I'm a retired astronomer, and have been bouncing around adding or editing mostly astronomy-related articles, including adding several prominent astronomers' bios, as well as several entries related to Staten Island and a couple other things I think I know.Tham153 02:49, 20 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Todt Hill edit

Thanks for the additions on Todt Hill - I lived at the top of the hill at St. Francis in the early 1970s when it was a Franscisan/Lutheran ecumenical high school - the views from the top floor are fantastic! Revmoran 20:49, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

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Astronomische Nachrichten edit

As you originally translated this article from the German Wikipedia, I thought you might like to have a look at it now... Astronomische Nachrichten. Maybe it can be translated back again? Carcharoth 04:10, 7 October 2007 (UTC)Reply

You've done a bang up job. I hope someone whose German is better than mine can put it into the German version. I can translate out of German, and hold brief conversations, but translating articles into German, no way! Tham153 (talk) 05:38, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
Thanks! Have a look at 1356 Basel earthquake for another translation. Haven't tried to expand that yet, but there are some nice links to German sources on the talk page. Carcharoth (talk) 05:44, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Dyckman House Museum edit

Wow, great start! Bearian (talk) 02:44, 7 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

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AfD nomination of Thomas Wm. Hamilton edit

 

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Some people enjoy creating things, others get pleasure from destruction. I'm sure that whatever you think you are doing, that you are having fun.Tham153 (talk) 03:28, 13 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

If you take a look at my userpage and the list of articles I have created I think you will be able to see which one I am doing. I take no pleasure in destruction and have often opposed those who obviously do, but I do not wish to see Wikipedia flooded with articles on individuals who have no evidential value of particular notability (which is most of us). Writing articles about yourself is not generally a good idea. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:02, 13 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

September 2008 edit

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Well, the article survives and seems to indicate that the jackass schmuck who wanted to delete was way off base. I await seeing your abject apology, but knowing what people like you are likely to do, I won't hold my breath waiting. Hard to understand how, other than for total incompetent fools, the "claims" could be "nearly impossible to verify" if you can read.Tham153 (talk) 16:22, 19 August 2012 (UTC)Reply


Your uncivil comments are not welcome at Wikipedia. I proposed the article for deletion because there was insufficient information posted to indicate its notability at that time. Since that time, information has been added which indicates the subject's inclusion on the NRHP, which pretty much automatically indicates its notability. Had this information been in the article at the time I proposed deletion, I would not have done so, as the subject now clearly meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines.

I don't feel your reply is an apology, just an admission of inadequate research/understanding. And I do not feel my remarks were uncivil, but entirely appropriate for someone performing inappropriately and badly. Sorry, however, that you are so sensitive about being called to rights. Maybe in the future you will tryn to knoe more about what you are about to destroyTham153 (talk) 15:25, 20 August 2012 (UTC)Reply


You might want to read this article about being civil in discussions on Wikipedia. Thank you. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 01:23, 20 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

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