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[edit] Welcome

welcome McGyver! I hope you enjoy your stay at wikihotel and decide to stay forever! It's free!!! lol

Anyways, jokes aside, welcome and have a great time here, Im looking forward to reading your articles.

God bless you!

Sincerely yours, Antonio Energy Bunny Martin

Reflecks 18:42, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Hey McGwyver: I found you in the Recent changes page, this page had a question mark, meaning that obviously no one had welcomes you yet. Youre only the second person in two years I get to welcome aboard. I myself was welcomed by Mav.

My main subjects here are boxing and airlines. But everyonce in a while, I wander off, such as when I wrote about Menudo or Arrowhead Water or Grand Theft Auto: Vice City or anything else Im a fan of.

Thanks for your message, and God bless you!

Sincerely yours, Antonio Bolthead Martin

PS: checking your user page, I thought you'd be interested in List of teen idols, I originated the page, feel free to update it as needed.

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[edit] Image:Cogny Castries Navarre.jpg

As so ordered by DRV, Image:Cogny Castries Navarre.jpg is again nominated for deletion. Please see the debate at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2007 June 4#Image:Cogny Castries Navarre.jpg. Regards, howcheng {chat} 21:34, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deir Yassin massacre

Hi. Could you unprotect the above article for wikification purposes, per talk page. Thanks. Itsmejudith 21:44, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New username

Patricknoddy here under as new username, Wikipedia has lost my password and somebody erased my cookies on WP so I created this account. - Patricknoddynewaccount 20:16, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Now I'm User:Presidentman. - Presidentman 11:56, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1689 Dutch world map

Hi Mgm, I was wondering if you could look at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image:World Map 1689.JPG. I nominated this image for delisting because we have little information about it beyond its author and year created. However, I did find a source in Dutch that might give us some more information, which would be very useful regardless if picture's FP status is kept or not. Links and other info is on the delist nomination page. Thanks. howcheng {chat} 19:44, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Where the top is

• edit

It's at the other end. ☺ Uncle G 12:21, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gazzo Macee

I am currently working on the article Gazzo Macee (right now it's here) and when typed it in at Google came up with this page. I was wondering where you found he was born in 1960, because I can't find that anywhere. If you could please respond on my talk page that would be much appreciated. Thanks! Deflagro 21:30, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Ah, thanks anyway! Deflagro 20:57, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Account creation search

Hi MacGyverMagic, sorry for the really late delay to your question on my Meta talk page. I'm afraid I don't know why your account is turning up incorrect results, and indeed whether it's a problem confined to your account only. I know some very old accounts don't have the exact account creation date in the database, but the accounts that have those problems are really old, dating back to 2003 and earlier. I'm inclined not to really rely on the copy of the English Wikipedia database on the toolserver at the moment, since the data not only appears to be old, but also corrupted somewhat. We're getting a dedicated database toolserver for the English Wikipedia sometime this week or the next, so hopefully that will fix some problems... :-) Cheers, Tangotango (talk) 07:40, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect of Michael Curtis-Parsons

Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Michael Curtis-Parsons, by CultureDrone (talk · contribs), another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Michael Curtis-Parsons is a redirect to a non-existent page (CSD R1).

To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Michael Curtis-Parsons, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Please note, this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion, it did not nominate Michael Curtis-Parsons itself. Feel free to leave a message on the bot operator's talk page if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot. --Android Mouse Bot 2 08:20, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bad faith?

At User_talk:Petergans#Equilibrium user:loom91 has admitted introducing something which he knew was wrong. Can an administrator please give this person a warning and let me know when it has been done? Petergans 11:51, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Mgm_Hoover_the_talking_seal.ogg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Mgm_Hoover_the_talking_seal.ogg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 14:33, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help controlling vandals on Joseph McManners

Hello, I know you're a frequent editor of Joseph's page but I need a little help. Vandals keep on returning to wreck havoc. I can only revert their edits for so long and I have no power to ban. Please help? Reply to talk... Ryan|^(talk) 23:35, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Joseph McManners

Um... OK, then. Force of habit. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 14:55, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:May31-Jpkoester-cdvf.jpg)

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[edit] Adding me to the List of Magicians

I was wondering what exactly do I need to do in order to get included in the List of Magicians. Just curious.

www.smoothini.com

I ask because I saw Owen Lean aka Road Mage on the list, and I have the same, if not better, qualifications.

And I know there is a HUGE debate about people including themselves, but .... well, like I said. I'm curious as to what I need to accomplish in life in order to be included.

[edit] Mark Hucko AfD, take 2

Hello,

I nominated Mark Hucko for deletion again. Previous AfD was closed as "no consensus". In the meantime the sources for the article have not become any better and it is still unverifiable.

Your opinion will be appreciated at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Hucko (2nd nomination).

Thanks in advance. --Amir E. Aharoni 12:14, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK FYI

The current DYK has not been updated in nearly twelve hours! Chris 23:16, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your userpage

Hey Mgm, I am here to admit to stealing your userpage design. Out of all the ones I have seen, yours struck me as being the closest to what I want. I've never done much with my userpage and have spent the last few days tinkering around with the code. I hope its ok that I took your look, but fear not, I'll changing it further in the near future. I gave you credit currently and I can revert back if you don't want me using your design. Thanks, and remember "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!" -->Schmackity< 14:16, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cathleen Falsani

I noticed you on an entry on the History page there and as I'm neither an admin nor sufficiently Wikismart, I thought I'd approach you in the first instance. Hope that's ok. Anyway, I have no personal or other interest in this page but I notice two things there: One is that the main paragraph seems like a advertisement for a book. Second is the large number of red links which also seem to add to the vanity/advertisement feel of the page. Most of these contributions/changes seem to be made by someone(s) not registered/logged in. Most of my contributions have been either minor changes or to pages on subjects which I know about whereas this is just something I've objectively noticed. I don't know how to tag this - or what is the appropriate step - if any - that I should take re. editing it. Your advice/help/referral would be gratefully recieved. Thanks. Plutonium27 12:25, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Cameron-bright-jan04.jpg)

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[edit] Please re-register

[edit] A DYK Barnstar

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		With the most amounts of edits at Template talk:Did you know among the 2,229 unique editors to that page, you deserve this barnstar. Thank you! Jreferee (Talk) 04:45, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] paul kirk

Hello there! Re: this request from way back in the spring... I don't have page numbers either (though I can go get a copy of the Cyclopedia article if you still need it), but I checked a biographical index and got a few more citations. If you are looking for Paul Leland Kirk, 1902-1970, I got this listing of where biographies appear in reference works for him:

• Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 8: September, 1967-August, 1970. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1971. [BioIn 8]
• Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 11: September, 1976-August, 1979. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1980. [BioIn 11]
• Cops, Crooks, and Criminologists. An international biographical dictionary of law enforcement. By Alan Axelrod and Charles Phillips. New York: Facts on File, 1996. [CopCroC]
• The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 56. New York: James T. White & Co., 1975. Use the Index to locate biographies. [NatCAB 56]
• World of Forensic Science. Two volumes. Edited by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006. [WorForSci]

this is from the "Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale, 1980- 2007."

there's a couple other Paul L. Kirks as well, so let me know if that's not the same one. Hope this helps. -- phoebe/(talk) 01:01, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I was wondering if this request has been fulfilled, or do you still want me to look? I got the idea that Phoebe send you a copy? Key to the city 12:39, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok good news, I've found your request for Paul L. Kirk in the National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. But I'll need your e-mail address to send it to you in an attachement. You can send it to me with the wiki-e-mail system if you don't want to post your e-mail address on my talk page. Key to the city 09:02, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:May31-Jpkoester-cdvf.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:May31-Jpkoester-cdvf.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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[edit] Help Desk Question

[edit] Hide/show menus

Since I didn't get an answer when I posted this Aug 31, I'll repost the question below:

Someone the menus in my userpages have stopped to load in the default hidden manner I coded them for originally. I think this changed because someone changed the code for it. Can someone help me fix it or point me to the appropriate page for details? - Mgm|^(talk) 11:40, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi friend, I'm not 100% sure what your question means but there should be a roll back button on the original page where you had your coding? Can't you remember what the page was? Apologies if this doesn't help. Regards, Scarian^Talk 11:22, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

If you are talking about the default show on your userpage under the "Useful stuff" section for example "My subpages" that is displaying

chance this line

• <div class="NavContent" style="text-align:left">
• to
• <div class="NavContent" style="display:none; text-align:left"> ▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡^Talk 19:31, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ~*Doh!*~ Thanks

Thanks for catching my silly "fingers are faster than my brain" typo on WP:AFC! ^Ariel♥Gold 09:36, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Manga

You say in your revision that "Manga is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons". Can you explain the difference between comics and print cartoons? Also, I think the first line should specifically mention that is a special style of Japanese cartoons. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:44, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Mgm! Thanks for your question.

I'm using "comics" to refer to serial or sequential art, like Superman, Tintin, or Death Note. When we talk about these, we often say "comics and cartoons" but the word "cartoon" suggests animated cartoon, so I wanted to distinguish manga from anime. In your second sentence, you used the word "cartoon" in precisely the sense I meant. This is a glitch in English, really, since we have two wotds for comic strips and political cartoons, which would both be "manga" in Japanese. It may be simplest to remove the phrase "print cartoon."

Actually, in Japan, manga is not a special style of cartooning. It's the only style, because the word refers to ALL "comics and cartoons." It's only us in the West, used to OUR style of comics and cartooning, who think that manga is a "special" style used by the Japanese. In modern American comics marketing, "manga" is indeed a "special" category, but that refers to US marketing, which will come much later in the entry.

How does that sound?

I'm putting this here and on your user talk page, so I'm sure the answer gets to you.

Timothy Perper 13:56, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Responded

Please see my talk page. Miranda 00:59, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:MacGyverMagic/In Progress/AFC

Herbert L. Becker was created earlier in August. Some of the claims are a little outlandish and there are a few touches of overtly promotional language. ˉˉ^anetode╦╩ 02:44, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Grant Austin Taylor

Hi, thanks for the tip off unfortunately I don't think it is possible to ref tags out of the spelling check but I will try to remember in future. Thanks, Happy Editing! Djmckee1 - Talk-Sign 14:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request help with article Ancient Egypt

As you are listed as a member of Wikiproject:AncientEgypt, I'd like to recruit your help in reviewing the article Ancient Egypt. The article is listed as top priority in the Wikiproject and as a vital article by the Version 1.0 Editorial Team, but appears to have failed to meet Good Article criteria at its last nomination. The article is in need of some serious attention.

In the past week, I asked for (and got) the article to be semi-protected to protect against the constant barrage of vandalism. This protection lasts for two weeks. I also did a little clean-up, added a map and so on. I would like to see everyone in Wikiproject:AncientEgypt have the chance to add their input to Ancient Egypt, and get the article up to featured status as soon as possible. I believe the article is at least 80% of the way there, and some focused attention will bring it the rest of the way.

The most pressing concerns seem to be the culture/architecture section, and the achievements/unsolved problems sections. Also, the entire article, especially the achievements section, the sources, and external links need to be seriously checked for accuracy. These sections also require a little organization too.

Ancient Egypt ought to be the top priority of Wikiproject:AncientEgypt, and I look forward to working with everyone to get this article cleaned up and hopefully promoted to featured status. Thanks for your help, Jeff Dahl 03:22, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Life is Wild

• Someone claimed Calvin filmed Life is Wild in February without stating a year. Given enough time, that could turn into a problem. Do you know how long ago it was shot? (MacGyverMagic who was too lazy to sign in). Also, I chose to merge a few months ago in the AFD, but since the show has been acquired by a network and will be shown, I feel now is a perfect time to spin it out. I'm hoping Rochelle's stint as a presenter will earn her her own article too, though convincing people she earns it may be problematic. - 131.211.210.12 11:57, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
  • I've heard it will be broadcast in the U.S. next month. Carina22 09:43, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
    • The Premiere is on the 7th of October according to this. Carina22 09:46, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] confused about an edit

Hi. In clearing out CSD backlogs, I came across this edit which has confused me. Your edit summary says "speedy deletion using AWB", but you actually removed a CSD tag and an "advert" tag. Did you intend to remove these tags and, if so, what was your reasoning? Natalie 17:25, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Cool. Thanks. Natalie 17:30, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re: jack

Thanks.. I knew that New Earth was ~five billion but I remember the Doctor being very surpised in Gridlock that Novice Hame was still alive since a lot of time had passed between the episodes.. Novice Hame said something to the effect of Boe kept her alive through his telepathic powers. And I would have checked it, it's only been 2 hours since you responded -_- Thanks --froth^t 20:48, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re: color scheme

What do you mean? There is, it's #EEEEFF. Do you mean you want something darker? --froth^t 20:08, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Threatened removal of material from Simon Wessely Talk page

Hi Mgm, thank you for taking the time to look at this problem. A user called MastCell ^Talk, supported by and unknown user, 70.53.131.179, said this last night: "In the interest of bringing this talk page back a little closer to its intended purpose, I'm going to begin removing comments that misuse this talk page as described above." The full discussion around this (i.e reasons not to do this) is on the Talk:Simon Wessely under heading "Talk Page Use". It does look as if MastCell is an Admin.

The situation is a little more complicated because of this: [1]. MastCell is involved in this, and key comments he made are not correct. The other person's comments are actually defamatory of me, to the extent I have had to write to Jim Wales this morning about this. It is true I joined as a response to a Wikipedian's intention to publish something which I considered inflammatory and unsubstantiated, and try to explain why this was not a good idea, but I have been open and honest and civil as possible in my dealings with people, I have undertaken NOT to edit, and more importantly, I joined because Jim Wales and others said that people like me should, instead of taking part 'anonymously'. Let me know if you need any other information. Best wishes Angela Kennedy 15:20, 29 September 2007 (UTC) P.S. I'm sorry I'm unable to point you towards any edits- as I cannot see any (I'm still a bit Wiki techo-illiterate). But Guido probably can. Angela Kennedy 15:31, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Talk page edits were removed here: [2][3]. Regards, Guido den Broeder 16:05, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

The next update is more than an hour overdue. Can you help? --EncycloPetey 21:35, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Afc helper script

Hello. I've implemented your suggestion for the AFC helper script. There is now a manual accept link which fills in the templates for you, but does nothing else. Bypass your browsers cache and you should see the new version. Cheers! henrik•talk 09:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] accidently edited a page

Hey MacGyverMagic,

I'm sorry to bother you but i accidently edited the submit new article page with the stuff i wanted to add.

I hope you wont concider it as vandalism! Sorry sorry! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.113.242.14 (talk) 13:40, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Abgelehnter Artikel "Trisa" vom 21. September 2007

Geschätzter MacGyverMagic

ich nehme Bezug auf den Artikel zum Thema "Trisa", den wir am 21.September in Wikipedia(englisch) registriert haben. Leider mussten wir feststellen, dass der Artikel mangels zuverlässiger Quelle keine Aufnahme gefunden hat. Mit diesem Schreiben bestätige ich, dass der Artikel von der Trisa AG verfasst wurde. Der Artikel ist zur Veröffentlichung durch uns freigegeben. Wir sind mit der GNU-FDL einverstanden. Daher ersuche ich Sie, den Artikel freizuschalten. Mit freundlichen Grüssen

Trisa Team —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.243.86.18 (talk) 14:00, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for referring that dry cleaner wondering about the deletion of his spam page to WP:CORP and WP:ORG, as well as the other wikis. I knew there was something else I should have referred him to, and I think your advice was better than mine (so that's the form I'll use next time I get asked that question! LOL). Much obliged. Accounting4Taste 22:22, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] uk theatre database

added a quick reply to your question here. Amo 23:21, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: (User talk:ais523) Sean Caldwell

I agree with you that if the subject is nonnotable the article should be deleted, and whether the subject wants it deleted or not is a moot point in such cases. I really don't know much about the subject, and therefore was careful in my answer to cover all the possibilities. It may be worth listing the article for deletion through normal processes if there are normal reasons to have it deleted, and I said as much in the Help Desk response. If you know more about the subject in question, then, as usual, you could give a more specific answer than I had. (My suggestion to contact OTRS was partly because that seems like one of the safer ways for the article's subject to avoid negative media attention due to editing/deleting the articles; after all, that's what the project pages suggest to do. Contacting the Help Desk is, of course, also appropriate.) --ais523 11:35, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Joseph McManners

The forum is Joseph's official news forum. The McManners no longer update www.josephmcmanners.com so new information is passed onto the forums to be posted. The only source to prove this is Joseph's MySpace http://www.myspace.com/josephmcmanners where the site is stated as his official site. The forum requires registration to protect the members, many of whom are children. However, on registration members have access to all the news and archives. RyanLupin (^talk/_contribs) 20:41, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

Hi :D about the article - i didn't actually write it. i was looking for info on the artist and came to wiki (cuz if i can't find it here then i'm lost) and thought it was unfairly tagged, and when i checked the history i noticed that it was tagged way back when it was a bad article and that someone else edited it. I know that other people removed tags from articles i had fixed up so i thought i'd show the same courtesy to the person that did that article too (but wasn't sure if i could, hence going to the helpdesk). I really don't know enough about him or where to get info on him to improve the article at all. Thanks though Princesskirsty 21:50, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stede Bonnet FAC

Hi, I have replied to your question here. I'm not exactly sure what you are referring to, so please clarify. I don't see any sources that use his New Style DOD, but the discrepancy between Old Style and New Style is just 11 days. So, his DOD in New Style dates would be December 21. Thanks, Nishkid64 (talk) 22:14, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey MGM. I've replied to all your comments at the FAC page. Thanks, Nishkid64 (talk) 19:20, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I have contacted Neil (talk · contribs) and Therequiembellishere‎ (talk · contribs) for assistance. Nishkid64 (talk) 21:18, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I've been pointed to the specific book that the whole article was based on. I don't have access to the book at any local libraries, but I did get a hold of the book from my hometown library. I'll get someone from my family to verify that statement. Nishkid64 (talk) 01:50, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

One of the guys at Brethren Court had the book and he told me Stede's flag is mentioned on page 10. I have appropriately sourced that now. I will also have the book myself in a week or so, so I can double-check that. Nishkid64 (talk) 02:30, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ballard Carnegie Library GA review

Thanks for taking it on! I replied on the article talk page, thanks for the great feedback. • Lawrence Cohen 15:49, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

• I've done some copyediting. See here. Please let me know if I inadvertedly changed the meaning of those sentences. - Mgm|^(talk) 17:18, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Nope, the meaning if anything reads even more clearly to me now than my own previous wording. Does it seem totally clear to you? My original wording honestly sucked, there. • Lawrence Cohen 17:20, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

I expanded out the lead a bit, to try to be a more accurate summary of the remainder of the article. How does it look? • Lawrence Cohen 15:23, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

I just saw you passed it--excellent! :) • Lawrence Cohen 13:33, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mumia

I suggest you nominate the article yourself, if you think it's worthy. DrKiernan 08:29, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Death of Edgar Allan Poe

I knew that one was going to be something everyone would want to review. I'm not sure i'm going to be able to review it before tommorrow (busy, busy real life), if you want to review it yourself be my guest. Just delete me. :) Yamanbaiia 11:49, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Article on hold, see talk page. Yamanbaiia 23:28, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My Image

Thanks for your reply. I have added the data to the image now. Please let me know if there is a problem. DoyleyTalk 19:28, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Virus FAC

Hi there, I think the IP editor is confusing this article with another. I've replied on the FAC page. All the best Tim Vickers 19:53, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] FYI

I fixed your link in your userpage header. It linked to Special:Contributions/User:MGM but to work it must be Special:Contributions/MGM --ffroth 02:59, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Edward Low

Hi MGM, thanks for the fixes you made to the Edward Low article and for your suggestions at the FAC. I have made all bar two of the changes you suggested and responded to the other two, if you would like to take a look. Thanks! Best, Neil ☎ 10:06, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Might be better now? Neil ☎ 10:50, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chupacabra

Why did you fully protect this for "heavy IP vandalism?" Mr.Z-man 20:17, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Green

Okay -- in that case, please accept my apologies. It's so hard to tell over the Internet! I thought you felt that the topic wasn't worthy of an article and so you were making small jabs to that effect. Please forgive my misunderstanding. Dylan 13:20, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

History of Dartmouth College is definitely on the docket, but to be honest, I'm not all that juiced to write it. I was thinking of bringing Baker Memorial Library up to GA/FA status next, and then maybe moving onto to Dartmouth's three graduate schools (DMS, Thayer, and Tuck). Dylan 16:20, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK confusion (bis)

Hello. You gave me this DYK[4] for Schwartzbard trial but it isn't mine ;-) It belongs to author and nominator User:Bandurist – I had only provided an alt hook. I suppose the attribution info got mixed up when the various hooks were moved from Suggestions to the Next Update and reduced to a single hook, or something. At any rate, there must be something in the Kool-Aid today, because that's the second erroneous DYK I received in a few hours ;-)

I could move the DYK section from my talk page to Bandurist's talk, but I guess it's preferable that I let you award it to him "officially". And now I'll definitely copy-paste the original author/nominator when I have a lil alt hook fun ;-)

Cheers. — Komusou ^talk @ 15:18, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:User:Kane 5187 and The Soviettes

Instead of removing the images this user included in the article, it might've been better to explain to him he needed to include a fair use rationale. The images or of sufficiently low quality that using them is allowed per fair use if a proper rationale is provided. - Mgm|^(talk) 16:20, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Use in a gallery is not considered fair use so I got rid of them. I didn't really check for fair use rational, and it is really a secondary thing. Thanks for your concern. --Zytsef 17:45, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:TonyTheTiger/Reviews

I have added some text to clarify my involvement.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:46, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

What is an FAC subpage? You can copy the page and reformat it to your taste.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:52, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

I have never heard of a log of subpage contributions. Mostly, people note FAs where they had prominent roles, but you would be free to make such a list if you choose.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 20:16, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Man Enters the Cosmos

I will try to address your comments between now and 4PM central tomorrow. My mom is visiting, but I just dropped her off at a conference from which I have to pick her up late tomorrow afternoon. Then I resume host duties until Tuesday. While hosting I won't be online much. Once this officially goes on hold please give me the full 7 days to take my best shot at responding to your critique.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:51, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Notice I have moved your comments to Talk:Man Enters the Cosmos. I am making progress.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:52, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

It has taken me 4 attempts twice.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 20:47, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

I am sorry about the images. I thought someone else moved them. I will get back to you on Tuesday. My time is limited this weekend with my mother visiting.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 00:03, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

<<I was ready to review the article again, when I noticed the images were moved back after a previous reorganization. Since I said, moving them was a good idea, I wondered why you put them back in the old location while mentioning the article was "under review" in the edit summary. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:18, 28 October 2007 (UTC)>>

I have had a chance to look at the diffs. The pictures were removed by a 3rd party. I reverted them to return to the format you had been commenting on. You had never said anything about removing images and I would probably disagree as each image has a purpose. I will get a chance to spend more time with this article later in the week and attend to most of the remaining issues you habve raised. (see my progress on the article talk page).--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 15:11, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

WP:OWN, clearly Tony, you have never even perused it, get over yourself.IvoShandor 16:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

The article is ready for your review.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 02:30, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

P.S. I am experimenting with the {{double image}}. If you don't like it let me know and I will move the view from Shedd to the gallery.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 02:32, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

You are talking about

“

This type of sundial is known as an equatorial sundial because the plane of the dial face is parallel to the Earth's equatorial plane. Two primary examples of modified equatorial sundials are bowstring equatorial and armillary dials. Both of these modified equatorial sundials can be read year-round on the same surface, regardless of whether the Sun is above or below the equatorial plane whereas a standard equatorial sundial changes sides with each equinox and is virtually unreadable near the equinoxes when the Sun is located on the equatorial plane.

”

This section would not really be necessary if there was an equatorial sundial article. Since there is not, I give the basics briefly here. However, 1. it explains why the sculpture is tilted (reason:so that the dial face is parallel to the equatorial plane); 2. It explains that this is an example of one of the two primary modified versions of the basic equatorial sundial; 3. It explains the advantages of such a modification.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 22:19, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

P.S. I also think I have explained how this fits in with his other work in three ways: 1. He likes outdoor work, 2. He has lots of outdoor pieces in Chicago, 3. It compares to his other psot 1954 work.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 22:22, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re. Mass rename

Sorry mate, I can't run it right now - I'm just checking my talk briefly and don't have time to run it. MelsaranAWB (talk · contribs) could help out, as could anyone tagged with {{AWB bot}} on their userpage. Sorry, thanks for the DYK listing of Pick You Up, and cheers. Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 01:11, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey again - how did the request for the mass rename go? Anyways, I've sent an email, you'll need to reply so I can get your email address, so I can send the xmls, as I can't attach files in the WP email system. Poo. And please don't call it a Giggabot clone - it gets creepy when people do that :) Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 07:06, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Replied to email. Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 09:15, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Voting style

No it does not. I will expand on the NPOV issue tomorrow. Learnedo 11:00, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Distict

That is exactly why spelling bots are not seen on the project; these edits are made by myself under 100% supervision using AWB. — E ^talk_BAG 04:25, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of historic houses in Massachusetts

Your bot has messed up the talk page on List of historic houses in Massachusetts so that it is just a bunch of javascript. clariosophic 12:51, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. The page is OK now. Sorry to have bothered you. clariosophic 18:46, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup Taskforce

Please feel free to assign yourself tasks from the list of unassigned tasks at Wikipedia:Cleanup Taskforce. Arranging assignments is too much work for me to do by myself. We have a large backlog of unassigned tasks and there is probably something in there that will interest you. RJFJR 22:05, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pageant FAC

• I went ahead and made two changes to the article, based on your suggestions at the FAC. Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 22:43, 1 November 2007 (UTC).

[edit] DYK

DYK is overdue. Next update was empty. I filled it. Thanks for putting it to the main page. I'm contacting you because it looks like you have edited recently and maybe online. Mrs.EasterBunny 18:09, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Review of York Museum Gardens

This is a reminder that you have labelled York Museum Gardens at WP:GAN with the {{GAReview}} template 10 days ago. Reviews should ideally be completed with 5-7 days, so if you could complete your review in the next 24 hours, or remove the template from the page so someone else can review the article, that would be great! Thanks! Dr. Cash 21:09, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Literature proposal

Thought you might be interested in the Literature project proposal, since you have edited related articles before. Wrad 17:39, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chicago Landmarks

FYI, Chicago Landmarks is a specific term defined on the WP:FL at the link. That is why the term is linked in the article.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 20:04, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disambiguation

I apologize, but I don't know to what you are referring. The only edits I have made recently to the help desk have been in general clean-up, I haven't asked anything specific on any of the help desks for quite a while. Bobo. 10:57, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Now that I think about it, I guess I should ask him why he has a copy of my sandbox on his page. Thank you for the heads-up. Bobo. 11:36, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Violetriga's dab

"You posted about it, but what page were you referring to?"

You posted this on my talk page, but I have no idea what it's talking about. Can you help me with a little context? Cheers, PaddyM 17:29, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh ... I was DAB-ing [[bladder]] and it appeared in one of the DYK's that she was storing. So, I wanted to make sure that she didn't think I was vandalizing something in her user-space. Hope that helps. Cheers, PaddyM 20:42, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Yea, I think it was pretty clear, but I like to give people a little heads-up when I am DAB-ing things that they probably don't access very often. PaddyM 20:49, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My (Remember the dot)'s RfA

I never thanked you for participating in my RfA a couple of weeks ago. Thank you for your support, though unfortunately the request was closed as "no consensus". I plan to run again at a later time, and I hope you will support me again then.

Thanks again! —Remember the dot ^(talk) 06:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE:User talk deletion

I believe that keeping the user talk pages of banned users is unnecessary because if the user doesn't come back, there is no need for it and that talk page just takes up space. Thank you for the help. Marlith ^T/C 01:33, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Carl Ortega

Hiya. Re the article, the lack of Google hits was only part of the reason I requested a prod. The main reason (and what caused me to check Google in the first place) was that the article itself did not give any indication that the person had taken part in any competitions, tournaments etc., let alone having won anything. Imho that means the article fails the criteria for notability - hence the reason for the prod. However, I'm also the first to admit I'm still new to this, so if my reasoning is wonky, my apologies ! :-) CultureDrone 19:02, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chicxulub FAC

Can you point me to an article with such a spoken pronounciation so I have an example to use? David Fuchs ^(talk) 17:00, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tweak cite web

How will the proposed change affect existing pages? If it means that a mass change of all the article the template is used on, I would certainly oppose it, but I'm not fully up to speed on why you suggested it in the first place. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:24, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Dates formatted as 2007-11-17 would be automatically wikilinked as 2007-11-17 if they are not linked already. Dates in other formats (which I believe are discouraged under the template's usage guidelines), such as November 17, 2007, are not affected. —Remember the dot ^(talk) 18:27, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wind shear article

Have rewritten the article to be more easily understood. Removed the duplicate links from the see also section as well. Also added links to paragraphs where links were missing. See what you think, and if I missed anything in the editing. Sorry for the delay...was out of town for the holiday and didn't check wikipedia. Thegreatdr (talk) 15:48, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

The hold for this article expired several days ago. Might I suggest passing, failing or extending the hold of the article? Cheers, CP 02:33, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re: Newbie article creation

Yes, I've seen the discussion about anon creation and I gather that there is no consensus so it won't happen. Having spent a little time on New page patrol, I would not want to see a flood of more bad articles until we see better quality in new articles. I think that about two-thirds of new articles don't have references - and without references they usually don't demonstrate notability. If we continually pound the idea that articles MUST have references maybe we'll get better articles. The proposed (i.e. in progress) wizard might also help but I still want people to read a complete set of directions so that they understand what is supposed to be in an article. Sbowers3 (talk) 01:02, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK backlogged again

Hi, Template talk:Did you know backlogged six hours (a full cycle), your attention would be appreciated. Benjiboi 22:34, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Adminship

Wishing MacGyverMagic a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:12, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

No problem. Its my job and I enjoy reminding people about their b-days, first edits, and adminships. Would you like to sign my autograph book? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:22, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Alright. I'll keep that in mind. Have a great weekend. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:36, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Wishing MacGyverMagic a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! —Coastergeekperson04's talk@12/01/2007 04:03

[edit] DYK backlog

Are you free to take a look? Thanks. Tiamut 13:15, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

That's okay. I'll try someone else. Good luck with your article! Tiamut 14:00, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] York Museum Gardens#GA review - reply

Hello. I wasn't aware that you (or anybody else) were reviewing it and you didn't leave a note to say so on the talk? - Yorkshirian 07:43, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Ahh, I think I know how the mix-up happened now. I saw a link to the article on the Yorkshire Project page saying that it needed a review, so I just reviewed it from there without seeing it on the WP:GA page itself. Sorry for any mix-up. - Yorkshirian (talk) 06:57, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] York Museum Gardens

You recently opened a GAR on York Museum Gardens.

Quite a lot of work has been done on the article as a result of your nomination, so I wonder if you could find the time to revisit it, and see whether your opinion of it has changed?

Thanks. --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 00:33, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Possible Copyvio

Hi, MacGyver. Thanks for reminding me about the possiblity of another site copying Wikipedia, in the case of E Troop, 238th Cavalry (United States). I checked the site I think the article is in violation of and the last update to the page was in 2005, 2 years before the Wikipedia article was created. Is this a sure-fire indicator of copyvio, or is there another way to check?-Heno (talk) 12:49, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

I took your advice and used the wayback machine to check the website. The page definitely has definitely existed as early as 2004. I'd like to rewrite the article, but I had already tagged the article as a copyright violation and added it to the list on Wikipedia:Copyright problems before you had talked to me. Should I wait until the copyvio investigation process has ended to rewrite the article, or try to get the tag removed?--Heno (talk) 12:22, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I'm rewriting the article. Thanks for all the help. Appreciate it.--Heno (talk) 14:38, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arts & Crafts architecture

You indicated that you did not know what Arts & Crafts architecture was concerning the Old West End article. Please refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smithr1981 (talk • contribs) 18:16, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Userpage

Since you know the layout code for my userpage even more than I do, would you mind taking the time to add spacing and comments to help me get to know it better? I know you have some comments, but I would like to have comments showing what everything does, as well as spacing to separate the different parts. Just make it look nice and easy to understand.

If you do take the time to do this, you will have my gratitude. Thank you!

FLaRN(talk) 01:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Card shark

I have nominated Card shark, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Card shark (2nd nomination). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Thinboy00 @151, i.e. 02:38, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Excellent User Page Award

		The Excellent Userpage Award
		Good userpage! Hpfan9374 (talk) 05:00, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas/Seasons Greetings

Wishing you the very best for the season - Guettarda 03:52, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Wishing you the very best for the season - but with this full bag! -- Cat chi? 18:05, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Toccata (song)

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Toccata (song), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add {{db-author}} to the top of Toccata (song).

I don't think you were substantially involved in the article's genesis, but I thought it courteous to let you know anyway.-Thatotherguy21 (talk) 21:06, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

I think you misinterpreted my reason for deletion proposal. I recognize the Wikipedia policy of No Original Research, which means that the article is unlikely to be ever expanded beyond stub class. Add to that the fact that the entire text of the article is also stated in Brain Salad Surgery, and I believe my deletion proposal holds merit.

I will go through piece by piece to demonstrate. Take this passage from Toccata (song):

Toccata is the second track from Emerson, Lake, & Palmer's 1973 album Brain Salad Surgery. It is a an arrangement of Alberto 
Ginastera's 1st Piano Concerto, 4th Movement.

Brain Salad Surgery:

Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1973

2.  "Toccata" Adaptation of Ginastera's 1st piano Concerto, 4th movement

Toccata (song):

The song features heavy use of synthesizers. Both Keith Emerson's Keyboard synthesizers and Carl Palmer's newly developed drum 
synthesizers were used prominently.

Brain Salad Surgery:

On the instrumental "Toccata", based on Alberto Ginastera's 1st piano Concerto, special synthesized effects were produced not 
only by Keith Emerson but by Carl Palmer using newly-developed drum synthesizers.

Toccata (song):

Alberto Ginastera himself liked the band's rendition very much. A quote from him appears in the liner notes of Brain Salad 
Surgery saying "Keith Emerson has beautifully caught the mood of my piece".

Brain Salad Surgery:

Ginastera's agent apparently did not care for ELP's rendition and wasn't going to clear the publishing rights; however, 
Ginastera himself liked it a lot and arranged for clearance.

As you can see, there is not, as you stated, clearly more information than in the other article. Thus, why I proposed it for deletion. Sorry for any confusion and happy new year.-Thatotherguy21 (talk) 17:49, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

In regards to your query, it doesn't seem like there's an article on the classical version either. I don't know how much information there is about it that is readily accessible, but I could throw something together and see how it is.-Thatotherguy21 (talk) 23:18, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Nicolas Caeyers-press photo.jpg

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[edit] (Belated) Happy New Year! spam

Here's hoping the new year brings you nothing but the best ;) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 18:14, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Image:Mgm Thor Salden.jpg

I have tagged this image you uploaded to be deleted as I believe it violates WP:NFCC criteria #1. As the subject is still living there is likely a free equivalent - or a free equivalent could be produced. Regards, Guest9999 (talk) 20:26, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Mgm-in dreams-cover.jpg

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[edit] WP:AFC Backlog Drive

WikiProject Articles for creation needs your help!

WikiProject Articles for creation has done a tremendous job in working at WP:AFC over the past 7½ months. Thank you all for your hard work and dedication! Together, we've made the submission process easier and more streamlined, developed tools to make the process go faster for reviewers, and cut the backlog down to a mere fraction of what it once was. Well done! As you all are aware, however, our work is not quite yet done. The project still has 10 archive pages left to complete, which include over half a month's worth of submissions, many of which have not been completely reviewed. We need your help to finish looking over these neglected submissions so that we can finally remove the backlog notice from the page, and put an end to the more than two year old backlog that has been a thorn in our side for ages! Participants will receive an AFC Barnstar, so hurry up and help out while there's still work to be done! Make sure to sign in on the WikiProject's talk page so we know who is involved in what promises to be our final effort to complete this goal. Thank you for all your help! - Happy editing as always, Hersfold (t/a/c) 16:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Replaceable fair use Image:Nicolas Caeyers-press photo.jpg

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[edit] Alison Wheeler at AfD

Another editor has listed an article that you have been involved in editing, Alison Wheeler, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alison Wheeler (2nd nomination). Please look there to see why this is, if you are interested in whether it should be deleted. Thank you. --Eastmain (talk) 01:00, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Article Rescue Contest revival

There is a discussion ongoing at Wikipedia talk:Article Rescue Squadron about reviving the Wikipedia:Article rescue contest. I noticed you were listed as one of the judges, I would appreciate it very much if you would lend your experience to the discussion. -- RoninBK _{T C} 15:06, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Can you help???

this is a wiki that I made. Can you please help me with this project?? thanks.Sternhe (talk) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sternhe (talk • contribs) 15:52, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Magic secrets - discussion underway

Hi! As a member of the Wiki magic project, I thought you might be interested in contributing to a discussion about magical secrets on Wikipedia. There has already been agreement as to the removing of unsourced magic secrets, as detailed here. However, I think consensus needs to be reached as to what should be done after the secrets are removed. Should the secret be placed on the talk page? Or is just a comment as to why the secret was removed sufficient? The discussion is taking place at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Magic#Removing the method - what next?, and if you are able to take part, that would be great.

Thank you! StephenBuxton (talk) 11:52, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] WikiProject Law Enforcement Barnstar Proposal Poll

--Mifter (talk) 20:40, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Outl4w

Hello,

I recently wiki'd Outl4w and was brought to your page. I think you should do a page for Outl4w - also i'd be willing to help, one of my good friends is the drummer (hence my search)! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.104.113.116 (talk) 17:36, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Birthday

Just a happy Birthday message to you, MacGyverMagic, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

Meldshal42_{Hit me}^{What I've Done} 19:29, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey, MacGyverMagic. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!-- ~~~~

Idontknow610^TM 20:23, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Happy birthday fellow Wikipedian!

The Wikipedia Birthday Committee wishes you a very happy birthday! Enjoy your special day.

Best wishes from Canada!  ;-) --RobNS 02:34, 17 May 2008 (UTC)