User talk:AvatarMN

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Re: Dermott Fictel

I wasn't the one who added Dermott Fictel, however I think you just need to clear your browser's cache. ^TH1RT3EN _{talk ♦ contribs} 03:27, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Siegfried & Roy‎

Did you have a preference for a particular source, or can I go ahead amend the article? --Salvador Barley (talk) 21:11, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, there's a source mentioned in the talk page, though it's in German, and English Wikipedia users may have to use Altavista to translate, as I did. I haven't looked for articles in English, but I'm sure they exist if you want to do a little searching. They came out in a biography last year, I'm sure English language sources have reported on it. I'll leave it up to you if you're interested, I don't have any plans to edit the article soon. -- AvatarMN (talk) 21:31, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

How about this 2002 in English source? --Salvador Barley (talk) 22:00, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

This article tosses it out there in passing like the author made the same assumption millions of people made, but the two themselves did not come out until 2007. BLP guidelines say someone must self-identify in order for us to say they're LGBT in an article. Something that talks about or quotes their biography from last year re: their coming out is needed. -- AvatarMN (talk) 22:30, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Talk: Jessica Alba

Regarding your comments on Talk: Jessica Alba: Please see Wikipedia's no personal attacks policy. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Note that continued personal attacks will lead to blocks for disruption. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. (Diff) Nightscream (talk) 03:46, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Don't you think a template comment is a little condescending and undeserved, since I'm not a newbie and I mainly commented on the content of his comments? Just a little? -- AvatarMN (talk) 05:08, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

In the first place, no, I see no correlation between using a template and condescension, or whether you're a newbie, nor did I even know you're a newbie. Second, it doesn't matter whether you "mainly" commented on content, since the point is, you did not solely do so. Calling someone an "idiot" is a violation of WP:Civility and WP:No personal attacks. If you're an experienced user, then you should know this. You might also know that responses to another user is best made on their Talk Page, which more easily makes them aware of your response. Nightscream (talk) 19:07, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm not alone in thinking a template is a condescending response to someone experienced, it's an impersonal "schooling" of someone who doesn't know the rules. A quick look at contribs tells you who you're dealing with. I know about the civility guideline; I'm human and in the process of making a useful and insightful response to someone who had been blatantly ignorant and intentionally insulting, I slipped up with one word. I even wikilinked a guideline in the comment you read, a clear sign of someone who knows the basic guidelines. If I'd seen someone write what I wrote, I'd see from their style and overall content that they probably know what they've done, a contribs check would show that they probably know the rules and don't make a habit of this. Did you shush up the newbie with a chip on his shoulder for pushing for BLP violation, or just the veteran who made a tiny mistake? As for responding on talk pages, I don't know if you're saying I should have posted to his talk page, or to yours... If you mean his, I expected he was someone who had something against Jessica Alba, and was watching. Also, he might have put the idea into other peoples' heads to move the article, and they had to know why they shouldn't. If you mean yours, I prefer to thread discussions and keep them on the same talk page. -- AvatarMN (talk) 20:58, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Photos

You are not alone, AvatarMN, about having problems with fair-use being deleted. The whole Beatles' project has had many deleted. It's difficult if a person is still alive, but looked a lot different in the past (Pete Best and Jane Asher being two example cases). I'm interested in your case; leave a message on my talk page and we can discuss it further. :)--andreasegde (talk) 17:40, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for archiving the talk page, BTW, but I just wanted to get rid of that little nastinesslower down, because a reviewer might think it is an edit war.--andreasegde (talk) 17:43, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Collectonian and Lord S are AfD'ing an article from DBZ again

They didn't even notify the talk page where consensus was just reached, this really is reprehensible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Tien_Shinhan#Tien_Shinhan