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Meetup time again

Hi all, it's Meetup time again :-) - Hopefully you'll be up for meeting on April 22nd at about 6pm at The Paragon, a pub in Circular Quay. It'll be the usual round of drinks and chit chats, with no particular agenda, just some friendly faces, and a shared interest in Wiki stuff. If you've thought about coming along before, but haven't made it - we'd love to see you - it'll be a relaxed, social chin wag about all things wiki - bring anyone along you fancy, and I hope you can make it :-)

Please do sign up on the meetup page, and do also feel free to nominate an alternative time / date / location if for whatever reason the 21st doesn't work for you - we're an accommodating bunch :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 04:11, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:Reentrant tunings

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Coordinator Status

You may have noticed I am looking for another coordinator to help me run the project, and if you are willing please leave a note on my talk page. Cheers, ṜedMarkViolinist^{Drop me a line} 17:50, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Well, the thing that this project needs to get off the ground is more members. I was thinking we could start with two coordinators, and slowly build that up as we get more people in. I will prepare a list of objectives to complete (we can choose what we think we can each do well) to get this project going. Cheers, ṜedMarkViolinist^{Drop me a line} 14:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

last call for the meetup tonight in Sydney

G'day Sydneysiders :-) - this is just a 'last call' note to let you know that the meetup tonight at the belgian beer cafe. This meetup coincides with the end of an 'unlocking IP' conference, and various folk from creative commons, and other interested parties are hoping to come along, so it should be an interesting and rewarding meet - plus Casliber assures us the beer is fantastic :-) - it's an 'all ages' venue, and I hope to see you there! best, Privatemusings (talk) 02:48, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Narciso Yepes

Concerning the biography of Narciso Yepes: Please, sir, what are these critiques in German doing on the English Page? Whoever submitted them should remove them to the German page or translate them. I gather from the chatter that not all guitarists are subjected to this "balanced" treatment; would the poster of the negative critiques care to explain why he/she has singled out Yepes? Lastly, the value and sources of some of these negatives seem unclear to me (i.e. "chihuahuas")and make me wonder about the poster's agenda. ---- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.224.155.36 (talk • contribs)

Answered at Talk:Narciso Yepes. Andrewa (talk) 20:34, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Dear sir, my account is named Drewdavis. I do not intend to edit at the present time. For the moment I am perusing the talk archives on this article.

Concerning the new 'negatives', I still fail to see the relevance of the chihuahua comment; it looks like quote-mining and it is imposssible to know if the author was speaking of Yepes' voice or of his music. I find it inflammatory and inappropriate. I would say the ones from NY Times are balanced and I must abide them, but the dog one and the two in German indicate to me that whoever posted was desperate and that this is a smear campaign. Someone should consider revising it IMO. Drewdavis (talk) 13:28, 24 April 2009 (UTC) signed Drewdavis (user)

Thank you! I have replied on your talk page and will discuss the specific issues at Talk:Narciso Yepes#From my user page. Andrewa (talk) 18:00, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Image permission problem with Image:Triconegravir1 big.jpg

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What do you mean, no proof? I did indeed send the permission email to the Wikimedia copyright permissions address and this fact is documented. Furthermore the documentation is linked to from the image page. So the reason given for deletion is completely bogus.

In cases where there is a license, but its validity is disputed, deletion should proceed through WP:FfD, certainly not speedy deletion. Hairy Dude (talk) 17:06, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Agree totally, but you're talking to the wrong person. Andrewa (talk) 21:19, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Narciso Yepes

Hello, I plan to be honest and frank and hope you will reciprocate. I am Narciso Yepes' son-in-law, and yes I know Viktor with whom we are on friendly terms. What a lamentable state of affairs that you have had to suffer his 'harassement' and that he has been banned. Assuming good will ( and adding wishful thinking), I'd say I'd like nothing more than to see you two patch things up; that it would be good for all of us. I'm assuming you regret the extent of your dispute as does he. I believe it's just a monumental misunderstanding, just as I am ready to believe J. Marlow has misunderstood Yepes' 10-string tuning system, and that you may yet come to understand Viktor's objections (doesn't seem the case so far!), to recognize thier importance. You see, I'm like Viktor in that Yepes is of central importance to my life, so this article is of great importance to both us. I hopefully presume that you are not simply indifferent towards Yepes, that maybe you liked or repected him at least a little. I'm not asking for any special treatment. A balanced view is the best I can hope for. I would be happy to provide photos from the family collection; can they be sent by email? jpeg format? Sincerely Drewdavis (talk) 16:47, 28 April 2009 (UTC)drewdavis

Thank you. I'm truly delighted to meet you. Is your wife the daughter who was in Trio Yepes?

I would also love to patch up the dispute with Viktor, but it will not be easy.

My view of Yepes is one of immense admiration and interest that grows the more I learn of him. I suspect I would get on with him rather well. I just can't imagine why anyone who loves him would have anything to fear from a "balanced" article, just the opposite. Similarly, his tuning system seems to continue to be the most widely used for the ten-string guitar, which speaks for itself.

I must also be honest. In my view Viktor's arguments sometimes have merit but are normally so poorly presented as to be counterproductive. His personal demeanor is appalling; He has attacked not just me but also many others, particularly of course those whom he suspects of disagreeing with his views on Yepes and related subjects. All of this just distracts from the issues, and perhaps even taints the memory of Yepes by association. It is extremely sad.

As well as obtaining the photos, I need to have your approval for their use under one of the copyleft licenses that Wikipedia accepts. I must go right now, but I will contact you further on this. Andrewa (talk) 21:23, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi, you are correct! Ana is my wife.. You have seen the Trio Yepes? Perhaps you're aware of my youtube account under the name of drewdavis58 and saw the Trio there? Aware that it was I who posted the link here to the 'Yepes speaks on Forbidden Games Romance' video?

No, I never saw Trio Yepes, nor do I visit YouTube often, my computer and connection are both a bit slow for that. But I have certainly read of them.

In hopes of avoiding any (further) tainting, I'm inviting all parties to eventually consider initiating appropriate damage-control mesures. I guess I could put it more simply, but I know it is complicated.

That sounds good. I'm not sure what to suggest, and I'm certainly open to suggestions.

Andrew, I just read up on wiki copyleft but I admit not yet understanding how to proceed. The Yepes' are ready to sign a licence agreement. Are there not photos available in the public domain? Can Wiki (you) not use these photos? I guess not or you would have. I'd be happy to have you advise me as how to proceed82.224.155.36 (talk) 00:05, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I have looked for public domain photos, but have not found any. If you have any sources to suggest I would be happy to use them.

I'm doing some research myself on the copyleft situation... the problem is that the whole business of licensing is under review, in fact there's currently a vote in progress to change it.

What I think would be best would be for me to upload them to Wikimedia Commons, and to submit an email from you (or you could send it) releasing them under a Creative Commons licence, which is likely to be the new Wikipedia preferred licence. Unlike Wikipedia, you can't upload to Commons without creating a userid; If you wanted to do that, that's another way to proceed.

I will contact you as soon as I have something definite to propose. I have quite a lot on right now; My church burned down just over a week ago and several of my instruments, including the Maton twelve-string guitar and Eston fretless acoustic bass that you see on my user page, were reduced to ashes. I'm busily arranging replacements of sorts; Those two are not really replaceable, having been my companions for more than thirty years, but life and music will go on. Andrewa (talk) 04:01, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I offer my sincere condolences, guitars (and other instruments) may have souls IMO. I have been there: in 1978 I hitched around Europe and bought a Ramirez premier estudio guitar in Madrid for about 800 usd. Unfortunately, in 1980 there was a fire where I was living which my old Takamine (still my companion of about 30 years!)survived but the beautiful Ramirez didn't make it. I tried to make this loss into a lesson; as you say life goes on. I've played some of the 50- or 60-odd quitars in Narciso's study in Madrid; someday I may have one on an extended loan. Hope all is not lost, in any case. Drop a line when conveniant, I'll check out Wiki CommonsDrewdavis (talk) 16:38, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

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Sydney Meetup

I think you may have been notified by email, but I thought it was worth my dropping in a note anywhoo, to let you know that Sydney Wikipedians are having a meetup this coming Tuesday, the 4th August. As you'll see on that page, we have two folk flying in from the Wikimedia Foundation who will be attending, and we have a great crowd of wiki types signed up to come along.

If you've never been to a meetup before, this wouldn't be a bad one to kick off with (we're all very friendly, interesting, and great looking folk ;-), and if you have, well come along again, why don't ya! If you've any questions you can flick the aussie mailing list an email on wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org aussie mailing list, or drop me a note on my talk page. Hope to see some of you there!

ps. If you've already signed up, and received an email, and a phone call, and a door knock, and are getting a bit frustrated with constant advances from enthusiastic australian wiki types, then I'm told you can print this message, and bring it along to use as a 'free beer' voucher, redeemable by our esteemed Vice-President of WMAU on the night...... ;-) Privatemusings (talk) 22:06, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Christian new religious movements

I understand why my move can be seen as controversial and I have suggested that if it is necessary an admin should move the page back (since I cannot) and I will post a WP:RM. However, I have also spelled out the move rationale in detail on the page. I don't think this move should be "controversial" at all. It follows our naming conventions quite clearly. Previous discussions of this move suggestion have been hampered by a key piece of misinformation about the academic meaning of "Christian cult" which is in fact 99% in reference to cultus and usually in the context early Christianity. I believe that several commentators have been prejudiced by the incorrect assumption that references to "Christian cult" in scholarship do relate to the entry's subject matter despite repeated attempts by others to show otherwise. Past proponents of the move have also failed in detailing the rationale vis-a-vis our existing naming conventions. I think when that is done, as I've tried doing this time, the necessity for the move becomes very clear. Thank you for your input.PelleSmith (talk) 12:28, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

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Persecution of Falun Gong

Hello. I'm contacting the people involved in the earlier discussion about changing the title of this article. A similar argument is currently being run, this time to name it "History of Falun Gong." This note was just to make you aware of this. Best.--Asdfg12345 03:19, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Leonese Language

Hi Andrewa

We have a serious problem with the article Leonese language. The user Karkeixa is vandalizing it and he had undo for three times the editions of the users, attacking obviously the rules of Wikipedia.

I'm not an expert and I don't know how to proceed, could you do something?.

Thanks very much.

Regards, --Stywerdoff (talk) 09:23, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Allan Pease

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Meetup Time in Sydney :-)

Hi all,

It's meetup time again in Sydney - hopefully you'll be able to come along for friendly chat and drinks about all things wiki - topics will no doubt include the Chapter - perhaps with planning for the upcoming AGM, the general state of wiki-play, and the traditional candle lighting to encourage the mythical flagged-revisions extension to make its way on to the wiki. At this point, I usually mention that sitting wiki arbitrators are compelled to buy everyone a drink, but one of our number has taken a rather extreme route in avoiding this duty - if you have no idea what I'm talking about then you're probably busy writing and maintaining articles - but come along anyways on the 21st October, from 18.30 til late, to find out :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 21:32, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

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High level radioactive waste management edit war

I'm concerned another editor may have responded to remarks you placed on the radwaste talk page by starting an edit war with me, without even allowing me time to post discussion on the talk page. The article is an accurate description of current ferment concerning thinking about this issue, and another editor is attempting to expunge a quote from a scholarly source on one of the most basic issues in that area. Please take a look. Mervyn Emrys (talk) 04:09, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Signature

I don't know what's wrong with Wikipedia when it comes to signatures of my account. See, I'll sign this post by adding the 4~ and after some time it will say that I haven't signed it even though I have.

Here it comes173.95.138.76 (talk) 18:40, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

That's what happens whenever you don't sign in. Click on the "Log in / create account" link at the top right of the page and follow the instructions there. Andrewa (talk) 20:58, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Andrewa,

Thanks for your calm hand in discussing High-level radioactive waste management. I appreciate it.Twerges (talk) 14:45, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of fictional future events

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Divine right of kings

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Sydney meetup

It's been a while since the wiki folk of Sydney had the chance to meetup - and there's quite a lot going on. If you've never been to a meetup before, you're especially welcome, and if you're an old hand, then please do make an effort to touch base :-) You can sign up here, or drop a note on my talk page if you have any questions or anything - hope to see you there! cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 02:57, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Your positiion on the Icesave referendum article

Hi

I would like to encourage you to change your position and consider that it is disputed that Iceland owes funds to Holland and the UK and repaying isn't something which is possible to do since repaying implies that the Icelandic government recieved something, which it never did. Therefor Debt repayment referendum is quite bias and it also doesn't conform to common name policy.

Thanks,--Icelandic Viking POWER (talk) 09:49, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

I agree with this, but IMO it doesn't justify the proposed move, or make any attempt to address the issues that I and others have raised in opposing it.

Unless you can address them, my suggestion is that you try to come up with an alternative proposal that does, and withdraw the current requested move. Andrewa (talk) 11:22, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Your opposition endorses the current name "The current name's a good one IMO." seeing as you agree with me that the current name isn't suitable maybe you would consider rewording your opposition?--Icelandic Viking POWER (talk) 11:42, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps I should have said I agree with some of this. I endorse the current name in the absence of any better suggestion. Andrewa (talk) 11:55, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Never too late to reword I think.--Icelandic Viking POWER (talk) 12:38, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

True. I hope my position here is now clear, and my position at the move discussion is unchanged. Andrewa (talk) 13:29, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

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6 star rank

Ummmmm. I think I might have put my foot in it. I leapt before I looked!

The article was a mess, full of OR, conjecture, unsupported assertions, irrelevant waffle about 5*, and excessive waffle about the Americans. Not to mention that every section has its own "main article" already giving the detail.

Do you think that line-of-logic will hold water, or do you think I'm in deep sewage? Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 14:04, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

It's just another battle in a long war. Try to take a step back. We all know that many US authorities (including and most notably official army spokespeople when directly asked) are reluctant to say whether or not the US has ever had a six-star rank, and to dismiss any non-US rank superior to five star (in that any such comparison is valid across ages and armies) as ceremonial. In fact if we can source this stuff, it would be of great interest and should be added to the article. But the various distinctions that have been attempted to explain (rationalise?) why the whole world should follow the current (and deliberately ambiguous) US practice in this haven't been all that successful.

Do you think there's encyclopedic material on six-star ranks? If not we just have to disagree. If so, do you want to help improve the article? Be warned it's very hard work. The Internet is so US-centric on military matters as to be useless for this, and English Wikipedia itself reflects this biased coverage... Have a look for example at the many graphics in Commons showing rank insignia for non-US armies, and see how few of them are even referenced by English Wikipedia. Andrewa (talk) 20:49, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

"It's just another battle in a long war." - Oh dear! That sounds very jaded.

"In fact if we can source this stuff, it would be of great interest and should be added to the article." - Yes indeed. However, as you say, "if".

"But the various distinctions that have been attempted ... haven't been all that successful" - I'm not familiar with the history, only with what I removed. And like you suggest, I removed them because they weren't successful.

"Do you think there's encyclopedic material on six-star ranks?" - Hmm. Good question.

a) Well, wouldn't that depend on what the definition is of "six-star ranks"? What can you tell me about the definition?

(The only definition I've seen involves the use of the phrase as a coloquial expression of superiority; I've not personally seen a definition that addresses its use as an actual rank.)

b) Well, there must be. (Must there not?)

c) I have to admit that I'd previously never thought about it.

d) One or more of the above.

e) Something else.

f) All of the above.

g) None of the above.

I guess I'd go for option f.

"do you want to help improve the article?" - Yes please. (I thought I had already done so, but I also thought there was still much to do, particularly with respect to reliabe sources.)

"Be warned it's very hard work." - Oh yes. I'm quite aware that such offers of help should not be made without forethought!

"The Internet is so US-centric on military matters as to be useless for this, and English Wikipedia itself reflects this biased coverage." - I don't entirely agree. I agree that: "The Internet is US-centric, and English Wikipedia reflects this." But I don't agree that this makes either the internet or wikipedia useless on military matters.

Yes, it certainly makes it more difficult to find non-US stuff between the mountains of US-stuff. But thanks to sites like AWM, NAA, ADFA and UNSW@ADFA, and good old www.defence.gov.au, (and similar Canadian, NZ and UK sites), useful information can be found. (But yes, your example is quite accurate. On-the-other-hand, I would not expect to find as much on English wikipedia about the, say, XYZ Military, as I would expect there to be on XYZ wikipedia, so Commons is likely to have a lot of stuff that appears on XYZ WP and not English WP.)

Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 11:30, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Fender Stringmaster

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Mangalore International Airport

Please reply to a query here if you care. — AjaxSmack 16:17, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

El Cerrito

You may wish to comment [1] here, since you commented on a similar debate in the past.Hemanetwork (talk) 19:39, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Proposed rename/move of Medical cannabis

Hi! I wonder whether you'd be willing to revisit the move request discussion you participated in for the article that's currently named "Medical Cannabis"? Just a day or two ago I came across a naming policy statement that I imagine none of us who have participated in the discussion and !voting so far knew of previously. I certainly didn't know of it. The policy can be found at WP:UCN, and it appears to prohibit the proposal from being adopted. I'd be grateful if you'd have a look at it, and if you agree then perhaps you'd change your !vote in the discussion? No hard feelings, of course, if you disagree that the policy applies or must be adhered to. But I did want to let you know of it, and invite your further participation in the move-request discussion. Please note, by the way, that this request to reconsider, in light of the policy, doesn't constitute improper canvassing since I'm sending it to everyone who has !voted on the proposal. Best,  – OhioStandard (talk) 12:52, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Dzierzon

How should contributors respond to something like this? Tropical wind (talk) 15:45, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Probably best to ignore it. Andrewa (talk) 17:02, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Sydney Meetup :-)

See the meetup page for further information - short version is that we're hoping to meet in a fortnight in the city for a beer and a chat. Minors and Miners are welcome, with a responsible adult and a minimum of coal dust ;-) - do try and get out if you can, it's been a little while since wiki folk met in Sydney :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 05:29, 12 August 2010 (UTC)