoToFrauds 22:40, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

I didn't leave that comment. The bassist of the Kramers did. Don't assume. Thanks.

Also, I didn't finish the article, I had to hit the hay. I was getting to the notability part.

Them Vaughan freaks

Don't ya just love how this whole fiasco never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever ends? Bearcat 07:04, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Forget about it my good man, I was only doing it as a homage to them.

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my userpage. Apparently someone doesn't like me. Thanks! huntersquid 21:08, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Personal attack stuff

These attacks were posted by Pm_shef here: http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=User_talk:Eyeonvaughan&oldid=41257881

Quotations:

• "Meanwhile this "reputable candidate" you keep referring to, Elliot Frankl, is a nutcase"

• "Sure maybe she's not as intelligent as someone like Elinor or other MP's, but she's a hell of a lot better than Racco, a sleazeball to the nth degree"

Pm_shef has already received his second warning. He should remove his many personal attacks soon, or otherwise some of these attacks will be removed and he will receive his third and final warning. UndergroundRailroad 01:50, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

• Indeed, following me calling User:MSJapan a "troublemaker", we resolved that dispute after he had explained to me his motivation for nominating for AfD. I have no malicious intent towards him. But I absolutely do not deserve two warnings, I simply did not violate WP:NPA where undergroundrailroad says I did -- pm_shef 02:47, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

  AFAIK, the situation referred to with me is over and done with, and the situation has worked itself out amicably for all parties involved. I wouldn't really consider being called a "troublemaker" to violate WP:NPA; I've got a number of rants from various sockpuppets on my user talk page that fit that bill much more nicely than pm_shef's statement. Furthermore, if the current accusations have absolutely nothing to do with any WP user, as opposed to this being the result of a strongly worded opinion that somebody didn't like, why is this even an issue? MSJapan 03:30, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

  Fair enough. I think my statement should answer the question, though. MSJapan 03:39, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

• What I've been saying the whole time. Thanks for helping work this out amicably. Maybe User:Undergroundrailroad will stop pestering me now. -- pm_shef 03:41, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Nath page - image for deletion

Hi CBW,

I wanted to ask how to get an image deleted? I uploaded a picture to the Nath page, and I made some added some text edits as well. The editors guarding the page are constantly removing my edits, so I'd like to take the picture away. I feel that it's not right to leave that for them, and I'm not here to constantly involve myself in edit wars. I feel really disturbed emotionally over all the slandering of the information I have been adding, and I don't think I can continue this. I guess this is the problem with wikipedia - the last man standing wins rather than there always being unbiased discussion and concensus. Anyway, back to the matter at hand. Regarding the image: the proper copyright info was never given in the first place - so it doesn't belong there. I've already marked it with the ifd tag, but it wasn't deleted - I think someone took off the tag. Or maybe I didn't do it right. Your help please? Thanks.. Hamsacharya dan 04:35, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Upper Canada College

CBW, I see that you are an administrator who has edited this article in the past. There is a current dispute on the article between User:Gbambino and one or more anonymous editors at Talk:Upper Canada College. This dispute led to an edit war that I ended by semi-protecting the page. I have attempted to mediate, but one of the anon editors does not accept that I am being impartial in this. I would appreciate you taking a look at the situation and providing your views. If I have been unfair, or if I could have handled this in a better way, I would like to know. Thanks, Ground Zero | t 16:07, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

• It seems that the anon user does not see you as being neutral either, so I guess it wouldn't help having you involved. Sorry to bother you. Ground Zero | t 16:51, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

User:NoToFrauds

Greetings. The above user (whom you have warned about this before) is again engaging in personal attacks in the most recent Talk:Mahavatar Babaji discussions. I am tempted to sanction him myself, but I have been actively editing the article, and I would like to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. Any input you could provide would be welcome. Regards, --Fire Star 23:39, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Clinting

Im not sure how to do that. the link sends me to google.

I still don't really get it. but Okay... and theres money in it depending on the clints. like i said. the more points the better, the larger the better, and of corse sets are much preffred.

• I have no problem with the move at all. Cheers. PJM 12:14, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

• Normally, I would've responded to your message sooner, but I had to cut away from the Wiki earlier than usual last night. It's certainly a very sensible move. Regards. PJM 14:35, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Upper Canada College 2

As per your comment on my Talk page, I'm sorry, I don't understand... --gbambino 08:37, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm doubly sorry - now I think I do see what you mean - the "semi-protected" tag. Yes, that was my carelessness. My apologies. --gbambino 08:40, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Richard Greenbury

When you ask me to merge the two articles would you like me to completely overlay 'Sir Ricahard Greenbury' on top of 'Richard Greenbury' only because much of my content, and all my format and order, has been taken from the later of the two. With the only addition of expanding largely on a greater variety of the topics.

May I ask how I might change Sir Richard Greenbury to a re-dirct, and how to add pictures to the article as I am having some trouble. Your help has been fantastic. Thankyou.

Thanks

I didn't catch that one, thanks for beating me to it :) -- Tawker 00:57, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

I have added links to the various websites from which I have taken media. I would just like to say thankyou for all the help you have given me, and respect the wondeful job you are obviously doing here at Misplaced Pages.

Cheers,

Edward.

labour friends of israel

how do u know it's original research? google lfoi and u'll soon find it isn't. the article itself proves it isn't. Jamaissur

labour friends of israel

LEARN about a topic b4 interfering w/ it. i see u're in canada -- how much do u know about uk politics? or do u just rely on innate infallibility? Jamaissur

personal attack

it wasn't a personal attack. if i edited an article on a canadian topic, u disagreed w/ my editing and i clearly lived in the uk, u'd be perfectly right to question my knowledge. u're wrong about lfoi: it is not a single issue group. Jamaissur

Vandal Hamsacharya dan

Dear WP Sysop CambridgeBayWeather,

Dan Kogan, an ordained teacher of the Hamsa Yoga Sangh cult has been creating havoc for the past weeks by relentlessly inserting the name of his guru, his guru's book, quotes from his guru's book, and external link to their website on the following articles Kriya yoga, Mahavatar Babaji, Nath, and Adi Nath when the majority of the editors (actually all of them) who are experts on the subject agree that his guru is illegitimate, his inserts does not enrich (add anything substantial) the already existing articles, and only aims to promore the personal interest of their organization.

This person wants to turn WP into a propaganda material for a highly questionable (possibly harmful) pseudo-Hindu cult while pretending to be an impartial concerned Wikipedian who only wants to enrich it. The situation is really bad. He has just been banned but as soon as he gets unbanned he begins to relentlessly vandalize the pages with irrelevant and immaterial cult propaganda once again.

It is futile to try and protect the integrity of an article when someone like this person Hamsacharya dan, like the Energizer Bunny, keeps on reverting them and gets away with it without being taught a lesson.

To see for yourself that Hamsacharya dan is really an ordained teacher of the cult he keeps on inserting to the articles and not just a concerned Wikipedian with no alterior motive, please see the following website and scroll down a bit for Hamsacharya Dan Kogan.

Please help us. Will you help us?

Thanking you in advance,

No To Frauds 11:48, 19 March 2006 (UTC)