WikiEN-l March 2003

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Like totally new, dude!
by Poor, Edmund W 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

This list is, like, so boring! Let's all talk in surfer slang and party hearty!! There's humungous numbers of totally bitchin' things goin' down' bro! We gotta get into all that and make it, like, real for the masses. You know where I'm comin' from? Surfer Dude

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Wikipedia:Arab-Israeli conflict editing project
by Stevertigo 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

I'm breathing some new life into the [[Wikipedia:Arab-Israeli conflict editing project]]... Some cages will be rattled... (reflexive human tendencies)... And all unbecoming behaviour will be reported here. Daily if need be. -SV

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RE: [WikiEN-l] Best approach for dealing with... er... cranks?
by Poor, Edmund W 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

Regarding the FWappler flap: Let's take it back to the Wikipedia website, i.e., in Talk pages: * [[talk:line]] * [[talk:curve]] * user talk pages for FWappler, etc. I think we can "straighten" out his "twisty" approach and lead him on the "path" to Wiki paradise. Or else we can translate his "veering" prose into "plane" English. uncle ed

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Re: Cliches
by Daniel Ehrenberg 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

>Are you on a windows box Daniel? Start|Program Files|Accessories|Character >Map Nope, debian linux with KDE. _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Album release dates
by sannse 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

I'm worried about the release dates Michael has added to various music articles. I noticed this a while ago, but could never find any useful information on-line to check the dates. The only time I've found anything useful ( http://mvdb.studentenweb.org/albums/tdoad.htm ) the date didn't correspond to the date in the article ( http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Public_Affection&oldid=739713 ). (The date was added by 64.175.250.232 who seems to be Michael, he commented on [[Talk:Anthrax (band)]] as Michael under this IP) I had presumed that he had some reference off-line, but now I'm not so sure. I've asked Michael on his talk page what source he is using but he just blanked my question without comment. He also removed the information I left on [[Talk:Public Affection]] I think I should note that he has also blanked Jimbo's warning on his talk page (twice), and his attitude to questions can be pretty much summed up by his reply to Eloquence: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Conspiracy_of_One Regards, sannse

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Re: [WikiEN-l] a more "confident" username
by koyaanis qatsi 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

Erik writes: > A sysop really does not have much room to > decide "that a page is worthless and that > they don't want it there". Rather, he is more > or less a servant of non-sysop users who want > certain actions which are a bit harder to > revert than simple editing to be taken. Sysops > are *not* editors. > > Understanding this is really essential to > being a sysop. Do you see how a quiz can be > useful now? Erik, please don't continue singling out LittleDan for special schooling--there's no reason to condescend to him because he's young, unless you're hoping to embarass people watching. If that's your goal, I'll tell you that you've succeeded in at least one case. At any rate I think most of us would agree that LittleDan has proven both humble & patient, so perhaps you could continue quizzing him in private, if you must continue quizzing him. best, kq __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com

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Best approach for dealing with... er... cranks?
by Chas Brown 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

How do those on list suggest dealing with contributors like FWappler? http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fwappler See our current game of ping-pong: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Curve He's polite, he's not a vandal, but (for those not mathematically minded) he's really not contributing here. Although he's using mathematical language, the result is basically gibberish. Two thoughts come to mind: (1) Ever terser reverts. (2) Wait a few days, and ''then'' revert. I figure if I do (2), he'll lose focus and play somewhere else; but there's certainly no guarantee. In the meantime, we have incorrect material in the 'pedia. Furthermore, it seems to "spread"; for example, I notice that's he's also added incorrect material to the similar topic http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line which I hesitate to revert lest it stimulate ''another'' flurry of gibberish. Any advice? Cheers - Chas

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Re: a more "confident" username
by Daniel Ehrenberg 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

>Daniel, I have posted this a couple of times previously, and not yet been >challenged on it... Sorry, I only recently heard about this mailing list. I never got that mesage. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Cliches
by Daniel Ehrenberg 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

I've noticed that on the Internet it is fairly hard to look up cliches. I've only found two websites that have lists of cliches, but they only have one sentence about each cliche. I created the entry [[List of cliches]], but maybe there should be a different wikipedia for cliches. Am I just crazy? On a related note, how do you make a e with an accent mark? _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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a more "confident" username
by Daniel Ehrenberg 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

I switched my username from anonymous56789 to LittleDan. Now do I have a chance at becomming an admin? _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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