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re Wikipedia:Areas for reform

A while back you asked if I was interested in contributing to the above. I demurred. However, I have now found it expedient to review the page and have noted the section "... Guideline... for administrators to... prevent or stop abuse..." at Wikipedia:WikiProject Administrator. You may wish to hurry over there and yank it out as not being appropriate, or decide to join in on that page, or both, or neither (or something else). I thought I should let you know of my actions. LessHeard vanU (talk)

Seasons Greetings

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Happy Holidays!!!!!. GetAgrippa (talk) 00:12, 18 December 200 9(UTC)

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Keyboard trouble

You recently mentioned having some trouble with your keyboard. I'm assuming it's a wireless. If so, try locating your signal receiver and moving it if necessary. Whenever I have trouble with mine, that seems to do the trick. --Aryaman (talk) 07:43, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

You're welcome. An additional tip: Have you tried using the Firefox browser for editing Wikipedia? One of the great features (besides the fact that it's free and has excellent security) is a built-in spell-checker in the editing window: Just like in MS Word, misspelled words are underlined, and you can right click to get suggestions as well as to add new words to your personal dictionary. Personally, I think it should be mandatory for working on WP. ;) --Aryaman (talk) 14:11, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Well, as far as browsers go, Firefox is one of the better ones in terms of memory usage. (You can check out a comparison of various tests performed here.) You can reduce some of the memory usage when you install Firefox through the set-up process, such as whether or not you want to transfer your bookmarks file (my IE browser was kacked up with a positively enormous bookmarks file, and as Firefox has a really good top-10 list integrated in the address bar, I never transferred it, saving me a good deal of space.) I don't know if other browsers have an integrated spell-checker. I don't remember Opera having one, and I never tested that feature on Chrome. --Aryaman (talk) 15:19, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

The Christ Myth Theory in the Jesus Article

Hello Mr. Slrubenstein, thank you for your support. You explained it better than I did. I really don't like having to resort to the Admin noticeboard, since it is unpleasant for everyone. Anyway, thanks again. Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 12:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

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WP:ANI

Please see WP:ANI#Failure_of_mediation_on_Race_and_intelligence. I was very busy in Cambridge between January and March, so did not see the chaos on this page. (You did send me a message at some stage about this.) I am surprised that Ludwigs2 (talk · contribs) is acting as a mediator. That seems totally inappropriate, given his editing history on wikipedia. Mathsci (talk) 06:08, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

R&I mediation

there 's a draft of an outline at Wikipedia_talk:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2009-11-12/Race_and_Intelligence#Proposed_outline. You have not yet commented on it, and I am preparing to give the outline to David.Kane (per current agreement in mediation) to enter a draft of the article in mainspace. There will be a review/revision period after the draft is entered in which any issues can be addressed, so if you have no immediate comment, or can't get to the mediation page to make a comment, you can participate in the review and we can address any concerns you still have there.

sorry for the bulk message. --Ludwigs2 11:05, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Race and intelligence, new draft

A new draft of the race and intelligence article is being edited into mainspace, based on discussion in mediation. It should be completed sometime on 4/1/2010. I am posting this notice to mediation participants in the hopes that those who have not contributed recently to the mediation will come back to review and comment on the draft, and help discuss any revisions that need to be made. You may make any reviews or comments at the mediation page, and we will discuss any revisions that need to be made.

I'd also ask you to leave a note for David.Kane (talk · contribs) on his talk page. Whatever your opinion of the draft itself, I think he deserves thanks for putting a lot of time and effort into making the revisions. --Ludwigs2 18:45, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

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oops!

re: this. everyone else missed that. --Ludwigs2 18:00, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

ah, you faked me out! adding material and using the edit summary 'removing unsourced material' on the second edit. [1]. funny. If you want to add this material, please bring it up on the mediation page for proper discussion. That's what the mediation page is for. Thanks --Ludwigs2 20:02, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Keynes

Hi, I am writing for some help related to an issue concerning historical evidence of possible antisemitism. I'm having an issue on the Keynes page where I am seeking to include an actual quote from Keynes using his exact words: "I do not mean that Russian Communism alters, or even seeks to alter, human nature, that it makes Jews less avaricious or Russians less extravagant than they were before." But, someone reverted that inclusion. I re-added it because it is historically accurate (the chosen words of Keynes). None of the articles that are references to Keynes mention or state this source or this quote. It is not intellectually rigorous to exclude this hard fact, if anything, it is revisionism and historical manipulation to exclude it. Thank you for your looking into this and/or your assistance. Bull Market 22:58, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

r&i

hi,

i also left a comment at Ludwigs2's talk page.

best regards mustihussain 02:42, 4 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mustihussain (talk • contribs)

as you know the health and nutrition chapter has been removed. can i reintroduce it? i made some points on the talk page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Race_and_intelligence#Where_did_the_nutrition_section_go.3F) but no one cares.mustihussain 12:32, 11 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mustihussain (talk • contribs)

advice on R&I

Thanks for taking the time to provide advice on article writing. Appreciated! I think that I get what you mean. Are they any specific (controversial) articles that you think handle this especially well? I learn best with an example to study closely. David.Kane (talk) 20:30, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

FYI - I think DK is referring to the fact that I stole the advice you gave to mustuhassan and re-offered it as an editing strategy on the mediation page. I credited it to you, but it may have looked like a signature (I'll fix that). I hope you don't mind. --Ludwigs2 21:05, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Before I go too far down the rabbit hole, do you think my current approach is fruitful, or at least not obviously stupid? I am using Nisbett's Appendix B as a way to organize the article. This requires some twisting and shuffling but will, I hope, allow future editors to make changes in specific sections as they see fit without generating endless rancor. Thoughts? David.Kane (talk) 17:42, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again for your advice on this. I would enjoy being in conversation with you off-wiki. Care to drop me an e-mail at dave at kanecap.com? Anyway, you also mentioned somewhere about a new race/iq article with sibling data. Alas, I can't find your note right now, but if you point it out, I will add it to the article. David.Kane (talk) 14:35, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

someone edited your talk post

A link to a message. Nick Levinson (talk) 18:01, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Deletion discussion: Comparison between roman and han empires

Hello. You are invited to take part in the deletion discussion on the redirect Comparison between roman and han empires. Regards Gun Powder Ma (talk) 02:03, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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talk back

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--Ludwigs2 01:06, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

For your help and comments. I think I will stick around a bit-- hopefully this web site won't suck me in though.

B —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bpesta22 (talk • contribs) 03:17, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for Getta Bloomin' Move On

Delightful to have access to those lyrics — I only wish my Cockney rhyming slang were a little more sharply honed. Thanks again! — HarringtonSmith (talk) 06:29, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

a bit harsh, maybe?

just as a thought, re: [2] to mikemikev. I think his edit was as off-base as you do, but if you get him riled up you're risking an edit war. who needs that? might be worthwhile to sit with it for a few minutes before the situation gets any more wound up. --Ludwigs2 22:02, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

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R & I

[3] [4] [5] [6]

SLR, you’re edit warring. You’ve just reverted the article four times within less than 24 hours, which is a violation of 3RR. I’m not going to report you about this yet, but I will if you continue with this. --Captain Occam (talk) 23:05, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Link You also need to stop making personal attacks, both on user pages and on the article talk page. I also recommend that you review WP:NPA. I don't know what's caused this recent burst of incivility from you, but I intend to post about it at AN/I if it keeps up. --Captain Occam (talk) 20:02, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Ashkenazi intelligence

Currently there is a discussion to either merge to Ashkenazi Jews or delete this article. I see you made some opening remarks about the validity of the article in August of last year. I don't see any major changes made to the article in that time. I actually marked the article for deletion in 2008, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Ashkenazi_intelligence_%283rd%29, but they voted to keep the article. What is your current opinion of the article? ScienceApe (talk) 17:12, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I did do some major changes. I would still support it being merged though.·Maunus·ƛ· 17:14, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

ANI

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Captain Occam (talk • contribs)