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Regarding your edit to Rob Levin:

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Um...I have no idea what this means...? Leedeth 05:29, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

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Don't jump the gun

Hey there, I just noticed you labeled this edit as vandalism when you reverted the edit with the Twinkle program. Though the edit should have been reverted because it is not part of the title, the edit itself was not vandalism. The character, Eragon, is sometimes referred to in the series as Eragon Shadeslayer. To make the mistake wouldn't be that difficult to do for a new user. Rather than be so quick to judge, a simple revert and a helpful message on their talk page would have probably been more appropriate because labeling it as vandalism could discourage them from learning about Wikipedia and, eventually, contributing to the project in a more productive manner. A final warning for that edit in particular was a bit out of line, even if they have vandalized before. Please be more careful about what you label as vandalism in the future. Thank you. --pIrish 01:04, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I'll be more careful. Leedeth 01:40, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Should I remove the warning then? Leedeth 01:46, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

If I were you, I would remove that particular warning. The other one you left (for the Inheritance characters) should stay since the user has vandalized before and that warning was for a clear case of vandalism. However, it's ultimately up to you about what you want to do. --pIrish 01:54, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. It has been removed. Leedeth 02:07, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Unsynchronous non-sense

Hi mighty Leedeth! Browsing the nonsensical gibberish in parts of the recent articles about manual transmissions, I added some cite resources for the Non-synchronous transmission article ie. Range selector, & difference of adjective unsynchronous, not the same as pronoun Non-synchronous. Professional truck drivers especially would take offense, since they are taught Non-synchronous isn't Manual. I don't know where the term Unsynchronouse has originated, but have asked for a cite. I can see that a lot of the parts of some of these articles may be disinformation. I'm not participating in any of that, except to ask for verification of where the term unsynchronized is coming from. It's common knowledge what the term indicates. It's a special subject however when you say Non-synchronous. See the cite resources added. StationNT5Bmedia 19:52, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

So then what you're getting at is unsynchronous means a manual transmission without synchronizers, while non-synchronous refers to the transmission as well as the associated parts such as clutch brake? Leedeth 21:42, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Reply: Who introduced the term unsynchronous? After trying to find anything on the term, I question if it was introduced inside Wikipedia, and isn't an encyclopedic topic. I propose that unsychronous is something other that what has been cited in the other articles. I propose unsychronous doesn't belong at all. StationNT5Bmedia 02:43, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Computer hardware vandalism

(Leedeth Note to self - left initial message on Nemilar's talk page under section heading "Check the history": Hi Nemilar, I've noticed that while you are reverting vandalism on the computer hardware article, you've been using the undo feature, causing you to miss some vandalism in cases where there is more than one edit. I think it would be a good idea to check the history as well to make sure you're not missing anything. Cheers! Leedeth 04:29, 13 September 2007 (UTC))

Hey, thanks for the heads up! I noticed that the other day, I've got to make it a habit to check on article histories. Thanks again, Nemilar 05:02, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

How non-synchronization works

(Leedeth Note to self - left initial message on StationNT5Bmedia's talk page under section heading "Regarding the non-synchronous transmission article": I'm not sure what you call exhaustive cleanup, but I had the cleanup tag there for a reason. I should've been more specific but the article needs a lot of copyediting, specifically in its tone. Also, Wikipedia is not a manual, so "How to synchronize a non-synchronous transmission" should rather be named "How synchronization works", yes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leedeth (talk • contribs) 07:18, 24 September 2007 (UTC) )

Wow, I just realized I forgot to sign my commment... --Leedeth 18:06, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

That was a sheer stroke of genius. Thanks for the brainstorming. The article has a lot of difficulty because of the specialty, not to exclude sprockets, casings, viscocity, and other engineered specifications beyond the scope of Wikipedia, but it does have a lot together, if it could be presented in encyclopedic context. StationNT5Bmedia 02:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

I think it would be within the scope of WP, because manual transmission talks about the internals. The new heading "How non-synchronization works" doesn't really fit since you can't really make a transmission "non-synchronize". Perhaps "User synchronization", or maybe "How user synchronization works"? --Leedeth 01:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

What makes the article such a specialized topic is the fact that engineers have found through trial & error cone & collar synchronizers burn up & won't work in the level of torque used by heavy industrial equipment. This of course is changing as engineering improves, and the topic of non-synchronized transmission may become of design engineering specialty for industrial applications only. —Preceding unsigned comment added by StationNT5Bmedia (talk • contribs) 06:13, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Regarding your edit to Clutch control

Hi Leedeth. I just wanted to thank you for the changes you made to the Clutch control article. I added the page a while ago when I noticed that it was previously linked to Riding the clutch.

I wanted to let you know about one specific change that I've reverted today - the spelling of "minimise" in the article. I've checked the Wikipedia guidelines on the issue, and it states that, unless the article relates to a British- or American-specific subject, either British or American spelling can be used, and the article should strive for consistency.

I could argue that manual cars are far more common in the UK than in America, and so the article is primarily British, but I think that'd probably be spurious - I certainly don't have any proof of it. :)

I've fallen back to keeping consistency in the article. There was an additional reference to "minimising" in the article, which wasn't changed along with "minimise", so I had the choice of changing both to "z" or changing both to "s" - I figured that reverting was the sensible thing to do... and I am British myself. :)

I hope you'll acquiescence to the minor revert, and thanks again for the improvements to the article.

Dolph 16:29, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It certainly is true that manuals are dominant in the UK, and most of Europe for that matter. IMO, abiding by the convention of using either British or American spelling is not overly important. There are more important things such as spelling errors, grammar, etc.

Thank you for catching my mistake, though. Many times I take advantage of Firefox's spelling check feature, but this time I must have mistaken it for an error since Firefox is defaulted to American English. I'll be more careful in the future. Thanks again. --Leedeth 23:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: Barnstar on Ducky3.14's userpage

(Leedeth Note to self - left initial message on OwenX's talk page under section heading "Barnstar on OwenX's userpage": Hi OwenX, I noticed that Ducky3.14 has added a barnstar to his userpage, with your signature. There's another one there too, but unsigned. Did you authorize this? --Leedeth 06:31, 21 October 2007 (UTC))

Thank you for bringing this to my attention! No, I never authorized such a barnstar. Owen× ☎ 14:01, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Ah yeah that would be great if you could archive my talk page! I really apreciate it! THanx, again Ducky3.1415

You're welcome! I've added an automated archiving bot: User:MiszaBot/Archive HowTo, as well as an automated archive box. I set it to archive discussions older than 30 days. --Leedeth 10:00, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

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