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Thanks

Thank you, I wasn't exactly sure how to mention silly edits but after reading your scolding, I understand. I should probably create an account. Thanks again, 70.49.226.159 (talk) 10:22, 5 March 2010 (UTC)BD[reply]

Yeah there are a whole series of templates for with messages like that on WP:UTM :). -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 10:24, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We need a simple guide on this whole thing... I don't go looking for edits to revise, I just sit here reading random articles for extended periods. Tonight I started with Coca-Cola that translated into a whole series of Japan articles that moved into racketeering. How does one manage to find silly edits so quickly is something that I don't understand 70.49.226.159 (talk) 10:28, 5 March 2010 (UTC)Brian[reply]

I this case I think I found it through Special:RecentChanges, but if you have an account you also have a watchlist so you can see what people have changed on pages you are interested in :). -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 10:33, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to need a crash course on this whole being a Wikizen I think. It's been the major discouragement since I started browsing. Brian70.49.226.159 (talk) 10:38, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stuff like those messages is pretty advanced really :), the key to begin with is to follow this. An account is good too, and then you can slowly explore the rest of the complicated stuff. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 10:41, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to think that I'm well beyond "Don't be a Dick", it's more the wiki "code" that I'm not familiar with. Easy things like the : for indenting etc is quickly understood, but protocol and where to find the next thing I should know is not. Anyway, I'm going to quit defacing your talk page and continue reading, other this time on the blue pages :). Thanks 70.49.226.159 (talk) 10:45, 5 March 2010 (UTC) Brian[reply]

Yeah the code can be pretty tricky, the complex stuff isn't easy to explain :(. Let me know if you run into any problems later on. Enjoy Wikipedia! -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 10:48, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of List of App Store applications (Science)

An article that you have been involved in editing, List of App Store applications (Science), has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of App Store applications (Science). Thank you.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. -- Atama頭 23:51, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 10:07, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moving TGV

Sorry, I promise not to do it again.--DailyWikiHelp (talk) 14:02, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No worries :). -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 17:11, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

iPhone image change

No problem. It's just that we want to be as open about this as possible. HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 22:36, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Starting Sentences with "And"

In your summary for your most recent edit to the ipad entry you wrote, "you don't stand sentences with and." Assuming you meant "start" not "stand"... starting sentences with "And" is actually a widely accepted practice. I don't know if it is or is not acceptable per wikipedia's style guidelines. I looked, but could not find an answer either way.

According to "Guide to Grammar and Style" by Jack Lynch:

But at the Beginning.

Contrary to what your high school English teacher told you, there's no reason not to begin a sentence with but or and; in fact, these words often make a sentence more forceful and graceful. They are almost always better than beginning with however or additionally. Beginning with but or and does make your writing less formal; — but worse things could happen to most writing than becoming less formal.

Note, though, that if you open with but or and, you usually don't need a comma: not "But, we did it anyway"; it's enough to say "But we did it anyway." The only time you need a comma after a sentence-opening conjunction is when you want to sneak a clause right between the conjunction and the rest of the sentence: "But, as you know, we did it anyway."

See source here (scroll to bottom):

http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/b.html

-- ArtsMusicFilm (talk) 02:37, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 10:30, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! -- ArtsMusicFilm (talk) 02:15, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

iPad revert

(Undid revision 346871948 by Acps110 (talk) you've just reverted my edits not the IP's :p.)

Opps! ;-) You weren't there when I started that edit. Sorry. Acps110 ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:58, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No worries :). -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 12:59, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reviews on product articles

How come links to single websites (like engadget.com) are allowed, but not to websites that gathers reviews from a bunch of websites? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.104.144.105 (talk • contribs) 19:58, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Engadget is probably there as its a notable site - whereas the site you added isn't. However that isn't an explicit rule so if your link meets the criteria of WP:EL I suggest you discuss it on the talk page of the Nokia N900 article and then more people can consider it. You'll need to do the same for the other pages you want to add it to as well. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 20:45, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PS I'm not totally sure the Engadget link should be there at all. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 20:48, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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NerdyScienceDude :) (✉ click to talk • my edits • sign) 21:58, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good intentions...

...but please let users make their own requests for unblock, or make a request at the blocking admin's page to make sure you know the full story. Your request on their behalf has been denied by another admin. Syrthiss (talk) 13:40, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can you point me at the discussion in question? -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 16:57, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Bizz333, where you made a block appeal for the user. Syrthiss (talk) 17:18, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah thanks, I missed it the first time. Fair enough :). -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 17:29, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Remotely controversial"

yes stuff that can be controversial needs a citation - but only once so frankly the "Citation needed" tag for a fact that's already cited in Rey Misterio, Jr. is misguided. Nor does a fact have to be cited EVERY TIME it's mentioned, first time it's mentioned is plenty. It's pretty straight forward really. MPJ -DK 12:48, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah but it appeared to have been changed back from 1973 to 1974 by an IP edit, so I think it did need to be individually sourced. Maybe my language in the edit summary was overly strong, for which I'm sorry. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 12:52, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is a lot of less than constructive IP edits on that page so it's a reason I do understand, I hope I did not come off as heavyhanded here, just trying to keep an eye out you know? And don't worry about it, it's cool. MPJ -DK 12:59, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(Indefinite) semi-protections

Hi.

You may be interested in this conversation and WP:HUMAN.

This link is useful if you want to see the protection log for a given user.

Be smart in your tactics. Contact the protecting admin first and don't talk too much, especially at the beginning. Let them do the talk, their nonsense will often help your case later. Study our policy and guidelines well. Remember, these are not meant to be prescriptive, so avoid brandishing them as such. However, some protections are so ridiculously outrageous that someone at WP:RUP will eventually see sense. If no one does, and you are absolutely sure about your case, go to WP:ANI as a last resort.

Don't do too many articles simultaneously, it tends to annoy them.

Start with soft targets (ironically, Dildo wasn't one) and work your way up.

Thank you and good luck. 123.218.163.237 (talk) 13:34, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the information. Dildo probably wasn't a great start, but it was the article I ran into first. It looks like the cases that are worth looking at are being taken seriously so far. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 13:45, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Examples for windows copying apple

Snow Leopard - Windows 7

iPhone - windows phone

ETC Tj1224 (talk) 16:20, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Award

The Added Sauce Award

Aaah, I crack myself up sometimes. Well done for rolling up your wiki-sleeves and mucking in. I give this Award to Eraserhead1 for their his efforts is sourcing ('saucing') the BLP segment of the biological warfare article. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:32, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Page protection

You've just undone my removal of content. The IP is a banned user, so I'm not doing any wrong. Just check the report of 3RR I've made. The user harasses me non-stop and has done so for months now. Please don't undo my removal again. Paralympiakos (talk) 18:25, 14 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Look he's discussing something calmly on a talk page. So it should stay and JamieS93 agrees... -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 18:28, 14 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

just read this. He's already banned across one IP, but hides across multiple. Paralympiakos (talk) 18:30, 14 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: IP Warnings

Ya, I haven't bothered with him since it's been nine months since he last tried to spam his site on Wikipedia and he's coming from a different IP now. If he persists, I'll warn and escalate, but warnings (particularly ones for IPs) are rather ineffective on Wikipedia, so I usually save my energy for more problematic people. ;) WildCowboy (talk) 18:56, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Talk:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom/Article title

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom/Article title. DrKiernan (talk) 09:05, 18 March 2010 (UTC) (Using {{Please see}})[reply]

Fastest = French TGV?

The fastest train in the world uses standard gauge which is French TGV. 121.102.47.215 (talk) 08:58, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Harmony express is the fastest train in service. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 08:58, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In France? 121.102.47.215 (talk) 09:05, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

TGV and narrow gauge railway 121.102.47.215 (talk) 09:08, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, the Harmony express is in China between Wuhan and Guangzhou, it covers the 900km between them in 3 hours. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 09:36, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Change to Ivan I Crnojević

Hi, I agree it is controversial (like many things related with Bosnia). Here is one source: Viator, page 388, from Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies / University of California. Regards, Kebeta (talk) 21:30, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That looks like a very reliable source, but I can't see the exact quote from the book which shows it. Can you point it out? Thanks. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 21:36, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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RFC on YM

Hi Eraserhead1,

I agree that this matter deserves to be examined by a wider audience, it cannot be brushed off like this.

I think your idea of an RFC on WP:PP is a good one. Alternatively on WP:IAR, but I don't know the place very well and WP:PP is probably better anyway.

If you would like a review before you post just put a draft here and I can take a look. It may be worth doing a little more research in that list, but frankly I think the case is strong enough as it is.

Cheers, 114.146.68.105 (talk) 21:49, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm British so suggesting anything on WP:IAR is probably counter-productive anyway. The Indians have to figure things out themselves if there are issues that only really affect that project IMO.

On the RFC I was intending just to bring up the schools thing (but internationally). It has at least some merit and if it was in the rules it would be better than the current situation IMO - of course given the BLP thing isn't likely to pass so I think its unlikely to succeed but the community should decide. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 00:02, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PS on India take a look at India standard time for example - it used to be an FA :eek:. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 00:11, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please visit WP:IAR - nothing to do with India.

One user being responsible for 1/8th of all current indef semis, some of which being at least a little excessive by any standard, and invoking admin discretion to blanket-justify them all, is something that I think the whole community needs to know about and comment on. Maybe that's fine, but a few questions remain unanswered. For instance, is YM being ultra-zelous with Australian schools, or are all other schools at such high risk of not being WP:PERFECT (note the last bullet point)? I fail to see any apocalyptic consequences if we leave them unprotected.

I don't know when you joined the project, but many Wikipedia articles a few years ago looked like crap, and not protecting them has helped getting them in a much better shape. Even further, in my opinion, "Anyone can edit" is not just a temporary publicity stunt to get the project started and get content there, it's a deep philosophical statement that leads to an equilibrium in the long run and, like it or not, it's still a fundamental principle of the project.

Wikipedia is only getting started, it would be a shame to shut the doors now. 205.228.108.57 (talk) 01:14, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]