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"When you fight an asshole, the asshole always wins."

Did you have any specific Misplaced Pages editors in mind when you posted this on your User page, or is it just a coincidence that SPUI seems determined to win at all costs? Where did you find that quotation? It's great! 147.70.242.39 00:50, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

  • Actually, it's an original that I first posted in my www.xanga.com quotation page. The story behind it I'd rather not mention here, but I assure you that although it might fit that "certain Misplaced Pages author" (in which I would jokingly say "You win" immediately after saying that to him - if it weren't for his being most highly unreasonable in the revert wars that involve us). But I wouldn't say specifically who it is as it could violate WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA, although he doesn't believe either of them apply to him. B.Wind 04:53, 25 April 2006 (UTC)


List of longest running U.S. cable television series

The page looks good, your work is appreciated!--Son of Somebody 20:21, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Many thanks! There's much more to do, but it makes a nice break from writing road articles and getting in the middle of some hand-to-hand combat with a few of the more opinionated editors (and one in particular) who think they own all the road articles. This is therapy to me, and thank you for your support and indulgence... B.Wind 00:22, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey

I rock your comment on the Salo in Space AfD. Keep up the good work. - Francis Tyers · 10:48, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Gladys

The Original Gladys Holiday Greeting
For your hard work, insighful opinions and overall contribution to Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow, I hereby award you this Thank You, along with my sincere hope that you have a wonderful holiday season.

james.lebinski 18:25, 15 December 2006 (UTC)


Blow blow blow

Good work. Don't let them scold you, though. It's irresponsible to let a piece of crap sit around just so someone can claim faim with a process. Edit it when it stinks. The fewer hours or days or weeks any piece of crap is accepted on Wikiepdia the better the whole thing is.

There's a lot of scolding going on, though, on Misplaced Pages. I think there are a lot of people who don't socialize outside of cyberspace and seem to think that adults working together scold each other. I call it the daddy syndrome. Only time I've ever seen it used outside of cyberspace (one adult scolding another for a minor grammar matter) it brought days of laughter--as it should. --Blechnic (talk) 01:02, 27 April 2008 (UTC)


Ref: Rail transport in Argentina

Hey B.Wind, thanks for quick response, I'm not sure if a should answer here, anyway I'm still in doubts about Rail transport in Argentina, it still redirects to Transportation in Argentina, it seems that Rail transport in Argentina has not been released. I consider mysef a good editor but not really "protocol saby. We would like to canalize all rail articles into one, as other countries, Argentina is experiencing a rail revival, Will it be bold? it'll be spectacular, we have a good team. Kind regards ~ Moebiusuibeom-en (talk) 00:53, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Moebius, if you have an overall article covering Rail transport in Argentina, go ahead and write it (with sources) - that's what WP:BOLD says. For the other articles that you mentioned, put them in ] and you'll be fine. Redirect pages are not "released" - but unless they are protected, and I didn't see any protection on this one, they can be overwritten easily. Just write the article after clicking "edit this page." I hope this helps... and happy writing! B.Wind (talk) 01:04, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey you all, in regards to "Rail transport in Argentina", something that seemed so hard turned out to be so simple, Rail transport in Argentina is on it's way, thank you all for being so cooperative,, Moebiusuibeom-en (talk) 03:33, 23 May 2008 (UTC)


redirect barnstar

The Redirect Barnstar
For the huge effort on going over all the entries on the huge list of redirects here to nominate them for RFD and clean up the original list. Enric Naval (talk) 00:40, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Association of Professional Football Leagues

Just wanted to commend you for this article - very interesting and well put together. I'm a bit of an NFL history buff and I had never heard of this - I'll be checking out those old issues of "Coffin Corner" for sure. Majorclanger (talk) 15:59, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

  • Many thanks for the good word (finding the information was an unexpected pleasure while I was researching something else)... and thanks for the fine-tuning. B.Wind (talk) 02:52, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

The Early Pro Football Barnstar

I just wanted to write and say thank you for the Early Pro Football Barnstar. --Pennsylvania Penguin (talk) 19:37, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your valuable help ragarding redirecting. I have created the page March fracture cancelling the redirect. I have nominated the page for DYK. Thank you again. Ganesh Dhamodkar (Talk) 05:59, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

WMRP-LP

Thanks for thinking about me when you seen this. I will work on the infobox and get some more information on the page...along with adding to whatever appropriate templates need added. Will give you an update when I am finished. Take Care...NeutralHomer • Talk • February 11, 2009 @ 05:46

Not a problem :) I added the FCC related information to the infobox, added the page to the Flint area radio template and added it to the List of radio stations in Michigan page. The station didn't have a website, so I couldn't add that, but all and all, it is up-to-date. Take Care...NeutralHomer • Talk • February 11, 2009 @ 06:00

Adrienne Warshawski

I completely agree with the banners you put up now. How did you run into this article? It seems to be in a little invisible corner of Misplaced Pages. Debresser (talk) 09:31, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

  • Whenever I run into a little "writer's block" (I like to write about old professional American football teams and leagues, old amusement parks - mainly those named Luna Park - and, until the Misplaced Pages politics went bad there, Florida State Roads), I visit WP:RfD and go on prod patrol (the link to the appropriate category is on the bottom of WP:AfD). I think I've checked out about 300 articles or so over the past 10 days. Any way I can make a quick remedy, I tend to be bold... but most of the time I defer to those who know more than I. If something is salvageable, I hope the tags will be enough of a prod (pardon the pun) to move it in the right direction. B.Wind (talk) 03:20, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Roza Gough

I see you nominated the article for deletion, so I guess I'm just here to say thanks for the saving me the hassle! Haha. I was mulling over nominating it myself, but you beat me to the punch. And just to add: thanks for mentioning the WP:2S rule in the nomination. I so wish I had learned of this rule months ago.  Mbinebri  15:21, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

  • Actually, it's an essay of mine, but I've stated it (and its cousin WP:1S) numerous times in deletion discussions. I wouldn't mind it being a rule, but it seems that there are too many fans of one- or two-sentence "articles" to make it a guideline or a policy. Thank you for telling me that I'm not alone in this. B.Wind (talk) 17:25, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
    • You're definitely not alone! In fact, the question of whether a one- or two-sentence article should be kept is very relevant to what I do on Wiki - which is clean up fashion model articles and either verify their notability or nominate them for deletion. Tina Zajc is a perfect example of running into this problem. She won a somewhat notable title, but is a statement of simply that enough to have an article? I don't think so.  Mbinebri  17:46, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
      • Well, guess what just went on the prod pile? Let's see what happens in the next few days. B.Wind (talk) 18:00, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
        • The prod was contested, so that didn't really work out! Of course, none of what the editor added contributed to any sense of notability, but I have the feeling that if such an article had been taken to the AfD instead (where the rationale for deletion would have been analyzed), editors would have just reiterated the policy that an article being very short isn't justification for deletion, which is unfortunate.  Mbinebri  03:47, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
          • Well, it did in one sense. The article is now (at least) a valid stub. It actually has substance, unlike that one sentence sliver that existed when I prodded it. At least now it's defensible. While I'm not sure that being Miss Slovenia one year meets to notability bar (and merely participating in Miss World clearly is not), and this goes into hobbies that are irrelevant, I would only urge further cleanup and expansion at this point. The additional sources (even though three of them are in Slovenian) are certainly a plus. I'm adding a couple of tags, though. B.Wind (talk) 04:37, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: I think I've found an AfD that might have fallen through the cracks...

The discussion was created on the 12th, but it wasn't transcluded onto the log until the 20th. Hope this clears it up for you. Cheers, –Juliancolton 02:05, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Nice catch.

The Barnstar of Diligence
Good job in catching this AfD. Keep up the good work! Malinaccier (talk) 02:09, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

It's no problem. You're doing a good job. Keep it up! Malinaccier (talk) 02:32, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


WP:RfD Thread

I have went through the user's contribs and came up with about 160+ other redirects, some dating back to February, before the stations were required to switch to digital and before the FCC ruling that allowed stations to change their callsign to -DT officially. Please see here for the complete list. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 02:16, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

  • I applaud the diligence, but WP:CRYSTAL no longer applies. Only those stations who transmit only analog signals would have a valid "reason" for redirect deletion per WP:RFD#KEEP as "-DT" variations are being used in promotional materials, legal identifications, and the like in the same way that extraneous "-AM"s and "-FM"s are often added to radio call signs. While you are technically correct, this is a case in which the "-DT" variants would be likely search items (and thus useful ones). I strongly urge withdrawing the bulk nomination and resubmitting any that are analog-only in nature (note that we now have digital Class A and low power stations, as well). B.Wind (talk) 02:26, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
    • See all the stations broadcast in digital, they have to. But they are not required to carry the "-DT" call sign. Like WTOV-TV, it broadcasts in digital, but has a "-TV" callsign. WTVQ-DT broadcasts in digital, but has a "-DT" callsign. It was essentially up to the station whether they wanted to go with the "-DT" callsign or not. Per naming convensions, we name the pages as the FCC names the station. Which is where my main concern comes in, I fear readers will think the station carries a different callsign then what is showed, hence my RfD. Remember, an RfD, is just for discussion, not deletion. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 02:48, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
  • The articles themselves should have the offical calls - no disagreement there - but the issue is the redirect (note that per WP:RfD, every nominated redirect must be tagged with {{rfd}} - you've just started!). I think that you're going down a path that doesn't need to be traveled, and the mass nomination could do more harm than good here. Making sure that the article is in the right place is far more important than asking everybody if these dozens of now-commonly-discussed/used "unofficial" names would make worthwhile redirects. FYI, WSVN actually shows both WSVN-TV and WSVN-DT on its promotional literature, its Web site, and its broadcast legal identification. This is merely one of many examples of using multiple suffixes by the station itself, and that must be accounted for by Misplaced Pages, if only by the addition of redirects. B.Wind (talk) 03:05, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
    • I asked on IRC and was told to nominate one and then bulk the others...I did that here. I don't feel like RfD'ing the whole lot of 160+ articles....that would be beyond my time. Let's just let the discussion take its course and see where it goes. If it gets to a point where it looks like I am on the "losing end" of things, I will withdraw it. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 03:21, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
    • Fair enough. Keep up the good work in the meantime! B.Wind (talk) 03:27, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Regarding Electric Park

Hi. I just closed Electric Parks' RfD as "keep and make into a disambig page". I read your note, and I'll perform any sort of admin move for your work, if needed. Just leave me a note on my talk page describing what you need me to do, for this close. I would've moved User:B.Wind/sandbox1 to Electric Park, but it appears that you have two separate pages going on in that sandbox. Let me know what you want to do. Killiondude (talk) 20:33, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

White City (Chicago amusement park)

Hey, you just redirected White City (Chicago amusement park) to itself. Heh. I deleted it because a bot tagged it, but just wanted to leave you a note, because you probably had other intentions. Killiondude (talk) 04:47, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Fiat jokes

This is not info needed in encyclopedia, it doesnt matter where it is sourced but it is not proper here --Typ932 17:06, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

  • The information is not a joke - read the cited Newsweek article. Having a list of awards for European Fiat without showing its problems with the cars sold in the U.S. (especially in light with its current involvement with Chrysler's bankruptcy) earlier would be a violation of WP:NPOV. Rather than fighting this point, adding a neutral section on its U.S. involvement and reliability - including its prior problems in a historical context - would be far better. Since you appear to be passionate about Fiat, I recommend that you do it.B.Wind (talk) 17:14, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
the information maybe is not but the term is joke, there is difference can you see it??? --Typ932 17:15, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
"Since you appear to be passionate about Fiat"  ?? and you seem to hate it, not very NPOV --Typ932 18:52, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
I have enough beer and time... and can wait 24-hour period for 3rr ,) --Typ932 19:15, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Fiat Automobiles

In order to stop edit warring I am trying to start a discussion to which you may wish to contribute. Bridgeplayer (talk) 23:01, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Fibonacci sequence using FORTRAN

Your comment really threw me for a loop. When I saw it I exclaimed, "No way! I searched for pages like that!" before I realized that I was clicking on a redlink. As far as "WP:NOT (it's not a compendium of miscellaneous computer programming)", at times that seems more proscriptive than descriptive. Anyhow, thanks for a jolt then a laugh. -- ToE 07:57, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Controversial moves

I have reverted your moves of Derek McGrath, Martin Arnold, and Tony Anthony. Since another editor had just requested the deletion of the dab as unnecessary given a primary topic, the moves for no primary topic. In cases like these, please follow the WP:RM process to move the a current primary topic to a non-primary name. Thanks. -- JHunterJ (talk) 11:01, 21 October 2009 (UTC)


I Saw Your NPOV Tag On the William Clay Ford, Sr. Article

As crappy an owner that you may think that he is, (and I agree in many respects with this sentiment) there is one thing that I have to give him — however grudgingly — credit for. He payed for that stadium in Detroit with private funds; he didn't waddle up to the public trough the way most of those obscene owners do.
--NBahn (talk) 07:23, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

ANI note

Hello, I just wanted to leave you a note because your name came up in this ANI thread. Whether you comment or not is not a big deal to me, I just feel like it is common courtesy to let others know when their name has been dropped on noticeboards. Killiondude (talk) 09:28, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

On a side note, I see you're not very active as of late. I'm sorry to see that. I hope you're doing well! Killiondude (talk) 09:28, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

  • I'm sorry I missed it. Professional/employment considerations must trump volunteer work; hence my extended absence and continuing reduced presence. Thank you for watching my back, Killiondude... and my IP workmate who posted below. B.Wind (talk) 02:11, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Come Back, BW - all is forgiven!

Here's a wikihug. I know you've been busy in RL, but things haven't been the same here without you. Perhaps you'll be back once the grades are posted...

I know you don't get the acknowledgment that other Wikipedians seem to get all the time, but you deserve them nonetheless. Come back soon! 147.70.242.43 (talk) 20:08, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

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