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Have a good time

Thanks for your kind message; I appreciate your support. The truth is, I don't know what they want from me. I thought that arbitrations review a certain issue or set of articles, not the editor in general. Are they going to survey my 40,000+ edits with the intention of essentializing a few silly statements and ignoring all the rest? Well, we'll see. I try to give it as little thought as possible, although the amount of stress I get from editing these days is higher than ever. I hope that you are having a good vacation; sometimes it's necessary to forget about Misplaced Pages for a fortnight or two. --Ghirla 22:54, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Erast Fandorin

I got the feeling you were a bit unhappy about the expansion of Erast Fandorin. Is this correct, and if so could you please tell me how to improve? Errabee 00:24, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Translation help

Hi dab. If you have time, could you please help me translating this:

चन्द्रमा मनसो जातः चक्षोः सूर्यो अजायत मुखादिन्द्रश् चाग्निश् च प्राणाद्वायुर् अजायत

नाभ्या आसीदन्तरिक्षं शीर्ष्णो द्यौः समवर्तत पद्भ्यां भूमिर् दिशः श्रोत्रात् तथा लोकाम् अकल्पयन्

If you also know the source, that would be great. Regards, deeptrivia (talk) 01:47, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I myself had picked it up from that site. But as all such pujas are based on assorted mantras from various texts, I was looking for the origin of this mantra. I remember it well from a tape I used to have that contained "stuti"s of the navagraha, and this one was used for Chandra. Thanks for your help. deeptrivia (talk) 01:18, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Arabic

I get it now. I still haven't seen any evidence that hamza should be represented by a hyphen. I get a kick out of people using wikipedia pages as references to support their arguments. The fact that the Arabic grammar page uses it in that way means nothing to me.

Regarding the hamza, like I said on the talk page, any alif at the beginning of a word is actually a hamza. The alif is just a seat so the hamza has something to sit on. The hamza is only by itself when it appears at the end of a word, otherwise it always gets a seat (one of the three vowels). Usually the hamza is ommitted, along with all the short vowel markings. This is basic Arabic and I don't know how else to prove it to you than to say go grab an "intro to Arabic" book. You can also look at an Arabic Qur'an, which usually has every diacritic marked, and you will see a hamza above or below every initial alif. Cuñado - Talk 03:58, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

FourthAve's ban timer

Per WP:BAN#Restart of ban duration when evasion is attempted, any attempt by FA to evade his ban should result in a reset, not just the fifth time. As a result, his ban should correspond to his latest sock evasion, regardless of how many times he's evaded it. The "enforcement" clause, if interpreted correctly, should only apply to bans under probation, parole, etc., and not to bans that cover the entire Misplaced Pages environment. (I'm sorry to bring this up this late, but I just noticed this and don't want to turn this into a threaded dialog. I don't intend to respond to any response you post.)

P.S. I also asked Tony Sidaway about this, and here's his response:

It's customary to reset an arbitration committee fixed-term ban to restart from the last point at which the subject made an attempt to evade it. The enforcement clause has nothing to do with it; he's banned for a year from the last time he attempted to evade the ban. --Tony Sidaway 21:52, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Scobell302 21:38, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

"I don't intend to respond to any response you post" seems a little bit less than polite. I said I was not going to pursue it in the first place. So 4thAve is banned for a year, that's fine. I'm still not forced to denounce him if I think I saw him about. dab (ᛏ) 07:15, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Greek language article series

Hi, my old proposal (from June) regarding the reorganisation of the Greek language article series has been revived and there's now again a discussion ongoing. Much of it is just an exchange of old arguments, but perhaps your renewed input will help to find the best solution. Thanks! Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:48, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments about the cats. And the article about the cat too, I love it. :-) But my request was rather about the main issue of how to carve up the articles themselves between Ancient and Modern Greek coverage, the thing I suggested back in June. There's now quite a lively discussion going on. Fut.Perf. ☼ 17:12, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Ah, yes, sorry, that discussion has somehow dispersed into several talkpages. Most is on the Talk:Greek language#Big restructuring needed? page, further up under the original proposal; details are being hammered out on my own talkpage and at User talk:Michkalas. Summary: I'm still after my plans from June and have started to assemble a few drafts in my userspace, but Michkalas and Peter Isotalo favour a solution closer to the present, where the main Greek language article contains the synchronic sketch of Modern Greek together with the summary links to all the other stuff. Fut.Perf. ☼ 17:32, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Etymology of Helen

Hi, I think you added the etymology of Helen from *sel-, given in that article. Is there a source for this etymology? Thanks, --Akhilleus (talk) 17:41, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

That section's been altered since you worked on it; I just asked because the latest editor found the *wel- etymology in the American Heritage Dictionary, and seems to be about to eliminate the others since they're currently unsourced. Thanks for the info you provided; I'll look around and see what I can find. --Akhilleus (talk) 18:16, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Sanskrit

Hello. May I please ask why you have been rolling people back on this article in content disputes? Blnguyen | BLabberiNg 01:43, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I thought it was considered bad form and was written soemwhere that rollback was supposed to be used only for vandalism, bad-faith edits, linkspamming, etc. Is Bharatveer a vandal or bad-faith editor? Do I get to rollback POV personal opinions to my favourite articles? Blnguyen | BLabberiNg 06:41, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Requested change in redirect for IPA from International Phonetic Alphabet to IPA (disambiguation)

Please comment. --Karnesky 15:38, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

Dbachmann, I am new to Misplaced Pages and I just created an account and some user just messaged me this. I am reproducing it as it bears your name. It's really bad. Swear words, etc.. I don't know what to do with this. Help me. Here is the message -

'''Dbachmann, you are a motherfuckin' sonofabitch. Your ancestor Hitler had much more respect for Indians. He balked about Aryans.... We are Aryans. And your fuckin' racism won't work here. You BASTARD !!!!! Indians Are Real Great People. It's only Europeans who corrupted them !!!! Fuckin' sonofabitch, where are you from ? Zurich ? That is you are a SLAVE, a SLAVE of AMERICA !!!! Rascal !!!! Madarchod !!!! Behenchod !!!!! Bhadva !!!!!!! RANDVA !!!!! Chutmarike !!!!! YOU FUCKIN' GAY !!!! SUCKER HOMO !!!!! ROT IN HELL, YOU SISTERFUCKER !!!! HECK, THEY WON'T TAKE YOU EVEN THERE !!!''' <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 200%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> <table style="border: #D1D9EF solid 2px; -moz-border-radius: 12px; background: #D1D9EF; width: 100%; padding: 1px; text-align: center; font-size: 160%; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <tr><td>''']'''</td></tr></table> --] 17:08, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I hope you do something about the user. And why did he leave the message on my page ?

--Kushal Modi 17:11, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

FYI

Perhaps you'd like to review/add comments at Misplaced Pages:Peer review/Sanskrit? →Talk 03:21, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Hinduism could use some help here too. →Talk 03:27, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Scandalous revelations!

Hey dab, you have NO idea how happy my mother will be to know she is a grandmother!!! lol Thanks for pointing that entertaining revelation out. Cheers, Sarah Ewart (Talk) 03:33, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey Thanks

Hey thanks for deleting that comment.

--Kushal Modi 08:03, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Lost edit on JRR Tolkien

Sorry for overwriting your edit on JRR Tolkien. I didn't get an edit warning. I see you already caught and reintroduced it. -- Jordi·✆ 12:37, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Gouranga

Hello Dab, thank you for your recent improvements to the Gouranga page, and your kind words on the discussion page. Please forgive me if I was somewhat belligerent when we first met at the end of last year. Hare Krishna :-) Ys, GourangaUK 13:12, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

I'm seeing that your talk page has been vandalised recently by a variety of users. I am also a victim as are many other editors. These may be a single vandal like User:WoW with a lot of usernames. →Talk 15:52, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Ireland

There is now a Misplaced Pages Ireland Project. Evertype 13:00, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

You'll note the template is much smaller than the NI one. I think it's worth tagging the Category:Ireland articles with it, because there aren't very many, and it will serve as an invitation to people to join the Wikiproject. Evertype 15:56, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

WP:MOS-AR

Hi, you previously commented at WP:MOS-AR. Would you be interested in participating in a discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:Manual of Style (Arabic)#Solar letters again? Cheers, —Ruud 10:13, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Hwair article disappeared into ether?

It looks like Hwair was moved] to Ƕ, but that page redirects back to Hwair. It was a nice article, and you were the last contributor, so I though you might like to know that something weird is going on... -emk (talk) 18:40, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Insulting remarks about India and Indians

While replying to a message on the talk page of User talk:BostonMA, I chanced upon the following remarks by you: "... especially in India, every sh*thole is getting internet access. I feel for these people, because they are in an actual ethnic conflict, and must feel actual hate, but I don't feel responsible for babysitting them, Misplaced Pages is not for them ..." :

I do understand that all pages belong to Wikimedia Foundation including the user pages and talk pages, and no one should be allowed to take shelter that exchange of remarks and interaction were in personal capacities. I denounce the extreme POVs explicitly and implicitly conveyed through the above remarks, and feel highly offended and annoyed at the same. They are especially sad (to use a mild word), as they emanated from the mind of an administrator of high standing like you. For the sake of good order, I shall copy and paste them verbatim at the village pump and other fora for a larger audience. --Bhadani 03:24, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

I would suggest you to please take up the matter with Wikimedia Foundation to take all Indian IPs indefinitely blocked: in any case, hardly 0.5 % edits of English Wikiepdia comes from India, and it may not matter!! --Bhadani 03:33, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Zora says it is silly ... Ok, fine. --Bhadani 03:55, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

nice try, Bhadani, this matter has been beaten to death several times over, I have commented extensively on this about four times over, and will not do so again, even if you are sad and insulted until you are blue in the face. dab (ᛏ) 09:35, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Please leave User:Bhadani alone. Do you not think that when Bhadani makes an error he is able to recognize it and admit to it? --BostonMA 11:24, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

"blue in the face" -dab ; anything to do the good old chambers again???