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Copyvio

Thanks. I actually glanced at the source once before and somehow missed it. I guess second time's the charm. Cheers, --Bfigura ^(talk) 03:12, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your very well-written nomination. Unfortunately, the "crowd" doesn't like many noms, for several reasons, and I agree with some of them. Therefore, I have only accepted three of the noms. Please don't take this the wrong way, Marcos. I truly respect you and thank you for your beautiful words. I hope to see them once again in the RfA :-) Perdón, mano, pero hay que complacerlos. Tu sabes como es la cosa. Happy editing! --Agüeybaná 15:23, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Overlistification

I had already converted it into an essay ages ago when I realized inclusionists were trying to tear it apart so that the continued list-deletions would stop. I honestly think there can be no progress because I already asked 20 different people to help change it so that it fits a more general view. Instead inclusionists just bitch that it was written by one person and ask it be deleted. Sigh - that's the world of deletionist vs inclusionist. Bulldog123 20:06, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

• That certainly seems like the only way to go about. And I'm generally fine with that. It just really gets irritating when inclusionists starting canvassing their friends on Afds/Cfds and soon the entire thing ends in a "no consensus" default keep against true consensus. That's happened enough for me to try to write an WP:OLIST. Though I have yet to find anyone would would willingly co-write it (edit it) with me. Bulldog123 03:19, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Puerto Rican Spindalis GAC on hold

Hey. I just reviewed Puerto Rican Spindalis and put it on hold. I left some notes on how to improve the article; please go by and look at them. I'll look at the article again in a week or so. Rufous-crowned Sparrow 16:28, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Its been almost a week and there have been no edits to the article. Are you still intending on working on it? Rufous-crowned Sparrow 01:08, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Will do. Feel free to renominate- it is very very very close to being GA in my book. Thanks. Rufous-crowned Sparrow 01:43, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Nutrition Assisance for Puerto Rico

Another one! [1]- Caribbean~H.Q. 01:43, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Good work, my friend! --Agüeybaná 02:18, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Phew. I thought Taxman's concerns were going to kill its chances, but I took a few days and answered his concerns. So, let's start working on the next one! - Mtmelendez ^{(Talk|UB|Home)} 10:40, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Re:Redirect

Hi. What a coincidence, I just imagined the "new messeges" tab today and I got it. Well, I thought, "Wikipedia Day" is January 15. Comet McNaught peaked in brightness at around that time. I doubt very many people will be searching for it, the "Wikipedia Day" comet, so if it isn't good enough for a proper redirect, delete it. After all, my account was barely 3 months old when I created that redirect. It's like calling the Indian Ocean tsunami the "Indian Christmas tsunami", or the like. If you don't like it, feel free to RfD it. Thanks. ~AH1^(TCU) 02:02, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

A Sister's Kiss

I got the infor from the director of the movie —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaellovesnyc (talk • contribs) 02:05, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Caribbean School

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WP:RAD

Hey, I just got your note saying my redirect was deleted. I was wondering if that could be reinstated? I use the redirect in my signature and will change it to a more appropriate term, since you deem it unacceptable, but for now, this means that anybody trying to use my name in my signature is unable, and this makes matter difficult for any discussions I've had in recent weeks. Quite frankly, I would have liked some notice, as this was definitely not a candidate for speedy deletion. If you use the "what links here" function, you'll see there are several hundred uses of it, and it's (no offence meant) quite inconsiderate to speedily delete something that frequently used. --lincalinca 03:11, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

I by no means am conceited enough to believe that I'm a "supereditor" or am entitled to anything greater than other editors, but a little bit of leniency for a couple of weeks to allow for any signatures I've already posted to be able to work. Your suggestion of a bot is a good one, but I don't have a bot, bot approval and most importantly, no idea how to run one. If you could put something in for that, my argument is over, but otherwise, just a little bit of amnesty is all I ask. As to the nominator letting me know, that never happened. And I changed it as soon as I read your message, hoping to avert any issues that may arise. --lincalinca 05:07, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that champ! --lincalinca 10:03, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Xavier Romeu

== Please refer to the entry on Xavier Romeu.

The most important issue surrounding the biography of Mr. Romeu is the fact that he will go on trial on Monday October 22, 2007. The entries are designed to influence public opinion and sway the jury in a particular direction. These have been carefully and diligently engineered by those opposed to Mr. Romeu's ideals. All these matters should be vented in court and allow a judge and a jury of his peers be the final arbiter of truth. The trial should not be held using Wikipedia as its venue. It is unfair and potentially libelous for Wikipedia to continue publishing opinions, which are in turn supported by articles with a particular political bent and not based on factual evidence.

May I suggest that we simply state the basic facts about his education and his positions while in government service. Anything else would be a unfair.

Mr. Romeu's freedom is at stake. Wikipedia should exercise its responsability as the fair publisher we all know it to be..

I strongly urge not to run the page in its current statBarendfabritius 03:12, 21 October 2007 (UTC)e exactly while his case is being heard by a court.

Xavier Romeu

Hi Mtmelendez: I strongly disagree with Barendfabritius' statements above. The current article summarizes undisputed facts and presents a NPOV. The fact that Mr. Romeu has been investigated for certain actions does not need to be vented anywhere. It happened. Quoted sources (which are being constantly erased by vandals) include the Associated Press and WOW News (which is affiliated to mainstream, conservative leaning Casiano Communications). How is the article libelous? To state that someone is trying to sway a Romeu jury through Wikipedia contributions also seems a bit of a stretch.

I welcome your intervention as well as NPOV contributions from responsible wiki contributors… but the edits by some of these vandals are shameless political propaganda and completely against wiki policies.

I look forward to the continued improvement of this and all Puerto Rico related articles.

Saludos, PR —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeterRosello (talk • contribs) 00:18, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Portal:Puerto Rico

I've posted comments at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Puerto Rico. Please try to see to them. Joe I 07:26, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes and non-free images

Oh wow! Im sorry, I didn't know. I have no Idea which ones are fair use, so could you please remove the ones that aren't from my page? If you could that would be so helpful! Thanks! Flamingtorch372 12:02, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I have a question. Is there a quick and easy way for telling if something is fair use? Cause sometimes I make random userboxes and I want to make sure the pics I use are alright to use. Thanks! Flamingtorch372 02:49, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok, one last question for now. Would this picture be free to use on my page? Image:Jimi Hendrix Statue(2).jpg Flamingtorch372 20:53, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Redirect of Comisión Independiente de Ciudadanos para Evaluar Transacciones Gubernamentales

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Romeu edits:

I removed unsourced, possibly inflammatory information in the article. As this comment points out, the subject of the article is currently under trial, and this type of information cannot be included in the article without sources. Any suggestions on how to proceed are welcome. - Mtmelendez (Talk) 01:23, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Here are sources for the comments removed: 1) government credit card use for personal expenses (a news article from Primera Hora dated October 11th 2003 : http://blueribbonpr.org/noticias/starcom.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeterRosello (talk • contribs) 02:00, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

How would you draft the sentence? Remember, we must be neutral. - Mtmelendez (Talk) 02:05, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

"Among the controversies were Mr. Romeu's use of government credit cards for personal expenses and the creation and management of the PRIIF."

Lets extract the "extravagant" which is subjective. What do you think?

Source for second removed statement: The Committee concluded that Mr. Romeu improperly disbursed approximately $30 million in PRIIF funds to private companies by issuing 24 grant checks during the last two days of December 2000 after his New Progressive Party (PNP) lost the general elections in November

http://blueribbonpr.org/informes/9-PRIIF%20II%20-%20Informe%202003-04a.pdf

page 4 last paragraph. This is the actual Blue Ribbon report.

The fact that Mr. Romeu has been investigated for these actions and that the committe concluded there were imporpiaties is a fact and is not subject to interpretation. I repectfully request you consider reverting your latest edits now that the statements have been properly sourced.

RE:Portal:Puerto Rico

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For almost single-handedly bringing P:PUR to featured quality, I award you the Tireless Contributor Barnstar. Felicidades! --Agüeybaná 11:10, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Great job

Great job on the PR Portal. I have some great news that you should include in the portal. On October 19, 2007, NASA announced that Joseph M. Acaba will be the first "Boricua" in space this coming fall (2008). Tony the Marine 16:12, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Hedwig0407 supages

Hello. Thank you for deleting my enormous quantity of subpages. I really appreciates that. I just reformat my whole userpage so that i wont use quite a lot of subpages. Thank you again. About my talk page... lol i understand... being so busy focusing on what you do sometimes you did some mistakes. lol Anyway, you still manage to undid deleting my mytalk page.. and no damage done. Sorry for giving you a lot of delete works ;) More power and keep up the good work! -- Hedwig0407 ^(Talk) 14:23, 26 October 2007 (UTC)