User talk:Greenrd

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Best of luck, Greenrd, and most importantly, have fun! Ombudsman 03:00, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Re:European Research Networks

Hi, thanks for posting the warning. Just one request. In future, don't forget to sign your name on such warnings, because by the time I managed to find out who had posted the comment, the article was gone...--IslesCape^Talk 23:21, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Empty categories ...

If they are over four days old and still empty, you can just tag them as {{db-catempty}}. And thank you for all your hard work! -- Prove It ^(talk) 00:55, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

The thing is that's only supposed to be used where a category has never had anything in it.--greenrd 00:57, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

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Michelle Austin

When adding categories to people, could you please add the sorting part?

• [[Category:Alumni of Rose Bruford College]]

Use this instead:

• [[Category:Alumni of Rose Bruford College|Austin, Michelle]]

Or you could add a DEFAULTSORT tag, as I have done for Lloyd Stephens.

Thanks ... -- Prove It ^(talk) 14:16, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Re-Constriction Records

Thanks for helping out and removing the redundancy, been a bit busy and not as able to keep on top of things as I would like recently. Der.Gray 01:25, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Magic (illusion)

Hiya, be aware that your automated changes may be putting in some bad links... Magician (illusion) is a redirect. Shouldn't you be changing things to "Magic (illusion)"? --Elonka 22:53, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

In my opinion, links to redirects - unlike links to disambiguation pages - are not "bad links". If the article is ever split into two articles, one "magic (illusion)" and one "magician (illusion)", preserving these redirects will make the split easier to perform. As for any speed impact on the servers, see Wikipedia:Don't_worry_about_performance.—greenrd 23:04, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

By the way, they're not automated changes. I am merely using a tool to help me do this kind of editing more efficiently - I'm still making all the decisions.—greenrd 23:06, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Template disambiguation

Why are links to the template disambiguation page being removed? Oicumayberight 03:45, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Well, I thought there is no point in linking to that page when the word template is being used in a way which is not covered by Wikipedia. But I've stopped working on Template now, anyway.—greenrd 12:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Development

I am having to chase you around changing your Robot-assisted disambiguation: Development. Just so you know you are using the the wrong definition, hence the reverts.

((main|Learning & Development))

• Development

*Different views on the interaction of internal/external factors, Part of Human Resource Management. It amy also describe the organisations strategy for managing the process

• Outcomes may be long lasting but may diminish over time.

This isn't the same context as Professional development although this is covered separtarely in some of the pages particulary the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.--Pandaplodder 12:50, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

OK, I'll defer to you on that. The main goal here is that links shouldn't normally point to a disambiguation page - unless there is no more specific, appropriate page to link to on Wikipedia. So please consider (a) linking to a more specific page if there is one, or (b) unlinking if the word is used in a very generic sense and/or a link isn't really needed.—greenrd 13:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Photos

Hi. Thanks for your supportive comment on Global warming conspiracy theory. I noticed you calling for a picture on John Quiggin. There are a bunch here [1], showing a transition from hirsute to smooth.JQ 03:23, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of LDOCE article

Hi! Thanks for notifying me of your interest in (the deletion of :) ) the LDOCE article. As you might have guessed, I disagree with you but appreciate any further comments. I've posted the reason(s) why I think it should not be deleted in its relative discussion page. Stefano 03:36, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Global warming conspiracy theory

Could I ask you to keep an eye on this article. I've just removed tags inserted by Uber that I think are unjustified. Like lots of others I'm having trouble dealing with this editor.

OK, thanks for letting me know.—greenrd 12:54, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Multiplicity: virtual switch, not remote desktop

I reverted your change to Multiplicity because I think you misunderstood what it does, or possibly what remote desktop software is. Projecting the output of a remote desktop onto a local screen is an essential part of what remote desktop software does (hence the name). Multiplicity does not do that. Instead, it just redirects input to another computer, like a KVM switch without the V. A Multiplicity user typically has two (or more) computers sitting right next to one another and moves their mouse between the two as if the same keyboard and mouse controlled both. Each computer has its own display hardware. With a remote desktop application, the second computer would usually be far away, and might not have a local display at all. GreenReaper 01:36, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

re: Key selection vector

Thanks for your note. I process a lot of copyright violations and sometimes I am wrong. I usually err on the side of keeping the article. Normally a polite note that I made a mistake will suffice, if you get my meaning. That being said, can you please quote the passages in Key selection vector you found to be copyright violations of the page you linked in the copyvio notice? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Spike Wilbury (talk • contribs) 17:35, 14 May 2007 (UTC).

I have addressed the problem, explain at Talk:Key selection vector. Honestly, a lot of the other text looks suspect. --Spike Wilbury 18:30, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Dealbreaker

Thanks yr note. I do understand the points raised by others and the remainder in the deletion debate, though I do believe the subject's notability might become clearer as the editing progresses.--Samiharris 15:25, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera

You marked this article for speedy deletion. However, another editor came along an changed it to an AfD because the subject of the article was a member of a royal family. The result of the discussion was keep.

— superbfc [ talk | cont ] — 11:02, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion of Dave Wenger Page

I understand why it was deleted, there was pretty much nothing on it. I know that in a short time many people would add to it. I posted some links for why it is notable on the talk page. Mikqick 23:33, 20 May 2007 (UTC)