User talk:MBisanz/Archive 2

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Coaching Methods

Hey MBisanz, Take a look at the coaching methods page as I've reworked it? Also, take a look at the AFD/DVR exercises. Let me know what you think.Balloonman (talk) 09:07, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Coaching style Wikipe-tan

Hello MBisanz. I have done your request, the coaching style Wikipe-tan. Hope it is useful for the project. --Kasuga (talk) 14:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Non-free video cover tags

I've started a discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2008 March 7#Template:Video disc cover to merge the various non-free video cover tags together. Your comments would be welcome! —Remember the dot ^(talk) 05:49, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Adoption request Re: Incomprehensible article

MB writes: As an uninvolved party, I took a look at it, and here are some of the parts that are incomprehensible to me:

JS Uninvolved: I have two glosses on the word “cabalist” !. One who uses the definitions of the sacred letters to study Torah privately and/or with a teacher or small group. 2. One who promulgates false definitions of the letters or denies there are definitions, all very publicly. Likely you don’t fit either of my glosses and I hope your “aspiring cabalist” label, even though you may have intended it humorously signifies some interest in the base document that when tortuously rendered into English begins with the allegorical expression “In the Beginning.” Thanks for taking the time.

MB ‘this gloss is termed Carlo Suarez or non-mystical cabala because It is not ‘above the intellect." JS ‘ I agree this is bad. The Kabbalah article states that it is mystical Jewish tradition, that is “above the intellect.” I meant to emphasize that Suarez’s use of the term “cabala” was not outside the intellect. There’s a page that sends different uses, glosses of the word to different pages but not a page that is not "above the intellect."

MB “Any who have chosen to work in his “laboratory” have not published”

JS Bad. Personal irrelevant observation. What I meant was allegorical. Above I had paraphrased Suarez; the laboratory for testing formulas(groups of Torah glyphs) in cabala was the individual mind. Empirical work of a scientist must be testable in any other scientist’s laboratory. I was too judgemental. Many have published, quoting Suarez and expanding on his sentences but none have worked directly from his definitions of the Hglyphs, elements of thought. I haven’t found a writer who appears to have owned a Hebrew/English dictionary and digested it using Suarez’s definitions. About every two years after CYPHER OF GENESIS found me in ’81 I would go to the nearest University library, Tulane, and search thru all the “cabala” books for someone starting with the definitions. Suarez wrote that physicists would be the most likely ones to appreciate the definitions. I did. We are taught to feel glyphs and formulas thereof; get graded on it. I haven’t looked for another appreciative physicist for awhile.

"Something is either in the “container” or concept or outside." The definition given Suarez for Baht is: a concept. I looked up the definition of a concept: a label for a group of similar things. My Heb/Eng. dictionaries give “in” as a definition for Bayt. It is the first symbol in Torah. The English Bible gives “In…….” When one consciously holds a concept in mind, say tricycle, for that moment things other than tricycles are outside the conscious mind. Giving it cypher value two is apt. In and out is a twoness. Humor: Careful, some women will be irritated if you speak of the concept “woman” as though you think they are all similar.

"Verifications? CYPHER OF GENESIS. THE MERIDIAN and BANTAM MEGHIDDO HEBREW/ENGLISH DICTIONARYS"

JS I haven’ read the WP definition of verification yet. These titles refer to the books wherein the above ideas can be found.

"Carlo writes that the Mem(40) is a period of forming or teaching as in the womb. Surely Noun(50), often said to symbolize “fish,” has spiritual significance not limited to the calendar."

JS Best to leave this out of an introduction to the definitions.

As a graduate student in Baltimore in ’64 or ’65 before classes started I went to a party and saw my first N.Y.T. and Sunday supplement, Parade? It held an article stating that a Jewish male, over forty, who had memorized Torah, read all of Talmud and some other texts could apply to be taught the definitions of the individual symbols, letters in the Hebrew bible if he promised not to talk about it until he was 50. As a physicist it made perfect sense to me. The silence till “50” part appeared to be a prohibition like no “pearls before swine” or folks who won’t lay the foundation. It was much later that I noted the NT quoting the Pharisees as saying, “why are you speaking of these things and you are not yet 50." I took these as calendar time back then. Suarez is explicit about the significance of the Mem, 40 as a period of formation as in “40 years in the desert” and “40 years in the desert. I did speculate that the “50” in the NT and Parade article weren’t calendar ages but refer to Noun, 50.

"Not so with any other published books or internet offerings. The “opening” was for a moment and it appears to be closed."

JS Culled. This was my research. Allegorically, the door between those who know the definitions and us has only been opened during the ‘60s according to Suarez. The Parade article was also evidence. Suarez uses the term “opening.” Likely whoever “opened” to him used it. He wrote that there was a surge of open-mindedness in the ‘60s that prompted the opening.

Using your editing suggestions I'll write a more succint article and ask you to look at it. Thanks again.

Keilana, thanks for loaning me your blackboard and sending me to MB.

This site holds the Bibliography and a few books about Suarez: It is clearer on the site.

http://www.psyche.com/psyche/psyche.html

Carlo Suares: Bibliography: Published Works in French and English Library of Congress listings Sur un orgue de barbarie Librairie de France 1928 La Nouvelle Création Paris Edité par Au Sans Pareil 1929 Bousquet, Suares, Lamour ? Paris 1930 Krishnamurti [Paris] Les Éditions Adyar 1932 La Comédie psychologique P., Chez José Corti 1932 Critique de la raison impure et les paralipomènes de la comédie psychologique composés sous forme de dialogues avec Joé Bousquet et René Daumal Paris 1935,1955 Krishnamurti and the unity of man Bombay : Chetana 1953 Quoi Israël ? (les livres de la Genèse) ? 1954? Critique de la raison impure Paris 1955 Lettre aux Juifs, aux Chetiens et aux Musulmans ? 1957 L'hyperbole chromatique ? 1957 Cahiers Internationaux de Symbolisme – 1962 La bible restituée Mont-Blanc / Sophon 1967 / 1983 Le sepher yetsira Mont-Blanc 1968 Cantique des cantiques Genève, Éditions du) Mont-Blanc 1969 The Cipher of Genesis Shambhala 1970 I Am Cain in Maitreya 2 [Shambhala] 1971 The Song of Songs Shambhala 1972 Notes on Sepher Yetsira in Tree: 2 ed. David Meltzer Summer 1972 I Am Cain II in Maitreya 3 [Shambhala] 1972 The Autiot of the Shekinah in Tree: 3 Winter 1972 Vrai mystère de la passion de Judas Paris, Éditions Caractères 1972 The Passion of Judas Shambhala 1973 The Book of Eve in Maitreya 4 [Shambhala] 1973 La Nouvelle Création Paris 1929, trans. Eduard Roditi, revised 1973 Les Abris Mensongers Paris, R. Laffont 1973 Les Spectrogrammes/Spectrograms Mont-Blanc/Fred Wolf 1973 What About "Ra"? in Tree: 4 Winter 1974 The Resurrection of the Word Shambhala 1975 Mémoire sur le retour du rabbi qu'on appelle Jésus Paris : R. Laffont 1975 Ange masqué (L'). Traité de l'intelligible et du sensible Paris 1985 The Sepher Yetsira Shambhala 1976 The Qabala Trilogy Shambhala 1985 Second Coming of Reb Yhshwh Weiser 1994 The Mind of J. Krishnamurti ed. Luis Vas (conversation w/Suares) 1997

Books about Suarez

OuvragesEklectic librarie: Recherche par Auteur: carlo suares Eklectic Library: Ange masqué (L'). Traité de l'intelligible et du sensibleartistesecrivainssEzoOccult – le Webzine d’Hermès v2.01 : Les Tâches Immédiates de la Pensée Révolutionnaire.Critique de la raison impure (Jean-Pierre Voyer) ref. SuaresThe Mind of J. Krishnamurti by Luis S R Vas Coïncidence par Carlo Suarès – Kabbale En Ligne ("L'Ange masqué") Search: suares – ARSITRA.org – Bénéficier du nécessaire. Se consacrer à l'Essentiel Tables des matières (1956–1968)A Unidade do Homem – Henry Miller Johnshoemaker (talk) 15:39, 6 March 2008 (UTC)Johnshoemaker (talk) 11:23, 10 March 2008 (UTC)Johnshoemaker (talk) 11:43, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Regarding Admin Coaching

Hello, I've been looking at the admin coaching program, and I've looked at the requirements, I believe my issue is my account age. I've only been on Wikipedia for one month, but as I saw in the requirements page that "Similarly, failure to meet these guidelines does not mean that nobody will accept you as a coachee or fail an RfA.". I've recently just finished my adoption program, and I feel that this may be something I am ready for. I see that you are the program co-ordinator, so I thought I should ask you. Do you think there is any possibility I could place a request for admin coaching? And, here is my edit count/statistics, just for your info. I primarialy work on anti-vandalism, CSDs, and reports to the AIV. Steve Crossin (talk) 06:33, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I completely agree to both requirements. Self-nominating for an RFA, i think, is a bad idea. So yes, I would wait until you say I am ready. And I have no other accounts on Wikipedia, however I have an account on Wikimedia Commons, and a few other non-Wikimedia wikis (such as 24 Wikia). However I may create the account Cro0016 as a doppleganger account, as it was my username prior to a Change of Username a few days ago. Just to clarify, which page am I to edit? Is it the requests page? Sorry, I'm just not 100% sure which page you are referring to. Steve Crossin (talk) 06:54, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Done. And, no problem about links. I generally know my way around Wikipedia, and I know the shortcuts for most of the policies. I've added myself to the status page, I'm pretty sure I did it correctly. Steve Crossin (talk) 07:03, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Just a question. In lesson 3, you said that "most of your article creations have been in that area and some of them have since been redirected to the main article". True, most of my contributions were redirected to he main article, however, I've checked my full contribution list, and none of the articles I contributed on were redirected (some articles I contributed on was me fixing anchors for characters that had been merged, so they would redirect to the proper section in the article that they were redirected to, an example of what I was doing is here. However, if you're just referring to the 24 articles in general, and how many have been merged, and the politics behind this, please tell me, and I can provide an explanation of that, I was just not 100% certain on the question. Steve Crossin (talk) 07:55, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Another query about lesson 3, I am still unclear on the question you are asking me. Are you asking me about the possible technical ramifications, or the hidden politics about these merges? Because if it is the latter and not the former, then that is easy to answer, I've been viewing this ever since I started at Wikipedia, and I also know the ArbCom case that you are referring to. Could you re-clarify the question, if possible? Steve Crossin (talk) 06:36, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

And, finally, just a note. I have not been following the ArbCom case in question word for word, but I have a rough idea to what is going on in the case. I must ask something. Can I express my answer freely? Meaning, in this issue with the 24 articles, and the mergists/deletionists vs inclusionists, there have been specific editors involved. My answer would be as neutral as possible, and I strive to maintain no personal attacks, I just feel that not mentioning them/their actions, and how that has affected the case/articles, would impact on my ability to fully answer the question. Is this OK by you? And, also, question 4. It says, "Describe a circumstance where an admin should not use them, despite a valid issue existing.". I'm not sure exactly what you mean. The only thing that came to mind, was if there was an Article for Deletion proposal, that ended in "Delete or Merge", then, normally, it should be deleted or merged. However, as is at the moment, with the injunction, this cannot happen. However, I also see that the case is drawing to a close. Sorry, I am a sort of person that likes to be 100% clear on questions. I guess I'm just afraid to make mistakes. Steve Crossin (talk) 07:28, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks a lot for clarifying that. I now know fully how to answer Question 3 correctly. And, to be honest, the case I have been following even closer, is the Mediation Cabal case, which can be found here. This issue is something I have been following very closely, so, now I know exactly what you are asking, I can answer this question fully. However, it may take me an hour or two to formulate my answer, I like to think these sort of things over. I was told coaching generally takes 3 months or so, I see no need to rush this. Quality is more important. And, question 4, I'm still not 100% certain on. I think I'll review the New Admin School pages, see if there's anything there that can help. Sorry if I seem...obsessive-compulsive, I just want to be sure of myself. And I do ask lots of questions, tell me if I'm asking too many. Steve Crossin (talk) 07:52, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

BCB RFAr

I made that approach to Carcharoth and LaraLove as I had no experience whatsoever in ArbCom cases. I can assist with grunt work, but I'm not even sure what I'd be looking for in compiling diffs etc. If you think I can help, do let me know, but I'm not sure how useful I can be. Happy‑melon 09:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Will reply on my talk page in future. Happy‑melon 15:58, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

My RfB

I wanted to personally thank you, MBisanz, for your support in my recent RfB, and for your well-thought-out and pertinent questions. I am thankful and appreciative that you feel that I am worthy of the trust the community requires of its bureaucrats, and I hope to continue to behave in a way that maintains your trust in me and my actions. I have heard the community's voice that they require more of a presence at RfA's of prospective bureaucrats, and I will do my best over the near future to demonstrate such a presence and allow the community to see my philosophy and practices in action. I hope I can continue to count on your support when I decide to once again undergo an RfB. If you have any suggestions, comments, or constructive criticisms, please let me know via talkpage or e-mail. Thank you again. -- Avi (talk) 16:35, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Global gazetteer

The best thing I have found to date is Global gazetteer. It lists places A-Z through an A-Z of all countries in the world. The information on population should be ignored though as it is an estimate but actual location, and elevation is reliable as it is based on satellite data. I'd be amazed if a bot couldn't generate articles based on this. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 17:03, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

All the basic data is there for coordinates, elevation, distance to nearest settlements and time zone as it is based on satellite information which is reliable. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 17:09, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Thats what I thought it looks to be like the perfect gazetteer. However population should NOT be used as it is estimated but the other basics are based on satellite data and in my experience at comparing data on various sites that site has the details on geo location, settlements and elevation correct every time. Population would have to be left ouout until a reliable government source becomes available which I'm certain it will for most countries eventually based on their census details. Basically I want to be looking to create articles like Lingoye, Mogolo etc through the gazetteer for every country. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 17:19, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

All it needs is just raw power to get them onto here and give a strong platform to build upon I think ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 17:21, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes I agree. If you could help propose it this would help considerably. The only problem I see is that at present that list uses decimal coordinates -but the infobox pin maps use DMS -would there be a way a bot could convert it into DMS using an automatic geohack with wikimapia or something? If you visit the pageson any plac eon that site it has the coordinates in DMS any etc 3 45 60 N 5 10 0 E . We'd have to find a way this can be done by programme and of course naturally tag each page a spart of the relative wikiproject to save tagging time later. Botting those US places and politicans was very important, but I believe such a bot drive would provide an enormous benefit towards counteracting systematic bias and try to at least start places evenly to build upon. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 17:30, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm certain it could be done seems as every page is in exactly the same format. Its just a question of how you go about programming it. But a website which attemps to provide "the sum of all human knowledge" can't ignore 90% of the worlds places. I;ve been checking out some of these countries on virtual earth and they are enormous. Then you look on wikipedia and some of the countries only have 15 articles on settlements max, which is not good enough at present for a project of this scale ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 17:38, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Pseudoscience discretionary sanctions

Hi! As somebody who commented on a January proposal to place all articles related to homeopathy on article probation, I would greatly appreciate your input on a new proposal to help combat disruption that would scrap the probation and implement discretionary sanctions. I apologize for any intrusion, but this is to my knowledge the first time sanctions of this nature have been attempted to be enforced by the community, so I feel that a wide range of opinions is necessary. Thank you in advance for any comments you may make. east718 (talk) 19:00, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Your query

... has a reply. FT2 ^{(Talk | email)} 02:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Four phase coaching system

I have developed a new admin coaching method called the Four Phase System. It is summarized here, and it is detailed (and being developed) here. Becuase you are the current coordinator of the project I decided to notify you of the new development. You should also know that User:Rudget has also adopted my coaching strategy, and an example of the coaching in action is available here. It would be helpful to me if you could direct other users to the development page, and to help get things put together.

Though I am more interested in developing new coaching strategies and methods than actually matching users and coaches, I believe that I could also be of assistance in the coordinating/rejuvinating effort that you are putting into the admin coaching process. That being said, it would be greatly appreciated if you could give me information on coordination work that needs to be done. Thank you, Malinaccier (talk) 03:47, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

WP:RFAR

You have a lot of things out of context and un-related in your comments. [1] was in relation to a page that was MfDed as an attack page. [2] was not only removed by me but at least one other editor. it was removed as discussions are not votes. [3] is the truth, you cannot expect someone to stay cheery over constant abuse, and double standard. people want to ignore the abuse that is thrown at me, while attacking me when I react. [4] I have every right to say that I dont trust certain admins, just look at the recent desysop of the puppet master. Just because your an admin does not mean that I have to trust you. [5] during the BCBot reverts that I was forced to do, there were categories that should not have been re-added, some were vandalism, others breached WP:BLP and WP:V. [6] since when are other users allowed to edit comments that were not left by them? [7] this "non-disruptive" comment was left on the bots user page, not its talkpage. β^_command 04:03, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Well I'm won't argue over all the points. I had no idea Maxim was preparing an RFAR and when I got home tonight it was either rush mine together or have it never heard. I would've like to follow my plan of pulling it together this weekend and having a couple other users check it for coherence. Still the MfD' page here [8] did have some productive comments (I think mine and Carc's usually are at least civil). [9] might've been removed by another editor, but it was a poll on something relating directly to you and wasn't an attack, so I'd say it should've been flagged for another editor to remove. What triggered me on [10] was "until the attacks against me are handled properly dont expect me not to react once in a while." there are so many better ways that could've been phrased, but I interpreted it as a threat of "do something or I might go off the handle in the future". For [11] I listed it under ettiquette since I felt there was not the need to be as emphatic as "Not only no but hell no. I dont trust you,". For [12] I used it twice. Once to indicate you had a preference against an RfC and for Arbcom and a second time in the NPA category, since it says an Admin forced you to do something, when its well known that short of a user finding another in real life or something, we all do our own actions by choice. And its already a bright-line rule in WP:B that Bots may not edit People categories, therefore there should not be an intersection of BLP (people issues) and BOT edits. I didn't say others can edit your comments in [13], but that you defended a userpage warning that others (and myself) find very biting. And I've removed #7 since it was to a usre page. If Maxim had given me time to have someone else look at this, that should've been picked up. And the primary reason I felt compelled to start working up an RFAR was the notice today that the new bot was planned off-wiki to be implemented in a way to exclude comments and that when I asked a non-aggressive comment, it was closed and protected. That really tipped it that this is not just the image tagging issue for me. MBisanz ^talk 05:11, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Me too on the off-wiki planning and "forcing through" of the bot clone. That shows stunning disregard for process, even if they fall back on WP:IAR. If the ground had been prepared on-wiki, I would have supported it. I still do support the new bot, in fact, but not the way Betacommand and others discussed it off-wiki first and then rubber-stamped the paperwork on-wiki. I only became certain of the off-wiki discussion (though it was actually pretty obvious this had happened) when Betacommand left a comment on BrownHairedGirl's talk page, and I provided a diff to that in my statement. MBisanz, do you know if this particular issue is being discussed elsewhere? Carcharoth (talk) 08:46, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

MBisanz, do you have diffs or discussion links for: "There appears no consensus on how phase 4 should be implemented", and "Insisting on prior warning before bot blocks"? Carcharoth (talk) 08:46, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

I've also added a comment on Happy-melon's talk page about whether the filing was pre-emptive or not. Carcharoth (talk) 08:50, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Greek letters

Was this ever resolved [14]? I'm trying to put an RFAR together and didn't see any further discussion on it. MBisanz ^talk 16:03, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Apologies for not responding a bit sooner. Yes, the issue appears to have been resolved. —Remember the dot ^(talk) 05:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

FYI

Hello again, MBisanz ... FYI, my IP address has changed again. :-) Happy Editing! — 72.75.110.142 (talk) _{09:34, 9 March 2008 (UTC)}

Late reply to a Village pump thread

I added some late information about the {{Google custom}} template to: Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 19#Namespaces as subdomains. You were active in that thread, so I thought you might like to know. I did not see the question when it was fresh; another user called my attention to it later. --Teratornis (talk) 20:57, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: Administrator coaching reconfirmation

Interesting. I had previously requested candidates to coach and was ignored or declined. In any case, I’m afraid I am not on Wikipedia frequently enough these days to serve as a proper coach. — Knowledge Seeker দ 07:17, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

My request for bureaucratship

Dear MBisanz, thank you for taking part in my RfB. As you may know, it was not passed by bureaucrats.
I would, however, like to thank you for taking the time to voice your support, despite concerns cited by the opposition. Although RfA/B isn't really about a person, but more about the community, I was deeply touched and honoured by the outpouring of support and interest in the discussion. I can only hope that you don't feel your opinion was not considered enough – bureaucrats have to give everyone's thoughts weight.
I also hope that the results of this RfB lead to some change in the way we approach RfBs, and some thought about whether long-entrenched standards are a good thing in our growing and increasingly heterogenous community.
I was a little miserable after the results came out, so I'm going to spread the love via dancing hippos. As you do. :)
I remain eager to serve you as an administrator and as an editor. If at any point you see something problematic in my actions, please do not hesitate to call me out. ~ Riana ⁂ 11:51, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks also for your questions :) ~ Riana ⁂ 11:51, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Question 14

Hello, about Question 14, I am not quite sure how to actually do it. I've found one page, in the new pages section, this is the info on it. "15:49, March 9, 2008 Po Nation (hist) ‎[2,975 bytes] Ponation (Talk | contribs) (←Created page with 'The name Po originated from the red teletubby, Po. It was spurred by the former Elizabeth Higgins' attempt at a headstand in her pink sweatpant...')". Is that the sort of thing I am to copy and paste into the answer for the lesson? Is it possible you could give an example? And, I still haven't answered that question, the one on ArbCom, but I will now. Steve Crossin (talk) 05:06, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay, just a question. In lesson 7, it asks, "Can an admin set cascading protection?". I've reviewed the Protection Policy page, and I cannot find a reference to whether admins can create this sort of protection, I think it's a trick question. And also, can you clarify the IP address on that question, or was it intentional? As in, is the IP address you entered deliberate? Steve Crossin (talk) 02:08, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Would you be able to check my answer to question 3 by any chance? It took me a long time to answer, I hope it is adequate. Steve Crossin (talk) 02:30, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay, another question. How do you want me to format my answer to question 5? I have the links to the AFD discussions, what exactly are you asking of this question? And, if I ask too many questions, let me know, and I'll try cutting down. Steve Crossin (talk) 03:36, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I have answered Question 10. And, I have only participated in 10 AFDs, and have not nominated any myself. Should I participate in more AFDs before I answer this question? Also, you said that you have a short list of the admin tools hidden in your user space. They're hidden well, I can't find them anywhere. I will just list the tools from the official page, I suppose. Steve Crossin (talk) 04:14, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi, could you have a look at my talk page? I added a message to people RE my vandal patrol, do you think its OK? Steve Crossin (talk) 03:20, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay then, thanks for the advice. I removed the gallery, hope you don't mind. I really should answer those other questions on my AC page, shouldn't I? Steve Crossin (talk) 03:55, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for providing a FUR for File:Iiitb-logo.png. I was away and saw the message in my talk page only now. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 02:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Reply

Erm, it still makes very little sense to me. Tell them that they can ask for help from someone completely uninvolved, hopefully that'll clear it up. :-) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 04:03, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Admin coaching request update

Nice template :). CWii_{(Talk|Contribs)} 19:26, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

happy birthday!

Hungry? Here's a little snack for you on your birthday, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day, MBisanz! --User:MiszaBot III (talk) 20:27, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

--Alisyn^talk 02:48, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

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Happy Birthday

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Frustration

I've had my admin coaching request up for a while now and nobody's matched it. Can you please be my coach? It seems Riana's on break right now. --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 16:04, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Admin Coaching

I think I should tell you, I may be a fraction slow completing lessons at the moment, as I am mediating an article, which I've been helping to resolve this dispute with, there are a few different parties involved. An admin fully protected it for one week, and I'm informally mediating it, as the two main parties agreed previously. This may be good experience for me. I will do my best to answer those questions as soon as possible. Here is the talk page, if you're interested. Talk:Sovereign Grace Ministries Steve Crossin (talk) 22:21, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

I'll watch from a far. Good experience mediating, far better than manufactured lessons. Also, one of these days I'll help you set up an automatic talk page archiver if you'd like. MBisanz ^talk 00:04, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I had MizsaBot3 set up, but it never seemed to archive my pages, so I just gave up, and I do them manually, but if this can be fixed, I'd appreciate it. And I'll do my best with this mediation. Steve Crossin (talk) 00:38, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: User talk:Lordkinbote

Have you added fair-use rationale tags to any of the images added by User:Lordkinbote that are being threatened wih deletion? I have, and I believe one other person has as well. You should too. ----DanTD (talk) 01:57, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Incomprehensible article specifics

Thanks for looking that over for me, I've offered to restore it to a sandbox. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 15:42, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

==Adoption request Re: Incomprehensible article

MB writes: As an uninvolved party, I took a look at it, and here are some of the parts that are incomprehensible to me:

MB “Any who have chosen to work in his “laboratory” have not published”

"Something is either in the “container” or concept or outside."

The definition given Suarez for Baht is: a concept. I looked up the definition of a concept: a label for a group of similar things. My Heb/Eng. dictionaries give “in” as a definition for Bayt. It is the first symbol in Torah. The English Bible gives “In…….” When one consciously holds a concept in mind, say tricycle, for that moment things other than tricycles are outside the conscious mind. Giving it cypher value two is apt. In and out is a twoness. Humor: Careful, some women will be irritated if you speak of the concept “woman” as though you think they are all similar.