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'Treat other editors like they are in your home, not in your way...Buster7'

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Chicago Political Rule #3..."We don't want nobody dat nobody sent" .

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

...........I just wanted to throw in that "the Community" must never mean "whoever happens to show up". "The Community" must always mean "the community of good editors who are dedicated to our mission."--Jimbo Wales (talk) 14:03, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Inner court of the Charles V Palace in Alhambra,Granada,Spain.

WikiWorld

I am a "constantly learning" member of the Wikipedia experience. I still bump into things...less than before. Intriuged by the level and variety of discussion and input, I have spent many pleasurable hours in pursuit of information about, among other things, Belgium/Low Countries/Flanders, where I was born 61 years ago. I have lived in America for 56 years. I am Flemish...which means I am not Dutch. I do not totally agree with Vlaams Belang. I was taught by BVM nuns and Jesuit priests.

Currently, I am finding my way around the many nooks and crannies of Wikipedia. It's always a surprise to find what, and who, is behind some doors. My main focus is, and will continue to be, the Flemish language. I am eager to participate in a dialogue concerning the language that I was taught at an early age (a Flemish dialect from Stekene/Kemseke op Tromp, near Antwerp)...more than likely it is a language that is slowly dying in its homeland.

"Ik spreek nan oud vlaamse taal. Assek da schrijf is het azo. (sp?) Oaad au goed, eh, vriend!"

It has been surprising to discover that I only spoke a dialect; upsetting may be a better description. As is the case with most dialects, there is very little written ephemera. Therefore, when its no longer spoken it no longer exists.

Perhaps a personal goal may become a Dead (or Nearly Dead) Language site. Also, promoting and prolonging what ever it is that Wikipedia tries to be has become important. Maybe its the concept of something living into eternity or maybe its just trying to write a good, clear, concise sentence..... Whatever it is...I'm havin" fun!

"Landscape with Slane Castle" Oil on canvas, 16 x 23½ in, 40.5 x 60 cm, 1773. Exhibited at Pyms Gallery, 1999.

Mission Statement

I promise to use my power and insight to not sit back and wait.......I promise to listen to the voice that speaks to greatness in myself and in others (everyone and thing)------ I promise to remain focussed on my vision rather than my shit.......on my goal rather than the obstacles

Advice from Jimbo

I would simply argue for a focus on the fundamentals here. Assume Good Faith. Use reliable sources. No personal attacks. Try to make sure that what Wikipedia says is actually supported by the sources. Make sure that the sources used are generally considered high quality. Make sure that our view of the sources is not arbitrarily selective in order to paint a particular picture. For questions like this, questions surrounding the precise definition of the Holocaust, remember that emotions will be high and that there is a tendency for people to view people on the other side in an unfavorable light prematurely. If we do all of those things, then threats to "go to the press" or to complain to this or that pressure group will have little impact.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 10:58, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

HENRY MOORE

GLEANINGS

more

TOWER OF BABEL

yes we can!

And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can"

President Barack Obama

MAXIMS

“

Civility, Maturity, Responsibility

”

— Xenocidic

Maxim of Quality

Truth

Do not say what you believe to be false.
Do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence.

Quotes

The true means of being misled is to believe oneself finer than the others....Duc de La Rochefoucauld
All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice....Theodore Bikel

Maxim of Manner

Clarity

Avoid obscurity of expression...("Eschew obfuscation")
Avoid ambiguity..................... ("Espouse elucidation")
Be brief..................................("Avoid unnecessary prolixity")
Be orderly..............................("First things first")

Barnstars, etc.

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		For your constant help making Wikipedia a nice place for all of us to stay. Miguel.mateo (talk) 14:40, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Seconded. You're a great asset to Wiki, Buster. Not only do you give time to the project, but you give time to the people who make up the project. You are the most creative team-player I've met on Wiki. You are imaginative and human about encouraging others towards sticking with what they're doing here. I'll be cheeky, you remind people "We can do it!"

Thanks for the "Lucky Penny", that's a perfect barnstar for Miguel, I'm honoured to be given one as well. I'll make a point of passing them on! Alastair Haines (talk) 22:57, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

SHORTCUTS

WP:WORLDVIEW.............Tretise on Systematic Bias...
....so good it deserves to be first rather than in **alphabetical order**
WP:AIV............................Administrator Intervention against Vandalism
WP:ARB............................Arbitration/Conflict resolution
WP:ATA............................Arguments to avoid
WP:BRD............................Be Bold, revert, discuss (change concensus)
WP:Canvas........................Canvasing...Pros/Cons
WP:Cheat...........................a cheatsheet for "moves"
WP:Civil...............................Civility
WP:CON.............................Consensus
WP:COPYVIO.....................ref tags and cite sources
WP:MASTADONS..............Keep cool, relax!
WP:MOS............................Manual of Style
WP:NPOV...........................Neutral Point of view
WP:NPOVD.........................Neutral Point of view Dispute
WP:NOT...............................What Wikipedia is not!
WP:NOR...............................No Original Research
WP:TALK.............................talk page guidlines
WP:TEN..............................10 Commandments
WP:TE...............................tendentious editing
WP:TT............................... talk-page templates
WP:ROUGE............................cabals*
WP:RPP ...........................Request for protection
WP:SIMPLE.........................a simplified ruleset
WP:TIGER...........................Beware of the Tiger
WP:VANDAL ......................vandalism.

http://stats.grok.se/..........................times an article has been viewed

Frequently asked questions

good people will copy the deleted text to your userspace, so you can work on improving it.

Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy

Shortcuts

Wikipedia is not a moot court, and rules are not the purpose of the community. Instruction creep should be avoided. A perceived procedural error made in posting anything, such as an idea or nomination, is not grounds for invalidating that post. Follow the spirit, not the letter, of any rules, policies, and guidelines if you feel they conflict. If the rules prevent you from improving the encyclopedia, you should ignore them. Disagreements should be resolved through consensus-based discussion, rather than through tightly sticking to rules and procedures.

Wikipedia is not a battleground

Shortcuts

Wikipedia is not a place to hold grudges, import personal conflicts, or nurture hatred or fear. Making personal battles out of Wikipedia discussions goes directly against our policies and goals.

Every user is expected to interact with others civilly, calmly, and in a spirit of cooperation. Do not insult, harass, or intimidate those with whom you have a disagreement. Rather, approach the matter intelligently and engage in polite discussion. If a user acts uncivilly, agitatedly, uncooperatively, insultingly, harassingly, or intimidatingly toward you, this does not give you an excuse to do the same in retaliation. Either respond solely to the factual points brought forward and ignore its objectionable flavoring, or ignore the relevant message entirely. You could also remind the user in question of Wikipedia's policy of no personal attacks in such a situation. Wikipedia is not an anti-leech community. Users should not criticize others on not devoting time to edit.

When a conflict continues to bother you or others, adhere to the procedures of dispute resolution. There are always users willing to mediate and arbitrate disputes between others.

Also, do not create or modify articles just to prove a point. Do not use Wikipedia to make legal or other threats against Wikipedia, Wikipedians, or the Wikimedia Foundation: other means already exist to communicate legal problems.^[1] Threats are not tolerated and may result in a ban.

Wiki Essays

Wikipedia:Advice for new administrators

Wikipedia:The role of policies in collaborative anarchy

The Durova Incident (by JzG) Dealing with harassment on wikipedia by [[User talk:JzG|User:JzG

Poem

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Do not bite the newcomers!

The words, they sit

on lighted screen.

Intention?

Somber, hard and mean.

They lordly prance

with feathers raised.

No words of help,

no words of praise.

Courtesy is not their

Aim.

Civility is not their

game.

They rub us wrong,

we scrape and pant.

We choke back from

their moody rant.

We answer back,

with novice voice,

"I'm here to edit.

I have no choice"

Courtesy is how we'll

live.

Civility is what we'll

give.

This WikiWorld is ours

to mold.

If we can just recall,

"Be bold" by Buster7

Images

Foucault's pendulum does not rotate. It swings back and forth, as the earth rotates around it

Double digging with spade and fork loosens the soil, to increase drainage and aeration.

The original Wikisource logo

Userboxes

en

This user is a native speaker of the English language.

This user is from East-Flanders.

According to The Political Compass this user is:
Economic Left (−2.25) and
Social Libertarian (−2.87)

This user is from Antwerp.

This user supports the
De Rode Duivels

This user is a citizen of the United States of America.

This user lives in Illinois,
the Land of Lincoln.

This user lives in or hails from Chicago.

12

This user has visited 12 of the 205 countries in the world.

This user assumes good faith.

This user was a member of the League of Copyeditors.

nl

Dutch

These users can speak Dutch language.

This user enjoys the works of Robert A. Heinlein.

This user is a member of the Association of Mergist Wikipedians.

This user rescues articles for the Article Rescue Squadron.

This user is a member of the Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians.

This user enjoys electronic music.

This user enjoys playing poker.

RC

This user drinks RC Cola.

This user is a certified scuba diver.

This user is just another brick in the Wall.

This user is hypnotized by Wikipedia.

This user studied at The Art Institute of Chicago.

nl-be

This user has Flemish as native language.

Were this admin to act in a foolish, trollish, or dickish way, he is open to being slapped with a large trout.

This user does NOT support the unification of Flanders and the Netherlands.

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helpful administrators/editors

HAMID

"There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. Everybody's crew".......Marshall McLuhan

"I will act as if what I do makes a difference".......William James

"There is much we cannot see.......a Sufi-ism

MORE MEANDERINGS

Puente La Reina

wiki-editors

If not you, who? "We care about moral issues, nobility, decency, happiness, goodness—--the issues that matter in the real world, but which can only be addressed, in their purity, in fiction" Orson Scott Card

Ogre

The Ogre does what ogres can,

Deeds quite impossible for Man,

But one prize is beyond his reach,

The Ogre cannot master Speech.

About a subjacated plain,

Among its desperate and slain,

The Ogre stalks with hands on hips,

While drivel gushes from his lips.

by W.H.Auden

In Memory

File:Leffe 900px.jpg Cheers! --Buster7 (talk) 22:05, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Wapen

{arms=Stekene wapen.gif}

Famous structures

The Seven

The Earth is not the center of the Universe...........Copernicus
The Universe is a mechanism run by rules..............Newton
Energy is what makes it go............................The Concept of Energy
Entropy tells it where to go..........................Entropy and Probability
Facts are Relative but the Law is absolute............Einstein
You can't predict or know Everything..................Quantum Theory
Fundamentally, things never change....................Conservation Principles and Symmetry

A Statement of the Obvious

You could be thinking something else.

^ If you believe that your legal rights are being violated, you may discuss this with other users involved, take the matter to the appropriate mailing list, contact the Wikimedia Foundation, or in cases of copyright violations notify us at Wikipedia:Request for immediate removal of copyright violation.

[1] If you believe that your legal rights are being violated, you may discuss this with other users involved, take the matter to the appropriate mailing list, contact the Wikimedia Foundation, or in cases of copyright violations notify us at Wikipedia:Request for immediate removal of copyright violation.

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+==The Seven==
+# The Earth is not the center of the Universe...........Copernicus
+# The Universe is a mechanism run by rules..............Newton
+# Energy is what makes it go............................The Concept of Energy
+# Entropy tells it where to go..........................Entropy and Probability
+# Facts are Relative but the Law is absolute............Einstein
+# You can't predict or know Everything..................Quantum Theory
+# Fundamentally, things never change....................Conservation Principles and Symmetry
 ==A Statement of the Obvious==