User talk:Alkivar

Food for thought: Why Wikipedia Must Jettison Its Anti-Elitism [1] by Larry Sanger (Co-Founder of Wikipedia).

NASA stuff

January 14, 1963 Nasa Facts

I'd be willing to scan just about all of the NASA stuff if it's really only 500 pages or so. Do you want me to send it back when I am done? I was thinking some of the documents might be better OCR'd and converted to wikitext articles, if they are predominantly textual. My scanner can scan up to legal size. For anything larger, I have a hand scanner that scans a path 4 inches wide, can stitch those scans together for larger images. please delete my email address when you are done with it. Pedant 17:54, 2004 Oct 16 (UTC)

pages are in the mail you should recieve them soon. Alkivar 04:18, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)

The package of NASA material has arrived. It appears to have survived the trip well. I haven't opened it yet, will try to start tonight.Pedant 22:34, 2004 Oct 26 (UTC)

I'm stuck for a bit on scanning, the computer the scanner is connected to has had the RAM removed, I'm waiting to get it back from Kingston. They received it on the 22nd of November, so I expect it back in a matter of days. Pedant 07:23, 2004 Nov 29 (UTC) OK, I have the scanner running, trying to figure out the OCR thing. I uploaded this one file for test purposes. I'd like to convert this kind of thing to wikitext rather than keep them as jpgs, cause they get pretty big. If you know of any resources to help me figure out optical character recognition, I'd be grateful. Pedant 22:12, 2004 Dec 29 (UTC)

all right, I have worked a bit at it,and looks like I'm started. The front page for the archive, at present is at this page on wikisource Pedant 06:55, 2004 Dec 30 (UTC)

EXCELLENT! Alkivar 01:24, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)

A quick note to say thanks

I just wanted to drop you a quick note to thank you for your support in my request for adminship. It was certainly a wild ride, and I really appreciate you taking some time out to contribute. ClockworkSoul 16:26, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for your work on the Jew template

I know it's a bit frustrating now, but in the end I think it's going to be vastly improved, and most of the credit goes to you. Jayjg | (Talk) 02:54, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Signatures

Heya. Have you seen Wikipedia:Username#Signatures? You're free to use images in your sig if you want to ofcourse, but it is perceived as unpleasant by some people (if you'd already read that and decided to anyway, please ignore this message). ----fvw* 15:43, 2005 Jan 3 (UTC)

Yeah I read that but it said its not official policy as of yet. So I figured this might spur someone to finally get that decision made; Its meant to be slightly annoying yet not too obtrusive. That and the radioactive unicode symbol isnt as pretty ;) User:Alkivar/sig 20:15, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

You're trying to force people to make a strict policy? What are you hoping for, to have it explicity allowed or explicitly disallowed? If the latter, see Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point; If the former: It is allowed now. Making it allowed explicitly in policy isn't going to change the fact that it annoys a lot of people. --fvw* 20:40, 2005 Jan 3 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up on the sig. I thought I had fixed whatever problem the developers made, I might be mistaken. I mean don't they look alright now, they do to me? In any case, I don't think the use of the "Raw" setting will work on the sigs I left already.--metta, The Sunborn ☥ 23:28, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Just dropping by to say your signature makes your username stick out on a page... like a sore thumb. Ashibaka tlk 21:13, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Nice work, and thanks

I, ClockworkSoul, award you this barnstar for your innovation and initiative in the creation of the The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar

I just wanted to thank you for coming up with the idea for the The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar, which evolved into the finest (and in my opinion highest) award that we have here at the 'pedia.

Oh, and by the way (for what it's worth) I like your orange sig and the associate image. It adds a bit of flavor to sometimes bland pages. – ClockworkSoul 14:07, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Defender of the Wiki Barnstar citation

Kudos on inventing the Defender of the Wiki Barnstar. Since I think defense of Wikipedia is extremely important, I've edited the DOTWB page to include their citations and supporting evidence. In fact, the only award I can't find supporting evidence for is... um... yours. Could you link it in when you get the chance? Thanks! Alba 00:45, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I dont have one... I never self award. :) User:Alkivar/sig 01:07, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Something for Katana

I picked up dozens of old pictures drawn for news articles dating back to 1882 with katana in hands of officers. These are not exactly accurate, artists took a great liberty in making scenes look more appealing but because of that, they reflect common knowledges shared by Japanese from that era. I'm not sure of their copyright status. They are in possession of Tokyo Keizai Unversity, but they probably can be uploaded as they are more than 100 years old. The website doesn't say anything about that so I'm merely linking them here. [2] This one was drawn by an Ukiyoe artist named Shuju Utagawa on 1882 and its title is "Japanese Katana, Famous around the World". It shows two Japanese men with kabuki like facepaint driving off what appears to be Chinese troop by katana. It's interesting to note that over a hundred years ago, Japanese were already boasting about katana. [3] This one is about the Sino-Japanese War and is titled "Attack on Pyongyang". It was drawn on 1894. The officer in the center is using his sabre (= gunto) to direct his troop's fire on retreating Chinese troop. [4] This one is also about the same war drawn on the same year. This one shows at least five officers wearing gunto watching enlisted men fire the gun. I think you would love them! Revth 13:46, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Steve Dalkowski

Thank you for your FAC support and for updating the table, looks good! Is it Hardcore dance music you're into or that horrible Hardcore Rap stuff they play on MTV? There's very, VERY few of us hardcore dance music fans in the US :) Zerbey 18:39, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Possible lead pics

See Cannabis rescheduling in the United States/Picture options Rad Racer 23:31, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Option 3 looks best. User:Alkivar/sig 04:43, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

A change of pic could be requested.. see Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 2005 Rad Racer 20:12, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Does that pic #1 look like KB by the way? My friend Tommy was saying it was, based on the rationale that anything above mid-grade or schwag is automatically KB. However, I pointed out the apparent lack of red hairs and crystals. Rad Racer 01:19, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Photos too small to really make out much detail, you'd need something much larger to make out if theres hairs on it. Purple hairs are generally very very tiny and hard to see unless its a closeup. Same is true for crystals, almost impossible to tell on something in that scale. My guess is its probably midgrade commersh. User:Alkivar/sig 03:23, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, possibly University of Mississippi-grown NIDA cannabis, which is generally considered unsuitable for medical use. Rad Racer 17:20, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Robert Frost Middle School

There is a question that I asked yesterday on Talk:Robert Frost Middle School that no one has answered. Can you answer it?? Georgia guy 01:41, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Brian Close

Many thanks for your comments on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Brian Close. I have changed the article in the light of them. If you have the time, I'd appreciate it if you would look at the article again and let me know what you now think. Many thanks, jguk 11:38, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

FILE ID.DIZ

You put FILE ID.DIZ in Category:Warez, are you sure that's appropriate? I'll admit my knowledge of both the subject of the article and that of the category is limited, but in my experience the FILE ID.DIZ file is used in software archives in general, and is no more associated with Warez than say Zip files or readme.txt's. --Weyes 19:25, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The warez scene is responsible for the standardization of the whole concept of FILE_ID.DIZ in ZIPs which first initially began in the mid 1980s bbs scene. FILE_ID.DIZ was created by Clark Development for use with their PCBDescribe utility, as a means for BBS callers to upload a file without having to manually type in a file description. It would be the early warez groups who would take this from periodic use to regular use. User:Alkivar/sig 19:34, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

GRider

Regarding GRider's 'Socratic' VfD nominations and the ensuing reactions by voters, please read and comment on Wikipedia:Requests for comment/GRider2. Thanks. Radiant_* 12:22, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)

Colditz Glider

I looked into the Colditz glider section for you. One term, Mooney-style rudder, is also lost on me. A bit of googling generated too much junk to be conclusive; more specific googling didn't include any definitions. Square elevators are self explanatory, so I assume you didn't want me to explain those. I'm not sure if there are any others you'd like me to elaborate, but I'd be glad to if you could offer some specific words.

Hope I helped. Cheers, [[User:Ingoolemo|User:Ingoolemo/Sig]] 01:55, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)

Yeah it was mostly the Mooney-style rudder and a quick lookover by someone more familiar with planes that I was looking for. The "Mooney-style rudder" comes from one of the articles I researched with, I didnt know what it meant so I kept it as is. Thanks alot. User:Alkivar/sig 02:08, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

aPOCALYPSE pRODUCTION cREW

This article currently appears on a Wiki Syntax mismatched brackets page, due to the inclusion of ratm] in its Member list. Since you're the one who added this list, could you confirm whether or not this is a typo? Thanks. Fbriere 20:56, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

It is not a typo, that is his screen name.  ALKIVAR™ 21:42, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, I added a pair of nowiki tags to prevent the article from showing up again. Fbriere 22:24, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

My RFA

Hey wanted to let you know i'm up for Adminship if you want to go vote. Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Alkivar  ALKIVAR™ 05:45, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

No prob, dude, I'll support you to the end. Rad Racer 13:34, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

RFA

Sure I'll support you, good luck with the nomination! Zerbey 18:12, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Thanks :)  ALKIVAR™ 20:54, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Adminship

Hi Alkivar, I left a query for you in the comment section of your nomination page, in case you haven't seen it. Best, SlimVirgin 21:21, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)

More schools on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion

As of March 25, 2005, there are an additional (6) articles listed for deletion under the POV notion that schools are non-notable (even though this is invalid reasoning as per the Wikipedia deletion policy). Please be aware that the following schools are actively being discussed and voted upon:

• VfD: Blake Junior High School (renominated)
• VfD: Franklin High School
• VfD: Lake Dow Christian Academy
• VfD: Red Lake High School
• VfD: The Sage School
• VfD: Toowoomba Grammar School

In response to this cyclical ordeal, a Schoolwatch programme has been initiated in order to indentify school-related articles which may need improvement and to help foster and encourage continued organic growth. Your comments are welcome and I thank you again for your time. --GRider\^talk