User talk:Kauffner

Yule

I would like to know what source you refer to. And how an "overwhelming majority" (even ignorant perhaps) necessarily must be more important than the fact that Yule is not originally a Christian celebration. It is a fact that Christians have made efforts to dominate preceding cultural events. In the name of balance this is a very important matter to be pointed out. I am neither religious or atheist, but I dislike all, including sometimes also subtle, methods of changing history to what seems most suitable for popular conformity. --Profero 08:04, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

naming of Thai royals

You might want to be interested in the naming conventions on Thai royals, if you want to give in your input, [1]. Gryffindor 15:50, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Issue with the Sirindhorn article

On 7 March, you made a good comment on the Sirindhorn Talk page to an edit and comment made by User:Salapao. However, you did not revert her edit on the article page. I agree with you that User:Salapao should not have made her edit, but since the issue is controversial and I'm a Thai, this is something I can't touch with a ten foot pole. Could I ask that you consider making a change to that article? Patiwat 14:08, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Seeing as you claim to be a native English speaker, you should go back and read Kauffner's edit to find out that he did not in any way disagree with that edit. He may not have agreed with my comment. Firstly, that comment (about her sexuality) is entirely unnecessary and unverified. It may or may not be true, but it is totally irrelevant. Secondly, Salapao did not write it as I borrowed her computer and did not sign off. Thirdly, I thank Kauffner for not reverting it and showing good judgment.

Mr Patiwat, I never insulted you or used personal attacks against you (sorry to bring this up in Kauffner's talk page, but if I could ask you to arbritrate). You, on the other hand, have accused me (by extension) of vandalism and personal attacks. In no instances have I ever vandalized and in no instances did I mean any personal insult to you. I attacked what you wrote in many articles with reason, but never did I say (or suggest) that you were stupid, etc. -A soon to be Wikipedia member.

Your edits to 300 (film)

Though I do not doubt your assertions on the historical accuracy of the movie and Sparta (including the Oracle as well as the killing of the wolf = killing of a slave), it would greatly benefit your edits in the future if you were to provide reliable sources for your statements. Otherwise, they may be removed. These are highly interesting allegations you are making, and I think it would very much improve the article if we were to include them, but unfortunately we as editors have to be very picky about this article, as it's under Peer Review and will hopefully be nominated for Good Article status in the near future. I hope you can help out. :) María: (habla conmigo) 12:08, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Global Warming

Here is a source where you can get the facts if you want them.

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1978

The evidence for global warming is substantial, and the opposition to the idea that humans influence the climate is almost entirely political. Do a google, and you will find that most articles against global warming are full of comments about "liberals" and "globalization" and the "world bank" and other subjects that have nothing to do with science, while most articles on the science of global warming do not mention unrelated political ideas at all. I know of only one scientist who thinks that humans do not influence climate change.

This is one of those subjects where only an expert can have an informed opinion. The rest of us have to relay on (or doubt) the experts. If we doubt the experts, it says more about how we react to authority than it says about the issue at hand. Rick Norwood 19:39, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

China India war

http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/nov/06chin.htm

A 1962 PoW recounts how the war was a 'Planned' activity.

Mikeslackenerny 11:59, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Unblock Request

This blocked user (block log | autoblocks | unblock | contribs | deleted contribs) has asked to be unblocked, but an administrator has reviewed and declined this request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy). This unblock request continues to be visible. Do not replace this message with another unblock request or add another unblock request.

Request reason: "I'm behind the "great fire wall" in China, so I have to use TOR. I have an established account, so there is little danger of abuse if I am softblocked. The blocked IP is 87.106.79.223 and the blocking administrator is ST47"

What happens when you attempt to edit without using a Tor proxy? Please try connecting at

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin rather than the standard login. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 09:33, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

You can't even read Wikipedia in China without TOR, never mind edit. I've tried the https thing already. The Chinese government has blocked it for several months now.Kauffner 09:42, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

You should still be able to read Wikipedia using TOR. Unfortunately, if we unblock the Tor proxies, they are used for large amounts of abuse, particularly by our more troublesome banned vandals. --Yamla 23:19, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

You can softblock. I don't see why there would be any problem in that case.Kauffner 00:36, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Sourcing

You're doing really estimable work on a number of articles, but it would be even better if you were to develop the habit of providing sources for your claims. Obviously you get your facts from somewhere -- tell the world, and avoid getting into unproductive edit-&-delte cycles. DavidOaks (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Global Warming Talk page

Hi Kauffner, your comment on the Global Warming talk page has been removed because it adds nothing but your personal opinion on the subject. Global warming is a hot topic. To not transform the talk page to a general message board about the topic, comments like yours may be removed.

Important notice: This is the talk page for the article Global warming. Some common points of argument are addressed at Wikipedia's Global Warming FAQ, which represents the consensus of editors here. If you are new to this page please take a moment and have a look at some of the frequently asked questions before starting a new topic of discussion. Also bear in mind that this is not a forum for general discussion about global warming. This page is only to be used for discussing improvements to the Global warming article. Thank you.

However, feel free to suggest any improvements of the main article. Regards, Splette :) ^{How's my driving?} 01:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC)