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October 2008
If you reference accurate articles and review former discussions, you will find that General Motors is the world's largest automaker by annual sales as of 2007. If you would like to add that Toyota Motor has surpassed them in the first three quarters of 2008, you may do this as this is true. This is not a "controversial subject". I only ask that when you make edits, be sure they are indeed correct. Thank You.
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RfA Thankspam
Thanks to everyone who took the time and trouble to take part in my RfA whether support, oppose or neutral. All comments are valued and will be considered carefully in the coming weeks. Feel free to add more advice on my talk page if you think I need it. SpinningSpark 01:13, 17 April 2009 (UTC) In case you're wondering, the image is a smiley, just a little more aesthetic, but not as serious as the Mona Lisa |
Thank you!
Thank you for the Barnstar. I dont know that I recognize any articles that we have worked on together, but perhaps we will do so in the future! -- The Red Pen of Doom 02:36, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Belated thanks
Belated thanks for the barnstar and for your support for my RfA (which turned out to be far more contentious than I had thought it might be). You and I seldom interact directly, but we move in similar circles -- let's both continue! --Orlady (talk) 22:07, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Seattle population ranking
I've reverted your changing of Seattle's population ranking from 24th to 26th for now. The source provided in the article and the one on List of United States cities by population (same source) list Seattle as the 24th largest in the US. I'm certainly not denying that Seattle is the 26th largest city now, but before you change the ranking, you need to provide the source for your rank change. I checked the US census page and they only have the 2007 numbers up right now and a quick search of google news came up with nothing. --Bobblehead (rants) 20:27, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
thanks
Thank you for the Barnstar -- I shall endeavour to merit it. Collect (talk) 11:32, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
RfA Thanks
Thank you for supporting me in my recent RfA, which unfortunately did not pass with a final tally of (45/39/9). I plan on addressing the concerns raised and working to improve in the next several months. Special thanks go to MBisanz, GT5162, and MC10 for nominating me. Thanks again, -download ׀ sign! 03:52, 12 May 2009 (UTC) |
Thank you for the feedback
Unfortunately, my RFA was closed today with a final tally of 75½/38/10. Though it didn't succeed, I wanted to thank you for your participation in it. I intend to review the support, oppose, and neutral !votes and see what I can do to address those concerns. Special thanks go to Schmidt, MICHAEL Q., TomStar81, and henrik for their co-nominations and support. — BQZip01 — talk 20:15, 15 May 2009 (UTC) |
Your "clean up" edit removed the TfD, making it a clear violation of guidelines. Please be more careful. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 22:04, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
- If your going to put it up for deletion make sure you do it right, I still don't see a log? thanks South Bay (talk) 22:54, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
- It appears it wasn't a complete nomination. Perhaps he couldn't figure out how to complete it because you reversed the pointer while he was working on it. Anyway, I'll complete the nomination within an hour.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arthur Rubin (talk • contribs) 23:39, May 19, 2009
ThankSpam
Thank you for participating in my "RecFA", which passed with a final tally of 153/39/22. There were issues raised regarding my adminship that I intend to cogitate upon, but I am grateful for the very many supportive comments I received and for the efforts of certain editors (Ceoil, Noroton and Lar especially) in responding to some issues. I wish to note how humbled I was when I read Buster7's support comment, although a fair majority gave me great pleasure. I would also note those whose opposes or neutral were based in process concerns and who otherwise commented kindly in regard to my record. ~~~~~ |
Vandalizing?
How am I vandalizing? I changed the HDI to whats right, and then others change it back to whats wrong? Now thats what I call vandalizing. Prc is at 94: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index#Medium. 83.108.225.137 (talk) 03:52, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure why you tagged my edits to this article as vandalism--I've put them back in along with a note on the talk page explaining my rationale. Best wishes, 66.208.17.254 (talk) 18:44, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
- Ok! I ask to you please forgive me, honest mistake. South Bay (talk) 23:31, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
RFA Thanks
RfA thanks
Mifter (talk) 23:55, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
feminism side bar
Nicely done! This is an excellent idea and works really well. Thanks for making that edit--Cailil talk 02:58, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Universal Orlando Resort
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
I really like the infobox you came up with. Since you know more about infobox design than I do, may I offer the following suggestions. In my opinion, the links should be ordered (and named) like this:
Theme parks
- Universal Studios Florida
- Islands of Adventure
Other attractions
- CityWalk Orlando (wikilink should direct to "Universal CityWalk#Universal CityWalk Orlando")
- Wet 'n Wild Orlando
Resort hotels
- Hard Rock Hotel (wikilink to "Hard Rock Cafe", as HRC operates this hotel, not Loews)
- Loews Portofino Bay Hotel (wikilink to Loews Hotels, as you have it now)
- Loews Royal Pacific Resort (same as above)
In my opinion, there shouldn't be a link to Halloween Horror Nights; it should be listed in the article, as it is, but I wouldn't be concerned about having it in this infobox. Maybe you should start a topic on the resort's talk page to discuss possible other additions/changes.
A great job ... thanks for your hard work!
McDoobAU93 (talk) 19:07, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
- Hey again. I got a look at the new template you revised, and while I did go in and make some of the minor changes (just to the name of the links), I wasn't about to change the overall look. It looks just fine, and I'm going to add it to the related Universal Orlando Resort sub-articles. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 19:29, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
edits to Orlando, Florida
I'm curious about the edits you made back in 29 May to the Orlando, Florida article, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orlando,_Florida&diff=next&oldid=292845285 . Most of the edit looks fine, good work infact, but the information about the nickname and the "Eastern dividing mark" is a little unclear. Can you clarify what this is supposed to mean, or at least find a reference for it? thanks riffic (talk) 23:55, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
- Ok! I have provided a reference for you! Cheers South Bay (talk) 20:15, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
What are you doing to Sacramento, California? DoElado County? Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 01:28, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Re: Barnstar
Aww, thanks! –Juliancolton | Talk 03:29, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
You recently did a cleanup edit to this page, which introduced extra horizontal lines outside of the box. I couldn't fix it so I reverted your edit. Could you look at it again? Thank you, Kusma (talk) 11:35, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Inventor of the television
Is John Logie Baird. If you could change the incorrect information you added on the television article, it would be most appreciated. 91.85.191.206 (talk) 19:13, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks
Hello South Bay, nice to meet you and thanks so much for the barnstar. I hope you didn't mind that revert. It was great of you to add a source, because the claim was a good addition to the article. Welcome and hope to see more of your work. Best wishes. -SusanLesch (talk) 04:55, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, South Bay. User Japandamonium here. Would you mind doing both the public and myself the favor of getting off of all of the car-related pages. It has become obviously clear that you know zero about cars, but you would rather undo what others have contributed with factual content to improve and enhance the article, don't you? Get a life. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Japandamonium (talk • contribs) 07:28, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
- I am also confused at the point of converting english to Japanese text on vehicles built by Japanese mfgs. 69.65.224.246 (talk) 23:36, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
- The subject of Japanese characters is being discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles#Japandamonium. Cheers. Stepho-wrs (talk) 08:47, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello South Bay. I see you have added a cn tag to the introduction to this article. As the introduction is no more than a summary of what goes below, and the proposition in the introduction is supported by fully-referenced text in the education section, is the tag really needed? (One of the cites formerly located there has been moved to the education section, and the other already was there, in a fully-formatted version.) Regards, Kablammo (talk) 21:54, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
- You are absolutely correct, the tag is not really needed.. South Bay (talk) 03:42, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'll take it off. I'm glad to see you and other editors on this article; many of the original stalwarts are now inactive and my activity level is also down. Best regards, Kablammo (talk) 13:15, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks
Thank you for the barnstar. That is very kind. Alanraywiki (talk) 21:16, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
August 2009
Your recent edit to the page Las Vegas metropolitan area appears to have added incorrect information and has been reverted or removed. All information in this encyclopedia must be verifiable in a reliable, published source. If you believe the information that you added was correct, please cite the references or sources or before making the changes, discuss them on the article's talk page. Please use the sandbox for any other tests that you wish to make. Do take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thank you. ...per the reference found in the article pointing to the US Geological Service ): Figure 1 clearly shows both major urban areas and the smaller towns and cities. For Figure 2, the sensitivity of the satellite sensors was reduced to reveal the intensity of light from the cores of major urban areas; red represents the brightest concentration of lights while yellow is the next brightest. As seen from space, Las Vegas is the brightest city on earth. Guy M | Talk 11:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Talk:Global warming
The archiver on Talk:Global warming is set at five days for a reason, South Bay. There are a lot of discussions, and a lot of them need to be moved out of the way to make room for the active ones. ChyranandChloe (talk) 18:17, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Lamborghini barnstar
Thanks for the star! Glad I could help. ;-) AniRaptor2001 (talk) 05:44, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
RE: Reversions
Due to the changes in the minimum wages in some states, only a few (currently 4, then 3 by the start of 2010) are lower than the federal limit. If you go look at the US Dept of Labor website, it would say that if a business is not under federal, then it's under the state's law on it's limit (even if it's less). That works the same way too why some other states even have a higher limit in place. That-Vela-Fella (talk) 12:18, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
- Well thanks for the update, if you want more information see here. South Bay (talk) 12:41, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
RfA talk
Mind chipping in on your own conversation? Many people are slightly confused as to a) why you suggested it, b) what the flaw is you're referring to (I don't think "not enough time to vote" has ever been brought up as a problem before) and c) why you think it is a good idea. A statement there would help. Ironholds (talk) 13:13, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
Recent Edits
Hello, South Bay. You recently posted on my talk page asking me if I had a legitimate reason by "calling everyone non-Hispanic whites" and if that was the "proper term to use". I'll do my best to explain.
In articles, I like editing the "Demographics" section of places such as states and cities. I specifically like editing parts on race and ethnicity. For awhile now, I have been editing the "Demographics" sections of many articles on American cities. I use the website "American FactFinder" to get my sources. There is a difference between race and ethnicity in America. According to the article(Race and ethnicity in the United States Census):[[1]], ethnicity is either Hispanic or Latino or Not Hispanic or Latino. Race, on the other hand, includes White, Black or African American, Asian, and so on. Races like White or Asian can be either Hispanic or Latino or Not Hispanic or Latino. Hispanics are of any race(i.e. White, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, and so forth). Examples:(White Hispanic and Latino Americans)[[2]] or (Asian Latin American) [[3]].
When editing the racial composition of a city, I state the percentage of the specific race in that city(i.e. 80.7% White American, which includes both white Hispanic and Latino Americans and non-Hispanic and Latino whites) and then the percentage of non-Hispanic whites alone(i.e. 79.3%). I do the same for other races if needed. That is the reason why I do that. I'm not sure what you mean by "proper term". Perhaps you could explain with a little detail. I hope I explained this well. Contact me through my talk page if you have more questions. Cool Stuff Is Cool (talk) 07:28, 24 August 2009 (UTC)Cool Stuff Is CoolCool Stuff Is Cool (talk) 07:28, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for Welcome
Nice to meet you, South Bay... Paride81 (talk) 15:25, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Spam-be-gone
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Politics in Asian American Article
In a recent edit you replaced "Americans populations" with "whipopulation".[4] Your edit has been manually reverted as there is no such word that I can find. As for your request for citation, it was already provided earlier, but I will provide a link to that citation as you have requested. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 09:52, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
List of investment banks
Hi - I noticed your very emphatic adding of T Rowe Price to the list of investment banks. T Rowe Price is a mutual fund company and asset manager not an investment bank. I have now gone through and cleaned up this listing pretty substantially. I moved all of the asset managers to list of investment management firms which seems more appropriate. Tell me if you think I am missing something. |► ϋrбanяeneωaℓ • TALK ◄| 19:58, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Just to let you know that I have reverted this edit [5] because Chicagoland redirects to Chicago metro...area and removing "26th" causes the sentence not to make sense. --Funandtrvl (talk) 01:03, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Barnstar
Thank you very much :) WhisperToMe (talk) 02:50, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
- And a thank you from me, though I wonder why I was thought to deserve it. Soidi (talk) 06:41, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
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RFA spam
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thanks
Thank you for the cookies! shelleyk 20:53, 7 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shelleyk3425 (talk • contribs)
Userbox changes
Hi South Bay. I like your enthusiasm but please the next time you change a userbox I made, like you did here, please let me know in advance so that I or someone else won't mistake it for vandalism. Secret Saturdays (talk) 20:43, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
Barn Star
Thank-You so much for the Barn Star, it means a lot. Thanks- House1090 (talk) 05:49, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
Thanks!
Thank you for the barnstar, I really appreciate it! Cheers and happy editing! Apparition11 Complaints/Mistakes
Task force
It seems like you like to edit Los Angeles-area articles. Are you interested in the Wikipedia:WikiProject California/Los Angeles task force ? WhisperToMe (talk) 14:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
- I appreciate the offer, but I am not interested at the moment. Thanks! South Bay (talk) 00:16, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be a better idea to call this list : "List of words ending in -ology" ? If you agree, I can move this article to the new title. JoJan (talk) 14:02, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, this would be more appropriately titled "List of words ending in -ology". Additionally, not only is there no such thing as an "ology", but the list is unsourced, contains no links to other wikipedia articles, contains only shorthand notes on the meanings of specific words (not definitions -- for example, we can all be sure that "phallology" does not mean "the penis"), and would be considered by many to be either or both trivia or a page more appropriate for Wiktionary. In view of all the issues related to this page (which is, furthermore, an uncategorized orphan), it seems to me that it should be moved to user space until such time as it is ready to take its place as either an encyclopedia page or a Wiktionary page. --Orlady (talk) 18:53, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
- The tag at the top of the page is there on purpose if you didn't know. thanks! South Bay (talk) 21:43, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
- Well I do admire your enthusiasm, but an article like this really should be prepped on a subpage of your userpage to get it up to some kind of reasonable shape before it is put up in the encyclopedia. An article has to be able to stand on its own two feet right from the start. After that there is plenty of time for it to be expanded. Best wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 23:08, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
AfD nomination of List of words ending in -ology
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I put the reason in the edit summary, "photo at top & map at bottom is the norm; captions were not switched. best to talk about at Talk:Columbia River before making a change like this". First, you switched the photo and map but not the captions, so it had to be fixed one way or the other. Second, the photo and map have both been discussed in some detail on Talk:Columbia River (in one of the archives by now). I don't recall discussion about which should be at the top of the geobox but I'm certain that a number of other major editors of the article would have an opinion, and would probably want the photo at the top. Switching them changes the page's appearance in an immediate and significant way. It would be best to propose the change on Talk:Columbia River and see what others think. Finally, while I'm not aware of a guideline or standard about whether a photo or map should be at the top of a geobox, the norm is for the photo to be at the top, as far as I can tell. Every featured article about rivers is this way, at least--examples: St. Johns River, Balch Creek, Plunketts Creek (Loyalsock Creek), Columbia Slough, Larrys Creek, Tryon Creek, Paulins Kill, etc. Other geographic FA pages that put a photo on top and map below: Mount St. Helens, Mount Pinatubo, Washington, D.C., Warwick Castle, Quneitra, Sheerness, Exmoor, and others. But, like I said, I don't know if there is an established style or guideline for this per se. Even if there is I would recommend bringing it up on the Columbia River talk page first. Pfly (talk) 04:26, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
RfA thankspam
Hello, South Bay! This is just a note thanking you for participating in my recent Request for Adminship, which passed with a total of 93 support !votes, 1 oppose and 3 editors remaining neutral. While frankly overwhelmed by the level of support, I humbly thank the community for the trust it has placed in me, and vow to use the tools judiciously and without malice. |
Policy Report
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Serial killer article
While the information you recently added to the Serial killer article is properly cited, it has been discussed on the talk page; it was removed for a reason. I feel that it is best you comment there on why you restored that information. Flyer22 (talk) 14:53, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks and happy holidays!
Thank you for the cookies! Shelleyk3425 (talk) 02:18, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks
Hello, and thank you for lending your time to help improve Wikipedia! If you are interested in continuing to edit, I suggest you make an account to gain a bunch of privileges. Happy editing!
Auto-archiving
I noticed you have been adding auto-archiving to many pages without first proposing it on those talk pages, one of the things it says on the bot page is to specifically request adding it to any page before just adding it. Auto-archiving is not always appropriate for pages. Anyways just wanted to give you a heads up. -DJSasso (talk) 02:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
- If that's the case then I will not auto-archive anymore. cheers! South Bay (talk) 03:56, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Tony The Tiger
It is also my performing name as a martial artist.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:05, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
- Does it send shivers down your opponents spine on a regular basis? South Bay (talk) 02:13, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you very much for your barnstar.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 02:36, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
PROD removals
If you're going to remove the PRODs, please make an effort to add sources. Mass-removing the PRODs would be disruptive. –Juliancolton | Talk 20:54, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
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