User talk:Alansohn

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Paul Kondratuk

I'm the user that keeps deleating the play house 22 section of the East Brunswick, NJ article. It was a relevant and necessary edit because I live in East Brunswick and the it's been anounced that the project for rebuilding playhouse 22 has been stopped and the playhouse will no longer be an attraction to our town. So please do not block me for making important edits. If you have any questions or comments please email me @ paulkondratuk@hotmail.com. Thankyou. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.46.70.48 (talk • contribs)

RfA thank you

Alansohn, I wish to say thanks for your support in my successful request for adminship, which ended with 82 supports, 3 opposes, and 1 neutral. I will do my best to live up to your expectations. I would especially like to thank Rlevse for nominating me and Wizardman for co-nominating me.
                                                  — JGHowes ^talk - 19 August 2008

Jeff Behar

I didnt know how to email you, for the information about Jeff behar and hillsborogh

Professional bodybuilders | Mister-olympia, see: http://mister-olympia.bganzeige.de/professional-bodybuilders

also see:

http://botw.org/top/Sports/Strength_Sports/Bodybuilding/Personal_Page/

You can also just google him, jeff behar writer, jeff behar bodybuilder, jeff Behar NASA, jeff Behar ceo of Musclemagfitness.com

He graduated from hillsboro, 1983.

U can also see him on TV, on comedy central by googling his name and comedy central or going here:

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=70301&title=golds-gym

U can also confirm by checking the hillsboro area at classmates.com

Sorry for having to wroite in here. I did not know how else to email you back with the information you requested.

DYK for Florence Wald

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Cirt (talk) 18:17, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

FIRST WPNJ AWARD!

		WikiProject New Jersey Award
		On behalf of the residents of NJ, thank you for all your work and leadership on New Jersey-related articled. I continue to be amazed at the tremendous effort you put forth on articles related to our great state! Shirulashem (talk) 01:36, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Joe Hyams

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Gatoclass (talk) 07:40, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Hedley Howarth

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Gatoclass (talk) 08:05, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Li Ximing

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Cirt (talk) 19:01, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Mike Davis (boat builder)

Number 234 (127 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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Cirt (talk) 19:01, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the medal

Thanks Alansohn. What a good idea. I'll have to get myself a bottle. Have you tried Glen Ord? I never have actually but its on my list of things to do. :-)Nrswanson (talk) 00:25, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar

Thanks for the barnstar! It's nice to have my list-maintenance work noticed. --Orlady (talk) 04:57, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey

Number 235 (128 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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~ User:Ameliorate! ^{(with the !) (talk)} 11:27, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

parent/child cats in bridge articles

I noticed a discussion you had with user:Gjs238 regarding duplicate counties in bridge articles back in February. I have started a discussion of the issue at WT:WikiProject_Bridges#Bridges_in_X_County-- you might want to comment. Cheers! -- Mwanner | Talk 22:21, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Henry Loomis

Number 236 (129 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 05:42, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Carl D. Keith

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DYKBot (talk) 17:51, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for John J. Mooney

Number 238 (131 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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DYKBot (talk) 17:51, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Yaakov Alperon

Number 239 (132 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 12:26, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Category:Constitutional laws of Ireland prior to independence

On the category renaming point, I made a new suggestion and would welcome your thoughts. Regards. Redking7 (talk) 22:34, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Johnny Rizzo

Number 240 (133 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 00:36, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for C. Harmon Brown

Number 241 (134 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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BorgQueen %28talk%29 06:41, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Jay Katz

Number 242 (135 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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BorgQueen %28talk%29 12:46, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for I. Bernard Weinstein

Number 243 (136 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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18:51, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Replied

Just to let you know that I replied to your comment on Talk:Ho-Ho-Kus Public School. NHRHS2010 |  Talk to me  22:09, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. The issue appears resolved. Alansohn (talk) 22:34, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Gunny

Thanks for your work on the article about I.C Gunsalus, a fine scientist and estimable person. BBRC had an article devoted to him, which could add to the article. He was said to have been in the running for the Nobel Prize. How could that be checked? Edison (talk) 05:09, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

I have granted rollback rights to your account; the reason for this is that after a review of some of your contributions, I believe I can trust you to use rollback correctly by using it for its intended usage of reverting vandalism, and that you will not abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck and thanks. –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 18:12, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Edward Sheehan

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01:16, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Fred Odwell

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BorgQueen (talk) 07:22, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Catherine Galbraith

Number 246 (139 create/expand - 107 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 13:26, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Richard Landis

"Is it possible to write a few paragraphs on the subject?" No, there are absolutely no sources for the guy. I've checked several times, and all I get is "This album was produced by Richard Landis" and nothing else. Try me. I dare you. Producing for notable acts doesn't make you inherently notable. Also, the fact that Otto himself called for a delete should probably indicate that maybe it doesn't pass the Otto test. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 19:11, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

The Shangri-La reverting frenzy

Isn't there supposed to be a three-revert rule in effect? I lost track as to how many times you reverted the Shangri-La article. WadeSimMiser (talk) 01:19, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Adrian Kantrowitz

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BorgQueen (talk) 07:46, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for James Armsey

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BorgQueen (talk) 07:47, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Vandal fighting

Noticed you were fighting along with me, also reverted a few edits to your page placed by the I'm so sorry guy. Keep up the good work! Arienh4^(Talk) 19:32, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Funny. I saw you revert vandalism to my user/talk page and i returned the favor. It's amazing how much vandalism is constantly going on. Huggle can almost become a video game. Alansohn (talk) 19:34, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

The guy got banned by an admin with humor. Someone actually said I thought: "Huggle is a vandalzapping tool." Arienh4^(Talk) 14:09, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Once you get onto Huggle, it is truly amazing how many determined vandals there are out there. Alansohn (talk) 14:16, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Rosetta Reitz

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BorgQueen (talk) 19:56, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Chuck Churn

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BorgQueen (talk) 19:57, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Dunderberg Mountain

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Victuallers (talk) 02:02, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reporting 75.32.10.135 at AIV and reverting the vandalism to my talk page. I had been expecting him to do something like that but you caught it even sooner than I did! —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 04:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Pat Underwood

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BorgQueen (talk) 08:06, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Warning against IP about HLF

Would you be able to look at my comment at User talk:70.94.42.235#November_2008 and see if you're willing to withdraw your warning or down-grade it to Template:Uw-editsummary? Thanks, Andjam (talk) 10:34, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

West End Avenue

I'm enhancing West End Avenue and you appear to be a Wikipedia savant. Can you show me how to put the word historicist into a sentence, and have it link to the architectural syyle historicism (art), not the philosophical theory. Gratefully, Historicist (talk) 15:31, 26 November 2008 (UTC)Historicist Thank you. Works like a charm. I will do more on WEA, slowly (i.e. not this weekend) Happy Thanksgiving.Historicist (talk) 22:39, 26 November 2008 (UTC)Historicist

Thanks!

Thank your for the DYK medal. The Tom Collins topic turned out to be a great find. The actual history is in old books, now easily searched through Google, the origins of the drink were declared lost in the 1920s, and modern writers on the topic merely copied each other's rumors. I started with a simple old book search at Google[1] and found enough info from the 1800s to generate the article. When I was done, I noticed that Tom Collins is an IBA Official Cocktail, which likely means that people going to the annual World Cocktail Competition will read the Wikipedia article to prepare for the competition and, on returning back to their bars, retell the tale of Tom Collins and source it to Wikipedia. -- Suntag ☼ 15:59, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Donald Finkel

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BorgQueen (talk) 20:16, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Jane Brody

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BorgQueen (talk) 02:22, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, --Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, A Nobody^{My talk} 02:58, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikify: Jane Brody

Please note that I've tagged the page as requiring WP layout formatting. I'm also leaving a remark on its Talk page as a caveat to readers. Factual as the material may be (which I don't challenge), it warrants consideration as to whether it belongs in toto in this encyclopedic article. -- Deborahjay (talk) 07:58, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Some sectioning would be appropriate. As to the dietary recommendations, I would hope that no one is using this article to plan their meals, but appropriate criticism specific to her recommendations from reliable and verifiable sources should be included. Alansohn (talk) 21:10, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

More climate stuff

Why shouldn't we just write the climate sections for each county as well? I'm going to go write that Bergen County has a humid subtropical climate, but it's near the border with humid continental. Happy Thanksgiving. Press olive, win oil (talk) 14:27, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

I fully support the addition of climate info, but there needs to be some explanation of the "subtropical" description, which many editors have been confused by. Alansohn (talk) 21:11, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Irwin Gunsalus

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BorgQueen (talk) 20:37, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Hopefully this is OK with you

I deleted our little grammar diversion since you corrected your typo. Hopefully that's OK with you; I wanted to let you know since I deleted something you wrote. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 06:28, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

No problem either way. I thought it clearer to update my original remarks, but with that the following discussion is moot. Alansohn (talk) 06:30, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

What's the problem with Petra (disambiguation)?

I added PETRA, wikilinked a few likely-looking words (you're free to disagree with that part, I suppose), and corrected the assertion that the No. 10 Downing cat was named Petra; every source I can find gives "Peta". Each change had appropriate edit comments. Exactly what part of that is "unconstructive"? Could you please be considerably more detailed? 71.41.210.146 (talk) 20:16, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey

I have the album right next to me, please don't tell me I'm being unconstructive. Gaogier ^{How can I help?} 00:09, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, Okay, I accept your apology, looking at all your awards you seem to be a good editor, so yes, keep on doing your thing & making wikipedia better and helping MJ related articles. Gaogier ^{How can I help?} 00:54, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Tom Gish

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BorgQueen (talk) 00:31, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

WikiThanks

Thanks...
for reverting the vandalism on my page.

From a fellow Huggler. :)

Btw, HOW many DYK's do you have? O_o —La Pianista ^(T•C•S) 01:29, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

The revert is my pleasure. I try to write a new article daily, thinking of how it might be appropriate for DYK. As much fun as Huggle is, writing articles is great for the brain. Alansohn (talk) 01:32, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Betty James

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Gatoclass (talk) 14:33, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

NJ Assessment

Hi Alansohn, I hope all is well. I've been working a bit on assessing WPNJ articles, and I'd like your opinion on importance. It would seem to me that, unless there are unique circumstances surrounding a particular school, we should be able to rate all NJ school articles at the same level of importance. What do you think? Thanks. shirulashem (talk) 14:58, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Converting 2 WikiProjects into task forces under WPNJ

A month ago, I left a note on the talk page of WikiProject Education in New Jersey regarding converting it from a WikiProject to a task force under WPNJ. I think the same thing should go for WikiProject Rutgers. WikiProject Education in NJ has 4 members, and WikiProject Rutgers has 3. What do you think? shirulashem (talk) 15:37, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Now that you're a full-time vandal fighter...

...your user page should be semi-protected; there's no good reason for anyone but you to be editing it anyway. I'll take care of it if you like. Postdlf (talk) 19:23, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't say full time, but the semi-protection would be helpful. Alansohn (talk) 19:25, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Done. No need for you to waste your time reverting it every time you piss off an IP. Postdlf (talk) 19:29, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. One less problem to worry about. Alansohn (talk) 19:32, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Would you like your talk page semi-protected too, for a short time? — Rlevse • Talk • 23:05, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

That would probably be helpful. I will take you up on the offer. Alansohn (talk) 23:06, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Semi protected for 2 weeks for editing, indef full protection for moving the page. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:08, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Karl Bissinger

Number 258 (150 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 07:21, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for the DYK medal, and the message accompanying it, which was worded well. I notice that you are well versed in DYK too. Punkmorten (talk) 15:42, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

It's a privilege to be able to give you the medal. DYK keeps my brain working and has helped me learn about hundreds of individuals and topics, building this encyclopedia and my own personal knowledge. Alansohn (talk) 15:49, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Fred McAlister

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BorgQueen (talk) 19:33, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Dudley Savage

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BorgQueen (talk) 19:34, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Beverly Hills Diet

Number 261 (153 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 19:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Respond

My impression of you commenting at a lot of the same CfDs was not based on Otto's comments. As I said, it was based on my own impression. I never said you were stalking. This is what I said: "Even if this fixation on the same discussions Otto participates in is not intentional and you just happen to be interested in the same categories as Otto, if you put yourself in his position you can imagine that this might have a grating effect upon Otto, making him less likely to be nice."

Also, you need to worry about yourself, and not how Otto is being approached. How do you know I am not having dealings with him via e-mail? As for the specific use of obscenities issue: I think I mentioned this on a CfD page, but I was unaware of that incident, and I hadn't heard about until your mention. Nor did I receive a bunch of e-mail about it, as I have about your behavior.

And when it comes right down to it, to suggest that you're not going to change unless and until the other person gets the same treatment or makes similar changes is rather petty. I thought you could be a bigger user and rise above it and make changes regardless of how others behave. Perhaps I was wrong, but I hope not. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 21:56, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

If your impressions are your own, they are mistaken, as I have indicated. The word "fixation", which was the basis of my impression that you are claiming that I am stalking him, is not supported by the barest review of the CfDs we each participate in; He has initiated and commented on many CfDs that I have never responded to. Nor will I agree to simply avoid "his" CfDs, as if he had marked his territory and now owns it. As in the past, when I believe Otto -- or any other editor -- is wrong, I will respond, and explain why.

As I stated in my earlier response, you made valid points that I will take to heart. However, if your efforts here are intended to be evenhanded, and I sincerely assume they are, I would hope that I would have been extended the same courtesy of an email conversation as is being offered to Otto. As I will assume that Otto received his comments from you in private from your response, I fail to see why you felt the need to make a public case solely on my part. From my perspective, this is still a rather one-sided process. {P.S. I waited to check your contributions before clicking Enter, but this still appears one-sided). Alansohn (talk) 22:17, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

You are free to comment where you like, of course, and "stalking" is not the concern. Nor do I think all of your behavior at CfD is problematic. Of course it is not. I was merely trying to get you to reflect on the Otto-centric nature of many of your recent comments at many CfDs, and particularly your recent (inadvertent?) mischaracterizations of some of his arguments, the repeated reference to the "Otto test", etc. I'm not asking you to avoid all discussions Otto engages in, and I'm sorry if that's the impression you got. I was looking for a little self-reflection on it, and to try to see things from his perspective, that's all.

You still have no idea the steps I'm taking with Otto, nor do I think you should. How do you know I'm not currently in the process of drafting some comments to him? You just don't know. As I said before, I suggest you focus on yourself. But if you want to play martyr to avoid some self-correction, that's your decision to make. Anyway, I'm not acting in an official "arbitrator" role here where there will be perfect balance. This is not an official WP procedure. I was just trying to be helpful and to try to respond to a number of concerns that were shunted my way. I'm sorry if this has upset you in any way. We can leave it at that, I suppose, and you're free to delete/archive these comments from your page. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 22:29, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Now take a stab at looking at this from my perspective. You point to my actions and Otto's, but you only post publicly to my talk page. Whatever you've done with Otto, you have not offered me the same courtesy. I would assume that you might recognize that this appears rather one-sided. If you are telling me that other editors have "come to the point where they will disregard almost everything you say, whether or not your points are valid. In other words, if you're trying to have influence and have your voice and opinion heard—the way you're going about it is counterproductive" you could well appear on my part to be saying that other editors are just being contrary because they disagree with the style, not the content, of the argument, or perhaps that CfD is a game of popularity, not principle. Even if you have contacted Otto privately, you have still not explained why I am not due the same courtesy. I will tell you again that you have made valid points and that I will take them to heart. I hope that you can show a small step towards evenhandedness, whether or not this is an official process. I look forward to seeing those steps on your part, and Otto's, as I have already committed on mine. {P.S. I waited again to check your contributions before clicking Enter, but this still appears one-sided). Alansohn (talk) 23:15, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I understand your concern, but you still don't know (a) what I have already done to contact Otto, if anything, and (b) what I am yet to do with respect to contacting Otto, if anything, and how I will do it. Nor do I think you need to be privy to this information. It exactly this "tit-for-tat" attitude that gets you into these kinds of issues in the first place. If you want a formal process where there will be tit-for-tat, then request one, but I'm not sure that would be appropriate at this stage. For now (and for the third time), I suggest you worry about yourself, and not about Otto. You may be surprised at how things can change when one person does. (I'm not saying you are the one at fault. I'm just giving some suggestions.) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 23:48, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Take a gander at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2008_November_26#Category:Russian_Ministers_of_Defense, which you just closed. I participated, Otto jumped in, and I changed my recommendation to match his. Does this still fit the stalking theory? Alansohn (talk) 23:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Did you miss my most recent comments above? There is no "stalking" theory. I was referring to some discrete events. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 23:43, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

It's been disproven on your part (whatever "fixation" refers to) and on Otto's part. Alansohn (talk) 23:45, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Did my above comments not make clear what I was referring to? By above I mean: "You are free to comment where you like, of course, and "stalking" is not the concern. Nor do I think all of your behavior at CfD is problematic. Of course it is not. I was merely trying to get you to reflect on the Otto-centric nature of many of your recent comments at many CfDs, and particularly your recent (inadvertent?) mischaracterizations of some of his arguments, the repeated reference to the "Otto test", etc. I'm not asking you to avoid all discussions Otto engages in, and I'm sorry if that's the impression you got. I was looking for a little self-reflection on it, and to try to see things from his perspective, that's all." Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 23:50, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Industrial Robot

Many thanks for catching the vandalism. I try to monitor this page but look away for a couple of weeks and some *** has vandalized it again! Robotics1 (talk)

Thank Huggle. I only clicked on the revert and warn button. This kind of vandalism just offends me and its the least I could do to revert it. Alansohn (talk) 23:38, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Shane P. Davis

The article's creator says it is a hoax and blanked it. I speedied it, but then restored it and proded it because several authors had "improved" it besides the creator, apparently without checking to see if it was an obvious hoax. Is Prod the quickest way to remove it, given the multiple editors? Edison (talk) 05:38, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Prod it, with the multiple editors. Alansohn (talk) 05:41, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism?

You know, we're all entitled to our own opinions, but to call this vandalism strikes me as a bit extreme, Alan. You've got a lot more Wiksperience than me, so surely you know the adage about never ascribing to malice that which can just as well be explained by ignorance? Since our warnings, this anon has continued to make more wikilinks, but they appear to be less specious. Howzabout a little good faith? Unschool 05:49, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

After previous warnings about drastic overlinking to articles, vandalism eventually becomes the appropriate term. I respect the difference of opinion, but the number of such edits and the triviality of the words linked raised legitimate issues. Alansohn (talk) 05:53, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough. I just like to give them a bit of time to absorb the "lessons" (read: Warnings+Links to Policies) before I label them; I believe waiting 15-20 minutes is worth salvaging a potential contributor. (You'd think me a bleeding heart liberal from a statement like that, wouldn't you? Heh. Actually, I'm more worried about creating a hardened vandal.) Unschool 06:05, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

I had gone to the user's talk page and was about to leave an explanation when I saw the earlier warning, which is what led me to treat the further example of massive overlinking as vandalism. I guess I must think back to some of my early edits when I was linking every word on the page. I hope the warning was productive, but your heads up on the dangers of assuming everything is vandalism is more than fair. Alansohn (talk) 06:11, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Asher Lopatin

Number 262 (154 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 07:52, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Robert J. Morris

Number 263 (155 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 14:03, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Richard Fortman

Number 264 (156 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 20:08, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Congregation Beth Israel (Scottsdale, Arizona)

Number 265 (157 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 02:12, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

reasons why not

1. clean up your talk page. 2. its a sandbox, there's no such thing as non-constructive edits, dork. Wilkos (talk) 19:28, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for University of Plano

Number 266 (158 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 20:27, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Wikipedia and the Sandbox

I have replied on my talkpage. Useight (talk) 04:30, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Jörg Haider

Dear Alansohn,

I would like to request you not to delete the section about Mossad having spied on Haider and on the criticism of our Israeli Foreign Office against Mr Haider and the Austrian elections of 11-28-2008. Removing these details might only increase antisemitic theories. Shalom,Smith2006 (talk) 13:02, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

I will not delete it because I didn't even know it existed. If it's backed by reliable and verifiable sources to support the claim, I will have no objection whatsoever. Alansohn (talk) 13:07, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Huggle

Just thought I'd pop in and let you know that your reversion there did not remove all the vandalism. But I got your back, so it's all good. Useight (talk) 06:01, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I tried to clear out as much as I could, but Huggle can make that hard to detect at times. Thanks for the cleanup. Alansohn (talk) 06:30, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Andrew McKelvey

Number 267 (159 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 15:21, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

It really is an astonishing Torah Ark. So little survives of Jewish Poland, to think that this enourmous Ark survives a couple of hours walk form Sobibor....Historicist (talk)Historicist

Thank you again. I have a crunch period coming up and I may log on from time to time in the next few weeks, but probably won't be around much until late January.Historicist (talk) 17:41, 5 December 2008 (UTC)Historicist

DYK for Doris Dungey

Number 268 (160 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 21:26, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

for reverting my talk page! --Cyfal (talk) 23:45, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

It's a pleasure to be able to watch your back. Alansohn (talk) 02:53, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Helmut Friedlaender

Number 269 (161 create/expand - 108 nominations)

On 7 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Helmut Friedlaender, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

DYKBot (talk) 16:02, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Edits to Crack Cocaine

Hi, I made an edit to Crack Cocaine earlier and didn't realize I wasn't logged in. However, I noticed I couldn't leave a message on your talk page as it was semi-protected. I certainly don't mean for this to unkind at all, but it might be a good idea to try and keep mistakes using huggle to a minimum if unregistered users have no way of contacting you. Thanks for your efforts on vandalism, CCG _(T-C) 02:04, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Notice about potential legal issue on a WPNJ page

FYI. shirulashem (talk) 01:21, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Fifth Avenue Synagogue

Number 270 (162 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 14:42, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Emanuel Rackman

Number 271 (163 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 14:42, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting vandal on my talk page :) BigDunc^Talk 19:55, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Always a pleasure to help out another Wikipedian. Alansohn (talk) 00:46, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph Margiotta

Number 272 (164 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 23:32, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Email

Will that make my email public?Historicist 15:04, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

I looked at "my preferences" and I am confused. I would like to oblige, but I am really reluctant to do this if my email address (and identiy) will be discoverable. I'll chcek back later today for you advice on how to fillout "my preferences" to enable email without revealing my address.Historicist 15:09, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

So, do I type historicist after ssingnture? and do I check the small box? Signature:

  Raw signature (If unchecked, the contents of the box above will be treated as your nickname and link automatically to your user page. If checked, the contents should be formatted with Wiki markup, including all links. Do not use images, templates, or external links in your signature.)

Thanks

For reverting the vandalism on my user page. --Captain-tucker (talk) 01:32, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

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Sandbox revert

This revert looks like a mistake to me, the testing user only added a few random characters to the sandbox. I think you might have just checked the edit without looking at the page. Cheers,--Ashbey ₮ 02:37, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

You are correct. I realized this after the fact. Alansohn (talk) 02:46, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting

Thanks for reverting vandalism on my talk page. ... discospinster _talk 03:11, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

It's the least I could do. Alansohn (talk) 04:06, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Raymond F. Lederer

Number 273 (165 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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DYKBot (talk) 02:01, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for A. Bernard Ackerman

Number 274 (166 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 20:17, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Note

"which would have made a 5x expansion far more challenging. Article expansion should be about adding prose, not infoboxes, tables, block quotes or ancillary content."

The final clause in the proposal states that such lists, infoboxes, etc, would not count in the expansion from the original. Ottava Rima (talk) 02:02, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Also, how are blockquotes not meaningful? Look at an article like Prometheus Unbound (Shelley), where the blockquotes are 100% needed. That, and Samson Agonistes, which was denied because the blockquotes from Milton were discounted. It was stated that Milton's own words shouldn't be used because they aren't "original". Milton, one of the great English writers, shouldn't be used to explain his writing? Ottava Rima (talk) 02:04, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

No objection to infoboxes, but not as a DYK criterion. Alansohn (talk) 02:47, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

We aren't talking about infoboxes. Blockquotes are quotations that are within a text that include more than 2 lines. It was claimed that any quoting doesn't count as prose, even though WP:SIZE and other places defining prose say that they do. This has only to do with quoting sources directly. None of my pages use infoboxes. Ottava Rima (talk) 02:59, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Have a barnstar. Not only because you deserve it for being such a efficient vandal revert, but I see you a star to steer by in regards to the number of DYK temps and your general philosophy described on your user page. Call me Bubba (talk) 02:57, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Warren M. Robbins

Number 275 (167 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 04:18, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for William Rosenwald

Number 276 (168 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 16:27, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Jonah Wise

Number 277 (169 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 16:27, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for United Jewish Appeal

Number 278 (170 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 16:27, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Mark Rosenberg

Number 279 (171 create/expand - 108 nominations)

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BorgQueen (talk) 04:37, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Shapiro (film producer)

Number 280 (172 create/expand - 108 nominations)

On 16 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert Shapiro (film producer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 04:37, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much

Thank you very much for your generous offer to call on you for free access to the New York Times archive. I greatly appreciate this. Ecoleetage (talk) 16:09, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

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December 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to World government has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you.

Fuck you! read the bloody message. this is not to cite your own info. source it!

Francesco Barbaro

Hi, I got your message about the F. Barbaro page. I think some where down the line there was a mixup with reverting since the page I brought up has a very good sourcing for francesco Barbaro that is cited. It is the link of Bucher that you can see for yourself.. I think the problem in the past may have been that people did not open the BARBARO.htm link once you get to the Bucher link...but if you do, you will see that all info is coming from Bucher and cited as such... it is a good source to use and with much more excellent facts about his writings and associations. Thanks63.26.48.122 (talk) 19:46, 16 December 2008 (UTC)