User talk:Bearian/ArchivesNov2008

Hi Bearian, and thanks for supporting my successful request for adminship. It was nice to see all the kind comments I got from my supporters and I hope that I will be more useful to the community now that I have the tools again.--Berig (talk) 15:55, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Bearian. You blocked Special:Contributions/12.44.252.196 for a week a few hours ago for vandalism, but I don't see any recent vandalism from the IP and I see no warnings since July. I think this may have been in error. Could you look into it? Thank you. WODUP 05:40, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've just put a note on Talk:Family of Barack Obama which quotes your message to Sourcechecker419. I'd appreciate your input. It strikes me as a situation where only one side (mine, of course) is right;-) Bellagio99 (talk) 18:59, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bearian,User:Sourcechecker419 is still at it. I couldn't find anything new on his User talk:Sourcechecker419 page. What do you suggest? Probably best if you respond here. Bellagio99 (talk) 02:08, 6 November 2008 (UTC). Bellagio99 (talk) 02:10, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Raise the issue again at

WP:AN/I. Bearian (talk) 22:17, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply

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RfA thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which recently passed with 126 in support, 22 in opposition and 6 neutral votes. Thanks for your support in my RFA!! • If you want to reply to this message please use my talk page as watch listing about 150 pages is a bit messy • ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 21:52, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That was tagged and deleted as

. Note the use of "our" as in "Crunch health clubs are home to a unique fusion of entertainment and fitness, one that we have pioneered from our inception". I usually wouldn't disregard another admin's {{hangon}}. Toddst1 (talk) 00:54, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Bearian I created the article after finding several red links to them. Im not a big fan of stub articles but felt that they were Notable enough as they control so many of the UK's race courses and are a major share holder in the race broadcasting company with Sky. Its a start for somebody with more knowledge of the subject to build on - BulldozerD11 (talk) 03:47, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday November 16th, Columbia University area Last: 6/01/2008 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, finalize and approve bylaws, interact with representatives from the Software Freedom Law Center, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the June meeting's minutes and the September meeting's minutes).

We'll also review our recent Wikis Take Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wikipedia Loves Art! bonanza, being planned with the Brooklyn Museum for February.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our

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Detroit Lions

Hey the semi-protection for the Detroit Lions article expires today but they're still winless. I think you should semi-protect it and 2008 Detroit Lions season until the end of the season. Thanks TomCat4680 (talk) 23:38, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe in template RfA thankyous so this is a short handwritten note to say thanks for your support in my RfA which closed successfully a few hours ago, and I'll work hard to meet the expectations of all those who took part and had a say. I note your comment re WP:AL - it needs more content editors more than anything else but I'll certainly continue to cotnribute to it in any way I can. Feel free to stop by with any advice or suggestions, regarding either admin actions or potential improvements to the quality of Australian law articles and ways to encourage more participation in the WikiProject. And thanks again. Euryalus (talk) 11:53, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Miss Julie Memorial LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter! Issue XVII: November 12, 2008 Wake up WP:LGBT! It's time to kick in gear and get some things done! Project News Wake up! I say this to myself as much as I say it to all of us. I work a lot by myself or with individual editors who spend time at Featured Article Candidates. It seems on November 5 a fog was lifted off my brain that helped me realize that we have massive potential in this project to get things done. Take this allegory, for instance: On Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1980, my 10th-grade American history teacher started class by unfurling The New York Times. She pointed to its triple banner headline: “Reagan Easily Beats Carter; Republicans Gain in Congress; D’Amato and Dodd are Victors.” “Save this paper,” she told us. “This is the start of a whole new era.” Judith Warner from The New York Times It definitely seems a start to a whole new era now. If planets align correctly to remind us that whatever advances we may have made in electing what appears to be an same sex marriage . As someone who was married in California and lives in Florida, this is particularly poignant. We seem to be at the juncture of two converging paths. If we maximize our efforts and take the right ones, we might just be able to affect some change for ourselves. The power of Wikipedia and California Proposition 8 (2008) Though what we do is an interesting hobby for some, we have the power to make a difference. California's ballot initiative to ban gay marriage was a fierce fight. It's being challenged right now, but just look at how Wikipedia played a role in that: in October 2008, 360,238 people read its article. On November 5, an astounding 467,000 people read it. I commend the editors who work on that article—both those who support and oppose it. A look at the talk page shows a concerted effort to keep it civil and accurate. What can we do? How do you fight ignorance? With information. That's what Wikipedia is for. This project is overwhelming with 8,576 articles in its scope. We can continue to work piecemeal as we have in the past, or we can focus on goals. These are examples of areas we can concentrate on. Current political events LGBT Media and Literature LGBT History Sex and sexuality Articles about political issues in the US and around the world that have been especially relevant within the past 5 years Depictions of LGBT people and issues on television, film, newspapers, magazines Topics about gay rights activism and the opposition to it Articles relating to sex and sexuality E.O. Green School shooting , etc. The Advocate, Curve (magazine), Washington Blade, Milk (film), Brokeback Mountain, etc. Mathew Shepard , etc. Bisexual, Transgender , sexual and gender expression, etc. There are more than 8,000 articles to work on. Can we build a list of priorities? Can we build enough enthusiasm to work on these? What if we had editors who oversaw progress in these areas and reported to the talk page or in the newsletter? Surely someone here wants to report on the progress of sex articles. Tony Perkins (irony) from the conservative Family Research Council was heartened by the recent passages of gay marriage bans. The Republican Party is without direction. What's going to take the place of a moderate voice will not be pleasant to our ears. Watching and improving articles of subjects that have opposed gay rights in the past will be of vital importance very soon, I predict. But WP:LGBT is not a very active project All we can do is start somewhere. The first step is answering this newsletter on the project talk page. Join in the discussion. More things we can do Give out more barnstars , and let each other know that what they're doing is valued. Create a guide to stave off burnout, because editors in this project get burned out faster than others. There are many hills to climb. Bring back the monthly collaboration project. Participate in LGBT Peer reviews. Get familiar with the characteristics of Good Articles and get our top priority articles to WP:GA . Keep our open tasks template updated. Use the Newsletter, Moni3! You can suggest what to send out in the newsletter, too! Offer research materials, copy editing, ideas, and support to your fellow editors. Keep the project talk page informed of problems and discussions we should know about. Proposal: Put Importance Levels on articles If this was decided long before I was a member, maybe it's time to revisit it. Other WikiProjects, such as Bisexual, Transgender, Sappho, Oscar Wilde, Stonewall riots, for example. High importance would be Homosexuality and psychology, Harvey Milk, Mattachine Society, Harry Hay, or Daughters of Bilitis , and so on. This can be a matter of discussion, or perhaps we could have someone in charge of determining these levels for all the articles we have tagged. So, like Slim Whitman, "I'm Calling You" The editors I have admired in the past, who have done great things alone, and who I think can help us all do extraordinary things now: own copy editor, Dank55 . These are the editors I've seen working (and I know I'm forgetting a few). There's more of you out there I haven't seen. Some of you are new. We need all of you. Please help. Miami, January 18, 1977 after the gay rights ordinance was passed: While Bryant and the others were creating the beginnings of the repeal effort, (gay activists) Basker, Campbell, Kunst, and the other (gay rights) ordinance supporters congratulated themselves on their success and then quickly disbanded... There was no organized recognition or celebration of the victory. As one activist remembered, "We just went home." They had little idea of the battle that was before them. - Fred Fejes in Gay Rights and Moral Panic, 2008 Don't go home yet, please. --Moni3 (talk) 00:10, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply] To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Moni3 know.

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Hi Bearian, would you please check my new article The General Talking Pictures Doctrine for conformity to Wikipedia style, etc. PraeceptorIP (talk) 04:11, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CU is granted by arbcom and they just gave out 4 a month ago. CU has nothing to do with being a crat. Crat is by RFB. You get CU by requesting it from arbcom, but few are given. The next most likely time is after the arbcom elections are over. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:04, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I see Rlevse and Kojidude have helped me and answered your questions. I'd just like to add to what Rlevse said, though. I, for one, don't see us recruiting anymore checkusers soon. It is by no means a regular occurence, and it seems like we have enough for now. If, once elected, some of the new Arbitrators intend to help out there, then we will almost certainly give them checkuser rights, as has been the custom for a very long time, but I doubt we'll be recruiting any time soon, even after the Arbitrators are elected. --Deskana (talk) 06:55, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have taken off the "hoax" tag and other maintenance templates you put on this article because, rather to my surprise, I find it correctly reports what Koestler says in The Act of Creation. However a bit of searching has left me in some doubt as to whether Koestler adopted a name which, in medical terms, had another meaning, so I have rewritten the introductory sentence, put an {{expert-subject}} tag on, and explained my doubts on the talk page. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:10, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• The brain is very odd indeed - I heard of someone who after a minor stroke could not remember the names of vegetables. Just vegetables - everything else was fine. JohnCD (talk) 21:48, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bearian, can you look here please? I've attempted to explain everything, without effect. I don't want to look after uncommunicative and disruptive users. Is it possible to do something with this? Thanks. Have a nice day. --

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Gerard

On the whole I agree with you [1], except it is not you family IP, and God knows what details this strange peson has got hold of - you might feel differently if it was. Can you not see that? We all have a right to privacy.

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jsmith1185

thanks for formatting for me. i am quite terrible at it. are you a fan of malcolm gladwell? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jsmith1185 (talk • contribs) 23:04, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bearian, thank you very much for participating in my Rfa, which was successful with 80 Support, 5 Oppose, 6 Neutral. The comments were overwhelming, and hopefully I can live up to the expectation of the community. I would also like to thank my nominator Realist2 and my co-nom Orane (talk), and special mention to Acalamari and Lenticel (talk) for the kindness from the start. Regards, Efe

--Efe (talk) 09:45, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Barnstar | My RFA | Design by L'Aquatique

		The Mizu onna sango15 Barnstar
		Thank you to all who participated in my RFA- regardless of whether you supported or opposed, all feedback is important to me. I look forward to proving in the coming months that the trust placed in me by the community is not misplaced. — Hello!

Hi can you please semi-protect 2008 Detroit Lions season for the rest of the NFL season? They're still winless and the article is being heavily vandalised. Thanks. TomCat4680 (talk) 01:17, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

		The RfA Barnstar
		Bearian, I would like to thank you for your participation in my recent non-free content criteria and will attempt to handle any disputes or queries as well as I can. If you need my help at all, feel free to simply ask at my talk page and I'll see if I can help. Once again, thank you for your participation, and have a great day! :) The Helpful One 22:11, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply ]

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| to add this barnstar to your awards page, simply copy and paste {{subst:User:Neurolysis/THOBS}} and remove this bottom text | if you don't like thankspam, please accept my sincere apologies

Since you haven't responded to

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I'm not sure what your objection is. Removing the links, thinking the links are inappropriate, characterizing the edit as "linkspam", or something else. --

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time's over!

Hi, Bearian, don't you think it's time to delete the pages "Neuropsychophysiology" and "Michele Trimarchi" as they didn't add anything useful to improve the issues so far? It wouldn't seem serious to leave them on Wikipedia, don't you think so? Have a good work and a nice night. Julien Sorel —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.104.234.37 (talk) 19:24, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou for your kind words. I wish I never get a chance to create such articles. Terrible attacks. Kensplanet^Talk_{Contributions} 10:04, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hi brian i am new to article posting and no knowledge of article posting right now so can you guide me how to post articles because i ve just make a first attempt and it got a delete tag on it waiting for your reply. thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jawadakr (talk • contribs) 21:02, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]