User talk:BurnDownBabylon/Archive 3

Backgammon page

You've been doing a great job on Backgammon. I think I'll just go ahead and change all "he"s to "she"s. I guess if anyone gets upset (and I doubt it), they can revert. As I change the pronouns, I'll copy-edit anything else I think I can improve. There's a fair bit of room for taste in issues of "style", I usually don't like to interfere too much, but since you ask so nicely ... ;)

Cheers (and good dice if you're a backgammon player :)

Alastair Haines 14:15, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

NOW YET

Okay I changed my signature to a short one line. The New Mikemoral

BgBlitz

Hi Ptkfgs,

I regulary scan the net with search engines for websites mentioning BGBlitz or BGBlitz2go, so I stumbled over: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Backgammonexpert. You made my day ;) In a private communication I can tell you why. May I cite you from this page, the last sentence, beginning with "The software packages we have linked..."?

BTW I visit the BG page from time to time and the page gets better and better. Very good job!

ciao Frank Berger (frank at bgblitz dot com )

I would prefer that you not. Thanks! —ptk✰fgs 16:57, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Pokeman image deletion review

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Problem with the Intellexual link and your criticism

Your criticism and the fact that you favor the Intellexual link into the Bose article has come to the point where I declare it a dispute for a couple of reasons: the link is outdated, Number one, it tests out a product that Bose no longer makes, number two; Bose's quality policies and manufacturing mistakes might have been rectified since then, number three; has a very strong anti-Bose bias, number four; promotes trolling and personal attacks in Wikipedia, number five; you used the link to attack UKPhoenix79 on a Bose article, number six.

From my point-of-view, that link needs to be denounced completely to alleviate the trolling, but if you want the link to stay and/or remain in the article, then it will be marked as a disputed link and this dispute needs to be brought up to the Bose corporation article's discussion.

And do NOT give me any harsh criticism anymore because if you do, then you will pay. — Mark Kim (U * T/R * CTD) 04:23, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Please do not make threats. Editing disputes are more easily resolved without attacking other editors. —ptk✰fgs 04:50, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

OiNK

Thanks for mass deleting everything I tagged with {{fact}}, I think if I'd done it myself a lot of suspicion would arise which wouldn't have helped with the AfD :P. -Paine 01:41, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

^5- Consider hopping in the oink irc chan and saying hi when you get a chance, too ;) -Paine 01:45, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, the DNS server is currently down, use the IP address.

Although if you'd prefer to wait til morning when the DNS server is working rather than trust some weirdo from wikipedia, I'll understand ;) -Paine 01:59, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Cheese

You said: "That's really about all we need. People have been mixing drugs unwisely for as long as they've been taking drugs at all. —ptk✰fgs 19:08, 12 June 2007 (UTC)"

I say: No, that would be a terrible idea. "People have been mixing drugs unwisely for as long as they've been taking drugs at all." - But do all drug cocktails as Cheese get this much media attention? Surely not all drug cocktails ever invented had entire articles written about them by ABC News. WhisperToMe 20:50, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

I have a rule for you - I want you to read through all of the sources cited.

• 1. The sources have been continuing to post stories for years
• 2. Now national news organizations are writing stories about Cheese

Also, "drug fads" are encyclopedic topics, like it or not. Do not use faulty reasoning. Read Wikipedia:Notability. You may hate the topic, but that does not matter. WhisperToMe 22:33, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

I have been reading the stories as they've been published. There's no need to duplicate your posts from the talk page here, by the way. —ptk✰fgs 22:43, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Was this edit made by you?

After seeing stuff on the talk page, I wonder if you made this edit: [1] WhisperToMe 05:27, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

I guess I should PGP sign it next time. —ptk✰fgs 14:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Emory

There are 4 secret societies at Emory, including DVS and the Order of Ammon. See here. Stop editing to the contrary. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.98.134.161 (talk • contribs).

RFC

As you were previously involved I thought you may wish to take part Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Mark_Kim.--Crossmr 04:05, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

can you provide diffs of your attempts to resolve the dispute with him? That is all that is needed to move this to accepted.--Crossmr 12:42, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Not really, no. There are too many diffs on there as it is. These things never go anywhere anyway. —ptk✰fgs 13:42, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

I realize that, but its a necessary step before going to arbcom if the behaviour doesn't change. Arbcom won't take it if we don't demonstrate that we've tried other formal dispute methods.--Crossmr 14:12, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, well, I'm pretty sure what I've done is sufficient to vouch for your RfC. If not, we'll know within a few days and I'll see what I can come up with. —ptk✰fgs 15:36, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Mark Kim

Unfortunately, I see no reasonable solution following an RFC. Sadly, I feel we have to resort to arbitration, so I have filed a case. — Selmo ^(talk) 00:34, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

hehehehe

Your funny we don't use those stupid trademark signs [...] argh! you used both! I can just see you there editing away on your computer and steam coming out of your ears :-) You make me laugh. Just thought that I'd pass that on! -- UKPhoenix79 05:25, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Block

About your request to be blocked: why? We don't ordinarily block upon request. — Carl (CBM · talk) 03:09, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

re: BOSS

Sorry about that, I was under the impression that the corporation name was an acronym. Turns out there is another BOSS Corporation whose name is an acronym but it's unrelated. Your friendly and civil message was just the thing to make me see the error of my ways. Thanks! Bloodzombie 14:39, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:ZeframCochrane1.jpg

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Alright, then, delete it and don't trouble me with it. All I did was revert it to an earlier version. :-) —ptk✰fgs 15:23, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Generations reformatting

I posted to the Wikipedia:Templates for Deletion#Template:Generations a suggestion to reformat this awful table into a useful navigation box. I'd be interested in your thoughts at the tfd.  ∴ Therefore  talk   12:36, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Succussed

To properly redirect a page, you have to type out "#redirect [[page title]]". The abbreviation "#redir [[page title]]" does not exist as a magic word, and will just produce "1. redir page title" instead of a redirect. Thanks, — Swpb^talk|edits 15:35, 30 July 2007 (UTC) 03:43, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

No problem! — Swpb^talk|edits 15:35, 30 July 2007 (UTC) 13:17, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Pricing of drugs

See the talk page about this :) WhisperToMe 05:53, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

I found some good sources cited by a Slate article about Cheese. I think you will like what I found - A UT professor who studies illegal drugs wrote about Cheese. WhisperToMe 20:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Image:Haditwiththesesnakes.JPG listed for deletion

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Copyfraud article

I have only just begun.--Fahrenheit451 23:11, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

By the way, I see that Old English interests you. I think Saxon and Friis are very interesting.--Fahrenheit451 00:16, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Fender Wikiproject Proposal

Hi, I have proposed a WikiProject for Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. If you are interested, please add you name here. Izzy007 Talk 03:25, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Revisiting Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sport (software)

PLEASE REVIEW I am leaving you this message because you have participated in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sport (software) I have reduced the Sport (software) article to a stub with one valid assertion of notability which can be verified by a reliable source and is properly cited. From digging through the sources that Mr. Badger provided, I have concluded that the software has just made it under the wire to qualify as notable because it was the subject of a lecture at an international symposium of SmallTalk programmers just a week ago. I have tagged the article for Wikipedia:WikiProject_Free_Software and I have posted a note about the article on their TO-DO list. The article is not what Mr. Badger envisioned, but it might be worth keeping now. Mr. Badger has had many Wikipedians drill into his head warnings about the problems with his conflict of interest and unfamiliarity with Wikipedia standards and practices, and from direct email correspondence with him I am sure he will comply. Please let me know what you think of these changes. Thanks very much. OfficeGirl 00:26, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

one disadvantage of edit-warring is that thousands of eyeballs see your embarrassing spelling errors

heh, good point. Thanks for fixing them. <<-armon->> 00:38, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Leeroy Jenkins

You recently reverted the Leeroy Jenkins page. The information on it, was, in fact, factual...though I did agree with your statement that the chicken hadn't been referenced previously. As such, I mentioned the chicken earlier (when explaining that he was AFK) and reverted the ending. TrevorRC 14:44, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

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AfD nomination of Justification of copyright infringement

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