User talk:Rodney Boyd

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List of notable brain tumor patients

Thank you for the correction about Anthony Burgess. Regards, Durova 20:17, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Spanish Translation of the Week

Thanks for your help with the Spanish Translation of the Week, both on the La Seo Cathedral and Campo de Criptana articles. You've done a lot of good work; just be careful not to burn yourself out. Thanks again - Draeco 04:41, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

At Talk:Campo de Criptana: what is the basis for saying the Spanish-language article is featured? Doesn't look to me like it is, and it doesn't cite even a single reference. (Please respond there, not here or on my user talk page. Thanks.) - Jmabel | Talk 02:09, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau

Hey Rodney. I kind of extrapolated the 2 sons and a daughter from seeing a mention to his 2nd son (segundo hijo) and the daughter that cared for him when he was dying. Not definitive though. Also, please don't dump untranslated articles into article space, even if they are translation of the week. Put them in a subpage of the project til they're translated. Hasta lluego, Proto||type 19:30, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks! --evrik 17:11, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Charles Barron

I have written most of the article about Charles Barron myself and I was a little unsure of the last addition to the article, which told of Charles Barron's encouragement for murdering police officers. I would like to have some reference for that statement and I'd appreciate some links or information you might have about Charles Barron, particularly in his earlier Black Panther years. Sincerely, -Screwball23 ^talk 19:48, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I can understand the NPOV issue. However, I am not sure why you keep removing the land reform in zimbabwe link i made. Reading your edit remark, it looks like it should go into a see also or an "inline wikilink". What is an inline wikilink? Also, the point about him stating ignorance on the part of his white colleagues was explicitly stated when he was arguing with former city council speaker Gifford Miller. I'll add more about that when I can. As far as Guiliani's opinion of him, I doubt any politicians articles require that much detail. Few reporters would bother to ask Guiliani about something Barron said unless it was in a direct dispute. I doubt a respectable reporter would approach the mayor and say, "this councilmember hates you, what do you think of him?" I like your links though.

Keep it up! -Screwball23 ^talk 21:23, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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RE: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

There is an article that I have NPOV doubts about. You helped me greatly with the Charles Barron article, but this one is a really hot topic involving the post-9/11 terrorist scare in NYC. The Bay Ridge neighborhood has a mosque that has been linked to terrorism through several news sources, but putting that in the article would look un-encyclopedic and was seen as offensive to some wikipedians. Please take a look at the history of the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn article and you'll see what I'm talking about. --Screwball23 ^talk 00:30, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A L E K O S

Hi Rodney, Have you received my msg concerning Aleko's? bst rgds, Laonikos 20:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Rodney. Strangely, I never received your msg. Thanx again for the introduction. But, I have just introduced them as "audio-visioual sources". In this way the foul details will be available, too. Can we keep it? rgdsLaonikos 20:46, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Newfoundland and Labrador WikiProject

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LAPA flight 3142 translation

I see you translated most of the cabin conversation section; it's a little tough, so I have three points to discuss with you in order to finish that section off.

«¿Tenía una avioneta atrás?» (heard at very low volume). -> "Was there a plane behind us?"
"Correte Adrián que te piso" -> "Move it, Adrian, or I'll run over you." ?
At 31.41, I feel like the original Sonido mecánico continuo de shaker de comandos (Stick Shaker) means to say "Continuous mechanical sound of the stick shaker." I'm no aviator, but judging by the stick shaker article, that was probably the intention.

I've made the above changes, but wanted to let you know so you'd be sure to take a look at it. Keep up the hard work - Draeco 23:18, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Another NPOV issue

I've come to you to resolve my NPOV issues in the past, and I must compliment you; you've done an excellent job so far and you've dealed with my concerns accurately, respectfully, and directly. That is why I come to you again for another concern (if you don't want me to come and bother you about these issues, don't worry, you can just say no)

Shahawar Matin Siraj- related to the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge section of the Bay Ridge article i showed you before
Islamic Thinkers Society- this article needs serious research and clean-up before it can be close to neutral. Any suggestions would be helpful--that article is awful.

Thanks again, -Sincerely, --Screwball23 ^talk 19:24, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Hiatus

Ahoy friend, I hope this message finds you well. You're one of the most active editors at WP:SPATRA, and you've managed several SPATRA's well in the past, so I think you should know that I'm about to go on a two-week hiatus to Thailand far from computer access and our beloved SPATRA. Take care of the project, good luck translating Spanish Romance literature (I'll try to squeeze in a few more translations before departure), and I'll see you again in mid-July. - Draeco 21:31, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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ICRC move/creation

Hello Rodney, for the past few months I've been writing a new International Committee of the Red Cross article. I'm finally satisfied enough to propose its move into the main namespace, though it's far from perfect. That article is at User:Draeco/ICRC, and I've proposed a move here. You may not feel well-versed enough in the area, but if so I hope you can take the time to give your opinion, I've come to respect your opinions through the SPATRA. Hope the hiatus went well. - Draeco 18:00, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes, the addiction that is Wikipedia, we even monitor it on holiday. Thanks for your corrections, that's much more than I was asking for, but still very appreciated. I'll make a few changes where I can, but a number of the passages can't be changed because they're quotations, paraphrasings, or thinly-veiled legalese. I was actually just asking for a simple support/oppose vote here, but in retrospect my question didn't make that very clear. - Draeco 23:52, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Uakti

Hello Rodney, thank you for translating this article. Your translation is very precise. I've made some minor adjustements. In the History, I've reordered the phrases so it was givving the impression that Guimarães created the Fundação de Educação Artística, but that was only tha place where the meetings took place. I've made the same alterations in portuguese, cause the text was ambiguous. My english is not good, so I would like you to correct some mistake I have done. In time: Oiapok XUI is a joke that make sense to all brazilians, refering to the music of all regions in Brazil, but you may want to explain its origin: "From Oiapoque to Chui" is a way brazillians use to say "in the entire country, from north to south", cause Oiapoque is the far northest city in Brasil and Chuí is the extreme south. So Oiapok XUI is an alternative spelling (ressembling indian languages) to Oiapoque Chui. Fell free to write this (or not) in the article. Best regards. Cralize 22:08, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

James Louis O'Donel

Sorry if I stepped on a toe changing the "references" thing. I tracked this back from Dictionary of Canadian Biography Initiative and was standardizing that link and went ahead and did the external link which I use there. I will leave it alone. (Good article, by the way!). Stormbay 18:20, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Beothuk

Hi Rodney! I notice you have a "citation request" on the "Beothuk" page regarding the meeting of Inuit and Beothuk with Sir Hugh Palliser at Chateau Bay in 1765. If you look down the page to "External Links" you will see I have added a link to: "An article in the Labradorian Newspaper, 28 Aug., 2006 discussing the oral treaty made with the Inuit and Beothuk peoples in 1765"

I should also mention that, because the source was only a newspaper article and not an academic paper or the like, I began the entry with the qualifier: "Apparently," to indicate that this may not be an established historical fact. Please contact me on my Talk page and let me know if you think if I should make a mention of the article in the passage itself or if you have any other suggestions.

Cheers, John Hill 23:47, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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April 9 tradgedy

You're right, I did intend to but my new connection was being rather unreliable, I tried to do it later last night but it didn't go through without crashing, then I came back this morning at work to take care of it and found that it had gone through in the end anyway, thats life I guess! SGGH 07:56, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Café de Flore

I haven't actually seen the film at all yet; I was going by a news article which (apparently incorrectly) stated the version of events that I wrote. I've revised the article description accordingly. Bearcat (talk) 14:54, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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