User talk:Mifter

Never Forget - 9/11/2001

“ Criticism is something you can avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. ” — Master of Puppets

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Whose side are you on???

== Welcome ==oppo f1s '2023(Note: This welcome message will not be archived)' Mifter (talk) 02:22, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Hello, Mifter! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Polly (Parrot) 22:11, 4 February 2008 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community Portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Pages needing attention • Peer review Miscellaneous User name • User pages • Talk pages Clean up: General - Spam - Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

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2007eaglez.png and goldeneaglez.png images

I really have no idea why you deleted these pictures, I made sure that the copyright said that these were my own images but still I was getting comments that they were not mine and I needed a copyright on them.

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paarty30

Please leave my cover alone, I am the sole author of my own book, all copyright belongs to me. thanks istvan banyai author of Zoom.....

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AfC news

Dear AfC participant,

1. Msgj and Tnxman307 are organising the AfC challenge! It's a little competition to help improve some of the articles created through AfC and we are hoping that everyone will get involved. For level 1, you just need to bring a stub up to Start-class. Level 2 is improving a Start-class article to C-class. And so on. To get involved or for more information please see the competition page.
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And to you as well. :)

That was fun. Thank you. Happy 1st day of Winter to you too!

kevin wong beach volleyball wikipedia page

Mifter,

Hi. My name is Sherry Harper Wong. I'm Kevin's wife. I tried to update his Wikipedia page because there is information on there that was incorrect and it also doesn't tell his entire bio. I also unsuccessfully tried to upload photographs but have no idea how.

Please help me.

Thank you. Sherry

I am contesting a dispute about an image I uploaded.

I recently went into my account and found a note about an image I uploaded claiming a copyright dispute.

The image is Image:Pianist Jonathan Batiste by BenoitAubry of Ottawa.jpg

The message is as follows:"Thanks for uploading Image:Pianist Jonathan Batiste by BenoitAubry of Ottawa.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. Even if you created the image yourself, you still need to release it so Wikipedia can use it. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you made this image yourself, you can use copyright tags like

(to release all rights),

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses:

You may select the license of your choice.

(to require that you be credited), or any tag here - just go to the image, click edit, and add one of those. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well."

This was in error since I do own the copyriight of this image since it's a photograph I took. Please go to this link to confirm. http://benoitaubry.deviantart.com/art/Pianist-Jonathan-Batiste-91428616 Feel free to visit the rest of my gallery on this site. Specifically, the "Music" folder.

Please rectify this error ASAP and return the entry as originally entered.

Benoit Aubry

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WikiCup 2010 June newsletter

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Request for opinion

I would like to request your opinion here at WT:GAN#Request for vote by the community. Thanks and cheers. Jessy _(talk) ^(contribs) • 01:03, April 1, 2011 (UTC)

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List of LNG terminals

Would you like to explain why you consider adding Golden Pass LNG to the list of LNG terminals to be a test or vandalism? There's only a handful of the things, and it was the only one not on the list. -- Cyrius|✎ 23:47, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi there, that was a mistake on my part, Stiki froze and I hit the revert button a second time to try and unfreeze it thinking I had mis-clicked and it must have then not only reverted my intended revision but also your edit. My apologies for the mistake. Best, Mifter (talk) 23:52, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Alrighty then. -- Cyrius|✎ 00:06, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Sry but I AM trying to be producteve. Some Marmosets CAN juggle in circuses Ive seen them with my own eyes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.77.66.23 (talk) 00:48, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Hello there :). Please read our policy on original research to see why we need a reliable 3rd party source. Best, Mifter (talk) 21:44, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Subject: Re: Wikipedia page User talk:Waryfox has been created by Mifter

Sir(or Madsam):

This concerns Tennessee Williams's one-act 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. Flora is described as "frail, delicate" but this is not correct. She describes herself as "delicate" but this is because her husband Jake treats her as a baby, and she likes being considered "delicate". The delicacy is putting on airs, not physical. It's like extending your pinky when drinking tea. And she is far from frail. She is in fact quite plump, important to the play. Jake makes much of that fact, and threatens to leave her if she loses any weight. She is slow, and easily confused, hence my term "intellectually-challenged". She is instructed to pretend that Jake has been home all the previous evening, when he in fact was out committing arson, but slips up almost immediately.

I substituted "plump, intellectually-challenged" for "frail, delicate". A full-reading of the play should substantiate my change. I've produced and directed the play several times and know it well.

Thanks for Wiki. Jim Tommaney — Preceding unsigned comment added by Waryfox (talk • contribs) 00:07, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Hello there and Welcome to Wikipedia! First off thanks for your contributions, I reverted your edits mainly because they represented the opposite of what the article had previously stated which is usually what someone who wishes to vandalize the encyclopedia strives to do. However, we have a policy of original research and how everything must be cited from a reliable source as to maintain neutrality and accuracy so if you can find such a source then your edits would be welcome (citing the a part of the paly where he tells her to not lose weight would work fine as source). If you have any questions or any more concerns, please feel free to ask. Best, Mifter (talk) 01:07, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

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Royal College (disambiguation)

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In regard to this page, my removal of links were based on WP:PTM. As you can understand disambiguation page is not an index for all articles that has very little similarity to the topic. In the case of disambiguation of Royal College, it makes sense to have articles with variations of Royal College (eg: Royal College of Defence Studies, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, etc) and for articles with little similarity to Royal Collegebut has much similarity of their own (eg: Royal Australian and New Zealand College) individual disambiguation pages would be most appropriate. Cossde (talk) 04:02, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

2012 WikiCup

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Template:Orphan image

I don't think that needs full protection. While it does have a comparatively high number of transclusions, it is not actually a "highly visible template" at all. It's a really geeky template that no one but people doing image cleanup work will ever see, and even if a vandalism-minded person did find it and changed to read "YOU LICK MONKEYBUTTS!!!" for a few minutes, this would have essentially zero public effect on the encyclopedia, since no one sees this but image-wonking admins and filemover bit-holders.  :-) I was going to fix a typo in it, but it's locked ("Commons-compatible" should be hyphenated). — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(^Õل^ō)ˀ Contribs. 04:05, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

The number of transclusions is not the only factor in the protection of the image (although it is one of the primary ones). When a highly transclued page is changed, all its tranclusions are added to the Job Queue which then changes the templates appearance on each page it is trancluded on. Opening the page to vandalism can mean a waste of limited resources as unneeded edits would only fill the Queue and bog it down also it would waste the time of an editor going to revert vandalism which could in theory go unnoticed for a bit of time. Furthermore, if you ever need a protected page edited, {{editprotected}} is the way to go. Best, Mifter (talk) 23:04, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Articles for Creation Appeal

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WikiCup 2012 January newsletter

WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is Grapple X (submissions), due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by Ruby2010 (submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is Jivesh boodhun (submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!

The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.

A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.

• 12george1 (submissions) was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.
• 12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on Hurricane Debby (1982)- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews.
• Sp33dyphil (submissions) was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity.
• Sp33dyphil (submissions) is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early!
• Speciate (submissions) was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with Paedophryne amauensis. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching!
• Jivesh boodhun (submissions) was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge.

We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.

A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, are making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. On a loosely related note: If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:12, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Mifter,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk)