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Theophysics

In philosophy, theophysics is an approach to cosmology that attempts to reconcile physical cosmology and religious cosmology. It is related to physicotheology, the difference between them being that the aim of physicotheology is to derive theology from physics, whereas that of theophysics is to unify physics and theology.

Usage
Paul Richard Blum (2002) uses the term in a critique of physicotheology, i.e. the view that arguments for the existence of God can be derived from the existence of the physical world (e.g. the "argument from design"). Theophysics would be the opposite approach, i.e. an approach to the material world informed by the knowledge that it is created by God.

Richard H. Popkin (1990) applies the term to the "spiritual physics" of Cambridge Platonist Henry More and his pupil and collaborator Lady Anne Conway, who enthusiastically accepted the new science, but rejected the various forms of materialist mechanism proposed by Descartes, Hobbes and Spinoza to buttress it, as these, More and Conway argued, were incapable of explaining productive causality. Instead, More and Conway offered what Popkin calls "a genuine important alternative to modern mechanistic thought", "a thoroughly scientific view with a metaphysics of spirits to make everything operate". Materialist mechanism triumphed, however, and today their spiritual cosmology, as Popkin notes, "looks very odd indeed".

The term has been applied by some philosophers to the system of Emanuel Swedenborg. William Denovan (1889) wrote in Mind: "The highest stage of his revelation might be denominated Theophysics, or the science of Divine purpose in creation." R. M. Wenley (1910) referred to Swedenborg as "the Swedish theophysicist".

Pierre Laberge (1972) observes that Kant's famous critique of physicotheology in the Critique of Pure Reason (1781; second edition 1787) has tended to obscure the fact that in his early work, General History of Nature and Theory of the Heavens (1755), Kant defended a physicotheology that at the time was startlingly original, but that succeeded only to the extent that it concealed what Laberge terms a theophysics ("ce que nous appellerons une théophysique").

Theophysics is a fundamental concept in the thought of Raimon Panikkar, who wrote in Ontonomía de la ciencia (1961) that he was looking for "a theological vision of Science that is not a Metaphysics, but a Theophysics.... It is not a matter of a Physics 'of God', but rather of the 'God of the Physical'; of God the creator of the world... not the world as autonomous being, independent and disconnected from God, but rather ontonomicly linked to Him". As a vision of "Science as theology", it became central to Panikkar's "cosmotheandric" view of reality.

Frank J. Tipler's Omega Point theory (1994), which identifies concepts from physical cosmology with theistic concepts, is sometimes referred to by the term, although not by Tipler himself. Tipler was an atheist when he wrote The Anthropic Cosmological Principle (1986, co-authored with John D. Barrow, whose many popular books seldom mention theology) and The Physics of Immortality (1994), but a Christian when he wrote The Physics of Christianity (2007). In 1989, Wolfhart Pannenberg, a liberal theologian in the continental Protestant tradition, welcomed Tipler's work on cosmology as raising "the prospect of a rapprochement between physics and theology in the area of eschatology". In subsequent essays, while not concurring with all the details of Tipler's discussion, Pannenberg has defended the theology of the Omega Point.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. John's College High School

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The result of the debate was Copyvio, keep rewrite --Tony Sidaway|Talk 09:01, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

St. John's College High School
NN, D. ComCat 22:30, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

 * It's a copyvio, and should be dealt with as such. However, being an independent school dating from 1851, the second school in the US founded by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, makes it notable so Kappa will no doubt write St. John's College High School/Temp, and I see no reason why that should then be deleted, so keep rewrite Dunc|☺ 23:09, 19 July 2005 (UTC) (though possible look into dabbing that and the one in Ohio). Dunc|☺ 23:18, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Odd though it sounds, copyvio and keep per Dunc -Harmil 00:22, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep listing them and with luck and a fair wind, we'll keep keeping them. Grace Note 04:23, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep the rewritten stub and continue to expand. —RaD Man (talk) 06:31, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete copyvio. JamesBurns 08:43, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep The temporary article. CalJW 10:32, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep the rewrite, needs expansion. -- Lochaber 14:26, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Use copyvio process to resolve. — RJH 15:07, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep temp version. Double Blue  (Talk) 23:15, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * keep this new one please Yuckfoo 21:43, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.

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Duncan McLeod

Duncan McLeod may refer to:
 * Duncan Lloyd McLeod (1874–1935), politician in Manitoba, Canada
 * Duncan Stuart McLeod (1854–1933), politician in Manitoba, Canada

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vincent Chin

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The result of the debate was KEEP. It's unanimous apart from the dubious nom, regardless of which votes I discard or not. -Splash 01:23, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Vincent Chin
Not notable, why not include everyone who was murdered in the greater Detroit area in 1982? SquirrelKabob 22:31, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. Nominator's 11th edit was placing VFD tag on this article.  Nominator has made other bad-faith VFD nominations. Kaibabsquirrel 01:11, 20 July 2005 (UTC) By the way, my vote on this is keep. Kaibabsquirrel 15:09, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Excellent article. They made a movie about this. There was a million dollar settlement. This is a civil rights article. Deleters are nuts. - The inclusionist known as Eric 10:28, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep yer Chin up, so to speak. — RJH 15:10, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, hate crimes are often more notable because they galvanize the minority group targeted as apparently happened here, plus movie on the subject. Dcarrano 15:40, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This was most likely a sock-puppet nomination, even in light of WP:FAITH.  Hall Monitor 23:29, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. --Trovatore 06:53, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep-You must keep this article. Racism against Chinese people and other Asian minorities is too often overlooked. LZ 20:45, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep – If they can have an article about Rodney King whose beating galvanzied African Americans, then they can have an article about an Asian American whose death galvanized the Asian Americans. – Clayjar_Azn 10:06, July 28, 2005 (UTC)
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Maury (talk show)

Maury (originally titled The Maury Povich Show) is an American tabloid talk show hosted by Maury Povich, that originally aired in syndication. It premiered on September 9, 1991, and ended on September 8, 2022, with a total of 5,545 episodes over the course of 31 seasons.

The series was originally titled The Maury Povich Show. It was produced by MoPo Productions Inc. in association with Paramount Domestic Television. The show began unofficially using the title Maury in the 1995–1996 season, although its original title remained official until 1998, when Studios USA (now NBCUniversal) took over production and the show was officially retitled Maury. MoPo Productions Inc has continued to co-produce with NBCUniversal. For the series' first 18 seasons, it was taped in New York City; from 2009 until its end in 2022, the show was taped at the Rich Forum in Stamford, Connecticut, which is alternatively known as the Stamford Media Center, along with NBC's other syndicated programming.

With a run spanning 31 seasons, Maury is the longest-running daytime talk show with a single host in American history.

Conception and development
Povich, whose background prior to launching Maury was in major-market local news and tabloid journalism, treated each episode and story with the seriousness of a journalist, noting that despite the show's theatrics and entertainment elements, each story he covered involved real people and real-life consequences. He was especially proud of cases in which men would own up to their paternity, get involved in their child's life, and reunite with the mother to form a stable nuclear family. Much of Povich's focus on paternity tests came from his steadfast belief in the virtues of the nuclear family and his stance that children were best served with both parents involved in the child's life.

Topic selection
Maury has dealt with a variety of issues across its 31 seasons, including—but not limited to—teenage pregnancy, sexual infidelity, paternity test results, uncommon illnesses, makeovers, "out of control" teenagers, transgender individuals, sperm theft, obese children, domestic violence, little people, bullying, molestation, rape, murder, kidnapped, child abuse, and unusual phobias. After the taping of these episodes, guests were often tracked for progress, both on air and on the Maury website.

Episodes featuring updates on past guests were periodically aired throughout the year. Guests either appeared in person or by video message updating Maury on their situations. At the end of every season, Maury performed a countdown of the top 10 most memorable guests of the year, with updates on each guest.

Broadcast history and release
For the first 18 seasons, Maury episodes were taped back-to-back at the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. The studio shared the facility in the Hotel Pennsylvania with The People's Court until the show relocated studios in 1998, and The Sally Jessy Raphael Show until its cancellation in 2002.

As of 2007, NBC-owned and operated stations no longer air Maury.

For the 2009–10 season, production was moved from New York City to Stamford, Connecticut, where the series was taped at the Stamford Media Center, along with Jerry Springer and The Steve Wilkos Show. This move was made in part because Connecticut offered NBC a tax credit if production of these three series was moved to the state. A large overhead crane was used to hoist the centerpiece backdrop during conversions for show filming. It took about 3 hours and a crew of about 15 decorators and electricians to convert the studio set from one show to the other. When a guest ran backstage on Maury, it was not uncommon to see Steve Wilkos or Jerry Springer set props come into view.

On September 14, 2012, during the premiere of its 15th season, episodes of Maury began airing in widescreen, though not in high definition. On September 15, 2014, starting with its 17th season, episodes of Maury started airing in high definition. In October 2014, Maury was renewed through September 2018. In June 2018, Maury was renewed again through the 2019–2020 television season.

In March 2020, Maury was renewed through the 2021–2022 season. In December 2021, it was reported that the show would end the following spring. In March 2022, Povich, then 83 years old, announced his retirement effective at the end of the 2021–22 season, with a conflict show hosted by Karamo Brown (who had guest-hosted several Maury episodes during its final season) being shopped by NBCUniversal to take over the time slot, while reruns of Maury will be made available to stations. In a June 2022 postmortem, Povich discussed his career with Greg Braxton of the Los Angeles Times, noting that he had accomplished all he had wanted to do during his career, was proud of what he had created with Maury (especially in maintaining the show's ratings in a time when daytime television audiences were shrinking rapidly), and had no further desire for any other television projects. The final episode of Maury aired on September 8, 2022, with reruns continuing on most TV stations but mainly in the smaller market stations affiliated with The CW Plus.

Content editing
The series was edited to meet FCC regulations for indecency and obscenity, including bleeping of profane language and pixelization of nudity, though other censoring does take place; the series purposefully had guests avoid using their last names, mainly for the protection of minors and outside third parties, and said mentions of last names by guests (except for the show's rotation of experts) are bleeped in line with this policy. Additionally, no "uncut" versions of the show exist, unlike with its rival/companion series Jerry Springer, which openly marketed uncensored content on home video.

Internship promoting and telemarketing
Two well publicized advertising methods on Maury relate to the hiring of interns as well as polling the television audience with the allure of "valuable offers". The latter is also a promotional tactic used "The talk show 'Maury' is abusing government programs sponsored by the Department of Education. This production is attempting to prove that there is an overwhelming demand for interns and has solicited applications from hundreds of different institutions of higher learning. The interns are almost never hired; however, the production has applied under several clauses for government funding under claims that a large number of internships have been granted."

Maury, like several daytime programs, also had a phone-in survey segment, a feature which has drawn criticism from some as the survey also features third-party "valuable offers" which may offer the purchase of some kind of product, but also give an inroad to telemarketers around do not call lists, as the interaction technically counts as allowing those calls past do not call lists, and may place the number called from on 'do call' phone lists used by the telemarketing industry.

Critical response
Some critics denounce Maury as being worse than other similar talk shows, such as Jerry Springer. Like such shows, it uses guests' serious problems for the entertainment of the viewing audience, but treated with an insincere sympathy. Whitney Matheson wrote about the show in her USA Today column, "Povich's talk show is, without a doubt, the worst thing on television. Period. Don't be fooled by the pressed shirt and pleated khakis; Maury is miles farther down the commode than Jerry Springer."

Cultural impact
The court show Paternity Court, which premiered on September 23, 2013, was inspired by Maury.

Spin-off
On February 27, 2012, it was announced that Maury regular Trisha Goddard, who hosted her own talk show in her native United Kingdom, would be coming to America with The Trisha Goddard Show, which was produced by Maury executive producer Paul Faulhaber and premiered in syndication in fall 2012. The show, considered a spin-off of Maury, was cancelled after two seasons.

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User:Redwolf24/Archive04

How to add to the category list
Hi, it me again. I have editted my writing according to your advice. Pls comment. I try to add to the category on the list of movies actress (L-Z) but it can't work. Pls help.

Thanks YSC Fan

 * Since you weren't here, I took the liberty of answering this one. -- Essjay ·  Talk 09:55, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

Changing my username
Is it possible to change my username? I would prefer to have another one and I'm not sure I can do it.

Any suggestions will be welcome.

--Doppelgängland 12:37, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Nothing slips past me; got this one too. -- Essjay ·  Talk 12:47, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

Why is anonymous voting not allowed?
Hello, I am an anonymous troll and I want to be able to vote how I wish in Essjay's Request for Adminship. Anonymous political speech is protected by the SCOTUS, so I think it should be extended to anonymous voting in adminship requests. My "no" vote yesterday was a joke, but my yes vote today is serious, I think that Essjay would make a decent admin. Since I use AOL, you should probably respond to this message on your userpage, I'll come check it later. 64.12.116.10 16:06, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * The reason anonymous voting is not allowed is because I could sign out and vote again, don't you think? Sorry if this has caused you any consternation. PLEASE consider creating an account. Especially because you're on AOL Redwolf24 21:10, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome
Thanks for the (templated, I know) welcome, Matt. I too am Canadian--from Toronto. This is a second attempt to contribute to Wikipedia, and I think I am (finally) catching on. Both positive and negative comments are welcome, though I prefer the former.

I am currently working on the Russian version of my Sopubek Begaliev contribution, and expect it should be finished this weekend. Cheers! Neil Glennie

 * If anyone bites you, there's a policy called "Don't bite newcomers" so just mention it to me and I'll mention it to them. :) Also remember to sign talk pages (like this one) with ~ after your comment. The wikisoftware changes it to your username and the date and time. :) Redwolf24 21:12, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Hi. I hate the deletist geeks in art history. And your science section looks like it was put together by high school kids. other than that, i luv this place. PS--please vandalize my page.

Sorry About the spelling, Adam Christopher Strange Singularity 22:04, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Maybe I'll send a link to your page to my next troll :) As for the science section, please add to it if you think it necissary. Wikipedia is a wonderful place :) Happy editing!! Redwolf24 22:08, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I'll touch up here and there. I'm an avid Sientific American reader so it hurts to read something that is plainly wrong. Worst if it's overly complicated AND plainly wrong.

 * Heh... all we can do is fix it. Redwolf24 00:01, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Papal Styles and Illegal Block
User:HisHoliness solved the long-running problem of Papal styles by moving the pope's life title to a "Trivia" section. This solution is non-controversial and is useful when the style after death differs greatly from that in life, eg. "Saint" or "Servant of God" or "Venerable". User:jtdirl, who has been involved in edit warring, reverted the edits of HisHoliness without discussion and blocked the editor.

This diff is an example of a typical edit. How is this vandalism? What justifies undiscussed reversion and blocking by an admin involved in an ongoing edit war? WikiKangaroo 22:23, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Did jtdirl block him without warning him or mentioning 3RR? That's an outrage. However there is a 3RR rule at wikipedia where if you revert 3 times, you will be blocked temporarily, this is to prevent edit wars. But there's no mention of the block at his user page... Redwolf24 22:29, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry to jump in, but I think once a certain Pope dies, they no longer were styled as HH. The current Pope, Benedict XVI, is styled as HH. We had a problem of style usage before, and policy was going to be set on that, but it was FUBAR from the start. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:34, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I agree with Zscout. My outrage is over how he was blocked without warning. Redwolf24 22:36, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * If that is how you feel, go to WP:AN/I and file a complaint against the admin in question .Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:38, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * No, no need. As I'm not even 100% sure he's blocked. Nice to see you again though Z, and by the end of the day I think I'll be at RFA. Redwolf24 22:39, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, he was blocked. . 16:42, 15 July 2005 Jtdirl blocked "User:HisHoliness" with an expiry time of 24 hours (repeat vandalism)

 * Without warning. :( Redwolf24 22:44, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Now, you have proof, so do take it to WP:AN/I, since a ban like this can be a serious offense. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:51, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Done. Redwolf24 22:57, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Why there? If it is to nominate me for adminship, please don't. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:40, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes I saw you turn down your nomination. I mean that Essjay is gonna nominate me when I hit 2000. Redwolf24 22:42, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

reWelcome from FireDragon
Hi there, thanks for your post onto my user-talk page. Please can you help me? it's my first time to add page's and my english is not very well, so if you found a mistake please fix it for me. Best reguards --FireDragon 22:24, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I'll be glad to fix it, and if I don't someone else will. We're all working together :D. Please also see Babel. :) Redwolf24 22:26, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Who's accident
''Unstrike that, you are in OUR prayers. Redwolf24 04:01, 14 July 2005 (UTC)''

 * Hi, thanks, sorry I didn't get back and thank you earlier, been off and on slightlly, pain killers make u see funny things, and not see things you should. Unfortunately, your message was masked by "Bart", ugh. But thanks for the concern, getting lot better, bruised bones, but none broken. Now to get my bike fixed. Salut.   ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  23:41, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * No problem. That Bart guy ughhh. Yeah painkillers do that to you. Amazing you had no broken bones, I broke my arm [in half!] on my mountain bike when a van was coming towards me and I went to the side of the road and I saw a boulder coming up so I slammed the breaks and flipped off it. Anywho, get well soon Now . Redwolf24 23:45, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

VfD
Hey red, if you like my painting maybe you'd be good enough to give me a keep in VFD. If you're more inclined to vote BFD, that's cool too. I'll still be luving anything you contrubute about AC‡DC. I'm not sure how to answer you're vandalism question? I'm new so I haven't got the snanzy snit down. I get a lot of traffic on my website so I was going to turn peeps on to wikipedi through my soon to be deleted page. Singularity 23:54, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Ha no problem about the compliment and no problem for the AC/DC Contributions. As for making the page on yourself, it is considered vanity to make a page all about yourself with the only contributor being yourself. I'll go post your War at the article but I'm gonna abstain from voting for now. Redwolf24 23:59, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Accept
Go accept! Congratulations! -- Essjay ·  Talk 01:21, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

Flawless (Go to the City) lyrics copyvio
Is this a wiki policy? I don't see any specific mentions on WP:CP (besides other lyrics pages getting reported as above), and I don't find any other pages dealing with what is and isn't a violation. If you could point me to the right page I'd appreciate it. NormalAsylum (talk) 01:54, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yeah all I used to do was work on lyrics but then I was pointed out that lyrics are always copyrighted. Hold up lemme find the link! Redwolf24 01:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Copyright Basics from the U.S. Copyright Office There. It states Music and any accompanying words. Sorry bout this. Redwolf24 01:58, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. Wow, that was a quick response! --NormalAsylum (talk) 02:06, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

No problem, the only time I'm not watching my page is when I'm asleep, and when I'm doing that, Essjay takes care of it :) P.S. if you see fit, vote me in at Requests_for_adminship/Redwolf24.Redwolf24 02:09, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Your RfA
All right Redwolf. I voted for you whether you like it or not. :) Sango  123  02:35, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Thank you MUCH. Redwolf24 02:38, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

See! I told you they'd vote for you! I sure hope yours goes better than mine, it looks like I'm not going to win... ; - ) -- Essjay ·  Talk 02:44, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

*retracts nomination* Ha, now you're uneligable! Ha, just kidding of course :D Redwolf24 02:54, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Wow, look at my fantasmic spelling up there. Redwolf24 02:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Retraction is probably the right step...Maybe I should just withdraw my acceptance. ; - ) -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:12, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Back to seriousness, I hope I make it... Redwolf24 03:13, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Well, it's 10-0 at the moment; looks good to me! -- Essjay ·  Talk 04:19, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * is back; he just hit our RfAs. -- Essjay ·  Talk 04:56, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Hahahahaha, hasn't he anything better to do?

I Apologize
I've been having a bad few days, some really bad stuff has been happening to me lately. So I'm sorry for personally attacking me. But will you please stop featuring me as a "troll" as you call it. I know what I did was wrong but I don't deserve to be belittled like that. I know that you told El C to block me, but I'm okay with it because like I said, I was being a loser. But also I've been having a few bad days, just so you know.

Iamzodyourzodeveryzod 03:01, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Thank you for your gracious apology. I'll try to remove the troll things. Redwolf24 03:02, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Okay thanks for fixing the troll stuff that I have looked at. Also I want to ask..."He has since apologized. I was actually impressed by his apology", why were you impressed I'm just wondering? Iamzodyourzodeveryzod 04:03, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

I'm returning the love
Thanks for the quick welcome. To be honest, I'm a little weary of sites that give free reign to anyone edit anything unrestrained (it just feels like you're asking for trouble), but miraculously, things seem to be going all right here. Eh, whatever, it's a free, so why complain?

 * Yes we have our share of vandals, but they're scoped out and warned and then banned. Also, remember to write ~ after a comment on talk pages. The WikiSoftware changes it to your user name and time and date. :) Redwolf24 03:24, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Mike Garcia and his music
I just answered you at my talk page. Thank you for telling me how great I am creating album articles. I save them at my own list of albums. -- Mike Garcia | talk 03:32, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

No problem. I'm gonna go upload some images to your Alice Cooper albums :) Redwolf24 03:33, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I saw you uploading album covers of his old albums. You're keeping up some great work. -- Mike Garcia | talk 03:40, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yep. Wiki doesnt seem to have a big enough fanbase for Alice Cooper :( No problem though. Oh by the way, I'm listed at RFA! Vote for me (or don't). Redwolf24 03:44, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * And I finally voted for you! By the way, are you a musician like me? I'm good at playing guitar, though. -- Mike Garcia | talk 03:51, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes I play the git-box. Since March of 04 :). My hero would have to be Tony Iommi (of Black Sabbath), hes a fantastic player even though he's missing two fingers! Redwolf24 03:56, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I have guitar heroes and they would be: Jimmy Page (of Led Zeppelin), Bradley Nowell (of Sublime - been missing him), Daron Malakian (of System of a Down), Joe Satriani, Steve Vai (of Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake) and Dave Murray/Adrian Smith/Janick Gers (of Iron Maiden). Believe me, man, I really do have a good taste of music. -- Mike Garcia | talk 04:02, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Good stuff, Gotta love that violin bow stuff. As for Nowell, I think I prefer his singing over guitar. Daron Malakian is crazy himself :) With respect, Redwolf24 04:04, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Oh you've added more... Adrian Smith is one of my favorites. I created the article for Disturbing the Peace (by Alcatrazz) and I love Whitesnake. By the way, have a look at User:Redwolf24/Bands! Redwolf24 04:08, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I was an Iron Maiden fan since I was in middle/high school, I enjoyed listening to one of their albums (The Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind (came out in the year I was born, '83), Powerslave) and attended one of their concerts during the Brave New World world tour, they visited Los Angeles, California (where I live now). I see you have it on your list. The other bands you have in your list and don't have I like and grew up with other than Iron Maiden are:
 * Aerosmith (enjoyed listening to their new album Honkin' on Bobo)
 * Alice in Chains
 * Bad Religion (enjoyed listening to their albums with guitarist Mr. Brett)
 * Big Drill Car (they were never popular a popular group over the years and their albums are kind of difficult in stores now, they were close friends with ALL and Descendents)
 * Bon Jovi
 * Descendents
 * Faith No More
 * Green Day
 * Iced Earth (who have similarities of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest)
 * Kyuss (first band with Queens of the Stone Age members)
 * Led Zeppelin (intresting band!)
 * Metallica
 * Monster Magnet
 * Mötley Crüe
 * MxPx
 * Nirvana (wow you have that too!)
 * The Offspring
 * Pennywise
 * Presidents of the United States of America
 * Queen
 * Queens of the Stone Age
 * Skid Row
 * Social Distortion
 * Sublime (enjoyed listening to 40 Oz. to Freedom and his 1996 posthumous album)
 * System of a Down
 * Weezer
 * Frank Zappa
 * A couple other bands that play on the famous Los Angeles, California modern rock station KROQ. -- Mike Garcia | talk 04:28, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Some good bands there. I ought to listen to Bad Religion... Anywho, Nirvana is my second favorite band (only beat by Black Sabbath). I live in Washington State so I love Nirvana (as well as Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Jimi Hendrix, Pearl Jam, Heart, Candlebox... etc. My state is a good one for music, only beat by California (No big surprise, you have WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more people. Redwolf24 04:31, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Wow! I liked those grunge bands: Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog too (other than Alice in Chains and Nirvana). I enjoyed listening to Audioslave, the new side project band of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine. -- Mike Garcia | talk 04:37, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Audioslave is my favorite band created after 2000 by FAR. I wouldn't call them a sideproject though as both those bands are dead. Redwolf24 04:42, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I left you a message on User talk:Redwolf24/Bands for something you should try out. It was nice talking to you about bands and everything. I'm going to bed soon. Goodnight. -- Mike Garcia | talk 05:09, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Archival
I try not to archive anything until it's at least five or six days old, and the top comment always stays. I'll go move off some of the old messages; I've been playing in my sandbox with an "I'm an administrator" template for after the RfA is over. -- Essjay ·  Talk 05:37, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Ah alright. As for the I'm an administrator... You're a bit cocky aren't you, I mean, what if Jimbo votes you down. If anyone saw Jimbo vote you down they'd support Just Like That. :P Though thats about as likely as me being killed in my sleep by a sponge. Redwolf24 05:39, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I don't think Jimbo votes much. Actually, since I'm doing it in the sandbox, if for some reason I lose, I can just wipe it out. I'm just trying to be prepared! ; - ) -- Essjay ·  Talk 06:11, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Jimbo forbid himself from voting I'm sure. Redwolf24 06:13, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for watching!
I'm glad to be here and it's kind of fun being an editor. I just started work on my first article, Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute. Would you mind taking a look at it and offering suggestions? Fallstorm 05:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * That article's lookin' good! Needs a picture though, possible of Washoe, who's link I fixed. Redwolf24 05:58, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Ah, that's cool. I've heard of Bothell, but I've never been there... I'm not too much of a Seattle-area fan myself. Nice place to visit, sometimes, but... Fallstorm 07:16, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Ha, but you must admit, it beats Tacoma. Redwolf24 07:18, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * hehe, that's true... I got a bad vibe from Tacoma. Fallstorm 07:24, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * All the killers and rapists seem to be from there. That place must have the highest crime rate per capita for any town with more than 100 people.... Redwolf24 07:26, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

64.109.31.126
Hah, looks like I got a new friend of my own now... or something >_> NickBush24 06:07, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * (Replied at page) Redwolf24 06:12, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Erm... crap, I need a bit of help...
I tried reverting a vandal at Introduction and it's not working... help? >_< NickBush24 06:28, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Done. I got rid of all anon edits. Redwolf24 06:32, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks from Hitesh
Hi Mattwolf, and thanks for the warm welcome. Glad to be here - will contribute anything I know. (Although I've known about and used Wikipedia for ages now, I was compelled to join and contribute after reading the recent article about Wikis on www.howstuffworks.com

Cheers,

Hitesh

 * Ha, you read my user page :) As for your name, I see your last name is bhagat, I have a friend over here in my city in Bothell with that last name, where are you from? And also Remember to sign with ~ . the wikisoftware changes it to your user name so we may track you back :D Redwolf24 06:50, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Hmm..
Bhagat is my last name, Raj is my middle (always has been for male members of our family, though funnily enough, the reasons are unclear). Bothell eh? Nope, don't think I know anyone there. I'm in New Delhi.

About the tilde...Did you mean I should sign in with Hiteshrajbhagat 06:57, 16 July 2005 (UTC) followed by my username?

 * Nope. Look, it changed it for you :) Anyways Bothell is a city of Washington which is a state of the USA. He is of Indian descent so I see its an Indian name. Redwolf24 07:00, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

I saw that
Ok I saw what happened there - kinda. I just used four tildes and it changed to my username. (I know this seems silly, but throw me a bone - I haven't read though all the extensive instructions yet..and I will.)

Cheers, Hitesh

 * :) remember to do it after every comment at a talk page. Redwolf24 07:01, 16 July 2005 (UTC) Oh by the way, if you see fit, vote me in at WP:RFA.

New vandal
Yeah, I noticed that; I just went and warned him, if he keeps it up, I'll got to AIAV or one of my admin buddies. Four more days and I'll be able to whack them myself! -- Essjay ·  Talk 07:43, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Six days later for me (please God...) Redwolf24 07:44, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

50/1/1 and 14/0/2! -- Essjay ·  Talk 07:55, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

Two neutrals. thats twice as many neutrals as you have >:( Redwolf24 07:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, but I have 100% more oppose votes than you. Plus, neutral doesn't hurt you, it's oppose that cocunt against. -- Essjay ·  Talk 08:27, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

RFA and WA
You're very welcome -- you've more than earned my praise (and I should have said more, but you're clearly sailing through, and people around here get tired of my magnum opi (if that's the Latin plural)). I currently reside in Sammamish, I grew up in Shoreline, and I've had several close friends in Bothell my whole life. Ah, Bothell...."for a day or a lifetime". :-) Jwrosenzweig 08:31, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I am truly honored to have the vote of a bureaucrat (to be honest, I one day hope to be a bureaucrat (gah that word is annoying to spell) but thats not for a Long time. Yes I love my town of Bothell. I also love our state's music... from Jimi Hendrix to Nirvana, Washington Pride! With much respect, Redwolf24 08:34, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, thank you, but really being a bureaucrat is a remarkably trifling thing. I've only promoted a handful of admins (Cecropia and Raul are far too efficient to let me get a word in edgewise).  There was a time (perhaps past now) when my support would influence a few others, but now I think I'm just an old gunslinger, outdone by the energy of newer editors. :-) Still, though we are not now that strength which in old days moved heaven and earth, that which we are, we are.  I'm happy to see that, to some at least, my track record here is meaningful. :-)  Best regards, Jwrosenzweig 08:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC) Note: I don't know why I said Raul...I was thinking UC. I don't even know if Raul is a bureaucrat.  The late hour bewitches the mind. Jwrosenzweig 08:57, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Wait, for a day or a lifetime is the slogan of Woodinville. They seperated from us in 1993 (or is it 1992...) Redwolf24 08:35, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I feel sure you are wrong...at least, the sign coming in to Bothell always reads "Welcome to Bothell...for a day or a lifetime." I know it well, as I would always turn to my friends as we drove past, and say impishly "is that a greeting or a threat?" :-) Yet you are a native Bothellonian... Jwrosenzweig 08:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * O loyal son of Bothell, go ye unto http://www.ci.bothell.wa.us/ and look upon the motto blazoned with pride in the title bar. Clearly civic patriotism and motto memorization are in their waning stages... Jwrosenzweig 09:00, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * DOH! I mixed up slogans. The Woodinville slogan is something like Country Style, City Size... or something about those two...... Redwolf24 09:02, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Now I'm offended; I nominated you, remember? Remember me? [Goes off to cry and play in his sandbox.] ; - ) -- Essjay ·  Talk 08:46, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Hahaha. 1 in every 20 sandboxes has traces of urine. I believe this may be true at Wikipedia too. Redwolf24 08:47, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I declare, you two have the strangest wikifriendship I've witnessed in a year or more. :-) Jwrosenzweig 08:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Indeed! My trolls are his trolls (though he hasn't been sharing his trolls with me : Redwolf24 08:58, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * If we keep it up, somebody's going to accuse us of being sockpuppets...

 * You're right, I haven't been sharing my trolls; would you like for me to go to his talk page and invite him to harass you? -- Essjay ·  Talk 09:05, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * From two minutes before I suggest we nominate eachother at 2,000 I thought we'd be called sockpuppets. >xD Redwolf24 09:06, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Gentlemen, you simply haven't arrived as Wikipedians until a known troll/disruptive editor has accused you and a friend of being sockpuppets of each other. These accusations (and the discussions in their aftermath) are some of Wikipedia's brightest, most fleeting joys.  At least, I find them absurdly delightful. :-) I wish you both luck in being mistaken for each other. Jwrosenzweig 09:08, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * No, our styles are different... He's a fan of Are You Being Served? and I'm a fan of Alice Cooper. He's a doctor of Theology and I'm some guy who overuses "haha". :) Redwolf24 09:10, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * See, this is what delights me. I'm almost always accused of being a sockpuppet of a user who bears almost no resemblance to me whatsoever.   Perhaps I am among the few who find this sort of surreal accusation hilariously funny.  The amusement is heightened when, upon denying the accusation, I am informed that this is classic sockpuppet behavior.  Attempts to prove my innocence by pointing to contributions, editing styles, differing subject interests, etc., merely reveal the kind of depraved depths to which I and my sockpuppets will sink in order to subvert Wikipedia and thwart my enemies.  Incredibly funny stuff. Well...thanks for this very fun and amusing chat -- I'm to bed now, I think.  I hope we can chat again (and perhaps we'll meet face-to-face at the next PNW meetup) -- best regards, Jwrosenzweig 09:18, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes I plan to go to the next Wikimeetup in Seattle. Good night though. However for the sockpuppet thing just show them List of Bureaucrats and that should shut them up. :D Redwolf24 09:21, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Raul is a bureaucrat. Anyways, you can promote me upon winning my RfA :D Redwolf24 09:12, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * He's a doctor of Theology and I'm some guy who overuses "haha".

 * God that made me laugh! See, that's why I don't tell people these things; I get judged by my qualilfications. That's why I haven't given my real name or said where the degrees are from/where I teach. ; - ) -- Essjay ·  Talk 10:13, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

Hey, Red, I just saw this, and it struck me as funny that my answer there was such a perfect setup for something like that. I walked right into it! Anywho, see you later! -- Essjay ·  Talk 13:31, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

my vote's in.
Hey Matt, hope you get in. cheers,--Hiteshrajbhagat 10:19, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Congrats!
Congrats Redwolf! You are a sysop cadinate!! And you are getting a lot of support. There was two edit conflicts when I tried to vote for you because so many people are voting for you. Congrats!!--Exir Kamalabadi | Contributions 11:48, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

Working Man's Barnstar

 * Haha as I layed in bed I thought CRAP I FORGOT TO TELL EXIR IM UP FOR ADMINSHIP. Anyways, thank you MUCH for the barnstar :) KEEP ON TRUCKIN' EDITING Redwolf24 20:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Haha, I already know you will be up for adminship. I'm sure you will be admin (Look at the number of wikipedians who supports you)--Exir Kamalabadi | Contributions 01:12, July 17, 2005 (UTC)

 * Good stuff! :D Redwolf24 01:16, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks from Redward1
Thanks for the welcome

--Redward1 14:41, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * No prob. I saw your name was kind of similar to mine. Plus I love to welcome :D Redwolf24 20:58, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Your RfA
Your welcome. Hopefully you'll be able to return the favor someday. I'm sure you'll piolt the U.S.S Adminship well. Howabout1 Talk to me! 14:53, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * I'll look out for icebergs. Redwolf24 20:57, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * And ship-devouring seahorses. Sango  123  21:16, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * aw man, I HATE those! Redwolf24 21:18, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Re: Wikistress
Hello Dbraceyrules. I see you got a lot of wikistress. May I ask why? I do hope you don't leave wikipedia. Every time we lose a competent wikipedian, the idiot ratio gets a bit higher :-( Redwolf24 06:35, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I was so mad because I had to witness the rudeness of other users, and their ability to continue to add garbage to the site and bash others, but I back now. Thanks for the concern. Horatii/Dbraceyrules 00:47, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Aw. Don't worry about the idiots, I've had a few myself >.< Here's hoping for better times at wikipedia :) Redwolf24 00:50, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

if
If you are ever bothered by a user Marijuanaisbad. Just know that is my brother, so if he does something stupid, I beg of you please try to go easy on him. Since he is somewhat mentally retarded or mentally disabled, and sometimes he doesn't understand what's right and what's wrong. Just so you know.

Iamzodyourzodeveryzod 00:54, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Alright... Redwolf24 00:55, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

hi
hi i nevar got a welcom message and you sayed you give welcom messages to evary one so im kind of confused about why you did not give me one

Bradley Marijuanaisbad

 * Because I've been working on things other than welcoming. I'll give the welcome now... Redwolf24 01:27, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

Marijuanaisbadthank you vury much

No problem. Redwolf24 01:38, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

Rfa
Hi redwolf24 - you may not know me, but I've seen a lot of your edit around, enough to like what I see :) Good luck with the rfa! Grutness...  wha?  01:48, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I think I'm doing just fine :D With respect, Redwolf24 01:51, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

Indeed, it will be good to have you on board our merry Adminship, watch out for icebergs and remember to clear the hull of trollacles. Good luck Arm 05:45, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Hopefully you won't make me walk the plank... Redwolf24 23:25, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

Who's comments on RFA
Hi, I just wanted to express to you, personally, that I do not mean any disrespect to you for my comments on your RFA. I just personally feel you could use more time working on more parts of Wiki, than just user talk pages. I feel this is very commendable, welcoming users, and discussing things, but administration comes with a bit of experience too, and if you do not participate in larger areas, you won't have the necessary experience in those areas. I although, have seen you on some VFD's and work on some other articles. This is just my opinion, and I hope is not offensive. I also do not think two people should nominate each other, but this is a personal topic, and didn't need mentioning, as there would be a consensus vote anyways. I wish you good luck with your RFA, and hope you heed some of my suggestions. Thank you. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 02:20, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yeah I thought there'd be a backlash about people nominating eachother. But hey, why not. And all I have to say is this, "I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight tooth and nail for your right to say it." -Voltaire. Happy editing and with respect, Redwolf24 02:23, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for understanding, and if for some reason you don't make it this time, which I doubt you won't (as in you will make it "double negative" :) ); I would be happy to vote for you in the future.  ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  02:26, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * No problem. You should've seen Romania recently, a user wrote something along the lines of FUCK ROMANIA ROMANIA SUCKS ROMANIA WILL DIE and no one reverted it! I saw it after it was listed under speedy deletion >.< Anyways I reverted it and then the anon called me a cumstain. Ah well. And by the way I replied at the RfA, but I want this part to be amplified I hope you've recovered from that motorcycle accident. With respect, Redwolf24 02:33, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yea, I'm getting there, no more pain killers, so can edit clearly now. I saw your note, sorry I wasn't precise, I did a poor mental tally by scrolling through your contribs, it was pretty close, I even thought about changing the note, but honestly thought I put "half" and not "over half" :).

 * I always thought you were an admin. I was just searching old admin things when I saw that you didnt have a page there. Now that I see that, I notice theres no reference to being an admin, despite the fact that you have over 7000 edits. Please, allow me to nominate you? Redwolf24 02:59, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * You know, I get that a lot, "I thought you were an admin..". Thank you for the offer, I don't want to hurt yours or Essjay's RFA, so I think it would be better for you both, if you didn't nominate anyone right away.  I'll eventually get noticed, when that time comes, I hopefully will have unaminous (sp) support, although I do have some stressful discsussions with some other users, nothing bad. I have a lot of edits, only because I enjoy organizing, I am not a good article creator either, I'm better at "admin" type stuff, but you dont have to be an admin to do it. Thanks for noticing.   ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  03:08, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Err, I guess I took too long to respond. :) Thanks for the RFA. I hope it does not effect yours with other users.  ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  03:12, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * (Replied) and to anyone who reads this, go vote for him! Redwolf24 03:18, 17 July 2005 (UTC) fixed gender :) ∞ Who ? ¿ ?

Well crap then, you better go turn down my nomination at RfA..
 * Look, I'd rather have you be an admin than I. Sounds like a load of crap there doesn't it? Nah. You would use the tools MUCH better than I. I can NOT believe you haven't been nominated yet. Here's hoping you make it :) Redwolf24 03:15, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Not really sure how that would look for me or you, I think its probably better for me to accept, as you only intended it in good faith. Thanks again. And never doubt yourself as a candidate, you have worked hard on doing the things you have done so far on Wiki.  My comments were merely guidelines, as I did wait for you to have votes, before making them.  Thats why I specifically stated that it was not to be taken negatively.  You will make a good admin, I just hope you take the time to go through more of the facets of Wiki, before you get thrown into them in a conflict.  Thanks again.  ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  03:22, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Looking for the right wording, and answers to all the questions first. :)  ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  03:25, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * For pronoun's sake, you are a woman right? Essjay referred to you as she so I assume you are a female. I've been stepping over what sex you are by just saying "this user" etc. So which are you, for the sake of pronouns? Redwolf24 03:32, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Hehe. I am male. The name, as stated on User:Who, is just reference to my Ojibwa given name, and its funny because its ambigous. I guess I missed Essjays reference.  I have a page I have to show you later on dealing with these blunder issues :)  I placed your banner on my userpage, thanks for asking, but that sort of thing isnt necessarily rude, same with barnstars.  Thanks, working on my temp page for the RFA before I post it.   ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  03:37, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, you'd better get hopping, because you already have four support votes! (And I am denying any involvement in a mass admin-nomination scheme.) By the way, Hi, Red, I'm here! -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:41, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Yea, didn't mean to imply that you were, per say, I just hope no one else see's it that way. ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  04:17, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * K, got that settled. yes I stick barnstars on pages often but your page is so organized I didnt wanna stick a banner smack there on the top :-P Your RfA (As well as mine and Essjay's [like we need it ;)]) is in my prayers. Redwolf24 03:43, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Organized?? Heh, I think it needs more structure personally :) ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  04:15, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes you're here and causing me edit conflicts, jerk :-P Redwolf24 03:43, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Oh, go shove it, you know my edits are more important that yours anyway! ; - ) -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:47, July 17, 2005 (UTC)

Ok, took some time, but I responded, just had to find all the appropriate links and such. Thanks. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 04:15, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Abu Abdallah Ash-Shii

What is a "Muslim commander"?? Commander of what? His own domain, Seinfeld style, or in some other sense? This needs elaboration. Babajobu 22:32, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

– Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 00:43, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * It does need elaboration. Maybe you could help expand the link? Here are some links:
 * http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9067366&query=Abu%20Abdallah%20Ash-Shii&ct=
 * http://www.ismaili.net/hero/hero3.html

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Tehuantepecer

Tehuantepecer, or Tehuano wind, is a violent mountain-gap wind that travels through the Chivela Pass in southern Mexico, across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is most common between October and February, with a summer minimum in July. It originates from eastern Mexico and the Bay of Campeche as a post-frontal northerly wind, accelerated southward by cold air damming, that crosses the isthmus and blows through the gap between the Mexican and Guatemalan mountains. The term dates back to at least 1929. This wind can reach gale, storm, even hurricane force. The leading edge of its outflow (or cold front) may form rope cloud over the Gulf of Tehuantepec. These winds can be observed on satellite pictures such as scatterometer wind measurements, they influence waves which then propagate as swell and are sometimes observed 1600 km away (such as in the Galapagos Islands). These strong winds bring cooler sub-surface waters to the surface of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean and may last from a few hours to 6 days.

Climatology
The synoptic condition is associated with the formation of high-pressure systems in Sierra Madre in the wake of an advancing cold front. Tehuantepecers primarily occur during the cold season months for the region in the wake of cold fronts, between October and February, with a summer minimum in July caused by the westward extension of the Azores-Bermuda high pressure system. Wind magnitude is greater during El Niño years than during La Niña years, due to the more frequent cold frontal incursions during El Niño winters. Tehuantepec winds reach 20 kn to 45 kn, and on rare occasions 100 kn. The wind's direction is from the north to north-northeast. It leads to a localized acceleration of the trade winds in the region, and can enhance thunderstorm activity when it interacts with the Intertropical Convergence Zone. The effects can last from a few hours to six days.

As seen by weather satellites
Its leading edge shows up as a rope cloud within the visible and infrared channels of weather satellite images, and since it lies at the leading edge of a density (temperature and dew point) discontinuity, its leading edge by definition it is a cold front, though it has also been described as a squall line, with embedded rain squalls sometimes seen. Within polar orbiting imagery, a corridor of strong low-level winds show up this feature within scatterometer data retrievals, with its leading edge at the south to southwest edge of the wind surge.

Ocean impact
Tehuantepecers can be felt up to 160 km out to sea in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Sustained winds at sea have been recorded as high as 49.9 m/s, with gusts as high as 60.2 m/s, with a wind event in February 1974 which sandblasted the ship which took the observation. These winds cause waves which then propagate as swell and are sometimes observed 1600 km away (e.g., in the Galapagos Islands). Its effects can appear similar to a tropical cyclone, though the sky is usually clear. The surface wind can also change local ocean currents during an event. These strong winds upwell sub-surface waters, cooling the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean by as much as 14 °F (9 °C), and may last 4–7 days.

Other reading

 * Steenburgh, W.J., D.M. Schultz, B.A. Colle, 1998: The Structure and Evolution of Gap Outflow over the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico. Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 126, pp. 2673–2691
 * Bourassa MA, Zamudio L, O’Brien JJ, Noninertial flow in NSCAT observations of Tehuantepec winds, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 104 (C5): 11311-11319 MAY 15 1999
 * Chelton DB, Freilich MH, Esbensen SK, Satellite observations of the wind jets off the Pacific coast of Central America. Part I: Case studies and statistical characteristics, Monthly Weather Review, 128 (7): 1993-2018 Part 1 JUL 2000

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Tagmeme

A tagmeme is the smallest functional element in the grammatical structure of a language. The term was introduced in the 1930s by the linguist Leonard Bloomfield, who defined it as the smallest meaningful unit of grammatical form (analogous to the morpheme, defined as the smallest meaningful unit of lexical form). The term was later adopted, and its meaning broadened, by Kenneth Pike and others beginning in the 1950s, as the basis for their tagmemics.

Bloomfield's scheme
According to the scheme set out by Leonard Bloomfield in his book Language (1933), the tagmeme is the smallest meaningful unit of grammatical form. A tagmeme consists of one or more taxemes, where a taxeme is a primitive grammatical feature, in the same way that a phoneme is a primitive phonological feature. Taxemes and phonemes do not as a rule have meaning on their own, but combine into tagmemes and morphemes respectively, which carry meaning.

For example, an utterance such as "John runs" is a concrete example of a tagmeme (an allotagm) whose meaning is that an actor performs an action. The taxemes making up this tagmeme include the selection of a nominative expression, the selection of a finite verb expression, and the ordering of the two such that the nominative expression precedes the finite verb expression.

Bloomfield makes the taxeme and tagmeme part of a system of emic units:
 * The smallest (and meaningless, when taken by itself) unit of linguistic signaling is the pheneme; this may be either lexical (phoneme) or grammatical (taxeme).
 * The smallest meaningful unit of linguistic signaling is the glosseme, either lexical (morpheme) or grammatical (tagmeme).
 * The meaning of a glosseme is a noeme, the meaning of either a morpheme (sememe) or a tagmeme (episememe).

More generally, he defines any meaningful unit of linguistic signaling (not necessarily smallest) as a linguistic form, and its meaning as a linguistic meaning; it may be either a lexical form (with a lexical meaning) or a grammatical form (with a grammatical meaning).

Pike and tagmemics
Bloomfield's term was adopted by Kenneth Pike and others to denote what they had previously been calling the grammeme (earlier grameme). In Pike's approach, consequently called tagmemics, the hierarchical organization of levels (e.g. in syntax: word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, discourse) results from the fact that the elements of a tagmeme on a higher level (e.g. 'sentence') are analyzed as syntagmemes on the next lower level (e.g. 'phrase').

The tagmeme is the correlation of a syntagmatic function (e.g. subject, object) and paradigmatic fillers (e.g. nouns, pronouns or proper nouns as possible fillers of the subject position). Tagmemes combine to form a syntagmeme, a syntactic construction consisting of a sequence of tagmemes.

Tagmemics as a linguistic methodology was developed by Pike in his book Language in Relation to a Unified Theory of the Structure of Human Behavior, 3 vol. (1954–1960). It was primarily designed to assist linguists to efficiently extract coherent descriptions out of corpora of fieldwork data. Tagmemics is particularly associated with the Summer Institute of Linguistics, an association of missionary linguists devoted largely to Bible translations, of which Pike was an early member.

Tagmemics makes the kind of distinction made between phone and phoneme in phonology and phonetics at higher levels of linguistic analysis (grammatical and semantic); for instance, contextually conditioned synonyms are considered different instances of a single tagmeme, as sounds which are (in a given language) contextually conditioned are allophones of a single phoneme. The emic and etic distinction also applies in other social sciences.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wurth Skidder

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was delete. humblefool®Deletion Reform 20:05, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Wurth Skidder
NN, D. ComCat 22:33, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete non-notable fancruft -Harmil 22:52, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable character. JamesBurns 08:47, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge to New Jedi Order. Dcarrano 16:24, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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James Watson Webb

General James Watson Webb (February 8, 1802 – June 7, 1884) was a United States diplomat, newspaper publisher and a New York politician in the Whig and Republican parties.

Early life
Webb was born in Claverack, New York to Catherine Louisa (née Hogeboom) Webb (1765–1805) and Gen. Samuel Blachley Webb (1753–1807), a Revolutionary officer of distinction. At age 12, he moved to Cooperstown, New York to live with his brother-in-law and guardian, Judge George Morrell.

He entered the United States Army in August 1819, advanced to the grade of first lieutenant in 1823, and in the following year became assistant commissary of subsistence.

Career
In September 1820, a party led by Lewis Cass, governor of the Michigan Territory, on its return from the exploration of the source waters of the Mississippi River, encountered Lt. Webb and a small group of soldiers at the mouth of the Black River in what is now Port Huron, Michigan. H.R. Schoolcraft, historian of the trip, said Webb and his men were returning to Fort Gratiot, a frontier outpost, with a boat full of freshly harvested watermelon.

In the fall of 1827, he resigned from the army to become a newspaper publisher, purchasing the Morning Courier which he published in the interest of General Jackson. In 1829, he purchased the New York Enquirer, which he consolidated with the Courier under the title of the New York Courier and Enquirer. He remained connected with this paper for more than 30 years. Historian Don C. Seitz wrote of those days: ""

In 1834, Webb used the Courier and Enquirer to coin the name of a new political party: the Whigs. Webb had formerly been a supporter of Jackson, but no longer. That same year he recycled or invented extravagant rumors of miscegenation, that the abolitionists had counselled their daughters to marry blacks, and Lewis Tappan had divorced his wife to marry a black woman, and that the Presbyterian minister Henry Ludlow was conducting interracial marriages, which fueled the organized mob violence of New York's anti-abolitionist riots that June.

Diplomatic career
In 1849, Webb was appointed minister to Austria, but the appointment was not confirmed. In 1851, he was appointed engineer-in-chief for the State of New York with the rank of Brigadier General, but refused to accept the appointment.

In 1861, he was appointed minister to Turkey, but even though it had been confirmed by the United States Senate, he declined. According to biographer Glyndon Van Deusen, "Webb, an inveterate beggar for office, wanted a diplomatic appointment that would be lucrative."

Shortly afterward, Webb was appointed minister to Brazil and served in that position for eight years, resigning when he was accused of extorting a large sum of money from the Brazilian government. He tried to sever US ties with the country without Washington's knowledge. At Paris in 1864, Webb claimed he was instrumental to negotiating a secret treaty with Emperor Napoleon III for the removal of French troops from Mexico.

Abraham Lincoln's biographer, Carl Sandburg, wrote that Webb "believed that Lincoln should have appointed him major general, rating himself a grand strategist, having fought white men in duels and red men in frontier war." In 1869, he resigned the mission to Brazil and returned to live in New York.

Personal life
On July 1, 1823, Webb was married to Helen Lispenard Stewart (1805–1848). Helen was the daughter of Irish born merchant Alexander L. Stewart and Sarah Amelia (née Lispenard) Stewart (the granddaughter of Leonard Lispenard). Before her death in 1848, they were the parents of:

 * Robert Stewart Webb (1824–1899), a publisher who married Mary Van Horne Clarkson (d. 1880) and Frances (née Morgan) Starkweather.(d. 1912).
 * Lispenard Stewart (1825–1828), who died young.
 * Helen Matilda Webb (1827–1896), who married Nathan Denison Morgan (d. 1895).
 * Artemesia Barclay Webb (1829–1830), who died young.
 * Catherine Louisa Webb (1830–1918), who married James Gilchrist Benton (1820–1881) in 1859.
 * Francis Watson Webb (1832–1832), who died young.
 * Watson Webb (1833–1876), the chief of staff to Union Army General Henry Jackson Hunt. He married Mary Parsons of Hartford.
 * Alexander Stewart Webb (1835–1911), who was a noted Civil War general who married Anna Elizabeth Remsen (1837–1912).

On November 9, 1849, he married Laura Virginia Cram (1826–1890), the daughter of Jacob and Lydia (née Tucker) Cram. Webb lived for a time at the present-day 7 Pokahoe Drive in Sleepy Hollow, New York, a house that was later owned by John C. Frémont (the house is currently a private residence). Together, they were the parents of:

 * William Seward Webb (1851–1926), a railway executive who married Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt (1860–1936), the daughter of William H. Vanderbilt.
 * Sarah Augusta Webb (1851–1909), William's twin. In 1872, married William Adam Singer (1834–1914), oldest son of Isaac Singer
 * Henry Walter Webb (1852–1900), also a railway executive who married Amelia Howard Griswold (1856–1910).
 * George Creighton Webb (1854–1948), a Yale Law School graduate and attorney in New York with Saunders, Webb & Worcester who did not marry.
 * Jacob Louis Webb (1855–1928), an artist who did not marry.
 * Francis Egerton Webb (1859–1942), who married Mary Welsh Randolph (1868–1962), the daughter of banker Edmund Dutilh Randolph and niece of Maj. Gen. Wallace F. Randolph.

Webb died in New York City on June 7, 1884, surrounded by his children. Webb was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx.

Published works
Webb published the following:
 * Altowan, or Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountains (1846)
 * Slavery and its Tendencies (1856)
 * National Currency, a pamphlet (1875)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Valiant Video Enterprises

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The result of the debate was Redirect --Allen3 talk 21:14, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

Valiant Video Enterprises
NN, D. ComCat 22:34, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Ok I can see the video game, but the movie company in the video game?! Notability not established. -Harmil 22:54, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Manhunt (video game). Thunderbrand 23:31, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete notability not established. JamesBurns 08:46, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Manhunt (video game). Dcarrano 16:20, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete notability not established. Craig Sniffen 06:23, 31 July 2005 (UTC)````
 * Redirect to Manhunt (video game). Ridethefire3211 21:36, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
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Wish You Were Here (1987 film)

Wish You Were Here is a 1987 British comedy-drama film written and directed by David Leland and starring Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Geoffrey Hutchings, and Jesse Birdsall. The film follows a girl's coming-of-age in a small coastal town in postwar England. It is loosely based on the formative years of British madam Cynthia Payne. The original music score was composed by Stanley Myers.

The film received acclaim from critics, winning the International Federation of Film Critics prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, a BAFTA award for Best Screenplay for director Leland, and the Best Actress Award for Lloyd from the National Society of Film Critics.

Plot
In the early 1950s, sixteen-year-old Lynda Mansell lives in a small English seaside town with her widowed father Hubert and younger sister, Margaret. Feisty, outspoken, and bawdy, Lynda likes to shock other people with her histrionic behaviour (bicycling on the promenade with her skirt hiked up, inviting young men to compare her legs to Betty Grable's) and vulgar speech (her favourite insults are "Up yer bum" and "Cock Off") which alienate her from her peers and her sister. Her father finds her employment at a variety of places, including a ladies' hair salon, a bus depot, and a fish and chip van, but her behaviour always loses her the job. Hubert, with whom Lynda has an adversarial relationship, unsuccessfully tries to correct Lynda's behaviour by taking her to a psychiatrist. Flashbacks reveal Lynda was close with her late mother.

Lynda returns the affections of a couple of male suitors: Brian, a boy she encounters on the promenade, and Dave, a young bus conductor to whom she loses her virginity, but the relationships fail due to the boys' immaturity, and her father warning off Dave, unbeknownst to Lynda. Meanwhile, Eric, a bookie and one of Hubert's middle-aged friends, takes an interest in Lynda. She initially refuses Eric's predatory advances, but as her relationship with her father grows increasingly strained, Lynda begins sleeping with Eric. When Hubert finds out, he tells Lynda how ashamed he is of her, and how her mother would be too if she were alive.

Lynda leaves her home to live with Eric, but instead of the affection and genuine love she craves, she is greeted with his callous behaviour. He ignores her tearful plea for comfort, seemingly only interested in having sex. Lynda eventually leaves him and gets a job as a waitress at a tea room. Eric appears and bothers Lynda, claiming he has missed her, but he stops pestering her when she reveals she is pregnant. Lynda considers an illegal abortion, but realises she cannot afford one.

Having learnt of his estranged daughter's pregnancy, Hubert arrives at the tea room demanding to speak to Lynda. Lynda denounces her father after he calls her a slut. Their argument escalates into a public spectacle, with Lynda climbing onto a table and shouting about British respectability and hypocrisy, while insulting customers. Lynda is fired, but a few customers applaud her rant, including the elderly woman who plays the tea room piano.

Desperate and down-on-her-luck, Lynda meets with her Aunt Millie, who tries to persuade Lynda to get an abortion or give the baby up for adoption, as women who have children out of wedlock are looked down upon in society, and no man will want her. Aunt Millie tells Lynda the choice is hers, but leaves her money for a termination. Lynda returns to an abortion place that she previously visited, but hesitates at the doorstep and imagines an old man and a little girl watching her.

Several months later, Lynda returns home, alighting at the bus garage where she previously worked—with a newborn baby. She passes by her former haunts, including the promenade where she used to flash her legs at the boys. Onlookers on a bowling green, Eric among them, are shocked to see Lynda defiantly pushing her baby in a pram. The film ends with Lynda ringing the doorbell to Hubert's home and embracing her baby.

Production
Director David Leland loosely based the film on Cynthia Payne's adolescence growing up on the Sussex coast. Personal Services, a film about Payne's experiences as an adult woman, was also written by Leland and released prior to Wish You Were Here. Wish You Were Here was filmed in the Sussex towns of Brighton, Worthing, and Bognor Regis over a period of six weeks.

The first day of filming was on Emily Lloyd's 16th birthday.

Reception
Wish You Were Here has an overall approval rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 33 reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film 3½ stars out of four, describing it as "a comedy with an angry undertone, a story of a free-spirited girl who holds a grudge against a time when such girls were a threat to society, to the interlocking forces of sexism and convention that conspired to break their spirits". Ebert praised Lloyd's performance as "one of the great debut roles for a young actress". Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "Lynda's wild outbursts - toward the end of the film, she insults her lover and denounces her father in the genteel tea room where she works as a waitress - are as entertaining as they are cathartic, and Miss Lloyd delivers these strings of epithets as colorfully as Mr. Leland writes them. Miss Lloyd [manages] to seem both feisty and fragile...capturing the full emotional range of this complicated young girl".

Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times complimented the film's attention to period detail, as well as Leland's direction, citing "[he] has a reason, a purpose, a history for every character—and for every claustrophobic brick row-house or damp, echoing picture palace". She said the film manages to be funny and dark without becoming maudlin, becoming "something more than the words on a souvenir post card...a cry from the heart".

The film grossed $12 million worldwide, including £3 million at the UK box office and $3.3 million in the United States and Canada.

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Resident Evil: Dead Aim

Resident Evil: Dead Aim is a light gun shooter video game developed by Cavia and published by Capcom. It is the third Gun Survivor title in the Resident Evil series, and the fourth and final installment in the Gun Survivor series. It is also the third in the franchise to feature first-person shooting in the Resident Evil series.

Gameplay
Dead Aim uses a third-person view when moving and switches to a first-person view when aiming and firing a weapon, with a dot in the center of the screen to help the player aim. It is one of the few Resident Evil games that allows the player to move while aiming and supports using the PlayStation 2 light gun and USB mouse.

Plot
In 2002, 4 years after the events of Resident Evil 2, the Umbrella-owned ocean liner, Spencer Rain, has been infested by the t-Virus stolen from Umbrella's Paris lab by bioterrorist and former Umbrella employee Morpheus D. Duvall, and its secret Bio-Organic Weapon (BOW) cargo intentionally released. Morpheus threatens to launch missiles loaded with the t-Virus from an undisclosed silo, unless the U.S. and China agree to his $5 billion ransom. Bruce McGivern, a member of USSTRATCOM's "Anti-Umbrella Pursuit Investigation Team", a U.S. government task force with the sole purpose of taking down Umbrella, is sent in. Alongside him is Fong Ling, sent by the Chinese MSS. Although they share the same goals and common enemy, their respective governments are against working together.

During Bruce's investigation, he is found by Morpheus and held at gunpoint on the foredeck. A surprise attack by Fong Ling with a grenade allows Bruce to escape into the ship, with Morpheus being injured in the explosion. Morpheus later infects himself with the experimental "t+G virus" in order to avoid an otherwise-fatal wound. The "t+G" virus alters Morpheus' body, with it outwardly developing more feminine attributes, with breasts and permanent high heels. After a brief encounter with the mutated Morpheus in the cargo hold, Bruce escapes, after being unable to harm Morpheus, into engineering with the aid of Fong Ling. Restoring power to parts of the ship and discovering important items, the two gain access to the bridge - with Bruce killing the infected captain in the search - to find that the Spencer Rain is on a collision course with a nearby island. Running outside to escape the ship, Bruce is forced to fight Tyrant 091, which had escaped containment before Bruce's encounter with Morpheus. Once it is defeated, Bruce jumps into the ocean and swims to the shore as the liner is destroyed.

Briefly exploring the island, which is shown to contain an abandoned Umbrella facility, Bruce moves down into its waterways in search of Morpheus. Making his way through a series of underwater channels, he discovers that the island was used as a waste disposal facility for failed BOWs until it was recently lost in a biohazardous outbreak. Deeper in the facility, Fong Ling has escaped from "Pluto", a failed experiment that Umbrella lost track of, later rejoining with Morpheus. It is at this point that they discover that the Chinese have given into Morpheus' demands and agreed to pay up, arranging for an orbital weapons satellite to kill Fong Ling with a targeted laser device to maintain total secrecy. Bruce correctly deduces that the satellite is tracking a chip in her tattoo, and proceeds to dig it out with a knife. With the chip destroyed, the satellite ceases its attack. The two make their way to a storage facility to travel to the underwater Bio-Sphere where the missile silo is a part of, but Bruce is forced to fight Pluto before he can reach it.

With Pluto defeated, the two make their way down the elevator; Morpheus makes a sudden reappearance, sending the elevator crashing to the seafloor. The two operatives survive the crash and explore the facility, finding that Morpheus' own bioterrorist organization has already been compromised by another t-Virus outbreak. Fong Ling is captured by Morpheus, who uses her to play a game with Bruce - try to save her, or abandon her to complete the mission. Bruce chooses to save her, allowing Fong Ling to provide logistical support as he searches for the missiles. However, a greatly mutated Morpheus attempts to stop Bruce from reaching the missiles in time, though further damage causes the G-mutant to expand in size. Bruce successfully defeats Morpheus, causing the mutated BOW to continually expand in size until the underwater facility self-destructs. With the missiles prevented from being launched, Morpheus disposed of, and any trace of the facility destroyed, Bruce and Fong Ling make their way to the surface using a life boat to escape. The life boat launches a flare into the sky revealing the location of the agents to their superiors/rescue services. Bruce asks Fong Ling to come with him to America. She declines, saying she belongs to her own nation. Bruce makes a witty remark in her language and the two agents embrace as a helicopter arrives to escort them to safety.

Development
Dead Aim was announced in 2002 as a PlayStation 2 game expected to be released in Japan some time in 2003. Like Gun Survivor 2, it was not expected to be released into the United States at the time. The game features the ending theme song "Gun Shot" by Japanese rock band Rize.

Capcom's January 15, 2003, press release demonstrated a working build of the game, revealing that, unlike the previous three Gun Survivor titles, Gun Survivor 4 (planned to be known as Resident Evil: Dead Aim to the now-confirmed U.S. and European markets) would interchange between first- and third-person camera angles depending on whether or not the player is aiming a weapon. The GunCon 2 light-gun controller was also confirmed to be compatible with the game. The conference expected a June 2003 release date.

Despite its June release, Dead Aim still made an appearance at E3 2003 just a month prior alongside the GameCube release of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X and Resident Evil Outbreak.

The 2005 crossover game Namco × Capcom featured Bruce and Ling as playable characters.

Reception
Dead Aim received a mixed critical reception. GameSpot gave it a 6.4 saying, "It's not the best Resident Evil game, and it isn't a stellar light-gun game, but Dead Aim creates an interesting, unique hybrid of the two, and that is a commendable feat." IGN gave it a 6.9, praising it as the best in the Gun Survivor series and featuring stellar graphics, but criticized it for its cheesy dialogue and unoriginal premise. X-Play gave the game a 4/5, citing the improved graphics and controls from previous attempts.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trudi Le Caine

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The result of the debate was keep. Woohookitty 07:22, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Trudi Le Caine
NN, D. ComCat 22:34, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * N, K. Kappa 23:03, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and move Cleaned up the article and made it a valid stub. Very notable, but the "Trudi" spelling seems to be correct, not "Trudy" -Harmil 23:17, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Note, as others have said below, there was a move mid-vote by someone who didn't realize that that would cause confusion. My vote continues to be keep, as stated above. I also feel that the redirect should be kept, as it is a likely misspelling, and not otherwise used. -Harmil 18:47, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete. Lots of people give away money. What makes this person worthy of an encyclopedia? Gamaliel 23:20, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The Order of Canada -Harmil 23:21, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, Trudi LeCaine is a member of the Order of Canada. She has been a Member of the Order (C.M.) since 1991. Her citation can be read at . Keep, but move it to the correct spelling Trudi LeCaine. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:30, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * One of 5053 recipients. I'm not sure every single recipient is notable enough for an encyclopedia. I also feel the same way about the OBE for the record. Gamaliel 00:17, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, not everyone who is a Member, Officer or Compaion of the Order is on the encyclopedia, just yet, but I believe that someone who was inducted into the Order of Canada is worthy for inclusion on here. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:34, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Trudi LeCaine. Ben-w 23:49, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Problem is that during the voting, we now have two pages, and the new page does not preserve the history. I respectfully ask that we make the (new) duplicate article a redirect until the voting is over. -Harmil 23:59, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Then, once the vote is over, we can speedy delete the new page, so we can make way for the moving. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:01, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Sounds great. Thanks. -Harmil 10:53, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep article on notable Canadian arts patron and adopt procedures as per Harmil and Zscout70 to deal with move. Capitalistroadster 01:30, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep notable arts patron. --Simon.Pole 07:51, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. Notable arts patron. JamesBurns 08:45, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, Order of Canada is a good enough recognition for notability as far as I'm concerned. -Joshuapaquin 12:10, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I have corrected the spelling of her name. (By the way, I apologize if moving the article was a breach of VfD etiquette). She is notable. --YUL89YYZ 12:22, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep; per Zscout370 and Capitalistroadster. Ground Zero 13:35, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep known and honoured Ottawa arts patron and inventor of idea for Rideau Canal skating rink. Double Blue  (Talk) 17:49, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Being so highly honoured and responsible for opening the world's longest skating rink firmly establishes notability.  Hall Monitor 18:20, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Does not appear in any biographical database I searched. Gamaliel 01:32, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, but she is verifiable: Order of Canada, mentioned in The Canadian Encyclopedia here, here, and here, and her Globe & Mail obit. is reprinted here. And, she meets WP:BIO: -made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in the specific field; and -all information in the article can be independently verified now, nearly 6 years after her death.  Double Blue  (Talk) 02:49, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Not disputing verifiability, but notability. I'd probably vote keep if she had her own entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia.  Nothing I've read makers her out to be anything more than some random philanthropist. Gamaliel 07:08, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * This VfD was put on Trudy LeCaine which was a spelling mistake and corrected with a redirect in the middle of this debate. I vote delete the redirect and keep the article. -maclean25
 * sorry if that redirect was a no-no -- I figured that the VFD discussion could continue in reference to the article anyway and I might as well.
 * It's not really a no-no, since you announced it ahead of time. But, I just think for futute reference, it is just not a good idea to do. But, at least we just have to remove the VFD reference and all should be well. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:05, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable. •Zhatt•  16:13, July 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Order of Canada recipients are notable. — mendel ☎ 15:03, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
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Nuckelavee

The nuckelavee or nuckalavee is a horse-like demon from Orcadian folklore that combines equine and human elements. British folklorist Katharine Briggs called it "the nastiest" of all the demons of Scotland's Northern Isles. The nuckelavee's breath was thought to wilt crops and sicken livestock, and the creature was held responsible for droughts and epidemics on land despite being predominantly a sea-dweller.

A graphic description of the nuckelavee as it appears on land was given by an islander who claimed to have had a confrontation with it, but accounts describing the details of the creature's appearance are inconsistent. In common with many other sea-monsters, it is unable to tolerate fresh water, therefore, those it is pursuing have only to cross a river or stream to be rid of it. The nuckelavee is kept in confinement during the summer months by the Mither o' the Sea, an ancient Orcadian spirit, and the only one able to control it.

Orcadian folklore had a strong Scandinavian influence, and it may be that the nuckelavee is a composite of a water horse from Celtic mythology and a creature imported by the Norsemen. As with similar malevolent entities such as the kelpie, it possibly offered an explanation for incidents that islanders in ancient times could not otherwise understand.

Etymology
The late 19th century saw an upsurge of interest on transcribing folklore, but the recorders used inconsistent spelling and frequently anglicised words, thus the same entity could be given different names. The term nuckelavee derives from Orcadian knoggelvi, and according to Orkney resident and 19th-century folklorist Walter Traill Dennison means "Devil of the Sea". The same demon is called a mukkelevi in Shetland, where it was considered a nasty sea-trow or sea-devil.

Samuel Hibbert, an antiquarian of the early nineteenth century, considered the component nuck of the nuckelavee's name to be cognate with both the Nick in Old Nick, a name sometimes given to the Devil of Christian belief, and with the Latin necare, to kill.

Description and common attributes
Stories of mythical Orcadian demons are recorded in the 16th-century Latin manuscripts of Jo Ben, who may have been referring to the nuckelavee in his description of the Orkney island of Stronsay. Dennison transcribed much of the information available about traditional tales told on Orkney, but to an extent romanticised and systematically altered certain elements of the stories in the process of transforming them into prose.

The nuckelavee is a mythical sea-creature that appears as a horse-like demon when it ventures onto land. Writer and folklorist Ernest Marwick considered it very similar to the Norwegian nøkk, the nuggle of Shetland and the kelpie. A unique and solitary creature possessing extensive evil powers, its malevolent behaviour can influence events throughout the islands. Islanders were terrified of the monster and would not speak its name without immediately saying a prayer. It was often found in the vicinity of a beach, but would never come ashore if it was raining.

No tales describe what form the nuckelavee takes when in the sea, but its appearance on land has been recounted in graphic detail. An islander, Tammas, claimed to have survived a confrontation with the beast and, after much cajoling from Dennison, reluctantly gave his description of the monster, the only known first-hand account. According to Tammas, the nuckelavee has a man's torso attached to a horse's back as if it were a rider. The male torso has no legs, but its arms can reach the ground from its position on top of the equine body, the legs of which have fin like appendages. The torso has a large head – possibly as much as 3 ft in diameter – that rolls back and forth. The monster described by Tammas has two heads; the equine head has an enormous gaping mouth that exudes a pungent, toxic vapour, and a single giant eye like a burning red flame. A particularly gruesome detail is that the nuckelavee has no skin; black blood courses through yellow veins, and the pale sinews and powerful muscles are visible as a pulsating mass. Other reports state that the creature resembles a centaur; narratives are inconsistent in the finer details of the demon's description however. Traill Dennison only describes a man's head with a "mouth projected like that of a pig". Marwick also only mentions one head with a single red eye, and he borrows some of Tammas's characterisation by recording the creature's mouth as "like a whale's".

The nuckelavee's breath was thought to wilt crops and sicken livestock, and it was considered responsible for epidemics and drought. Seaweed burning to create what was known at the time as kelp began on Stronsay in 1722. The product – soda ash – was an alkali mainly used to treat acidic soil, although as time went on its commercial importance in soap and glass manufacture increased. The pungent smoke emitted during the process was believed to enrage the nuckelavee, resulting in a wild rampage of plague, the deaths of cattle and the destruction of crops. The nuckelavee was said to have infected horses on Stronsay with the deadly disease known as mortasheen, to demonstrate its fury and exact its revenge against the islanders for burning seaweed; the infection subsequently spread to all the other islands involved in the industry. The creature was also blamed for prolonged periods of abnormally low rainfall, leading to water shortages and poor harvests.

Confinement
The nuckelavee is the most malevolent of the demons in and around the Scottish islands, without any redeeming characteristics. The only entity able to control it is the Mither o' the Sea, an ancient spirit in Orcadian mythology who keeps the nuckelavee confined during the summer months. In common with other mythical sea-monsters, with the possible exception of kelpies and the nuggle of Shetland, it is unable to wade through fresh flowing water, therefore it can be escaped by crossing a stream. Tammas managed to escape from the nuckelavee after he inadvertently splashed it with water from the loch he was alongside; this briefly distracted the monster, allowing Tammas to run over to a nearby channel of fresh water and jump to safety on the opposite bank.

Origins
Malevolent creatures possibly served to provide explanations for incidents that islanders were otherwise unable to account for; many ancient myths were based upon the natural elements of the turbulent and ever changing sea around Orkney. Established Orcadian tales were strongly influenced by Scandinavian mythology with a blending of traditional Celtic stories, so the nuckelavee may have its roots in a mythical creature imported by the Norsemen fused with a traditional Celtic water horse.

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Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Computer and video games
This Wikiportal is linked to from Browse. I created the page a while back as a kind of experiment. How do people think it could be improved? Also, would it be useful to create some kind of system for selecting featured articles and pictures? Are there any other boxes that we should create for this portal? Jacoplane 22:35, 19 July 2005 (UTC)


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sverifandom

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The result of the debate was MOVE (so keep redirect). I presume Harmil's suggestion concurs with Alarm's. -Splash 01:37, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Sverifandom
NN, D. ComCat 22:37, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but rename to Science fiction fandom in Sweden, which happens to be the subject of the article. The science fiction community in Sweden is noted in the Science fiction fandom article as one of the most notable in non-Anglophone culture. A quick look at some information pages (mostly in Swedish) makes it clear there are several fanzines, local clubs, and at least one annual congress. Also, it has a 50-year history. Notable enough. / Alarm 23:07, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Move and redirect This name is quite notable and should be redirected from. However, since this is en:, it makes sense to use the English name by default. -Harmil 00:32, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and move as per Alarm's suggestion --Fred-Chess 10:52, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Move and redirect per Harmil. Dcarrano 16:07, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Move and redirect per Harmil. 66.94.94.154 15:08, 22 July 2005 (UTC) (oops, me Saswann 15:09, 22 July 2005 (UTC))
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SUDAAN

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The result of the debate was KEEP. -Splash 01:41, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

SUDAAN
NN, D. ComCat 22:36, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Looks notable to me. ComCat, I have to ask... did you do research on this massive pile of VfDs or did you just list articles based on their current content? -Harmil 00:06, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and Expand — Ambush Commander (Talk) 02:22, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Scatologists (band)

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 talk 22:07, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

The Scatologists (band)
NN, D. ComCat 22:36, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. 66 Google hits.  And what are "toasting vocals"? --Idont Havaname 23:06, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Toasting vocals are sort of like reggae vocals or rapping. --FuriousFreddy 19:09, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn band vanity. -- Etacar11   00:06, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn band with one album from a minor indie label. Does not meet WP:MUSIC -Harmil 00:26, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep bands with albums, even if they are on labels not sufficiently major enough to excite some. Grace Note 04:22, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * If we had articles on every band with an album, there would be chaos. That is why we have the WP:MUSIC notability guidelines. --FuriousFreddy 19:09, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable band vanity. JamesBurns 08:43, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, fails WP:MUSIC. Dcarrano 16:09, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Dcarrano. Friday 19:16, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. What Dcarrano said. --FuriousFreddy 19:09, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep this band was successful (opened a concert for the Toasters), well-known regionally (even if Delaware is a small market), and had hundreds of very loyal followers. This is not vanity -- it's history.  Oh, and if you don't know what Jamaican toasting is, you should look it up on Wikipedia first.  Thekohser 05:22, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
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