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[edit] commons:User:Vox Rationis

I assert to be the same user as commons:User:Vox Rationis. --Vox Rationis 21:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding renovation of user page

[edit] Renovation

Hello there, I am happy to help you with a renovation of your Userpage. I have a list of interesting Userpages here, look through the list and decide which one you like. Happy editing. AxG (talk) (guest book) 12:36, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Response to your "Please fix my page" request

Try User:SMcCandlish/TempVoxRationalis (and yeah, that was a typo; sorry about that). If you like that, you can just cut the code out of it and replace your user page. The fixes: Merged the right sidebars (put Babel stuff at top, because this is recommended), and introduced some space between your gadgets. The results (for me, anyway) are that the gadgets now no longer overlap each other as they sometimes were before. Hope this is helpful and responsive to what you might have thought the problems with the page were. When you are done with my temp page, please blank it so that I will know I can delete it. — SMcCandlish [talk] [contrib] ツ 19:36, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Did it help? — SMcCandlish [talk] [contrib] ツ 01:13, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Renovation

I've renovated your user and talk pages. Do you like it (please reply on my talk page)? Happy editing, S.D. ¿п? § 14:18, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

I love it! Thanks a lot! I saw several userpages that looked really nice, and I started to get unsatisfied with mine, as it was a bit disorganized, but it looks great now! Thanks again, and thanks for contributing to Wikipedia!--Vox Rationis 02:55, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
You're welcome. Cheers, S.D. ¿п? § 14:01, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding Vandalism

[edit] Userpage vandalism

No problem - glad to be of service :-) Will 23:09, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] School vandals

You can report them at Wikipedia:Abuse reports. NawlinWiki 21:48, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding page deletion

[edit] Wikipedia Community

You may want to look at the current version of the article and consider revising your opinion since the current version has multiple reliable sources including a note about a notable award the community has recieved. JoshuaZ 02:14, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, you're right. I did a little de-stub work one time on a wiki-fix up project a while ago, but I think here I got a little de-stub happy. But anyways, I think it was all the references that threw me. Sorry about that. Also I guess I like the article, as long as it stays neutral and referenced. And I was also thinking that the last thing we want is it sprawling with anecdotes and mentions of specific users per WP:SELF. Danski14 04:41, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

No, can't say I'm involved with the LRC, thats with the architecture school. I actually don't know much about it, other then it's one of the top research centers in that field. Danski14 04:44, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, I just looked on their webpage, I guess it actually extends quite beyond architecture. Cool! Danski14 04:46, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for AFDing the article. I, QuackGuru, have expanded the article beyond anything you ever thought possible. The AFD is the best thing that ever happened to it. Free advertising! :) - Mr.Gurü (talk/contribs) 03:26, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding redirects

[edit] Lycée redirects

Please do not change links that go to Lycée to go directly to Secondary education in France#Lycée. Maintaining links to the redirect page at 'Lycée' are useful for future expansion; if, at some point, 'Lycée' is made into an article, other articles will already link there. The same applies to all redirects that go to specific sections within articles (as you have refined the Lycée redirect); these are known as 'Redirects with possibilities', and most of them are tagged with the template {{R with possibilities}}. Bastin 21:17, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

There's nothing wrong with the Lycée page as you have refined it (i.e. making it go directly to that section). In fact, this is a vast improvement on before. However, as you have made that change, there is no need to then edit the individual articles that go to the page 'Lycée', as they already automatically redirect as required. If possible, could you please revert your edits to articles that previously linked to 'Lycée'? Cheers. Bastin 21:34, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
Great, but please DO continue to edit the redirects themselves to make them more specific. IMO, the general inadequacy of redirects (and their categorisation; see Wikipedia:Template messages/Redirect pages) is one of the major flaws in Wikipedia, and lets down both the browsing non-Wikipedian and the expert editor alike. Bastin 21:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding controversies

[edit] Chappaquiddick

Why on earth would you intentionally remove accepted facts about Ted Kennedy waiting 10 hours to report this accident to the police? This is supposed to be a non-biased encyclopedia. I see that you are a pre-democrat, or whatever. I hope your political leanings haven't gotten in the way of the quest for truth and fairness. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.121.153.237 (talk) 18:28, 3 March 2007 (UTC).

Fine. Sometimes when we cut and paste(lazily) instead of typing, we make mistakes of repeating lines. So I apologize for that. But, since there was no original explanation for you deleting my post, including the very important 10 hour lapse entry, I could only assume that your profile about being a democrat had to do something with your editing choice. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.121.153.237 (talk) 18:41, 3 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Thanks!

RE: Thank you for retracting your comments; I believe we have come to an agreement. --Haizum μολὼν λαβέ 04:06, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding new users

[edit] Welcome message

Hi there, I was wondering if you welcome messages were placed by a bot, or if they were manual? Just wonder because you welcomed a user who's first (and only) contributions have all been vandalism! [1] -- Chuq 06:18, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dani preteen11

Thanks Vox for the information! talk to you Later! Dani preteen11 05:45, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I can't make a user page. Dani preteen11 23:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
I have made some changes to my page Can you edit them? Dani preteen11 00:45, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

How can I find a certain person on Wikipedia? Dani preteen11 04:03, 3 March 2007 (UTC)Danipreteen11

[edit] Al Michaels

Can you make me a user page for me?--Al Michaels 21:30, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Admin coaching

You signed up for a coach. I'm available. I do have just a few conditions though, and they are that you...

  1. don't go for your RfA or accept an RfA nomination until I think you are ready.
  2. take the advice provided by me and your fellow students to heart (this will be a group effort)
  3. display the template {{VC assignments}} somewhere on one of your user pages where you can access it easily (at or near the top of your talk page is a pretty good place).

If you agree, I'll set up a section for you on the Virtual classroom, and we can get started.

I look forward to your reply. The Transhumanist   04:52, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to the Virtual classroom

Glad to have you aboard. A coaching section has been set up for you at User:The Transhumanist/Virtual classroom#Vox Rationis. Your initial assignments are ready and waiting for you there. Have fun. The Transhumanist   16:25, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] monobook and message

Thanx for the update regarding the prank boxes. It's fine, they weren't really a big deal to me. I just was looking around and saw your monobook. Is it good? The code seems long so I though it would be good, but I can't seem to get it to work? Could you give me advice? You probably know where my monobook is. Thanks in advance.--Randalllin 03:47, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hey, check this out...

[edit] Preparing the next VC lesson

A draft of the next VC lesson is available at User:The Transhumanist/Virtual classroom/Yuser, on external links and link spam.

Please take a look at it and copyedit as needed. It goes live in a couple days.

Thank you! The Transhumanist    09:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Friendly Comment

I just wanted to say great job on your contributions. I read your talk page and for your age, Wikipedia needs more people like you. Keep up the good work, man. Signed by Tommy Image:Misc-tpvgames.gif (Talk/Contribs) 11:11, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Praha kostel SvVaclava.jpg

Thank you for your particular remarks to my first Featured picture candidate Praha kostel SvVaclava.jpg. I hope it could help me with my next snaps --Packa.paw 06:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Super-fans of Supercentenarians

Greetings,

It seems that a few geek fans of supercentenarians have gotten out of hand, creating articles when there is no information at all about someone (i.e. Walter Richardson. I'm all for telling a story about some 113-year-old, but when the story isn't there (maybe the family wanted privacy?), I don't think we should go out and make an 'everstub' with no chance of growing.→ R Young {yakłtalk} 03:30, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] J0806

Hey there, not really an astro-physicist, but I cleaned up this page when it was newly added. The image that you have uploaded as being public domain because it is from NASA may well not be. It was an Astronomy Picture of the Day- check the NASA tag, they could well be copyrighted. Are you certain that this one wasn't? J Milburn 12:15, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Aha, I see you are right. For instance, this one says "Credit & Copyright: Miloslav Druckmuller (Brno University of Technology)", where as the one we are talking about says "Credit: Tod Strohmayer (GSFC), CXC, NASA - Illustration: Dana Berry (CXC)" and so is not copyrighted. Happy editing! J Milburn 20:24, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] University of Saskatchewan

Noticed you were a member of Wikiproject Canada - Education.... Celebrate the Centennial University of Saskatchewan Anniversary in the year 2007. Would you please go to Article Collaboration and Improvement Drive and vote for this University of Saskatchewan article!!! Tell any and all other editors / U of S students you know who wiki to vote also please!!! Please help Celebrate the Anniversary of the U of S University of Saskatchewan Academics Talk Please help to bring the article to feature status !!!SriMesh | talk 02:48, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Furry

Looking for something to do? WikiProject Furry is improving articles on furry and anthropomorphic topics, and we'd like to have you on board.

Our current goal is to raise Anthrocon, furry convention and furry fandom to good article status and beyond - but if that doesn't take your fancy, there are plenty of other articles to work on. Give it a go and let us know how you're doing!

You received this one-time invitation because you are a Furry Wikipedian. GreenReaper 23:25, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disambiguating Panther

You raise a good question, and I've dissembled on my talk page to keep the chain together. --AndrewHowse 02:26, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Valerie Says Hello

Hey! Have you played with Wikiversity at all? It's pretty sweet. Anyways, see ya in January. (Go ahead and delete this, I know it's just too silly) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ValerietheBlonde (talk • contribs) 21:21, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image

I would guess it was taken before 1920, she looks younger than 40. If you want to change it to PD-US, I don't have a problem. I have had no luck with images here, at one point editors started to delete every image I loaded. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 04:35, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ooops, sorry about that!

Thanks for letting me know...I thought my talk page was like an e-mail box and that messages could be deleted after they've been read. I'm new to Wikipedia, so I appreciate your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Profroush (talk • contribs) 05:22, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Flying Matters

Thanks for your offer of help and your suggestion. I have reworked the Timeline into a History narative and I agree it works much better. Let me know what you think. PeterIto (talk) 07:09, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Happy 2008.Andycjp (talk) 04:02, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wow

I really like the way you've set up your user pages. Do you mind if I plagarize some of your icons and layout? CarverM (talk) 17:42, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Blackberry

Yeah, well there's a reason why they're called "crackberries". Besides, when you're typing away furiously on a Blackberry in a dull meeting, people figure you must be sending an important email -- not editing on Wikipedia! JGHowes talk - 22:15, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Archives

Where did you archive the closed polls to?Equazcion •✗/C • 15:51, 8 Jan 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind, found em. Equazcion •✗/C • 15:53, 8 Jan 2008 (UTC)
(you hit me with an edit conflict) I thought I posted a link on the main page...lemme check...yes, I did. it can be found at Wikipedia:Non-administrator rollback/Archived proposals.Also, I was wondering if the bot discussion should be archived. Of all the parts of the proposal, this seems to have reached a good consensus for inclusion. Would you agree? if so, I know its a relatively new discussion, but if consensus has been reached, we can archive it, and include it.--Vox Rationis (Talk | contribs) 15:55, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Although I think the bot discussion does show consensus, at two days old it's still a bit young to archive. I would let it go for a couple more days. Equazcion •✗/C • 15:58, 8 Jan 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Return from wikibreak

Hello again, after taking an extended wikibreak, I have gradually eased back into this, and I feel that currently I am ready to return to my journey for adminship. In other words, I would like to return to the "virtual classroom." Would this be alright with you?--Vox Rationis (Talk | contribs) 02:13, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

No problemo. The Transhumanist 02:14, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Historical literature and hierachy

Hi. Thanks for renaming the category Historical literature. You also placed Category:Historical fiction as a subcategory to it. Now I'm a bit confused as to what belongs where. Literature is obviously both fictional and non-fictional. Similarly fiction should include plays, films, etc, which are at the same level as literature. One solution is to place literature and fiction together in Category:History. Another, slightly anal,is to create a lot of "Historical non-fiction...(book stuf)" categories. Any thoughts? —Leo Laursen ( T | C ) 10:22, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

OK, I'll look into it soon. Thanks.—Leo Laursen ( T | C ) 21:47, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Crips speedy rename

Thank you, I understand the purpose of the speedy process. The proposed rename is not uncontroversial because the category itself is not uncontroversial. Otto4711 (talk) 20:43, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Since the speedy rename has been opposed, the existing discussion should now be moved from speedy to the standard CFD page, rather than a new CFD be opened while leaving the speedy in place. It is not the addition of the "s" that is controversial. It is the category itself, which has serious WP:BLP concerns along with implicating WP:OC. Otto4711 (talk) 20:50, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Village Pump

See your coaching page. The Transhumanist 09:50, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Editor Assistance on Content Questions/Disputes

Found you at WP:Editor_assistance and have hopefully easy issues at Second Vermont Republic. Since editors on both sides seem to have some biases pro and con Vermont secession, need a third party to resolve two issues.

  • 2nd paragraph under "History" Re: Bryan/McLaughrey book: In July when I was a new editor I put in the first sentence. Someone recently said it wasn't relevant cause book not about secession, a point they then put in the article. My question: should we leave that section in now that he's said and I agree it is not directly relevant? I've asked the person a couple times if he wants it deleted but he won't answer.
  • 7th paragraph under "History" on Bryan and Baldwin: Another editor had a fit because I deleted the "Archivist" section as WP:OR (should have gone to talk first but didn't. mea culpa.) After he reverted, in talk I explained the problem a few times, which I'll explain in brief here: Two authors made several assertions in Washington Post article. The Vermont archivist then quoted the same verbatim assertions which he described as coming from "a news release by two Vermont supporters of secession." He does not name them, so they could be anyone. The editor obviously wants this to look like a direct response to the Washington Post article, which it may or may not be. I encouraged him to find another source on this but he was just hostile. A solution might be to have a section on the various pro and cons of Vermont Secession, but I'm not sure if that's appropriate and don't feel like working on it myself.

If you want to respond here, that's great. If you do so on my page, please bring over or copy the original details. Thanks! Carol Moore 20:32, 19 January 2008 (UTC)CarolMooreDC talk

Hi! You responded on my talk the same day. I came up with two new issues on the above, but it looks like you are pretty busy. So unless you feel you really want to deal with this, might just do Request for Comment. Thanks.Carol Moore 23:05, 23 January 2008 (UTC)CarolMooreDC talk

[edit]  ???

Eight days with no response. What's up?

The Transhumanist 10:36, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of List of plants poisonous to equines

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[edit] Collaboration

I'm pushing a collaboration to complete the list of basic space exploration topics.

Should be fun. Drop on by.  ;)

Also, see my post to User talk:Quiddity#Basic topic lists if you want to delve in deeper.

The Transhumanist 09:07, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Another Wiki

I'm working on another project that uses MediaWiki and I'd like to import the Click template into that platform. Do you know how to do that? Thanks. CarverM (talk) 05:34, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Template:VCS

On the one hand the coding is considerably more subtle and complex than that, on the other, had you not let me know the bot would have carried on making the same mistake. Many thanks. Fixed. Rich Farmbrough, 23:05 2 March 2008 (GMT).
<Grin> Then you will be amused to know that I implemented arithmetic in regular expressions under AWB to calculate ISBN checksums - this isn't that complex mind. Rich Farmbrough, 01:55 3 March 2008 (GMT).

[edit] Invite

Hi Vox Rationis!

I noticed you were a member of WikiProject Education, and thought you might be interested in WikiProject Homeschooling. In this "WikiProject," we have been together working on the collaboration of Homeschooling-related articles. As a member, I really hope you can join, and let me know if you need any help signing up or with anything else. If you have any questions about the project you can ask at the project's talk page. Cheers! RC-0722 communicator/kills 23:16, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


Hi Vox, looking for help on the article Joseph J. Romm. The subject appears to be questionable as to WP notability standing at all, but the entry is being rabidly guarded by an editor continually loading up the text with minor comments, trivia, and unsourced claims. I've tried a few times to scale the article back a bit and clean up the language, but the editor continually reverts any and all changes. And just today, he's enlisted another editor who (by her talk page at least) is a personal friend of his, and who is now making claims of "bad faith edits" by me.

If possible, I'd like your unbiased opinion on the article and the situation. Thanks. FellGleaming (talk) 02:24, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

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