User talk:KissFist

A welcome from Sputnik

Hi, KissFist, Welcome to Wikipedia!

Hello, bonjour, salut, privyet, konichiwa, shalom, hola, salve, sala'am, bonjourno, and hi! I'm Sputnik. I noticed that you were new and/or have yet to receive any messages so I just thought I'd pop in to say "hello". We're glad to have you in our community! I hope you like this place — I sure do — and want to stay. Wikipedia can be a little intimidating at first, since it's so big but we won't bite so Be Bold and get what you know down in microchips! If you do make a mistake, that's fine, we'll assume good faith and just correct you: it'll take a few seconds maximum! I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Though we all make goofy mistakes, here is what Wikipedia is not. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to see the help pages or add a question to the village pump. The Community Portal can also be very useful. If you want to play around with your new Wiki skills the Sandbox is for you. Here are a few links to get you started:

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- СПУТНИК^{CCC P} 01:05, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the "hello!"

Hi, thank you for writing to me on my talk page! You mentioned you are a Baptist I started a couple of articles on people who are Baptists, Brian Connor and Charles H. Kraft! My brother lived in Houston for about ten years in the late '80s and '90s! Again thanks for saying hi! Dwain 02:19, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi back

What can I do for you? - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 16:57, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to do anything! I just wanted to "Hi."

Iraq and the War on Terrorism

Wikipedia:WOT has opened its straw poll, and is open to discussion. Rangeley 00:59, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Conservative Users Category issues

Yes! Hello there. As you may have been watching, there is quite a stir going on with Category:Conservative Wikipedians. See the discussion and vote on this. We might need your input :-) JungleCat 18:37, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to vote on this

There is a vote right now to delete the article Mike Adams (criminology professor). Given that he is a frequent contributor to Townhall.com and a noted conservative, I thought you might want to vote over there on his article. Chicken Wing 01:24, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Map of Celtic Tribes

Well, I've done one for Ireland based on Ptolemy at User:Angusmclellan/Early Christian Ireland. Easy enough once you get the hang of it. Captions can be made clickable like on the second map on that page. Angus McLellan (Talk) 17:56, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Song of Roland: your query

See paragraph 2 of the article, and follow the link to battle of Roncevaux Pass. Hope that helps. Andrew Dalby 19:31, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rename

As requested, I have renamed you as User:Texas Drama King. You should now move your userpages to the new name. Warofdreams talk 00:49, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Serious?

Are you serious? You've actually never spoken to a Jew before? Wow... Well, i guess i can't talk because i've never spoken to an Evangelical Christian either. I guess you don't meet too many Jews in Texas. Anyway, if you have any questions i'm right here, and hopefully am qualified to answer them. Have fun wiki-ing! СПУТНИК^{CCC P} 14:28, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Rice

Hi you wanted to know about Why you should vote for Dr. Rice? I had a question about her views which I asked in a Yahoo forum supporting her candidacy. I will paste the gist of the response here:

Issues Quotations. Americans for Rice quote Condi.

              Issue Quotations

"I'm very comfortable with the president's view that we have to respect and need to have a culture that respects life. This should be an issue pretty infrequently because we ought to have a culture that says that, ‘Who wants to have an abortion? Who wants to see a daughter or a friend or, you know, a sibling go through something like that?’ And so I believe the president has been in exactly the right place about this, which is, we have to respect the culture of life and we have to try and bring people to have respect for it and make this as rare a circumstance as possible.”

I've called myself at times mildly pro-choice.. ...That's what that means. I think that there are a lot of things that we can unite around, and that's where I would tend to be.

"...kind of Libertarian on this issue, and meaning by that that I have been concerned about a government role in this issue. I'm a strong proponent of parental choice, of parental notification. I'm a strong proponent of a ban on late-term abortion. These are all things that I think unite people and I think that that's where we should be." (Emphasis ours.)

"What I do think is that we should not have the federal government in a position where it is forcing its views on one side or the other. So, for instance, I've tended to agree with those who do not favor federal funding for abortion, because I believe that those who hold a strong moral view on the other side should not be forced to fund it.” (Emphasis ours.)

Now, let's look at these statements. By banning late-term abortions (this would include "partial birth" procedures) coupled with a "Libertarian" viewpoint and a limited federal role, Roe vs. Wade would have to be overturned, or its implications drastically reinterpreted. Considering Dr. Rice's conservative political background and second amendment "absolutist" position (see below); she can be relied upon to nominate conservative judges that would be open to this. And as we all know -- for better or worse, it is the judges, not the president, that will decide the future of Roe vs. Wade. Also, in other abortion-related issues where the President plays a more direct role, Dr. Rice's positions are pro-life and pro-family -- against federal funding of abortions and for parental notification. With a Republican congress, Dr. Rice's policies could be enacted quickly.

Cuba "This is a transitional period for the Cuban people. We are going to stand with them for the proposition that there should not simply be the return from -- the end of one dictatorship and the imposition of another dictatorship. And we are working with partners in the international community to send that message very strongly. But our role will be to help the Cuban people when the time comes to have a peaceful and stable democratic transition." August 6, 2006

"It is because Americans believe that liberty and freedom and the right to live in human dignity are not America's gifts but gifts from the Creator that we place so much emphasis and so much effort on the promotion of democracy around the world. And we will not rest until this hemisphere is the best example of a hemisphere united in freedom and democracy. We cannot do that until there is a free Cuba." July 28, 2005

"To this day, Cuba continues to demonstrate a universal political truth: abandoning the rule of law for the whim of rulers only leads to the oppression of innocent people." April 27, 2005

"We would start to try to improve U.S.-Cuban relations if they would just start to move on a democratic path, have parliamentary elections that were free and fair. And Castro responded to that by cracking down again on dissidents." March 26, 2005

"Today, when democratic members of the OAS meet, there is only one open seat at the table, and that seat will someday belong to a free and democratic Cuba." May 3, 2005

On Being a Republican "I found a party that sees me as an individual, not as part of a group... In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you come from - it matters where you are going."

Affirmative Action At Stanford, Dr. Rice would -- in a move to achieve faculty diversity -- consider race as A factor in initially hiring new faculty, but not in evaluating job performance, or granting the coveted status of tenured faculty -- with higher pay and job security. In a nutshell, race might help get you hired at Dr. Rice's Stanford, but it wouldn't substitute for job performance when making decisions for advancement, or in some cases, prevent you from losing your job if budgetary, or other considerations required it. In fact, after firing a popular administrator, the highest ranking Chicana at the time, Dr. Rice stood up to campus protests that included Jesse Jackson. Some students even went on an ineffectual hunger strike about which Dr. Rice commented that she was not concerned, "I'm not the one who's not eating.

"When the President decided to submit an amicus brief, he asked for my view on how diversity can be best achieved on university campuses. I offered my view, drawing on my experience in academia and as provost of a major university. I agree with the President's position, which emphasizes the need for diversity and recognizes the continued legacy of racial prejudice, and the need to fight it. The President challenged universities to develop ways to diversify their populations fully. I believe that while race neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a diverse student body."

"It is important to take race into consideration if you must, if race-neutral means do not work," (Emphasis ours.)

Notice the "if's" in these statements. In a perfect world, race-neutral means would be the standard and race would NEVER be a factor. Unfortunately, we have not reached "perfect," yet. Therefore, we summarize Dr. Rice's position on Affirmative Action as: Race-neutral wherever possible, Affirmative Action only if necessary. For someone with Dr. Rice's personal experience on the receiving end of discrimination, segregation and racism this is certainly a reasonable position and one with which most Americans can agree. As a child, she had a friend killed in a church bombing; and, due to segregation, she did not attend school with white children until she was ten.

Education "....the one thing that I would say to you as future leaders is unless this is a hemisphere in which people have hope and optimism, then nothing else matters. And hope and optimism comes from believing that you can control your future and controlling your future believes that -- means -- comes from having the tools. Focus on education." Remarks at the Espacio USA Conference, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, May 5, 2006. (transcript)

"Some people believe the arts should be the first things that are cut out of school budgets and I believe very strongly that the arts are wonderful things for children. And so if there's one area that I want to encourage people in school districts to work on, it's to keep funding the arts. I know that when I was growing up, particularly in the African American community, we had great bands. You know, the high school had great bands, the colleges had great bands. And I asked myself, when are these kids going to learn to play instruments that might get them diplomas, that might give them careers. So that's something I spend a lot of time on." Interview With Juan Williams of National Public Radio Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Palo Alto, California May 26, 2005. (transcript) Energy and Environment

…addressing climate change requires a sustained effort by all nations over many generations. Developing and bringing to the marketplace transformational energy technologies will be key. To this end, the United States has launched five important multilateral partnerships: 1. The International Methane to Markets Partnership; 2. The International Partnership for a Hydrogen Economy: 3. The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum; 4. The Generation IV International Forum; and, 5. The Global Earth Observation initiative. Testimony before the International Relations Committee, 109th Congress, February 17, 2005

"We should be committed to developing cleaner and more secure sources of energy. This is essential for powering our nation's economy and for preserving our environment. " Asia-Pacific Partnership On Clean Development & Climate, Washington, Feb., 9 2006. (transcript) "Growing economies need energy that is clean and protects the environment but also permits growth." Interview by Amitabha Chakrabarti of Doordarshan Television, July 15, 2005. (transcript) "Only democratic governments truly deliver on the popular desire for a clean environment. " Council of Americas Annual Meeting, May 3, 2005. (transcript) "We [in the international community] need to pool our thinking, our technologies, and our ability to come up with reliable energy supplies--energy supplies that are hopefully environmentally friendly." Interview with Hamid Mir of GEO TV, March 17, 2005. (transcript)

"...if anything has surprised me as Secretary of State, it is the degree to which the kind of search for hydrocarbons is distorting international politics. That means that the quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil, the better we're going to be." Interview on ABC This Week With George Stephanopoulos, April 30, 2006. (transcript)

Immigration "It's not enough to just have immigration reform. When you're in America, you also have to be able to have the ability to access what is great about America. And what is great about America is that if you work hard and you have the tools, you can go as far as you want to go and that means you have to be educated, that means you have to speak the language." Remarks at the Espacio USA Conference, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, May 5, 2006. (transcript) The following was taken from "Secure Borders and Open Doors," January 17, 2006. (Link) "I am committed to border security and to protecting our nation and I will make the necessary tough decisions to do so." "We must seek to use new information technology to renew America's welcome, making it as easy as possible for foreign visitors to travel to the United States and to do so securely and safely." "We must seek to create travel documents for the 21st century that can protect personal identity and expedite secure travel." "We must conduct smarter screening in every place that we encounter travelers, whether at a consulate abroad or at a port of entry into the United States."

"It can't just be the case that to immigrate illegally is somehow considered proper. It isn't." Remarks to Edward R. Murrow Journalism Program participants, April 21, 2006.

Faith "My faith is a part of everything that I do. It's not something that I can set outside of anything that I do, because it's so integral to who I am." "And prayer is very important to me and a belief that if you ask for it, you will be guided. Now, that doesn't mean that I think that God will tell me what to do on, you know, the Iran nuclear problem. That's not how I see it. But I do believe very strongly that if you are a prayerful and faithful person, that that is a help in guiding us, as imperfect beings, to have to deal with extremely difficult and consequential matters." Interview With Washington Times Editorial Board, March 11, 2005. (transcript)

Foreign Policy "Foreign policy is ultimately about security -- about defending our people, our society and our values, such as freedom, tolerance, openness and diversity." "We do need to remind everybody that tyrants don't respond to any kind of appeasement. Tyrants don't respond to negotiation. Tyrants respond to toughness. And that was true in the 1930s and 1940s when we failed to respond to tyranny, and it is true today." February, 2003

Free Trade "We will eliminate all tariffs and subsidies that distort free trade -- as other nations do the same." September 17, 2005 "Free trade is the key and our vision remains a free trade area of the Americas; the union of 800 million men and women from Northern Canada to Southern Chile, in the world's largest free trade community. " 36th Annual Washington Conference of the Council of the Americas, May, 3, 2006

"The United States believes very strongly in free and fair trade." Interview with WTOV-NBC Channel 9 Scott MacFarlane, May 3, 2006

Health Care "I believe very strongly in investing in the people's health care. But we also believe in giving people the freedom to have their own lives and to really take the challenge of their own lives onboard. And so it shouldn't be. . . paternalistic [in] which people are [just] given health care. Governments need to be accountable to give people opportunity, to give people access. And those are the efforts at health care that always worked best. Interview with Juan Carlos Lopez, CNN Español, Fort Lauderdale, June 6, 2005 (transcript)

"....what clearly had changed (about HIV/AIDS) was the ability to prolong life through anti-retrovirals. And the question came up, 'But if you cannot cure, should you try and prolong life?' And it really struck at my heart because when I was 15 my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, but because of treatment she lived until I was 30. What a difference to have my mother that 15 years, to see me graduate high school and go to college and become a university professor. And so I said, 'Yes, the prolongation of life matters.' That maybe a mother or a father who might not have seen that child grow up will at least see that child grow up." U.S. Global Leadership Campaign’s 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner, Washington, DC, Nov. 8, 2005. (transcript)

Human Rights "The duty to defend human rights and to help spread democracies' blessings is especially great for the United States and other free nations." Briefing on the State Department's 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, March 8, 2006. (transcript)

Middle East "For 60 years, my country, the United States, pursued stability at the expense of democracy in this region here in the Middle East -- and we achieved neither. Now, we are taking a different course. We are supporting the democratic aspirations of all people." June 20, 2005

"Peace must be nurtured by many hands if it is to flourish." London Conference on Palestine, March 1, 2005. "The Israeli people deserve a secure and peaceful future, free from the threat of terror and violence. The United States’ commitment to Israel and to its security remains strong." June 19, 2005

"Hamas is a terrorist group and it has to be disbanded." September 30, 2005, Princeton University

"If we abandon the Iraqi people, we will show reformers across the region that America cannot be trusted to keep its word. We will embolden the enemies of democratic reform. We will leave the makings of a failed state in Iraq like Afghanistan in the 1990s and it could become a base of operation for terrorists yet again. And we should not assume for one minute that those terrorists will not come after us with renewed determination. " April 19, 2006, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, (transcript)

National Defense "Protecting America from weapons of mass destruction requires more than deterrence and arms control treaties. We must also go on the offensive against outlaw scientists, black market arms dealers and rogue state proliferators. " July 29, 2005

I met some young sailors from the Naval Station, Great Lakes. They greeted me there at the airport. These young men and women arrived in northern Illinois as patriots. Soon, they're going to say goodbye to their families and join thousands of Americans like them who are protecting our nation across the globe. And ladies and gentlemen, these men and women are more than patriots. They are heroes. And America owes them and all of our young men and women in uniform an enormous debt of gratitude. April 19, 2006, Chicago, (transcript)

Second Amendment "I also don't think we get to pick and choose in the Constitution. The Second Amendment is as important as the First Amendment." May 11, 2005

"My father and his friends defended our community in 1962 and 1963 against white nightriders by going to the head of the community, the head of the cul-de-sac, and sitting there armed. And so I'm very concerned about any abridgement of the Second Amendment." May 11, 2005

"I am a Second Amendment absolutist." Summer, 1999

Taxes "We must keep taxation low. . . Citizens deserve [that which] is worthy of their hard-earned tax dollars." Remarks at Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2005. (transcript) "Tax payers' dollars have to be well spent. . . We owe the American taxpayers an accounting for the fact that its tax dollars are being used well." Press Briefing, Washington, DC, Sept. 9, 2005 (transcript)

"[There must] be fair tax laws [or] you're not going to have [productive] entrepreneurship. " Interview With Chris Matthews of MSNBC's Hardball, June 13, 2005. (transcript)

Terrorism "Securing America from terrorist attack is more than a matter of law enforcement. We must also confront the ideology of hatred in foreign societies by supporting the universal hope of liberty and the inherent appeal of democracy." July 29, 2005

"We will defend the peace by opposing and preventing violence by terrorists and outlaw regimes." "I am never going to underestimate al-Qaida, never." March 11, 2005

Warning

Please do not vandalize templates, like you did here. If you continue editing in this manner, you will be blocked. Thank you. -- P.B. Pilh e t / Talk 19:40, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reply: Oh, so you simply just made a mistake. Sorry, I thought you were trying to vandalize the template. I guess I forgot to assume good faith, and my warning message was rather harsh. My bad! Please accept my apologies. -- P.B. Pilh e t / Talk 03:56, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Second Reply: Thanks, Texas Drama King! And yes, I know, P.B. Pilhet is definitely a hard name to remember. However, that's just my "wiki alias;" my real name is Justin.

I noticed that you're a Christian. So am I!

God bless,
P.B. Pilh e t / Talk 04:05, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

OK, so here's the deal; that photo is copyrighted, and you have to ask the copyright holder for permission to use the photo on Wikipedia. You can read more at Requesting copyright permission. Now, the license info for the photo is at this website. If you get the permission, you should upload the photo and then place it in the article like you've already done. СПУТНИК^{CCC P} 03:25, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that's the most churches i've seen in such a short period of time. As for rights, the first one has no copyright information, but i suppose you could email the contact guy: tom[AT]urbanbicyclegallery[DOT]com, as i'm guessing it's one of their photos. For the second one, you'd have to contact the webmaster here. As for the last two, it seems to be copyrighted by LASR, but i can't find any copyright info. Sorry! СПУТНИК^{CCC P} 20:31, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey!

Just thought I would drop by since you kindly left a comment at my talkpage. When you left a comment at my page, I went to see your userpage and wondered what you meant by "complete opposites". The first thing I see is Category:Pro-Life Wikipedians which made me shudder for a second in horror! That I realized that we really are complete opposites.

So you live in Houston huh? I live on the East Coast. How did you discover my userpage? Based on your userpage, I believe we are relatively the same age. Am I right? I don't like to leave too much information about myself but I am 15. Good day, Teofil. Is this your real name by the way? It's really cool.=) mirageinred 22:11, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pennsylvania. I must say that you are also different from the conservatives I saw on TV. Ann Coulter seems kinda nasty sometimes. But I also think she is the conservative version of Ann Richards, which is a compliment. Ann Richards was a charismatic woman. mirageinred 00:27, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm.. so you are a freshman huh.. To your question, I must say that Clinton lied a whole lot. (How dumb did he sound when he said he smoked pot but he didn't inhale?!) He seemed to have a bit of women troubles too. However, I think the level of corruption and nepotism in the Bush administration evens out Clinton's corruption. But yes, Clinton wasn't exactly Honest Abe, was he?

Your question is related to a bigger question: What decides one's political view? Because both sides (conservatism and liberalism) must have its setbacks. Thus I think a bit of personal bias decides which stance they want to take.

So I must say I don't have a clean-cut answer to your question. But biggest achievements Clinton has made include: 1. prosperous economy and high amount of surplus 2. lowest abortion rates in quarter of a century. And this is why I like Clinton. mirageinred 20:21, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I'm sure there are more achievement Clinton has made but I was nine when his second term expired, so I don't know a whole lot. But I just don't like how things are going under the Bush administration. I know I sound like an old geezer reminiscing the "simpler times." We were both young when Clinton became the president, you know? mirageinred 20:25, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Democrats aren't very fond of Kerry either. He's a real dumbass isn't he. What I don't like about Bush include, but not limited to:

1. focusing on tax cuts but not very much on deficits
2. policy on abortion (which you probably like)
3. repeating the word "terrorist" a bit too much to gain support
4. bushism. ugh.
5. abu-ghraib prison and guantanamo bay
6. Hurricane Katrina
7. not too much concern for the environment
8. cutting $35 million funding on family planning overseas, because "just say no" always works. haha. (because of this, EU put extra cash to support family funding overseas)
9. abstinence-only education. obviously "just say no" would be the best answer to getting rid of AIDS and STDs but unfortunately not in real life.

This is some of what I don't like. but you can probably name at least nine things that you don't like about Clinton too.. mirageinred 05:48, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Btw, I enjoyed the discussion. Everyone around me is devoutly anti-Bush so I don't get to have these kind of discussions a whole lot. mirageinred 15:52, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

response: It's a long story. I lived for some times in Korea where people just don't care much about religion. So it's not unusual that I am an atheist. I looked up Ned Lamont on Wikipedia in 2006 (before the election), who is a well-known liberal politician. The page says that he is the grandson of Corliss Lamont who is a secular humanist. So I looked up secular humanism. One of its key philosophies is benefitting the humanity without looking up to or blaming the supernatural, which I liked a lot. And that's how I became a secular humanist. mirageinred 15:22, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, Teofil. I just had to edit out some information I thought was too personal, although it wasn't really so. It just kinda bothered me, because I have too much time on my hand to think about those things. Have a good day. I see that you changed your username. I think it shows how truly devout you are=) mirageinred 01:59, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just cut out some stuff, like how many years I spent in South Korea and such. I didn't want to leave information too specific. mirageinred 03:53, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Witam!

Witam! Jestem z Brenham! Nawza Agnieszka! Robi wy idziecie do Brenham Wyoski Szkoła? A Nowak 23:01, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tommy Rall

Say I was wondering what the source is of your inserting that Mr. Rall is appearing in Brenham High School? Also, where is that high school? That needs to be put in the article. If there are usable photos from that appearance, maybe you can upload them to insert in the article.--Silverscreen 15:42, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Character Map

Hello, Teofil Bartlomiej. Unfortunately, I have not read The Good Earth, but I would be happy to let you know how I made the character web for Pride and Prejudice. I used this handy (and free) program called "Diagram Designer", made by Meesoft. You can google it, or you can download it here. After that, just use the different tools to create your map. To convert it to picture format, I simply took a screenshot using the "print screen" key on my computer, then made the necessary adjustments on Irfanview, another great free program available on the net. Good luck!

If you are having trouble, or any other reason, you can send me a list of all the important characters in your book, along with their relationships with the other characters. Then I will see if I can't make that web for you.

Joel (Canadian Joeldude 01:21, 19 December 2006 (UTC))[reply]

So, I have created a rough draft of the character map. Because I actually haven't read the book, I have no idea whether my assumptions in making this are correct. So if you could suggest changes regarding relationship descriptions, or adding or subtracting connecting lines, I can make the final copy. Joel (Canadian Joeldude 02:10, 21 January 2007 (UTC))[reply]

- Changes made. You can post it on the page whenever you like. Canadian Joeldude 01:44, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

signature test

I'm testing my signature:

In Christ Alone 16:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC) In Christ Alone 16:22, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Name change

You won't be forgotten. I'm doubtful about whether to change your name, so I'm keen to leave it for a second 'crat to look over and decide. Warofdreams talk 00:23, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:American liberals

Looking on your userpage I see that you are a fellow conservative and a Republican. Even though there is a category labeling "American conservatives", the category labeling "American liberals" is up for deletion. This is obviously by liberals who don't want the bias pov of liberal celebrities and public figures to be known. So they don't want them categorized as what they are...liberals. I'm asking you to go to "Category:American liberals" follow the link to the nomination page and please vote to keep the category. -- AmeriCan 17:45, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ann Coulter book cover

I removed the cover of Godless from you userpage, it violates the fair image tag. To wit:

This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover or the publisher of the book. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of book covers

to illustrate an article discussing the book in question

This means that a fair use image can only represent the subject in question. For example, the page on Anne Coulter could not use the image because the subject is not the book in question. The same applies for say, Sports Illustrated covers. You can't use the image on the article on the subject. I apologize for the inconvenience, and happy editing to you! Teke^(talk) 03:29, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Conservapedia

Please do not repost deleted material. This is considered vandalism and can lead to you being blocked from editing for a period of time. (aeropagitica) 01:55, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Give me a good reason why Conservapedia is kept being deleted and I will stop. If you delete me I promise I will come back with revenge and a Wikipedia authority. -I'm Working for Him 02:03, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The reasons for deletion are contained within the above-linked discussion. If you have a solid business case for its restoration and improvement then please take it to a deletion review rather than recreating the article. Incidentally, it is preferred that editors assume good faith on the part of other editors and the issuing of threats runs counter to the spirit of collaborative effort and good faith. Regards, (aeropagitica) 02:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you want more detail about why it was deleted you should probably ask the closing admin. However, judging from the discussion there it was most likely deleted as failing WP:WEB. Other concerns were also raised that could have contributed to the decision. JoshuaZ 19:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: BHS

Regarding your question, I live in Lancaster, a suburb of Dallas. I wrote many of the Texas school district articles last summer, including Brenham. Thanks. --Acntx 21:13, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Hey!

I think that's the first time someone dropped by my talk page just to say hi. So you've changed your user name, huh? I remember accidentally cautioning a guy called the Texas Drama King. Looks like it's you :-) By the way, since you're a Christian, you might want to consider joining WikiChristian, a wiki devoted entirely to Christianity-related topics. See you around! -- P.B. Pilhet / Talk 03:14, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Hey!

I'm not going to delete redirects from your former usernames, as they are very useful for people who know you by your former names, and you have never stated any privacy concerns about them. However, you are welcome to ask other admins if they will consider deleting them. Warofdreams talk 14:15, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestors of Nicholas II of Russia

If you want to help me here - please add new ancestry lines, write new articles and so on. But please DONT MOVE ARTICLES IN MY PRIVATE SPACE! Kmorozov 06:45, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't know, this article was one happy moment deleted Kmorozov 06:50, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm talking about that Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ancestors of Nicholas II of Russia Kmorozov 05:53, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikisource fr : "Le Code Noir"

Hello,
The text that you put yesterday on Wikisource fr, was already there. So, I redirected your text. Bye, --BeatrixBelibaste 04:25, 18 February 2007 (UTC) (same username on WS fr)[reply]

question

I saw that you are a conservative Wikipedian. Would you like to join Conservapedia as a editor? Conservapedia is looking for good editors and Admins. Please send me your email if you want to join Conservapedia. If you feel reticient about giving out your email address you can simply create a new account at hotmail and yahoo so you don't risk getting a lot of junk mail. Regional123 02:04, 7 March 2007 (UTC)Regional123[reply]

I didn't know that you were already on Wikipedia. Please tell user Aschlafly at Conservapedia that you want to be an Admin and that he can take a look at your edits at Wikipedia to decide if he wants to make you an Admin. Regional123 04:36, 7 March 2007 (UTC)Regional123[reply]

I don't need your email address if you are already on Conservapedia. I will erase your email message so you don't get spam. Regional123 04:39, 7 March 2007 (UTC)conservapedia[reply]

AfD nomination of Sino-American War

An editor has nominated Sino-American War, an article on which you have worked or that you created, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also "What Wikipedia is not"). Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sino-American War and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate. Thank you. Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. Jayden54Bot 15:05, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

University

Gee, thanks. I'm really quite flattered - I didn't know anyone was paying attention. Yes, I was accepted to Brandeis University and Tufts; both very good schools. I'm having quite a bit of difficulty deciding now between them. With regards to your craziness, I didn't delete, them, in fact, I hadn't seen them, and the history shows no sign of them. I'm rather puzzled. In any case, thanks for the congrats. Happy wiki-ing! СПУТНИК^{CCC P} 20:21, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Baptist group

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Chinese calendar

According to Calendrica, AD 638 (after 24 January) was a wu-xu year, year 35 of the 60-year cycle according to Chinese calendars, hence a Yang Earth Dog year according to Chinese astrology. Obviously, either Chinese calendar needs a 60-year cycle with pinyin forms of the earthly branches and heavenly stems or the existing table in Chinese astrology needs them. — Joe Kress 23:23, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sir Gawain

Just wondering if you could add sources to your recent addition to this page. I'm getting it ready for GA status and sources are important. Wrad 21:51, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's been taken care of. Not to worry. Wrad (talk) 00:20, 20 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Spiritual Baptist

In your eyes, as one of the members of the Baptist work group, should this article be included in the scope of the project, and/or any baptist related categories, or not? Please response at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Christianity/Anabaptist work group#Spiritual Baptist. Thank you. John Carter 22:04, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hello sir not to sound like spam but I would like you to join the King of the Hill wiki. When you join this wiki you will be helping out a new wiki. And if you put in enough edits I will make you a sysop/admin. So if you want to join please follow the link above. Thank you Creatator of the King of the Hill wiki --Hardcore Hak (talk) 19:56, 6 December 2007 (UTC)Hardcore Hak P.S. When you follow that link once you arive click Main Page.[reply]

October 2009

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Speedy deletion nomination of French Sign Language family

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Languages of Canada

See my reply at my talk page. --Mathew5000 (talk) 20:42, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ichthus: January 2012

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January 2012

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"sign" language vs American Sign Language

So American Sign Language uses hand gestures to communicate. There is also (apparently) a language that uses flags or other signs similar to semaphore as in your image at http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/File:Asl_sutton.png

help me understand why you would load a picture of flags (or symbols or signs or whatever they are) as the descriptive image for the American Sign Language page. http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/American_Sign_Language DavesPlanet (talk) 12:43, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

a spelling quibble, meant to be helpful...

Hi, WFH, On your user page, you write that you found something "which has peaked my interest". FWIW, the right spelling of the word when used in this way is "something which has piqued my interest". Forgive me, one of my bêtes noires.. - Nunh-huh 21:46, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Deaf culture in the United States

KissFist, I realize you haven't edited in a while, but perhaps you are watching. Just wanted to let you know, that I am considering removing the entire section you added to Deaf culture in the United States, namely section #Norms of Deaf American culture in this edit. You are welcome to contribute to the discussion going on on the Talk page of the article. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 03:10, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]