User talk:Omphaloscope

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Selphie 09:54, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC) *talk*

Heroin

What are we supposed to see on the Mitch Hedberg talk page? --TheGrza 21:30, Apr 2, 2005 (UTC)

I was going to ask the author for some confirmation of Mitch Hedberg's heroin use, but the Chicago Sun-Times did the trick. Sorry for spreading confusion! --Omphaloscope 21:34, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Tina Howe

Hi! That "Tina Howe" article is greatly lacking content. Can you add any more to it? Single-sentence nanostubs are speedy deletion candidates. Take care. - Lucky 6.9 04:06, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wiki Birthday!

Award

Wiki birthday to you! Wiki birthday, dear Omphaloscope! Wiki birthday to you! Congratulations on your first Wikibirthday at Wikipedia (November 25, 2005.). On behalf of the community, we'd like to thank you for your countless edits in the past year! Keep it coming!. This Wiki Birthday Balloon was awarded to you by: SoothingR

WOW

Haha that is freakin' sweet. I've unfortunately slowed my particpation on Wikipedia, but I still love the site. You're in fact probably the first *Internet* person that I know in real life. The snow is still sticking even up here - it looks unblievable. The trip home wasn't good (3 in the backseat+being in the middle = cramps) but the tournament was really cool. How did you do?--Etaonish 15:12, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

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The New York Times

The New York Times is a self-described liberal newspaper: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E7D8173DF936A15754C0A9629C8B63. That is an article from its public editor answering the question. I added the political line. 206.15.101.253 20:46, 3 March 2006 (UTC)Ed

Joan

Not sure why you added the Maxwell's Silver Hammer reference; it was already in there, but I guess it adds emphasis

ummmmmbc

i extended my winning streak against you only to see my perfect streaks against lydia/david/columbia to all fall apart =(

and we didn't break anyway....i'll be damned if i ever trust tore+baia again =D--Etaonish 15:45, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

EDIT: And oh yes - damn Christine carried me. My 3 in your round was the only non-4 rank that I got. That's right, I got 4 4's and a 3 in your round. =( Plus your round was also my only 25+ score. Bah.

Look at it this way - at least you guys took out that damned Noah. Curse him and his lies.--Etaonish 18:49, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Colbert at WHCA Dinner wikilinks

"they were also hilarious. but not encyclopedic." ;) Thanks man. - Reaverdrop 06:42, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Reaverdrop. I almost feel the same way about the whole article. Omphaloscope » talk 07:05, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

NY Times

An anonymous user is trying, yet again, to insert his "I-Don't-Care-What-Anyone-Else-Says-The-New-York-Times-Is-An-Evil-Liberal-Newspaper-They-Even-Admit-It-Nyah-Nyah-Nyah" rubbish into the article again. His tortured defense of this is one of the silliest I've seen in a while. Just wanted to give you a heads up. Eleemosynary 17:57, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Typical, running to an admin for help when you don't get your way. The above is a distorted, disingenious description of my edit. What is wrong with the word Liberal as a description of the Times' editorial page? IT is backed up by the company's own statements on a document on their website and is pretty much conventional wisdom among all but those who are for whatever reason embarassed by the word "Liberal". Don't misrepresent the edits of others and Assume Good Faith, please.

Wow, so much ignorance in one paragraph. Please see the NYTIMES talk page for a thorough debunking of the anonymous vandal's conspiracy theories. Eleemosynary 19:30, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

re: Illinois (album)

===>Thanks I appreciate the encouragement. -Justin (koavf), talk, mail 22:06, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

A short Esperanzial update

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Celestianpower ^háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Omphaloscope! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. —Xyrael _{/ 06:55, 10 July 2006 (UTC)} 06:55, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

August Esperanza Newsletter

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University Rank

JHU and Chicago got new ranks on the 18th. It's available on the internet now, I believe.

Regina Spektor

Any word from Sire Records yet? HawkerTyphoon 00:41, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Still waiting. I wouldn't be too surprised if they were to ignore me. Omphaloscope » talk 02:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Ypsi and trivia

Hmm, you're right, I misread the guideline a bit. Still, I have to think every random reference to Ypsilanti should be incorporated into the article. The yardstick that I use is: does it tell the reader something important about the subject of the article, or is it more about the subject of the trivia? So for instance, when I hear about a band with a record coming out, do I really read that as a fact about Ypsi, or a fact about the band? On that basis, I think both the Sufjan Stevens and the Blood-whatever Calligraphy bits are really non-starters as far as understanding Ypsi is concerned, whereas the compilation of songs by Ypsi bands has something to say about the music scene in Ypsi. Does that sound like a reasonable distinction? · rodii · 16:13, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Ypsisongs is "music in Ypsilanti". Sufjan Stevens goes under "Ypsilanti in music". The inclusion of either of these adds value to the article. That's my yardstick. — Omphaloscope 17:49, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

America = 50

I responded to your initial comment on the Talk:America = 50 page. NoraBG 01:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Thanks for your clean-up of the Ayman al-Zawahiri article! All the best, – Quadell ^{(talk) (bounties)} 12:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

"Pete" Ellis

Please look at my modifications to the article and let me know what you think. --Jpbrenna 06:10, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Something's wrong with the ref tags -- there should be seven, but they start over and run to 14. I can't figure it out.--Jpbrenna 06:32, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Early Borg Cube

I wondered how long it would take till someone removed that. Daniel Case 02:28, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

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Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali

You added some information to this article about what Mtshali is currently doing. Can you provide a source for this? See Wikipedia:Citing sources. Thanks. Chick Bowen 23:51, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

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your edits

I blundered across an edit of yours, got interested enough to talk a look at some of the others, and want to thank your for your effort in many and various places around WP. Best wishes. ww 05:33, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Official Invitation to Join my WikiProject!

Hey Raff,

I know you're probably not very interested in my WikiProject, but I have created a WikiProject to help improve articles on defunct airlines. It can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Defunct Airlines. It is dedicated to the research of defunct airlines, particularly defunct regional airlines which served locations that no longer see airline service today, such as Dutchess County Airport in Poughkeepsie. I am sure you are laughing, but this is not very well covered on Wikipedia. It shall be a defunctolution! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jondude11 (talk • contribs) 07:14, 7 December 2006 (UTC).

Official Invitation to Join my WikiProject!

Hey Raff,

I know you're probably not very interested in my WikiProject, but I have created a WikiProject to help improve articles on defunct airlines. It can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Defunct Airlines. It is dedicated to the research of defunct airlines, particularly defunct regional airlines which served locations that no longer see airline service today, such as Dutchess County Airport in Poughkeepsie. I am sure you are laughing, but this is not very well covered on Wikipedia. It shall be a defunctolution! -Jondude11 07:15, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Whats the deal with you and rafe?

Yo, homy, watz da deal w/ u adn rafe? Seems liek uv got a porbelm wiht him, he done notin wrong to uz, or has hee?