User talk:JHMM13/Archive6

There are the messages for February and March of 2007

Dogi della Repubblica di Venezia

Hi Jan, I've read that you've changed your home page in the Italian Wikipedia :) I've correct a very small mistake (if i must say the truth, it wasn't a mistake but an imperfection :) ). I've also read that you are translating Dogi della Repubblica di Venezia in English, so if you have problem with the translation, ask me :) Bye, [Filnik | Talk! | Discus] 14:20, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

JHMM13, I have no particular knowledge of any change in the Republic of Venice's border during the reign of Domenico Selvo. According to my atlases, the Adriatic possessions, as well as the mainland territory, remained much the same until the early 13th century. The major changes that I know of are:

Ragusa: 1206

Durazzo: roughly the same period

Cephalionia: 1215

Modon: 1206

Crete: 1212

Various Aegean islands: 1207 - 1211.

Hope this helps. 12.64.72.50 18:59, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ciao, JHMM13. I would be happy to make a map for your article -- it wasn't clear from your initial post that you were looking for a map. It could be similar to Image:Republic of Venice 1796.png (which is a very beautiful map), or more complex, such as Image:Italia 1000 v2.svg (which is "busier"). Let me know what you'd like, including the particular year(s), and I'll work toward that goal. MapMaster 21:28, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You asked whether I need help with the " political conditions of Italy in 1071-1084". Let me see. The difficulty I foresee with a map of Italy is that the political situation in southern Italy was changing, with the Normans slowly taking over. There were many vassal states and some of the vassal states had vassal states of their own.

So, the answer is "not right now". I will start work on the map by this weekend, and I can post my questions here, when I do have questions. Thanks, MapMaster 15:53, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you turn on messenger we could speak easly :) [Filnik | Talk! | Discus] 19:57, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RE:Domenico Selvo

Generally solo years shouldn't be wikilinked, like 1017. If you have a full date such as June 6, 1017 it should be wikilinked June 6, 1017. A solo year for a band will probably have on link that looks like 1982 but links to 1982 in music. i think this is what you mean? M3tal H3ad 01:47, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I concur. Keep up the good work! Mango juice^talk 21:25, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, JHMM13! I took a look at your article and it looks like you've got a good start, especially for such a tough subject. Let me first say that the best strategy for developing a GA or FA article is to get know the style guidelines of Wikiprojects whose members would be the most likely to review it — and to help you get there. I would suggest WikiProject History (WP:WPH) and WikiProject Former countries (WP:WPFC).

Regarding wikilinking dates, at the moment there's some serious debate going on about what dates should or should not be linked, since it sometimes seems to go at cross-purposes. (Cf. this debate, for instance.) Please also note that GA and FA standards have been "tightening up" over the last year, so older articles may not be up to snuff. Here's my advice on the date-linking issue:

Per WP:DATE as it currently stands, the first priority is to link full dates (e.g., "February 4, 2007") to enable user preferences for how they want the date displayed, as there are several possibilities ("4 February 2007", "2007-02-04", etc.). My example would be coded [[February 4]], [[2007]]. Don't link month/year combinations ("February 2007") or stand-alone dates without the year ("... as of February 4, the ...").

Although WP:DATE encourages wikilinking stand-alone years, I see no purpose in it — unless it should tie into a "year in xyz" timeline page. For the time being, I wouldn't suggest adding those. Your article wouldn't be "docked" for it anyway.

I hope this advice helps! Best wishes, Askari Mark (Talk) 18:17, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome

You're welcome. I thought it was getting a bit cluttered. LaszloWalrus 04:22, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Foreign language citations

Hey, SandyGeorgia. I've noticed that you are an active participant in FAC and I've read some of your contributions with great attention to detail for my own article that I am trying to bring to FA status. You mentioned here that foreign language sources should be marked with the appropriate language icon. Several of my sources are in Italian and I would like to mark them as such. Could you please help me figure out what the appropriate language icon is for Italian? Thank you very much, JHMM13 (T | C) 05:11, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{it_icon}} (in Italian) (found by guessing). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 12:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Signature

Hi, I noticed the image in your signature and figured I should probably point you towards Wikipedia:Signatures#Images. John Reaves (talk) 08:11, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see your point, while I disagree because the guideline is there for a good reason, I'm not going to push it any further. Just for the record, my standpoint is that any sigs that are anything put simple links to talk pages or contributions are unnecessary clutter when editing. Though I don't let this affect my opinion of a user. Thanks for the response. John Reaves (talk) 08:42, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

While WP:SIG is merely a guideline, and not an actual policy, it is a very important one. You see, it isn't the size of the image that matters, but how many pages it appears on. The image in your signature is a mere 645 bytes, less than a kilobyte; this is a negligible difference in page size.

Your signature is slowly, but surely, getting placed on more and more pages. What does the server do when that image is updated? Every single page that it is on must be parsed again (including fetching and parsing all templates on those pages again) and any article that includes another page (ie. WP:FPC and its archives include every candidate page). Ever tried updating a template like Template:User_en? It is linked to thousands of pages, which causes an immense load on the server (exactly why the template is locked).

Trust us, this policy is there for a good reason. Wikipedia is about collaborating for the good of the community. If you are simply ignoring a guideline that the majority of Wikipedians abide by because it isn't a policy, well, then you aren't collaborating very well. Please, drop the image from your signature. In short, it's unhealthy for the servers. ♠ SG →Talk 19:32, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is like saying marijuana is illegal, and not wearing a hat with a picture of a marijuana plant on it is strongly reccomended. For the former, the police can arrest you, but for the latter, instead of arresting you, the police just stand out in front of your house all day with a bull horn telling you about the evils of marijuana.

Tell me, please, what on earth does that ridiculous analogy have to do with the Wikipedia server load? First of all, the police have much better things to do than hanging around kids wearing "marijuana hats." Second, if you wear a hat with a marijuana emblem on it, you aren't affecting anyone around you, nor are you being used by millions of editors around the world. And third, your hat causes no editing issues.

What if I wanted to check what pages that image is being used on? I have to go through the list and filter out all of the talk pages you have used that picture on. Additionally, the more pages you use that image on, the greater the risk of it being used in an attack against the Wikimedia servers. No one said you are single-handedly bringing down the servers. When multiple users cause this same problem, it is not as insignificant as a single editor using images in their signatures.

Now, for the second time, it is NOT how large the image is, so your argument about "this body of text [having] more information in it than that image" is nullified. Text, unless it is being included or used via a template, does not have the same effect as an image. If you change that text, only that text on that one page is updated. If you update an image, every page from which it is accessed must also be updated. This is a very CPU-intensive task. Not to mention how difficult cleanup becomes when it is used on so many pages. Clearly, you are not familiar with the technical aspects of this guideline.

Now, what I want to know is what purpose the image in your signature serves. Is it absolutely necessary? Heck, I'd settle for a reason why you think you are above a guideline set and agreed upon by the majority of users. It is there for a reason. Wikipedians didn't come up with it just for shits and giggles. ♠ SG →Talk 23:29, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, actually, I would like for you to slowly explain your ridiculous analogy to me. ♠ SG →Talk 07:15, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

TheEditor20

Dont leave messages on my talk page. Also, I did NOT accept your welcome. I have removed it, and I wish not to have any further communication from you. Also, stop. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheEditor20 (talk • contribs)

I'd like to welcome you again to Wikipedia. This is, after all, a community, and I truly hope you enjoy editing here. Again, welcome! Did I mention that you are welcome? This message he sent me was in response to warning him about his vandalism. JHMM13

18:43, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

69.138.120.6

Blokced them for 48 hours. Just the Barney vandal. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 23:21, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A new one

See the contibutions. Turning Barney & Friends into Sesame street, very strange. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 00:08, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

totally, and completely...[negative word here]

That is what I say in regard to the messages you are leaving me. I actually consider your attitude to be fairly rude, however because your opinion and thoughts mean less to me than that of the spider that is idling in a web on my window, I dont care. In fact I find it quite amusing that you are motivated to care enough to message me....for whatever reason you do. I will be honest however, and tell you that I do care just enough to hope that this message still motivated you to waste more of your time. --TheEditor20 10:22, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

FPC Valley Fog

You recently opposed this picturebecause of noise in the edits. There is now a new image which has much less noise if you want to vote on it. --Digon3

RE:Montclair & Montclair High School Edits

Hi Jan, OK I agree that adding the MHS Class of 1961 link to the Montclair, New Jersey page probably does not contribute much there. However I do think it adds something significant to the Montclair High School page, as this is what comes up in a search engines when people are looking for information. I would like the link to be placed there, but will not edit again until I have some additional feedback and understanding from you. I have read all the suggestions in Wikipedia concerning editing material, and I see no valid reason why this link should not be placed there. It is neither offensive nor vandalizing to the intent of the page, and very relevent. Thank you for taking the time to respond, I am still new at this. Did you notice the photo of the New York City skyline I previously contributed? Viking1943 15:59, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HMS Royal Oak (1914) FAC

Hi, thanks for your support on this FAC. I took a look into your comment on abbreviations, and Wikipedia seems to agree with me: pp is an abbreviation for a range of page references, and p for single-page references. From P: In bibliography, p (or p.) is the abbreviation for page (pp. stands for "pages"). With that, I don't think I will change the article, though I will go through and ensure that I have been consistent. Thanks again, — BillC^talk 18:29, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bongo (antelope)

Hi there, I've addressed many issues on the fac status of the Bongo article that you objected to. Thanks for the pointers! I don't know how to do the inline citations. Please can you help as I'm new to this? I've done much to correct and updates as you suggested. Please can you look it over again? Thanks, Black Stripe 01:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

FairTax

Thanks for supporting the FairTax FA candidate. I wanted to get a clarification on your request for a touch more info on the impact on major accounting firms. Were you wanting to see more in the FairTax article itself or in the Sub-article Predicted effects of the FairTax, that discusses this topic a little further in Income tax industry? I haven't seen much but I'll keep an eye out for any new research or articles in regard to this area and expand as I find it. Morphh ^(talk) 0:33, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for support in my unsuccessful RfA. I appreciate the support, and am disappointed on being judged by what in most opinions seem to be the wrong things. Until next time, edit on! :) — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 03:53, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Goooood!!

Wonderful work!!! Compliments for Domenico Selvo... Bye and see you later. Ask me if needing anything help, or whatever.--Attilios 15:58, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Taiwanese aborigines

Thanks for taking the time to review Taiwanese aborigines! I really appreciate your time & trouble. Your comments will help us as we try to claw our way to FA. You;re right that it's really long. It's extrememly difficult to cut anything out.. we're covering centuries of istory! But it does result in a long article...
Thanks again! --Ling.Nut 10:47, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Feeder (band)

Hi!, thanks for your peer review on the article!. I have given it a virtual re-write based on good and featured music articles, and am wondering what you think of the new prose? :-).

Marcus Bowen 18:05, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Domenico Selvo

I now think it's ready for WP:FA status. Let me know if you nominate it, I think you should have the honor. Don't bother with GA unless FA for some reason can't be reached. Mango juice^talk 21:25, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]