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Hildegard of Bingen

Nice cleanup on article! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.166.123.129 (talkcontribs)

Hi Alekjds, could you assist with media section? There are two files that need to be converted... thank you! 76.166.123.129 07:15, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki

...now has a nicely done spoken version. Cheers! -- Macropode 12:09, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

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I've updated the tag with one that I think will be acceptable for the image to remain on the page. --Alekjds 09:25, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Slight error

No big thing, but I just wanted to let you know of a small error. You slapped hyper cow for speedy deletion, which at the time when you did so, looked like nonsense, but actually it's just a page with a stupid sounding name that at the time was victim of a full-page copy-and-paste vandalism. -Zepheriah 02:46, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for letting me know. The page seems a bit like an advertisement to me now, but I guess since it's defunct and somewhat notable (caffeinated milk?), it will stay. Alekjds 02:49, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Cyssero

Hate to say it, but I don't think this one can be speedied. There is an assertion of notability in the upcoming release from an actual label. Doesn't look like there's enough to meet WP:MUSIC, but enough to escape speedy deletion. It will need AFD.

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Thanks for the tips. Alekjds 03:11, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Saint Corbinian

Good stuff on Corbinian, by the way! --Wetman 06:07, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey, thanks. It's appreciated. I wouldn't have personally thought when I started revamping it that it would yield anything close to what it did. --Alekjds 06:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Don't look like a vandal. Please provide an edit summary when you edit.

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Is this in reference to anything in particular? Alekjds 05:37, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

answer

no problem. I was regretting writin that article. I'm gonna come back and rewrite it, or either create a new article under the same name, after some more gathering of research. By the way, why are you up so late?Odst 09:29, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

wow. it's 1:43 here in los angeles. check out my new changes to the Kim Si Min article. (it's not finished yet) we all strive to make wikipedia a better learning community. (bear with me Im only 13) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Odst (talkcontribs) 15 January 2007.

Saints

Alex, thanks for your expansion of Saint Achillius‎. The edits you made addressed my concerns with the article. I notice that you do a fair amount of editing of saints. Not that wikipedia WP:NCWC recommend leaving "Saint" out of the title of articles (the Saints Wikiproject notes the same thing, "says that saints go by their most common English name, minus the "Saint"). As someone who has been working to get article titles in line with this policy, I thank you for the changes you have made in article titles along these lines. Pastordavid 21:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I agree ... most online sources are biased toward the Roman side of things. I try to back up these online sources with print resources, but even then most English-language print resources are still biased toward the Western/Latin tradition. It is a blindspot in Western hagiography, and I am happy to be corrected by those more familiar with the western tradition than I.
Personally, I try to avoid Catholic online, I find it to be a little too spammy - too many ads, not enought (reliable) content. My preference, for online hagiography, is the Catholic Encyclopedia and the Catholic Forum.
BTW, the article looks great. Pastordavid 22:39, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

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Commons picture of the year 2006

I have voted for picture 7 Alekjds TALK 02:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

DYK

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--ALoan (Talk) 17:47, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

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Yep, the best way is just for us to both be lazy and let the orphaned image deletion notice run its course. Thanks for the message. — Rebelguys2 talk 05:20, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Book of Ezekiel

Alex ... I believe that it was John Carter who placed the Saints infobox on that page. He could probably provide you with his rationale ... I only mention it, because there are probably other similar articles and we should be consistent. -- Pastordavid 21:46, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

If you were to check the page July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), you would find that the name "Ezekiel" on the list links to the page Book of Ezekiel. I myself had some serious reservations about including it, but decided that the section of the page which more or less functions as the biography of Ezekiel, considering it is the biography of a recognized saint of at least the Eastern Orthodox Church (I haven't checked all the other churches yet to verify whether he's included there or not), we might in time add the saints infobox to the biography section. There is at least one existing precedent, on the Pontius Pilate page, for the addition of an infobox to a specific section of an article. I can honestly see how someone might be more than a bit confused by it, however, so have no objections to the removal of both the banner and the infobox tab if you so see fit. I wish the Bible Project, which I think would cover the article more directly, were a bit more active than it is, but it seemingly isn't. If and when I get what I'm trying to do with the saints project more or less done, I may try to shift some of my attention there. Sorry again for any confusion. John Carter 14:54, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Possible renaming of Wikipedia:WikiProject Saints

It has been suggested that the above named project be renamed Wikipedia:WikiProject Christian saints. Please express your opinion on this proposed renaming, and the accompanying re-definition of the scope of the project, here. John Carter 16:51, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Infoboxes

Alex, I just added a generic biography infobox to Hildegard, with a note on the talk page as well. Let's see if that works as a compromise for now. -- Pastordavid 21:28, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

DYK

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--BigHaz - Schreit mich an 22:47, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

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My bad. Source and licensing now provided. Alekjds talk 17:19, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Père Marie-Benoît

  On 11 April, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Père Marie-Benoît, 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} 23:25, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Did you know?

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--GeeJo (t)(c) • 05:24, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

The Saint award

   The Saint Barnstar
For an editor who has contributed greatly to Saints on wikipedia!!!! Keep up the great work!!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you" Contribs 10:05, 12 April 2007 (UTC))

Did you know?

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--GeeJo (t)(c) • 13:11, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for your contributions to religious articles on DYK Alekjds. We can never have enough articles on historical topics! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:42, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Matthew Carrieri

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DYK

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--Carabinieri 11:48, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

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thanks again Alekjds. Warlordjohncarter was the kind nominator. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:41, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

It appears that you are trying to report an IP-vandal on WP:AIV. You do not seem to have provided us with an IP number, without which we cannot track him/her down.--Anthony.bradbury 20:32, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I fixed the edit; it was an error resulting from me trying out WikED, which faults sometimes. I will also reply to this message on your talk page. Alekjds talk 20:34, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
OK, no problem.--Anthony.bradbury 20:37, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

For your recent work

  The DYK Medal
Your recent work in creating and/or expanding Saints articles has gotten articles you've worked on on the front page DYK section almost 10 times already. That isn't easy. You've done great work, and I hope that you continue to do so. Thank you. John Carter 23:52, 17 April 2007 (UTC)


DYK

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- KNM Talk 13:00, 18 April 2007 (UTC)


Chaîne des Rôtisseurs

Dear Alekjds,

As an officer of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, I have been in contact with the Paris Headquarters of the Châine in order to clarify the use of their various logos used in the articles. (I have translated yours to German and will also do one in Spanish.)

They have given me provisional approval to use the logos; after checking with their legal department they will chose a Copyright-Tag for the logos and photos that will appear in the future.

Thank you for the good work.

Kind regards

fak119 (—Preceding unsigned comment added by Fak119 (talkcontribs) 08:23, 19 April 2007)

Joachim Piccolomini

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--howcheng {chat} 16:08, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Henri Bellechose

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--howcheng {chat} 00:59, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Copyvio?

I suggest you have a good look at Wikipedia:Copyrights. Your Henri Bellechose (ar at least the version I saw) was little more than a verbatim, wikified version of the Artnet page. Please make sure, when using material from sources, to formulate them in your own words to avoid such problems. Circeus 04:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Replied on talk page. My apologies. Alekjds talk 04:16, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
No problem. I suppose a quick rewrite (which probably can't be quite as detailed as the original) will be more than enough. Circeus 04:23, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
Looks better to me. Good work.Circeus 04:40, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Opportuna of Montreuil

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--howcheng {chat} 21:44, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

I couldn't see how to render my notes in the format you were using: you'll want to re-edit my text to fit your format. I'd suggest the heading Adalhelm of Séez for the article you're working on: Adelin is a much later form; check the literature. I'll go away and let you edit in peace now. --Wetman 05:29, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

DYK

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--ALoan (Talk) 13:16, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

DYK

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--ALoan (Talk) 09:39, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Saint Gorgonia

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--howcheng {chat} 03:26, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Wiborada

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--howcheng {chat} 06:50, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Beatus of Lungern

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