User talk:RevRagnarok/Archive2

Thanks!

For helping out with the Legion of Honour item. I know a lot about Napoleon and orders of knighthood but i failed to get the lay-out of the article and the "Dissimbag" stuff right. Moving the two presidents to the Fifth republic and deleting a picture where Napoleon is King of Italy, look at he picture carefully and note the green border on his ribbon,improves the lay-out. With the aid of the Wiki community the aricle could become a showpeace! Not having proper pictures of the changing designs of the order through the fases and revolutions of France is the articles weakest point. Copyright is the problem! Maybe a collector will help us and photograph some items in his collection. I do not posess a cross of the Legion.

Greetings from the Netherlands,

Robert Robert Prummel 14:23, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, that article is a mess. It's getting there I suppose. All I did was use Google's spell check toolbar on it... -- RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib Reverts} 15:00, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Dr. No / Crab Key

Noted - fine. -- Beardo 14:14, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

I thought you'd be interested.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lists of programs broadcast by networks. --Maxamegalon2000 04:08, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

OK. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib Reverts} 10:44, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Introducing... the prod!

That tag you were asking about is a relatively new alternative to speedy deletion and AfDs called Proposed Deletion, or prod for short. Like you mentioned, it adds the articles to a list for around five days. If somebody takes notices and removes the tag, then that's the end of it, unless it moves to an AfD. If it sticks, then it can go.

Anyone can prod an article, not just admins - check out Template:Prod. Sometimes I'll do it when I see an article marked as a speedy delete that doesn't seem a clear-cut case, but that's more of a personal decision when I'm working through the list of speedies.

Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks for being vigilant and marking some of the more, uh, "questionable" articles. Tijuana Brass^¡Épa! 17:46, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Neat, thanks! — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib Reverts} 18:47, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

On your reversion of my edit to the subject Mjollnir

Sorry if I pissed you off by substituting the phrase "Norse heathens" for "Norse pagans". I am a proud Norse heathen and follow the religious beliefs passed down to me by my Norwegian grandfather from his Norwegian forefathers.

Many of my family prefer the term "heathen" to differentiate ourselves from the neo-hippie "pagans" who also practice some aspects of the old religion. I also prefer it because "heathen" descends from a norse word "heithni". I do not find the word "heathen" as offensive as you do (apparently) and meant no offense to you personally.

At any rate, I don't want you to get in a tizzy because of my personal grammatical preferences. Feel free to revert my edit again. It is, after all, a free encyclopedia.

Kærir Þakkir,

E. Larsson

That is a great explanation. In fact, I assumed the exact opposite - that you were a bible thumper condemning other religions! I'm in no tizzy at all, trust me. I agree with the neo-hippie references (I call my sister in law that exact phrase: "neo-hippie") but the 'usual' English implications of heathen will likely cause other reverts. I'm more than welcome to a better non-pagan word that might not carry as much baggage has heathen might. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 02:19, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

hmm. words that aren't offensive to bible thumpers, neo-hippies, or everyone else are very very hard to find. apart from pagan and heathen, the old thesaurus gives you words that either much more offensive, like brute, or totally meaningless in context, like free-thinker. pagan and heathen are the best we can do. --Cheeesemonger 17:09, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

on your recent edit at DRM

I appreciate your participation in the contretemps, but I';m afraid I have to disagree with your EMPHASIS in the edit commment. The issue is open as to where to put a notice about the alternative readings of DRM. It's been oscillating back and forth for some time, and I've put notices at the Village Pump to invite WPians other than the usual suspects to comment. Consensus not having been reached (over such a contentious subject) your vehemence against the restoration of Dif Res Mgmt in the opening para was premature. Fascinating that passions should run so high on this point, isn't it.

On another subject altogether, I notice that you are a VHDL practicioner. I applaud your enterprise, at least until it gets you arrested. But, I have a question for such a person. There exist, it is alleged, VHDL descriptions of the 6809 CPU. If true, how hard (and $) would be actually building some?

Have a crabcake in memory of a time when things weren't so tight laces (though no time I'm aware of was entirely free of Mrs Grundys and their equivalents). Enjoy. ww 18:41, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I am totally against DRM, but believed a consensus had been reached that first paragraph = good, first sentence = overkill. I don't know the diff offhand between 6800, 6801, and 6809, but an entire free 6800/01 SoC is here. Of course, now my work web people know I visited there on company time, so the GPL police will now come chase me down for what's left after the DRM people are done with me! — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib Reverts} 18:58, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I think I just found a WP bug

bugzilla:6751 — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 03:21, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Woohoo! I'm not crazy! :) — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 11:26, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

linking to copyvio

Hi! I see you've reverted my edit removing a link to material that violates a copyright. Linking to copyright violations is specifically excluded by WP:EL#Occasionally acceptable links#5. The site you've linked to in Rocket (Def Leppard song) is certainly reproducing the lyrics of the song without permission of the copyright holder. This also appears to be true for the 'Hey Jude" article you've cited as a reference. I don't see anything in Wikipedia:Lyrics and poetry which says linking to a copyvio site is a good idea; the section about "Hey Jude" is about quoting from the work inline. -- Mikeblas 14:05, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Re-hi, Revragnarok!

I did a little more spellunking. The reference you cited for lyrics being allowable is Wikipedia:Lyrics and poetry. A link to the "Hey Jude" article was added at 1225 (is that UTC, or my local?) on 29 June, 2005. [1].

The lyrics link you're using as a basis for your argument wasn't added to the Hey Jude article until 0926 on 20 January, 2006. [2]

Thus, I don't think it's at all possible the WP:L&P artilce is endorsing linking to copyvio sites. -- Mikeblas 14:52, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm just following a precedent that was set in other articles. I don't remember which article it was, but I did the exact same thing, and admin reverted it saying that it was OK as a link. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 14:55, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Oy

I think he, and other DT characters, are significant enough to warrant their own article. --DrBat 03:17, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Do you plan on expanding the article any more, since there is no more information there than in the main article? Also, you may want to review WP:FICT which notes "if there is enough content for the character." — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 03:30, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't know, but he appeared in 5 of the 7 books. That's a lot more than the other characters in the "Other characters" template. In fact, going by your rules, Roland, Flagg, and the Crimson King should be the only characters who aren't merged into the main article. --DrBat 20:11, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm not saying he's not important. I'm also not calling it 'my rule.' I'm saying that if there's more than a few paragraphs, then yeah, let's spin it off. But the current content just doesn't justify. Even more so when Eddie, Susannah, and Jake don't have any articles of their own, when they are clearly 'more important' than Oy alone. However, I believe that a more productive use of our time may be to try to rework the main DT article to fix the concerns posted in the top box - making it more accessible to non-fans, etc. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 10:57, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, I do think that the other members of the Ka-tet should also get there own article as well. I think only the really minor characters should be merged into the main page, but the ka-tet members are all the biggest characters of the book. --DrBat 23:39, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

ACLU

Saw your userbox. I'm a strong supporter of the ACLU, but even I'm a little disgusted by their latest case. =D --mboverload@ 11:17, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Exactly. I agree with some of what they do, but a lot of it is just beyond belief. See here. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 13:05, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

...and here. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 11:42, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Google toolbar bug

I'm very meticulous in checking to see that the content of the document match what I'm about to save and what is in the saved article. But every once in a while, usually after an extensive bunch of edits to an article, I'll run into a truncation problem. Thanks for the heads up. Alansohn 13:42, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

No prob. I've gotten to the point that I hit Ctrl-A/C to copy the entire edit box onto the clipboard before switching tabs out of an edit (it has happened there once or twice) or hitting Preview. But it's still better than using IE! :) — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 13:53, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

AfD re: Elonka

m:Voting is evil, imo, and I generally attempt to avoid the politics of AfD. However, I edit articles as I see issues with them, and in articles for AfD this is generally considered a positive attempt to make them viable and thereby avoid the deletion axe. - Amgine 18:04, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree, I'm just saying there was a nice trim down already, then somebody went and reverted it in the middle of the vote. By changing the content drastically, you may be indirectly changing the votes of some of the editors. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 19:37, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

One of the original concepts regarding the straw polls on the viability of articles is that it might be a spur to editors to improve an article to the point it would be an acceptable addition to an encyclopedia. While I'm hardly an inclusionist, I certainly would think an article which has been improved to exceed policy minimums and is also regarding an encyclopedic topic *should* have votes changed on it. - Amgine 21:23, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks! I also thought it was too much, but I couldn´t find the category page, believe it or not! I thank you very much, you "Steely-eyed Wiki-man". I´ll now go back and put the category link in all the pages. (Ahhhhh..... help!!) andreasegde 14:30, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

NP. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 14:42, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

OK, done it. I will now refresh myself with something sparkling and very cold... andreasegde 14:43, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Metallica Article

Heya! Thanks for the hello and for the {{inuse}} tip... will remember that one next time! DavidLaurenson 17:13, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

NP. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 18:24, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Arundel Mills discussion page

Hope you don't mind, but I updated your TODO section into the "To Do" template box that uses a subpage of the discussion to put a stickie-like box at the top for the list. Just use the edit link to the right of the box to change the items on the template. ju66l3r 20:29, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Schweet, thanx. I figured there was something like that, just didn't look to hard since I was doing it from work. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 20:42, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Remove

O, should I remove you from the spamlist or do you just delete newsletters once you've read them? I just want to note in the future so I don't make the same mistake thinking I forgot you. =D --mboverload@ 13:01, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Keep 'em comin', I just erase the big ones like that for clutter reasons. Any direct P2P contact I leave. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 13:10, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Stub sensor

I noticed you wish to be let known if the Stub sensor project will be back up, as I am also a member. There is a new project headed by others if you are interested: Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub removal. Happy editing. :) SynergeticMaggot 04:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanx. On my todo list. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 04:25, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Win-win

Sometimes, an article just needs an AfD discussion to kick it in the butt and go from crap to acceptable. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 04:30, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Shamelessly trolling...

If you are watching my page for some reason, I'm considering spending even more of my precious free time here on WP so might not turn down a nomination. Still reading all the material and not sure how the wife would feel about it... ;) Please let me know what you think here... — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 11:41, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Editors I think would support:

User:Gunter - List of oldest companies

User:Mboverload - WP:RETF

User:Pudgenet - Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pudgenet

User:Triddle - Wikipedia:Computer help desk/cleanup/stubsensor/20060810

Editors I think wouldn't support:

User:-Barry- - Perl

User:BotleySmith - Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meathead / Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meathead (2nd nomination)

User:Comanche cph - Ragnarök

User:ROGNNTUDJUU! - my talk

...I've got quite the following. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 02:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the advice on my talk page! Wildthing61476 14:02, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

NP. Glad to help another wikignome. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 13:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Tekguide

I don't understand why you changed my {{db-advert}} to a {{prod}} tag. I've had a couple other tags changed like this by other editors and I don't understand why. Can you explain it to me please? Thanks! - CobaltBlueTony 13:02, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Sure. As noted on the template's talk page, the template was deemed invalid. Spam is specifically described as not a valid criteria for speedy deletes. So I moved them to prod which can in theory have any reason. If the prod fails and you are still think it should be deleted, do a regular AfD. If you agree with my prods, you should add below mine {{prod2}} to show the nomination was 'seconded.' — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 13:16, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

WV bug report

User:Eagle 101/WikiVoter/Bugs#Multiple noms. I replied. —— Eagle (ask me for help) 21:28, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

ACK — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 02:11, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

stubsensor cleanup project is back

Howdy, I'm just letting you know that stubsensor is back with the most current dump file. The cleanup project is at Wikipedia:Computer help desk/cleanup/stubsensor/20060810. Thanks for your help from the last time! Triddle 00:49, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

ACK — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 02:12, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

My Page

I don't really know much about Wikipedia so I am still learning. Wikipedia has helped me out, so I decided I'd try to help it out while I'm at work. I will look for the userboxes now thanks License2Kill 00:50, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, WP is so much more fun than working. ;) I did some stuff on it today while listening to some webcast I had to do... anyway, no problem, trying to help! — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 00:51, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

thanks!

Thanks for the heads up on stybsensor. :) --Woohookitty^(meow) 06:21, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

ACK. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 10:35, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

The J Curve

Could you please reconsider your vote on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall after taking into account my comment. --  Netsnipe  ^(Talk)  15:53, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

ACK. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 10:36, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: AfD you closed

Can you please move the old contents of List of abandoned buildings in the United States to User talk:Revragnarok/List of abandoned buildings in the United States so I can categorize as discussed? Thanx. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 11:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Done! Your request was quite oblique, hence my overlooking it when closing the AfD.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  15:21, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. Will take care of tonite... — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 15:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Done. Category:Abandoned buildings in the United States — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib}

Withdraw a FAC?

Does anyone know how to withdraw a FAC? Specifically, this one? I only see at the top of the WP:FAC page that the FA Director should be the one who archives. I figure I would just withdraw and stop wasting time. Sad that I have 3500+ edits and I'm using {{helpme}}... — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 11:46, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

You tried posting Withdraw nomination as a vote? That seems on work on AfDs. _{talk to} JD ^{wants e-mail} 12:09, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Good enough... thanx. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib} 12:20, 25 August 2006 (UTC)