Longshot14

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Aside from the form-letter format (trust me, I understand - lord knows how many times you've been asked the questions the answers to which you provide in the above linke before), thanks :). I am, however, curious as to how I came to your attention? Longshot14 06:18, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Recent changes is a good place to keep track of comings and goings. Kukini 06:43, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Wow - you must have that on frequent refresh! I just pulled up Recent changes and despite having made a change not long ago Wiki is so frequently updated it's already scrolled off :) - thanks! Longshot14 06:49, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Now I think I'm beginning to see just how shallowly I've been scraping into Wiki - your userpage states you're a "Recent Changes Patroller" - a-HA! ;) It also states you're putting together an entry on "Sauk Trail" - is this related to the Taum Sauk Mountain area in Missouri? I ask not because I've been there; rather, I'm in a roleplaying game set in Missouri and have read some on that area :) I'm looking forward to learning more about how this crazy entity works Longshot14 06:53, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey...would you leave me messages on my user discussion page? That way I know when you have asked me something. I am working on a page on Sauk Trail...the northern trail of tears that runs just south of Chicago in Illinois. Not sure if it is related to Sauk Mountain or not. Good question, though. If it is, I would want to cross-reference this information on the page I am working on. Keep in touch! Kukini 06:56, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

My pleasure

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Phenolphthalein

Hi Longshot14, and welcome aboard Wikipedia.

In this edit I noticed that you added a list of common misspellings to the article phenolphthalein. In general, we don't include lists like this in articles.

Instead, we create redirects under common misspellings of an article title. By doing so, the misspellings become searchable. That link will take you to instructions on how to create redirect pages. Cheers! TenOfAllTrades(talk) 13:14, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the Barnstar!

I was just wondering...what inspired such a gift? I hope you are enjoying our company in the wikicommunity!!! Kukini 05:32, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I just took a peek...you have been really working hard on improving our wikipedia. You really are a great addition to the community! Kukini 05:34, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you very much for the barnstar - my first one. ;) Much appreciated. SouthernComfort 10:32, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Arso Jovanović

Thanks for your input on this article. I came across the article, which is a translation from an article on the Serbian wiki, and it clearly needs lots of copy editing. I did the first two paragraphs and asked the author to look them over, but the rest still needs rewriting in fluent English. Not helped by the fact that the subject matter is new to me, so each rewrite needed validation by the original author to ensure meaning hadn't been lost. --Dunstan 10:11, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Your message

Thanks , but the underlying problem is that I am inserting material which is highly objectionable by Khomeini's fan base, a fact that I am fully aware of. I do expect the backlash as a matter of course. --CltFn 06:41, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Castlereagh article

If you were looking for sources on my changes to the Castlereagh article, I did some looking at this site and the Brittanica article i have at my home. More than anything else, though, the things you removed i thought of as more of a clarification of what was said before than any actual change in the facts presented in the article. I do hope you'll consider looking at the edits again. Cheers,Thesocialistesq 22:33, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Victoria Woodhull

I'm not sure I understood what you thought would make a good article. Victoria Woodhull's views on abortion or contraception? The article is short enough you should probably expand the article before spinning off a subsection. Anyway, the project you might be looking for is Wikipedia:WikiProject Gender Studies Esquizombi 08:03, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

RfC

About your comment here. It's funny because the same dictionary entry that you're referring to clearly says that the term is "No longer in technical use". Did you read that part as well? You also might want to read my comment here. I have no problem with using the term if it's necessary, but some people are changing its meaning and using it excessively, despite all these different reasons I've given for limiting its usage. So you might want to reconsider your stance on this. Please let me know if you have any questions. Aucaman^Talk 02:00, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Well, reading your comments again, it still seems like you're questioning the authenticity of my arguments, not my conduct. (It might have something to do with the fact that you're rather new to Wikipedia.) In any case I don't see why you'd bother to endorse an accusatory statement such as this one with such shaky and inaccurate evidence to back it up. But you can definitely keep your vote. I was just trying to check your reasoning. Aucaman^Talk 20:33, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Des Clarke

Thanks for the spelling change. And it's a pleasure to meet you, you're the first utilitarian swinger I've come across!

User:Diyako is trying to make an alternative ficticious definition of Newroz

User:Diyako has created an article on a Turkic-Nowruz without mention of its Iranian history and roots. Soon we will here Nowruz has nothing to do with Iran too. His article is Nevruz. This should be merged or edited properly. He has gone on the Turkish discussions to promote it.

Here is what user:Diyako has written;

Nevruz is the spring festival among Turkic-speaking nations, from Turkey to Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan etc. It is very similar to the Iranian festival of Norouz.

According to Turkish legends Nevruz dates back to era of Gökturks.

Th user Diyako is definnityl anti-Iranian and has an anti-Iranian agenda.

Nevruz is not very similar to the Irnian festival of Norouz it is Norouz!

He has claimed the Kurdish flag has nothing to do with Iran and is a crime to fly in Iran. The Kurdish flag is based on the Iranian flag it is even in the memories of the founders of the Mehbad Republic who wanted to showcase their Aryan and Mede heritage. Back then Kurds only had a oral history about their only know ancestors the Mede and Mede heritage, before other ancestors were accepted. The Sun is also very significant element of ancient Iranian and Zorasatrianism. Diyako is misleading everyone. Go to Kurdistan 20 years ago let alone 50 they will say we are Aryans and our own blood relatives are the Persians. The Kurdish flag is not banned in Iran and is based on Iranian colours. This user also claims the Iranians are only a lingustic group after he saw that the tide was against him that Kurds are in definition an Iranian people so he worked to undermine the definition of Iranian people and even Persians with user:Acuman.

Oh ya I almost forgot, GIRL POWER!

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Dickens/Lovecraft

And you don't want to know what happened to Edwin Drood ;-) --Calair 00:47, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi there

Do you have an e-mail address where I can reach you at? --ManiF 20:29, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

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