User talk:Papa November/Archive 8

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Chatroulette image

Hi. Could you do me a favour and get rid of the chatroulette screenshot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chatroulette_screenshot_(non-free).png) that has my image on it, I've concluded that some people might think it a shade inappropriate that my image is there. I'm not really sure how to go about tagging it for deletion myself. I assume that as I uploaded it I can withdraw my consent for it to be used? cya Coolug (talk) 09:35, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Done. You can request speedy deletion of pages you create yourself, as long as no one else has edited them substantially. Just use the CSD option in Twinkle. If you want to request deletion when the speedy deletion criteria don't apply, then you can use the XFD option in Twinkle and add an explanation of why you think the content should be deleted. Papa November (talk) 22:55, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Eve songs

Category:Eve songs, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. — ξ^xplicit 20:02, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi i'm the person who asked "why can't I put Prog Rock in Radiohead's genres".

I'm going to ask something related to that.

Which is why can't I put "Art Rock" in their genre section either?

Wiki themselves have labeled many Radiohead songs as "Art Rock" which are Karma Police, No Suprises, Pyramid Song, There There, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Nude, House Of Cards etc.

So that must mean most of Radiohead's songs are "Art Rock" am i correct? —Preceding unsigned comment added by MrRustyCage (talk • contribs) 18:27, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Radiohead's genre

I've been trying to discuss this subject to no avail. If I can't get anything out of you, then I'll go to the Alternative rock wikiproject's talk page. I have seen Radiohead labeled as an art rock and new prog band both by Wikipedia and other sources. It should be obvious by listening to their material, especially on OK Computer, that they are progressive. Futhermore, they take influence from progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Please respond (and be reasonable). Thank you. Sbrianhicks (talk) 14:52, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Believe it or not, I really don't have a strong opinion on the genres - I'm happy to go with whatever the consensus is. Whatever happens though, we absolutely cannot add genres just because they are "obvious" from listening to an album. That constitutes original research, which is forbidden at Wikipedia. Instead, we can add genres if they are widely accepted by multiple reliable sources, and are not the subject of debate. In other words, the infobox is for hard, universally-accepted facts. The cases of art rock and new prog need discussion (either at Talk:Radiohead or WT:ALTROCK). I am pretty sure there have been both supporting and opposing statements in the music press, so I don't think it's reasonable for us to add it to the infobox. Papa November (talk)

I actually have currently two sources saying that the band is a new prog band. Sbrianhicks (talk) 22:13, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Altitude Software page

Hi Papa,

I would like to ask your premission to unprotect the title and post my new version. The article is now at my user space: User:Teresa.jose/Altitude Software. I think it is now OK. If you disagree please let me know what needs to be changed.

Thank you, Teresa.jose (talk) 12:51, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi there, thanks for rewriting the article. It reads much less like an advertisement now, which is a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, the article still doesn't cite any independent sources. (e.g. newspaper/magazine articles written by someone unconnected to the company). The main objective here is to demonstrate that the company is well-known and that people consider it important enough to write about it. Take a look at the notability guidelines for more help. Papa November (talk) 13:33, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Misunderstanding

Just wanted to let you know to check the Alternative Wikiproject page about Pablo Honey, there seems to have been a misunderstanding. Thanks. Sbrianhicks (talk) 23:30, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Hotel Echo Lima Lima Oscar

Names on wikipedia are getting more and more creative. Wikipedia is becoming more and more like The Culture every day. (See also: List of ships (The Culture) ) --Kim Bruning (talk) 12:53, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Funnily enough, it's not my real name. P. N. are the initials of a nickname I once had :-) Papa November (talk) 13:58, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Survey Questions

Hi Papa, I am a PhD student from the Carnegie Mellon University. I am interested in the Wikipedia community, especially the group mechanism of collaboration of the week. I noticed that you have participated in WikiProject Alternative Music’s collaborations before. Could you please take several minutes to answer the following questions if possible? Thanks for your help!

Q1. How many times (approximately) have you participated in Alternative Music Collaboration of the Week?

Q2. How much do you learn from participating in Alternative Music Collaboration of the Week? A. A lot; B. A little bit; C. Not at all (please skip Q3 if you choose C)

Q3. What did you learn from participating in Alternative Music Collaboration of the Week? Please provide examples if possible.

Q4. Do you have any negative experience of Alternative Music Collaboration of the Week?

Q5. What do you think are some of the reasons for Wikiproject Alternative Music's cancellation of collaboration of the week?

You could leave your answers either in your or my talk page if possible. Thanks for your time! We have the same goal to make Wikipedia a better place.

Cheers --Haiyizhu (talk) 20:23, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

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Radiohead are an English alternative rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitars, piano), Jonny Greenwood (guitars, keyboards, other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitars, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass, synthesizers) and Phil Selway (drums, percussion). Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992. The song was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey (1993). Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), propelled them to greater international fame. Featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer is often acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s. Radiohead's work has appeared in a large number of listener polls and critics' lists. While the band's earlier albums were influential on British rock and pop music, musicians in a wide variety of genres have been influenced by their later work. The New York Times described Radiohead as "the world's biggest art band." (more...)

File:10.1.10HumanCentipedeByLuigiNovi.jpg

Hello. Would you be able to help me out by giving your expert opinion on the use of this picture in the FAC thingy? If you don't agree that it's 100% ok to use this picture then do say so, I'd rather have to find a new picture than potentially fail the FA review. Cya Coolug (talk) 10:39, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Drum and bass, discussion

Could you check out what I wrote at the discussion page of Talk:Drum and bass. Could you just make sure that every thing I said is in line with what should be, and if I have all my boxes checked. Thanks! I appreciate it. BTW, it's in the talk page under, I think I named it, Quotes, history; or something like that. Thanks again. Lighthead (talk) 19:54, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Wow, thanks for helping me out! Your insight was really useful. Like I said, thanks! Lighthead (talk) 19:48, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Sorry for the lack of response. I have next to no knowledge about D&B I'm afraid. Your question is a bit vague... I'm really not sure what help I can offer with this! Papa November (talk) 20:45, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

I was just looking for advice from someone more knowledgeable, really. But if you're too busy doing other things, maybe you should give up being an administrator. I mean I know shouldn't have been so nasty (present tense as well..), but being here over the years, I guess I'm just fed up with Uncle Wiki and his kids. Lighthead (talk) 23:53, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Why not have a nice cup of tea? Papa November (talk) 00:32, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Okay Papa November, what kind of tea would you suggest? What kind of tea scares away people who ignore you, and what kind of tea calms down people who are angry? Lighthead (talk) 01:32, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

oops

hello, a confession, I just accidentally undid someones recent edit to your talk page when I was trying to look at my watchlist on my htc phone (never try and do anything on wikipedia on a 3 inch screen!) Have rolled myself back so all is as it was, sorry! Coolug (talk) 21:42, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

thc fac continues

hey, any thoughts? Coolug (talk) 20:43, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Catégorie de photo

Bonjour Papa November. Je t'écris en français car c'est plus simple pour moi. Je viens de catégoriser toutes les photos de chaires sur Commons par pays, sauf une File:Pulpit.JPG que tu as déposée. Peux-tu la catégoriser ? Merci d'avance. Père Igor (d) 10:25, 12 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Père Igor (talk • contribs)

EN: Hi! I'm afraid I didn't take the photo originally - I just transferred it from Wikipedia to Commons, so I'm not really sure of the location. The original author was KF, so it might be worth asking him for advice. Thanks Papa November (talk) 23:22, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

FR (mauvais!): Bonjour. S'il vous plaît excuser mon mauvais Français! Je regrete, ce n'est pas vraiment ma photo... j'ai seulement copié de Wikipedia a Commons. L'auteur originale etait KF. C'est possible il peut vous aider? Merci, Papa November (talk) 23:22, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:White Whale albums

Category:White Whale albums, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:23, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

THCTFARXYZ......

hello. It's been eleven whole minutes since you fixed those links (not that I'm constantly watching the page or anything) - thanks but are you going to support it too? :) Coolug (talk) 11:39, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

You're not canvassing, are you? :p Anyway - refresh your watchlist for a pleasant surprise. Papa November (talk) 11:44, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I actually laughed out loud at this one, I always wished my parents had stayed together when I was a child but not quite like that...... Coolug (talk) 11:54, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

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Wiki markup help

I was wondering if you could help me with my talk page. I would like to keep the Archive box at the bottom, so that new posts are always placed above it. Is there a way to persistently float it at the bottom so that users and bots will have their comments appear above it, by default. People seem to have a hard time reading my markup comments telling them where to write... Also, is there a convenient way to have a link in my signiture to automatically place a talkback? I can understand what the basic syntax of a URL that would add something to my talk page should be, but I'm not sure how to dynamically add the other user's name. Thanks in advance, I appreciate it. Fortheloveofbacon (talk) 11:01, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi! I'm afraid I'm probably not the best person to ask about this... I've never really done any advanced markup stuff. I guess your best bet is probably to ask at the help desk or to stick the {{helpme}} template on your talk page. Hope you find an answer to your questions! Papa November (talk) 17:23, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Will do. Thanks anyway. Fortheloveofbacon (talk) 07:12, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Papa November,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.11.206.39 (talk) 03:47, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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Permission to use figure in a book.

Dear Papa November,

I am working with Prof. Steven LaValle to help obtain permissions for borrowing figures or pictures in his upcoming book Virtual Reality, to be published by Cambridge University Press. The book is online here:

http://vr.cs.uiuc.edu/

We are hoping to include the picture of yours (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Ames_room.svg) in this book (Chapter 6, Figure 6.10b). Could we please have your permission for this? Thank you.

Please contact me at awarkoczewski@yahoo.com

Sincerely,

Adam Warkoczewski — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.8.91.93 (talk) 07:30, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Fine by me, although it's a derivative (sort of) of File:Ames room.JPG Papa November (talk) 17:29, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

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Ten years!

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