RJay (official)

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Article Feedback deployment

Hey RJay (official); I'm dropping you this note because you've used the article feedback tool in the last month or so. On Thursday and Friday the tool will be down for a major deployment; it should be up by Saturday, failing anything going wrong, and by Monday if something does :). Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 22:11, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Re: ISS Picture

Thanks! But the real credit goes to Commander Hadfield and NASA, who take the pictures aboard the International Space Station and release them to the public domain. Also, as a member of WikiProject Germany, I guess I felt the Cologne article deserved something many other big city articles already have.--Porsche997SBS (talk) 11:20, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Oh, and by the way, this is where Cmdr. Hadfield publishes his photos, on Twitter, if you wanna check it out.--Porsche997SBS (talk) 11:22, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Recent 'Good Faith' Undo

Hello, AzureCitizen. :) rJay here. This is regarding the revision you undid on the talk page of American POWs in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. I did some extensive research on your claim, and you are correct. However, for future reference, you should use the following page(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:TPG#Behavior_that_is_unacceptable I found this to be more explanatory, and on-topic. The page you referred me to ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTFORUM#Wikipedia_is_not_a_publisher_of_original_thought ) is about the actual article code of conduct, and is off-topic. It only referenced talk pages to tell noobs about the talk page feature, but not to argue, or forumize the talk page. It was slightly confusing for a moment. Thanks for understanding, and for your time. rJay (talk) 04:26, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for stopping by rJay, and for expressing your consensus. In pointing out what you're saying above, are you talking about the fact that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:TPG#Behavior_that_is_unacceptable (otherwise known as WP:TPNO) says at the bottom of it's list of unacceptable behaviors, "Do not use the talk page as a forum or soapbox for discussing the topic"? AzureCitizen (talk) 04:40, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Indeed I was. :) As that is, after all, the page of dos and don'ts regarding talk pages, rather than a quick reference to talk pages on a page about articles. Minute, I know, however, had this been someone less knowledgeable than myself (not elevating myself to a level on which I am not), they may have been confused to a greater degree than I. rJay (talk) 08:10, 2 May 2013 (UTC

By any chance, did you happen to notice that the text "Do not use the talk page as a forum" is actually a wikilink, and that if you click on it, it goes directly to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTFORUM#Wikipedia_is_not_a_publisher_of_original_thought (otherwise known as WP:NOTFORUM)? And then read #4 at that linked location?  :) AzureCitizen (talk) 11:49, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

I did. :) I figured it was easier to link directly there. Either way, it is minute, in my opinion, I was simply saying there could have been some confusion there with some people. While I cannot prove this, or back up my claim, maybe it's just better to be safe. Again, thank you for your time, and your contributions. Take care. :)

rJaytalk 13:18, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

I appreciate your efforts and collegial approach as well.  :) I primarily just wanted to clear up any misunderstandings that might remain here with regard to "linking directly there". What I've been driving at is that when I wrote "A good faith comment, but WP:NOTFORUM #4 applies" in the revert edit summary, I was providing the most direct link possible to the relevant Wikipedia policy at issue; a link to WP:TPNO as suggested in the comment at the top of this thread is actually a step removed and less direct. In any event, whenever an editor sees someone making off-topic forum commentary on article Talk Pages, I'd always recommend being polite and citing WP:NOTFORUM #4 if reverting; editor Hammer Film Fan was rude to delete the user's message and replace it with a statement to the effect that it was rant stemming from mental health issues. I'm sure you picked up on that as well, and I saw that you were trying take action to correct that (removing the "rant" insult in the process). Thanks and take care yourself... :) Kind Regards, AzureCitizen (talk) 14:23, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello Am KB9813 sorry I know my grammar is not the best am only 15yo so give me a brake on that ;). I know what I put in Cologne WW2 history is very veritable there is a lot of info available for the so called Tank Duel. I've read accounts from the crew for the T26E3 and the Sherman that was knock out by the Panther I have pictures of the T26E3 vs the Panther and there are many videos on youtube of the actions — Preceding unsigned comment added by KB9813 (talk • contribs) 00:37, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

Protection template

Is there a reason that you want a protection template on your user page? The template is designed to not show up on the page at all if it's not actually protected. If you don't want new users and IPs to be able to edit your page, you'd have to request protection at WP:RPP. Jackmcbarn (talk) 16:09, 8 December 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, RJay (official). You have new messages at Jackmcbarn's talk page.
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Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:36, 9 December 2013 (UTC)