User talk:Callitropsis/Archive 2

No problem. There are definitely less easily detectable ways to vandalize than adding a page to a bad category. — 

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21:44, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

I know, but thank you nonetheless.
I really do wonder why they think they can get away with vandalizing someone's userpage, though. If there's one thing that attracts scrutiny, it's edits made to userpages not your own. Oh well, if they target my page, it means I must be doing something right. Hm, does having my userpage vandalized twice in an hour by two different users mean that I'm doing something extraordinarily right? XD AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:49, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Probably. Judging by their rapid edit rate, they were trying to do as much damage as they could in a short amount of time,

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21:52, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, "subtle" seems to be outside their vocabulary. Bit like the 4-chan raid style as well, 'cept that there was only one of them.AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:57, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Dear SamX, thank you for your explanation. I edited this article in good belief - there were severe and serious mistakes in it, which gave the reader wrong information or even made the text non-understandable. I used my knowledge - that means: I didn't write anything that is not true, anyone can/could check it (but it seems that no other editor who made the changes have made the effort to check the facts). But, anyway, I have read (some) Wikipedia guidelines, and now I see it is not such a great project, as I thought. First of all, it is censoring the information. On Wikipedia you won't find anything that is not incorporated into the collective "general knowledge" (i.e. printed encyclopedias), which is often very restrictive and putting some important topics aside or even into collective oblivion (see, for example, what Pierre Bourdieu and Loic Wacquant have written on this topic; of course there are other scientists who write on collective amnesia). Anyway, you or other Wikipedia editors will do what you/they wish - change it back if you think that my changes are not appropriate. I have decided to completely quit doing edits in Wikipedia (and supporting it by donations - how stupid and naive I was!!!), because I definitely do not want to support any kind of distorting real facts and censorship - not only in case of this article, but also in other cases where people or facts were put (pressed!) into collective oblivion. Best regards, Tjamnik (talk) 12:39, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

I have deleted your page in your userspace as requested. — JamesR (talk) 15:00, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! — 

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15:00, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

I'm moved of the ranks, but what does it take to be a admin?Allied Rangoons (talk) 00:13, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Administrators are highly regarded editors that almost always have years of experience in dispute resolution, content creating, and participating in the

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14:12, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for replying, but I wasn't planning to be a admin yet. I still need like 9,000 edits. Right now I'm a Apprentice Editor. I feel like you should be a admin, but I see you now are a Journeyman Editor. Congratulations! With appreciation, Allied Rangoons (talk) 22:53, 3 April 2014 (UTC).

Hi, Sam, I noticed your warning on

I know you just solved a problem, but I want to know; am I a auto confirmed user? Am I a reviewer?Allied Rangoons (talk) 00:23, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

You are autoconfirmed because you have made at least ten edits over a period of at least four days. Reviewer is a special permission that is granted to certain users that have requested it. — 

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14:57, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Who can I request?Allied Rangoons (talk) 23:15, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

You can apply for the permission at

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00:47, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks again for helping! Thanks,Allied Rangoons (talk) 01:22, 9 April 2014 (UTC). Also, how does an account creator count? I made a numerous amount of accounts.Allied Rangoons (talk) 01:30, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

(Sorry for the delayed response, I was very busy.)

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19:45, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks!Allied Rangoons (talk) 21:06, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello SamX. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User:Stylishbritain/sandbox, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: This is a new sandbox that might be submitted to AFC, let's give it some time to possibly improve. Thank you. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 17:53, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Corn! That user was so evil! I can't believe he wrote that. Isn't that what you call attacks on a talk page?Allied Rangoon/Anti-VandalMaster (talk) 20:10, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

After a while, you learn to ignore it or, better yet, view it as a badge of merit. Some users even keep records of vandalism to their user or talk pages. (If vandals don't like you, you must be doing something good!) Anyway, it was probably just some random kid who got bored and felt like creating some trouble. (Of course, that doesn't make it acceptable.) — 

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23:06, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

I also wanted to let you know that I reverted an edit on the article called "Siege of Yorktown". I read an article about how to sort different kinds of IP addresses, telling me either it could be from a different continent, school, home, or something. (That I forgot.)Allied Rangoon/Anti-VandalMaster (talk) 01:42, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

That info can be useful, although it is generally only used in

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14:04, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Stumbled onto a new/proposed page you nixed [[2]]. A brand new academic center. But, it is being founded with a $26 million gift, and has a well-known architectural firm renovation a large, gothic revival building purchased for its use at the edge of the campus of the University of Chicago. All of this has received coverage in the press, the article has lots of valid links. I am puzzled to understand why the article was not acceptable.A.Jacobin (talk) 12:57, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

@

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16:31, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

I mentioned you as a experienced user on 1dfan2001 talk page. Along you, I also mentioned Crab rangoons, and Inter16. I have no idea who they are, but I've seen both of their contributions to Wikipedia, so I decided it was fine to use them.

-WikiDumplings (talk) 21:21, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Gee, shucks, thanks for mentioning me as a experience user too, but sorry and to my disappointment; that I'm experienced with editing, but other stuffs, well... Allied Rangoon/Anti-VandalMaster (talk) 21:34, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

By the way, you spelled mention wrong. Allied Rangoon/Anti-VandalMaster (talk) 21:34, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

SamX, how could I create a guestbook, how did you get your top icons? Allied Rangoon/Anti-VandalMaster (talk) 00:29, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

My top icons are just images on Wikimedia commons; all you have to do is link to them. Guestbooks are just like any other page, but they usually have a brief message that says something along the lines of "Hello, this is my guestbook, add your name to the list below to sign it," followed by an ordered list of signatures. You can use my guestbook as a model for yours if you'd like. — 

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00:47, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Sam, and I have the same signature background like your signature! Thanks for letting me use your guestbook as a model! Could you post all your top icons for me? Allied Rangoon‧talk 01:42, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

The icons are, in order from from left to right,

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16:06, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Could you sign my guestbook? Thanks! -- Allied Rangoon‧talk 23:22, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

I just did. Have a great day! — 

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01:25, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for signing! Cheers!-- Allied Rangoon‧talk 20:59, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

SamX, there are two users with similar user names:

User:Boobydpng and User:Boobydong

If you are questioning why I am asking you this query because I am accusing the two users or two user accounts used by the same person.

So could you communicate with one of the users who is part of Wikipedia's CheckUser group? Thanks.Cheers!-- Allied Rangoon‧talk 21:42, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Actually, it's okay. I will ask User:HJ Mitchell to check since he is an admin. Thanks. Cheers!-- Allied Rangoon‧talk 22:11, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

you are funny — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.59.98.87 (talk) 06:21, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

hello. since you are an editor of the article Ammar ibn Yasir, would you be interested in voting for it to make it a featured article or not? thank you for your time Grandia01 (talk) 13:02, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

I would like to apologise of editing the LVH academy. I was only talking about vandalism being done and simply not talking about myself vandalising. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ruairimacs (talk • contribs) 23:38, 2 January 2015‎ (UTC)

Apology accepted. Please don't make such edits in the future. Also, your talk page messages will be more likely to be seen if you post them at the bottom of the page. You can do that by clicking the "new section" tab at the top of the page. For more information on editing Wikipedia, see

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23:49, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

look up, read headline. answer please.

I edited an article that was full of pap and you nixed it, twice...

Is there an army of pedia gurus who know better than the rest of us? Should we let incorrect facts stand?? Are you the arbiter of all knowledge???

P.S. we all thought you were actually busy with school like you profess up top;) 2.98.112.151 (talk) 02:48, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Please do let me know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.98.112.151 (talk) 02:44, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

The edits that you made violated several

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03:12, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

SamX, as shown in the range map in the article, P. m. var glauca is not present in Kittitas County.[3][4] Best wishes, Walter Siegmund (talk) 20:44, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I removed the image for a few reasons. For one thing, there is apparently some ambiguity over the occurrence of var. glauca on the eastern slopes of the Cascades in Washington. According to this source published by the Forest Service, "On the east side of the Cascades in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, on dry sites, grows in nearly pure stands." They are also known to occur in northeastern Washington, so it seems plausible that they may occur in between, on the eastern slopes of the central Cascades. Also, it could just be the lighting, but in

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02:30, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

That is well-reasoned. However, I didn't see any mention of P. m. var glauca in Wenatchee National Forest, the location of the individual in my photograph, in the source you cite.[5] Moreover, the nearest collection of that subtaxon is northern Grant County.[6][7] On the other hand, P. m. var menziesii has been collected at two locations (south of Mt. Stuart and Beverly Creek) within a few kilometers of my photograph.[8] File:Pseudotsuga_menziesii_7456.JPG is the same individual (it looks the same and is within one arc-second and 20 feet elevation of the other). It doesn't look bluish to me, but the resolution is poor. I have a half dozen other images of this tree and a couple of other trees nearby. Unfortunately, I haven't found any macro images of the leaves of this tree. Anyhow, if you wish to remove this image because it is not a good illustration of the subtaxon, I will not object. Do you think images of young cultivated individuals are given undue weight in the article? I count five. Also, two of the cone images are from cultivated trees. Best wishes, Walter Siegmund (talk) 07:07, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. IMHO, the picture that you took, along with other pictures in the article, illustrate the wide variety of habitats and growth forms that Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii can adapt to, so I think that it would be a good idea to leave that picture in the article. Instead, maybe something along the lines of "This particular individual occupies a habitat more typical of var. glauca" could be added to the image caption?

In response to your question about the pictures of cultivated trees, perhaps

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01:01, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

I'm sorry to be slow responding. I made the changes you suggested and I'm thinking about the caption change. Your wording may be misleading because the depicted habitat is not atypical of the Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii habitat in much of Chelan, Kittitas and Yakima Counties where P. m. var. glauca is not found for the most part. That said, I agree that it is different that you find on the lower western slopes of the Cascade Range, or the lowlands. Thank you for your kind words. Best wishes, Walter Siegmund (talk) 17:23, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current