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Why must I have a disambiguated link? aṅgrej(ī) simply means "English", anything English, not specifically the English language. Tuncrypt 21:19, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. It shall remain unlinked then. Tuncrypt 21:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

America

Hey thanks for supporting my attempt to get America to redirect to the United States. Unfortunately it just closed, with no consensus found. I guess this is site is slowly turning into the "Please-The-World" Wikipedia as opposed to the English Langage one. BH (Talk) 18:21, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just checked that link you put on my talk page. I don't know why people don't realize that this is an English language site. BH (Talk)

You know I'm starting to think that one day we'll be forced into a debate over the use of the term "North America". I already see the argument being made that since Native American's were here first, we should use one of their names for the continent. BH (Talk) 14:19, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good Point, that would make more sense since wikipedia is anti-US Imperialism. BH (Talk) 14:34, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

About "fixing" redirects

Hi Disavian, please read this: WP:Redirect#Don't fix links to redirects that aren't broken. Thanks. --Tkynerd 21:44, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm aware of that page; however, I'm not doing it for performance reasons; I'm trying to clean up the Special:Whatlinkshere for Georgia Institute of Technology, a tool I've used a few times in order to expand related categories and articles. Is that a valid use for bypassing redirects? —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 21:47, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you trying to "clean up" incoming links for Georgia Institute of Technology? Articles, unlike dab pages, are supposed to have incoming links. I'm confused; enlighten me! :-) --Tkynerd 22:07, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When using Special:Whatlinkshere, redirects that have links to them have those links pasted into that page. Right? For pages with redirects containing a significant number of links (ex: Georgia Tech), the Special:Whatlinkshere page doesn't follow the rules on how many links to list on a page, making link counting difficult. In addition, if a page links to both Georgia Tech and Georgia Institute of Technology, it will appear twice on the Special:Whatlinkshere for Georgia Institute of Technology. These are all minor complaints, I know, but it seems worth it to me to take care of these problems. Also, there is no "Georgia Tech University," so that one should *always* be bypassed. —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 22:14, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Djokovic Name Change

Do you find it at all discouraging or suspicious, as I do, that everyone opposing the Djokovic name change happens to be a Serbian national making the same fallacious argument ad infinitum? I'm fairly new to editing WP, but both the letter and the spirit of the policy are conclusively on our side here. Should we contact a mediator? -- Yano 22:17, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't plotting against users fun and exciting? ;-) --GOD OF JUSTICE 04:49, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've requested mediation for the Djokovic article here: Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Novak Đoković and listed you as an involved party. -- Yano 05:28, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You shouldn't thank me. We both know this is more trouble than it's worth. :-) -- Yano 04:31, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Reverting the deletion tag

Don't reinstate the deletion tag that was on Novak Djokovic. It says not to do so if it is removed -- which anyone can do for any reason whatsoever.

Also, avoid an edit war. It is undignified. -- Yano 03:56, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't mean to suggest you were edit warring. No harm in warning against doing so, however, especially in these circumstances.

Also I must say, your prose is the most brilliant I have read in a while. Too bad no one else will appreciate it. -- Yano 05:19, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

At this point, I am fairly content. In any other forum, our proof would have been considered conclusive. Indeed, had our position been the status quo, most courts would have dismissed any case against us without trial, the matter being so common-sense. I daresay logicians such as Bertrand Russell and Kant himself would have praised our logic and our eloquence in expressing it. (Tongue somewhere in cheek!)

There is some truth to it, of course. While enforcement is outside our hands, that is no fault of our own. To our credit, every power alloted to us, as editors and as arguers, we handled well. What comes of it is outside our hands.

As for me, being of a very judicious nature, it is less than ideal that I cannot enforce policy and reason once it is plainly and patiently explained. These circumstances will likely affect my desire to edit here in the future. For the time being, I will continue getting acquainted with things, hopefully to see if there are not arbitrators to whom we can submit judgment for common-sense matters such as these.

What I have seen as an editor so far, however, is not as pleasant as what I saw as a reader. -- Yano 23:43, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome...

Thank you for changing the link, there will no doubt be an article started regarding this. Cheers, --Bulleid Pacific 12:12, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Arbcom request filed

I've opened a request for the Novak Ðoković dispute at this location. Orderinchaos 08:04, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion for Wikipedia Cleaner

Hi,

I saw your suggestion for Wikipedia Cleaner. Before adding it, I just have a question about the situations where this feature should be available. --NicoV 21:53, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Should the name of the prize in these templates be "Nobel Prize in Economics" instead of "Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel" (or "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel")? The current argument for using "Nobel Prize in Economics" is that it is the common name. It's the same argument for using "Nobel Prize in Economics" in other articles. –panda 03:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

panda has initiated a discussion at Template_talk:Nobel_Prize_in_Economics. I think you are a pretty objective editor (despite my initial qualms). You might wish to participate. --Anthon.Eff 23:39, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Duotang

I notice that you have edited Duotang. I'd be grateful if you could keep an eye on it because there is an anon IP address that keeps adding nonsensical unreferenced stories into it. Thanks. Hu (talk) 23:48, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've added it to my watchlist and will do the best I can, but I'm not confident that I'll be able to reliably identify the nonsensical edits very well, since I'm not that familiar with the subject matter (I only disambiguated a link in the article). But I do review edits to articles on my watchlist with popups, so maybe I'll be able to see stuff that doesn't make any sense. I'll particularly keep an eye out for anons on there. --Tkynerd (talk) 06:00, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, now I feel a bit silly because I've reviewed the edit history, and I clearly see the unsourced nonsense that keeps getting added. I'll try to help keep it clear. --Tkynerd (talk) 06:04, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

Hello Tkynerd, I have granted rollback rights to your account; the reason for this is that after a review of some of your contributions, I believe I can trust you to use rollback correctly by using it for its intended usage of reverting vandalism, and that you will not abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck. Acalamari 22:26, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's excellent, and you're welcome. :) Good luck. Acalamari 20:27, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This edit was brought to my attention, as was the edit war on that page. Can you please explain why you used rollback on that edit? That's not the correct usage of rollback, as Allstarecho's edits weren't actually vandalism. Acalamari 16:23, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, as long as you plan to be more careful with rollback, and remember not to use it when in a dispute, you'll be fine. Acalamari 16:31, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's good to know. Thanks. Acalamari 19:13, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adam's Bridge

Mr Tkynerd please call it as Ram Sethu its a humble request, Hindu sentiments are at stake — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.229.236.247 (talk • contribs) (moved from user page to user talk page --Tkynerd (talk) 12:39, 31 March 2008 (UTC))[reply]

It's anything but a humble request. Trying to dictate how speakers of another language should use that language is not "humble," it's incredibly arrogant. --Tkynerd (talk) 12:39, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Staten Island Railway

Hi Tim!

I notice that you have added the Staten Island Railway to the list of rapid transit systems. It has been discussed before, whether to include or not include this line. And I have started a new discussion at Talk:List of rapid transit systems#Staten Island Railway. Please leave a comment there! --Kildor (talk) 08:41, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey you! Thanks, done. Sorry to have caused the trouble; I wasn't thinking about the criteria when I added it. --Tkynerd (talk) 18:20, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

check the weekends article

Check the weekends article. Is there anything different than what it should be? —Preceding unsigned comment added by SwitchbladeSam (talk • contribs) 19:51, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. Fixed. --Tkynerd (talk) 22:39, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Irish Legion

That was a handy wee tool you used there to fix those links. Thanks. Great job!GDD1000 (talk) 20:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

I always forget to add the English language link when I create these pages. I'll try and be sure to add it for the articles I create in the future. Jonas Poole (talk) 02:00, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template talk:European topic

While DABing the Romanian page, I saw your note on this page. It seems that the intent of this page is to point to all the "peoples" of European countries. There appear to be articles for most of the "peoples" of Europe, i.e Romanians, Danish people, etc. Do you see any problem with changing the DAB page links in this template to the corresponding "peoples" articles? - Canglesea (talk) 03:07, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds excellent, thanks. When I looked at the template, I wasn't sure what the intent of all those links was, which was the reason for my note. By all means dab them, and they'll (finally!) stop showing up as incoming links on the dab pages I work on. Thanks, Tkynerd (talk) 04:06, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have copied our discussion over to the Template talk:Europe topic page to verify my understanding of the purpose of the template. If no objections, I will make the changes in the next few weeks.

Stanley Street, Liverpool

Hi, I got a messgage from yourself saying that my article Stanley Street, Liverpool should not be deleted, but there is a deletion notice on it. Could you please help me, and remove the deletion notice from my article? (Richie wright1980 (talk) 01:11, 10 July 2008 (UTC))[reply]

I did not argue that the article (and BTW, please see WP:OWN) should not be deleted, but that it did not qualify for speedy deletion. There is now a discussion about deleting it, linked from the template on the article page. Please make your voice heard in that discussion. You may also find Wikipedia:Help, my article got nominated for deletion! helpful. --Tkynerd (talk) 04:10, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Leave it to Beaver

Consensus is required for both the removal and addition of content. The section you put back was added without discussion 4 days ago. I didn't see you protest the major change that time. Note that the anon who added it, did the same on 21 June, when it's need was questioned by User:Lazylaces and was removed by User:Dudesleeper. --Atlan (talk) 10:44, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not entirely conceding your point. Major additions should reach consensus on whether they're to be kept if they are questioned; major deletions should always be discussed first. In any case, the appropriate place for this discussion is at Talk:Leave It to Beaver, not here. Finally, it's not my responsibility to monitor every page on my watchlist for every change that's made, and your imputation of responsibility is ridiculous. --Tkynerd (talk) 18:21, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I didn't mean to imply that that's your responsibility, sorry about the confusion. I just wanted to inform you that the section was a recent addition, which was already deleted a few months ago. I thought you might have missed that. Yes, the appropriate place to discuss this is the article talk page, but I doubt it will attract more editors than just you and me.--Atlan (talk) 23:51, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It already has. :) Thanks for the clarification. --Tkynerd (talk) 17:54, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Germans

Sorry, but I'm not entirely sure. I've tried to look in the page histories, but I can't seem to find it. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 20:24, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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ucla

why do you keep deleting my changes to the establishment of ucla? i have researched the topic at great length and it seems pretty clear that 1881, is the correct date, given that the state normal school was changed to the southern branch of the UC. please compare this history of Ariz State, SDSU, SJSU, SFSU and chico state, and you will see they are all former normal schools and trace their establishment to the creation of the normal school. same thing should be true with ucla. also, take a look at the history of the outlook, the forerunner of the daily bruin; and the history of the ucla's graduate school of education - both trace their roots to the los angeles state normal school

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Re:Thanks..

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THANKS! from Mike S. (Re: Austin Bay)

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I think my IP is shared.

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hello

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RE: America

Hey there. Thanks for pointing this out. It just appears unusual to me in this instance, as if someone was insinuating a flourish. Ah well. :) Bosonic dressing (talk) 16:46, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Chips

Thanks for your comment on the Talk:French fries page. You title your comment "Strong Oppose", but the content of your comment appears to say the opposite. The proposal is that the Chips article (covering the U.K. definition of chips) should be merged into the United Kingdom section of the French fries article. Strong Oppose means that you want to keep a separate (U.K.) Chips article. I think you meant Strong Support. --macrakis (talk) 17:56, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! Thanks for your comment. :) Actually I'm in favor of the status quo, so I oppose the merge. Currently there is no Chips article -- it's a redirect -- and that's what I want to keep. --Tkynerd (talk) 21:43, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the status quo, the merge has already happened -- confusing, I know. "Strong Oppose" means that you want a separate UK Chips article. --macrakis (talk) 22:54, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That takes us beyond "confusing" and into the realm of "stupid." Why are we having a discussion on something that's already happened? Anyway, I will clarify my position...thank you for clarifying the discussion for me! :) --Tkynerd (talk) 22:57, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.

Regards,

James Hare

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Editing for Women's History in March

Hello,

I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.

More information • RSVP on Meetup (or just show up!)
Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM
In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM
Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM
Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!

More information • RSVP on Meetup
Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!

More information • RSVP on Meetup

Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Thanks,

James Hare

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Upcoming attractions in DC

Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm
See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia
Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm
Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.
Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

Hope to see you at these events! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Cheers,

James Hare

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February events and meetups in DC

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:

On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

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March events and meetups in DC

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:

On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

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Please add the entries from Category:Unsolved murders in Namibia‎ to the list of unsolved murders who aren't on the list already. Due to problem that I am having I may be only semi-active for a while. Davidgoodheart (talk) 21:23, 25 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am leaving a reminder to add those entries this weekend. Please do so as many editors said they would edit for me, but often didn't follow through. Davidgoodheart (talk) 19:49, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@User:Davidgoodheart I wasn't able to do this this weekend, but I should be able to get it done this week. --Tkynerd (talk) 09:37, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have added all entries from the unsolved murders in Nigeria category list, so there is only one list left to do now. Davidgoodheart (talk) 14:01, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. I should be able to get to the Namibia list this week. --Tkynerd (talk) 10:54, 31 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I took care of both categories. Please let me know when you can add other entries. Davidgoodheart (talk) 02:46, 2 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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