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User talk:The Hokkaido Crow

Note to posters: Let's try to keep conversations together and easily readable. If you post to my talk page, I will just reply here. If I posted recently to another talk page, including your talk page, then that means I have it on my watchlist and will just read responses there. Thanks. The Crow

Gemstone
Hi - I just reverted your move of gemstone. The article is for the most used sense of the word. Also, please do not make moves of major articles without first discussing on the talk page and reaching concensus. Thanks, Vsmith 15:45, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I was being bold. I disagree that this is a major article, that consensus was needed, or that the revert was appropriate.  But I find it not important enough to contend.  Happy editing. The Hokkaido Crow 00:48, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Vegan protein info
Hi, would you consider moving the bulk of the information you posted on Veganism to the PDCAAS page? You have a lot of good information but I feel like it's too dense in the context of the Veganism article. PDCAAS is a stub, and could use the expansion, while Veganism would do better with a brief summary with a link to the rest of the info. --Mumblingmynah 21:52, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
 * That's fine by me. I don't own any of the articles or content, I was just trying to de-clutter Protein. The Hokkaido Crow 00:48, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I've done as you requested. The Hokkaido Crow 15:13, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, good job! I think that works much better. --Mumblingmynah 15:35, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Format test
This is a test to see whether there is a problem with signing 4 tildes as has been noticed on other user talk pages. The Hokkaido Crow 01:14, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

deeceevoice arbitration
As a party to her RfC, you might be interested to know a request for arbitration has been filed towards deeceevoice Requests_for_arbitration.

-Justforasecond 18:30, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * An RfC is a "Request for Comment", so I provided a comment that I hoped might help her understand how neutral others view her lapses in civility. An RfA is a totally different thing and I do not support it in this case, because I see no single incident that rises to the standard needed for arbitration.  In fact I find it a little creepy and sad that you seem to have created this handle solely for the purpose of prosecuting this action, and if I do weigh in on the RfA, this will constitute the bulk of my observation.  The Crow 01:16, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Copyright Examination Rejected
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Japanese dialects
Could I ask you to take a look at this edit? I'm totally out of my depth here, but some people have been complaining on WP:AN that this user's edits on dialects border on vandalism. -- Jmabel | Talk 05:38, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I reviewed the specific edit you linked here, and it appears to me a generally correct improvement to the article, done in good faith.The Crow 13:47, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

Macht
See Talk:David_Macht MickWest 02:20, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Cart00ney
You voted "Merge". The content has recently been added to List of internet slang. Would you consider changing your vote to delete? Savidan 21:55, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Be bold!
Re:Be bold in updating pages. Don't be afraid to just throw yourself in and start deleting stuff. That's what makes Wikipedia work because there's too many people trying to use it for their own benefit, though few of them will resist when they are set on the right path. Don't be afraid of the people who fight back (I can see that you aren't) and use the rules to your benifit (though just use simple logic if you can). Keep it up! freshgavin ΓΛĿЌ  02:18, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Kawaii
Affirm vote added. I'm giving it one last shot at disproving the claim of the elusive kawaii style and kawaii fashion as I don't believe any of the sorces give any indication of it's existence (and you know as well as I do there are no Kawaii goods beyond personal opinion. Have put it up for the vote, so if you want to add your support it may help remove this piece of misinformation. Barryvalder 12:55, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I notice that you wrote something like "It needs to be added seeing as the discussion is still ongoing (although a number of our feline friend's hotly disputed points have since been thrown out of the reckoning).". While this is true, I'd ask you to consider not inciting him or responding to his over-the-top remarks, or referencing his discredited arguments. He's come back in with guns blazing. I'm trying to talk informally to an administrator he trusts to cool him down, and it may be necessary to make other steps, but this won't work if there is any appearance of someone re-opening the wound. I agree (and so do many others, it would appear from the document trail) that this user presents a unique challenge to one's sense of restraint, but please join me in doing the best you can. The Crow 18:57, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

 * I agree. What I wrote was needlessly incendiary and I shouldn't have written it given the volatile nature of that user. I'm still very new to this whole Wikipedia game and am still just learning the ropes. However, for the first discussion I choose to get involved in I've been unfortunate to encounter such a unique user...Barryvalder 01:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Challenging learning experiences are the best ones! The Crow 02:31, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Just happened across this [|page]. Would appear we're not the first ones to have problems with this user.Barryvalder 04:15, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey, I do admit that I forked Cuteness and gutted Kawaii, because I thought that they belong in seperate articles. I did not propose that we merge them together. I'd like to keep them seperate, where cuteness can talk about the cutesy phenomenon, and kawaii can talk about the word and it's many uses. They don't really belong in one article, that's been my view all along.Bethereds 03:01, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Informal resolution
Your resolution outlines exactly the sort of consensus I hoped to promote by listing it for AfD. I guess it will take a while for some people to realize that sometimes pages are listed on AfD for the sake of improvement (where possible), not deletion. Heck I didn't even vote! freshgavin ΓΛĿЌ  03:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, you could have fooled me, I certainly thought you wanted it deleted. I'd have liked it to be deleted, honestly the consensus I proposed wasn't what I hoped for.  But it's not going to be deleted, so we must at least help it become a better article. The Crow 02:33, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I guess I'd be lying if I said I didn't want it deleted. But that means about the same as saying that I wished half the members of Morning Musume would die horrible deaths through the window of the Romance Car: it's not going to happen. I've spent some good time with AfDs, and while I think that it's far from perfect (the voting systems on Wiki are seriously flawed, and there's a growing need for a new system that really works, and represents consensus), it's one of the most effective tools on Wikipedia, for lots of reasons. Almost all of the other animecruft articles I've listed for deletion have been deleted pretty easily though, and I have a little faith in the system. freshgavin  ΓΛĿЌ  13:15, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Err, and oops! It seems I mistook your user page for your talk page... wikinoobed! すまん！ freshgavin  ΓΛĿЌ  15:19, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

That was actually what I had hoped from the beginning, I believe I made a couple mentions of it on the AfD. I agree(d) it would be a bad idea to merge a lot of that info into Culture of Japan, mainly because of the size of the article, but most of the opposers seem to "glaze over" my suggestions on Cuteness in Japan, probably because they want to promote the use of the word itself, though I'm not sure exactly why.

Proposing a move to CiJ would probably cause a lot more heat than would be productive, and I figure the best way to go about this is to create Cuteness in Japan first, including as much verifiable info as possible in a Wikipedian-approved encyclopedic format, and then argue for a "merge-into", pointing out that all the valid information of the kawaii article are already included. I believe it's a pretty solid path of action and it won't flare tempers too much, as well as creating a title that Wikipedians and Deletionists can be happy with (from this sub-Deletionist Wikipedian's POV anyways). freshgavin ΓΛĿЌ  04:01, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Serbophobia (second nomination)
Thanks for trying to clear up the page — but the nominator's initial reason and vote isn't bulleted, only those that come after it. I've deleted your comment, in order to keep things looking clear; I hope that that's OK. If you object, I can replace it. --Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 23:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

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recent work together on Melaleuca (company)
I wanted to drop you a line and tell you that I'm sorry that editing the Melaleuca article with me was so contentious. There were two reasons for this. The first is that it seemed to be the community consensus in AfD to make the claims of quackery more prominent. (I acknowledge the possibility that there was piling on, but I think the community had good points.) The other reason is that your strident defense of the article in talk and AfD made me suspicious that you actually worked for the company or something. I am now content that your concern was just keeping it NPOV and avoiding bias (as you indicate on your userpage). In any case, though I never accused you of secretly being a PR stooge, I was not acting in the spirit of good faith, and for that I apologize. The process was unnecessarily stressful for both of us. In any case, I think we've turned out a good article and should both be proud of the fruits of this process, even if it was a tedious and difficult one.--Kchase02 T 17:48, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note, I understand the reason for the confusion and I did not find it inordinately stressful. I just thought the company was notable enough to have at least a stub.  But the AfD then put me in the position of defending the article and trying to keep it neutral when everyone understandably suspected it of being spam and weighting it toward attacks and fraud.  So I'm in a somewhat embarassing position of appearing to vigorously defend a company I ordinarily never would, just because it's my article, I want it kept, and I want it neutral.  At any rate the contention has produced a better article faster than the stub I'd planned to leave there.  So, no worries.  The Crow 18:08, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm glad you took that well. I think we've turned out a good article.--Kchase02 T 18:24, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Incomplete nomination
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Sake
I think we disagreed a little bit about sake and beer. Andrew Young put it in a way I can live with. I myself see sake as being sake, beer as being beer and wine as being wine. I don’t edit a lot at the English Wikipedia as you can also read at my user page. When you link me to where you can find me normally, you’ll understand more. If you have any questions or disagree with me about sake let me know. Normally you can find me here for a quick reaction. Best regards Sake-simon 23:29, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I also prefer Andrew Young's version; it is better worded than mine. I agree with you that sake is not beer.  However, many people call it "rice wine".  It is much closer to beer in that it is a product of multiple fermentation of grain.  "Rice beer" would be a more appropriate simplification, although that is also a problematic simplification, because sake is in a class of its own and there are other kinds of rice beer.  I feel like this correction should appear beside any mention of "rice wine."  On a side note, I notice the article does not address the brewing process directly, so I will be adding a section on this, and I welcome your input. The Crow 23:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

 * No there is a big difference, in multiple fermentation of grain. Beer making does take place like that, sake does not. I have beer in the fridge made out of rice, it is beer not sake. The first step in sake brewing is injecting rice with koji-kin. The first step of making beer is making a mash that changes starch into sugar. Then the whole thing is fermenting. With sake the process takes places at the same time, parallel fermentation. Starch with help of Koji-kin changes into glucose and the glucose is fermenting.
 * You are correct, in sake brewing this happens in a single step. However, in this single step, there are still 2 separate processes taking place at the same time.  This is why sake is called multiple parallel fermentation.  If you google on "multiple parallel fermentation" you will see that most of the search results are about sake.  Wine is single fermentation, so it is not like sake or beer. I'm not saying sake is the same as beer, just that it is related to beer. The Crow 00:59, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You are quit right about articles. I already made the Dutch article; Sake brewing, Sake-rice and so on. I will definitely look at these new articles to come. If you need my input? You are more then welcome. Best regards Sake-simon 00:38, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I am making only a new section... not a new article. Unless the section grows too large. Please see Sake and improve if you can. The Crow 00:59, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I will look at it, just give me a few days. I´ll come back on you. Best regards, Sake-simon 01:23, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

I count six ways to make the shubo or moto; Name giving, there are only two (Kimoto and Yamahai)(as far as I know). Youre advise on this please? I added a picture as well. Best regards Sake-simon 12:23, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Sokujo(速醸)
 * Ko on Toka (高温糖化)
 * Kimoto (生酛)
 * Akita ryu Kimoto (生酛流秋田)
 * Yamahai (山廃)
 * Bodai-methode, (Japanese character I don´t know)

AfD
Regarding your recent edit, please remember to not remove AfD tags until the issue is settled. If evidence of notability does exist, then feel free to mention it on the AfD discussion. (Also, please don't take this personally, as you're a great editor :D) -- ☆ TBC ☆ (aka Tree Biting Conspiracy) 16:17, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I intended to comment on the AfD, but the first template you added did not link to an AfD discussion. I'm not sure why that occurred, but it appeared to be an attempt to delete the article without discussion, which I would oppose. I have no problem with the template you've re-added, since it does link to an AfD discussion.  If I can avoid this kind of misunderstanding in the future, please let me know how. The Crow 16:22, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I may have accidently made a typo while nominating the article, so I apologize for any misinterpretation that it mighy have caused.-- ☆ TBC ☆ (aka Tree Biting Conspiracy) 16:32, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It appears that you used the template, which does not link to the deletion discussion.  This does not encourage a full and transparent discussion of the proposed deletion.  A more above-board way would be to use Template:AfD_in_3_steps.  This is the first time I've noticed this about the prod template and I find it disturbing; I will probably list it for deletion. The Crow 18:04, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Also: Per the Template:prod: You may remove this message if you improve the article, or if you otherwise object to deletion of the article for any reason. A prod template may be removed by anyone, for any reason, with or without comment. Your recourse is then to go to AfD. The prod comment appears to me just a way to accomplish a deletion without a discussion, and I've nominated that template for deletion. I doubt it will actually be deleted, so just keep in mind that a prod template is fair game for removal with or without comment by anyone. Removal of a prod template is just an implicit way of saying "I disagree with summary deletion; go through AfD." The Crow 18:31, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

BSF references no longer used except for Macht which I just added
BSF references no longer used except for Macht which I just added. ken 02:02, 22 June 2006 (UTC)kdbuffalo

BTW
Thanks for doing the unrewarding job of watching Bible scientific foreknowledge and your patience there. --Pjacobi 20:20, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for noticing! p.s. -- a little help would not be out of line. The Crow 23:24, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Mediation case
You're welcome to join the case against KBuffalo, if you want. Nwwaew( My talk page ) 13:19, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Gatchaman info
Hi there,

I maintain one of the big Gatchaman sites, and it looks like you did a lot of the work on the Gatchman entry for Wikipedia. I'm finally updating the site with CSS and current text, and your Wiki stuff is so stellar I think I'm going to end up quoting some of it.

It's a throwback to my early days on the web (and the fact that I'm a neurotic academic) to want to cite things, so I wanted to check if you would mind being cited, and how you want it done. I'd also love to get my hands on some of the original background information you either dug up or pieced together. *Insert gush about being on the information superhighway, with Wiki being one of the star stops. When I first did the site, in 1995, ever little bit of information took months to track down. This is much better!*

I don't maintain a talk page on Wikipedia, and I have to update everything on the Gatch site, so even my email addy is outdated there. If you want to email me, you can reach me at cmkatsesama AT netscape DOT net.

Best,

Katsesama 04:12, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Sure, feel free. About 6 years ago I had a little rush of nostalgia for BOtP and combed through the web to assemble a little trivia, and I thought Wikipedia was a good place to pull it all together.   At the time, I was a little naive to WP:OR and so it was probably not totally kosher, as well as being a bit fancrufty for Wikipedia.   But if you find it useful for your purposes, you're welcome to use it.  The Crow 19:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Cuteness battle with anon user
I've been watching and re-reverting the removal of your image. Sorry about that.

I too am trying to get to Japan, as you are trying to return there.

And in reading your talk page, there's someone with a similar username to mine. How awkward.

You have a happy new year!

Chris 05:04, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the support.  We get a hardhead every now and then who seems to want to convert "kawaii" into an English word meaning "anime".  Sometimes it's tough to dislodge them.   Happy New Year to you too! The Crow 14:33, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Ibogaine
Hello. A friend and I added the reference to Good Will Hunting on the ibogaine page. I know the sentence itself doesn't give additional information about ibogaine, but it is a reference in popular media, and given the positive reception and reputation of Good Will Hunting all these years later, I think the mention is both relevant and warranted. I have restored the reference, and I hope I have persuaded you that it deserves the space. Thank you.
 * I'm afraid I have to respectfully disagree. In that appearance it is only mentioned as a single, isolated word, completely absent any context or other information about what ibogaine is (or isn't).   The stature of the movie does not establish relevance, only notability.  Without relevance, it really needs not to be in there.  The Crow 14:55, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hello again. I haven't reverted your edit this time, but I respectfully disagree with your assertion that it is irrelevant.  The character Skylar is a chemistry student taking advanced organic chemistry at Harvard, and her assignment, to assign the proton spectrum of ibogaine, gives indication of ibogaine's complexity as an organic molecule, as well as the status accorded to it in an organic chemistry curriculum.  With 26 hydrogens in a handful of different chemical environments, the proton spectrum is no trivial matter, and while I concede ibogaine is probably mentioned more as a plot device, the mention is nonetheless relevant in indicating to non-specialists how the molecule is viewed within organic chemistry classes.  I hope you'll revert your deletion; I will check back here for a reply.  Thank you.

Pardon, please?
Mr. Crow, could you please explain to me the reasoning behind removing my additions to the article, "Scientific foreknowledge in Sacred Texts", including "Examples of Alleged Biblical Foreknowledge" and "Examples of Alleged Qur'anic Foreknowledge"? I thought these were valuable additions, and I put in some extra care to make them professional. I see no point in removing them. -Dan Marcum (Dmar198) P.S. - If you did not remove them, I apologize; but your name appeared next on the History list after the first where the additions were still available, and they are now no longer available. Dmar198 01:26, 4 April 2007 (UTC)Dmar198
 * Wikipedia entries must have sources.  The entries I removed had no sources.  If you look at the talk page for that article, you see there has a been a long history of people trying to add unsourced content.  Please see WP:Attribution for more information on Wikipedia standards.  The Crow 12:12, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The Qur'anic examples had a citation; it is listed at the bottom of the page as . This is where I took each example. If you think I must add a source for the Biblical examples, then I will, but I think the examples must be kept. They are quite useful.

And you misunderstand my use of "Some say". This is not intended to be a generality so that I can avoid citing my reference; it is intended to show the neutrality of the article. I couldn't exactly say, "The Bible says that Earth is suspended in space", because this is based on one interpretation. That's why I used "Some say". For a source document of my references of Biblical Scientific Foreknowledge, see. 76.6.163.21 01:13, 6 April 2007 (UTC)Dmar198

Spiritual use of cannabis
While Benet's conclusion regarding the psychoactive use of cannabis is not universally accepted among Jewish scholars, there is general agreement that cannabis is used in talmudic sources to refer to hemp fibers, as hemp was a vital commodity before linen replaced it. (Encyclopedia Judaica. Volume 8. p. 323.)
 * On 23:03, 17 January 2007 you removed the above statement from Spiritual use of cannabis, with the edit summary, Remove misattributed statement (source doesn't support this statement). I am very interested in how you came to that conclusion.  I'm adding the statement back in until I hear your reply. —Viriditas | Talk 13:16, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

CollegeHumor quoted you
link.  hmwith  t   05:27, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

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Copyright information (again)
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Swinford
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Duluth and Iron Range Railroad

The Duluth and Iron Range Railroad was founded in 1874.

In 1884, it ran the first main line train between Two Harbors and Soudan, Minnesota, a total distance of 68 miles. In July 1938, the railway merged with the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway to form the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway.

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User:Ghostieguide

Ghostieguide (Peter William Culverwell) Edits in South Western Australia these days. My interests tend to be Irish, British and Australian history, Classic and vintage cars, WW2 military vehicles strategy and simulation computer games.

My best find on Wikipedia was Tools/Navigation popups

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John Dixon Long

John Dixon Long (September 26, 1817 – 1894) was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a leading U.S. abolitionist. His 1857 book, Pictures of Slavery in Church and State, was influential in abolitionist circles.

Long was born in New Town, Maryland to John W. Long, a slaveholder and former sea-captain. He credited his mother Sally Laws Henderson Long with inspiring his early antislavery sentiments. A devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, she died in 1828. Long's father died in 1834, leaving Long to support two sisters and brother.

Long was received into the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1835 and became a minister in 1839. Health problems forced him to give up his ministerial post in 1848.

In October 1856 Long moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was dismayed by the level of support for slavery, although it was not legal in the commonwealth. This inspired Long to write a treatise on his experience of and views on slavery as it existed in his native state. Pictures of Slavery in Church and State; Including Personal Reminiscences, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc. Etc. With an Appendix, Containing the Views of John Wesley and Richard Watson on Slavery was published for $1 (~$ in ) in 1857 and was considered a major contribution to the case against slavery by Frederick Douglass and others.

In 1857, Rev. Thomas Quigly, a Methodist minister from Pennsylvania but at the time serving in St. Michaels, Maryland, where Long had served in 1853 through 1855, (and which was the likely context of some of Long's descriptions and examples of slavery), brought charges against Long in the Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal Conference. Long was "tried" at the 1858 Conference Session. Debate about Methodist complacency on the issue of slavery at this conference, however, was skillfully avoided when proposals were made from the floor that the charges against Long be dropped. However, Bonner documents in her article in the Conference journal cited here that Long's book was deemed THE book by the secular press, which did provide debate and commentary on the issue, breaking silence on what was now openly discussed as  hypocrisy and cowardice of the Methodist religious hierarchy, given their founders' adamant prescriptions against slavery in the early doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

John Dixon Long died in Philadelphia in 1894.

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Scaur Water

Scaur Water is a river which rises near Polskeoch in the Scaur hills in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

It flows from its source near Sanquhar in the Southern Uplands and joins the River Nith two miles southwest of Thornhill. The total length is 30 km. During its course it descends from 500m to 55m altitude, and forms part of the boundary between Tynron and Keir Parishes.

The river valley, the Scaur Glen, displays several sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy and Bronze Age forts, and is lined for much of its length with birch and oak forest.

The river is renowned for trout fishing and canoeing, especially at the Glenmarlin Falls near Penpont. A local legend tells of the ghosts of a horse and rider who drowned in a deep pool, known colloquially as the Black Hole, at the bottom of the falls.

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Big Creek, California

Big Creek (Big Creek Flats in the 1870s; Manzanita Park in 1902; until 1926, Cascada) is a small census-designated place in Fresno County, California, located in the Sierra Nevada on the north bank of Big Creek. It lies at an elevation of 4984 ft above sea level. Its last population count was 175. The ZIP code is 93605, and the community is inside area code 559.

History
Big Creek was built at the site of the first dam and power plant of Southern California Edison's Big Creek Hydroelectric Project, one of the most extensive in the world. Other than the private helipad owned by Southern California Edison, the only way in or out of the town is Big Creek Road, off of State Route 168. The dam has a walkway across it to the south bank, but access is limited to employees of SCE and those residents who have been given a key. Its major industries are electric power generation and tourism. There is camping and water recreation in the summer and snow skiing in the winter. Huntington Lake is to the northeast and Shaver Lake is to the south. China Peak is only about 15 km away. Though Big Creek's only school is an elementary, it teaches kindergarten through 8th grade.

The penstock pipes for the original two units at Big Creek Power Houses One and Two, built 1912–13, were purchased from the Krupp Works in Germany because at that time that manufacturer produced steel pipes of the tensile strength needed to contain the very high water pressures in the pipes in the 1500 foot drop down to Power House One. All post-World War One penstock pipes were manufactured in the United States.

The first post office opened at Big Creek in 1912.

Half the town's homes were destroyed by the 2020 Creek Fire.

Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Big Creek had a population of 175. The population density was 380.4 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Big Creek was 158 (90.3%) White, 1 (0.6%) African American, 1 (0.6%) Native American, 5 (2.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3 (1.7%) from other races, and 7 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27 persons (15.4%).

The Census reported that 175 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 63 households, out of which 26 (41.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 43 (68.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 (1.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (6.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (3.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 12 households (19.0%) were made up of individuals, and 2 (3.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78. There were 47 families (74.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.21.

The population was spread out, with 60 people (34.3%) under the age of 18, 4 people (2.3%) aged 18 to 24, 37 people (21.1%) aged 25 to 44, 58 people (33.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 16 people (9.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.

There were 117 housing units at an average density of 254.3 /sqmi, of which 63 were occupied, of which 22 (34.9%) were owner-occupied, and 41 (65.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 31.1%. 47 people (26.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 128 people (73.1%) lived in rental housing units.

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Gabe Paul

Gabriel Howard Paul (January 4, 1910 – April 26, 1998) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who, between 1951 and 1984, served as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Colt .45s, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. He also was president and part-owner of the Indians and president and limited partner of the Yankees.

Early life and career
Born in Rochester, New York, and of Jewish descent,  Paul got his start in the game at age ten as a batboy for the Rochester Tribe of the AA International League and later attended Monroe High School. Eventually, he worked for Warren Giles, who became business manager of the renamed Rochester Red Wings when the St. Louis Cardinals purchased the team in 1928. When Giles took over the front office of the Cincinnati Reds in 1937, Paul became the Reds’ traveling secretary. The 1940 season saw turbulence upon the suicide of catcher Willard Hershberger, and Paul was the last person to speak to him before his death, as Paul was asked by manager Bill McKechnie to reach him.

After returning from military service during World War II, Paul was promoted to vice president.

Cincinnati Reds
In October 1951, when Giles was elected president of the National League, Paul took his old mentor's job as Cincinnati general manager. The Reds were then a losing outfit with a weak farm system. Paul rebuilt the minor league department and began to scout and sign African-American and Latin American players. Cincinnati broke the baseball color line on April 17, 1954, when Nino Escalera and Chuck Harmon made their debuts. Cincinnati became the seventh of the eight National League clubs to integrate; the eighth, the Philadelphia Phillies, would insert their first black player into their lineup on April 22, 1957.

In 1956 at age 20, Frank Robinson, the club's first black superstar, had the best rookie season in NL history, hitting 38 home runs, scoring a league-leading 122 runs, and compiling an OPS of .936. In 1958, Cincinnati unveiled another star African-American player, rookie outfielder Vada Pinson, who would enjoy a long MLB career and, with Robinson, help lead the 1961 Reds to the National League pennant. Paul also signed a working agreement with the Havana Sugar Kings of the Triple-A International League, giving the team access to top Cuban talent such as shortstop Leo Cárdenas and future "Big Red Machine" icon Tony Pérez. In addition, the Reds produced Cuban stars such as outfielder Tony González, second baseman Cookie Rojas, and pitcher Mike Cuellar—among many others—who made their mark with other MLB clubs.

The Cincinnati team of the mid-1950s—then temporarily nicknamed the Redlegs because of the anti-communism of the time—captured the country's imagination as a team of sluggers. With a lineup that included Robinson, Ted Kluszewski, Gus Bell, Wally Post and Ed Bailey, the 1956 Redlegs hit 221 home runs, tying the major-league team record then in place. They also won 91 games to finish third, only two games behind the pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers. Paul was named Executive of the Year by The Sporting News. The following year, Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick had to intervene when the Reds were accused of encouraging fans to stuff the ballot to elect Reds players to start in the field, namely by having local newspapers print ballots with Cincinnati players already filled in. Eight Reds players won the voting, but Frick named three players (Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial) to replace three Reds. The 1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the last time fans were allowed to vote until 1970.

The Reds failed to improve upon their 1956 mark during Paul's tenure, however, and after a disappointing 1960 season, Paul resigned. He left after owner Powel Crosley Jr. started to entertain offers to move the Reds out of Cincinnati in favor of New York (the state had lost two teams in the last five years to relocation). The uncertainty of the team led him to him agreeing to serve as GM of the expansion Houston Colt .45s. He later called it the worst mistake of his life. Bill DeWitt succeeded him as GM in Cincinnati. In nine seasons as general manager, the Reds had a winning season twice (1956, 1958) while finishing above fourth place once (the 1956 team finished two games out of a pennant). The next year, with a core assembled by Paul and an owner that passed suddenly in March, the Reds advanced to the 1961 World Series, winning their first pennant in decades.

In 2023, Paul was elected to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum.

Houston and Cleveland
Craig Cullinan Jr. and George Kirksey, who each had served as key figures in pushing major league baseball in Texas, hired Paul. However, their small shares in the team meant that Roy Hofheinz would assert his authority in trying to manage the team in all affairs. Paul brought to Houston key Cincinnati executives or scouts Tal Smith, Bill Giles, Bobby Mattick and Paul Florence, and he began to lay the foundation for the team's 1962 debut, but he did not stay long. After six months, he reportedly received a standing offer from the Cleveland Indians to take over their front office, following the January 1961 resignation of Frank Lane. In late April 1961, Paul returned to Ohio to assume command of the Indians, leaving the Colt .45s almost a year before the team ever played an official game.

The Indians of the early 1960s were a middle-echelon team in the American League that had contended for a pennant only twice (1955 and 1959) since its 1954 AL title. It had lost its most popular gate attraction, slugger Rocky Colavito, in a Lane-engineered trade just before the 1960 season and the young players summoned from the team's farm system failed to capture the city's imagination. On November 26, 1962, Paul became a part-owner, as well as president, treasurer and general manager. Some sources describe him as replacing William R. Daley as principal owner. In truth, at the same time Paul bought into the Indians, Daley remained chairman and recruited a number of new investors who saw him as head of the franchise. The Indians continued to tread water in the standings and struggled badly at the gate. On multiple occasions, the Indians were rumored to be headed elsewhere. In 1964, the club's board of directors authorized Paul to investigate transferring the Indians to one of three cities: Oakland, Dallas or Seattle. But a new stadium lease with the city of Cleveland staved off the move. Two years later, Daley sold the team to frozen food magnate Vernon Stouffer, who retained Paul as general manager.

On the field, Paul brought to Cleveland pitching stars Sam McDowell and Luis Tiant and, in 1965, reacquired Colavito in a bid to win more games, and more fans. But, after an encouraging 1968 season, the Indians plummeted in the standings. For a while, between 1969 and 1971, Paul gave up most of his powers to field manager Alvin Dark in an effort to change the club's fortunes. He returned as GM fulltime in 1971, where he presided over the position until the end of the 1973 season. In his total tenure of twelve seasons as Indians general manager, the team had a record of .500 or better three times while finishing above fourth place once (1968) while going through nine different managers (which included five interim hires)

New York Yankees club president/general manager
In 1971, George Steinbrenner, a ship-building magnate born in Ohio, had tried to buy the Indians from Vernon Stouffer but he was rejected. After the failure, he told Paul to keep his ears open in case an offer to buy a team came up. The following year, Paul informed Steinbrenner that CBS was looking to sell the New York Yankees. Weeks later, Steinbrenner had lined up a syndicate that would purchase the team. In 1973, Paul sold his interest in the Indians and joined the syndicate. Installed as club president that year after the April departure of minority owner E. Michael Burke and the year-end election of GM/interim president Lee MacPhail to the presidency of the American League, Paul helped Steinbrenner rebuild the once-proud Yankees into a champion. In 1974, Paul was selected MLB Executive of the Year for the second time in his career, as the Yankees finished second in the American League East Division and improved by nine games from the 1973 edition. The final piece of the puzzle was the hiring of Billy Martin as manager in 1975, which Steinbrenner did over the objections of Paul. Then, the Bombers won their first American League pennant in twelve years in 1976.

The key to re-building the Yankees was a series of trades that Paul pulled off. Paul raised some eyebrows among Cleveland fans because less than two months before he became a part of the group purchasing the Yankees and assumed the role of President for the Yankees, he dealt All-Star third baseman Graig Nettles and catcher Gerry Moses to the New York Yankees for a group of journeyman players. Then he acquired in succession: Chris Chambliss, Dick Tidrow and Oscar Gamble from his former team, the Indians; Lou Piniella from the Royals; Mickey Rivers and Ed Figueroa from the Angels; Willie Randolph, Ken Brett and Dock Ellis from the Pirates; and Bucky Dent from the White Sox. Paul also made sure to not go with trades that Steinbrenner wanted to do, such as including a young propsect in a trade named Ron Guidry. He also signed Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson as free agents. Paul attempted to quit in the 1976 season, but Steinbrenner implored him to stay on, complete with writing a list of promises of independence. Paul stayed on, although he would spend a variety of time during the year keeping the peace between Martin and Steinbrenner, as the latter wanted Paul to "talk about the conduct of the game," to Martin, who was drinking heavily and pursuing women on a constant basis (which included Paul's daughter). The fall of that year was the dawn of free agency, and Paul remained silent while Steinbrenner attempted to court Reggie Jackson despite the objections of Martin (the wooing worked, as Jackson, alongside Catfish Hunter, ended up being signed by the Yankees).

Paul, whose nickname was the "Smiling Cobra" for his expertise in trades, had his enemies, among them influential Cleveland radio host Pete Franklin, who said of Paul, "Gabe was a master at working the room, of getting to know everybody and knowing where all the bodies are. The thing about Gabe was that while he did work for an owner, he always found a way to get a piece of the team himself. Then it became damn near impossible to fire him because he was part-owner. Gabe's greatest gift was the ability to take care of Gabe." The 1977 season was a wild one that saw Paul suffer a cerebral spasm two weeks into the season and then have to convince Steinbrenner to not fire Martin after a June 18 televised scuffle between Martin and Jackson. The Yankees were able to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1977 World Series, Paul's only World Series victory as a general manager and the first world championship for the Yankees since 1962. He was reported as savoring the parade, stating “I think one of the biggest thrills I ever had was the ride up Broadway after we won the championship in ’77. It was pouring rain and we were in open cars riding up Broadway. It was the liveliest crowd I ever saw.”

After the year ended, he left the team. He finished with four out of five winning seasons as general manager of the Yankees with two American League pennants and one world championship, the only times that Paul assembled a team that made the postseason (half of the 1977 team was assembled by acquisitions Paul did). Steinbrenner remarked upon his departure by saying, "He was in baseball for 40 years, and did he ever win a pennant before? You think he made all those brilliant moves with this team himself? You think all of a sudden he got brilliant?" Upon Paul's death, Steinbrenner noted that he was "a great, great baseball man. He knew all there was to know in this game and he probably came to me with more trades than all my other general managers combined." Years later, it was discovered that Paul had made a series of tapes that dealt with his time with Steinbrenner, as he would put on a tape recorder and drink scotch after arriving home from work. Paul's son found the tapes and a diary years later in a garage; select portions were later cited in Bill Madden's book The Last Lion of Baseball about Steinbrenner.

Last years
After Al Rosen was brought into the Bronx as a senior executive in fall 1977—crowding Paul's authority much as Paul's presence did Mike Burke—Paul returned to Cleveland as in 1978 at the request of longtime friend and new Indians owner Steve O'Neill. Paul resumed the presidency of a team which was nearly bankrupt (in 1980, the team was reported to have lost $2 million). Unfortunately, Paul was unable to rouse the Tribe from their doldrums. From 1978 to 1984, the Indians would have a winning record just twice (1979, 1981) while never finishing above 5th in the American League East Division, and Paul retired after the 1984 season, having spent nearly six decades involved with baseball, 27 as a general manager.

Personal life
He died at the age of 88 in Tampa, Florida. He was survived by his wife Mary and his five children. His son Gabe Jr. was also a baseball executive, serving the Seattle Pilots as their traveling secretary in their only season of 1969 before they moved to become the Milwaukee Brewers, and Paul Jr stayed on, serving in a variety of capacities such as stadium operations until 1997.

Portrayals in media
Paul was played by Kevin Conway in the 2007 ESPN television mini-series The Bronx Is Burning.

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Stari Grad

Stari Grad ("Old Town") may refer to:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 * Stari Grad, Sarajevo, a municipality in Sarajevo

Croatia

 * Stari Grad, Croatia, a town on the island of Hvar

Montenegro

 * Stara Varoš, Podgorica, former neighborhood in Podgorica

North Macedonia

 * Stari Grad, Čaška, a village in municipality of Čaška

Serbia

 * Stari Grad, Belgrade, a municipality in Belgrade
 * Stari Grad, Novi Sad, a neighborhood in Novi Sad
 * Stari Grad, Užice, the remains of a fort in Užice
 * Stari Grad, Kragujevac, former city municipality of Kragujevac

Slovenia

 * Ortnek Castle, in the municipality of Ribnica
 * Stari Grad, Makole

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User talk:Nimrod86

Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your contributions to the coolest online encyclopedia I know of =). I sure hope you stick around; we're always in need of more people to create new articles and improve the ones we already have.  You'll probably find it easiest to start with a tutorial of how the wikipedia works, and you can test stuff for yourself in the sandbox.  When you're contributing, you'll probably find the manual of style to be helpful, and you'll also want to remember a couple important guidelines.  First, write from a neutral point of view, second, be bold in editing pages, and third, use wikiquette.  Those are probably the most important ones, and you can take a look at some others at the policies and guidelines page. You might also be interested in how to write a great article and possibly adding some images to your articles.

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User talk:Scootermcknight

Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your contributions to the coolest online encyclopedia I know of =). I sure hope you stick around; we're always in need of more people to create new articles and improve the ones we already have.  You'll probably find it easiest to start with a tutorial of how the wikipedia works, and you can test stuff for yourself in the sandbox.  When you're contributing, you'll probably find the manual of style to be helpful, and you'll also want to remember a couple important guidelines.  First, write from a neutral point of view, second, be bold in editing pages, and third, use wikiquette.  Those are probably the most important ones, and you can take a look at some others at the policies and guidelines page. You might also be interested in how to write a great article and possibly adding some images to your articles.

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Again, welcome! It's great to have you. Happy editing! --Spangineer (háblame)  13:27, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)

Regarding your article James "Scooter" McKnight
Hello, Scootermcknight.

I have reverted the page moves you'd made yesterday, which had turned your userpage into an article entitled James "Scooter" McKnight in our encyclopedia. The article looks too much like a vanity page, and will likely be listed on votes for deletion by other Wikipedians. I am trying to avoid the needless process (in your case), and I hope you understand. Sorry that I had to do this on your birthday.

You may want to read User page and Autobiography. If you are trying to change your username to James "Scooter" McKnight, please see Changing username. Thanks.

Happy birthday, by the way. Take care.

-- PFHLai 09:31, 2005 August 3 (UTC)

File:Scooter and PSU Shark.jpg listed for deletion
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User talk:ML

Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your contributions to the coolest online encyclopedia I know of =). I sure hope you stick around; we're always in need of more people to create new articles and improve the ones we already have.  You'll probably find it easiest to start with a tutorial of how the wikipedia works, and you can test stuff for yourself in the sandbox.  When you're contributing, you'll probably find the manual of style to be helpful, and you'll also want to remember a couple important guidelines.  First, write from a neutral point of view, second, be bold in editing pages, and third, use wikiquette.  Those are probably the most important ones, and you can take a look at some others at the policies and guidelines page. You might also be interested in how to write a great article and possibly adding some images to your articles.

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Again, welcome! It's great to have you. Happy editing! --Spangineer (háblame)  13:27, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)

About Frank
Now that I am blocked in fi.wiki I must approach you this way. Frank, for personal hatred towards me, has decided to take advantage of my block and vandalize my user discussion page with a fony Sock puppet charge: http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keskustelu_k%C3%A4ytt%C3%A4j%C3%A4st%C3%A4:Jaakko_Sivonen Everyone knows this is not true, I have written with my own name for long in Suomi24 for example. He is doing this merely because of our disputes and because I am defenceless to delete the vandalism at the moment because of the block. So, since I cannot currently delete that vandalism, could you please do it for me? Thank you. --Jaakko Sivonen 16:52, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Kiitos. --Jaakko Sivonen 17:49, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Marco Casagrande
Hi ML, please what do you know about this Marco Casagrande guy? Couldn't find anything about him. Mercenary? Stellatomailing 02:46, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

 * He is an architecht and an enviromental artist. Quite known in Finland, perhaps best for being a "mercenary" in Bosnian wars and writing a book about it. Also some kind of professor in Taipei --ML 02:50, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Odd. Looks like he is doing some heavy astroturfing. Stellatomailing 03:01, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

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Daly Waters

Daly Waters may refer to:

 * Daly Waters, Northern Territory, a town and locality in Australia
 * Daly Waters Airfield, an airfield in the Northern Territory of Australia
 * Daly Waters frog, species of frog

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Talk:El Hefe

Hefe's
from the nofx.org Q & A:

Is it true that Aaron Abeyta (El Hefe) owns a night club called Hefe's Boner?

I use to have one two years ago. -EL HEFE

is it true that your name is really Aaron Abeyta, Aaron Abeyta? Is my name really Jesse Maynard? Much love Aaron- Jesse  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.0.178.190 (talk) 06:08, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zegoma beach (talk • contribs).

Hefe's picture
this picture of Hefe isn't good enough ... can u put another? and yeah i think that he has his own night club... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bobby Disgracious (talk • contribs).

Name
Are we even sure aaron abeyta is his real name ? http://www.col.k12.co.us/opp/poetroster/aaronabeyta.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.203.44.31 (talk • contribs)

Dude, his name is Aaron Abeyta & why does it matter if it is or isn't his real name. His daughter & my daughter grew up together & had birthday parties at his house...... I'm pretty sure somebody I know personally as Aaron Abeyta of NOFX is really named Aaron Abeyta. Get a life bro and don't worry about him, you just worry about you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.0.178.190 (talk) 06:06, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Hefe in Spanish
Are you sure that Hefe mean boss?

Yes, jefe (in English would be pronounced Hefe) means boss, use a dictionary or something if you want to double-check(by the way I'm Spanish).--83.34.13.27 (talk) 22:44, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

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Kombdi vade

Kombdi vade is a dish native to the Konkan region in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The dish consists of a traditional chicken curry (including chicken pieces with bones), vade (fluffy fried dumplings made of rice flour, and occasionally of wheat and Ragi flour), onions, lemon juice and solkadhi (a gravy made from coconut milk). This dish is majorly prepared on "Gatahari (Deep Amavasya)" "Gauri Ovase", "Dev Diwali" and "Shimga" in Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Konkan. Generally this dish is available throughout the year especially in the coastal area of Maharashtra including Mumbai.

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User talk:Firien/Archive1

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My goodness, that is tenacious vandal-hunting! Excellent work! I have listed the vandal of Current events at WP:VIP now. Sjakkalle (Check!)  13:29, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Me likey the huntey. Getting speedier at reversion. Thank you very much for the list of resources! --Firien 13:30, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Zionism article
Firien, if you look at the edit history of the person ( trying to insert the information in the first place, you'd probably see that his views are not worth keeping; note in particular this edit:  However, I thought the subject should be addressed in the article anyway; thanks for your comment. Jayjg (talk)  14:54, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Complaint from 80.3.32.9
If you got any more up urself you may see France. Just because you have done near nothing notable doesn't mean you need to belittle others. As for myself Morwen and YOurself are both so up yourselfs I felt the need to 'edit' your pages essential. You are very pathetic and half the stuff on Wikipedia is wrong anyway, and when I or other mates change wrong info is tossers like you that change it back. Now piss off and try and do something somone cares about
 * Response

vandal warning
greeat stuff with you vandal whacking but when you warn pepole with templates like its a god idea to subst them like this  because it reduces server load, happy vandal whacking! --Benon 14:59, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi. Just to let you know that User:161.52.158.193 is continuing to vandalize Of Mice and Men, despite your 2nd warning. I';ve reverted, again. Shawn in Montreal 10:24, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: Christ the Redeemer
Hi. Thanks for the message. I had forgotten about that post... In fact, an even better solution: I have here (somewhere) the Brazilian edition of the Encyclopedia Larrousse. So they are bound to have an entry about the statue, most likely with a [however small] history section. I will read it and then write a text about it in the article, with the accurate information. In case I get around to it before you have a chance to reconfirm the status of the present history section, I will replace the existing part with the new text, since it is a suspected copyvio anyways. Let me know if you'd rather do it differently (maybe some part of the present text is salvageable...). Thanks, Redux 15:37, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Slander
Firien,

I weight nearly 18 stone and I'm a bloater.. Ian is a 'BIG' boy.

However, my comments were done out of boredom and a need to 'Labour Bash' & Ian was the target at the time.

This was wrong and this was unproductive - I shall try and stop attacking various members of the Labour party and other various leading public figures.

I actually enjoy helping publish at Wiki and I am starting to get a grip of the rules, etc

I have a very wicked streak to me though, which I must STOP slandering people and making rude comments that border on vandalism.

I shall try and keep on the straight and narrow Wiki path. I've had some very good veteran wiki dudes give some very good advice!! - including you.

I shall continue to contribute and I shall take strong note of your comments.

8op

Hayday 19:02, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi!

I enjoy history and I enjoy adding information onto the Wikipedia site.

I still need to learn the rules, but I'm glad that you guys are out there to point me in the right direction!

Time to turn a new leaf and stop Labour Bashing! (they do a good enough job, by themselves!)

Hayday 15:15, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Hi. I note you've put a copyvio tag on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. I've had a look with a view to deleting the page, but it looks to me like only very small sections of the text are actually copied. I propose to reinstate the article, but if I've not spotted a big section of copied material, please let me know and I'll act accordingly. Kcordina Talk 08:24, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Darren Hayday
Your views would be welcome once again at Talk:Darren Hayday. Mtiedemann 14:25, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

 * And again. -- Fr a ncs2000 [[Image:Gay flag.svg|25px| ]] 11:33, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: Spanish dishwashers
No problem, any time :) —  Fire Fox  13:13, 19 June '06

Regarding your help request
Please do not use helpme template tags on mainspace talk pages. Put up a notice regarding the spamming on the page, and users who have the article on their watchlist would reply or act in furtherance of it. Thanks and regards, --Nearly Headless Nick 14:15, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

=On bended knee=.
I wanted to apologise fo rbeing a complete *@#@er! I won't even try to explain what happened. Suffice it so say, keep up the good work. I wondered what an inventor thought about the new Sinclair A-bike? I have no idea what you invent, but as a cyclist I am dubious about the little wheels!

Best Wishes JoolsKavvy

Please check your assertions
To claim I inserted the link is plain wrong. I made my first edit a few days ago yet the link has been in this article for months. Your removing the site because you claim I put it there would only stand up to scrutiny if I did put it there, but as I diidnt I am unable to take your comment seriously. . TV Genius 15:19, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!! --jam es (talk) 11:38, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Have a great day! EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME | IMPROVEME 16:43, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Many happy returns! Thisthema n  19:25, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Oh, I came running and reached a day late. Happy birthday and all the best. --Bhadani 14:02, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Pub Football AFD
I have to give you an 'A' for creative and effective use of the 'citation needed' tags. Well done! Tony Fox (arf!) 20:15, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Occult is not magic
You have added magic stub tag and categorisation to an occult article: Dehk Magic in this context is illusions, card tricks, vanishing rabbits and so on. What you want for this is the word 'occult', ok? Or Magic (paranormal) Message me if this is unclear... thanks. User:Pedant 03:38, 28 August 2006 (UTC) No problem, I spotted a bunch of those in the magic category, you aren't the only one to think that magic is magic. Dehk was one of the more confusing ones, I wasn't sure without reading some other stuff if it was occult or some computer game... ;) glad to help. User:Pedant 10:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Back River
THat looks better and probably what I should have done instead of blindly reverting. Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 15:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

re: AfD on Margaret Nicholas.
Done, done and done. I have left my comments on the AfD, and I hope this fulfills your request. I am quite happy to see that article incinerated and left for me to redo when I feel a bit better. I am just finishing a BSc Hons in Health and Social Welfare, and that is why I am WS5. Thanks again, and take care. Thor Malmjursson 20:13, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Dino Saluzzi
Good thing you are interested in Dino. Please do not revert back to Timoteo. If it was meant as a practical joke, it was a pretty lame one. elpincha 18:02, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism on my pages
Thank you for reverting this vandal. It was very kind of you to start to fight with him. :) I owe you one! NCurse work 11:38, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Userboxes
Your boxes overlap at 1024 screen width! You must have yours set much higher... Salad Days 17:24, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

CityKitty
Yeah, knock it out - I spared it because i liked the little video on the web page, jimfbleak 13:44, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

User:Msoamu
I've slapped a long block on this guy for, inter alia, blanking my talk page. You probably know his stuff better than me - is 6 months excessive? jimfbleak 07:59, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * my understanding is that new account formation is autoblocked unless he is on a dynamic ISP like AOL. I often see on the deletion log that a block is followed within minutes by an autoblock reading something like "#12345 was autoblocked by jimfbleak because this address was used by user:Iamavandal. The reason was...", so it may be reasonably effective. jimfbleak 06:26, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Recent vandal thwap. But vandalism is still there?
I see your edit to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate was a vandalism revert. Thanks for that. Something seems amiss, though. I still see the vandalism on the entry, even though the History shows it being removed by you. Odd! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.88.77.90 (talk) 05:59, 10 December 2006 (UTC).

-- It's fixed now. It wasn't my caches - must have been something cached wiki-side.

Sacred site/ etc
Hi could you possibly point me to why something like this is being killed? SatuSuro 11:58, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. Its just if you do a google there's my 'Sacred places in Java' and hardly anything else = weird. It looks like some new disambigs and work arounds are needed.  Like someones not being proactive in rebuilding a  proper article about sacred space/place - even weirder. Thanks for your speedy response. I'm not sure I can do anything about it at the moment - oh well enjoy! 12:06, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: Adding UpThePosh links
I deleted the link to the Leicester City official site since he's left the club and the page will be deleted promptly - the link to a fan site wasn't designed to be a 'replacement'. I've gone ahead and added the correct replacement, the link to the Peterborough United official site. The Wilky Bar Kid 15:42, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Rhian Denise Ramos
I wrote a new article for Rhian Denise Ramos. It's at Talk:Rhian Denise Ramos/Temp. Doberdog 04:22, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Hazel Blears vandalism
As we've run out of warning templates, I've reported the matter at WP:ANI. Not sure if much can de done about it given the infrequent nature of the vandalism and use of open proxy IPs, but thought it was worth raising the matter. WJBscribe (WJB talk) 00:38, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * The articles have been semi-protected. Hopefully a period of time where the anons can't edit might mean they get bored and don't start again once they're unprotected. WJBscribe (WJB talk) 04:07, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

sorry fo that
i have checked the date and time after i voted :(--Trichnosis 21:56, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

(N)POV Request
Hi, I've asked a question on the talk page of an article I'm intersted in, but it doesn't seem to be a very active article so I fear it could be months before I get a response... and since I notice you posted on the TP for that article before, I thought I'd direct it to you. On the Talk page, 'Talk:The_Incredible_Machine', I have asked a question about external links (should be the bottom one) - basically I just wanted the POV of someone who is a) Neutral, and b) More cognisant of Wikipedia policy, to tell me whether or not it is acceptable to place a link to a page I maintain which I feel is relevant to the article (I certainly wouldn't want it to come across as link spam or advertising, two of the greatest scourges of the 'net along with e-mail spam of course!) If you don't have the time then not to worry! - I just thought I'd ask in the hope of a quick answer. Thanks, --Christopher 17:22, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Elizabeth Morgan
Hi Firien,

You're quite right in saying that the recent vandalism to the Elizabeth Morgan article had nothing to do with the earlier problems on that page. Rest assured that banned editors can read messages on their own talk pages, and indeed, everywhere on Wikipedia. They can even post on their talk pages. I have, in the past, unblocked users that I had indefinitely blocked, after they promised not to continue vandalizing.

You say that the edits are not in bad faith. Please remember that that vandalism occurred repeatedly, so it was obviously the same user, who subsequently registered an account. As the same IP can be used by different people, I never block IPs indefinitely, unless the IP is an open proxy (which was not the case here). However, I do block newly-registered accounts indefinitely if I see that the account was created for the purpose of vandalism. That is standard practice. Do you see any indication that that user wanted to add useful content to other articles? If so, all she has to do is indicate that on her talk page. (I always watchlist the talk pages of users that I block, and blocked users get a message on the screen telling them what steps they can take.) The idea of indefinitely blocking accounts that have no useful edits and that are created for vandalism is that if the person in question wanted to start contributing constructively and become a valued member of the community, he or she would probably prefer to start afresh with a new account with a clean record. It's different for people who have thousands of useful edits and do something silly that gets them blocked. They want to keep their watchlists, and thei contributions.

Regarding the good faith versus bad faith question, the edits were certainly damaging to the encylopaedia. It makes Wikipedia look bad if someone happens at that moment to do a search for Elizabeth Morgan and comes across that page in that condition, even if it's not the most appalling vandalism we've ever seen. The person in question did it repeatedly. She also vandalized another article. Was that in good faith? Was the person aware that she was damaging a Wikipedia article? Was she aware that it is not the intention of Wikipedia that articles should have silly notes like that in them? If not, then she was in good faith, but do we allow someone to vandalize repeatedly on the grounds that we think she's not morally culpable? I don't think so. When I blocked the IP, I didn't select "prevent account creation", and the person registered an account one minute later. I've seen arguments before where people defending a blocked user say there's no proof that it's the same person, but gong on experience and common sense, I think most administrators would say it was definitely the same user. So the user was blocked, not for the first piece of vandalism, but for the sixth (five to Elizabeth Morgan, and one to Look alike), having already been warned and blocked as an IP. I hope that clarifies matters. Thanks again for your message. Cheers. Musical Linguist 12:59, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying the difference between Acid gas and Sour gas
I like what you did to clarify the distinction between the two terms. Thanks and regards, - mbeychok 18:59, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Nancy Reagan edits
Hi. I just wanted to let you know that on March 6, 2007, you deleted all of Nancy Reagan's references at the bottom of her page. Now, when you click on a little "1" or "2" after some info, it doesn't take you anywhere. In fact, they are pointless now. If we ever want this to become a featured article, we need that list back! Happyme22 16:36, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey. sorry for making you a little bit mad. All I know is that when I click on a little "1" or "2" at the end of a sentence, it doesn't take me anywhere. You didn't have to be mean, or rude. i didn't criticize you for anything, I just alerted you. Also, i think I uploaded a few photos with no copyrights on the images, and they might not be free. Fine-mark them. I play by the rules 99% of the time, and you didn't have to be nasty in what you said. I'm not out to make trouble: it sounds like you might be. I know you don't like me now, but don't go around the world making enemies. I want to be your friend. I misunderstood, and I think you took it the wrong way. Again, I'm sorry. Yell at me all you want- I don't care, but I'll still want to be your friend. I hope THAT makes things clear. Happyme22 23:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Don't insult your fellow wikpedians.
You claim I "responded to another user's request for help with a vague return question that didn't help anything." and that "He was clearly asking" something that wasn't clear at all. What does the EWG link (i.e. presence in cosmetics) have to do with the existence of the two types you explain? I don't see the relation, hence the question. And Walkerma thinks he had a quite different point. You imputed motivations inappropriately, and were insulting while you were doing so. Those don't fall into a grey area, while correcting talk spelin mistakes does. Leave me alone, please. --Elvey 05:51, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Re: yellow e
I guess it's actually the green e I didn't see, as there's clearly a yellow one further down the talk page that I do. Green tends to blend in with the blue used by links. --Powerlord 14:15, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Happy Birthday
 ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:57, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
 * FROM YOUR FRIEND:

A new Oxbridge user box
Firien...I am currently in the process of writing a user box for all of the colleges that are part of Oxbridge. This template is meant to replace your current college template. Please take a look at the work in progress and comment on it. My main concerns are college abbreviations and color choice. I am using scarf colors for the colleges. Thank you. - LA @ 18:29, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

commendations-
Firien-

I just wanted to formally communicate my appreciation for your logical and stern work on the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar talk page. From what I can tell from both that and your talk page, your detractors are generally idiots and assholes.

On an unrelated note, as a relatively new back end user of Wikipedia, your user page is extremely illuminating as to the potential of what they can become.

I am a firm believer that recognition should be given where it is due. Please keep up the good work. Evilawesome (talk) 02:19, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposed Cambridge meetup
Meetup/Cambridge 1. Charles Matthews (talk) 11:48, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Cambridge meetup
The second Cambridge meetup is confirmed for this Saturday, 3pm, at CB2 on Norfolk Street: Meetup/Cambridge 2. Hope to see you there. Charles Matthews (talk) 16:06, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

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User: Decioy

Decio Horita Yokota

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User:Jebus Christ

This user was blocked in accordance with our username policy. — Trilobite (Talk) 17:10, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

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Kaena Point Space Force Station

Kaena Point Space Force Station is a United States Space Force installation in Kaena Point on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. It is a remote tracking station of the Satellite Control Network responsible for tracking satellites in orbit, many of which support the United States Department of Defense, receiving and processing data and in turn, enabling control of satellites by relaying commands from control centers.

The station originally opened in 1959 to support the Corona reconnaissance program.

Detachment 3, 21st Space Operations Squadron, part of Space Delta 6, operates Hawaii Tracking Station on the site. It was constructed in 1959, one of three built that year. The facility is placed near the westernmost point of the island of Oahu, atop a 1500 ft high ridge. The two radomes are locally known as the "golf balls", and are a popular landmark for fishing vessels in the surrounding waters.

Yokohama Bay State Park is at the base of the ridge, with a hiking trail that goes to the point and around to the northern side of the ridge, to Mokuleia Beach. The station roadways provide access to state hiking and hunting trails, as well as a camping site about 10 mi inland called Peacock Flats by permit only. Permits to enter through the station to hike, hunt, or camp on the surrounding State lands can be obtained from the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources in downtown Honolulu.

On 16 June 2021, it was renamed from Kaena Point Satellite Tracking Station to Kaena Point Space Force Station.

title: Kaena Point Space Force Station