User talk:Jossifresco~enwiki/archive3

Rajput

I have tried to discuss on the talk page because some muslim users were constantly reverting my edits on rajput page. Then I requested the page be protected and also asked these users to provide evidence for there edits. It has been close to 80 hours and they have chosen to not provide any evidence. So what should be assumed in such a circumstance?

Also James Tod did more then 20 years of research when he was living in Rajasthan in 1800's and then published the momentous "Annals and Antiquities of ancient Rajasthan". This is the only book which covers in great detail the history of rajputs. Before him and since him such a comprehensive book has not been published.

Other books I cited were by Professor Dashratha Sharma took into account quite a few stone writings of various chauhan kings throughout there dominion and also took into account numismatics and the history works written in native Indian languages by the authors of that era. e.g Prithvirajvijay, Hammir MahaKavya etc.

Third book is by an existing professor at Jodhpur university who spent a lot of time researching the Indian works on the life of Hammir and then published has work in English.

These authors are not known to westerners who any way tend to rely more on muslim historians who tend to be very biased towards there kings.

On the rajput discussion page I pointed out how biased muslim historians are even today. MJ Akbar who is a very educated man and a journalist from India published a book recently called "shades of swords" in which he lists the wars of muslim kings but completely glosses over the severe defeats Ghori suffered in Gujarat in 1178 at Kayadara and later at Taraori in Haryana in 1191. And there are many more omissions.

Reason we have so much acrimony because muslims have been fed one version of the history by there historians in which there kings are shown as superhumans and rajput kings were shown as pushovers. Reality is far too different as many historians have pointed out. I presented a complete bibliography which they have managed to delete also. (I am in the process of collecting the publishers etc for these books in the bibliography. I am travelling and am away from my library but I will gather all the info ).

BTW I read your page and Maharajji most likely is also a rajput. Dehradun is a place I often visited and there is a good chance that Maharaji and I have common friends.

-Shivraj Singh

Thanks mate

Thanks for reverting my user page when it was vandlised --Dynamo_ace 09:20, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for help at Ibn Taymiya

Thanks for help dealing with the blanking vandal. I've asked two Arabic-speaking Wikipedians for help in translating the article from the Arabic Wiki -- perhaps if we had a more balanced article, it wouldn't attract so much vandalism. Zora 23:28, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

That may help. ≈ jossi ≈ 23:28, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

Thanks for cleaning up my user page. Cheers, -Willmcw 00:10, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. Any time. ≈ jossi ≈ 00:11, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

new messages bar

Heya, could you reconsider that new messages bar at the top of your page? I like my pavlovian conditioning to that bright orange bar, and would hate to see its use diluted by people using it on their talk page. (Also, since I make extensive use of tabs I'd opened it in a new tab 3 times before I realised what was going on :-) ). Thanks in advance. --fvw * 00:15, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes.. it even throws me out....! ≈ jossi ≈ 00:16, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Birgitte Silverbow

You have tagged this article as a copyvio. However, I note that the page to which you refer is a Wikipedia mirror. I believe the article to be legitimate, and hope you will remove the tag. Denni ☯ 00:21, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, so it would appear. A wikipedia mirror that isn't attributing to us in violation of the GFDL it would appear. Icky. --fvw * 00:31, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. It seems that way. I will revert my own edit. ≈ jossi ≈ 01:10, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Jossi-- Thank you for your comments on my RfA. I will try to keep up the good work and maybe somewhere in the future I will be nominated again. As to the little interaction with me, we probably don't edit in the same areas of WP. It's a big place, easy to get lost in. I appreciate your time. Cheers. --Lord Vold e mort ^{(Dark Mark)} 14:06, 29 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

speedy delete

Sorry!

I figured it out. hehe. One eye that big sounded, um, fishyDominick 02:40, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes... but it was a primate... Take care. :)≈ jossi ≈ 02:42, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Billy Shears

Sorry about the vandalism. I suppose it is a bad mark on my "sterling" (.925) record of only giving positive input through my edits. I should create an account for myself. Thank you for your nice/upbeat response. Made my day-- 9-30-05, 4:23 J

My RFA

Thank you very much for your vote on my RFA, it is now the 8th most supported RFA ever, and it couldnt have happened without your vote. I look forward to serving wikipedia. Again, thanks. →Journalist >>talk<< 23:31, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome (BTW, the new sig is MUCH better :) ≈ jossi ≈ 23:45, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

MiseTings

Hi. You've added an AFD tag to MiseTings. That article has already survived two previous nomations for deletion (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MiseTings and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Misetings, due to a caps change between edits). Just letting you know. Mr Bound 02:57, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Jaxl's RfA

Hi Jossi, thank you for your support on my RfA! (I see you actually voted twice...but that's okay, it makes me feel even better!) Rob e rt 16:09, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Did I? Oops! ≈ jossi ≈ 20:07, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

AfD List of born-again Christian laypeople

I would support the AfD if you want to put it there.

As background, I've probably done more work on the article than any other single person. But it was purely remedial: lots of names were there with no evidentiary support, and the long-time editors vigorously resisted removing names just because inclusion didn't meet WP:V . So then I put on disputed, and an admin locked it, and I tried a temporary page to allow the proponents to add evidence. But nothing came of that—most of the people who want names there want it for purely proselytic reasons, nothing about encyclopedic value. And I don't think I'm willing to do the work of wrestling it into usable condition against the reverts of born-again proponents.

On the other hand, I'm pretty sure an AfD won't pass consensus. Enough editors who are evangelicals themselves will vote "keep" to meet 25% non-consensus vote. If it goes on AfD, everyone with a partisan interest in the rhetorical value of the page will busily email each other to get votes on the AfD. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 21:19, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Russia for Christ Ministries

Howdy! I switched your {{nonsense}} tag with a db-empty. The page wasn't nonsense, but DID meet WP:CSD Section 1.3 item 1 in that it was a single line, essentially empty article. Regards, CHAIRBOY (☎) 03:34, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That is very useful to know. ≈ jossi ≈ 03:37, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA!

My dear Jossi, I simply wanted to drop by, now that my RfA is closed to give you a big THANK YOU! for your kind support. Your beautiful words towards me and my work gave me strength and cheered me up a lot; I really felt encouraged by them. You'll always have a friend in me. Hugs! Shauri Yes babe? 21:27, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

El placer es todo mio. Congratulaciones niňa! ≈ jossi ≈ 01:52, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Darn. I appear to have been beaten to the punch. What Shauri said! --Maru (talk) 00:21, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats! ≈ jossi ≈ 01:52, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ever go to Third Opinion?

Great comments at Peer Review. Have you thought about checking out Third Opinion? It is supposed to be part of WP procedure, but it sometimes seems extremely neglected. Jkelly 04:36, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Jan van der Lans

Dear Jossi, concerning the german Prem Rawat articel: User Andries has put a NPOV-tag on the actually rather neutral, if rather uninformative article, stating that Dr. J. van der Lans' book (is there a non-dutch version of it?) on Maharaji (issued 1982) has not been evaluated in the article (after which apparently Maharaji is a scharlatan, who makes his disciples pay for his luxurious life style). I believe this subject has been treated in the english talk pages before, but it would take extensive search to gather the pieces. Could you possibly fill me in with some facts on the subject, here or by e-mail? Thanks, and please accept my appreciation for your work at Wikipedia!--Rainer P. 07:46, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

An NPOV Tag on the German article? I am not suprised. Andries is on a campaing to utilize WP as a tool for advocating against gurus and spiritual teachers, by his own admission. If he wants to add a reference to van de lans, you have the right to add more content refuting that if you wish. There are hundreds of accolades by academics.

Jan van der Lans, a professor in psychology of religion at the Catholic University of Nijmegen, wrote those statements in a book about followers of gurus commissioned by the Catholic Study Center for Mental Health (KSGV). Note that Van der Lans does not provide ANY sources for his wide ranging assertions about Prem Rawat beyond mentioning some magazine articles about Rawat from the 1970s. This book was commissioned by the KSGV in the Netherlands that produces literature for the clergy and pastors. There is no translation to German or English, because it is a book with too naroow of an appeal. Note that van der Lans has never been translated and that says something about his relevenace. If you feel that the NPOV tag is innapropriate, say so in the Talk page and delete it. Good luck, and welcome to Wikipedia!≈ jossi ≈ 14:30, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for restoring my user page. It seems that since I started being active in RC patrol, vandals don't like me... :) ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 22:40, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

See it as the badge of honour it is, nothing beats that warm fuzzy feeling of getting mailbombed and seeing it all filter neatly into your spam folder :-) --fvw * 22:42, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

References to Techniques of Knowledge

Jossi,

Even though I do not agree the comment I posted in a related article should have been reverted, I'll honor your wishes. My intent was to cross-reference statements related to several teachings, movements and teachers. This is a totally valid reason to do what I did. However, I won't get into the edit wars this set of articles experiences.

Best Wishes, Richard — RDF ^talk 04:53, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Richard. I just removed it from the Elan Vital article as it does not belog there. Elan vital is just a volunteer organization and does not teach the techniques of Knowledge. I left your edits on the other articles, though. -≈ jossi fresco ≈ 00:38, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Jossi. Is there some "organizational" / "mission" / "movement" article that would be analogous to other traditions? From what I’ve read, there is, and I thought I picked the right article for that. Even a volunteer organization is providing necessary seva to support the teachings. After all, this is the theatre of cause-and-effect. :-) My intent is not to criticize the movement or divulge esoteric teachings. I've just seen several parallels to the teachings/movements/masters associated with the Shabd. I would like to have a well-rounded set of cross-referenced articles, if they're available. I'd even be satisfied with as little as a "See also – Shabd" comment. :-) — RDF ^talk 03:36, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You can email me if you wish, and I wil be happy to discuss this with your privately. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 05:02, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I sent you a note. :-) — RDF ^talk 18:26, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Luca Pacioli

I made a few edits to Luca Pacioli; you might want to take a look. Also, in the quote, is "as especially" correct, or should "as" be "and"? Finell 09:11, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good, thanks. What is your interest on Pacioli? I am fascinated by Leonardo's life and will be working on creating bio stubs to all people with which he interacted with during his life and that do not have an article in WP as yet. This is what got me to the Luca Pacioli article. Luca was probably one of his few true friends. I will be adding some more content about Pacioli's relationship with Leonardo to the article and I will check the original quote from Divina Proportioni to see if it needs fixing. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 09:39, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you continue to make good improvements to Luca Pacioli. Bravo! I was reading Leonardo: The First Scientist by Michael White. It mentioned Leonardo working with mathematician Luca Pacioli. I remembered that many years ago Pacioli was a simple (MS-DOS, I think) accounting program named after the "Father of Accounting." I looked on WP to see if it was the same Pacioli. While there, I made a few edits (I used to be an editor of a scholarly journal and can't kick the habit). I am also interested in the golden ratio. If you are interested in that topic, there is a lively debate at Articles for deletion/Golden Mean, in which I am participating, on whether the article on Golden Mean (which has two meanings, only one of which is synonymous with golden ratio) should be merged with the Golden ratio article. —Steve Finell 01:56, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The Golden proportion is a subject dear to me... as I am a book designer and typopgrapher (amongst other things....). Check the articles on Category:Book design that I have started. This is a very fascinating subject indeed. I will take a look at the Golden mean article(s). ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 02:01, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll look when I get the chance. I am also interested in typography, although I have no formal art or design training. The quality of a lot of typography and the design of printed matter has definitely declined since technology has enabled the untrained to do it themselves. I just checked out of the library Leonardo the Scientist by Zammattio et al. I assume you know the book; it has what is now a VERY familiar illustation on the jacket. By the way, I do like your "signature." Ciao! —Steve Finell 07:02, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Typography has suffered and evolved. We spend more time looking at a computer screen than paper... I would recommend a wonderful book on typography , Richard Handel's "on book Desgin". I have not read Zamattio's book, I am currently reading an excellent biography by Serger Bramly "Leonardo de artist and the man". BTW, my training is in technology, but my hear is in art ... that is why I consider myself a kind of "Renaissance man" :) ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 14:53, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

FF's RFA

Vote early and vote often? :) I just wanted to let you know that you seem to have voted for Fastfission twice now - admirable, since I'm betting on him passing the current record total of 112 "Support" votes, but probably not the best idea. Cheers. Guettarda 19:26, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oops. I will correct. Thanks. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 20:34, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Foreign lang articles

Well, they're enot speediables just because of that, you should tag them {{noenglish}} and add them to the WP:CSD list. -- (☺drini♫|☎) 05:18, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. One learns about new templates every day... ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 05:19, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

response to Jossifresco per JCM, CLC, IBC, ABI, TBC, etc.

from redkubu: The site You specifically listed at http://www.alivecommunity.net/church/clc/abtCLC.html does not own the content. It is owned by http://www.clc.edu, from whom I have received permission. I was asked to post this information by the UPCI, the founding organization for all of these institutions, about all of their colleges on wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.1.135.85 (talk • contribs)

let be noted that content "with permission" is not good ennough, as content posted actually becomes licensed under free GFDL, which means anybody else (even commercial hosts) can take the content and use it. Ar eyou aware of such fact?? -- (☺drini♫|☎) 05:57, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Drini, for clarifying these issues to Anon. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 14:59, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image of geometrical solid

Hi! You've put an image of a solid drawn by Leonardo da Vinci. I'm afraid the solid is an rhombicuboctahedron and not an icosidodecahedron. Check it yourself and if I'm right maybe you would correct the caption. All the best! Tavilis 09:50, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing that out. The source I was using was mistaken. Long live Wikipedia! (I have fixed these captions) ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 02:21, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CP

Hi, you've reported copyright infringements to WP:CP in the last week, a new measure was recently passed to allow the speedy deltion of new pages that are cut and paste copyvios. Please follow these instructions if you come across this type of copyvio. Thanks. --nixie 00:05, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Blatant copyright infringements may now be "speedied"

If an article and all its revisions are unquestionably copied from the website of a commercial content provider and there is no assertion of permission, ownership or fair use and none seems likely, and the article is less than 48 hours old, it may be speedily deleted. See CSD A8 for full conditions.

After notifying the uploading editor by using wording similar to:

{{nothanks-sd|pg=page name|url=url of source}} -- ~~~~

Blank the page and replace the text with

{{db-copyvio|url=url of source}}

to the article in question, leaving the content visible. An administrator will examine the article and decide whether to speedily delete it or not.

Rowan University and purported vandalism

You warned 68.44.63.229 (talk · contribs) of what you took to be vandalism to the Rowan University page. Tia Bella is in fact an alumnus of Rowan and a member of the university's Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Yes, it was unreferenced, but the fact is common knowledge around most of Rowan's campus, and a quick Google would have brought you this, confirming it. RasputinAXP talk * contribs 19:21, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously... do you want me to send you a copy of her picture hanging in their house? YOu can check her Wiki page and it says that she is an alumni there.

No problems. Honest mistake. It looked as vandalims and I reverted. Please add back. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 20:20, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Gallwey

Why did you revert my edit? Is Tim Gallwey not a writer and related to sports?--Carabinieri 19:50, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

He wrote two books about sport (Tennis and Golf). Does that warrants a sports stub? Not sure. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 20:23, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

As what type of stub would you categorize him?--Carabinieri 21:36, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

He is also a professional coach, by the way.--Carabinieri 21:43, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Max_Weber#Mergers_by_User:Jossifresco

As in the subject. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 14:07, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Breaker, Breaker!

You tagged Breaker, Breaker! as nonsense. It appaers to be written in dutch, and to be a review of a Chuck Norris movie. I have replaced the nonsense tag with {{notenglish}}. Please remember that WP:PN lists "Text translated or written by someone who is not a native English speaker" as one of the things not included in "patent nonsense". DES ^(talk) 21:34, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Thank you for your support on my RfA. Your trust in me is well appreciated. Owen× ☎ 21:57, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats. see you on RC patrol :) ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 22:55, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for voting on my RfA

Dear Jossifresco: Even though you did not support my candidacy, I would like to thank you for taking the time to vote on my RfA. In some respects, Oppose votes are equally useful to me as Support votes, since they highlight areas in which I can improve myself and become a better administrator. Since my RfA was successful, I would be exceptionally grateful if you might tell me how you would like to see me improve, and what areas you think I should work on to ensure that I am successful as an administrator. I am most grateful for your assistance. Best regards, --NicholasTurnbull | (talk) (e-mail) (cabal) 04:58, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Sorry

I apologize for saying those things at your RfA, it was disruptive to the entire process. I'm sorry for being hostile, and possibly making you feel bad. Privat e Butcher 20:12, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Apology accepted. Don't give it a second thought. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 21:42, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image of Ayyavazhi

I have uploaded a black and white image of Ayyavazhi and have placed it in Talk:Human#Religious_symbols. Is it enough? If you have any comments please place it on my Talk page. - Vaikunda & Raja

Thanks Raja. I will add the Ayyavazhi to the symbols image ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 21:43, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Source verification

Mr. Jossifresco,

I am an epidemiologist and am curious. How do you verify extremely advanced technical information (copyrights, legal data, medical data, etc.) with such as the information I added concerning the Spanish flu.

I know for certain that I have read it in TWO places and it is highly plausible. But I'll be damned if I can remember WHERE I read it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.208.223.1 (talk • contribs)

Well, that is a tough one. If the issue is common knowledge, sometimes you can do without a reference. But if the information is controversial you will need to provide sources. In this case you can try Google. I found this: http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/Number18_article5.htm ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 22:26, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting, I may add more advanced things with the passage of time. As always, I'll try to cite things. By the way, Fort Riley was the Primary "indoctrination/processing center" for enlisted personal during WW I. It is HIGHLY plausible that the virus originated there and wandered around the globe due to the War. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.208.223.1 (talk • contribs)

Interesting, indeed. I would suggest you get a username. It will be easier for you to add content and keep track of the articles you edit. Signing with four tildes will automatically add your name and date stamp. Welcome to Wikipedia. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 22:43, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Stockton Thunder

For your information, I (User:Zellin) was the one who worked hard to create that information (I'm not logged in now, in a public place). I added it a long time ago because it was a rumor that was reported as a fact by the local (Phoenix) paper, and, having not checked the Thunder site in the past 2 days, thought that something went wrong in the negotiations. assume good faith. zellin 22:38, 8 October 2005 (UTC) (please respond on my talk page)[reply]

Tanks. I just saw an anon deleting content without explanation or edit summary. Had no chhoice but to assume vandalism. I have restored your edit. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 22:46, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, you still don't understand: I was trying to revert back to undo what I had changed because it actually did come true - in the past 2 days. I'll revert it back. zellin 22:49, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks (I tried :) ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 22:52, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Bembo

Hello. Just saw your new article on Bembo. Great work, though I believe there is an error in Image:Bembo.png. I think "dow" should be "dog". Hope this won't be too much trouble to correct. All the best, --Daniel Lawrence 17:49, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ooops! I will fix it Thanks. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 17:56, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Beat Me To The Punch on Periodic Table

Thanks For The Support!

I guess you win for "quickest vandal reverter in the West". While i'm around, just wanted to say thanks for your help on my RfA. Karmafist 23:21, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Pleasure... My RfA is currently ongoing... :) ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 23:23, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Last Child

i was looking through the list of new pages, and came across Last Child, which seems to be a vanity article, but you edited it without deleting, so i thought i'd inquire. Also, those links you created to "The Gunns, Rapscallion, Basement, and Zorse", arent links to bands, but to the actual words, which seems highly confusing. I dont understand why you added them (or why this page wasnt speedily deleted). ? --Quiddity 04:02, 10 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes you are right. It needs to be speedy deleted. I will add the tag. ≈ jossi fresco ≈

Breast Images

It wasn't clear to me why you removed images from the Breasts article, since the consensus of opinion on the Talk page so far is that there is value in having a variety of images as opposed to giving the idea that there is some standard or normative size or shape of breast, so I returned it to the previous version. But I imagine that you may have had a good reason. Why not contribute to the Talk page discussion? Jeremy J. Shapiro 02:35, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I came across this article while in RC patrol reverting vandalism. Beyond of the obvious poor taste of some of these images (that is my POV, anyway), I have placed three of these photos on WP:IFD for various reasons, including copyvio and dubious "self-made" and "PD" tags. You can wait to the decision on the Vote for deletion, if you wish, but I would recommend deletion from the article now as these will be most certainly deleted or even speedy deleted, as the user that uploaded them is known for uploading copyvios of pornographic material. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 03:36, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

USS Scmitt

Hello Gentleperson. I would just like to inform you that the USS Schmitt information is not copyrighted, but is in the public domain. The site-http://www.multied.com//Navy/DE/schmitt.html - obtained the history from the US Government publication, the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. I am new to Wikipedia and woefully ignorant on the correct manner of posting at Wikipedia. But I just wanted to advise you that the material is public domain, and not copy-righted. Here is the online link for the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s7/schmitt.htm I understand how the error could have been made, and hold no ill will toward you, just as I hope you can look over my ignorance in how to post articles correctly here on Wikipedia. Take care. Thank you.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.117.208.163 (talk • contribs)

I visited the site in question and could not find a mention about being a public-domain resource. If it is, please make a comment on the article stating that it was copied from material that is in the public domain. That will avoid being tagged as a copyright violation. Thanks. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 14:51, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Enjoy Your Barn!

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Hey Jossi, per my tradition I give anybody who I vote for on RFA an entire barn rather than just a barnstar since it's such a huge honor and responsibility to me. So, um... Here's your barn! Have fun! Karmafist 01:57, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. It brougth a smile to my face. Thanks for kind words. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 01:59, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

USS Lansdowne

I just wanted to let you know that this page you marked as a copyright violation contains information that is in the public domain. That is because it is from the Dictionary for American Naval Fighting Ships or DANFS for short. (the Lansdowne's page from that site. Yes this article should have been tagged with the {{DANFS}} template and the user should have used the navy.mil site as source to prove the info is public domain and they did not. I have already made mention of this on its talk page and on the Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2005 October 10 where is was listed. In addition I have gone ahead and created a much better page over at USS Lansdowne (DD-486). There exist at least 2 or 3 other mirrors of this information across the web and much of it is mixed in with copyrighted images and other material, which is why I could see that page being tagged. I just wanted to let you know that, that info is public domain. Thanks -- Malo 11:43, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

AIV

The IP you submitted at WP:AIV didn't have any non-deleted edits and had an empty talk-page. Did you mean 216.70.13.130? He's already been blocked. Hope that helps. (any responses on my talk please or I might not notice them). --fvw * 20:04, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it was 216.70.13.130. I may have mis-typed. I saw your block on IRC a few seconds after I posted at WP:AIV. Thanks. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 20:08, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hypnosis

Regarding your comment @ Talk:Hypnosis#Edit_war.3F, things have only gotten worse. Would you mind having another look? Sam Spade 21:28, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

What is the main contention? the intro to the article? the whole article? IMO. Hypnosis needs page protection fast, a cool-off period, and a new editors taking a look. Have you tried an RfC? (Isee that Antaeus is involved in that dispute and these days I am trying to stay as far as possible from this editor, for obvious reasons.) ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 22:17, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability/Color Tabs

Hey Jossi,

This looks like your kind of project! Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability/Color Tabs ;-) — RDF ^talk 03:10, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, heck, just look at the whole thing! Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability :-) — RDF ^talk 03:13, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image Tagging Image:Skeleton diag.png

Thanks for uploading Image:Skeleton diag.png. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, ie in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use {{gfdl}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{fairuse}}.) See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other images, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thanks so much. --tomf688^{talk} 04:34, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You're a sysop!

Hi, Jossifresco~enwiki/archive3, Congratulations on Becoming a Sysop

Hey there. I'm pleased to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator! You've volunteered to do housekeeping duties that normal users sadly cannot participate in. Sysops can't do a lot of stuff: They can't delete pages just like that (except patent nonsense like "aojt9085yu8;3ou"), and they can't protect pages in an edit war they are involved in. But they can delete random junk, ban anonymous vandals, delete pages listed on Votes for deletion (provided there's a consensus) for more than one week, protect pages when asked to, and keep the few protected pages that exist on Wikipedia up to date.

Almost anything you can do can be undone, but please take a look at The Administrators' how-to guide and the Administrators' reading list before you get started (although you should have read that during your candidacy ;). Take a look before experimenting with your powers. Also, please add Administrators' noticeboard to your watchlist, as there are always discussions/requests for admins there. If you have any questions drop me a message at My talk page. Have fun! =Nichalp «Talk»=

Please also add your name to WP:LA. Thanks =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:28, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats on adminship Dlyons493 Talk 07:18, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

congrulations on becoming an admin.

I need help keeping my vw warning tempaltes A response about this would be good.... --[[User:Adam1213☺Adam1213☺|talk 15:01, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. congrats, and no problem. --ScottyBoy900Q 15:57, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats!

Ah, it was my pleasure. Thanks for the flower too! Your art is impeccable. --HappyCamper 16:02, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations

Thanks for the thanks, I think it was a bit of a foregone conclusion by the time I voted though! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pgk (talk • contribs) 11:06, October 15, 2005

I might as well congratulate you here too... Congrats, I knew you would make it. -Greg Asche (talk) 16:24, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, sorry for my mistake and congratulations. Andries 16:29, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations ! I am very happy you succeeded. That gives me some belief in Wikipedia back. ;-) -- mizar ॐ Talk 20:49, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats!!! You're welcome, and yes, the flower was beautiful. Good luck with your new powers -[[User:Mys e kurity|Mysekurity]] ^{[[additions | e-mail]]}_{21:03, 15 October 2005 (UTC)}[reply]

Congratulations, and you're very welcome! --Merovingian (t) (c) (e) 21:43, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

CONGRATULATIONS from me, too (and thanks for the flower). Since you hadn't gotten around to it, I added the the Big A to your listing on Esperanza/Members. —Steve Finell 21:47, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Woo-hoo!!! >;-o) 22:28, 15 October 2005 (UTC) — RDF ^talk 22:34, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations. I certainly hope my concerns are proven incorrect. Hipocrite - «Talk» 22:45, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations from the land of ice and snow. CambridgeBayWeather 05:22, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Color Tabs

Thank you for your interest. I'm glad to have an artist involved, as my skills are very limited in that area. As you can see from the page a lot of work is needed. First I think a few different color schemes need working out. This is going to be a tough enough item to get people to accept. I think most people think the plain old black and white format should never ever ever be changed, and if we don't have a perfect alternative the proposal willl never pass. I kind of like the second one on the page but it falls apart at the end. I like the LightSteelBlue thru PaleTurquoise3, but after that...

Maybe you have a completely different idea about this? Whatever works. From here on lets put all our discussions on the Tabs talk page. Thanks again - Trevor MacInnis (Talk | Contribs) 17:34, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Test-n button

Hi there. Copypaste this into your monobook, and you'll get a t-n button that appears to work. You will still need to manually insert the article name, though.

tabs.appendChild(addlilink('javascript:edit_summary_watch("{{" + "subst:test-n|" + "}} ~" + "~" + "~" + "~\n", "{{" + "test-n}}", true, 1)',"t-n"));

-Splash^talk 22:00, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Triple godess.png

Is Image:Triple godess.png a blown-up version of image http://z.about.com/d/altreligion/1/0/6/L/2/triplecrescent.jpg , used on site http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefswiccasymbols.htm ? I took the About.com "triplecrescent.jpg" image, blew it up from 100x100 pixels to 245x245 pixels in Photoshop, and it looked absolutely identical to "Triple godess.png" to me. Incorporating this into the compendious Wikipedia image "Religious symbols.png" is probably OK, but using it in standalone form for the Wikipedia image "Triple godess.png" is most definitely not OK, unless you have permission from About.com. Anyway, "Triple godess.png" is misspelled, and the symbol Image:Triple-Goddess-Waxing-Full-Waning-Symbol.png seems to be more widely used... AnonMoos 17:16, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I had that image for a while on my library of symbols, not from About.com. Maybe it would be better to delete it and replace the image with the full waning sysmbol. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ t • @ 19:08, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]