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2012 Summer Olympics - Slalom canoeing/slalom racing

The article 2012 Summer Olympics formerly linked to the article Slalom canoeing with the link text Slalom racing. However Slalom canoeing makes no reference to racing, and describes a sport which is essentially an 'against the clock' type of event with only one competitor going at a time. I assumed that this was the correct sport, with a rather loose link text, and changed the text to slalom canoeing.

It seems I was wrong, as you reverted my change with the comment there is slalom kayaking as well. However this still left a link called Slalom racing pointing at an article not about racing and not referencing slalom kayaking; either the wrong article or an article in need of a rewrite. For now I've turned these into redlinks to Slalom racing. If I've misunderstood, please feel to correct . -- Chris j wood 11:25, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

It's rather confusing. The name for this sport given on the main list of sports on the IOC site is "canoe/kayak", but this is a portfolio term for the two disciplines of "Canoe / Kayak Flatwater" and "Canoe / Kayak Slalom". However it appears that the official body of the sport uses the terms "flatwater racing (sprint)" (which is a division of "canoe racing" which also includes the non-Olympic sport of "marathon racing") and "slalom canoeing" and the Misplaced Pages articles uses these names, so there's an inconsistency whatever names we use. I'll use the IOC terms in the 2012 article and add references to them to the canoeing articles. A timetrial is usually considered to be a form of race. Bhoeble 16:27, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

Euston station

Please can you give a URL for the map you referred to in your recent edit summeary for Euston station? I'd love to see it! Thank you.. Andy Mabbett 15:43, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

I would have linked it, except that the motco.com maps are only available as pop-ups, which don't have urls. You can find the 1862 map here Click on "Overview maps" and then click over Euston twice to get to the detailed level. Rather confusingly the large scale map then appears in first window. Bhoeble 00:34, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

I've replied on my talk page. Andy Mabbett 08:02, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

terminology for motor racing circuits

Hi - Can you please comment on my latest response at Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion#Category:Motor racing circuits? Thanks much. -- Rick Block (talk) 18:31, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

UK agencies

Just thought I'd lend my support to your tidying of the UK government bodies articles. Given that Executive Agency seems to have a precise definition, I agree that only articles on those agencies on the official list should go in that category, and others should be moved out. Note also that some of the bodies do not exist any more. By the time you read this I will have created a new category called Category:Former public bodies in the United Kingdom; feel free to populate that as part of your tidying SP-KP 10:45, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Vauxhall

Hello, Could you please tell me the source you used to create the article on Vauxhall Gardens? I am writing a masters thesis that deals with 19th century entertainment in London and it would be very helpful include citations about the admissions charged to Vauxhall, specifically the fact charges peaked in the early-19th when Vanity Fair is set. Thank you! This information will me as I finish project.

Hi. I got your reply, but forget to thank you. I cited an expert who runs a Vauxhall webpage. --Kevind81

Congratulations for starting the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens page 87.80.152.198 21:39, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

New vote for Tanakh moved

You can find the NEW vote to rename Category:Hebrew Bible/Tanakh --> Category:Tanakh now located at Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion#Hebrew Bible/Tanakh Thanks again. IZAK 17:13, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Help and support needed

It would appear as though there are certain "editors" who wish to remove the lesser known literary punk genres, not only is this a blatant witch hunt which emerged from my argument on the Dark City talk page that the movie is a relveant component in reference to the dieselpunk genre, but also extremely vindictive against myself and those who have helped in categorising and adding content to the literay punk genres. For further info: Talk page here Piecraft 16:33, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Category:Chinese newspapers

Please be informed that some background information was presented at WP:CFD regarding the above mentioned category. Thanks. — Instantnood 14:22, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much. — Instantnood 16:24, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Category:Cinema of England and Category:Cinema of Scotland

Since you voted, this has become a vote for deletion rather than a renaming. The discussion has also been split into two separate votes on England and Scotland. I'm hoping you can vote on both, as since they were split your vote has somehow ended up under the Cinema of Scotland debate. Thanks. JW 23:21, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Category:Regional theatre and Category:Regional theatre in the United States

Hello Bhoeble,
Re your proposed rename on WP:CFD, I've just tried reorganising Category:Regional theatre in the United States as a subcategory of Category:Regional theatre, so you might now want to reconsider the move. Apologies in advance if I've missed something obvious or done something stupid. Best wishes, David Kernow 17:23, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Erm, yep I think you have. The term may be used, but I wouldn't want to see it applied to the category system outside the U.S. and I'm not even certain it is a good idea in that case. I will be amending my proposal to delete. Bhoeble 18:23, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Image:Sam Harris 1.jpg

Please refrain from removing categories from images in the future without asking about this policy. We over in Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Neuroscience are rather meticulous (anal) about keeping track of all neuroscience-related materials, as images are often used repeatedly in new articles. Please read ] for more information on Misplaced Pages policy on image categorization. Thanks. :) Semiconscious • talk 21:38, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Images do not belong in categories. Use Commons instead. You are in a tiny and shrinking minority in putting images in non-image Misplaced Pages categories, which imo is the equivalent of dropping them on the floor. Bhoeble 13:00, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice; I'll look into changing my practices. However for now we're in the middle of a huge cleanup over Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Neuroscience and we'd appreciate it if you don't mess around with what at the very worst is our temporary measure for cateloging what we have. In the meantime, comments such as:

• "You are in a tiny and shrinking minority in putting images in non-image Misplaced Pages categories, which imo is the equivalent of dropping them on the floor."
• "...but I see you've been making a mess all over the place."

are rude and unnecessary. Lay off. We're doing what we're doing for a reason and we don't need someone on a mission to mess up our temporary system. Semiconscious • talk 20:22, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell people not to contribute to sections of Misplaced Pages. You don't own the rights to any section of it. Bhoeble 16:00, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Give me a break buddy; let's be adult about this. I never said "DO NOT CONTRIBUTE", nor did I ever act like I own any rights to anything. I said, right here, and a talk page that has no power whatsoever beyond that of a friendly appeal, that "we'd appreciate it if you don't mess around with what at the very worst is our temporary measure for cateloging what we have". If you keep recategorizing images while we're in the process of restructuring neuroscience-related categories, it's just going to make our job a little more difficult. You will do what you will do, however. All I'm doing is respectfully asking that you wait a while before doing whatever it is you're planning on doing. What's your deal man? Semiconscious • talk 18:53, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

I had already finished, but I won't be saying sorry again. Bhoeble 18:03, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Kurd stub

Have you seen?

• Misplaced Pages:Stub_types_for_deletion#.7B.7BKurd-politician-stub.7D.7D_.2F_Cat:Kurdish_politician_stubs

--Mais oui! 05:52, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Philip Epstein Article

Hello,

I noticed that you edited out the Category "American writers" in the Epstein Article. I included it so that we can have, in addition to the lists of specific types of writers, e.g playwrights, etc., a complete list of all American writers. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks,

Michael David 19:45, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I am removing every article from American writers. I've done hundreds and this is the first complaint. Almost none of the most celebrated writers are in the category and people don't keep putting them back, so its clear which way things are going. Bhoeble 19:46, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Why are you doing this? Isn't Philip Epstein an American writer?

Michael David 19:50, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Look three other broad categories: Category:American musicians, category:American scientists and category:American politicians - people are working to keep them clear too. The writers category is well behind the other three in the cleanup process, so I'm helping out. Epstein could also go in Category:United States and Category:People, but we have to draw the line somewhere, and I'm confident what I am doing is in line with consensus. Bhoeble 19:55, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Here we go again....

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Turkish Kurdistan - Bertilvidet 00:36, 25 March 2006 (UTC)