User talk:Scott Ritchie

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Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Scott Ritchie, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Talk:Time signature

replied to your comment at this talk page. TrbleClef 08:24, 5 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

replied further TrbleClef 23:09, 10 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

FairTax

I see you made a post on the article's talk page; welcome to the FairTax article. I'm not trying to 'claim' or 'own' this article, but I would like to see a broader base of contributors. Please stop by and make some edits, this article needs 'em. Don't worry if you revert me, if you have a reason, I won't be offended. Just jump right in. I try to remember that contentious articles like this are the very reason why we have an NPOV tag to apply... people aren't going to agree fully on this issue, but we should have differing views documented properly. Best regards. Un focused 13:33, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Cycle of poverty

The article is in the "Socioeconomics" category, which is a subcategory of "Economics". Maurreen 23:16, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

You helped choose {{subst:IDRIVEtopic article}} as this week's WP:ACID winner

Thank you for your support of the Article Improvement Drive.
This week {{subst:IDRIVEtopic article}} was selected to be improved to featured article status.
Hope you can help.

African COTW

Template:AFRICAvoter

Education in the United States

Could you please look at the nomination and reevaluate or update your comments? I have tried to fix your original issues, but I would like you to satisified enough to change your vote.--naryathegreat | (talk) 03:28, August 15, 2005 (UTC)

Consider integrating St. Olaf College Quantitative Literacy insights into this article.

RJBurkhart 11:18, 4 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Phishing

Hi, Scott Ritchie! Thanks for your comments at the Phishing peer review. The article is now a Featured article candidate; please vote as you see fit. Thanks again, -ZeWrestler ^Talk 22:09, 24 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My Belarusy featured article nomination

Hi. Can you please review the comments made on this page regarding the featured article nomination of My Belarusy? Many of the concerns raised by you and others, mostly pertaining to spelling, grammar and style, have been fixed. Andrew pmk 02:08, 27 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Spoo

Hello! Just a heads-up - I've responded to and addressed your objection over at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Spoo/archive1. Thanks for your time! --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 08:31, 11 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Follow-up: I've addressed all of your concerns - I moved all footnotes to the ends of sentences after punctuation, and I've gone through and excised / fixed anything that didn't jive with keeping with proper subject-verb construction.

As ALoan noted, the article is much better, thanks to you and Tony's criticism. Looking at your contributions, your time on wikipedia isn't as extensive as the average wikipediholic that peruses FAC, so I genuinely appreciate the time you have taken with Spoo.

I believe the article, as it now stands thanks to you and Tony, is completely worthy FA-hood, but no matter whether or not you support it, I extend my genuine thanks. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 00:54, 14 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Is this an improvement? --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 04:54, 15 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Furthermore, here are the differences between the verion to which you were referring in your last comment and the article now, encompassing edits by Tony (who has changed his vote) and me. It's crunch time for me over at the FAC, so can I look forward to a change in vote based on the improvements? No matter what you decide, thanks once again for your help! --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 01:48, 16 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

RE: VOTE!! - HDI in country infobox/template

Hi! I hope you're well; thanks for your vote! I'm administrating this vote/topic and have left a response to your comments there; I hope it allays your concerns. Thanks again for participating. E Pluribus Anthony 20:49, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your vote, and HDI discussion underway ...

Hello! I hope you're well. I'd like to thank you for participating in the vote earlier to include the HDI in the country infobox/template. Yay!

After a lengthy gestation, a discussion piece has been prepared to help give form to the vote. If you've a preference for how and where this information should appear in the infobox, I'd appreciate it if you head on over there and comment. :)

After a decision is arrived at, if at all, I'm also hopeful to prevail upon you to add the values (if you're willing and comfortable) for a handful of countries; the more people doing it, the less time it will take to implement the vote and realise the fruits of our collective labour.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again for your co-operation! E Pluribus Anthony 03:54, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Butter

You might have another look at the FAC. I've expanded the "History" section some, in particular the terrible bit you pointed out, and would appreciate further input. Thanks! —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 22:35, 4 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Voting system is featured

Finally, voting system has become a featured article!

I want to thank you for the work you've done on the article. The article wouldn't be what it is without your contributions. So it's your featured article too. Nice work! rspeer 20:03, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Cumulative voting change

Hi Scott. Thanks for fixing up the strange comparisons to range voting in Cumulative voting. I saw that too and also funny stuff on not supporting majority criteria or Condorcet which seemed obvious and intended quality! Your reduced paragraph is good - just listing what it satisfies or not. Tom Ruen 22:18, 7 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Society for German Colonization

Nice catch, and thanks for pulling it off the List of Missing Africa Topics, too! Keep up the good work, --Dvyost 07:24, 14 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Hey, thanks for making my Wikipedia Signpost template work more nicely on my user page. rspeer 06:38, 16 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Life extension

Please see my comments on the discussion page of Life extension concerning your revision.--Ben Best 06:16, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

re: MoS:DP (Tedernst)

Here's what I was using: MoS:DP#Longer lists

The section titles don't need to have the word "ward" in them, because this is a page called ward, so that's just redundant. Hope this helps. peace, Tedernst | talk 22:45, 24 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Watchlist idea from your user page

According to Wikipedia:Administrators#Other, admins get access to a page listing articles which are not on anyone's watchlist. Not quite what you mentioned, but interesting. Qutezuce 09:33, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stairs

I (was) protected. Lucidish 17:09, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gerrymandering

Thanks for your feedback; I think it's pretty likely I'll revisit and edit there soon. Kaisershatner 20:06, 3 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

St. Olaf Paracollege: Praire Passage Encounters

Scott - I recall our initial chat in Northfield, Minnesota. It may have brushed upon computer-assisted abuse scenarios like: The 480 that uses Future history with social network analysis ... I've continued interacting with Minnesota Futurists after migrating to Monticello Township, Kansas from the infamous river port of Bloomington, Minnesota
RJBurkhart 12:18, 4 February 2006 (UTC) aka User:65.30.117.192[reply]

Merged ethic of reciprocity with Golden Rule (ethics)

From talk page of Golden Rule:

I'll post this same comment on reciprocity's talk page, and on Scott Ritchie's and on nirvana2013's, for their info and so either one can finish up this job.... For7thGen 01:29, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject merger

Hi!

Per Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Campaigns and Elections, would you object to merging the old, apparently inactive WikiProject (of which you were a member) into the newly created one at Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referenda? I initially created mine without having found out that yours existed, and in an afterthought realized that the "Campaigns" part of the old project's title might not really be suitable, though I may of course be wrong on that. Either way, please let me hear what you think; I've got a number of proposals ready to be discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Elections and Referenda, and would greatly welcome your input! Cheers, —Nightstallion (?) ^{Seen this already?} 15:31, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

Single Transferable Vote

Single Transferable Vote is up for a featured article review. Detailed concerns may be found here. Please leave your comments and help us address and maintain this article's featured quality. Sandy 22:35, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

intuitionism

Thanks for your (very welcome) contribution to intuitionism. May I suggest that when you make significant changes to an article you leave a descriptive edit summary? That makes it faster to determine that your edit was not some sort of subtle vandalism. Not all editors are as careful as I am about reading diffs before reverting. CMummert · talk 01:39, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Video on STV

Hey Scott, I was talking to Bill Redpath a few months ago and he said that there is about a 30-minute video about STV that does a really good job explaining it. Apparently, a bunch of people saw it and none of them had any trouble understanding STV after that. He couldn't remember the name of it, though. Do you know what he's talking about? My name is Nathan Larson, by the way. Captain Zyrain 04:30, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The closest thing to an STV video I've encountered is the Flash video made by the British Columbian government during the STV referendum there. IIRC, it was about 30 minutes. It might still be online somewhere. Scott Ritchie 08:07, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think Redpath may have been talking about a VHS video. I found the Flash video you're talking about. it's only a few minutes long (which may be a good thing): http://www.citizensassembly.bc.ca/resources/flash/bc-stv-full.swf I'll test that out on a few people who have never heard of STV before. Captain Zyrain 12:44, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, I want to let you know that the Single Transferable Vote article was what convinced me that we need to use STV in U.S. elections. It did a very good job of explaining how the system works (the Oranges, Pears, Chocolate, Strawberries, and Candy example was particularly good.) I just wanted you to know that what you are doing is having an impact. Like most Americans, I hadn't heard of STV before that, but one day I decided I was going to sit down and read the Wikipedia articles on all the different voting systems and decide for myself which was the best, rather than taking any person's word for it. And STV was clearly the best. Captain Zyrain 02:43, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could you take a look at Instant Runoff Voting?

Scott, the article on IRV had been seriously in need of edit to remove POV material and to restore balance. It took me some time to really see the dimensions of what had been going on there. Ultimately I discovered that the anonymous editor, who was using massive reverts, blatant violation of 3RR, to keep criticism of IRV out of the article and to preserve the exact propaganda wording that was being used, was none other than Rob Richie, director of FairVote. We have mail from him from the same IP block, and more evidence besides that. Further, there was a very active sock puppet, original long banned, User:BenB4, who has a new incarnation not yet identified as a sock, but it's obvious: User:Acct4. repressing critical content.

There is now an edit war with User:Tbouricius who registered and started editing furiously to undo what I'd done.... In case you don't know, he has been a consultant for FairVote.

I ask you because you are both familiar with election methods and have experience at helping create good Wikipedia articles, Single Transferable Vote being quite good.

If you look over [1], the history of the article, back to the beginning of September, you should see a series of reverts from Richie, as 72.75.x.x, and he commented in Talk (most of his reverts have had no comment, but this time he did:

"Ask 10 Questions" put a series of negative information in this article without discussion. These items reflect political bias and seem to come directly from someone associated with http://www.ncvoter.net/

Later, doing massive reverts on me, he gave as the reason: 11:57, 27 September 2007 72.75.26.158 (Talk) (38,928 bytes) (Undid revision 160519361 by Abd (talk)Avid proponent of other systems trying to change article)

It appears that Richie thinks he owns the article. I thought we were *supposed* to change articles! For the better, of course. My goal is purely to make the article fair and balanced. It is not there yet, and it is becoming clear just how important small nuances of language are to Richie et al. (Right now, the only two editors in clear opposition to my efforts are Richie, working anonymously, and the new Tbouricius.)

But they had been doing this before I showed up. Abd 05:07, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Electoral reform in Virginia

I have created this article, and here are some others I recommend creating. I have also cross-posted this to Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referenda:

Electoral reform in the United States by political division
- Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming - Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) - American Samoa - Guam - Northern Mariana Islands - Puerto Rico - U.S. Virgin Islands

Captain Zyrain 17:20, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wine article

Although you may feel you're a bit close to the project to edit the Wine (software) article directly, there's a couple of {{fact}} tags on it that could do with clearing up, and I've just started a section on corporate sponsorship of the project that needs filling out - anything you could add on the talk page would be most welcome! - David Gerard (talk) 19:28, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Preferential block voting

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CPO-STV

Are you kidding?--Fahrenheit451 (talk) 09:53, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, Scott. Yes, I have been a good editor. But, I have noticed that a few admins can get abusive from their own ignorance. That sort of thing makes Wikipedia less interesting and relevant. Too bad. --Fahrenheit451 (talk) 01:41, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]