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User talk:Mhking/Archive 1

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.

Be sure to get involved in the community – you can contact me at my talk page if you have any questions, and you can check out the village pump, where lots of wikipedians hang out and discuss things. If you're looking for something to do, check out the community portal. And whenever you ask a question or post something on a talk page, be sure to sign your name by typing ~~~~.

Again, welcome! It's great to have you. Happy editing! --Spangineer (háblame)  14:06, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

area code map
Great map link you added to North American numbering plan! - DavidWBrooks 18:11, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reverting vandalism... just so you know, there are templates you can use to warn the vandals. These include test, test2 (or test2a or test2b), and test3. There are test4 and test5, but these are generally reserved for Admins who can enforce the warnings. They of course are not required, but sometimes help with recurring vandals. Hope this helps. Keep up the good work. -- LV (Dark Mark)  04:46, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Hey, no problem. I had just seen your name a few times in the last week or so, so I thought I'd swing by to show some gratitude. Too often, hard work goes unnoticed. Thanks again. -- LV (Dark Mark)  04:54, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, for taking note of and reverting vandalism on the Arcata Eye page. I appreciate the help. --Metatree 04:42, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Signature
When you put that message in my talk page, you forgot to sign-and signing is really important. CoolKatt number 99999 20:50, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

warning messages
Good day Sir. I just wanted to comment you that it's a good idea to sign (with 4 tildes) or at least timestamp (with 5 tildes) the warnings like left on talk pages. And due to technical reasons, it's encouraged that you "subst" them as  . Thanks for your time. -- ( drini's page ☎  ) 01:27, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Link removal
I'm curious how you justify your removal of a link to the Washington Blade newspaper website in the Coretta Scott King article. The Blade is a valid media outlet - a newspaper dating back to 1969. Is there some bias at work? AU Tiger ʃ talk /work 23:38, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Semi-automated template substitution

 * This page was modified to semi-automatically substitute templates using Pathoschild's template list. // Tawker 11:07, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

God
If I revert him again, I run the risk of being blocked for the 3RR rule... It's on you now... He can't revert any more either... I don't think his edit will stand the test of consensus, eventually... ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 21:58, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Not quite "beat you to it"... Sam S merely went back to his old favored version that was discarded long ago, and now it's just gone back to Serge's version... We now have a clear consensus to drop "mythology" as unecessary, ambiguous and probable pov-pushing, I just don't want to be accused of 3RR, so would you do the honours? Thanks ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 23:11, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Michael Jackson Nicknames
Hi Mhking. I noticed you reverted the MJ article a little while ago. There is an ongoing discussion at Talk:Michael_Jackson on this nickname debate. When you have time, can you read through the history and add any comments? I am proposing we remove the nicknames from the opening paragraph but include them later in the article along with explanations of their origins. I would welcome your input on this issue. Monkeyman(talk) 02:10, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your input. Would you accept a compromise if we removed both names from the opening paragraph and included them later in the article?  My argument, as I mentioned further up in the discussion, is that we also called Ronald Reagan The Gipper, should we also include that name in his opening paragraph?  Just trying to find a solution here ...  [[Image:Monkeyman.png]]Monkeyman(talk) 02:28, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'd be more than happy to accept that sort of compromise. Just keep in mind that the same sort of battle will ensue there as well. --Mhking 02:31, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm painfully aware of that. :)  I guess it's one compromise at a time around here.  Thanks for your input.  [[Image:Monkeyman.png]]Monkeyman(talk) 02:36, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

User:Siddhartha21 has edited once only today and it's a content dispute not vandalism. Please don't post such issues on Administrator intervention against vandalism. That board is meant for alerting admins to vandals who are rampaging through the site "right here, right now". To report complex problems like this go to Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. If the editor has broken the 3RR rule report it to Administrators' noticeboard/3RR. --kingboyk 01:38, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

''My apologies -- did not mean to overstep, or to step on any toes. I'm still trying to get the hang of things, and of rules around here. --Mhking 02:51, 9 March 2006 (UTC)''
 * That's alright. Think of it as calling 911 (which you did) rather than just leaving a message at the local police station and asking them to check this out when they've got a moment :-) No harm done, thanks for writing to me. --kingboyk 02:53, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

The Amazing Race 9, Episode 3
Note that the 3rd episode is titled, "I'm in Russia Playing with the Dolls" indicating the location for that leg. This is available through advance publicity. Cheers, --Madchester 02:50, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Can you tell me why you delted the canged name i had for Cher back to the incomplete one??? Tom 13:50, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Madea's Family Reunion
Why are you reverting the cast to the play version? This page is about the film version.

No Problem, I know who you were talking about. ;) Crumbsucker 01:29, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Tony Almedia
Thank you for semi-protecting the page AdamJacobMuller 03:55, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

George W. Bush
If you are unsure of his win for this award, you can verify it here.--Fallout boy 03:14, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * If you are interested, you may also add input here: Talk:George_W._Bush. --Fallout boy 04:10, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

172.140.99.217
Just so you know, User 172.140.99.217 also vandalized the List of DirecTV U.S. channels article.

THIS USER ACCUSED ME OF SOMETHING I DID NOT DO Mhking
AND ACCUSE ME OF SOMETHING I DID NOT DO. ALL I DID WAS ADD A VALUABLE LIST OF CHANNELS THAT DIRECTV DOES NOT CARRY, BUT SHOULD, IF I AM ACCUSED AND TOLD LIES LIKE THAT AGAIN, I WILL BE CONTACTING THE OWNER OF THE SITE

SO HOW IS ADDING SOMETHING
IS A MAJOR CHANGE? IT WAS NOTHING LIKE IT ON LIST, AND ANYBODY WITH COMMON SENSE CAN SEE HOW ADDING CHANNELS DIRECTV DOES NOT CARRY IS VALUABLE INFO IN DECIDING ABOUT IT AND IS INFORMATIVE.

AND THE PUTTING LOCAL CHANNELS AFTER HDTV, IS CALLED PUTTING STUFF IN ORDER

DUH

Personal insult removed.

Help!
I am being attacked by Nescio with a punative RFC regarding Rationales to impeach George W. Bush, which I feel is unwarranted. Please go there right away and comment at Requests for comment/Merecat. Thanks. Merecat 18:18, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Wacko Jacko Mediation.
The process is described here WP:M. Due to personal problems at the moment I cannot spend much time on wiki, I am prepared to add to the case if someone else can instigate it though. Cheers. --  Funky Monkey   (talk)   00:14, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Michael Jackson
Hey Michael, thanks for your message. No, I do not think you have been out of line; not at all. I agree wholeheartedly about Siddhartha. Fortunately he has now been IP blocked for one month. But he emailed the mailing list claiming the block was "unjustifiable" and "without warning or vindication". I replied saying he was warned numerous times by numerous people. I'm just hoping another admin doesn't unblock him--it would be nice to have a month free of his game playing. Regarding an RfC, I think we should probably put that on hold pending the outcome of the block. Don't worry, I know that you are acting in good faith and I also agree that it appears he is not. I looked at his contributions the other day and he has very little in the way of edits to other articles. I think that says a lot about his agenda, motives etc. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 09:38, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

 * No worries. If I thought there were any problems with you, I would tell you straight up. There is information about the en mailing list here. Out of interest, these are his two emails:

 * Without warning or vindication Alkivar has blocked my IP from editing for up to a month while misleadingly insinuated that I have violated the 3rr. I have been actively discussing the moniker issue pertaining to the Michael Jackson intro for some time now unlike Alkivar whose participation thus far has been merely blocking my IP. There has been no established consensus on this issue as there have been a number of differing views on this subject and the only alleged “consensus” that has taken place has been among those who unlike myself, never compromised which would constitute a legitimate consensus. I feel that Alkivar has emphatically abused his power on this occasion and has shown very poor discretion.

 * User:siddhartha21, Ip

 * Alkivar has rashly blocked me for a month for doing no different than the people that disagreed with me. I have not violated the 3rr nor have I been warned of wrong doing by Alkivar or any other Wikipedia administrator. Where is the justification in me being blocked for a month for disagreeing with a small faction Wiki users who have done the same things as myself however in a more aggressive manner which has deterred others from continuing to disagree with them?

 * Funny how we seem to be responsible for his behaviour. lol. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 18:41, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

rfa
Thanks for the support on my RFA. Unfortunately, it did not achieve consensus. I look forward to your support in a couple months when I apply again. Holler at me if you need anything. ⇒   SWAT Jester    Ready    Aim    Fire!  01:17, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Jackson
Who are you to dictate how the opening line should read? Get a life! Ken Y. 04:09, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Care to explain (from a content point of view) the problem with my edit? Did you even read it? It keeps both nicknames in the introduction, but provides adequate context for them.

I will also point out that the straw poll only requests that votes be offered on whether the words should remain "in the lead". Not "lead sentence" or "lead paragraph", simply lead. Again, my edit keeps both nicknames in the lead, but provides context that was lacking in previous edits. -- ChrisB 20:47, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Two reasons -- first off, changing the lead without discussion first is something that -- as is pointed out in the article -- something that will garner reversion; secondly, while you have moved the terms to a later point in the article, that is hardly compromise, especially while there is continuing discussion going on. --Mhking 20:52, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I can fully understand reverting something if the content is inappropriate or unacceptable. But the reasons you're providing are arbitrary.  There is no guideline that requires that those terms be in the first sentence.  First sentence to second sentence is hardly "later in the article".
 * Furthermore, what discussion is going on? The voting process as it's being run ignores all discussion, and flatly violates Voting is evil by relating to votes rather than to the comments being made during the voting process.
 * Read what I wrote and tell me EXACTLY how it isn't an improvement to what's there now. -- ChrisB 20:59, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm jumping ship on this dispute, as it seems like there's more going on here than I want to deal with. I left one final suggestion on Talk:Michael Jackson. -- ChrisB 22:18, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Rationales to impeach George W. Bush (2nd nomination)
You are invited to vote at Articles for deletion/Rationales to impeach George W. Bush (2nd nomination). All this is is ramblings/blog/rants about Bush. Not encyclopedic, should've been deleted long ago. Happy editing! Morton devonshire 17:51, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

discussion
We previously butted heads over the Nirvana article, I insisted on adding information about Cobain's singing range. Because he didn't wish to have anything on that because he has no ability to verify it, he cited original research, in as much as it can be original research to point out notes in a musical piece, by the same logic one would assume pointing out lyrics is also out of bounds. It was ludicrous, and eventually we got into the rut that he insisted that any note sung in a song could be auto tuned. I left it there as I am a musician and I know that this is impossible to do realistically - it doesn't sound good. Autotune is obvious. Listen to Sk8er boi by Lavinge? Me thinks you can hear it. Anyway I abandoned the argument, but not before he attacked the Staley article which i had given a little TLC to, and deleted my first article, I let it go because whilst the deletion and merge was not discussed as is policy and unneccessary I knew he was just trying to bait me, I gave a little nip back and clipped bits of unverifiable information from the Cobain article which he then rv'd citing it as sourced with a book which is part-fiction (Charles' cross - heavier than heaven, last part is all fiction) however he took this personally and then started wikistalking me. I ignored him and his constant interruptions and comments in every article i regularly edit however he recently jumped in my way in the MJ article - which is where you come into contact with him. I had no idea he posted this into your user page. I believe if you ignore him he'll go away eventually ;)--Manboobies 00:04, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * HOLY FUCKING CRAP. Are you insane?  Dude, I'm done.  This is not what happened at all.  I'm not even going to get into it - Mhking, just read User_talk:Manboobies/Archive001 and the last section of Talk:Nirvana_(band) and see what I actually said.  Reading this, now I'm completely freaked out. -- ChrisB 04:26, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Just to spare you reading all of that, here's one excerpt about his "autotune" assertion. Manboobies doesn't read what I write when I explain things - he reads selected parts and ignores the rest.  The only reason we've had a dispute is because he doesn't understand my explanations and simply accuses me of trolling.  This is in User_talk:Manboobies/Archive001 and has not been edited:
 * "I'm not talking about autotune. Have you ever used a real studio-level tape machine? They have a pitch knob, which can manually adjust the speed of the recorder. If there's a pitch you can't hit, you just slow the tape down enough to where you can hit the note, record it, then reset the machine to normal speed. And, again, a tab book doesn't prove that the note was actually in his range. You need a source THAT ACTUALLY SAYS HE COULD HIT THE NOTE IN EXPLICIT TERMS. That's the original research part of the sentence, and the real problem. -- ChrisB 06:13, 25 April 2006 (UTC)"
 * He clearly never read this paragraph, and I genuinely believed that it covered the point consicely.
 * I can't imagine that you care about this, but there's more in the locations noted. Apologies for intruding on your talk page. -- ChrisB 05:32, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

 * to quote you, verbatim in one of your many million offensive comments: "Whose fucking version of "accuracy" are you talking about?" --Manboobies 05:41, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

 * also, it's not possible to do what you say and have it sound good. Yes, I have been near studio equipment, I have my own small studio, I've been in many, including some very big ones. Nobody uses tape any more. And again, the only record I can think that used speeding up the tape to good effect is Bohemian Rhapsody. Now, does that F#5 sound good to you? No. It sounds like a fast forwarded C4, which it is. I don't see the point in arguing with you, you're such a troll, you're always baiting people, your talk page is full chocka block with people complaining about your behaviour and Rv'ing without asking, and when somebody points it out you flip your lid. I'm more than happy to source every little thing you've done to wiki stalk me since April. Because you would have happened upon the MJ article and started arguing over it with me normally? Had you ever touched that article before in your life? Why am I even bothering with you?--Manboobies 06:00, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I have a response to all of this, but I'll take it to User_talk:Manboobies. -- ChrisB 07:27, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

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 * You can leave your message on this talk page here.

Welcome to VandalProof!
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Mhking! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Prodego talk  19:56, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Please explain your link removal
Please explain why you removed the external link for John Cleese, which I added to his page when I was accidentally not logged on. The link was a genuine one, and was to a profile of John Cleese at a comedy website.

By your actions in reverting to a previous edit by VandalProof, you have now unfairly and untruthfully branded me a vandal, which is something I did hot deserve. Your removal of the link was virtually immediate (going by the history page) on my adding the link to John Cleese's page, so it would appear that you did not even give me the courtesy of checking the link before you swooped into action. Figaro 13:45, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Thank you for writing to me and explaining what happened. I appreciate it very much. I know how difficult things can be sometimes with children about :-)  All the best Figaro 15:07, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Link Removal In Olympia music scene
I'm curious as to why you removed the link I made to the olympia music scene page: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:205.134.215.59&redirect=no

I live in Olympia, and it is an active band that i'm in.

Babe Ruth link removal
He changed "30, 40, 50, and 60 home runs" to "30, 40, and 50 home runs". Babe Ruth set the record at 60 home runs in one season, so by definition, he was the first to hit 60 home runs. The intent was not to vandalize the page (the change I made was technically correct, if not stylistically correcty). My intent was not to degrade wikipedia's content, but to further highlight the magnitude of Babe Ruth's career.

User 146.7.40.174
You reverted my edit and sent me a vandalism warning. I am user Rjm656s who requested speedy deletion. I signed out and realized that I had not formed the request properly and removed it to further research the issue. 146.7.40.174 04:15, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

david blaine
Holy shit. Fast editing on the David Blaine. you took it out like 30 seconds after I put it in.

Anyway, good job. Keep monitoring it.

Cheers MT

vandalism to Carbonic acid
um atchually i was reverting vandalism flagged on #vandalism-en-wp, i assume youve made a mistake ;) Benon 16:18, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

no problem, appears our revisons got all tangaled up sorry about that :) Benon 16:22, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism to User:RadioKirk
Thank you! :) Radio  Kirk   talk to me  03:11, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

User_talk:Lemoncat
What was this edit about? --pgk( talk ) 22:24, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
 * You were trying to remove me tagging the indef blocked user notice as vandalism? You did succeed and I restored it right after protecting the page, the user is indef blocked for creating a string of articles an example of which I gave on the page (now all deleted) --pgk( talk ) 22:29, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It's not a problem, I was just somewhat confused. The reason for posting one of the full links is that deleted edits don't show up in the persons contributions, so anyone looking at it will wonder what vandalism they were blocked for, admins can see deleted edits so will know... --pgk( talk ) 22:37, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Message
Sorry "Mhking". my bad! Won't happen again! :^) --69.67.226.10 23:49, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Red Tape: Not vandalism
See that page again. Look at the link while you're at it. I think you're a little quick to pull the trigger - 10 minutes would have been enough to see the link working. 68.124.65.69 00:56, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I took a look over your talkpage, and contributions history, Mhking. Looks like you've been a vandalcop for all of 9 days now and you have pissed off tons of (apparently) legitimate users. Nice going! I wonder: Are other users of vandalproof generating similar amounts of complaints? Are other users of vandalproof reverting hundreds of items per day? I know it's hard to stop and read the things you're reverting when you're plowing along at scores of items per hour, but you really ought to slow down. Your carelessness isn't any kind of solution. 68.124.65.69 01:06, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Hi. Your previous edit in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been reverted as it apparently looks as if it is vandalism. This may very well be a simple mistake, and you may want to try again. Thanks. ╫ ２５ ◀RingADing▶  13:57, 14 May 2006 (UTC) ╫
 * Didn't go back far enough... --Mhking 14:04, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Alright, I've settled what you needed to do there. Cheers. :) ╫ ２５ ◀RingADing▶  14:18, 14 May 2006 (UTC) ╫

Robert O'Connor
Why did you revert my revert? The article was about a novelist who's book was basis for a movie. On May 8 it has been substituted by an article about an insignificant recording artist who will publish his debut album by the end of 2006.--84.56.52.140 14:58, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Removing the opening section is somehow compulsory when changing the complete matter of the article. It seems like a more technical criteria but if you what to keep that pitiful singer i'm not going to disturb you anymore.--84.56.52.140 15:20, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Villa Vomano
Having a hard time knowing what specifically led you to request a cleanup of Villa Vomano? Ulissi 15:49, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Frankgwaldron

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)  14:06, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

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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.

Be sure to get involved in the community – you can contact me at my talk page if you have any questions, and you can check out the village pump, where lots of wikipedians hang out and discuss things. If you're looking for something to do, check out the community portal. And whenever you ask a question or post something on a talk page, be sure to sign your name by typing ~~~~.

Again, welcome! It's great to have you. Happy editing! --Spangineer (háblame)  14:06, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:Akamad

 Start a new talk topic.

Talk archive
Because of their length, the previous discussions on this page have been archived.

Previous discussions:

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 * Archive 2 (December 27 2005 to January 24 2006)
 * Archive 3 (January 25 2006 to January 3 2007)

Van Morrison Article POV (?)
Looks like you're a really busy guy. I haven't heard from anyone else that they think the article was POV. So, I guess it's just one of those things. Maybe the person that tagged it just doesn't like Van Morrison. I can't tell you the number of hours I've put into the article. I'm working towards maybe getting it rated at least a GA. More work needed though, I know. Thanks, Agadant 20:34, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Hi Agadant. It's not that I'm a busy guy, it's just that I've been overseas for the last few weeks and haven't had too much internet access, so I haven't been looking at what's been going on with wikipedia. So I missed what happened with the whole POV business. But I've read through the posts on the talk page. I have to agree with you that it definitely was POV, it's a good thing you spotted that and have worked to fix it. Keep up the great work (you're definitely a big asset to the Van article)! - Akamad 00:43, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

What up!
Congrats on your continued Wikizenship! --JeeSpot 17:27, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Rules about Footnotes
As you probably saw on the discussion page for Van, I'm working on the footnotes for the article as was requested by HeavensWrath. This is the 1st article I've worked on so it's been a process of learning by doing. ( I work better that way anyway.) I want to get the article rated higher and everything verified so there won't be any questions about POV or accuracy. I'm willing to try to find sources to footnote for what has been entered over the last few years, but I'm not sure exactly when something has to be referenced. Can you give me some general rules. I've read the Wiki articles on footnotes and references but it doesn't always seem clear. I checked history and sent a message to one person who entered something asking for a reference, and will wait before removing it or try harder to find something on it myself. (Is this the right way to handle it?) ........ If something: for instance Van receiving an OBE is easily verifiable, does it still need a reference? If one whole paragraph can be sourced in one book, can only one footnote work for the paragraph by using the multiple page numbers? (As I noted on the article talk page the footnotes and citation numbers will be out of order until I get further along.) Hope this is okay. Thanks for any help or advice....(whenever you get a little time)....Agadant 02:58, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

 * If something is easily verifiable, it generally does not require a reference (Van is a singer for example). It really comes down to personal judgement, if you feel people will dispute any material on the article, cite a source for that material. Any and all negative comments about a living person have to be referenced, as per Biographies of living persons. When it comes to entire paragraphs, I would say it's fine to put multiple page numbers in the footnote and only reference it once. Like I said, it really comes down to whether or not you feel people will question any of the material on the article, if they do question it, or you think they will, then it needs a reference. Hope this helps. All the best. - Akamad 19:54, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

VM article
Thanks for the information. Think it was just exactly clear cut enough to be very helpful. Agadant 20:43, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

gwenno
pls stop vandalising gwenno, she looks a bit like becki but not much if u no the difference. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lilyfan87 (talk • contribs) 12:28, 18 February 2007 (UTC).

 * The reason I deleted that line was because it is clear from the picture on the article that she has light blonde hair and doesn't wair glasses. Thus there is no need to say so in the text. - Akamad 12:31, 18 February 2007 (UTC) PS: For any bystanders, the the edit in question is this:

 * Thank you Akamad, I also received a vandalism comment on my talk page for removing that vary line. --Cody.Pope 22:44, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Yeah, this is her third block now. Hopefully, she'll understand our reasoning for deleting that text. - Akamad 05:17, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

A little nostalgia
Hi,

I was feeling a little nostalgic and remembered you as being the person who welcomed me to Wikipedia back in January, 2006. That's a lot of edits ago. Thank you again for being so kind. You, and persons like you, are what make Wikipedia so very special.

Hope all is well with you. -- Michael David 00:57, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Good to hear from you again Michael. Indeed things are well with me, likewise with you, I hope. Having a quick glance at your talk page and contributions, you certainly have come a long way since last year. Congratulations! I'm glad I made you feel welcome.

 * Thanks for the kind words and thanks for dropping by to say hi. - Akamad 12:48, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

HELLOO!
I just wanted to say hi.Goodgirldv9898 22:19, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * And hello to you too! I hope you're having a good time here on Wikipedia. If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask. - Akamad 03:41, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Editing Wikipedia
Is it OK that I don't edit wikipedia? It's because lots of other people have done it but I don't want to so can I still go on? Goodgirldv9898 20:54, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Hi. Your account will not get cancelled if you choose not to edit. Even if you don't login for years, your account will still be here. All the best. - Akamad 21:52, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

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You Tube videos
Are You Tube videos allowed on wikipedia articles now? I've encountered them several times in song articles I've browsed and removed them, but noticed some administrators have edited the article before and not removed them. You're always so helpful, thought you might give me some feedback on this issue. Thanks, Agadant 16:12, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

 * There is a wide range of opinions on this matter (my personal opinion is that there is no problem with them so long as they meet the external links policy). The external links policy page states that "There is no blanket ban on linking to these sites as long as the links abide by the guidelines on this page (which would be infrequent). See also Copyrights for the prohibition on linking to pages that violate intellectual property rights." There was also this failed policy on youtube clips (the policy never came into effect because of the lack of consensus). So in general, if the clip meets the other needs of the external links page (such as copyrights), there is no issue with youtube links. Hope that helps. - Akamad 23:24, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

 * [[Image:Smiley.svg|left|62px]] Thanks for the reply Akamad: I'm still kind of mulling this one over.  Seems like the policy would be taken advantage of (like everything else is by some) and would get out of control.  One of the videos I've encountered was "very" unflattering to the artist featured and therefore unfairly posted.  But I also saw one that was really educational for a better understanding of the subject.  Anyway, Cheers! Agadant 15:01, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi!
Ok, two things. One, I'm sorry I haven't been on Wiki for a LONG time. I had to get another computer, because my old one got a virus. And secondly, I'm in to anime. What anime you ask? Naruto!

Goodgirldv9898 18:30, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

ok
[testing again]

Goodgirldv9898 18:38, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

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you is fast
damn, wikipeople are fast at devandalizing, you got me for seconds there:CuteHappyBrute (talk) 09:39, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

 * Thanks. - Akamad (talk) 09:41, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Request For Rollback
Hiya. I've fulfilled your request. Please see WP:RBK for more information or feel free to ask me. Pedro : Chat  11:32, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you. - Akamad (talk) 11:35, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Redirect
This. I would have beaten you to it if he hadn't added his spam and edit conflicted with me. :P --GraemeL (talk) 00:56, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

 * I ended up redirecting to Loss mitigation instead of Refinancing, since the former page talks about loan modification. - Akamad (talk) 00:59, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Ways to Aviod having to spend eons studying Wikipedia syntax
Ways to aviod: 1. Look at it, give up, leave and never return 2. Do some vandalizing 3. Stick to editing articles instead of creating them.

Looks like number three is the way to go. But thanx anyway. Lets see...4 tildes Resident Mario (talk) 20:10, 9 December 2008 (UTC) - talk:Resident Mario

 * Fortunately, you don't really have to study the syntax, you'll end up picking it up as you go along. So no need to be discouraged! - Akamad (talk) 09:46, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

 * You were right, the stuff sticks to you...

Thanx again! Resident Mario (talk) 01:13, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * thanks for the help, it was really helpful.
 * I'll try to get my first article up- Byki_(computer_program)

Thank you
(hope I did that right)

 * Hi. You're welcome. The template you added was used just a bit incorrectly, I corrected it for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Akamad&diff=257611926&oldid=257610978 . All the best. - Akamad (talk) 02:14, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Cool, thanks, Akamad. Sylvia A (talk) 02:35, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Hello Again!
Hello Ahamed! Remember that User_talk:Resident_Mario you helped a month ago? Well, he's made a lot of progress into that darn HTML code. So thanks for being the first person I met via Wikipedia! Also, can you help me in a small way? I've spent quite a bit of time studying other user's pages (notable, User:Example) and working into my own User:Resident_Mario:Userpage(s). Can you please give me a peer review of my results? Thank you!

 * Very fancy userpage! One suggestion I can make though. You know the pictures you have on the bottom of the page (with links to your talk page, sandbox, etc.). It is possible to link the images to the articles you want, such that when you click on the image, you go to the article's page as opposed to the image page. I've seen it done in two different ways:
 * The first is on the Reference Desk. You'll note that when you click on the image, you go straight to the page. You can see the code for it here.
 * The second method is visible here: User:NuclearWarfare. The code for that one is available here.

 * But really, that's only a minor thing. Other than that, like I said, it's a very fancy looking userpage! Well done!(Oh, and cheers for the barnstar!) - Akamad (talk) 08:01, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

 * Thanx, I stole the code of User:Example and then modified it. Resident Mario (talk) 17:43, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

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Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea

"Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning and published in 1954. It was a hit in 1954 in both the United States and United Kingdom, albeit for different artists.

The Four Lads
The best-known version in the United States was recorded by the Four Lads with teenage girl Lillian Pasciolla and others on February 27, 1954. The recording by the Four Lads was released in the US by Columbia Records as catalog number 40236. Released in May that year, it first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on July 3, 1954, peaking at number 18.

Max Bygraves version
The best-known version in the United Kingdom is by Max Bygraves, with his performance recorded on 23 June 1954, with a children's chorus and orchestra directed by Frank Cordell, and released in the UK by HMV in September 1954 as catalog number B 10734. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 10 September 1954. It spent eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 7. The "children" were from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

Media
The song has been featured in the game known as "One Song to the Tune of Another" in the long-running BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, such as in Series Nine, Episode 1, where it was performed by Willie Rushton.

Heino Gaze wrote the German lyrics, although the German song title was rendered as "Gilli-Gilli, Oxenpfeffer, Katzenellenbogen". Bibi Johns und Die Starlets, with Franz Thon und das Tanzorchester des NWDR, Hamburg, recorded it in Hamburg on September 5, 1954. The song was released by Electrola (part of HMV).


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User talk:AggieSpirit

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:GolanGil

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:Zippedmartin

''Hi, if you'd like to contact me please leave a message here. I might be a bit variable in my response time, but will try to reply reasonably fast. Messages in English prefered, but I'll do my best to decypher other languages as well.''

'Archive' (otherwise known as history view)

Excel FAC
Thank you for the kind words! And while I disagree with you on the citations, I appreciate the rigor you're putting the article through. I've ridden FACs hard myself, so I expected it. I concur that the standards shouldn't be lowered, 'though I think the article meets them. ;) I would, however, like to repeat my strenuous disagreement with your labelling the article as "dishonest." I have, nevertheless, tweaked some of the wording to hopefully address that concern. --Monocrat 19:20, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I think I have addressed your smaller issues with the article: more information about Watanabe has been added, the copy has improved, and citations to the ADV and VIZ notes clarified. If you agree that these have been satisfactorilly addressed, would you mind striking them?--Monocrat 14:47, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Bogdabiography
I used the New York Times, Chronicle of Higher Education and Le Monde articles to supply a little more biographical background in the Bogdanov Affair piece. Hopefully, it is more illuminating now. Review and edit as you see fit! Anville 18:58, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Japanese city naming debate
There's a new debate at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles) regarding the guidelines for naming cities of Japan. --Polaron | Talk 08:47, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Edit summary

 * Fair comment about the edit summary. The idea behind deprecating the pages is to enable simpler review of "as-of" pages for updating: the whole mechanism may soon be replaced with Template:Update after and others.  Rich Farmbrough, 08:51 27  September 2006 (GMT).

Update to Template:Update_after
Hi! I've made changes to Template:Update after (it now links to Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating and As of), and made significant changes to the documentation at Template:Update_after (including documenting the built-in ability to add a comment, and a changes in where it's allowable to be used); please review, and provide comments at Template talk:Update after if you think any are appropriate. Thanks! --Scott McNay 03:53, 16 October 2006 (UTC).

Hitoshi Tomizawa called . ..
. . . he wants you to start his Wikipedia entry. ;'D Tzaquiel 16:47, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Shunrō Oshikawa article
You have started working on it months ago and never continued. But the parts you did add and which remain hidden from the reader are quite good, I would suggest uncovering them and making them available to whoever looks at the article. A pity to let that good work go to waste. Adam keller 12:25, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

I got no response to the above, I am going now to unveil your added passages to the public view.Adam keller 14:13, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

InuYasha
I have been updating the InuYasha page and I noticed that you had given a peer review in 2006. I was hoping that maybe you would be interested in helping me edit the page or at least offer an updated review (point out any new issues/shortcomings with the page).--88wolfmaster 20:43, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

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Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/June 20

Third Estate ? National Assembly ?
Re: '' 1789 - 577 Deputies of the French Third Estate (commoners) took the Tennis Court Oath, starting the French Revolution.

The Third Estate ? I thought the Third Estate ceased to exist three days earlier and was replaced by the National Assembly. No ? -- 64.229.229.120 14:11, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Bugsy Siegel Death Location
Bugsy was murdered at the home he shared with Virginia Hill in Beverly Hills, California, not in Las Vegas. see here, or several other biographys can be found with a google search. - Satori 23:25, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

 * Or his death certificate. Sounds good to me. –Hajor 23:32, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Fathers Day
Could someone change the text saying Father's day in bulgaria to say something like Father's day in several countries, or something similair? If you look at the fathers day article, there are many other countries celebrating fathers day on the same day.

Thanks! Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 02:08, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 02:21, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Victoria
The entry reads "staring a reign"—"staring" should be "starting"; it would be appreciated if someone could correct that. Thanks. Janggeom (talk) 02:46, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Ezeiza
I have hidden the caption of the article about the Ezeiza massacre because, as I detailed in the talk page, the accuracy may be under dispute. I could also have erased that, but this would help is the problem is fixed and the caption restored. The article in Spanish is of no help (there is no neutral point of view at all), we should fix it ourselves. If I fix it before June, I will say so here. MBelgrano (talk) 14:54, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

2012 notes
Note: International Surfing Day is normally on June 21, but this year is a leap year. — howcheng  {chat} 09:31, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * New articles (unused): Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; Moscow–Washington hotline
 * Omitted: Battle of the Catalaunian Plains; SS Savannah; Lizzie Borden; Siege of the International Legations; Ezeiza massacre
 * Included: Tennis Court Oath (7th appearance, last in 2010); Kiel Canal (first appearance); 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike (first appearance); Death of Neda Agha-Soltan (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Barbu Catargiu (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 150th anniversary)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:10, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Ezeiza massacre (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Tennis Court Oath; Barbu Catargiu; Kiel Canal; 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike; Death of Neda Agha-Soltan
 * Included: World Refugee Day (rescued from Ineligible); James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (7th appearance, last in 2010); Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station (first appearance); Siege of the International Legations; Bugsy Siegel (4th appearance, last in 2006; rescued from Ineligible); Moscow–Washington hotline (first appearance; 50th anniversary)

2014 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 08:59, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Omitted: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth; Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (ineligible—maintenance); Siege of the International Legations; Bugsy Siegel; Moscow–Washington hotline (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Great Seal of the United States (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Tennis Court Oath (8th appearance, last in 2012); Queen Victoria (9th appearance, last in 2010); Kiel Canal (2nd appearance, last in 2012); 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike (2nd appearance, last in 2012)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:40, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Barbu Catargiu (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Great Seal of the United States; Queen Victoria; Kiel Canal; 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike
 * Included: Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (9th appearance, last in 2011); SS Savannah (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Detroit race riot of 1943 (first appearance); Mali Federation (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Tennis Court Oath (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:48, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Battle of the Catalaunian Plains; Tennis Court Oath; SS Savannah; Detroit race riot of 1943
 * Included: Black Hole of Calcutta (5th appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible); Queen Victoria (10th appearance, last in 2014); Siege of the International Legations (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Death of Neda Agha-Soltan (2nd appearance, last in 2012)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:04, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Great Seal of the United States (maintenance); Lizzie Borden (maintenance); Kiel Canal (maintenance); Bugsy Siegel (maintenance)
 * New articles (ineligible): 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion (short)
 * Omitted: Black Hole of Calcutta (ineligible—maintenance); Queen Victoria; Siege of the International Legations; Death of Neda Agha-Soltan
 * Included: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (8th appearance, last in 2013); Tennis Court Oath (10th appearance, last in 2015); 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Mali Federation (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Sammy Sosa (first appearance); Anna Laetitia Barbauld (first appearance); Voltairine de Cleyre (first appearance); Frank Lampard (first appearance)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:10, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * New articles (unused): Operation Bellicose; 1959 Escuminac disaster; Bill Stewart (journalist)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Bugsy Siegel
 * Omitted: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth; Tennis Court Oath; Mali Federation; Sammy Sosa (ineligible—maintenance); Voltairine de Cleyre
 * Included: Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (10th appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Queen Victoria (11th appearance, last in 2016); 1943 Detroit race riot (2nd appearance, last in 2015; 75th anniversary); Jaws (film) (first appearance); Juan Larrea (politician) (first appearance)
 * Repeats: 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Anna Laetitia Barbauld (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 175th birthday); Frank Lampard (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 40th birthday)

Proposal
I see today Death of Neda Agha-Soltan's article nominated for OTD has Tg and POV issue. I Wonder if you replace it with 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion which never be nominated for OTD as well as I expanded the article, now is not short. Regards!Saff V. (talk) 10:47, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I had to rewrite a lot of it (not your fault as you are obviously not a native English speaker), but there is one issue in the "Aftermath" section. It's not enough to keep the article out, but you may want to look at it. — howcheng  {chat} 16:49, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 17:16, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Death of Neda Agha-Soltan (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Lizzie Borden
 * Omitted: Battle of the Catalaunian Plains; Queen Victoria (ineligible—appeared on May 24 for her 200th birthday); 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike; 1943 Detroit race riot; Jaws (film); Anna Laetitia Barbauld; Juan Larrea (politician); Frank Lampard
 * Included: Tennis Court Oath (11th appearance, last in 2017); SS Savannah (3rd appearance, last in 2015; 200th anniversary); 1959 Escuminac disaster (first appearance; 60th anniversary); Bill Stewart (journalist) (first appearance; 40th anniversary); 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion (first appearance; 25th anniversary; rescued dfrom Ineligible); Margareta Ebner (first appearance); Jacques Offenbach (2nd appearance, last in 2017; normally appears on October 5 (death date); 200th birthday); Edith Windsor (first appearance; 90th birthday)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 23:06, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Queen Victoria
 * New articles (unused): Gina Krog
 * Omitted: Tennis Court Oath; SS Savannah; 1959 Escuminac disaster; Bill Stewart (journalist); Imam Reza shrine bombing; Margareta Ebner; Jacques Offenbach (moved back to birth date); Edith Windsor
 * Included: Great Seal of the United States (4th appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); Siege of the International Legations (4th appearance, last in 2016); Mali Federation (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 60th anniversary); Death of Neda Agha-Soltan (3rd appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Adalbert of Magdeburg (first appearance); Mary R. Calvert (first appearance); Enn Vetemaa (first appearance)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 18:30, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * New articles (ineligible): Olympia Dukakis (ITN on 2021-05-06)
 * Omitted: Great Seal of the United States; Siege of the International Legations; Mali Federation; Death of Neda Agha-Soltan; Adalbert of Magdeburg; Mary R. Calvert; Enn Vetemaa
 * Included: World Refugee Day (rescued from Ineligible); Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (11th appearance, last in 2018); Tennis Court Oath (12th appearance, last in 2018); 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike (5th appearance, last in 2018; 100th anniversary); Operation Bellicose (first appearance); Jaws (film) (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Anna Laetitia Barbauld (4th appearance, last in 2018); Gina Krog (first appearance); André Watts (first appearance; 75th birthday)

2022 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 03:18, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: SS Savannah (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Flag Day (Argentina) (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of the Catalaunian Plains; Tennis Court Oath (ineligible—maintenance); 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike; Operation Bellicose; Jaws (film); Gina Krog; André Watts
 * Included: Queen Victoria (13th appearance, last in 2019); 28th International Eucharistic Congress (first appearance); 1959 Escuminac disaster (first appearance); Mali Federation (4th appearance, last in 2020); International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide (first appearance); Juan Larrea (politician) (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Olympia Dukakis (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Anna Laetitia Barbauld (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)


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Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (English: “Sports City Stadium”; formerly Estadio Azul) is a 33,000-seat stadium located in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City. This sports facility is used for association football matches and for American football as well. The Tazón México has been played at the stadium. It was the home of Mexican football club Cruz Azul until 2018, hence the previous nickname of Estadio Azul, and the Mexico national football team, especially in the early 1990s.

In summer 2016, Mexico City authorities announced plans to demolish the stadium would begin at the end of the 2017-2018 Liga MX season. However, in July 2018, the demolition project was put on hold. In the 2023–24 Liga MX season, Cruz Azul returned to the stadium.

It is also presently the home of Atlante F.C. The stadium has also been nicknamed Estadio Azulgrana, which it previously held during the 1980s and 1990s, because Atlante's club colors are blue and garnet.

Both times Mexico hosted the World Cup, Estadio Azul did not host matches mainly due to the age of the structure, bad parking facilities, and complex traffic patterns. A peculiarity of this stadium is that it is built as a pit with the playing field is below street level. Just beside the stadium is the Plaza México, the world's largest bullring.

Infrastructure
Following the arrival of Cruz Azul, there have been many renovations to make the stadium safer, more comfortable, and appropriate to the needs of fans. Among these amenities are:
 * Two professional football locker rooms
 * Two locker rooms for referees
 * A press conference room with seating capacity for 50 people
 * A closed-circuit video system including seventy cameras
 * Estadio Azul holds 33,000 people, including 92 boxes.

title: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes


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Finnish Meteorological Institute

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI; Ilmatieteen laitos; Meteorologiska institutet) is the government agency responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Finland. It is a part of the Ministry of Transport and Communications but it operates semi-autonomously.

The Institute is an impartial research and service organisation with expertise covering a wide range of atmospheric science activities other than gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts. The headquarters of the Institute is in Kumpula Campus, Helsinki, Finland.

Services
FMI provides weather forecasts for aviation, traffic, shipping and media as well as private citizens via internet and mobile devices. It also has air quality services. For sea areas, it provides information about ice cover, sea level changes and waves.

In 2013 FMI made openly available data sets such as weather, sea and climate observation data, time series and model data. The open data is targeted to benefit application developers who want to develop new services, applications and products.

In 2009, researchers from VTT published a study assessing the benefits generated by the services offered by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. They concluded in sum in range of 260-290 million euros, while the annual budget of the institute was around 50 – 60 million Euros. This leads to estimate for annual benefit-cost ratio for the services to be at least 5:1.

Observations
Finnish Meteorological Institute makes observations of the atmosphere, sea and space at over 400 stations around Finland. Its weather radar network consists of 10 C-band Doppler weather radars.

Research
The research areas of FMI include meteorology, air quality, climate change, earth observation, marine and arctic research. Scientific research at FMI is mainly organized around three centers; "Weather, Sea and Climate Service Center", "Observing and Information Service Systems Center", "Space and Earth Observation Center", and two programs; "Meteorological and Marine Research Program", "Climate Research Program".

Every year FMI's researchers publish about 300 peer-reviewed articles.

Air quality activities
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has investigated air quality processes and air pollution prevention techniques since the early 1970s. Their staff members have comprehensive competence within the areas of meteorology, physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. Integrated work is done in cooperation with many other European research institutes and universities.

The air quality activities conducted by the Institute include:

 * Research, testing and development of air quality measuring methods and equipment.
 * Development of air pollutant emission inventories.
 * Development of air pollution dispersion models
 * Performing chemical analyses of air quality.
 * Study and development of air pollution prevention techniques.

The suite of local-scale (0 – 30 km) dispersion models available at the Institute includes:

 * An urban area, multiple-source dispersion model.
 * Vehicular pollution line-source dispersion models.
 * Dispersion models for hazardous materials.
 * Dispersion models for odorous compounds.

Dispersion models for larger scales (30 to 3000 km) are also available.

Space Research
The Finnish Meteorological Institute is one of the few places in Finland where space research takes place. The institute has been a part of several high-profile NASA and ESA missions, such as Phoenix, Mars Science Laboratory, Rosetta and BepiColombo, in addition to leading a lander mission of their own, MetNet. They worked with Spain and the United States to contribute to the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) on Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity).

The Finnish Meteorological Institute has designed and produced parts to the robotic space probe Rosetta and robotic lander Philae, which sent some data from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014-2015.

The electric solar wind sail, invented 2006 by FMi scientist Pekka Janhunen, got the 2010 Finnish Quality Innovation Prize among Potential innovations. It was tested in ESTCube-1 satellite.

Staff
The number of full-time staff of the Finnish Meteorological Institute is about 540. Permanent staff members account for about 2/3 of the Institute's personnel and those with contractual posts account for the remainder. The Institute operates in on a round-the-clock basis and about 30 percent of the full-time staff work in shifts.

54 percent of the staff have university degrees and 15 percent have a licentiate or PhD degree. The average age of the staff is 43 years.

title: Finnish Meteorological Institute


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Bahia Palace

The Bahia Palace (قصر الباهية) is a mid to late 19th-century palace in Marrakesh, Morocco. The palace was first begun by Si Musa, grand vizier under the Alawi sultan Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, in the 1860s. It was expanded by his son Si Ba Ahmed ibn Musa, grand vizier of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz, between 1894 and 1900. Today it is a well-known historic monument and tourist attraction in the city.

First construction
Si Musa was descended from a family of black slaves which served the Moroccan makhzen (royal government) and reached the highest offices in the country. He was first hajib (similar to a chamberlain) then grand vizier under Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, who reigned from 1859 to 1873. Construction of the palace took place in the 1860s.

Among the existing parts of the palace today, the "Grand Riad" or large riad garden and its adjoining rooms in the northern part of the palace date from Si Musa's time and are also consequently known as the Dar Si Moussa. The two chambers on the east and west sides of the garden contain an inscription which dates their construction to 1866–7.

Expansion by Ba Ahmed
Ahmad ibn Musa, known also as Ba Ahmed, was hajib to Sultan Moulay Hassan and, upon the latter's death, ensured his son Abdelaziz's accession to the throne in 1894, earning him a promotion to grand vizier. As Abdelaziz was only sixteen, Ba Ahmed became the effective ruler of Morocco until his own death from disease in 1900. During his tenure, he was also supported by his two brothers, Si Sa'id and Idris (who died with him in 1900).

He progressively expanded his father's palace throughout these years as grand vizier (1894–1900), adding to it piece by piece as new land became available for purchase. His brother Si Sa'id built his own palace north of here during this time, the Dar Si Said, which today serves as a museum.

Ba Ahmed was responsible for constructing most of the Bahia Palace's southern parts, which include various smaller courtyards and riad gardens. The marble-paved Grand Courtyard, one of the largest spaces in the palace today, is dated to 1896–7, during Ba Ahmed's tenure. On the east side of this palace complex, he created a vast private park and garden, complete with a central water basin. It could be accessed from the palace via a bridge over the adjacent street. The architect was a man named Muhammad ibn Makki al-Misfiwi, originally from Safi, who was born in 1857 and died in 1926. The palace's growth overtook much of the previously existing neighbourhood north of the Mellah and resulted in major changes in the local street layout. The growing palace housed Ba Ahmed's servants (including his own slaves) and his harem (private family residence). The name al-Bahia (الباهية), meaning "the Brilliant", was reportedly the name of his favourite wife. The entire palace was built on one level, possibly as Ba Ahmed's own physique (which was described as stout and obese) made it more difficult for him to go up and down stairs.

20th century to present day
After Ba Ahmed's death in 1900, his palace became royal property. Mere hours after his death, Sultan Abdelaziz (who subsequently took full power over the country) reportedly ordered the palace to be looted for valuable items. In 1908, Madani el-Glaoui, brother of Thami el-Glaoui, took control of the palace and subsequently used it to entertain foreign guests. He added an upper floor for the first time to some parts of the palace.

In 1912, after the installation of the French Protectorate in Morocco, the palace was converted into the residence of the French resident-general (Lyautey) in the city. After Moroccan independence, the palace was again used as a royal residence for King Mohammed V before being transferred to the Moroccan Ministry of Culture under King Hassan II, which turned it into a tourist attraction.

Today, the palace is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Morocco; the government counted 410,141 visitors from January to April 2019, more than any other heritage site in the country. The palace is occasionally still used by the King of Morocco to receive foreign dignitaries or host events.

The palace suffered significant damages during the September 2023 earthquake that struck southern Morocco. An early assessment of damage reported, among other things, partial collapses in some of the houses and structures adjoining the palace or located on its grounds, damage to some of the roofs, fissures in some walls, and the collapse of a vaulted ceiling in the Grand Riad. The palace was subsequently closed for repairs and was reopened to visitors in October 2023.

Layout
The palace's labyrinthine layout, which does not reveal a clear unified plan, is due to the fact that it was expanded in a piecemeal fashion in different stages over many years. It comprises a number of inner courtyards and riad gardens (interior gardens with a symmetrical four-part division), around which are arranged various rooms and chambers. The main palace complex today covers almost 2 hectares.

Entrance area and Small Riad
The palace grounds are entered via a horseshoe arch doorway from the main street, beyond which a long garden path leads to the palace. A minor courtyard leads into the Small Riad (Petit Riad), a square courtyard garden divided by walkways along its two central axes and surrounded by richly decorated galleries and chambers. One of the chambers was Ba Ahmed's diwan or Council Chamber. A second floor apartment above this riad was added by Madani el-Glaoui after Ba Ahmed's death. East of the Small Riad is a small inner courtyard, known as the Small Courtyard, surrounded by decorated chambers.

Grand Courtyard and harem
East of the Small Courtyard is the Grand Courtyard or Large Courtyard (also known in French as the Cour d'Honneur), the most impressive part of the palace. This part of the palace is dated to 1896–7. Measuring 50 by 30 meters, it is paved with Italian Carrara marble and surrounded by an elegant and colourful wooden gallery. These galleries give access to some 80 rooms which are believed to have been part of Ba Ahmed's harem and the residences of his concubines. At the east end of this courtyard is a grand hall (known as the Salle d'Honneur in French), measuring 20 by 8 meters and featuring a high ceiling with some of the best painted decoration in the palace. An inscription dates the construction of this chamber to 1896-1897, which was probably the last major expansion of the palace.

West of the Grand Courtyard (more or less between the Small Courtyard to the south and the Great Riad to the north) is a private apartment built by Ba Ahmed in 1898 for his first wife, Lalla Zaynab.

Grand Riad
North of the Grand Courtyard area is another large courtyard known as the Grand Riad or Large Riad. Along with its adjoining rooms, it is the oldest part of the palace and dates from the time of Ba Ahmed's father, Si Musa. The courtyard is occupied, as its name implies, by a very large riad garden which is still planted with trees from the 19th century. The garden is flanked to the east and west by two grand halls with excellent decoration and an inscription which dates their construction to 1866-67.

Other areas
Further east, beyond the main palace, are the remains of a series of gardens and parks created by Ba Ahmed. Among other elements, they contained a large water basin. This area was originally a Saadian-era garden, the Arsat Ben Chegra, named after a Saadian vizier. On the south side of the palace are other annexes includes stables and a mosque with a minaret.

Decoration
The palace is most famous for its decoration. Its walls feature stucco carved with Arabic inscriptions, geometric patterns, arabesques, and muqarnas. Its floors are paved with marble and zellij tiles. Among its most famous elements are the cedar-wood ceilings painted with colourful floral patterns, along with the carved and painted wooden canopies of major doorways.

The materials for this decoration were imported by Ba Ahmed from all over Morocco, including marble from Meknes (possibly from former Moroccan royal palaces), cedar wood from the Middle Atlas, and tiles from Tetouan. Artisans from all across the country were also employed for the job.

title: Bahia Palace


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From the Vine Came the Grape

"From the Vine Came the Grape" is a popular song.

It was written by Leonard Whitcup and Paul Cunningham and published in 1954.

The biggest-selling version was recorded by The Gaylords in 1954. It was also a hit for The Hilltoppers the same year.

A recording by Frankie Vaughan with Geoff Love and his orchestra was made in London on December 10, 1953. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10655. The B-side was "She Took"

A popular Italian translation of the song was written by Alan Gerard (Senatore) and Pat Noto.

The lyrics to the Italian verse of the song sung by The Gaylords is as follows:

del vino vien l'uva, dall'uva il vino, dal vino un sogno d'amore, io son' sognando con te io ritorno, Maria vicino tuo cuore, vediamo la vita della mia Maria, gli occhi piu' belli non ce', o del vino vien l'uva, dall'uva il vino, dal vino un sogno di te...

A rough translation of these lyrics in English is as follows:

From the vine came the grape, from the grape came the wine, from the wine a dream of love, I am dreaming of returning with you, Maria close to your heart, We see the life of my Maria, more beautiful eyes do not exist, O from the vine came the grape, from the grape came the wine, from the wine a dream of you...

title: From the Vine Came the Grape


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Thomas Hopper (architect)

Thomas Hopper (1776–1856) was an English architect of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, much favoured by King George IV, and particularly notable for his work on country houses across southern England, with occasional forays further afield, into Wales and Ireland (especially Ulster).

He was involved with improvements to the Shire Hall in Monmouth under "Royal assent", where he and Edward Haycock made the building extend down Agincourt Street, creating room for a new staircase and larger courts. Hopper took up residence in Monnow Street in Monmouth whilst this was in progress.

In 1840 he exhibited designs for Butterton Hall in Staffordshire. This gothic building lasted until the First World War when it was demolished due to misuse.

Hopper died in 1856.

Projects

 * Leigh Court, North Somerset (1814)
 * Penrhyn Castle, Llandegai, Bangor, North Wales (1822–1837)
 * Kentwell Hall, Suffolk (1820s)
 * Arthur’s Club, 69–70 St James’s Street, London (after 1940 the Carlton) (1826–1827)
 * Llanover House, Abergavenny, Wales (1827–1837; demolished 1935)
 * Improvements to the Shire Hall, Monmouth (1829)
 * Bryn Bras Castle, Llanrug, North Wales (1829–1835)
 * Margam Castle, South Wales (1830–1840)
 * Wivenhoe House, Essex (1846–1853)
 * Hospital buildings at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London (1851)
 * Alscot Park, Warwickshire
 * Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire (1834–1840 and 1859–1860): a country house named for the nearby former abbey; Grade I listed
 * Boreham House, Essex
 * Gothic Conservatory at Carlton House, London, demolished
 * Crichel House, Dorset, alterations
 * Danbury Place, Essex
 * Easton Lodge, Essex
 * Englefield House, Berkshire
 * Gosford Castle, County Armagh
 * Chapel at Stansted Park, West Sussex
 * Glemham House, Great Glenham, Suffolk (1814)
 * Terling Place, Essex (1818–1824): alterations
 * Works at Windsor Castle
 * Gothic Ballroom at Slane Castle, County Meath, Ireland
 * Entrance lodge at Dromoland Castle, County Clare, Ireland
 * Woolverstone Hall, Suffolk: extension and remodelling
 * Rood Ashton House, Wiltshire: extension and remodelling; almost all demolished in the 1970s

title: Thomas Hopper (architect)


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Beijing Airport

Beijing Airport may refer to:

 * Beijing Capital International Airport (IATA: PEK), a civil International airport in Shunyi, Beijing
 * Beijing Daxing International Airport (IATA: PKX), a civil International airport in Daxing, Beijing
 * Beijing Nanyuan Airport (IATA: NAY), a military airport in Fengtai, Beijing
 * Beijing Xijiao Airport (IATA: N/A), a military airport in Haidian, Beijing

title: Beijing Airport