User talk:HiLo48

Welcome!

Hello, HiLo48, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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--Bduke (Discussion) 09:57, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Further

Further to my response at my talk page I note that both Longhair and Brian have come to your page to welcome you. Both are great participants here and you have some fundamental links to get you started in terms of understanding. If you need more help please ask at any time.--VirtualSteve ^{need admin support?} 07:31, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

David Hodgett

Well, the disambiguation page does say that "registrar" is a keeper of records, and that's about as much as I know. The page was created as part of a sweep to have articles for all current Australian politicians, and my source was the Victorian Parliament's member bio. It says that he worked as a registrar for various immigration authorities, and when I created the article I was unsure as to which would best suit, so I left it as the link to the disambig. I agree this isn't ideal, but it's the best I could come up with, not being overly familiar with immigration procedures. Frickeg (talk) 22:58, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Reviewer and rollback

Hi, I've added a couple of flags to your account: reviewer and rollback. I hope you find them useful. Let me know if you have any questions. Regards — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:07, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

For keeping the baddies at bay...

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Thanks for keeping an eye out for damaging edits. bodnotbod (talk) 10:13, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Feel free to move this barnstar to wherever in your user space you'd prefer to have it. bodnotbod (talk) 10:13, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Humor at Protected Pages

As someone who lives on an island (granted its a VERY large island) perhaps you are unaware of what the rules are on the Mainland (thats what we call it) for articles that may be considered political in nature;

1. Any cross-party hugfest can only be initiated by the right,
2. Any internal hugfest (or support of one another) within the right should NOT be constued as anything more than friendliness and cheerful banter,
3. Any internal hugfest (or support of one another) within the left could, should and will result in immediate blocks and bans to the active participants and severe reprimands to any editors that were seen smiling in the general vicinity.

These are just some basic guidelines to assure the safety and sanity of your fellow editors. A good rule of thumb to follow is that if the right is obviously humorous 3 times in a row, some humor from the left will be tolerated since the conversation will be ended via "shrink wrap" at any moment. BTW, sorry about the spelling of humour. Buster Seven Talk 20:25, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for information

Hello HiLo48, This lousy t-shirt has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Compliments on your sang froid

I can't help but admire your reaction the other day to the namecalling you were subjected to by Encyclopedia91. You must have the patience and forbearance of a saint! I know I would have reacted quite differently. You are a model for us all. Sincerely, --Kenatipo ^speak! 21:59, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Nice Koekjes

Buster7 has given you a Nice Koekjes which promote fellowship, goodwill and WikiLove. Hopefully this one has made your day better. You can spread the good flavor of Nice Koekjes around Wiki World by giving someone else one. Maybe to a friend or, better yet, to someone you have had disagreements with in the past. Nice Biscuits are very tasty and have been known to calm even the most savage beast. Enjoy! Buster Seven Talk

I just gave a koekje to an Aussie friend, User:Alastair Haines and I thought of you. It's fresh. I made it last night. Buster Seven Talk 14:27, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Film Invitation

Thank you for your recent contributions to one of Wikipedia's film-related articles. Given the interest you've expressed by your edits, have you considered joining WikiProject Film? We are a group of editors dedicated to improving the overall quality of Wikipedia's film-related content. If you would like to join, simply add your name to the list of participants. We also have a number of regional and topical task forces that you may be interested in joining as well. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask at the project talk page. We look forward to working with you in the future! Erik (talk | contribs) 21:05, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Some words I'm working on

Been thinking about this criticism issue for a while. Probably not the ideal place to say this, but I want to try putting the words together. I think criticism sections are almost always going to be inappropriate in Wikipedia. Just about everyone has somebody who disagrees with them about something. Some, like outspoken atheists, will have more than many from conservative religious parts of society who disagree. That's a given. We cannot possibly list all the criticism, so what's the point of listing any? We should just describe what's significant about someone (i.e. why they have an article here) and let others decide on the merits of their actions and views. The same goes for people significant for their strong religious views. List those views, and let it stand. Going any further will inevitably create the debate of "how much further?" So, no criticism. OK?

I agree with you 90+%. Criticism sections are lazy writing, often places for sneaking in their point-of-view. They are often a way of taking an obscure critic and giving them promotion by adding their opinions. I often get the impression that some editors start with a point of view and then web search until they find some obscure opinion piece and add it to the article. In these cases, only reliable sources and notable ones will do. Instead of putting criticism in its own ghetto, if legit it belongs next to the ideas being presented. Thank you for bringing up an important issue. --Javaweb (talk) 00:10, 15 July 2011 (UTC)Javaweb

You two might want to check out Wikipedia:Criticism, an essay that discourages the existence of criticism sections and goes over the main points against them.AerobicFox (talk) 22:20, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

File:PNHP poster.jpg	For your great work at the Reference Desks
	Please accept this Physicians for a National Health Program poster for all the hard reference desks you answer. You're so often catching them faster than I can. Spectacular! Dualus (talk) 04:31, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

I support you

You were right in the Pregnancy talk page. The image you wanted in the lead has a much more "medical", serious and informative tone than the one that the scores of probably American nipple-o-phobic prudes finally forced there. Actually, even from a purely aesthetic point of view the bare breasted image is superior because of the more "charming" expression of the woman in the picture, rather than the a bit like "whatcha lookin' at" expression of the Asian woman. --Cerlomin (talk) 22:01, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Australian National Flag Day

I think all the Flag of Australia article needs now is one more additional reference that 3 September has been proclaimed Australian National Flag Day or two. Then it will be just right.

58.164.34.60 (talk) 12:36, 2 December 2011 (UTC) —moved from your userpage. Jenks24 (talk) 12:53, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Mediation Cabal: Case update

Dear HiLo48: Hello, this is to let you know that a Mediation Cabal case that you are involved in, or have some connection with:

Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/17 October 2011/Metrication in the United Kingdom with outside discussion at Talk:Metrication in the United Kingdom#MedCab mediation offer

is currently inactive as it has not been edited in at least a week. If the issues in the case have been resolved, please let us know on our talk page so we can close the case. If there are still issues that need to be addressed, let us know. If your mediator has become inactive, also let us know. The case will be closed in one month if it remains inactive. You can let us know what's going on by sending a message through to your mediator, Alpha Quadrant, on their talk page. Thanks! MedcabBot (talk) 13:41, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

RecentChangesCamp 2012

Hi. I don't know if you've been told but RecentChangesCamp 2012 is happening in Canberra from 20-22 January. Would love to see you there. :) And any sport editors (from Wikipedia, Wikia or elsewhere) you can drag along. :) WM AU is offering some participation scholarships if you need travel assistance. --LauraHale (talk) 21:07, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Mediation Cabal case started by David Byers1770

I've just blocked David Byers1770 (talk · contribs) as being another sockpuppet of Gloriousrevolution (talk · contribs). Before doing so he'd created a mediation case at Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/09 December 2011/ without informing you. Nick-D (talk) 01:54, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

For your sport work. :)

LauraHale (talk) 01:59, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Pass away

Not sure I understand your reply to my comment. I gave evidence that "pass away" was a POV euphemism, and you replied "Stick to the clearest, unarguable words please." But that is exactly the position I was supporting! If your reply was to someone else in the thread, it would have been clearer to address it explicitly, e.g. "User:Almost-instinct, let's please avoid POV expressions like 'pass away'". --Macrakis (talk) 22:00, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Your revert

Was not entirely appropriate on the article [List of conspiracy theories]. First of all there was already a citation on the article for a lack of references. References on this subject are often unreliable, especially those that draw links between different allegations of conspiracy theories. The article is meant to be a list of allegations. So basically, while not technically a valid reference, another wikipedia article with strong references is probably a reason to not delete content, in this situation. The idea is to improve articles, not to reduce their content and you simply reduced their content despite the references being readily available. Please discuss any further action before you engage in it.--Senor Freebie (talk) 01:18, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

More accusations

HiLo, as has been discussed endlessly, making accusations of ethnocentrism does nothing but offend people, stir up a lot of drama and knock discussions off track (not even mentioning WP:AGF and WP:NPA). Considering the formal "last chance" you were given back in August, anyone would be well within reason to propose a topic ban at any time. It's eventually going to reach the point where enough is enough. I'm not here to warn or threaten you— I'm asking you to stop with the inflammatory commentary. You're obviously capable of being a clueful, constructive and neutral part of ITNC, and blocks and bans should be the last resort in such cases—hence the reason you've been given a hell of a lot of leeway. But we're approaching a point where the "last resort" options are going to be the only ones left. Swarm ^X 08:56, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

Christmas

Given the heavy use of bold text, capital letters, and exclamation points in your comments, it's starting to look like you're getting rather emotionally involved in this discussion. This would probably be a good time to back away and take a breather, before things escalate and get nasty. It's important to remember that this is just an online encyclopedia that most people in the world don't even know about. Relax. Seriously. siafu (talk) 16:16, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

I'd like to second what siafu has said; having participated in a number of RfCs, I've found that insulting the intelligence of other editors under the guise of "logic and quality discussion" is oxymoronic. Happy New Year and all the best, Miniapolis (talk) 00:14, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much

Thanks for catching and reverting the Wobbly edit on the mother Teresa talkpage. I need to be more vigilant, actually I need more time to be more vigilant, oh stuff it, I need more time for RL! hehe, but in the meantime I need to be more careful of what I am doing with my browser windows. THANK YOU HiLo48 !!! Penyulap _talk 01:45, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Removed Edit

Hi HiLo48!

My recent changes replaced untrue information and the source of my information is MetEd along with UCAR. Brohnhdon (talk) 02:23, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Courtesy note

Hi. Just letting you know I quoted you here. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 10:01, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Belay that. I decided to limit quotes just to those involved in the case. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 12:35, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day Melbourne Meetup

Hi there. Just inviting you to the Melbourne meetup this Sunday at 11am, to celebrate our 11th anniversary. Details on that page. Hope to see you there! SteveBot (talk) 02:00, 11 January 2012 (UTC) (on behalf of Steven Zhang)

Talkback

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Happy Australia Day! Thank you for contributing to Australian content!

	Australian Wikimedian Recognition (AWR)
	Thank you for your contributions on English Wikipedia that have helped improve Australian related content. :D It is very much appreciated. :D Enjoy your Australia Day and please continue your good work! LauraHale (talk) 02:46, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

ALP and "Third Way"

As I expected from past experience with Timeshift, he is refusing to budge on this question. When his ignorance is challenged, he just becomes belligerent, and I have no interest in descending to his level. Perhaps you can have a go at reasoning with him. Otherwise the article can just stay wrong. Intelligent Mr Toad (talk) 23:59, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Photo radar

Why do you keep rolling back my changes to the photo radar page to correct some errors regarding Traffic Monitoring Technologies and the photo radar contracts in Galveston County, Texas, La Marque, Texas, and Batavia, Illinois? Is accuracy not desirable?

Even the news stories quoted don't support the claims in the article. And new stories are frequently wrong, anyway. I was there, the news reporters weren't.

65.68.190.232 (talk) 21:13, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

If you consider the sources unreliable, then the information should be removed. Being as I was on the spot throughout the entire history of that company working on software development and on R&D, I suspect that I'm a much more reliable source than newspaper articles that were frequently quite wrong.

The information there is very wrong. For example, the initial contract with Galveston County lasted for about a year and a half. The article claims a few months. As of the time I moved out of Friendswood, no photo radar had ever been used to issue any citations within the city limits.

65.68.190.232 (talk) 03:38, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

It didn't take long to find a link to the article referenced. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-09-17/news/ga-8493_1_radar-unit

Note that the article mentions "part of Galveston County, including the City of Friendswood." The article dos not claim that the contract was with Friendsood. Constable Paul Bess's office was located in Friendswood (I'd forgotten his name) as it was part of the area under Paul Bess's authority. However, the only citations issued by the Constable's Office was in part of their territory on Interstate 45 which does not run through Friendswood. It's been 25 years and I don't remember the wording of the contract, but I think it limited the use of photo radar to Interstate 45. The Constable's office never used it at any other location. So it is completely wrong to say that the contract was with Friendswood or to imply that the photo radar was ever used in Friendswood to issue citations.

Also, note that Paul Bess refers to using it for 18 months. That is a year and a half, not a few months. Also, note that there is no mention of a citizens referendum for the Galveston County contract. That is because there was no such vote. Paul Bess made the decision to discontinue using it.

It was also pretty easy, once I had time to look, to find an article on the use of photo radar in Batavia, Illinois. Check out http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/28/2885.asp. It mentions the non-binding referendum and that it was the city council who canceled the program. It also mentions that citations other than warnings were ever used under that contract.

65.68.190.232 (talk) 03:57, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Having a new life in Oz

You alleged that you'd have a problem with me living/being in Australia. I do plan to work there; there are numerous opportunities to work with the environment & alternative energy down under, last I checked.

Moreover, you'd live in Melbourne, and I'd live in maybe Sydney, Darwin, Perth or other far-flung areas of the fabled island-continent. You would forget that I existed.

I don't plan/intend to get unnecessary government assistance down under because I'd like to go to work. I would prefer to give more than take from.

For the population and density, there is plenty of land to go around so it's not like the nation is running out of space for immigrants, and wouldn't immigrants with Bachelor's Degrees in double-majors (or, for short, 2 bachelor's degrees) be more desirable than those without them? (I'm currently majored in Social Sciences & International Studies. Two should stand out on a resume/CV better than a single degree.)

In case you wonder about my crime record, only traffic offenses would appear.

I'm only running away from the economy, not specifically my student loans. If I had enough hope in the future of America, of course I'd stay. (Hence the student loans are a mere side-effect.) I do intend to remit the payment back home, but in order to have the means to, I need to get employed in the first place. I have not heard of such economic hardships happening in Australia nearly to the scale of the US's, and I follow the news frequently. I would have to guess that the jobs picture is rosier in Australia & New Zealand than here. --70.179.174.101 (talk) 11:01, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Offensive

Your are claiming I am forumshopping, both on the discussion and on the village pump. May I remind you that I am an editor with over five years of experience and over 50,000 edits? The accusation of forumshopping when I am simply asking for input from the most logical place to do so (the policy village pump) was very rude, and I would appreciate an apology.

In addition, I did not say, that I see no reason for the present formulation of the guideline. I said that at the moment that I came, I came with the intention of saying that I see no reason. Now I do see a reason, just that I think that the reason is not good enough and does not have consensus. Debresser (talk) 06:55, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

ITN/C

Please calm down a bit over at WP:ITN/C. I understand that you have strong feelings, but I'm sure you can put them across better than that. I'm sure you don't want to end up over at WP:ANI for incivility, do you? Another editor has made a suggestion that you refactor or strike some of your comments, which you may wish to consider. Mjroots (talk) 08:53, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I understand that (I'm a non-American too). It's just that there are better ways to get your point across. Mjroots (talk) 11:59, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

You will find the latest thread on your ITN behaviour now at WT:ITN. Clearly things haven't changed since the last such discussion and I really don't see why we should give you so many chances. Please state your case there, if you'd like. Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 13:17, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

as an aside, "Do [you] really carefully read" and practice what you preach? " There are very obvious, very clear instructions at the top of the page" that say: "Preferably use the template..."Lihaas (talk) 01:56, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Arrest changes to Occupy

The source states there are 6,400+ and the OWS website states there are 6,300+. What's up?

Peace. --76.118.66.64 (talk) 00:26, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

FFP economic libertarians?

What makes you say this? I was always under the impression that the FFP was always somewhat protectionist and somewhat anti-economic rationalist, much like the DLP and ONP... Timeshift (talk) 02:45, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Evolution as fact and theory

Hi-- I've added a few comments to the talkpage for this article, and invite you to take a look. Thanks. Milkunderwood (talk) 19:24, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Blood donor

I realize you were probably at least partially kidding here, but that can be hard to get across on the Internet, so try not to be too snarky. Superm401 - Talk 07:05, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I clearly did think about it, which is why I suggested you might be "partially kidding", even though the comment comes across completely negative. You say that "greedy bastard" your comment is a Australia-specific idiom. Can you back that up? Even if so, I'm wondering why you would post it when 129.130.102.230 explicitly said he was in the U.S. It comes across as a personal attack. I'm just asking you to be a little more careful in the future. Superm401 - Talk 07:18, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I don't very much appreciate the hint that I'm a "greedy bastard" because I'm donating plasma to make ends meet.--WaltCip (talk) 15:06, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I for one think the comment deserves to stay in place. Sure, it is a tad offensive, but I understood from the start that HiLo48 had a point to make and was serious about it. JIP | Talk 20:49, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

This is hopefully the last I'll have to say to you on this issue. You need to avoid personal attacks in the future, even if you have strong feelings. The policy even notes, "Personal attacks do not help make a point," and I agree. Superm401 - Talk 05:05, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Personal Attacks

Personal attacks, such as the one you made on me on Barack Hussein Obama's talk page, are completely unacceptable and will get you blocked. Please cease this behavior. Thank you. 65.96.48.102 (talk) 20:35, 11 February 2012 (UTC)