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Wicklow Mountains

The Wicklow Mountains (, archaic: Cualu) form the largest continuous upland area in Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its borders into the counties of Dublin, Wexford and Carlow. Where the mountains extend into County Dublin, they are known locally as the Dublin Mountains (Sléibhte Bhaile Átha Cliath). The highest peak is Lugnaquilla at 925 m.

The mountains are primarily composed of granite surrounded by an envelope of mica-schist and much older rocks such as quartzite. They were pushed up during the Caledonian orogeny at the start of the Devonian period and form part of the Leinster Chain, the largest continuous area of granite in Ireland and Britain. The mountains owe much of their present topography to the effects of the last ice age, which deepened the glens and created corrie and ribbon lakes. Copper and lead have been the main metals mined in the mountains and a brief gold rush occurred in the 18th century. Several major river systems have their source in the mountains, such as the Liffey, Dargle, Slaney and Avoca rivers. Powerscourt Waterfall is the second tallest in Ireland at 121 m. A number of these rivers have been harnessed to create reservoirs for drinking water for Dublin and its surroundings.

The Wicklow Mountains experience a temperate oceanic climate with mild, damp summers and cool, wet winters. The dominant habitat of the uplands consists of blanket bog, heath and upland grassland. The uplands support a number of bird species, including merlin and peregrine falcon. The valleys are a mixture of coniferous and deciduous woodland.

The mountains have been inhabited since Neolithic times and a number of typical monuments, in particular a series of passage tombs, survive to the present day. The monastery at Glendalough, founded in the late 6th century by Saint Kevin, was an important centre of the Early Church in Ireland. Following the Norman invasion in the 12th century, the Wicklow Mountains became a stronghold and hiding place for Irish clans opposed to English rule. The O'Byrne and O'Toole families carried out a campaign of harassment against the settlers for almost five centuries. Later the mountains harboured rebels during the 1798 Rising. Rebel activity died out after the construction of the Wicklow Military Road at the start of the 19th century and the mountains began to attract tourists to the ruins at Glendalough and to admire the mountain scenery.

The Wicklow Mountains continue to be a major attraction for tourism and recreation. The entire upland area is designated as a Special Area of Conservation and as a Special Protection Area under European Union law. The Wicklow Mountains National Park was established in 1991 to conserve the local biodiversity and landscape.

Name
The Wicklow Mountains take their name from County Wicklow which in turn takes its name from Wicklow town. The origin of the name is from the Old Norse Wykynglo or Wykinlo. The Irish name for Wicklow, Cill Mhantáin, means "Church of Mantan", named after an apostle of Saint Patrick. Wicklow was not established as a county until 1606; before that it had been part of County Dublin. During the medieval period, prior to the establishment of County Wicklow, the English administration in Dublin referred to the region as the Leinster Mountains.

An early name for the whole area of the Wicklow Mountains was Cualu, later Cuala. The Irish name for Great Sugar Loaf mountain is Ó Cualann ("lump of Cuala"). There are also historic names for various territories in the mountains held by local clans: the north part of Wicklow and south Dublin was known as Cualann or Fir Chualann ("men of Cuala"), anglicised 'Fercullen', while the Glen of Imaal takes its name from the territory of Uí Máil. A sept of the O'Byrne family called the Gaval Rannall possessed the area around Glenmalure, known as Gaval-Rannall or Ranelagh.

The mountains were also formerly known as Sliabh Ruadh or the Red Mountains.

Topography
The Wicklow Mountains are the largest area of continuous high ground in Ireland, having an unbroken area of over 500 km2 above 300 m. They occupy the centre of County Wicklow and extend into Counties Dublin, Carlow and Wexford. The general direction of the mountain ranges is from north-east to south-west. They are formed into several distinct groups: that of Kippure in the north, on the boundary of Dublin and Wicklow; Djouce, Tonelagee, Camaderry and Lugnaquilla in the centre; Church Mountain and Keadeen Mountain in the west; and Croghan Kinsella to the south. To the east, separated from the rest of the range by the Vartry Plateau, is the group comprising the Great Sugar Loaf, Little Sugar Loaf and Bray Head.

Lugnaquilla is the highest peak in the Wicklow Mountains at 925 m and the 13th highest in Ireland. It is also the highest peak in Leinster and is the only Irish Munro to be found outside of Munster. Kippure stands at 757 m. There are a total of 39 peaks over 600 m in the Wicklow Mountains. There are only three passes through the mountains under 600 m with the Sally Gap (1634 ft) and the Wicklow Gap (1567 ft) being the highest road passes in the country.

Geology
The Wicklow Mountains are primarily composed of granite surrounded by an envelope of mica-schist and much older rocks such as quartzite. The oldest rocks are the quartzites of the Bray Group that include Bray Head and the Little Sugar Loaf and Great Sugar Loaf mountains. These metamorphosed from sandstone deposited in the deep waters of the primeval Iapetus Ocean during the Cambrian period (542–488 million years ago). Layers of sediment continued to form slates and shales along the ocean floor mixed with volcanic rock pushed up as Iapetus began to shrink by the process of subduction during the Ordovician period (488–443 million years ago). These rocks now underlie the uplifted peneplain of the Vartry Plateau between the Bray Group and the main range.

The Iapetus Ocean closed up completely at the end of the Silurian period (443–415 million years ago) and the Wicklow Mountains were uplifted during the main phase of the Caledonian orogeny at the start of the Devonian period (415–358 million years ago) when the continents of Baltica and Laurentia collided. The collision pushed up a large batholith of granite, known as the Leinster Chain: this is the largest continuous area of granite in Ireland and Britain and runs from the coast at Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin to New Ross in County Wexford and includes the Wicklow and Blackstairs Mountains. The heat generated by the collision metamorphosed the slates and shales surrounding the granite into schists which formed an aureole (shell) around the granite. The process of erosion has removed much of the surrounding schist from the mountain tops, exposing the underlying granite. Some remnants of the schist roof remain on some of the mountain tops, most notably Lugnaquilla. The round granite-topped peaks contrast with the sharper schist peaks: for example, War Hill (granite) and Djouce (schist).

The last major geological event to shape the Wicklow Mountains was the Quaternary glaciation during the Pleistocene epoch (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago). The ice deepened and moulded the valleys into the U-shape that characterises the Wicklow Glens, such as Glendalough and Glenmacnass. As the ice melted, small glaciers were left in corries where moraines now dam lakes such as at Loughs Bray and Nahanagan. Corries without lakes also occur, such as the North Prison and South Prison of Lugnaquilla. Escaping meltwater cut narrow rocky gorges at several locations including the Glen of the Downs, the Devil's Glen and The Scalp. Ribbon lakes, such as Lough Dan and the lakes of Glendalough, also formed.

Mining and quarrying
The zone of collision between the continental plates that led to the formation of the Wicklow Mountains also led to mineralisation and the formation of Ireland's most significant metalliferous belt. The most important mining sites have been at Avoca and Glendalough. Mining has taken place at Avoca since at least the Bronze Age (c. 2,500–600 BCE). Iron ore extraction took place between the 12th and 17th centuries before being replaced by lead mining up to the mid-18th century. The principal activity from 1720 to the closure of the last mine in 1982 was copper extraction. Sulphur has also been extracted at certain times and, in smaller quantities, gold, silver and zinc. Lead mining has been the principal activity in the Glendalough valley and its neighbouring valleys of Glendasan and Glenmalure. Lead was first discovered in Glendasan in the early 19th century and the lead veins were later followed through Camaderry mountain to Glendalough. Mining on a smaller scale took place in Glenmalure. Ore from these mines was shipped to Ballycorus for processing. The last mine closed in 1957.

In 1795, a local schoolmaster discovered gold in the Aughatinavought River, a tributary of the River Aughrim since renamed Gold Mines River that rises on the slopes of Croghan Kinsella mountain. During the subsequent gold rush, some 80 kg of gold was recovered from the river by local prospectors, including a single nugget weighing 682 g, the largest lump of gold ever discovered in Ireland and Britain. The mine workings were subsequently seized by the British government who extracted a further 300 kg of gold. Various attempts have been made to locate the motherlode on Croghan Kinsella but to no avail.

Granite from the Wicklow Mountains has been used as a material for many buildings in Wicklow and Dublin and beyond. The quarries at Ballyknockan have provided material for buildings such as the Bank of Ireland on College Green in Dublin, Dún Laoghaire lighthouse and Liverpool Cathedral. Similarly, quarries at Glencullen provided stone for such buildings as the G. P. O. on O'Connell Street and the Industry and Commerce building on Kildare Street in Dublin. Barnacullia, on the slopes of Three Rock Mountain, supplied paving stones to Dublin Corporation. The quarry at Dalkey supplied granite for Dún Laoghaire Harbour and the Thames Embankment.

Hydrology
The Wicklow Mountains are the source of several major river systems. Since the thin blanket bog peats cannot hold great quantities of water, many of these rivers exhibit a flashy hydrography, filling rapidly after heavy rain.

The River Liffey rises between the mountains of Kippure and Tonduff at Liffey Head Bog. One of the major tributaries of the Liffey, the River Dodder, rises nearby on slopes on Kippure. The King's River rises on Mullaghcleevaun and joins the Liffey near Blessington.

The River Vartry rises on the slopes of Djouce mountain. Nearby, the River Dargle rises between Tonduff and War Hill, falling as the Powerscourt Waterfall, Ireland's second tallest waterfall at 121 m, over a cliff formed by a glacier at the contact point between the granite and mica-schist of the Wicklow Mountains. The waterfalls at the heads of the valleys of Glendalough, Glenmacnass and Glendasan also occur approximately at the schist-granite junctions, as does the Carrawaystick waterfall in Glenmalure.

The River Slaney rises in the North Prison of Lugnaquilla mountain and winds through the Glen of Imaal where it is joined by the Leoh, Knickeen and Little Slaney. Another of its tributaries, the River Derreen, rises on Lugnaquilla's southern side.

Each of the main branches of the River Avoca—the Avonmore, the Avonbeg and the Aughrim rivers—have their origins in smaller tributaries, many of which rise in the Wicklow Mountains. The Glenealo, Glendasan and Annamoe rivers meet to form the Avonmore near Laragh. The Annamoe rises near Sally Gap and is joined by Cloghoge Brook between Lough Tay and Lough Dan and by the River Inchavore in Lough Dan. The Avonbeg rises on Table Mountain and the Three Lakes. The Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers join to form the River Avoca at the Meeting of the Waters in the Vale of Avoca, celebrated in the song The Meeting of the Waters by Thomas Moore. The Avoca is joined by the River Aughrim at Woodenbridge, sometimes referred to as the "Second Meeting of the Waters". The Aughrim is formed at the junction of the Derry Water and the River Ow, the latter of which rises on Lugnaquilla.

Reservoirs
Several of these rivers have been dammed to create reservoirs to provide drinking water for the residents of Dublin and its environs. The first of these was the River Vartry, dammed to create the Vartry Reservoir near Roundwood in the 1860s. A second dam was added in 1924 to increase capacity. The River Dodder feeds the two Bohernabreena reservoirs in the northern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains at Glenasmole in County Dublin, which were constructed between 1883 and 1887 to supply water to the townland of Rathmines. The Poulaphouca Reservoir, on the River Liffey near Blessington, was constructed between 1938 and 1940. There are also two hydroelectricity plants at Poulaphouca, constructed during the 1940s. A pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant was constructed at Turlough Hill between 1968 and 1974. Water is pumped up from Lough Nanahangan, a natural corrie lake, into an artificial reservoir on Tomaneena mountain and released at times of peak electricity demand.

Climate
In common with the rest of Ireland, the Wicklow Mountains experience a temperate oceanic climate with mild, damp summers and cool, wet winters. Annual rainfall reaches 2000 mm on the highest mountains with the more westerly peaks getting the most rainfall (for example, Djouce mountain, in the east, receives approximately 1630 mm, whereas Duff Hill, in the west, receives approximately 1950 mm a year). June and July are generally the driest months and there is an average of four hours of sunshine a day over the entire year. Snow cover in winter can reach an average of 50 days a year on the highest peaks. Strong winds are an important factor in peat erosion on the summits.

Habitat
The primary habitat of the uplands consists of heath and bog. The mountain blanket bogs formed around 4,000 years ago as a result of a combination of climate change and human activity. Prior to this, the mountains were cloaked with pine forest. A change in the climate to wetter and milder weather left the ground waterlogged and leached nutrients from the soil, leading to the formation of peat. Mountain blanket bog is found in areas above 200 m in altitude and where there are more than 175 days rainfall a year. The most important builders of peat are the Sphagnum bog mosses. Carnivorous plants such as sundews and butterworts are specific to boglands and bog asphodel and bog cotton are also common. Bog water is important for the reproduction of dragonflies and damselflies and the Wicklow mountain bogs also support insects such as pond skaters, whirligig beetles, water boatmen and midges as well as the common frog and the viviparous lizard. Wading birds such as snipes, curlews and golden plover feed in the waterlogged bogland.

Due to drainage of water from the bogs as a result of human activity, most of Wicklow's peat has dried out too much for Sphagnum mosses to grow and moorland and heath vegetation has taken over. Active peat building is still occurring at some sites, most notably the Liffey Head Bog. Common heather (or ling) and bell heather are the most common moorland plants along with bilberry (or fraughan, as it is known in Ireland), bog cotton, deergrass and purple moor grass. Bird species found on the Wicklow moorland include red grouse, meadow pipit and skylark. Birds of prey found in the uplands include kestrels, hen harriers, merlins and peregrine falcons. The latter of these are protected species. The uplands are used for sheep grazing and so the moorland is periodically burned to keep the growth of heather in check and encourage growth of grasses.

Red deer, once native to Wicklow but hunted to extinction, were reintroduced on the Powerscourt Estate in the 18th century. Japanese sika deer were also imported by the Powerscourt Estate and have interbred with the red deer. All deer found in the Wicklow Mountains are descended from the Powerscourt herd and are either sika deer or hybrid red-sika deer. Other mammals occurring include feral goats, mountain hares, badgers, stoats, otters, red squirrels, grey squirrels and bats. The Irish elk is an extinct species of deer that lived in the Wicklow Mountains c. 11,000 years ago, remains of which were discovered in great quantities in Ballybetagh Bog near Glencullen. Wolves were also once native to the mountains but were hunted to extinction in Ireland: the last wolf in Wicklow was killed at Glendalough in 1710.

Widespread clearance of forest began in the Bronze Age and continued up until the early 20th century. Afforestation programmes began in the 1920s and accelerated in the 1950s with the widespread planting of conifer forest, especially in upland moorland areas previously considered unsuitable for planting. The dominant tree is the sitka spruce, accounting for 58% of forest plantations, with lodgepole pine, Norway spruce, Scots pine, larch and Douglas fir also planted. Biodiversity is low in the conifer plantations because they are not native tree species. Broadleaf plantations are rare, accounting for less than 10% of forest.

The young rivers in the upper glens are spawning grounds for salmon and brown trout. Arctic char, isolated in the Wicklow lakes following the end of the last ice age, have been recorded in Lough Dan and the lakes of Glendalough but are now believed extinct. A programme to reintroduce them into the Upper Lake at Glendalough commenced in 2009.

History
The earliest evidence of human activity in the interior of Wicklow dates to around 4,300 BCE. Passage tombs, from the Neolithic period, are the earliest and most prominent feature of prehistoric Irish civilisation in the Wicklow Mountains. These tombs sit on many of the western and northern summits between Saggart in Dublin and Baltinglass in Wicklow, such as at Seefin and Seefingan. Archaeologist Geraldine Stout has suggested they had a territorial marking function, much like modern-day border posts. Other prehistoric monuments to be found in the uplands include stone circles, standing stones and rock art. The presence of standing stones at altitudes suggests they may have served route-marking purposes. The largest complex of hill forts in Ireland is to be found on the hills near Baltinglass.

The earliest known tribes to have controlled the Wicklow Mountains include the Dál Messin Corb, the Uí Mail, the Uí Theig and the Uí Briúin. One member of the Dál Messin Corb was Saint Kevin, who founded the monastery at Glendalough in the latter part of the 6th century. Kevin travelled to Glendalough from Hollywood, crossing the mountains via the Wicklow Gap. By the 8th century, Glendalough had grown into a substantial settlement of 500–1,000 people and an important site of learning and pilgrimage. Monasteries were often attacked, especially at times of disease or famine, and Glendalough's wealth made it a frequent target for both local tribes and, later, Norse invaders. The monastery declined in importance after the arrival of the Normans in the 12th century and its subsequent annexation to the Archdiocese of Dublin. It was burned by the English in 1398, although settlement there continued until the end of the 16th century. There are also important early Irish church sites in the Dublin foothills of the Wicklow Mountains at Rathmichael and Tully.

In 1170, during the Norman invasion of Ireland, Strongbow and Dermot MacMurrough successfully laid siege to Dublin by following a high route through the Wicklow Mountains, avoiding the defences along the normal route to the west of the mountains. The Norman invasion displaced two important Gaelic clans from Kildare, the O'Byrnes and the O'Tooles, who moved into the Wicklow Mountains, the O'Byrnes in the east and the O'Tooles in the west. From their mountain strongholds both families conducted a persistent campaign of harassment against the invaders and the Wicklow Mountains became known as the terra guerre ("land of war"), as opposed to the terra pacis ("land of peace") of the settled lowlands.

The valley of Glenmalure provided an almost unassailable refuge for the clans and English forces suffered heavy defeats there, first in 1274 and again in 1580 in the Battle of Glenmalure. The latter defeat was at the hands of Fiach McHugh O'Byrne, who led many attacks against the English and assisted in the escapes of many of the hostages held by the English to guarantee the loyalty of the Irish clans. One such hostage was Red Hugh O'Donnell, who escaped from Dublin Castle on the night of 6 January 1592 in the company of Art O'Neill. The two men crossed the mountains in blizzard conditions, making for Fiach McHugh O'Byrne's stronghold at Glenmalure. Art O'Neill died from exposure during the journey and Red Hugh had several toes amputated due to frostbite. A cross and a plaque to the north of Conavalla mountain mark the place where Art O'Neill perished and an annual walk is now held following in the two men's footsteps. The O'Byrnes' and O'Tooles' dominance finally came to an end with the Act of Succession of 1652 when their land was confiscated by the English Commonwealth.

A prolonged period of peace reigned in the Wicklow Mountains from the end of the Cromwellian period until the 1798 Rising. Although the main rebellion was quickly defeated, Irish rebels once again used the Wicklow Mountains as a hiding place and stronghold to attack the English for many years afterwards. Among their number was Michael Dwyer, a native of the Wicklow Mountains, born in the townland of Camara in the Glen of Imaal, and General Joseph Holt. Both men eventually surrendered and were transported to Australia. Determined to prevent any future rebel activity, a military road through the mountains, similar to those built in the Scottish Highlands to quell the Jacobite risings, was proposed by the British government to enable troops to be deployed quickly into the region. The Wicklow Military Road was constructed between 1800 and 1809 and runs from Rathfarnham, County Dublin to Aghavannagh, County Wicklow via Glencree, the Sally Gap and Laragh. A series of army barracks and police stations were built along the route, although they were little used and soon fell into disrepair as the Wicklow Mountains soon ceased to be a centre of rebel activity after the road was completed.

The census of 1841 recorded a population of 13,000 in the Wicklow uplands out of 126,143 persons in the county as a whole. Following the Great Famine, the census of 1891 showed that the population of County Wicklow had declined to 62,136 with the proportionate fall in the uplands regions even greater as the populace deserted the marginal lands.

The construction of the railways in the 19th century led to the development of tourism in the Wicklow Mountains. Visitors were taken by horse-drawn transport into the mountains from the railway station at Rathdrum. Glendalough quickly established itself as the most popular tourist destination and a train service there was considered in 1897 but the proposals came to nothing. The tourism potential of the Military Road was spotted soon after its completion and G. N. Wright's Tours in Ireland (1822) is one of the earliest guides to the sights along the route.

Present day
The principal farming activity in the uplands is sheep grazing, using mainly the Wicklow Cheviot breed. Land is also used for forestry and turf cutting. Tourism and recreation are also major activities in the uplands. Glendalough remains the most popular destination, receiving around one million visitors each year. Recreational activities in the mountains include walking, rock climbing, winter climbing, fishing and cycling. Hillwalking in the Wicklow Mountains was first popularised by J. B. Malone through a weekly column he wrote in the Evening Herald newspaper. Malone was later instrumental in the creation of the Wicklow Way, Ireland's first National Waymarked Trail, which opened in 1980 and crosses the Wicklow Mountains. The Wicklow Way has been joined by the Dublin Mountains Way and the Saint Kevin's Way pilgrim path, both of which also traverse parts of the mountains.

On foot of concerns about environmental degradation and undesirable development of the Wicklow Uplands, the Government announced the creation of the Wicklow Mountains National Park in 1990 to conserve the area's biodiversity and landscape. The park was officially established in 1991 and now encompasses an area of over 20000 ha. In addition, the Wicklow Mountains (including areas outside the National Park) are classed as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and as a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.

The Dublin foothills of the Wicklow Mountains are managed by the Dublin Mountains Partnership (DMP), a group established in May 2008 with the aim of improving the recreational experience of users of the Dublin Mountains. Its members include representatives of state agencies, local authorities and recreational users. The DMP has restored paths and developed walking trails, orienteering courses and a mountain biking course.

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USS San Juan

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS San Juan. The first retained her mercantile name when acquired by the Navy; the latter two were named for the capital of Puerto Rico.
 * The first USS San Juan (SP-1352) was acquired by the Navy from the San Juan Packing Company of Seattle and used as a minesweeper and patrol boat during World War I.
 * The second USS San Juan (CL-54) was an Atlanta-class cruiser anti-aircraft cruiser that served during World War II.
 * The third USS San Juan (SSN-751) was the first of the "improved" Los Angeles-class submarines, capable of under-ice operations.

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Wolfgang Franz von Kobell

Wolfgang Xavier Franz Ritter von Kobell (19 July 1803 – 11 November 1882) was a German mineralogist and writer of short stories and poems in Bavarian dialect.

Biography

Kobell was born in Munich, Bavaria (where he also died), son of the painter Wilhelm Kobell. After studying mineralogy in Landshut, he became professor of mineralogy in 1826 at the University of Munich, and in 1856 was appointed first curator of the Bavarian State collection of minerals. His greatest contributions were new methods in crystallography. In 1855 he invented the stauroscope for the study of the optical properties of crystals. The mineral kobellite is named after him, and he invented a comparative fusibility scale.

Besides his work as a mineralogist, Kobell is also famous for writing many short stories and poems in the Bavarian dialect of Upper Bavaria. He was among the regular hunting companions of the Bavarian dukes and monarchs. His best known work is a short story which was later used as base for the popular Bavarian stage play Der Brandner Kasper. The story is about a blacksmith from Tegernsee, who is visited by the grim reaper and tricks him into drinking and gambling for some further years on earth. The grim reaper has some issues with his management and convinces Kasper to stay in paradise, after he had a look into it, similar as in the Joshua ben Levi legend. The play was adapted 1974 for the stage by a grand nephew of Kobell, Kurt Wilhelm. There are different television and movie adaptations. Each year before All Saint's Day it is being sent by the Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting Agency).

Kobell's writing shows great comic awareness and the ability to combine a rich sense of fantasy with realism. 1834 Kobell went for a study journey to Greece during the short term kingdom of King Otto of Greece and was member of different academies. He pioneered as well early photographic and photochemistry procedures together with Carl August von Steinheil.

Scientific
He was also the author of numerous scientific papers, and described many new minerals.
 * Charakteristik der Mineralien (2 vols. 1830–1831)
 * Tafeln zur Bestimmung der Mineralien (1833, and later editions; 12th ed. by Konrad Oebbeke, 1884; 13th ed. 1893)
 * Grundzüge der Mineralogie (1838)
 * Galvanographie (1842; 2d ed. 1846), describing a method of his own invention
 * Skizzen aus dem Steinreich (1850)
 * Die Mineralogie (1858) Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
 * Mineralogie: Populäre Vorträge (1862)
 * Geschichte der Mineralogie von 1650–1860 (1864)

Works in dialect

 * Schnadahüpfln und Sprüchln (2d ed. 1852)
 * Gedichte in pfälzischer Mundart (1839–41)
 * Jagd- und Weinlieder (1889)

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Siteswap

Siteswap, also called quantum juggling or the Cambridge notation, is a numeric juggling notation used to describe or represent juggling patterns. The term may also be used to describe siteswap patterns, possible patterns transcribed using siteswap. Throws are represented by non-negative integers that specify the number of beats in the future when the object is thrown again: "The idea behind siteswap is to keep track of the order that balls are thrown and caught, and only that." It is an invaluable tool in determining which combinations of throws yield valid juggling patterns for a given number of objects, and has led to previously unknown patterns (such as 441). However, it does not describe body movements such as behind-the-back and under-the-leg. Siteswap assumes that "throws happen on beats that are equally spaced in time."

For example, a three-ball cascade may be notated "3 ", while a shower may be notated "5 1".

Origin
The notation was invented by Paul Klimek in Santa Cruz, California in 1981, and later developed by undergraduates Bruce "Boppo" Tiemann, Joel David Hamkins, and the late Bengt Magnusson at the California Institute of Technology in 1985, and by Mike Day, mathematician Colin Wright, and mathematician Adam Chalcraft in Cambridge, England in 1985 (whence comes an alternative name). Hamkins wrote computer code in 1985 to systematically generate siteswap patterns—the printouts were taken immediately to the Athenaeum lawn at Caltech to be tried out by himself, Tiemann, and Magnusson. The numbers derive from the number of balls used in the most common juggling patterns. Siteswap has been described as, "perhaps the most popular" name.

The name siteswap comes from the ability to generate patterns by "swapping" landing times of any 2 "sites" in a siteswap using the. For example, swapping the landing times of throws "5" and "1" in the siteswap "51" generates the siteswap "24".

Vanilla
Its simplest form, sometimes called vanilla siteswap, describes only patterns whose throws alternate hands and in which one ball is thrown from each hand at a time. If one were juggling while walking forward, something like the adjacent diagram would be seen from above, sometimes called a space-time diagram or ladder diagram. In this diagram, three balls are being juggled. Time progresses from the top to the bottom.

This pattern can be described by stating how many throws later each ball is caught. For instance, on the first throw in the diagram, the purple ball is thrown in the air (up out of the screen, towards the bottom left) by the right hand, next the blue ball, the green ball, the green ball again, and the blue ball again and then finally the purple ball is caught and thrown by the left hand on the fifth throw, this gives the first throw a count of 5. This produces a sequence of numbers which denote the height of each throw to be made. Since hands alternate, odd-numbered throws send the ball to the other hand, while even-numbered throws send the ball to the same hand. A 3 represents a throw to the opposite hand at the height of the basic three-cascade; a 4 represents a throw to the same hand at the height of the four-fountain, and so on. There are three special throws: a 0 is a pause with an empty hand, a 1 is a quick pass straight across to the other hand, and a 2 is a momentary hold of an object. Throws longer than 9 beats are given letters starting with a. The number of beats a ball is in the air usually corresponds to how high it was thrown, so many people refer to the numbers as heights, but this is not technically correct; all that matters is the number of beats in the air, not how high it is thrown. For example, bouncing a ball takes longer than a throw in the air to the same height, and so can be a higher siteswap value while being a lower throw.

Each pattern repeats after a certain number of throws, called the period of the pattern. The period is the number of digits in the shortest non-repeating representation of a pattern. For example, the pattern diagrammed on the right is 53145305520 which has 11 digits and therefore has a period of 11. If the period is an odd number, like this one, then each time the sequence is repeated, the sequence starts with the other hand, and the pattern is symmetrical because each hand is doing the same thing (although at different times). If the period is an even number then on every repeat of the pattern, each hand does the same thing it did last time and the pattern is asymmetrical.

The number of balls used for the pattern is the average of the throw numbers in the pattern. For example, 441 is a three-object pattern because (4+4+1)/3 is 3, and 86 is a seven-object pattern. All patterns must therefore have a siteswap sequence that averages to an integer. Not all such sequences describe patterns; for example 543 with integer average 4 but its three throws all land at the same time, colliding.

Some hold to a convention in that a siteswap is written with its highest numbers first. One drawback to doing so is evident in the pattern 51414, a 3-ball pattern which cannot be inserted into the middle of a string of 3-throws, unlike its rotation 45141 which can.

Synchronous

Siteswap notation can be extended to denote patterns containing synchronous throws from both hands. The numbers for the two throws are combined in parentheses and separated by a comma. Since synchronous throws are only thrown on even beats, only even numbers are allowed. Throws that move to the other hand are marked by an x following the number. Thus a synchronous three-prop shower is denoted (4x,2x), meaning one hand continually throws a low throw or 'zip' to the opposite hand, while the other continually makes a higher throw to the first. Sequences of bracketed pairs are written without delimiting markers. Patterns that repeat in mirror image on the opposite side can be abbreviated with a *. For example, Instead of (4,2x)(2x,4) (3-ball box pattern), can be abbreviated to (4,2x)*.

Multiplexing

A further extension allows siteswap to notate patterns involving multiple throws from either or both hands at the same time in a multiplex pattern. The numbers for multiple throws from a single hand are written together inside square brackets. For example, [33]33 is a normal 3-ball cascade, with a pair of balls always thrown together.

Passing

Simultaneous juggling:  notation means one juggler does 'xxx' while another does 'yyy'. 'p' is used to represent a passing throw. For example, <3p 3|3p 3> is a 6 prop '2 count' passing pattern, where all left hand throws are passes and right hand throws are selves. This can also be used with synchronous patterns; a two-person 'shower' is then <(4xp,2x)|(4xp,2x)>

Fractional notation
If the pattern contains fractions, e.g. <4.5 3 3 | 3 4 3.5> the juggler after the bar is supposed to be half a count later, and all fractions are passes.

social siteswap

If both juggle the same pattern (although shifted in time), the pattern is called a social siteswap and only half of the pattern needs to be written: <4p 3| 3 4p> becomes 4p 3 and <4.5 3 3| 3 4.5 3> becomes 4.5 3 3. (note that in the latter case, 4.5 will be straight passes from one juggler, crossing passes (i.e. left to left or right to right hand) from the other juggler. Social siteswaps can also be created for more than 2 jugglers (e.g. 4p 3 3 or 3.7 3 for 3 jugglers, where 3.7 is meant to mean 3.66666.... or 3 $2/3$. Then each juggler should start $1/3$ count after the previous one.)

Note that some jugglers use fractions to note multi-handed patterns.

Multi-handed
Multi-hand notation was developed by Ed Carstens in 1992 for use with his juggling program JugglePro. Siteswap notation in its simplest form ("Vanilla siteswap") assumes that only one ball is thrown at a time. It follows that any valid siteswap for two hands will also be valid for any number of hands, on the condition that the hands throw after each other. Commonly used multi-hand siteswaps are 1-handed (diabolo) siteswap, and 4-handed (passing) siteswap.

1-handed (diabolo)

The siteswap is performed by a single hand, or a diabolo player throwing diabolos at different heights.

4-handed

Valid siteswaps can be juggled by a 4-handed juggler, or for 2 jugglers coordinating 4 hands, on the condition that hands throw alternately.

In practice, this is most easily obtained if the jugglers throw by turns, one sequence being (Right hand of juggler A, right hand of juggler B, left hand of A, left hand of B).

mixed-up notation

Some jugglers, when noting 4-handed siteswap, divide the siteswap values by the number of jugglers. This leads to a fractional notation similar to the notation for social siteswaps, but the order of the notation can be different.

State diagrams
Just after throwing a ball (or club or other juggling object), all balls are in the air and are under the influence of gravity. Assuming the balls are caught at a consistent level, then the timing of when the balls land is already determined. We can mark each point in time when a ball is going to land with an x, and each point in time when there is not yet a ball scheduled to land with a -. This describes the current state and determines what number ball can be thrown next. For instance, we can look at the state just after our first throw in the diagram, it is xx--x. We can use the state to determine what can be thrown next. First we take the x off the left hand side (that's the ball that's landing next) and shift everything else to the left filling in a - on the right. This leaves us with x--x-. Since we caught a ball (the x we removed from the left) we can't "throw" a 0 next. We also can't throw a 1 or a 4, because there are already balls scheduled to land there. So assuming that the highest we can accurately throw a ball is to a height of 5, then we can only throw a 2, 3, or a 5. In this diagram, the juggler threw a 3, so an x goes in the third spot, replacing the -, and we have x-xx- as the new state.

The diagram shown illustrates all possible states for someone juggling three items and a maximum height of 5. From each state one can follow the arrows and the corresponding numbers produce the siteswap. Any path which produces a cycle generates a valid siteswap, and all siteswaps can be generated this way. The diagram quickly becomes bigger when more balls or higher throws are introduced as there are more possible states and more possible throws.

Another method of representing siteswap states is represent a ball with a 1 instead of an x, and represent a spot where there's no ball scheduled to land with a 0 instead of a -. Then the state can be represented with a binary number, such as binary 10011. This format makes it possible to represent multiplex states, i.e. the number 2 represents that 2 balls land on that beat.

A siteswap state diagram can also be represented as a state-transition table, as shown on the right. To generate a siteswap, pick a starting state row. Index into the row via the corresponding throw column. The state entry at the intersection is the transitioned to state when that throw is made. From the new state, one can index into the table again. This process can be repeated so that when the original state is reached, a valid siteswap will be created.

Validity
Not all siteswap sequences are valid. All vanilla, synchronous, and multiplex siteswap sequences are valid if their state transitions create a cycle in their state diagram graph. Sequences that do not create a cycle are invalid. For example, the pattern 531 can be mapped to a state diagram as shown on the right. Since the transitions in this sequence create a cycle in the graph, this pattern is valid.

There are other methods of determining a sequence's validity based on the flavor of siteswap.

A vanilla siteswap sequence $$a_0a_1a_2...a_{n-1}$$where $$n$$ is the period of the siteswap, is valid when the cardinality of the set $$S$$ (written in Set-builder notation) is equal to the period $$n$$ where$$S=\{(a_i+i)\bmod n | 0\leq i\leq n-1\}$$To find if a pattern is valid, first create a new sequence formed by adding $$0$$ to the first number, $$1$$ to the second number, $$2$$ to the third number and so on. Second, calculate the modulus (remainder) of each number with the period. If none of the numbers are duplicated in this final sequence, then the pattern is valid.

For example, the pattern 531 would produce $$5+0,3+1,1+2 $$ or $$5,4,3$$. Since the pattern 531 has a period of 3, the results from the previous example would produce $$5\bmod 3,4\bmod 3,3\bmod 3$$or $$2,1,0$$. In this case, 531 is valid since the numbers $$2,1,0$$ are all unique. Another example, 513 is an invalid pattern because the first step produces $$5+0,1+1,3+2 $$ or $$5,2,5$$, the second step produces $$5\bmod 3,2\bmod 3,5\bmod 3$$ or $$2,2,2$$, and the final sequence contains at least a duplicate of one number, in this case a 2.

A synchronous siteswap is valid if

 * 1) it only contains even numbers and
 * 2) it can be converted into a valid vanilla siteswap using the.

otherwise it is invalid.

Swap property
New valid vanilla sequences can be generated by swapping adjacent elements from another valid vanilla siteswap sequence, adding 1 to the number being swapped to the right and subtracting 1 from the number being swapped to the left. The swap property will convert the valid sequence $a_0a_1a_2...a_ia_{i+1}...a_{n-1}$ with arbitrary value $$i$$, to generate the new valid sequence $$a_0a_1a_2...(a_{i+1}+1)(a_i-1)...a_{n-1}$$.

For example, the swap property performed on the inner two throws of the sequence 4413 would move the 4 to the right subtracting 1 from it to become 3 and move the 1 to the left adding 1 to it to become 2. This produces the new valid siteswap pattern 4233.

Slide property
A valid synchronous sequence can be converted to a valid asynchronous sequence and vice versa using the slide property. Given the synchronous sequence $$(a_0,a_1)(a_2,a_3)...(a_{n-2},a_{n-1})$$, two new vanilla sequences can be formed: $b_0 b_1 ... b_{n-1}$ and $$c_0 c_1 ... c_{n-1}$$, where$$b_i = \begin{cases} a_i+1, & \text{if }i\text{ is even and }a_i\text{ crosses hands} \\ a_i-1, & \text{if }i\text{ is odd and }a_i\text{ crosses hands} \\ a_i, & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$$and$$c_i = \begin{cases} a_{i+1}+1, & \text{if }i\text{ is even and }a_i\text{ crosses hands} \\ a_{i-1}-1, & \text{if }i\text{ is odd and }a_i\text{ crosses hands} \\ a_{i+1}, & \text{if }i\text{ is even and } a_i \text{ does not cross} \\ a_{i-1}, & \text{if }i\text{ is odd and } a_i \text{ does not cross}\end{cases}$$The slide property gets its name by sliding the throw times of one of the hands by one time unit so that the throws align asynchronously. For example, the siteswap (8x,4x)(4,4) would create two asynchronous (vanilla) siteswaps using the slide property: 9344 and 5744.

Prime patterns
Siteswaps may be considered either prime or composite. A siteswap is prime if the path created in its state diagram does not traverse any state more than once. Siteswaps that are not prime are called composite.

A non-rigorous but simpler method of determining if a siteswap is prime is to try to split it into any valid shorter pattern which uses the same number of props. For example, 44404413 can be split into 4440, 441, and 3; therefore, 44404413 is a composite. Another example, 441, which uses three props, is prime, as 1, 4, 41, and 44 are not valid three prop patterns (as 1/1≠3, 4/1≠3, (4+1)/2≠3, and (4+4)/2≠3). Sometimes this process does not work; for example, 153 (better known by its rotation 531) looks like it can be split into 15 and 3, but checking that the cycle has no repeating nodes in the graph traversal indicates that it is prime by the more rigorous definition.

It has been shown empirically that the longest prime siteswaps bounded by height $$h$$ contain mostly the throws $$0$$ and $$h$$. The longest prime patterns with height 22 (with 3 ball maximum), for 9 balls (with 13 maximum height), and for heights and ball counts in between, were enumerated by Jack Boyce in February 1999 using a program called jdeep. The full list of longest prime siteswaps generated by jdeep (with '0' throws represented by a '-' and maximum height throws represented by a '+') can be found here.

Connections to abstract algebra
Vanilla siteswap patterns may be viewed as certain elements of the affine symmetric group (the affine Weyl group of type $${\tilde{A}}_n$$). One presentation of this group is as the set of bijective functions f on the integers such that, for a fixed n: f(i + n) = f(i) + n for all integers i. If the element f satisfies the further condition that f(i) ≥ i for all i, then f corresponds to the (infinitely repeated) siteswap pattern whose ith number is f(i) − i: that is, the ball thrown at time i will land at time f(i).

Connections to topology
A subset of these siteswap patterns naturally label strata in the positroid stratification of the Grassmannian.

List of symbols

 * Number: Relative duration (height) of a toss. 1, 2, 3...
 * Brackets []: Multiplex. [333]33.
 * Chevrons and vertical bar <|>: Simultaneous and passing patterns.
 * P: Pass. <333P|333P>
 * Fraction: Pass 1/y beats later. <4.5 3 3 | 3 4 3.5>
 * Parentheses : Synchronous pattern.
 * *: Synchronous pattern that switches sides. (4,2x)(2x,4) = (4,2x)*
 * x: Toss to the other hand during a synchronous pattern.

Programs
There are many free computer programs available which simulate juggling patterns.

 * Juggling Lab animator - An open source animator which was written in Java and interprets nearly all siteswap syntax.
 * Jongl - 3d animator capable of displaying multihand (passing) patterns.
 * JoePass! works on Windows, Macintosh and Wine (For Linux)
 * Gunswap - A web based, open source, 3d juggling animator and pattern library.

There are also some games to play with siteswap:

 * Siteswap Game developed by Sebi Haushofer (for Java)

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Lusitanian mythology

Lusitanian mythology is the mythology of the Lusitanians, an Indo-European speaking people of western Iberia, in what was then known as Lusitania. In present times, the territory comprises the central part of Portugal and small parts of Extremadura and Salamanca.

Lusitanian deities heavily influenced all of the religious practices in western Iberia, including Gallaecia as well. Lusitanian beliefs and practices intermingled with those of Roman deities after Lusitania was conquered. Recently, a Vasconian substrate is starting to be recognized.

Main pantheon
Through the Gallaecian-Roman inscriptions, a great pantheon of Gallaecian deities begins to emerge, sharing cults with other Celtic or Celticized peoples in the Iberian Peninsula, such as Astur — especially the more Western — or Lusitanian, but also the Gauls and Britons among others. However, because the borders shifted numerous times and Lusitanians and Gallaecians were often referred to as one people, it is relevant to note that some of the so-called Gallaecian or Lusitanian deities had the same names.

Of particular importance and popularity, especially following the Roman conquest, were a number of deities among whom were Endovelicus, Ataegina, Nabia and Trebaruna.

 * Bandua or Bandi: their name appears in numerous dedications, mostly to a male deity (exceptionally, female in one), and often linked to a town or a location (e.g., Bandua Roudaeco, Etobrico or Brealiacui). The deity was probably the protector of the local community, often associated with the Roman Mars - possibly as the Gallaecian god of war - and in one dedication is considered a god or goddess of the Vexillum or standard. Appears to have enjoyed great success among the Gallaeci of Braga.
 * Berobreus: god of the Otherworld and beyond. The largest shrine dedicated to Berobreo documented until now, stood in the fort of the Torch of Donón (Cangas), in the Morrazo's Peninsula, front of the Cíes Islands.
 * Bormanicus: god of hot springs similar to the Gaulish god, Bormanus.

 * Nabia: may have been two separate deities, one invoked in tandem with Jupiter, possibly as the consort of the local Lusitanian equivalent; and another identified with Diana, Juno or Victoria (and Roman deities), linked to the protection and defense of the community or health, wealth and fertility. She was also associated with earth and sacred springs, possibly as the deity of water, fountains and rivers. Her name still endures in Galicia and Portugal, such as river Navia, and the Idol Fountain, located in northern Portugal.

 * Cossus, warrior god, who attained great popularity among the Southern Gallaeci, was one of the most revered gods in ancient Gallaecia. Several authors suggest that Cosso and Bandua are the same God under different names.
 * Reue - Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak suggests he may be the equivalent of the Roman Iovis or Jupiter, both names ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European *diewo-.
 * Lugus, or Lucubo, linked to prosperity, trade and craft occupations. His figure is associated with the spear. It is one of gods most common among the Celts and many, many place names derived from it throughout Europe Celtic Galicia (Galicia Lucus Latinized form) to Loudoun (Scotland), and even the naming of people as Gallaecia Louguei.
 * Coventina, goddess of abundance and fertility. Strongly associated with the water nymphs, their cult record for most Western Europe, from England to Gallaecia.
 * Endovelicus (Belenus) - taken to have been a god of prophecy and healing, with oracular functions. He appears to have been a minor chthonic god originally, but has become exceptionally popular after Roman colonization.
 * Epona was a protector of horses, donkeys, and mules. She was particularly a goddess of fertility, as shown by her attributes of a patera, cornucopia, ears of grain and the presence of foals in some sculptures. She and her horses might also have been leaders of the soul in the after-life ride, with parallels in Rhiannon of the Mabinogion. Unusual for a Celtic deity, most of whom were associated with specific localities, the worship of Epona, "the sole Celtic divinity ultimately worshipped in Rome itself," was widespread in the Roman Empire between the first and third centuries AD.
 * Trebaruna appears in inscriptions in the Lusitanian language associated with another, presumably male deity named Reve.

There is hardly any sign of Bandua, Reue, Arentius-Arentia, Quangeius, Munidis, Trebaruna, Laneana and Nabia — all worshipped in the heart of Lusitania — outside the boundary with the Vettones. Bandua, Reue and Nabia were worshiped in the core area of Lusitania (including Northern Extremadura to Beira Baixa and Northern Lusitania) and reaching inland Galicia, the diffusion of these gods throughout the whole of the northern interior area shows a cultural continuity with Central Lusitania.

Other deities
Two regional deities in Western Iberia do not occur in the region: Crouga, worshiped around Viseu, and Aernus, in the Bragança area. The largest number of indigenous deities found in the whole Iberian Peninsula are located in the Lusitanian-Galician regions, and models proposing a fragmented and disorganized pantheon have been discarded, since the number of deities occurring together is similar to those of other Celtic peoples in Europe and ancient civilizations.

Toga, female deity of the known Lusitanian mythology. Her name is in inscriptions found on Vettone and Lusitanian territory but the cult is thought to have Vettone origins.

A sun goddess, Kontebria (Cantabria), was apparently present, her worship later being assimilated into Virgin Mary's Nossa Senhora de Antime figure.

Dii, Lares, Nymphs and Genii were the main types of divinity worshiped, known from the Latin epigraphy, although many names are recorded in the Lusitanian or Celtiberian languages.

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Gordon Thiessen

Gordon George Thiessen, (born August 14, 1938) was the sixth Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1994 to 2001, succeeding John Crow. He was succeeded by David A. Dodge.

Thiessen was born in South Porcupine, Ontario and raised in Saskatchewan.

Thiessen studied economics at the University of Saskatchewan and received an Honours BA in 1960 and an MA in 1961. He taught economics for a year and then joined the Bank of Canada in 1963. From 1965 to 1967 he attended the London School of Economics, from which he received his Ph.D in Economics in 1972.

At the Bank of Canada, Thiessen was appointed Adviser to the Governor in 1979, Deputy Governor in 1984, and Senior Deputy Governor in 1987.

In 1996, he received the government of Sweden's Order of the Polar Star in recognition of the assistance provided by the Bank of Canada to the Swedish Central Bank (Sveriges Riksbank) to assist them in developing their policy framework for combating inflation when the Swedish Krona was first floated in January 1993.

In 1997, Thiessen received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D) degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

On September 25, 2001, Thiessen was elected to the IPSCO Board of Directors. On February 1, 2002, Thiessen was elected to the Manulife Financial Board of Directors.

In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2002, he received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, and in 2012, he received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.

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User talk:Luigi30/Archive 2

Archive 1, Archive 2, Archive 3, Archive 4, Archive 5, Archive 5

Adminship
As discussed on IRC, consider yourself duly nominated. Good luck! [[smoddy ]] 21:18, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

I still use wikimoney occasionally
Ingoolemo  talk 06:50, 2005 September 6 (UTC) i get money from you now?

I use WikiMoney too, transferred ψ1 to my account --Wulf 04:45, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

So do I. I'll transfer it. Thelb4! | Talk to me 19:43, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

I still use wikimoney, and I feel like I'm the wikimoney police at times ensuring proper edits. I check the wikimoney article for things I can do, but it usually isn't much. Is that worth a wiki? McKay 07:20, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Yup, I just used the page ψ1 please Bridesmill 17:48, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Lyrics
Please explain why you systematically removed lyrics from three articles I wrote without sufficient explanation as to why. You also didn't leave me a talk page note, which it would have been courteous to do, had you noticed a pattern. I'm rather disappointed that, having interacted with you, you still facelessly and mechanically reverted without any kind of proper reasoning. Awaiting a response. Rob Church Talk 22:16, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Got you. Although, it wasn't the removal I took issue with; as we've interacted, I would have appreciated a quick reminder note. Thanks anyway. Rob Church Talk 02:16, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

User:C2 aaron
Im concerned about this user because I dont think he understands what wikipedia is. He has yet to make an edit outside of a talk page and types in monospace and all caps. Job E  6   21:17, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Sorry
Sorry about the caps.

C2 aaron

Copyright Violations
Hi, I noticed you made one of my orginal articles a copyright violation, Decimal odds. If you want me to verify, email me at (matt at free-bets-guide.com). Its a 100% original article.

Also while trying to do as it says to remove the copyright notice, it says to: If you hold the copyright to this material, or if you have permission to use this material under the terms of our license, please indicate so on this page's talk page and under the article's listing on Wikipedia:Copyright problems.

And at the top it says: If you have just labeled this page as a possible copyright infringement, please add a link to it on Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2005 September 29. But I can't find where you have added to the copyright problems page so I can say that it's my article.

If I was trying to just be lazy and find a prewritten article, I wouldn't have put the url in the references section. I wrote the article for my website, and I noticed wiki was missing the article, so I added it. 80.229.234.135 19:02, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Arbitration subpage
Hi. Each of the current candidates in the Arbitration Committee election now has a subpage for people to ask questions and have a discussion with the candidate. It's linked to below your statement on the candidate statements page. Hopefully, this format will be more productive and less disruptive than the "endorsements/disendorsements" approach that caused so many problems last year.

I took the liberty of copying your candidate statement unaltered to your subpage. Feel free to elaborate on it at whatever length you wish, without the concern of space restrictions as on the main candidate page. I encourage you to put your subpage on your watchlist and discuss arbitration issues with the community as part of your campaign. --Michael Snow 03:59, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Medcom bid
Luigi I regret to inform you that you have gained an oppose vote from within the medcom, and thus your nomination has been labeled as rejected. To review, see Mediation Committee/Old nominations. R e  dwolf24  (talk) 18:17, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Brackets
I'd like to put a caption on the image in this article. I've guessed at the font, could you correct it if I was wrong? brenneman (t) (c) 07:28, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Requests for arbitration/Template/Workshop
You, or any Wikipedia user, can contribute your suggestions and comments to the /Workshop page of any active arbitration case. Comments on evidence or proposals can help in understanding the import of evidence and in refining proposals. Proposed principles, findings of fact, or remedies may be listed on /Proposed decision and form part of the final decision. Fred Bauder 14:42, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Collateral damage from 169.139.224.10 block
It looks like you got caught with this IP block, which was blocked for repeated vandalism. I've left a note with the blocker and on WP:AN/I asking that it be unblocked so you can edit. Demi T/C 19:25, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia meetup:Tampa
I'm writing to let you know that the Tampa meetup has officially been announced -- Meetup/Tampa2 &rarr;Raul654 04:01, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Adminship: A Threepeat!
 WikiFanatic would like to nominate you to be an administrator. Please visit Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact WikiFanatic to accept or decline the nomination. A page has been created for your nomination at Requests for adminship/Luigi30/3rd. If you accept the nomination, you must formally state your acceptance and answer the questions on that page. Once you have answered the questions, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so. --WikiFanatic Talk Contribs 16:55, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

 * I voted for you!--YHoshua 21:12, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

USS Maloy (DE-791)
I just wanted to let you know that while you recently tagged this article as a copyright violation, in truth it isn't. This article comes from the DANFS also know as the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, which is produced by the US Navy, and in turn is actually public domain. I admit that the page was not formatted properly and was just a copy and paste of whats on the navy site, but I thought you should know. I have also removed the copyvio and greatly improved that article. -- malo (talk)/(contribs) 18:56, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations!
I'm pleased to inform you that you are now an administrator. Please consider reading all the material on the administrators' reading list before testing out your new privileges. Though everything you do, excluding image deletions and page history merges, is reversible, you should nevertheless be very careful with your sysop capabilities. For instructions, please see the administrators' how-to guide. Good luck! — Dan | talk 00:12, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Article Deletion
Hello,

You deleted my article for copyright violation (db-copyvio). The article was "How to Find, Select, and Afford a Wedding Photographer". Located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Find%2C_Select%2C_and_Afford_a_Wedding_Photographer

I am the author of this article. Please contact me at info@dhbphotography.com if you need clarification.

Thanks, .

Articles for deletion/Criticism of Wikipedia
Why is this closed? Aren't they meant to go for 7 days? - Ta bu shi da yu 02:13, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

 * On a side note, you closed Ecstatic's entry in AfD, the result was delete yet the article is still there. Just thoguht I'd let you know. Cheers Knowledge Of Self | talk  04:03, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Could you write the closure note as (for example) keep, do not move or merge? This sounds trivial, but keep as is sounds as if people agree the article should never be rewritten. I'd like to do this some day (hah) and then possibly move it to match its contents, and "keep as is" sounds as if consensus has established this must never be done, which isn't the case. JRM · Talk 13:41, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

You even removed the possible ambiguity from my suggested replacement text. Well done. :-) JRM · Talk 14:50, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar (formerly the Anti-Vandalism Barnstar) may be awarded to those who show great contributions to protecting and reverting attacks of vandalism on Wikipedia.

Hence I hereby award you this barnstar although it does not do juistice to your efforts. -- Cool CatTalk 19:09, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Re: RickK Barnstar
Yay! Now... subliminal message? Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 14:39, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Now I feel important. I went away for a day, and when I came back, CSD had 50 entries! I deleted 20 or so. How many barnstars is that worth? :P Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 15:22, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * If you did clean up the rank insignias after me (which most are now in commons) that would be a deletion barnstar. Yes, this does sound like birbary, infact it is. :P -- Cool CatTalk 17:11, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't that make me a deletionist? ;) Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 17:16, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Perhaps! :)-MegamanZero 17:17, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Where did you come from!? Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 17:29, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * No deletionists (my usage of the word) are disruptive people trying to delete knowlege (hence are no better than blankers), this is merely a delete of duplicated images. :) -- Cool CatTalk 17:19, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Wait, isn't that the page with so many images that it singlehandedly brought down the images server once? Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 17:28, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, I speculated the image servers had gone down because I went mad one night and uploaded a mass amount of MegamanZero and Oh My Goddess images; for some reason it crashed after I was done... :)-MegamanZero 17:45, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Yea. I think so, my level of edits generaly overstress the wikipedia servers. The problem actualy was the coplexity of the tables not number of images, however after the incident the page was broken into first 3 and then two (total of 6) pages.
 * Tonikaku, I am trying to move images to commons, I already moved a large portion and the coppies on en must go to wiki hell. I'd love to give you a list but you checking my history would be much easier. It should be among the past 500 edits and it is really hard to miss :) -- Cool CatTalk 18:45, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

User categorisation
You were listed on the Wikipedians in high school page. As part of the User categorisation project, these lists are being replaced with user categories. If you would like to add yourself to the category that is replacing the page, please visit Category:Wikipedians in high school for instructions. --Cooksey 19:14, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Whistling Dixie
Please complete your close of Articles for deletion/Whistling Dixie. —Cryptic (talk) 15:49, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

My apologies for my on that page, I apparently didn't notice it had been already deleted before I added that. Hnandrew 21:53, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Maoririder articles
Just out of interest, why are you removing speedy delete notices from articles such as Peaches and creme simply because they are written by User:Maoririder? You must realise that this isn't a real Wikipedia article?! Budgiekiller 22:10, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay, so he's generated at least four articles tonight that are currently pointless. I'm all for people adding value to the Wikipedia, but if you add a title and then something like "work in progress" or worse, then it's pointless and must become a speedy delete, surely? Budgiekiller 22:13, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Hang on, am I missing something here? Ham and lettace sandwich has just been added... Why? Budgiekiller 22:16, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

ham and lettace sandwich ham and lettice sandwich how do you spell lettace?
 * Lettuce..! Budgiekiller 22:19, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

dont go mad
 * Not mad, my friend, just curious. That's all.  Just not sure how relevant to Wikipedia articles like ham and lettuce sandwich, or peaches and creme etc etc.  I may only be here for a while, but others like me will stop these pages.  No madness, just a bit of friendly advice... Budgiekiller 22:23, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

advice like? peaches and cream is something bad if google image but creme. i dont know maybe you can wiki my stuffMaoririder 22:24, 12 December 2005 (UTC) thanks
 * I will do my best, but please pick your stubs carefully so we don't spend forever chasing your short articles! Budgiekiller 22:27, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

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Many thanks
Thank you for the assist with Krelian 88. Deckiller 02:58, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Whisper number
Are you familiar with financial terms and history? If not this should not have been deleted. I just looked up Google on this site - why is that not considered a glorified ad? I provided the definition (as found on investopedia) and I removed the link, so why has this been deleted? As noted in my talk response prior to deletion this entry can be found on numerous other sites including investopedia, freedictionary.com, investorwords.com, encarta.msn.com, and more. This is a financial term, and the definition and information provided is perhaps the most extensive found on the net. It should not have been deleted for these reasons.

 * It looked like an ad for whispernumber.com to me. I restored the article after looking it up on various sites and seeing it was real. Sorry. Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 14:58, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Can you remove the 'speedy deletion' tag?

Articles for deletion/All Evil
Hi. I'd just like to know whatever happened to this article, which I nominated for deletion. You closed the discussion, deciding the debate result as Delete, and yet you didn't delete it, removing the AfD tags from it instead. Is there some other procedural step I'm not aware of?

While we're at it, I'm not exactly sure what should be done about Image:All Evil.jpg - does it need a different nomination (obviously a speedy deletion) or would you delete it as a result of the same discussion, seeing as it is only linked from that same article? Thanks in advance. DanielCohen 03:39, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

German
Silly Luigi, that's no chance, and not a chance. So I edited for you.

Arbcom candidate userbox
Greetings. I've made a new userbox for arbcom candidates to show on their userpages so that visiters will know they're running.
 * User arbcom nom

If you'd like to place it on your userpage, feel free. Regards, – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 02:22, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

WP:RFN
You might find this of interest...Tan DX 07:05, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Chess cbd40.png
Thanks for uploading Image:Chess cbd40.png. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this:.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you. Longhair 02:54, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Bleh, can't respond on your talk page since I'm at school right now, so I'll respond here and paste it over there. I made the image in question. I'd GFDL-tag it, but I'm blocked while at school thanks to my idiot peers. Soon as I get home I'll tag it GFDL-self. Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 16:57, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Chess krd40.png
Thanks for uploading Image:Chess krd40.png. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this:.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you.- Shyam  ( T / C ) 11:56, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Chess championship/Tournament 1/Double-Elimination/Game 6
You're playing User:Dysprosia. Both of you are active, so I can take it we can get this show back on the road. Good luck! Elle vécut heureuse à jamais  (Be eudaimonic!) 20:28, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Do you want white or black? Dysprosia 22:17, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll be black for a change. Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 01:48, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Luigi you might like to look more closely at the move you've just made. Unless they've updated the rules of chess without telling me, that Knight has chutzpah!-gadfium 00:43, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Whoops. Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 00:51, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Your move. Dysprosia 12:35, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Your move. Dysprosia 12:07, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Question
Hello 30th Luigi, As you seem as a more experienced user than me, can you tell how can i edit what is dispayed as my signature when i sign posts? Tutmosis 00:13, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * You can edit your signature from the preferences menu. The nickname field is your signature, your name by default. You can change it to whatever you'd like through there. Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 03:45, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Deleting Harvarditis etc.
Hey, many thanks for deleting Harvarditis and sundry other pages this evening. I love your delet log comments: truly funny stuff. Best, Gwernol 04:25, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Conrad
Hi, I see you've just posted on Conrad's page. You probably noticed that it was protected. I did that a few days ago after he made those idiotic death threats. I'm in two minds about it, as I don't like kicking people who are down, but on the other hand, he wasn't engaging in any constructive communication. If you feel you should unprotect, please do so. AnnH ♫ 23:51, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I think we should unprotect it. We're not supposed to protect talk pages. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 23:52, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * "BOOM HEADSHOT Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 23:49, 24 March 2006 (UTC)", "Refer to my middle finger to see an example of why you're a tard. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 23:49, 24 March 2006 (UTC)", and "I await your retribution. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 23:47, 24 March 2006 (UTC)" are all examples of feeding a vandal what they want. Knock it off. Thanks. ;-) --TonySt 00:04, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
 * And I'm giving them what they want by not responding at all. They'll think I'm afraid of their little ring of quote-unquote socialists. If I respond like I have, they might just give up because I'm not afraid to respond like they have... ;) Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 01:29, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
 * You said here that you wanted to see what he had to say. Well, now you see. Hope you're satisfied! ;-) AnnH ♫ 22:40, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

List of Nintendo characters
Many of the links on List of Nintendo characters do not go to Nintendo characters, but instead go to other articles, such as # Renault - Fire Emblem goes to the Renault car, and # Ranulf - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance goes to a 12th Century bishop. Please could you clean up links. Bejnar 21:40, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Re: Typo in Newsletter
Three points:
 * 1) It's my Newsletter, my typo. Not FireFox's ;).
 * 2) Do you like the new design?
 * 3) At least you read it....

--Cel es tianpower háblame 19:44, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

About Wikisource
Hi, I was working on Chapter Two of the South African constitution. Can you tell me more about Wikisource? Regards Gregorydavid 13:49, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Wikisource is another wiki for hosting free documents, such as the South African Constitution. If you post it here, it'll most likely be deleted and/or moved to it anyway, so I'd suggest typing it up there. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 00:02, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I knew it was a free document, but as you can see from my edits on the subject, prior to starting Chapter Two, I wanted to explore how words from The South African Constitution could be linked to new and developing articles on Wiki. Eg we are supposed to have eleven languages, see Naledi Pandor, and our President Thabo Mbeki wants to re-write the history of Africa.. These are all major Wiki projects.. I shall look and see what Ceasar has done. Regards, Gregorydavid 07:23, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * You can do that from Wikisource, with interwiki links such as that one. From here you can provide a link to Wikisource by prefixing your link with s:, as in South African Constitution . You can link to here from Wikisource by prefixing it with en:, as in South African Constitution . Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 11:24, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Old Skool Esperanzial note
Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Cel es tianpower háblame 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

User:Avillia/CVU_Politics
If you don't mind me asking, why did you restore. It was a consensus of multiple administrators that posting of such logs was not appropiate and nobody had cleared that log to be posted on WP hence a copyvio hence a delete -- Tawker 22:42, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, posting of IRC logs is pretty much forbidden. Not just for privacy reasons; we simply don't need to bring IRC disputes and unpleasantness onto Wikipedia (I've never seen anyone post IRC logs on Wikipedia where everyone is getting along). -- Cyde Weys 22:53, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 23:19, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

User:Avillia/CVU Politics
Hi, I'm afraid I've reversed your undeletion of these. I don't normally reverse annother admin's actions without prior discussion: wheel waring is bad. However, you reversed Tawker's deletion without any discusison (unless I missed it). Further, IRC logs are not, as far as I understand, to be published without the consent of all involved. I've reported my action on ANI if you want to chip in. As I say, I'm sorry that I've reversed your action - and I'll be doubly sorry if it turns out that it was the wrong thing to do.--Doc ask?  22:55, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
 * :Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 23:19, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

User talk:217.186.75.62
you will find my answer there. should try to be more objective and less loudmouthed. --de:Benutzer:Sjoehest 06:53, 29 April 2006 (CET)

pat on back
Wow, I never thought we'd get that empty! (take a deep breath ready for the next spate of deleting random crap). The JPS talk to me  16:08, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * :D Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 16:09, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

John Scudamore
I untagged it as notability was asserted, I nominated it for AfD - but between my untagging it and submitting the nomination you deleted it. Any objections to letting AfD run its course? Just zis Guy you know? 16:47, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Nope. Go right ahead and let the AFD go. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 16:50, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Off-wiki personal attacks poll
Since you have previously participated in discussions about the off-wiki NPA policy, I wanted to let you know about a quick opinion poll that is now posted on the Talk page there. Your input is appreciated!

 * Wikipedia_talk:No_personal_attacks

Strom 21:53, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Modern gnostic mysticism
Just in case you didn't know, when you tag a page as deletedpage, you should list it on List of pages protected against re-creation to make people aware of the problems that have arisen. Have fun! Stifle (talk) 23:00, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Deletion
Yes Leonard Nathanson is educated. Sour grapes perhaps that you ain't so much ? His book is still read today 40 years later. I cannot understand your justication at deleting this simple entry which fills a red link gap on other entries. Norwikian 06:30, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Send it to WP:RFU if you think I deleted it in error. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 11:18, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Deletion of The Road Ahead; America's Creeping Revolution
Although I agree that this reads like a promotional piece for the book, it is also informative, and is not directing the reader of the article to a store or website where the book can be purchased. This is not a speedy deletion candidate, so I have restored the article and sent it to AfD instead. Cheers! bd2412 T 04:03, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Please do not remove maintenance notices from articles unless the required changes have been made to the article. If you are uncertain whether the article requires further work, or if you disagree with the notice, please discuss these issues on the article's talk page before removing the notice from the article. These notices and comments are needed to establish community consensus about the status of an article, and removing them is considered vandalism. Thank you. Ardenn 17:39, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

 * How are referenced facts violating NOR? Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 17:41, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Closing AfD's
Hi, it looks like your closing a lot of today's AfD's. Are you sure those are all speediable (and if so, you should close them as such), or are you just working on the wrong page? --Joann e B 14:09, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I was looking at May 10th's, thinking it was May 4th's. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 14:09, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * You might want to go back and reopen these. Ironically, the one that Joanne reopened was probably the only one that actually should have been speedied as a recreated article! Badgerpatrol 14:20, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Ruaidhri Conroy
Hello. Could you clarify the close of this Afd please? I was a little surprised to see keep, I was expecting either delete or keep and rewrite. Due the copyvio tag in the article, Myself and Robocoder, wrote the article from scratch at Ruaidhri Conroy/Temp, Should we cut/paste (losing history), ask for the main article to be deleted, and move it, or make the edits again? Or something else? Regards, MartinRe 14:22, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and rewrite was what I was shooting for. I think you cut and paste unless you want to preserve history of the temp article. I'll change to keep and rewrite later. Ask on WP:AN maybe? Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 14:24, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I would perfer retaining the history, and removing the current version would be good, to stop people reverting to it. Would it be possible for you to speedy the main article, and move the temp in its place as that would do the keep+re-write all in one neat go. Regards, MartinRe 14:31, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll do that. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 15:15, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * As suggested, I'll drop a quick note on WP:AN for the above. Regards, MartinRe 14:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, much obliged! Regards, MartinRe 15:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 15:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tonya And Nancy: The Opera
How do you make it a delete vote? I count 5 Keeps to 4 Deletes. Vizjim 08:55, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Half of the keeps were from anon IPs, and anon votes aren't counted. Luigi30 (Ταλκ το mε) 13:37, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Dexter Yager
Hi, I noticed that you closed the AfD for Dexter Yager but the article hasn't been deleted yet. Do you know when it will be deleted? Aguerriero ( talk ) 14:55, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Right now ;) Luigi30 (Taλk) 16:02, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Beach1

Welcome
Hello, welcome to Wikipedia.

You might find these links helpful in creating new pages or helping with the above tasks: How to edit a page, How to write a great article, Naming conventions, Manual of Style. You should read our policies at some point too.

If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump, or ask me on my talk page. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian!
 * You can introduce yourself on the new users page.
 * If you made any edits before you got an account, you might be interested in assigning those to your username.
 * You can sign your name using three tildes, like this: . If you use four, you can add a datestamp too.
 * If you ever think a page or image should be deleted, please list it at the votes for deletion page. There is also a votes for undeletion page if you want to retrieve something that you think should not have been deleted.

Again, welcome! Chris Roy 18:16, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)

title: User talk:Beach1


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User talk:Wjr123

Welcome
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Again, welcome! Chris Roy 18:17, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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User talk:Tobias

Welcome
Hello, welcome to Wikipedia.

You might find these links helpful in creating new pages or helping with the above tasks: How to edit a page, How to write a great article, Naming conventions, Manual of Style. You should read our policies at some point too.

If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump, or ask me on my talk page. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian!
 * You can introduce yourself on the new users page.
 * If you made any edits before you got an account, you might be interested in assigning those to your username.
 * You can sign your name using three tildes, like this: . If you use four, you can add a datestamp too.
 * If you ever think a page or image should be deleted, please list it at the votes for deletion page. There is also a votes for undeletion page if you want to retrieve something that you think should not have been deleted.

Again, welcome! Chris Roy 18:17, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)

title: User talk:Tobias