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Elijah edit

Yes. I was going over some material in the Anchor Bible on the Naboth incident and the commentary delt with the importance of a fast having been proclaimed. I rechecked KJV, NIV, and RSV and found fast. All I can say is sorry for the incorrect information. I was trying to get a great deal of information down in one setting. Anyway--fast is correct. Feast is incorrect. ThomasHartman 22:51, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I made some changes at Elijah. ThomasHartman 23:28, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Suspenders

Please look at Image:Taxwoman3.jpg, which at one point was in the Suspenders article. Note how two of us are wearing stockings held up by (British) suspenders, not garters. Where is that meaning of suspenders explained now?--Taxwoman 20:04, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In British English, suspenders are not the same as garters!--Taxwoman 20:20, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fine, as long as the British meanings of suspenders and garters are explained somewhere and adequately cross-referenced.--Taxwoman 20:53, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for Image:Jean Keane.jpg

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Hey Wrad, good job on finding the Jean Keene photo! I had been unable to find one on Flickr when I looked following your request in the talk page for WikiProject Alaska.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure about the licensing for the photo you found. From the link you posted about image licensing, I read that you can direct link to another website, but in terms of actually uploading to a website, it says, "You can post a thumbnail of any public photo or gallery photo available on Webshots" but that's a thumbnail, not the full sized photo -- & even then it's ambiguous whether they mean posting that thumbnail in just another Webshots member page, or on a completely separate (non-Webshots) website.

According to this page at Webshots, "Webshots has purchased the rights to use these images within the Webshots program. We are not authorized to allow them to be used elsewhere. If you would like to use any of the images, you will need to contact the photographer or company. There is a link or name under most of the images on our website."

I would recommend emailing the photographer directly & asking her permission to use the photo.

Thanks for the comment in my user talk. I answered it there too.

Very glad you started this article! She proves to be a very interesting person.--Yksin 05:28, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah good, glad you emailed the photographer! I hope you provided her with a link to the article. I just took advantage of all the experience I have in researching family history to nail down her birthdate from the Minnesota birth index -- I've got a lot of relatives on my mom's side from Minnesota, so I've been to that site many a time. Turns out your photographer was right after all, and Anderson's book was wrong. Too bad for me, I had kinda liked that her birthday was the same as my mom's. --Yksin 06:50, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jean Keene's birthdate

Actually, Anderson's book is correct on Jean's birthday. The book says October 20 and is confirmed by Keene, herself.

(copied from my talk page): Nope, 209 didn't talk w/ me, but I just checked out the messages between you two about it, so I'll go back & fix it -- but leaving in the mention that there are discrepancies between sources. --Yksin 23:37, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Actually, what 209 is saying is that there was no discrepancy between sources. But I recall checking the date in Anderson's book twice, because of the discrepancy. I'm in Spokane now & can't check against the book -- I'll go back to 209's edit for now, & check the book when I return to Anchorage next week. --Yksin 23:42, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More info on licensing of photos

If you haven't already, you should read this page: Wikipedia:Example requests for permission. I found some good winter pics of bald eagles from Homer Spit from some of my contacts on Flickr, but will have to pay attention to this myself to ask any of them for permission to use any of the pics in the Jean Keene article.

Gee [looking at watch]... I really should go to bed now. --Yksin 11:06, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Melchizedek

Basically if I add anything about this subject it gets quickly reverted by one or two wikistalkers. But if you are inclined, feel free to add, just a simple thing in the See Also section, like the following, or rewrite it better: The Dominion of Melchizedek, a micronation, purports to be based on the Melchizedek Bible [1] and was apparently inspired by the Biblical Melchizedek. Harvardy 04:36, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that Harvardy is a known sockpupet of Johnski who has been blocked indefinitely by the Arbcom. He periodically reappears to attempt to vandalise the Dominion of Melchizedek. Melchizedek is a criminal organisation of which he is a suspected member. --Gene_poole 21:25, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That is a bit strong as it is only an opinion that DOM is a criminal organization. There is no official government statement that it is criminal in any manner. Also, since the problems it had with the bad people using its name, the administration of DOM has changed and is headed and run by people that have no criminal record that I can find. The new president of DOM is retired law enforcement. It seems the article hasn't caught up with the facts, but harps mostly on the negitive publicity of years past. You might want to tone it down to the level of what Forbes called it, "dubious" see: http://members.forbes.com/forbes/2000/1127/6614030a.html (this link needs to be copied to work) to be safe. Harvardy 02:52, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If that dubious link doesn't work for you try this one: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmfor/is_200010/ai_n15377870 Harvardy 04:13, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For reference purposes, you can look here[2] for the decision against Johnski, et. al. in terms of the history and decision against him and his various sockpuppets. Davidpdx 19:09, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For reference purposes, you can look here [3] at another example of Gene Poole's meat puppets as Davidpdx is just a newer version. Harvardy 05:58, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1997-98 Lady Vols Basketball Team

Thanks for your comments on this article. I'll work to improve it. Dlong 00:30, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

don't read into my tone (which you cannot hear), just my words

I do not believe I have made a personal attack. I do feel you are dumbing down the article, but I do not think that was an attack. I respectfully disagree with you. And I question if you have a background in theatre - which is a legitimate question. Perhaps you should lighten up a bit and not be so defensive.Smatprt 03:30, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As I have said, i do not mean to offend, but if you are going to decide who is a main character in a play and who is not, then you might want some background in the theatre - otherwise you are going to need to start citing sources for your opinions. R & G are never considered main characters (unless some clever director enlarges their characters somehow. Frankly, the Gravedigger is more important.Smatprt 03:48, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wrad - I explained my feelings. I am tired of your tactics, your misquotes and your poor research. I was hoping for honest debate here. Unfortuanely, I did not find it.Smatprt 04:56, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shakespeare Project Template

Hey, I just previewed the appearance of {{Wikiproject Shakespeare}} on Shakespeare's talk page, and I noticed two things. There is a colon before the name of the page, and I couldn't get the importance to show up (though that might just be me being stupid because I usually use scripts for that). I decided to not save it since you might not have posted it because you're still working on it. I might have the time to make an assessment page before I have to get off of the computer tonight. I'm looking at some other projects pages to see what common practice seems to be. Curtangel 03:25, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't get the importance to come up, but that might have just been me messing up. Curtangel 03:54, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation

Gladly; you might also consider inviting User:Ugajin, who contributes a lot on Renaissance theater topics. Jlittlet 22:06, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I join?

Hey, just saw your recent work on the Bard and wanted to invite you to join Wikipedia:WikiProject Shakespeare.

Ladb2000

Your invitation

Thank you! I'm quite flattered. Ojevindlang 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Re: Invite

Ahlan neighbour! Thanks for the invite to the WikiProject King Arthur. I haven't been contributing lately as much as I used to, but will try my best to work on any upcoming projects/tasks. Stoa 01:18, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

George Q. Cannon

Not too clear on what you're trying to get at on the Journal of Discourses page. George Q. Cannon was a contemporary with Brigham Young and some of his sermons are in the JD. Cannon was made an apostle in 1860 and was a counselor of Young's in the First Presidency from 1873. Perhaps you're thinking of someone else? -SESmith 05:27, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I must be. I just reverted my own stuff. Wrad 05:28, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reverting vandalism

Wrad, thanks for reverting the vandalism on Book of Mormon. The two-edit vandal appears to have gotten a bit personal. Regards Bochica 02:12, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amaraiel

I don't particularly like biting newcomers either, but if he can't handle civil disagreements, he's going to crumble once he finds the rest of the Internet. Phony Saint 04:55, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it looks like he's going to stick it out. Let's see what happens. Wrad 04:59, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There's a newcomer and then there's a veteran in a newcomers body. No, this isn't an alt. What i'm trying to say is that, I don't think the entire world is out to get me. I agree with alot of the stuff that i'm getting on various talk pages regarding this exact situation. Funny how this stuff spready like wildfire (Dynaflow,Phony Saint) I just think it should have been handled differently thats all. But i'm over it now. My first Wikipedia drama *finger twirl*. I agree I overreacted however, I think that I just needed to set the record straight thats all. Thanks Amaraiel 05:17, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Durant pic

I took it at the Iowa State game.....All my pics from the game are at here. Pic uploaded here was cropped by me. Corpx 01:27, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

87 Exit

Hi, I'm the 87-IP from the spoiler discussion. I was blocked again, this time for initiating a vandalism report against an admin who suppressed my comments on WP:ANI: [4], [5], [6] (Oh, and he changed the discussion too: [7])

This whole thing is either:

completely ok; good for me, I got finally rid of my Wikipedia addiction! Keep it up!
completely not ok; well, someone should do something. I certainly don't feel like heading back into the fight right now.

Japoteurs (animated short)

On 20 May, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Japoteurs (animated short), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--howcheng {chat} 00:37, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Revert on Eagle Scout

I don't really have a vested interest in the Eagle article, but I'm very curious as to why you reverted my small edit. I thought it made the ref section more presentable, and at any rate it made nothing worse. It just puzzles me why you reverted with no explanation. Wrad 03:43, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think your change makes it less presentable and harder to read. You made no explanation either.Rlevse 11:05, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I wrote an edit summary explaining exactly what I did, which is normal. Usually, when I revert another wikipedian's good faith edits, I say why out of courtesy, just so they don't think I regard them as a common vandal. Also, studies have shown that columns make things easier to read for most people, as it is easier for the eye to follow a shorter line of text than a longer one. Wrad 15:30, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Green Knight

How about something like, "The Green Knight is a character who appearing in several Arthurian tales, including the famous poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the more obscure The Greene Knight and "King Arthur and King Cornwall" (I added that material today, in case you hadn't noticed yet). Or something on the much debated significance of the color green (like how it is taken as a symbol of the Devil, the Green Man, nature, etc.)? It's a good article, by the way, and it's high time we had it at Wikipedia. Once it gets more stable we should nominate it as a GA.--Cúchullain ^t/c 01:50, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I noticed your edits and thought they were excellent. I have some more things I want to add to it, mostly comparing him to previous beheaded would-be beheaders, as many scholars do this in order to interpret him. With DYK, I've been thinking we could go with the beheading angle (he's not the only character in med. lit. to survive a beheading), but I like the "greenness" issue better. That might be the best one, since we have a good picture for it. "...that The Green Knight of medieval literature is thought by many scholars to represent the Devil, because of his green hue?" Wrad 01:57, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I went ahead and submitted a version of the above, since we both seem to have thought of it. I agree that the article has serious potential for GA status. Wrad 15:12, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, good work Wrad!--Cúchullain ^t/c 05:30, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I wish you'd written that article last week. It would have been very helpful for the coursework of a module I was doing. ;) WindsorFan 07:17, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, just let me know next time and we'll see what we can do. :) Wrad 10:33, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 21 May, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Mechanical Monsters (animated short), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--ALoan (Talk) 15:02, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On 22 May, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Green Knight, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Aquarius  talk 03:49, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Episode

I wanted you let you see what I've done so far for the "Pilot" episode of Smallville. click here BIGNOLE (Contact me) 16:10, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know if you are watching the sandbox, so I'll just report here. No comparisons unless there's reliable sourcing doing the comparison for us. The reliability would have to be Gough and Millar talking about how they changed this and that, and for what reasons. Simply saying "oh, Clark didn't do this in the comics" would be considered original research, and even if you found a source that said the same thing it would probably full under random fan trivia. Just simply comparing the show to the comics and movies would be something best left to Smallville Wikia. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 01:56, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]