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I would like to welcome you to Wikipedia on behalf of the entire community. Rarely do we see a new user contribute such an excellent article as his or her first submission! It is truly a pleasure to have you here, and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. If I cannot answer your question, I will attempt to direct you to someone who can. Furthermore, many users are glad to offer needed assistance. Anyway, congratulations on such a well-written article!Zantastik 08:50, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

LMLK seal
Can you clarify something?
 * None of the original seals themselves have been found, but about 2,000 specimens of 21 stamp types have been published (photos of more than 600 of them are viewable on the LMLK Research website).

I think you can view impressions of the actual seals, but you don't mention it. Can you clarify this sentence? Mgm|(talk) 17:22, Feb 6, 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, that was the proper way to respond to me. :) Don't forget to sign posts on talk page using four tildes like this ~ which will expand to your username and a time stamp. Feel free to ask help if you need it. Mgm|(talk) 18:32, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)

 Did you know has been updated and a fact from the article LMLK seal, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you have another interesting fact to submit, then please suggest it at the section's talk page. Excellent job... though I have a question as well: How do the drawing styles suggest different artists? 68.81.231.127 14:29, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * That makes sense, and would make a good addition to the article. 68.81.231.127 00:29, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Wikification
Hi there. Thanks for taking time to edit the Grand Canyon page. I just wanted to point out that when wikilinks are put into an article, usually only the first occurrence of the link is wikified. The remainder are left unlinked. It's just a style thing. An exception is where one wants to link to a specific portion of an article rather the the article per se. You can have as many of those as necessary (so long, as before, that there's only one to each portion of the same article). Otherwise, keep up the good work. Cheers, --Plumbago 09:53, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks for your feedback. I thought about that because it seemed strange there was only one link to the Colorado River.  Personally, I like having as many links as possible because you never know when someone might feel like clicking on it.  But if that's the Wikipedia policy, or the style you prefer on that page, that's certainly fine with me.--Funhistory 16:04, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

 * I've not seen it written down in the style rules (though I've not exactly looked hard), but I've seen it referred to in talk pages, and it's certainly abided by in articles. I do agree about having lots of links though, so please keep adding them as appropriate.  And if you find that the WP's missing an article, by all means add a "link" to it.  Hopefully that'll attract the attention of another user who's happy to supply the missing article.  Cheers, --Plumbago 16:55, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Your method is indeed a recommended guideline (Manual_of_Style), so thanks again for bringing it to my attention.--Funhistory 21:51, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Hebron
Hi, I saw your note on the LMLK seal on the Hebron talk page. It would be great if you could put something on your seals in there. The article as it stands doesn't have much flavor for the ancient. elizmr 03:17, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks for your comments; however, Hebron is a highly volatile page (reflective of the actual city today), & it's impossible to keep anything substantive on it (especially anything that might suggest Jews owned the land before modern Palestinians). As long as the link to LMLK seals remains in the See Also section, I'm satisfied.  Intelligent people will be able to form their own opinions, & the people who vandalize the page & the city can continue to live in their own fantasy world.--Funhistory 16:29, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes, I think that there is a lot of emotion on that page. One really sad thing about it, however, it is doesn't give a flavor of Hebron as an ancient city at all (although there is a pretty dry history section).  One only comes away with the modern politics.  Maybe I'll give it a shot and see what happens, if that is ok with you.  elizmr 20:22, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

 * It's certainly OK with me! I like reading material from other people's perspectives.  The more, the merrier!--Funhistory 23:52, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I did it. You might want to check to make sure I didn't misrepresent the facts.  elizmr 02:10, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Quidam
Funhistory, I would like to applaud your continued editing and improvement of the Quidam pages (if only we had an editor of your calibre for Alegr%C3%ADa!). Regarding the 'pre-show mayhem' ("Show Notes" subsection of the Trivia section), in Sydney 2004 John tuned the radio to play some bars of music from Alegría and Saltimbanco, which had toured Australia in 2001 and 1999 respectively. (During Francesca Gagnon's singing, John mimed gagging at the soppy tune!) Do you think this tongue-in-cheek reference to previous touring shows is standard? HueyCobra 04:27, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks! I'm gonna copy your message & respond to it on the Quidam Discussion page.--Funhistory 22:41, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

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 * I know--that was an oversight on my part. I wanted to delete it, but didn't know how, so I changed the original file name (Image:Full-circle-vhs-pal-carton.jpg) & re-uploaded it with the videotape cover Fair Use tag.--Funhistory 20:12, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Great Barrier Reef peer review?
Hi Funhistory, I noticed that you've made some good edits to Great Barrier Reef. I've recently put the article up for peer review. I hope that you'll participate! - Malkinann 04:38, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

E-mail
Hello, I sent you a short note on e-mail. ''Em-jay-es 00:52, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

 * I know--I just sent you a private response.--Funhistory 04:03, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

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Watermarking in images
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 * Thanks! I did 2 of them, & will do the other one (the Zayit Stone inscription), which I was planning to revise a small portion of anyway, sometime during the next month. If you feel its deletion is urgent, please feel free to do so, but just be aware that I'm planning to fix it & re-upload a new, corrected version without the watermarks sometime soon.  By the way, when you deleted the Quidam page's Music section, you removed the wiki-link to the Quidam CD page.  I don't understand why you deleted so much content from the CD page, instead of just deleting it in its entirety now that you've replaced it with a redirect link.  What's the purpose of that?--Funhistory (talk) 03:47, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Note--I just replaced the Image:Zayit-stone-inscriptions.gif to comply with the aforementioned standards.--Funhistory (talk) 05:26, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

 * First, I withdrew the IFD request immediately after you said you would reupload these without watermarking. I appreciate you doing this as these images are valuable to the project. I understand that you either have an interest or experience in the field of archeology so the work you have done on these articles is very much appreciated. Thank you.

 * The sound bites on the Quidam CD page were used under the fair use content criteria in the article, however item #3 of the criteria requires that only minimal use of a work is employed in any article. Listing sound bites for each song and the extras and other information from this cd is (in my view) a violation of this policy. Since the removal of that content would leave a paragraph about the cd itself, I simply moved that paragraph to Quidam and redirected the article. Adding one (or maybe two) of these sound bites to the Quidam is probably appropriate and I wouldn't oppose this.

 * Compare the page for Madonna's Ray_of_Light CD. There you see links to 9 of its 14 songs; so I think your "1 or 2" is grossly inadequate.  And I still don't understand why you put the Redirect on the CD page instead of simply removing the OGG links & at least keeping the basic content there for info about the CD.  Actually, I don't even know now how to get to the CD page to fix it because everytime I click on it, it automatically sends me to the Quidam page.  This discussion you & I are having should be on the Quidam CD page's Discussion page itself in case someone else has an alternate opinion on whether more than "1 or 2" samples should be included.--Funhistory (talk) 15:03, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * This will take you there. Thanks, Cumulus Clouds (talk) 23:35, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I have removed a large amount of information from the Quidam article which I feel may be incompatible with Wikipedia's Manual of Style and guidelines for original research. I understand you worked very hard on this article and I don't want to detract away from the work you have done. I also don't wish to minimize the importance of the performance. My edits on the article are intended to bring it closer in line with policy so that it may one day be promoted to featured article status and possibly placed on the main page. I would very much appreciate your help in doing this and, again, thank you for contributing to this encyclopedia. Cumulus Clouds (talk) 04:20, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

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Postage stamps and postal history of Israel
Glad to run across you. I see the LMLK seals were your very first article, it's great that you're still active after all this time. I'd be thrilled to have more of your help with the Israel stamps article (etc); in any case, best wishes, HG | Talk 10:19, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Thanks! I certainly will help you with it--I just didn't have time last night.  I'm a fairly decent proofreader, & will work on it this weekend.--Funhistory (talk) 15:25, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Biblical archaeology
The Biblical archaeology article is getting out of hand, with people arguing about the historicity of this or that book or incident. I regret ever having added the material on Albright and the academic version of biblical archaeology, and I wonder if I can delete it - perhaps move it to the Albright article, or start a new page called Biblical archaeology (academic) with a disambiguation page. I like the idea of your original concept, a list of expeditions, digs, finds etc. I mentioned once before that the best way to present it would be in a table, but I have no idea how to create tables. But perhaps we could begin raising that possiblity on the talk page? PiCo (talk) 06:55, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I'm in complete agreement with you! At the bottom of my Funhistory page, I put a link to the Table Help because it's one that's hard to find.  Here's a direct link for your convenience.--Funhistory (talk) 15:48, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure if you're monitoring the biblical archaeology page. I've finished my revisions, but the way I've done it has opened up the need for some more work. Put simply, I've moved anything that's to do with the theory of archaeology to a new article, called biblical archaeology school. The overview section for Biblical Archaeology is now very thin, but it can be beefed up with info on such things as the major institutions doing archaeology in the region, major contemporary archaeolopgists, and things like tthat. Actual artifacts and excavations go in the tables. Please have a look and add what you can if you like it. PiCo (talk) 04:11, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I have indeed been monitoring it, & think you're doing a fine job! Yes, I noticed the new "school" page, & my only thoughts on the bib-arch page summary is that it should be subdivided into the major divisions I had established previously.  I simply haven't had time to read it thoroughly yet because I've been working late on business & personal matters.--Funhistory (talk) 14:25, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

 * P.S. I just saw the "Nomadist Theory" section, & that will definitely have to go away!  No theories should be on this page; just facts!--Funhistory (talk) 14:27, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

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 * Thank you for bringing this to my attention. When I originally uploaded it, it was the only image available for showing this particular character, & was fair use for a description of the various characters in the show.  Since large portions of my original contributions to the Quidam page were deleted by another (supposedly because there was too much detail not appropriate for an encyclopedic article, but more akin to fan page), this photo is no longer fair use, & should be deleted.  I personally don't know how to delete photos; I don't see a link on the image page, but you are more than welcome to delete it if you know how.--Funhistory (talk) 01:40, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

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 * Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention. I just added more info to the photo's page.--Funhistory (talk) 06:35, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Zayit stone
You might like to give that article a review/revision, just to make sure it's accurate. Hope all's going well with you :) PiCo (talk) 04:02, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

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A photo usage request
Dear Funhistory,

I have recently written a book called "A Journey to Faith" in which I follow the genealogy from Abraham to Jesus in the Bible.

As one of the descendants through the line of King David, King Hezekiah is of great interest due to the evidence provided from archaeological findings. I use photographs to help to bring to life what is written about in the book and you have two images that I would love to ask for permission to use - the LMLK seal impression (Lmlk-seal_impression-h2d-gg22_2003-02-21.jpg) and the stamped clay bulla (Stamped-bulla_seal-side.jpg). I know that you have placed these in the public domain, but my publisher requires written permission (email is fine) for me to use them.

Both of these images will be credited to you with an attribute directly underneath each photo in the book.

I look forward to hearing from you - kind regards, Paul Brunton. PaulBrunton64 (talk) 04:07, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

 * No problem. Glad you have an interest in the subject, & found the seal images of use.  Please post another comment here after your book is published so I can buy a copy.Funhistory (talk) 17:20, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Hezekiah - bulla
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 * I'm not able to do it because I didn't make the photograph.Funhistory (talk) 02:02, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

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Scandinavian activity theory
Thanks for letting me know - I'll give it a proper look over when I'm slightly less busy. Apologies if this is too basic, but I think that the Scandinavian 'school' should still be included in the main Activity theory article - as the work of Engeström, for example, is very much what people think about when they think of activity theory, as well as that of Vygotsky, Luria etc. But, like I said before, I'm still getting my head around activity theory - just got a book out from the library yesterday ;-). Cormaggio is learning 15:01, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

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Lev Vygotsky
Dear Dr. Yasnitsky, thanks for your attention to the article on Vygotsky on whose work you are obviously an expert. Nonetheless I have removed the section you inserted, because it was entirely based on your own work. It is generally frowned upon for scholars to cite their own work in articles, and in this case you basically declare a paradigm shift based on a number of recent articles by written by yourself. In doing this you give undue weight to a very recent viewpoint which untill now can not be shown to represent the majority of Vygotsky scholars. In order to not get ahead of the debate wikipedia would prefer to wait untill such a paradigm shift is well entrenched in the literature before we declare it in the article. Please see the policy WP:SELFCITE and WP:COI for an explanation of the policies regarding this issue. Your articles can of course be used as a source for the article, but they should be inserted in a neutral way, and preferably by someone else. ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 22:47, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Let's discuss it.--Yasya (talk) 18:27, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Good, idea. I've started a discussion on the talkpage, please don't reinsert the material before there is a consensus to do so.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 18:31, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * OK. Counter-sggestion: please do not erase the material before there is a consensus to do so. Also please consider multiple references to sources by a wide range number of authors other than the one mentioned above. Personally, I am fine with removing references to publications by this specific author if only it makes any sense. --Yasya (talk) 18:34, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * According to the policies of wikipedia challenged material is to be excluded untill a consensus is formed.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 18:43, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It is hard to agree :). Spefically, my reason is: No rational explanation provided. Please address the following statement that can also be found on discussion page: the section is almost entirely based on very recent articles by A Yasnitsky and R Van der Veer -- Not correct, which is obvious to anybody willing to inspect the references to the sections in question, namely, 5 Criticisms of North American "Vygotskian" legacy & 6 Criticisms of available Vygotsky's texts. Please feel free to remove any or all publications by Dr. Yasnitsky if only it makes any sense.--Yasya (talk) 18:47, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Also I just want to make clear that I am noty trying to suggest that your scholarship is not important or relevant, I am not an expert on Vygotsky studies and therefore cannot be the judge of that, but I do want to suggest that it is not usually considered reasonable to publicly assess the merits of one's own scholarship.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 18:48, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, here is what I would propose: I will revise this section and downgrade it to mere "criticisms of available Vygotsky's texts". Also, I will try to minimize references to the works of Yasnitsky wherever possible. Unfortunately, several of these came out in collaboration with some distinguished scholars of fairly high reputation, so it would be really undesirable to remove these. Does this look like a compromise solution?--Yasya (talk) 18:57, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * That seems reasonable to me.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 19:00, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Also, you are certainly right: peacock must go. The whole thing already seems to look better I believe: feel free to check out recent changes.--Yasya (talk) 19:05, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

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Kharkov school of psychology
Hello. I came across you because I was pointed to the Lev Vygotsky article. On both that article and Kharkov school of psychology, you are editing with a conflict of interest, which, as explained in WP:COI, is not a good idea. Anyway, I am still thinking about whether to submit Kharkov school of psychology at WP:Articles for deletion, but for the moment, I've removed your additions of your own publications from it. As I say in my edit summary, feel free to add some of them back in (1) as sources (2) with inline citations (3) and making clear in the text that the source is someone who is affiliated with the school. Kind-but-a-bit-frustrated regards from PJvanMill (talk) 23:25, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Dear colleague PJvanMill, -- if you really consider adding references to own published work as a case of conflict of interests (!?), please feel free to keep it this way as it is now; I certainly would not argue. Having removed all references to my work in 'Kharkov school' entry also please feel free to submit it for deletion right away since it would make absolutely no sense since then, given the state of contemporary scholarship on this matter. Best regards--Yasya (talk) 23:40, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
 * The conflict of interest is not so much in including the inclusion of your work as in editing on that article to begin with, given that you yourself are a part of this school of thought. Including your own works on a list of "selected publications" is self-promotion. The reason I also deleted the sources is that they didn't appear to be actually used, in which case they would also be self-promotion. Of course, if there are actually statements in the article text that are supported by your publications, you should add citations, while making it clear that the source is published by someone involved. Kind regards from PJvanMill (talk) 00:03, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Quote: "given that you yourself are a part of this school of thought" in Kharkov -- very questionable statement, and I strongly doubt any support to it can be found; if by any chance interested in my bio (and affiliation with any school of thought, if any), please feel free to check out my UofT (Toronto) academic profile, here: http://individual.utoronto.ca/yasnitsky/ . Anyway, like I said, I do not mind and would hate to argue.-- Good luck!--Yasya (talk) 00:14, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, you listed your own works as publications of the school, didn't you? If not part of the Kharkov school, you are someone who has published in the Kharkov school. PJvanMill (talk) 11:19, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
 * RE: "you are someone who has published in the Kharkov school". -- This is a very unclear and highly problematic statement. What does it mean: to publish IN the school? -- This is not a request for clarification, I am just stating the obvious: the utter vagueness of the claim. Then, RE: "you listed your own works as publications of the school". -- Here, we have two mistakes. First, logical. Confession does not count as a proof, equally in logical and legal sense. In Stalinist Russia or in North Korea, perhaps, but not in the civilized world. Second, factual. The references were listed under the general heading "Selected publications OF and ABOUT the school". The sources by certain Dr. Yasnitsky (an established researcher from Canada) were meant as the publications and authoritative sources ABOUT the school (in Ukraine), obviously. Yet, it is virtually impossible to argue with you, furthermore, I fully agree with you and by all means invite you to realize your initiative and proceed with the nomination of this entry for deletion, with my full endorsement to act. Please consider making a move at WP:Articles for deletion. Good luck!--Yasya (talk) 13:00, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I see, I had misunderstood. They were there as publications about the school. Thanks for clarifying. I suppose that makes it not even a conflict of interest. It is still self-promotion, though. Please don't say that it is virtually impossible to argue with me just because you had to clarify something before I understood.
 * Given that the works you cited there are about and not from the school, it would be perfectly acceptable to use them as inline citations in the way one would use any other source (though not in excess), if you think it will make it a better article. Sorry for my misunderstanding. Kind regards from PJvanMill (talk) 13:52, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

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