User talk:Ta bu shi da yu/Archive6

Lake Burley Griffin references

Someone has made an objection to Lake Burley Griffin receiving featured status on the basis of a references section that's a bit of a mess. They're all there, but just need to be put in the right format - would you be able to have a go? Of all of us Aussie editors, I think you're the best at this stuff. Ambi 06:45, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

MPLS and PHB

Hey, these are separate topics. You have have DiffServ (and PHB's) in a system without MPLS (DiffServ operates at the IP level); similarly, MPLS is used to carry non-IP traffic. You should remove the {{merge}} from both. Noel 07:09, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Sure, no problem. Thanks! Besides, you spurred me into improving the MPLS article - hopefully it's a little clearer what it's place is in the large scope now. Noel 08:00, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Strathfield photos

Are you up for taking those digital photos of Strathfield landmarks? Don't be shy, I don't bite ;-) The weather forecasts for Thursday and Friday look OK, so if you'd like we can do it together then, or alternatively you can give me a list of what you want photographed and I'll do it when I get a chance. -- Nickj 00:16, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Revisionism in the Israel-Palestine Conflict; Alberuni and Yoshiah

OK, regardless of what happened (see below) this needs fixing. - Ta bu shi da yu 11:22, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for your vote.

Yoshiah put up the VfD notice on Zionist Revisionism and then copy and pasted it to a new page. I recovered it best I could.--Alberuni 05:02, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

VfD - Zionist Revisionism

Hi,

I had moved Zionist Revisionism to Revisionism in the Israel-Palestine Conflict in an attempt to NPOV the article, but user Alberuni reverted the changes to it.--Josiah 07:18, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Al Qa Qaa controversy timeline

Thanks :) Sbwoodside 13:19, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I completely disagree. Is this rapid revenge for disagreeing with you on another subject, I wonder? There is not even an entry on Al Qa Qaa (and quite rightly not). The guy is trying to make a political point with a Wikipedia page. It should be deleted. Dude, if you don't agree, why don't you put it on VfD?Dr Zen 05:38, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I have no idea what this person is talking about. This is the first time I've ever encountered him. In any case, I won't be putting it on VfD because I don't agree with him. That's beside the point: candidates for speedy deletion should only be deleted in they are:

No meaningful content or history (e.g. random characters). See patent nonsense.
Test pages (e.g., "Can I really create a page here?").
Pure vandalism, such as spam. (see also dealing with vandalism).
Very short articles with little or no context (proposed: ", such that further research and expansion is not possible.") (e.g., "He is a funny man that has created Factory and the Hacienda. And, by the way, his wife is great.")
- Turning such pages into relevant redirects may sometimes be appropriate if any potential context can be found.
- Be aware that some articles are contributed from other Wikipedias, and non-fluent English speakers, which may lead to the misunderstanding of the content.
Reposted content that was deleted according to Wikipedia deletion policy.
- This does not apply to content that was undeleted according to undeletion policy.
- (Proposed) Caution should be used if the only prior deletion was a speedy delete. Re-creation of the article may in some cases be evidence that the topic deserves the opportunity to expand for a short time, and later, the full VfD discussion.
Articles created and edited solely by a banned user after they were banned, unless the user has been unbanned. This is slightly controversial!
Foreign language articles that already exist on another Wikimedia project, as a result of having been copied and pasted in to Wikipedia after their creation elsewhere, or as a result of having been moved via the transwiki system.
Temporarily deleting a page in order to merge page histories after a cut and paste move.

- Ta bu shi da yu 05:46, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Ahh, a rules lawyer! I see. User:This person.

Yes, a "rules lawyer". Aka "Administrator". - Ta bu shi da yu 06:13, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I had this kind of thing more in mind. I prefer creative thinking and fair dealing but I happily accept that YMMV. Be happy.Dr Zen 06:58, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I think Dr Zen is under the impression that I really care. I don't really. I'm just doing the job of an admin — always a thankless task. - Ta bu shi da yu 07:18, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the note on my page. All the best, --wayland 06:36, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Oi you!

Thanks for the reminder about archiving my page.

I am still here, but you seemed to go offline amidst all those netsplits. What happened? Ambi 14:04, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Christian views of women

Hi Pedant... appreciate your work, but don't you think that "Jesus' stories often centered on deeds of compassion and generosity, traits often associated with womankind. An example is the Tale of the Widow's Mite, in which a tiny gift from an impoverished woman is regarded by Christ as being a generous gift, equal with a lavish gift from a rich man." is a bit of a long bow to stretch? - Ta bu shi da yu 07:22, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I'm not sure I follow you. I don't recognise the idiom "is a bit of a long bow to stretch" . Could you restate your question?Pedant 16:08, 2004 Oct 26 (UTC)

HistoryBuffEr's RFC against Proteus

You might be interested in this: Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Proteus. Regards, Jayjg 21:47, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Rex071404

Serious? What part? As far as I know, he hasn't edited any of the pages from which he was banned. Also, a bunch of the people he engaged in revert wars with previously, are aware that he is posting from 216.153.214.94 now.

Anyway, things like this. 216.153.214.94 editing Rex's user page, without Rex batting an eyelid. [1]

Another here. Rex adds his vote to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Neutrality [2] then he notices a mistake but forgets to log in before correcting it. [3]

Another here. Rex makes four attempts to get a paragraph added to the Dedham, Massachusetts page, then the ban happens (nothing to do with this page AFAIK) and he disappears, then 216.153.214.94 pops up a few days ago and restarts Rex's crusade. For exactly the same paragraph. [4] AlistairMcMillan 08:31, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)

John Boone

During the debate on VfD, somebody moved the content of John Boone into Mars trilogy. I agreed that this was acceptable; my goal was to preserve the content. I stopped tracking the voting, really, after this, and assumed that consensus had been reached. Best, [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 13:53, Oct 27, 2004 (UTC)

Egils saga

Halló Ta bu shi da yu! I found you at [5]. I have seen (today) that I made a mistake. Plesse see Talk:Egils saga. Now there is a stub for Egill Skallagrímsson. I included the pictures at no: and now there are at is: too. Do you have time wo expand the article? Are you familiar with other languages? Gangleri 21:35, 2004 Oct 27 (UTC)

My strange entry to ""Navel_gazing"

Sorry. I put it in the wrong page. Anthony Appleyard 06:25, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)

User:Punk1

I think my comment was appropriate. The user is a moron and a vandal. He moved dozens of pages, causing a lot of trouble for us. I don't regret what I wrote at all, and don’t think I have to be friendly to destructive and malicious page-move vandals. Regards -[[User:Neutrality|Neutrality (hopefully!)]] 13:34, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)

overseas cousin

Although I am not sure why we're cousins, I can understand the overseas... And I welcome the welcome. Cheers, [[User:Notafish|notafish }<';>]] 15:30, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I speak no Mandarin, but I like the name all the same. Glad to meet you then, overseas cousin :) . [[User:Notafish|notafish }<';>]] 10:15, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Australian images

Hello Jimbo, just a quick question about Aussie images. We don't actually have any fair use legislation in Australia (rather we have fair dealing legislation - considerably different) and so if I want to place any government images onto the website I need to secure permission from the Australian government department first. Regrettably, this means that only the main Wikipedia site will be able to use these images (especially historical ones where we can't get our own images). I want to place an image of Cyclone Tracy onto the website, but this will mean restricting the image use. What is your take on this? - Ta bu shi da yu 08:47, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Sorry it took me so long to respond. In general we very much like to avoid images with any sort of non-free license. Getting a nice photo for our website, but that isn't GNU-free doesn't really help our mission much, unfortunately, and may actually hinder it it a bit, because the convenience may prevent us from seeking creative ways to get free alternatives. Jimbo Wales 05:10, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)

WP:VFD/HS

Just letting you know that I thought you might be interested in taking a look at Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/High schools, as well as what I wrote on Wikipedia talk:Deletion policy. —Lowellian (talk)[[]] 06:03, Oct 31, 2004 (UTC)

Zionism is the problem

Zionism is the political ideology behind the revisionism that denies and excuses Israeli atrocities so, no, I don't think changing the name to obscure the role Zionism and Zionists play is appropriate.--Alberuni 17:16, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)