User talk:Duhman0009/Archive 11/05/2006

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To answer your question...

Yes. Although I only do it when someone new edits a page I have on my watchlist (in your case, Talk:Wii.) Grand master ka 02:26, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for Image:Canusa little.jpg

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RE: Instead of playing police, perhaps you would like to contribute

Please see what Wikipedia is not for further info. Pay special attention to the part about soapboxing. Thank you. --NMChico24 00:15, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Again, not really helping. The closest thing to soapboxing would be "Self-promotion" using standards for encyclopedic articles. Now I don't claim to be an expert (hence why I asked for help on the talk page), but in general, there's nothing missing since this is a new project. Duhman0009 00:55, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Your comment at the AfD makes me think you are confused. You created an article for a flag you created for use on Wikipedia. Articles need to meet notability standards to be included on Wikipedia. You said you thought the creation of an AfD entry was ironic, but AfD pages are not part of the article namespace, and AfD is the standard means of deleting articles that do not meet the criteria for speedy deletion. It was determined that the article you created did in fact meet the criteria. Policy discussions are more appropriate on talk pages and in the Wikipedia namespace. Thanx! --Maxamegalon2000 02:23, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please, no proving a point

I understand the flag icon issue on the Wii page is a tough one, but please don't try to prove a point. It is counter-productive; you should just talk about it instead of doing something you know is not correct. Thank you ;) Scepia 03:17, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the icon to the Canada one is not right, you must know that. The reason the USA icon was used is that USA is the most populous country in the Americas. Canada is not the most populated so it was not chosen. Yes, the USA icon is not the best choice for sure, but it's a compromise.

Sorry, but choosing it bases on being the most populous is not right and it's a Personal POV, something that is also against Wikipedia policies. This would be me saying that Canada should be used for the flag because it covers more ground (including Territories). Duhman0009 03:28, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You honestly believe that? Since there are more people in the USA, there are more people interested in the Wii in the USA than in CAN. So let's say 50 million Americans are interested in the Wii. Maybe 30 million Canadians are interested in the Wii. (These are just made up, but USA would likely have more interest than CAN)

It doesn't matter, it doesn't work like that. Now I'm no idiot, in fact I know a lot about human psychology (not professionally, more like a hobby). I know the the real reason behind all of this and it's not a question of population. Now why don't you come out clean and say it, you have my word that I won't flame back Duhman0009 03:41, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Disputing stuff

After you place a tag on an article to dispute something, you need to go to the talk page, click on the "+" sign next to "edit this page" or start a new section manually, and explain yourself. If your dispute is something as small inclusion in a category, though, you might not even need to bother with the tag. Just bring it up on the talk page and enough people might agree with you right away. (I don't know which category you're disputing.) Grand master ka 07:34, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thank you. Duhman0009 14:09, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]