User talk:GoodDay

This user is one of the 400 most active English Wikipedians of all time.

Hello to all fellow Wikipedians. Be assured I'll be as courteous as possible & hope to provide worthy answers to your questions (about wiki edits), I'm looking forward to meeting you. GoodDay 22:40, 17 November 2005 (UTC).

You may be wondering why my archives only start at August 2007. The reason: I didn't archive my pages before that date, I merely deleted them (as I didn't know how to archive). Therefore, if anyone wishes to see material before August 2007? check out this talk-page's 'history'.

I've a secondary userpage called User:GoodDay/My stuff, which is where 'my stuff' has been transfered from my Userpage.

My talkpage

Posts that I deem as baiting or provocative, shall be deleted. Though this new approach towards visitors, will make my talkpage 'less inviting', it's necessary.

Hello fellow Islander

I'm not creepy; I swear. I saw it on someone's talk. — Status {^talk_contribs 02:16, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Howdy. GoodDay (talk) 04:50, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Australian High Court judges

Hi there -- Australia's Governor-General appoints judges, not the Queen: section 72 of the Constitution. --Mkativerata (talk) 07:50, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

The Australian monarch appoints them, not the Governor-General. Note it says -GG-in-council. GoodDay (talk) 07:50, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

That does not mean they are appointed by the Queen. It means the GG appoints them on advice of the Executive Council. This explains all. --Mkativerata (talk) 08:16, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

If you wish to revert all my changes to the Chief Justices & Puisine Justices bio infoboxes - then fine. GoodDay (talk) 08:19, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

What on earth are you doing, two days later reverting them back to their erroneous state? --Mkativerata (talk) 07:20, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

You stopped replacing 'monarch' with 'governor-general' & thus left the articles inconsistant. GoodDay (talk) 07:22, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

That's a reason to fix the rest, not to make sure they're all wrong. BTW I corrected all judged from the last 20 years. The reason I have paused is that before then, it's hard to keep making assumptions about which G-G appointed a particular judge based on dates alone. So I'm thinking about how best to deal with that. --Mkativerata (talk) 07:22, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

The Governor-General represent the Australian monarch. Thus my reason for placing the monarch as the appointer. It's the same thing with Canada, New Zealand & the other Commonwealth realms. GoodDay (talk) 07:26, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

That view betrays a dangerous misunderstanding of Australia's Constitution, the relevant provisions of which I have already pointed out to you. The Queen has her own powers under Australia's Constitution (section 2); the Governor-General is very specifically and personally vested the power to appoint judges. --Mkativerata (talk) 07:28, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Section 72 is relevant: The Justices of the High Court and of the other courts created by the Parliament-- (i.) Shall be appointed by the Governor-General in Council.[1] That means the Governor-General as advised by his ministers. The Queen is not mentioned, and does not have the power to appoint judges. The role of the Governor-General goes beyond mere representation of the Queen. As was made plain in 1975, the powers of the Australian sovereign are extremely limited. Now, GoodDay, you know better than this. Why are you introducing error into Wikipedia? --Pete (talk) 16:44, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Everything is alright. I've already replaced the Monarch with the Governors-General. GoodDay (talk) 16:47, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

You need to get out more - seriously!

I've just looked at your contributions history for the past few days. Top-tip from a (mostly) neutral observer - take a wiki break before you begin to adversely affect your health; both physical and mental. It will all still be here when you get back. You keep this up, you'll crash'n'burn - I've seen it happen; see Boiling frog. Endrick Shellycoat 16:48, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Hahahahaha, today Wikipedia, tomorrow the World. GoodDay (talk) 20:05, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Breach of 3RR

Three strikes and you are out. The onus is on YOU to partake in discussion on the Talk page if you wish to change longstanding consensus:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Minister_of_Scotland&action=history

Mais oui! (talk) 12:39, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

GoodDay, despite my better judgement I'm replying to your infantile Edit summary: unlike yourself, that User has a long, long record of constructive, useful edits. You have an utterly appalling record of blatanly disruptive behaviour, with zero silver lining. I disagree with User:Tim! on some basic points, but I respect him. Therein lies your key weakness as an editor: virtually noone likes or respects your "work". Mais oui! (talk) 12:47, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

I haven't breached 3RR on either of those 2 articles. Furthermore, your admitting to being biased towards me, via your reverts (noting your comments on editor Tim!), is most troubling. GoodDay (talk) 13:02, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Given you can't seem to tear yourself away from a PC, can you spend 20 minutes watching this...

STV

Your lack of understanding of the nature of the albeit unwritten constitution of the UK seems to be forever landing you in hot water. Your inability to pigeon-hole Scotland, England, Wales & NI into something resembling Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia or wherever is a real problem for you. Try reading/watching/listening instead of charging off trying to enforce 'consistency' between apples and oranges. (yes they're both fruit - but that's where the similarity ends).Endrick Shellycoat 23:25, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

British & United Kingdom, are not 'dirty words'. GoodDay (talk) 03:09, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

"GoodDay"? More like Good Grief given that response. Keep tilting at windmills if you must. Those with even a modicum of understanding on the subject will be only too happy to keep the articles on the straight and narrow; despite your best efforts.Endrick Shellycoat 08:33, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

It's always a struggle to present a NPoV on those articles. GoodDay (talk) 12:10, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Queen Margrethe of Denmark

Please note the correct spelling of the Queen of Denmark's name is Margrethe, not Margaret. You changed it to Margaret in the frequently viewed article on Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt on 13 November without including an edit comment and the error has only just been detected. - Ipigott (talk) 08:13, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Cool. GoodDay (talk) 11:42, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Note

GoodDay, please think about what James and Jeanne are saying here[2][3][4]. Making mass changes without a consensus to do so is going to be contentious. Casting aspersions about other people's motivations in the middle of these disputes escalates what is just a content issue into a poisonous personal conflict. This can't keep reoccurring.
I've counseled you previously on how contentious matters should be handled[5] in order to inspire maximum co-operation even (or especially) from those who disagree. I'd suggest considering this again. As an overall note GD please stop talking about other editors, and generally tone down the rhetoric about other opinions and perspectives please (these kinds of comments can be unnecessarily divisive & lead to unnecessary conflict). This project is here explicitly for co-operation between people from different backgrounds, who have different perspectives and who may disagree, but who collaborate despite these differences--Cailil ^talk 18:17, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

I'm discouraged with the attitudes around those articles. I likely wouldn't have bothered grumping about the reverts at the FM articles, if Mais oui! hadn't of contacted me. I had already moved on, to the next thing. GoodDay (talk) 18:27, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

RFC/U discussion concerning you (GoodDay)

Hello, GoodDay. Please be aware that a user conduct request for comment has been filed concerning your conduct on Wikipedia. The RFC entry is located at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/GoodDay, where you may want to participate. Barryob (Contribs) (Talk) 18:30, 4 December 2011 (UTC) .

Noted. GoodDay (talk) 18:34, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Re: your recent edits on Henry Clay

Yes, the information on the Presidents and successors/predecessors was not in the Infobox but there's a reason for that. Henry Clay used to have probably the longest Infobox in Wikipedia (as seen here). The length of the Infobox has been discussed before on Talk:Henry Clay, at least here and (most recently) here.
A couple of thoughts on adding more information to this particular Infobox:

• I tried to do a hide-show on this Infobox but apparently some mobile devices have issues loading infoboxes when the settings are toggled into those type of parameters, as I tried to do here and which was adjusted to this color scheme and then subsequently reverted by User:CMAH/User:Connormah with this edit
• Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes, Infoboxes should contain key facts contained in the article, but the only place that Barbour, Cheves, Varnum and Madison are mentioned in the article is in the present Infobox and Monroe is mentioned within the article not as the US President but because of his connection with attending the first meeting of the American Colonization Society.
• In the MoS, it says the less information infoboxes contain the better (see here).
  

So, with all that as a preamble, I would like to discuss keeping/removing the information added to the article in your edits here and here. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 18:55, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Recommend we keep Prez Madison & Monroe, in the infobox. But remove the other Speakers. GoodDay (talk) 19:05, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

I'll see how that looks...the Infobox in its previous state was causing a lot of bunching so I'd like to keep it as short as possible. Shearonink (talk) 19:10, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Cool. GoodDay (talk) 19:11, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

CT Governor renumbering

Hey, thanks! I started on that about a month or so ago but got sidetracked and only made it to Wilbur Lucius Cross. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 19:59, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. GoodDay (talk) 20:00, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

I believe you're mistaken

your statement here: "NHL based article = no diacritics in player names" seems to contradict the statement here: "All non-North American hockey pages should have diacritics applied (where required)." Granted that's related to page notice, but there are other instances of diacritics on the page and unless you can show me a policy I say you're mistaken and should undo the edit. Copying to the article's talk page. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:41, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

WP:HOCKEY, says to remove diacritics from North American based hockey articles. The NHL is such a based article. GoodDay (talk) 06:43, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Finding a mentor

GoodDay. This should probably be your next step WP:Adopt-a-user. Regards. Leaky Caldron 15:35, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

This sounds like a good idea, GoodDay.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 17:26, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

In fact User:Danbarnesdavies has offered on the RFC/U page. Leaky Caldron 17:32, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

When I complete my gnome edits on the US Governors bio articles (which should be today), then I check into the 'adoption' method. GoodDay (talk) 18:07, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

US Governors bio articles completed. GoodDay (talk) 19:47, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Hullo, Padawan

Shall we get this ball rolling, then? The way I see this going is quite informal (as you might imagine). I took a look through Mr Zhang's "process", and it looks like you'll know a lot of that. I'll have a deeper look at that and other resources to see if we can eventually agree some "process" to show folks just how reformed a character you are. The first thing I might suggest you could do is wrapping up the RfC in a manner which satisfies your detractors that you have humbled yourself satisfactorily. (I'm afraid there may have to be a certain amount of falling on your sword.) The number one thing I'd like you to remember is that I am and will remain essentially "on your side" – you are valued as a major contributor to this 'paedia and a fellow-editor of mine. Only a slight tweak in your apparent overall attitude will be required to get our fellows off your back so that you (and they) can get on with the business of editing. Onwards, dear friend! ✝DBD 20:26, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Agreed. GoodDay (talk) 20:28, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Just to chip in here, are you still wishing for me to act as a mentor as well? I'm happy to chip in if needed, but am happy to let DBD take over as well. Let me know. Steven Zhang ^{Join the DR army!} 22:44, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, if having co-mentors is aloud, I'll accept that. GoodDay (talk) 22:47, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

@DBD, my adoption "process" is more designed for newbies who need an intro to Wikipedia. Some still learn quite a bit from it. But I agree that it doesn't quite work for mentorships. Not something I've really done before, but let's see how it goes. Steven Zhang ^{Join the DR army!} 22:55, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

@GoodDay, yeah, co-mentorship is quite common, actually. I want to make sure DBD is OK with it first, though. Steven Zhang ^{Join the DR army!} 22:57, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Okie dokie. GoodDay (talk) 22:58, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Well, here we are. Team BetterDay. ✝DBD 23:40, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

It's best IMHO, that myself & Daicaregos avoid each other, from here on. GoodDay (talk) 23:44, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Having scanned his talk page, I'd say certainly for now. Perhaps in the future we can look to reconciliation, but until then, I concur. ✝DBD 00:11, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

TBH, I still suspect devolutionist motivations in those British & Irish political articles. However, the idea is to change my editing/conduct habits - not my beliefs. GoodDay (talk) 00:15, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

(ec) Just as an addendum FYI, I suggested that GoodDay take a break from articles relating to nationality and constititional issues for a month or so, while we get things sorted out, and then go from there. He agrees, so I think we can move forward. Still drafting a comment for the RFC page. Steven Zhang ^{Join the DR army!} 00:15, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Great. GoodNight, chaps. ✝DBD 00:19, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

GoodDay

I know we have had our disagreements, but here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Geopolitical_ethnic_and_religious_conflicts#Re:_Sheodred, I have been accused of long-term abuse against you, can you please provide your input? Sheodred (talk) 22:59, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

I'm rather reluctant to partake in any disputes at this moment. Particularly when it involves the British Isles. GoodDay (talk) 23:02, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Good call. I hope your mentors will approve! Leaky Caldron 23:04, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the topic of the discussion appears to be me not the British Isles.Sheodred (talk) 23:06, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

But it's related to the term British, a term that's gotten me accused of being anti-Irish on some related bio articles. Now, isn't the time for me to return to those squabbles. GoodDay (talk) 23:09, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Fair enough, I suppose thats a wise decision given your current circumstances. Sheodred (talk) 23:15, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

I forgive you, for any 'attacks' you have or may have thrown at me. You may 'repost' this at the AN case. GoodDay (talk) 23:18, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you GoodDay. Sheodred (talk) 23:21, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

1 month wiki-break?

I think it is exactly what you need; far too much of your day is spent here and I stand by my comments on the main page of the RfC/U. I don't think you're a bad person, but I really do think you need to get away from here for a bit for your own sake. Forums and online collaberations of this kind can become addictive and are poor substitutes for their 'real world' equivalents. If you find you don't have the will power to stay away for a mere 4 weeks then I think you may well have a case of IAD. Read [this], it may be of interest. Seriously, take a break, and enjoy it when you do. Regards. Endrick Shellycoat 02:29, 14 December 2011 (UTC)