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Ding-Dong

You have new mail. Pedro : Chat 07:29, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Who you calling a ding-dong? :-) (Thanks!) Frank | talk 12:04, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RE: 0408136145

I did not create the page on purpose, most likely it was deleted by the time I had tagged it for speedy deletion. Usually Twinkle detects this and stops the process but this time it didn't, and recreated the page, including speedy deletion template. Sorry 'bout the confusion. Best, TheLetterM (talk) 23:36, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fastest fickle finger in the West. :)

I just don't understand why people just keep posting nonsense over and over again and then wonder why they get blocked. My Italian grandmother would have called that person a "baccala-chooch," making them both dried codfish and a jackass. :) Thanks for the fun note. Regards, PMDrive1061 (talk) 01:51, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, my Italian grandmother would have called them doosibatz, essentially meaning "crazy", as I recall :-) Cheers! Frank | talk 01:55, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ROTFLMAO! Tu si pazza! Yes, Nonna would have definitely used that one as well...and hoo boy, did she ever. PMDrive1061 (talk) 02:43, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, was that what she was saying? Live and learn. She's been gone 15 years and I'm always glad to come up with a fond memory. Thanks for the translation :-) Frank | talk 11:49, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Eric Ziegler

PLEASE DONT DELETE THE ERIC ZIEGLER PAGE AGAIN —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jiggyrocks35 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the sources.

Annoying as the attention-@#$% was at the Jenniferwhatever article, I am glad we were able to rescue it... I simply could not extract the trees from the forest... I am just not a great searcher. I really do like to talk a lot. Thanks for the sources that let me yap (hopefully productively) some more. And I apologize for the name thing... Fred? Where did Fred come from? Ah well All the best and Happy Editing.- Sinneed 17:27, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So QUICK! I wish "restore this version" gave edit conflict notifications... I see your rollback beat mine. Didn't mean to take credit for your work in the reversion.- Sinneed 18:27, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not 100% sure what you're referring to here, but let me point out two things: 1) If you're using Twinkle, please do be aware of the fact that you are responsible for the edits made while using it, so you should be pretty sure of what button you're clicking, and 2) If two or more edits have been performed, you can still use "rollback (VANDAL)" and it will get all of them, assuming they are the most recent. Not sure if either of these applies to what you're talking about; apologies if not. Frank | talk 19:09, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I wasn't clear.

You and I both made the same edit at the same time... I went to the user talk page and explained that I had reverted the user's work and corrected the problem]... but that was not true, you had done it. I just wanted you to know I was not intentionally claiming responsibility for your work.- Sinneed 19:17, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bit of background, I did this once before and offended another editor.- Sinneed 19:18, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, mate. We're after the same result. I've been beaten to the punch many times, since I never use Huggle and those Hugglers can be pretty durn quick... :-) Frank | talk 19:41, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

*nod* Ah, yes, Huggle: the Wikipedia FPS.- Sinneed 20:01, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there Frank, I see that you helped on the Jennifer Nicole Lee article. I am trying to upload a JNL photo, but its not working, how do I become an autoconfirmed user?

thanks!Mrthomasedisom (talk) 19:08, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You have to stick around for a certain amount of time and/or edits; I'm really not sure which. Do you have a photo of her that you took yourself? Keep in mind that we cannot accept a copyrighted photo. Frank | talk 20:59, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ahmed Ali (football)

Hi, you moved an article on the above player to Ahmed Ali (football) as it was "more appropriate". The correct disambiguator for articles on football players would have seen it moved to Ahmed Ali (footballer born 1990), to disambiguate from Ahmed Ali (footballer). Cheers, Giant Snowman 12:08, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your note. I have seen this done both ways, although your solution would have been even more appropriate than the one I came up with. For example, see Bill Bradley (disambiguation); some name the sport itself, some name the person's activity. I guess I'll have to actually read the guideline or policy associated with this. In any case, Ahmed Ali (player) seemed for sure to be the wrong title. Cheers! Frank | talk 12:32, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a general rule of thumb, most players will be Wiki Pedia (footballer), apart from players that come from nations that call the sport 'soccer' (i.e. Canada/USA etc.), where the standard is Wiki Pedia (soccer) (and not '(soccer player)'). If there are two players with the same name, primary disambiguation would be year of birth - Wiki Pedia (footballer born 1960) and Wiki Pedia (footballer born 1980). If date of birth is unknown or idential, nationality is used - Wiki Pedia (English footballer) and Wiki Pedia (Scottish footballer). If that still doesn't do the trick, then position is used - Wiki Pedia (goalkeeper) and Wiki Pedia (defender). And if THAT still doesn't work, then a combination can be used, ideally nationality and date of birth - Wiki Pedia (English footballer born 1940), Wiki Pedia (English footballer born 1975), Wiki Pedia (Scottish footballer born 1940) and Wiki Pedia (Scottish footballer born 1975)...hope this makes sense! Cheers, Giant Snowman 21:38, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback would be appreciated

Since you recently went through finding a multiple point infringer and trying to muster assistance with it, you may be in excellent position to give feedback on the new proposed process page at Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations. I plan to place it at village pump soon (like maybe tomorrow), but would like a fresh set of eyes that might help find glaring issues before doing so. Thanks for any input you may be able to offer. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:27, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re. welcomes, warnings & re-blocks

Greetings Frank. Just seen your message on PhilKnight's talk page responding to my request for a re-block. I fully agree with what you point out, and as you can see from my contributions, I spend much, if not most, of my wikitime reverting bad faith edits & slapping welcome/warnings on corresponding user pages.

Re. the case in point, I had just popped in there to post a warning when I saw that the user had already been blocked for a year with a date/time stamp prior to my revert. Suspecting that something strange was going on, I started jumping around between pages before it dawned on me that I had misread the year (2008 NOT 2009). Sorry you were troubled. Regards, --Technopat (talk) 22:06, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No trouble; I don't understand the "misread the year" part since you made note of that in your message on Phil's talk page, but in any case, no harm done. Cheers! Frank | talk 04:02, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: NoMorePost.com

hi there, new to the wikipedia thing.....can you tell me what i am doing wrong?...had a new page i created removed/deleted? regards gavin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gavinmullins123 (talk • contribs)

The NoMorePost.com article you created did not meet our notability guidelines for article creation. It was also almost entirely promotional in nature, which would also qualify it for speedy deletion. We need citations from reliable sources apart from the subject to help establish notability of a subject. For more info, please also read WP:CORP. If you have any further questions, please let me know. Frank | talk 21:34, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

how is what i inserted different from what the page titled Zumbox shows?....(totally new user and dont fully understand the whole process yet and i was trying to follow other pages of live info).. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gavinmullins123 (talk • contribs) 21:39, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article we're discussing is NoMorePost.com, not Zumbox, which is also not the best-sourced article around here, but it does have at least three links to external sources in the article which talk about the topic. An excellent place to start is WP:FIRST. Frank | talk 21:42, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ok, i understand, so i alomst had it....apart from the sources.....so when i do it again i just put atleast the 3 resources in there and it should be fine? can i create the page again or do i just edit it? sorry for the stupid questions. regards gavin Gavinmullins123 (talk) 21:45, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, first thing we have to determine is whether or not the company is even notable enough for inclusion. Do you have sources to support that assertion? Frank | talk 21:46, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ok, read the first post page...starting to make sense now...will put the necessary sources in and create a ub page first and work on itr over next few weeks. thanks for the help..Gavinmullins123 (talk) 21:49, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How long should it take to dry the clothes?

Frank, you are a great person to assist with proper input into Wiki and I hope you get proper recognition. Ugh, after looking over my post from today I think the reference to installation guidelines may be the culprit of your concerns that text needs to be verifiable. Could I inquire of you if I should provide links to one, a few or many manufacturers guidelines onling, or remove or reword it to sound like "generally the manufacturers prohibit foil flex", maybe that is even to forward. do you have some thoughts on how i should state that semi rigid is popular with the manufacturers guidelines?

Also, I can take out the word dryerbox if you feel that it is not used in the generic context, and just leave the "recessed dryer vent receptacle".

I do feel that viewers that came to clothes dryer may be quite interested in learning the safety aspects of it. Listing these points here may save a life or a lot of property damage. Here is the paragraph that you likely had trouble with....

The flex transition hose directly behind the dryer can be crushed and/or severely deformed. Generally this is the result of using the foil or vinyl wire bound flex hose, and the relocation of the dryer to far up against the wall. In all manufacturers installation guidelines it specifically recommends the use of the semi-rigid aluminum flex hose. This type of flex hose will contain a fire, exhibits much less friction for air flow and maintains the full 4” diameter within. The use of a recessed dryer vent receptacle or dryerbox will in most cases prevent the flex hose from getting crushed and allows the washer and dryer to be moved back safely.

Here is a rework of it for your review:

The flex transition hose directly behind the dryer can be crushed and/or severely deformed. Generally this is the result of using the foil or vinyl wire bound flex hose, and the relocation of the dryer to far up against the wall. Manufacturers' installation guidelines in most cases recommend the use of semi-rigid aluminum flex hose. This type of flex hose will contain a fire, exhibits much less friction for air flow and maintains the full 4” diameter within. The use of a recessed dryer vent receptacle will in most cases prevent the flex hose from getting crushed and allows the washer and dryer to be moved back safely.

Let me know if this is better, and thanks for your time.