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== Perspicacite == == Adoption ==


For adoption, I suggest you see ]. Cheers, ''']]]''' 00:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
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:If you've got anything to say, please do so on ]. Cheers again, ''']]]''' 00:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
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so I attempted to defend you the best I could. Good luck dealing with this guy. ]] 05:11, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
:I should imagine you are talking about P's latest attempt to have me perma-banned: . I find it a little ironic that someone who ostensibly, is so concerned about rules, can not follow the simple one at the head of that page: "As a courtesy, you should inform other users if they are mentioned in a posting (you may use the <nowiki>{{ANI-notice}}</nowiki> template to do so)"


== ] ==
:He's tried to get me banned 5 times on that page now but rarely bothers to inform me of the discussion...


Please see ]... we are trying to get this proposal into a shape suitable for consensus... Thanks, ] (]) 04:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks for making some perspicacious comments!


== Singapore Airlines formal request for mediation ==
:Being fair to P, there is a sliver of truth to his allegation that I watch his contributions. But only occasionally do I check up on his activities. And only because he is such a prolific editor, his particularly sour brand of instant reversion and wiki-lawyering can be very dispiriting and bitey to new editors.


Hi, ] has recently started another in relation to the ] and ] articles, but have omitted your name from the list. In light of your major contributions to the said article(s), I have added your name to the involved parties list. If you agree to participate, please sign your acceptance on that page. Thank you. --] (]) 17:54, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
:I hope that my "baptism of fire" by P has made me stronger and more knowledgeable about our policies and procedures but I do try and encourage new editors that have been savaged by him so that they do not leave the project in disgust as fast as he attacks and reverts them.


== Singapore meetup invitation ==
:The real solution would be to appoint a mentor for him and put him on one revert per day parole. He really is quite hard-working and could be an asset to the project if we could only correct his bitey behaviour and contempt for his fellow editors.


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:PS: I'm going to move your comment and my reply up to the P section of this talk page now... ]] 05:31, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
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== KSB's revert ==
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by another editor. Cheers! ] 02:19, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Yup, I'm a slow typist and folks seem to be very quick on the draw. Thanks for keeping an eye on things, Gwen! ] 03:03, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
:It was my mistake Alice, and I deserve no congratulations for reverting it, though I appreciate your kind words at my talk page. I apologize for not looking closer at what you were actually doing, and you have my sympathies in your current dispute with Perspicacite. I've watched the dispute a bit, and it appears you're on the side of angels there, so-to-speak. Keep up the good work of encyclopedia building! Best regards, ] 06:07, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
::Looking closer, I realize Encyclopetey beat me to the revert, so it wasn't actually my undoing of my mistake. Again, though, I take full responsibility for not looking closer at what you were actually doing. ] 06:09, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, dragons are busy creatures and it can be hard to spot the detail sometimes when you're flying at such dizzy heights (grin).

P has been actually showing distinct signs of editing rather than reverting recently - I do hope I'm not grinding him down (wan smile). ] 06:30, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

==="Straight but not narrow"===
I've been on the lookout for a userbox saying something like that for awhile. Where did you find it? And I hope you don't mind that I swiped the code to put on my userpage. ] 17:38, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Gosh, you're very polite and friendly for a dragon! I'm afraid I've forgotten where I swiped it from, (that'll teach me to use better edit summaries) except that I'm fairly sure it was either GFDL or public domain. You might like to edit it to show the male symbol as slightly more prominent or keep it the same to reflect the female gamete's dominant role in our world (grin). Thanks for being so friendly! ] 21:40, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

== Made me smile ==

and made me smile; hope it does the same for you. ] 01:15, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

:Me too and how lovely for you to think of me! A '''''very''''' interesting new source for stopping me getting any work done! I think I need a sugar daddy so I can stop all remunerative work and concentrate on Wikistuff. This may get seriously addictive... Thanks for being nice to me. ] 01:22, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

::Turns out there . I wondered why he stopped where he did. ] 01:28, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

== Comments.... ==

Hi there. My editing today on a few articles may have removed or changed some of your material. Please don't be offended, but all I merely wanted to do was to remove any dubious unreferenced material. The worst though is that anon IP who turns out to be a block evading sock of the rude ].

I can't say I understood your message, but I'm guess it was tongue in cheek. Cheers and happy editing. --] 06:20, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm not offended at all - that's what is so wonderful about Misplaced Pages: we can all stand on the shoulders of others and become GIANTS!

I'm sure that, given your evident cultural sensitivity, you will be aware that the IP (s)(socks or not) feel very strongly about the topics they edit on and that may lead them to be bit rash and loud at times - especially when it is evident that, like me, English was probably not the language they first learnt to read in. They have provided some good material, though, and the articles they have edited could definitely do with lots more citations.

Lastly, I'm intrigued as to '''''exactly which message''''' you did not understand - can you provide a diff? ] 06:36, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

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NK fits the very definition of communist, etc. If you would like to participate in the discussion on the article's talk page, that's great. But simply deleting sourcec information isn't appropriate. ] (]) 15:12, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
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I disagree.<br/>
But I do agree that it's more productive that we discuss this on the article's talk page, so I've added to the previous points I made on that discussion page . Incidentally, your point had already been well discussed on the article's talk page by (you and) others, so please don't assume that I am ignorant of the background to your comment. ] 21:49, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

:I invited you to participate in a discussion. How is it you infer I might think you ignorant? ] (]) 01:25, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

My mistake then, I read your comment as implying that I changed the "label" in the infobox from a position of ignorance and without reading the prior discussions on the article's talk page. My change took account of those discussions (I don't have to participate in a discussion to be able to understand its drift). What I took offence to was the "simply deleting" part.

For the avoidance of doubt, I do believe that government's self descriptions are both illuminating and relevant; I will get seriously worried when the USA ceases to view itself as a democracy (whatever I may ''personally'' feel...) ] 02:12, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

:The U.S. isn't a democracy. It's a republic. It's in the name. If you were aware of the talk page discussions, then why did you choose to delete something most editors believed belonged? ] (]) 04:13, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

This isn't usenet and I'm not going to debate politics here.

I chose to delete two words from an '''''<big><big><big>infobox</big></big></big>''''' description that was un-encyclopedic: "] ]"; used together they are inappropriate and a contradiction in terms. We don't label the ] or ] as ] ] for the same sort of NPOV reasons.

Most Wikipedians are not telepathic and, without active canvassing, it's only a small minority of editors that will ever comment on an article's talk page. That's one reason that Misplaced Pages is explicitly not a democracy and it is the arguments themselves that are important rather than counting heads. I know that's very difficult for most westerners to understand, but it's something very easy to understand in Asia.

You take a different view, even although there is discussion on the article's talk page that explains a view that runs counter to your own. I'm not vehement about this which is why I've commented as I have done there. Please make your points on the article's discussion page rather than here - that way your rationale (and mine, if I choose to contribute) will be available for subsequent editors to assess. The magic of Misplaced Pages is that it has developed mechanisms so that editors of all persuasions (and none) should be able to work together ]. ] 06:19, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

:Working together collegially does not include making controversial changes without discussion. It also does not include using the words "ignorant" and "bimbo" or accusing others of these presumptions. ] (]) 15:02, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Look Robert, we're in substantial agreement here that you didn't mean to offend me (and I certainly didn't mean to offend you) so let's give it a rest, eh?

Both you and I were wrong in being bold and changing the Infobox description without reaching a consensus. Now let's concentrate on the article's discussion page in proposing mechanisms for reducing to-ing and fro-ing in this infobox so we can reach a stable, good article... <br/>
PS: I did enjoy the Japanese motorcycle article you pointed to! ] 00:24, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
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== what to call me ==

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I usually try to call people by their entire username unless they ask me to do otherwise (not that I'm suggesting this for others, it just what I do out of fear of accidentally insulting someone). Cheers, ] (]) 03:09, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi there! You are cordially invited to a meetup next Tuesday evening (4 September). Details and an attendee list are at ]. Hope to see you there! ] 00:35, 30 August 2012 (UTC)


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:I'll call you ''Paul'' then (email me privately if it's really Peter or Patrick or Parthenon or whatever - I promise to respect the confidence. I have a mental image of a tweed jacketed, pipe-smoking Irishman originally from the Scottish lowlands that is ultra-reliable and patient - but that's just because of one of my tutors - cheeky grin).
:I prefer to be simply called '''Alice'''. Thanks for giving me lots to think about in our discussions! ] 03:17, 29 November 2007 (UTC)


==October 2012 Singapore meetup invitation==
::Sure thing Alice. I'll answer your question about the "red link bot" ] here because it's less apropos to the article. Sadly, there is no red link bot that fixes them and makes everything all nice in the way you described (and I would argue that we don't want one because red links are good in a sense). But if you set up a redirect then it is seamless (i.e. try this link to ]). Now try clicking on the link after "Redirected from ..." where you can edit the Robert Zimmerman page. Right now, it's just a redirect to Bob Dylan. Now, as far as I know, a bot would come along and fix that link to Robert Zimmerman were it in the article space (and not in the user space where the bot might not roam).
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::Back in the ''de facto''* world, this means that de facto, de jure and the other one that I couldn't spell without looking at it all could redirect to one article transparently, saving many a neophyte the trouble of making a red link or having to look up the real article.
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::Since you appear to like to know about Misplaced Pages's clock works, I'll point out that sometimes people link to disambiguation pages, which probably isn't what the intended. These are all flagged and one can help by going through and fixing them to the author's intention, and many editors do (helpfully) spend time fixing these. ] (]) 05:30, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
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:::Where is the list of links awaiting disambiguation to be found, please? ] 14:37, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
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:::::]. There's also a ], if you're interested. Cheers, ] &nbsp;|<small> ]</small> 14:47, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::Isn't Misplaced Pages amazing! If there's ever insufficient work to do with the 120 articles I currently have on my watchlist I know where to look. Thanks again for being so helpful and informative, it's really appreciated! ] 17:46, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::::You could also fix the one on this page. Hint: it's in italics against wikipedia's type setting rules (as defined by you). ;) ] 23:12, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::::So, there is a wikilink on this my talk page (written by me I guess) that points to a disambiguation page instead of to a Misplaced Pages page or redirect and it is in italic script? I can't see it but are you saying that there is some page I could go to or tool I could use to find it, Paul?
::::::::If you're talking about ''in extremis'' then I'm happy with the explanation given at the top of the disambiguation page for ''in extremis'' (and I personally use a different rule for italicization than that followed by our encyclopaedic articles). I'd still like to know if there is a tool or page to find these for a particular page, though... ] 09:39, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::That's what I was talking about. You're right that there is a dictionary entry there and no encyclopedia article that you might want to link to. I'm not sure what to say about that, it's a bit ugly (not what you did, the page and how it disambigs). ] (]) 14:13, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Phew! That's a relief, I can stop worrying that my growing reputation as a pedantic little minx is safe. I assume that there is no tool or page I can use to check out a page that you know about. Have you voted in the ArbCom elections yet? ] 14:18, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::What the duce is ArbCom, and why does it need an election?] (]) 23:55, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::I suppose it's just possible that you are not feigning ignorance here, Paul, so I will say that many editors view the Arbitration Committee as a court of last resort (and some, , as a court of first instance ); it sees itself rather differently. Elections are useful for trying to ensure that the electorate views ArbCom's decisions as having the stamp of legitimacy: ]. (PS: I'm still cogitating on your merge query). &nbsp;]] 07:41, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Possible, but not the case. I generally pay no attention to the rules until I get smacked on the hand for not doing so. BTW, you probably have more edits than twice the number of edits I do (or about 95% of[REDACTED] editors), so I would suggest getting used to knowing more than most people you run across. PS, thanks for the update on the cognition. ] (]) 00:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
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== ] ==

Thanks for your work today cleaning up ]. It's nice to have someone who hasn't been caught up in the past year and a half of arguments make a big contribution. --] 17:37, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
:Well that's very sweet of you and makes a pleasant change from some of the comments that have been left in my "P section". I must admit I trembled a bit before I dared tickle the lead since I know diddly squat about the subject matter. Thanks for giving my spirits a boost! ] 17:42, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
::In fact, this is exactly what the article needs: The editor which is sufficiently separated from the - too often - very pointed discussions. Nice work. --] (]) 11:51, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Thank you, Whiskey! Passion is important as a motivator to drive the quest for better sources but it can hinder presenting a balanced distillation of historical research sometimes. I suppose you've had the sort of "White Christmas" that is popular on many Christmas Cards in Singapore still? We have our own rivalry with Hong Kong but of course it does not have the same degree of historical venom that is obviously present inside some of the editors regularly contributing to some articles focussed on your region. ]] 12:02, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

== HI ==

You're entirely welcome to use that. Perhaps needs putting into context! ] 10:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks, Edward. I knew you were a sport.
:Kick it into whatever context you feel appropriate. Be my guest (non) user page editor!] 15:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

== Re: WP:why ==

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:I'm brand new here as you probably realised. Does that mean that the shortcut <nowiki>]</nowiki> may change in future? ] 11:47, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
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::It may change but probably won't... the main reason you should redirect to the article directly is because ] won't finish the redirect wholly and will just halt at WP:WHY... which isn't the aim of a redirect (because then you'd have to click it manually to get to the main page). -- ]] 12:04, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
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:::Thanks very much for taking the time to explain that to me - it's much appreciated. (I have gone back to other 2 re-directs I created and, I hope, done the job properly now.] 13:00, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
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And welcome by the way. :-) Also you might consider ] this talk page since it's becoming big now. ;-) -- ]] 12:09, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
:Folks were very welcoming to me when I first started 10 weeks ago and their welcome is archived.
:More than 80% of the bulk of this page is taken up with the "P Section" but I am unable to archive that until the situation is resolved - hopefully next year in 2008. ] 13:00, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
::Why exactly do you get in conflict? -- ]] 11:37, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
:::From my perspective that's a bit like asking the Polish Government on ]: "Why is it you keep getting into conflict with your neighbours?".
:::Obviously I have my opinion, but it might be better if you form your own by '''''reading''''' my "P Section". Thanks for your interest! ] 13:11, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

::::'''Update''': The contents of the "P Section" have now been archived to here . ]] 23:49, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
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== Singapore Airlines ==

Hey Alice.S

Thanks for the welcome :-D Hopefully we can get the Singapore Airlines right and make it a great article and balancing veiled and explicit views of editors in the process! <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 18:50, 5 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:That's the spirit! Isn't Misplaced Pages wonderful? What's your favourite airline if you're flying economy ?] 18:54, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

== Blocking ==

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''8.1) Blocking is a serious matter. Administrators should be exceedingly careful when blocking. Blocks should be made only if other means are not likely to be effective.
:''Passed 10 to 1 at 17:16, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
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Especially when you are not dealing with some pimply teenager that can not take a hint. Why not ask Edward nicely first if you do not wish to receive communications from him? ] 17:55, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

:Edward is passionate about Misplaced Pages. He has a stack of intellectual effort invested in it. Admins should only block serious contributors as a last (and not a first) response. ] 19:54, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

::In my mind, disrupting an open election through a smear campaign is a serious matter - especially if the perpetrator has been asked to stop, and has refused. ] 22:07, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
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If you're unwilling to respond to that, you really shouldn't be trying to "throw the book" at people. ] 23:03, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
:I think you're assuming too much again. If you had bothered to read what is on the top of this talk page, you would be able to work out that I believe it's more difficult to have a dialogue when people are talking in separate rooms.
:You may well have been privy to information that I wasn't but I just reacted to what I thought I saw. A rather veiled warning to Edward followed by a block a few minutes later. I'm probably getting a warped view of things but I see too many examples of lazy admins (not that I'm necessarily putting you in that category) who can't be bothered to attempt to engage a (possibly) problematic user in dialogue before reaching for the block button. I must admit that I'm not impressed by you removing the thread from your own user page so quickly and then suggesting that I'm "unwilling to respond".
:Now I'm going away for a few days so I'd suggest a period of sober reflection to ascertain what you want from me before appearing on my talk page again - to '''swat me round the ear''' or ''to persuade me that I was in error''. If the latter, then I'd very much welcome the courtesy of a considered reply (since I don't perceive any urgency about the situation now) rather than (what still appears to me as) a '''precipitate''' response.

:By the way, I do like both the idea and execution of your "quilt". ] 23:21, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
::It strikes me that if you disagree with a block on somebody, you should address the issue at hand, rather than copy/paste a bit of a policy page. I am aware that people shouldn't be blocked lightly; if you believe that I have acted too hastily, it is far more helpful to explain ''why'' you think so, rather than reiterate that blocks are a last resort. For what it's worth, after investigation by a few other admins, Dbuckner has now been indefinitely blocked. ] 00:08, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
:::Don't be silly, Radiant. I headlined a relevant ArbCom page, ''not'' a policy page and I've already outlined ''precisely'' why I thought the block was inflammatory and wrong. I note that you've not commented on why you remove uncomfortable posts from your talk page. ]]

===Sad===
Personally, I think Edward went about things the wrong way (I voted for FT2). It might have been better if he had raised his concerns about bad publicity for Misplaced Pages with the ArbCom secret mailing list or the Foundation in confidence first. Equally, he may actually have done that and felt his concerns were not being timeously addressed or he may just have felt that confidential mailing was an underhand way of going about things. I don't know the guy, but from his postings he seems to be concerned with ethics. Whatever the sequence of events I do think it sad that things had to come to . Anyway I do hope we can agree to disagree on some issues without rancour or grudges. ] 10:23, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
*I fully agree to that. ] 09:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

== merge Q ==

Now that you've had some time to think about it, are you still opposed to the de facto / de jure merge? ] (]) 21:53, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
:Would your proposal be:
:# to have ONE article, entitled "'''When law and common practice differ'''"
:# with three main headings of ''de facto'', ''de jure'' and ''desuetude''
:# to change the current three separate eponymous articles to redirects to the relevant ''sections''?
:Would there be any technical difficulties with having redirects to sections rather than the whole (new) article? If there weren't, that would overcome my neophyte argument, but I must confess I'm still not clear on the advantages (as opposed to the lack of drawbacks) of such a merger, Paul... ]] 20:54, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
::Well, I was kind of hoping you would say you were still strongly against it and then I would drop it. But, it comes down to a view of this beast (Misplaced Pages) as an encyclopedia and a few things I've noticed:
:::* More articles on the same topic leads to a few that are way below par and a maybe one great one that is even well maintained. Why not have all the below par ones in the great one as subsections and let them get lots of attention?
:::* Many times when I look something up, I find just one of the many possible articles and it can take months for me to find either the good one or even years to find all the bad ones to redirect.
::But again, I fear it's just my view of Misplaced Pages and that I'm not right to impose it. So since you considered this most I thought I would ask you where you stand. I'm fine with all of the above, and it will all work great as you hope. ] (]) 14:21, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

::::Again, you have given me some new perspectives to think about and deepened my respect for you, Paul.
::::Now you have given me a positive (editor pedagogic) rationale for making the merge.
::::However, may I ask you to explicitly answer each of my 3 numbered questions posed above. If the answer is a clear ''YES'' to the three numbered questions (and a ''NO'' to the subsequent un-numbered question) then I would support whatever you wish to do. Thanks again for explaining all of this patiently and rationally to me! ]] 23:45, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm fine with (1), I can not promise nor necessarily agree with (2) or else, why would I want to merge, and (3) is fine (as I've shown you before). ] (]) 00:38, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

:What, am I chopped liver, I've got two unanswered posts on this page. ] (]) 19:44, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
::I'm so sorry, Paul; I was waiting for a specific "NO" answer to the "un-numbered question" "Would there be any technical difficulties with having redirects to sections rather than the whole (new) article?" since I assume that every time someone changed the sections the re-directs would fail. I seem to remember something about whojamaflicks (were they called anchors...) in articles that one can re-direct to but I've not been able to find the relevant article again, so that's my only excuse.
::I trust you that it would work technically (you're a very thoughtful chap) so I withdraw my objections as it's not fair to keep you hanging on while I do the research.
::If and when Domer48 answers some pertinent questions, it may be safe for me to reply to the other question. Is your e-mail enabled? ]] 22:20, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

:::Alice, you did see the part where I disagree with (2), making (4--implied) an uninteresting question. ] (]) 23:37, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
::::I did not previously read that part as you being actively opposed to having 3 separate sections that could be wikilinked to from other articles, but as you not being able to promise that there would be these sections (that's honest - since none of us can own WArts) ''nor'' necessarily agree that they are good things. If you are now saying that you are ''actively'' opposed to having appropriate sections in the merged unitary article that can be wikilinked to AND there is no technical solution, then and naturally, I would remain opposed. Does that make any kind of sense? ]] 00:42, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:::::Okay, I finally got the resolution I came here for then. Thx. ] (]) 01:36, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
::::::Alice, that formatting was intentional. I like it (and see it often) that a merge proposal has a boxed conclusion so that it's easy to see that discussion is over and a conclusion was reached. If you have better formatting that makes it clear (like a green box or some such) that would be fine too. ] (]) 06:53, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

== 2006 figures better than 2005 figures ==

You got the facts wrong my friend. The latest HDI values (2007 report) are derived based on 2005 data. People often get confused and think that the year of the hdi report is the year from which the values are derived. This similar mistake is found on the[REDACTED] pages of many other countries too. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 05:49, 19 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Thanks for taking the time to respond to me here. (Although a better place, since yours is a general point concerning the contents of the article, might have been ]).

:''Personally'', I'd hate to doubt the truth of your statement. However, our encyclopedia needs verifiable sources for everything we write.

:It would really help me if you could provide the source (even quicker would be an on-line source for your changes). Again, a good place to do this would be on the talk page of our article. There's some information you may find useful for that '''right at the bottom of my "user page" . It would help myself and others take you more seriously if you ] and ] your comments on talk pages.

:Lastly, on talk pages, it's Misplaced Pages etiquette to add new sections at the bottom of the page. Just click the fourth tab from the left at the very top talk of talk pages that's marked with a "+" (plus sign). Thanks for taking the time to write a better encyclopedia! ]] 07:14, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

== ] ==

To remove the external source is necessary because it is misleading. It basically provides the rate in the year of 2006. Plus, the inline citation already showed the sources of rank. If you want to object, write down your reason in the talk page of Singapore. ] (]) 08:33, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks for taking the time to respond to me here, Coloane. (Although a better place, since yours is a general point concerning the contents of the article, might have been ]).

:Your comment relates to the contents of our article so should have been placed on ]) and not here. That way all interested parties (including you and I) can participate and reach consensus. (All articles I edit, including their discussion pages, are automatically added to my ]).

: '''removed''' the relevant inline citation placed by Huaiwei but left the claim: "It (Singapore) was rated as the world's best airport in 2006 by ]". That may not be what you intended, but if you actually examine your edit that's what it did, Coloane! And you are also running perilously close to being in breach of ]. ]] 09:20, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

== Season's greetings! ==

And compliments of the season to you too - hope your Christmas has been a good one :) ]...''<small><font color="#008822">]</font></small>'' 21:13, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
:I suppose you've been celebrating with the traditional barbecue and crate of cold beer? I dream of coming to visit your beautiful locality one of these days ... ]] 05:33, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

== I love the bouncing ball!!! ==

What more can I say? --] (]) 02:27, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
:I wish I were the author, who I believe may be user "Splaka" at ]. Thanks for dropping by and saying friendly things (and for joining the "bouncers' club")! ]] 05:05, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

== World's largest airline by market capitalisation? ==

<small>I've copied most of the discussion below to ] as being a more appropriate venue</small><br/>
and ] was kind enough to respond here on my talk page, thus:

=== Why the edit doesn't belong there===
Okay, regarding the Air China lead not lasting:
* Even with a source, you still have to state who believes that the Air China lead may not last? To not provide the "who" may imply POV
* Even then, remember that the article is mostly about SQ, so you can say Air China took the lead, but does speculation about Air China belong there?
] (]) 03:46, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, in principle, with your first point. However, I think we should assume that some of our readers are perceptive enough to follow the '''cited reference''' to the cited ] article dated ] ], entitled: Around the Markets: Airlines Face Challenges at http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/11/business/sxasia.php and read that this is ''their'' opinion.
:As to your second opinion, then I have no strong feelings one way or the other but ] is a better forum to discuss the contents of the article than my talk page.
:Thanks for taking the time and trouble to raise both these issues and I hope you will forgive the impertinence of taking the discussion there? ]] 05:29, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

== Diplomats ==

Hi there Alice,

I noticed you changed WP:BIO to say that diplomats do not have inherent notability. Disregarding my opinion on this topic, can you point to a discussion or general consensus for this edit? It seems to me to be rather unilateral and unconstructive. Thanks --] (]) 07:58, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Thomas, nice to have you drop by.

I assume you are talking about this edit of mine: http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Notability_%28people%29&diff=prev&oldid=180540586 where I added the text I have italicized for emphasis: "**Simply being an ambassador does not guarantee notability, although such a person may be notable for other reasons aside from his/her diplomatic career ''and few appointments will '''not''' have been noted in independent, reliable sources. However, many career diplomats strive to maintain a relatively low profile and this may mean fewer reports than might otherwise be expected for international officials of similar seniority''.

If that's the edit you're talking about then it was certainly '''not''' my intention to reinforce the view that ambassadors do not have inherent notability.

The source for this was the discussion on the article's talk page together with the Article for deletion discussion on a newly appointed Australian ambassador to Zimbabwe: ] where my contributions were signed under my previous user name of "Alice.S".

My view point is that almost '''all''' ambassadors merit their own article on Misplaced Pages since they are almost all plenipotentiaries and, as such, represent their head of state in the country of their accreditation.

The talk page discussion made the valid point that notability does not equate to either being important nor does it equate to being high profile - it merely means that there exist independent authoritative sources for verification and on that test it would be a very rare ambassador indeed that did not pass this low threshold notability test. Please note that not all diplomats are of ambassador status, though...]] 08:13, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

:Thank you for the speedy reply. I was part of the Australian diplomat discussion as well. For the record, I am commenting to you tonight about this issue because user's have taken your comments on the page to mean that ambassadors are not generally or inherently notable. See ].--] (]) 08:21, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

They were wrong to do that, but I apologise if my language was so opaque that it caused the misunderstanding. If you can point me towards where this misunderstanding is occurring then I will attempt to put the record straight, Thomas. ]] 08:25, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

== Thanks for your help at ] ==

I appreciate your not objecting to my replacement of your text with what I'd been working on off-wiki. I also appreciate all the tweaking you've done to the text I placed. I didn't feel it was quite ready, but when I saw a stub had been placed, I decided to go ahead and add my off-wiki work. ] (]) 04:33, 29 December 2007 (UTC) ;)
:No problem, BBC; nice to have your school on board! ]] 04:37, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
:*I'm excited about it! And my students are really looking forward to it as well. ] (]) 04:53, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

== Amok ==

I am not "running amok deleting stuff" without reason. The presentation of the material on the capital page is lopsided and uncited, and has been the case for many months. Death penalty is a serious issue and any material on it should be backed up with credible sources. ] (]) 01:50, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
:I appreciate that you have a valid rationale. However, unless you make your motivation clear (either in edit summaries or, better still, on the discussion page of the article beforehand), you can understand that folks may be puzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzled.

:As a first class lawyer, you will also appreciate the distinction that many folks have edited and deleted material (both sourced and un-sourced) from ] and my edit summary was not specifically targeted against your good self. I ] that you were going to go back and source the material that you removed at a later time but some may have thought that a neater way to proceed would have been to either tag or remark out the un-cited stuff and then allow a reasonable period for someone (even your good self) to format the citations. As a lawyer, I think you know that very little of the stuff you removed was completely without foundation in primary, secondary and tertiary sources.

Anyway, nice of you to take the trouble to clarify your concerns and I hope to see you making a reasonable précis of some of the applicable legislation very shortly and killing some of those glaring red links. A prosperous New Year to you (whenever you celebrate it)! ]] 02:05, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

== SQ Flight Numbers ==

Thanks Alice! But frankly I have better things to do than to read through that tripe! I'll just leave it for the two of them to... fight it out ;-P Have a Happy New Year 2008! <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 21:29, 30 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

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:Thanks for the kind words but it was really only serendipitous that I created and made the first few edits on the article; the heavy lifting was done by Bellwether BC, Risker and Alansohn. ]] 05:22, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


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== ] ==


Why you would violate 3RR on Neal Blair when you know the policy and you knew I would report you is beyond my understanding. See ]. ] (]) 00:22, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
:So as to improve our Encyclopedia for our readers by restoring the citations you keep removing, and fixing the redlinks and mis-spellings you keep reverting to. You are really .]]


::Sorry - I'm still unfairly blocked even after all these years and have permanently left Singapore... ]] 16:49, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
*I have blocked you for 24 hours for a violation of the three revert rule. ] <sup>'']''</sup> 10:48, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
::Which was the version that I reverted to '''four''' times? ]] 11:02, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
:::See the report at AN3 linked above. You removed the same information 4 times. ] <sup>'']''</sup> 11:37, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


:::Wrongly blocked for more than 14 years now (since 2008)...]] 04:40, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
::::I'm sorry, Spartaz, but I am genuinely puzzled. My clear intention and actual edits (as clarified in my AN3 riposte to Perspicacite) was not to remove anything at all (other than a spelling mistake), but rather to restore a ] citation.
::::Please would you be kind enough to specify the information that I removed from the article "4 times" so that I can understand and agree with my block rather than regard it as a mistake on your part (understandable - P does make a cunningly contrived case). ]] 18:27, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
**You removed the following phrase from the very start of the article 4 times ''In 1989 he pleaded guilty to evading ]es in 1984.''. None of your edits specified BLP concerns. If you think I made a mistake you can use the unblock template (as I pointed out yesterday) and another admin will come along and review the block. ] <sup>'']''</sup> 08:15, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
<nowiki>{{unblock|your reason here}}</nowiki> I should have pointed out the unblock template should you wish to appeal the block.


::::]
== Thanks ==


.
We never had any prior interaction with each other as far as I know, but your comments and support in regards to my getting unbanned showed genuine thoughtfulness and integrity. You had/have your suspicions about whether I can really behave myself on this go round -- or at least not be so combative and china breaking -- but I will make a genuine effort. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and I will just walk away instead of resorting to my old ways. But again thanks very much for your time and efforts. You and Haemo helped push away -- at least temporarily -- much of my cynicism regarding Misplaced Pages editing, and other admins should look at the responsible, on point, logical and fair conduct the both of you displayed as something to emulate and strive for. Hopefully I won't be giving you any reason to regret this later. Take care. -BC aka ] (]) 18:53, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
:Yes, you are correct in saying that we never had any interaction prior to your block; however, I admired both your glowing and lucid writing style and your sheer tenacity in the face of illogical and partisan attack - both are not easy when the mob is baying for your blood. Administrator John ] taught me the important Wikipedian principle that we should .
:I suspect we are on opposite ends of the political spectrum but, especially in my region, it is important to have an encyclopedia where '''all''' sourced points of view are represented in a balanced way.
:Thank you for the delightfully erudite and you gave me on your own talk page (I'm wickedly breaking my own rule and replying here, just so I can readily access ] - huge grin). ]]
:: Thanks again. I've noticed that some other editors, especially anonymous IP's, don't seem to gush much in the way of warm appreciation and/or kindly kudos when I suggest improvements to the accuracy of an article, or when I revert deletions that were justified with edit summaries that basically only went "rm per WP:IDONTLIKETHAT". Also I didn't mean to demean the importance of articles like ] or even ] -- knowledge & understanding are always good regardless, especially when you consider the alternative.... -BC aka ] (]) 14:40, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

== Continuation War ==

Alice. I plan to allow the dust to settle on Finnish matters for a few weeks. But, I will come back to them in due course. regards. Bob ] (]) 09:48, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

== stop looking at my history ==

if you want to get more pleasure from observing other people's edit history, I would suggest that you had better spend more time on improving the article Singapore, or countries from Sacanadivian areas. I am not very interested in talking with you although you are attractive, beautiful as you claimed. Good Luck! <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 14:38, 12 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Occasionally I encounter editors who are not vandals, but whose consistent behaviour patterns (as exhibited by the historical record of their past edits across several articles) are problematic for other editors and, often because of that, for our encyclopedia. You seem to be one - ] and ] are others.
:I'm not aware of ever making any comment (or "claim") as to my attractiveness or beauty (or lack of either). Can you e-mail me some diffs? ]] 06:12, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

=== WP:ANI regarding User:Coloane ===
Hello Alice. I recall from 3RR, your request to be notified of a disruption case on the user, should it be opened. It has, ]. Regards, <span style="font-family: Myriad Pro; font-size: 11pt">] <sup>]</sup></span> 06:01, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
:Most kind, Bogdan! I've commented <font size="4"><font face="impact">&nbsp;]]</font></font> 09:16, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
===Misplaced Pages retirement===
Coloane notified following .

== thanks! ==

thanks for the Christmas wish. I hope you had a great one yourself. Guess I haven't logged in for a while. ] (]) 03:44, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
:I guess you haven't, Paul. I might take a long break myself the way things are going. Perspicacite managed to engineer a block on me by lying through his teeth. Not good!
:Happy ] in advance! ]] 05:16, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
::Alice, I think I've known you for most of your time here and very much enjoy reading your talk page, if you don't mind, can I ask you a question? (if you do mind, I guess you have to skip the next sentence.) What do you think you spend most of your time here doing? There are lots of ways you could take that, and I leave the question intentionally vague. ] (]) 05:51, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

== Accusations ==

Could you supply diffs for your re Domer, regarding a ] or retract your comments. I have asked you not to make them as they are unhelpful especially on artcles relating to the ]. For an editor who is cagey about there own privacy as seen by your, about you, section on your user page you are quick to throw out unsubstantiated accusations ] (]) 16:01, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

:They are not accusations, they are my personal observations followed by pertinent (unanswered) questions - and they apply equally to you. And, of course, like Domer48, you are at liberty to continue to ignore both my questions and my observations. Editors are entitled to keep their personal details secret. They are not entitled to ignore our rules on conflicts of interest. This is what I wrote (italicized because it's quoting my previous writing):

:''In this section, I can understand the contributions and rationale of Bastun, Damac, R. fiend, and Scolaire (listed in alphabetical order) but I am getting increasingly perplexed as to why BigDunc and Domer48 seem so resistant to any and every argument and cling like grim death to the exact (and, admittedly minority point of view) stance of a single non-historian."
:''The only other time I have seen such obduracy on Misplaced Pages has been when there was a ] between the partisan aims of a particular team of edit warriors and those of our Encyclopedia in presenting a balanced and unbiased summary. If you do have a particular interest (such as working for a book publisher or being aligned with a particular political party) I think that now would be a good time to declare it.''

:For the avoidance of doubt, '''I''' have never been affiliated to, a member of, a candidate for or donated to any political party or movement whatever and I have never been an employee of, a voluntary distributor for, had close connections with any book publisher, newspaper or magazine whatever. Are you able to say the same, BigDunc?

:And before you ask, you are not obliged to answer those questions; you are obliged to read ] and conform with the guidance therein.

::Any pile-on comments from you or your fellow-travellers will be expunged.
::I have edited on other controversial articles such as Scientology and North Korea but I do deprecate the way you ganged up on former admin R. fiend and because of that unprincipled and nitpicking and argumentative stand I want nothing more to do with you or your kind since, rightly or wrongly, ( of ) I have formed the opinion that you seem principally concerned to justify and excuse acts of violence and edit war with those editors who seek to introduce balancing points of view and sources. ]]
:::I can answer no I haven't to all of your questions and regarding the diffs that you have supplied, are any of these edits against[REDACTED] policy, if so would you not revert them and report me to an admin. Also half of these diffs are in response to an editor who under the ] arbcom case has had his second months probation for edit warring. I have never been blocked for anything since I started editing wikipedia. And I would like to know how you feel I ganged up on an admin who admits to editng while high and drunk and has resigned his admin powers due to his misuse of same. ] (]) 09:58, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
::::If I have misjudged you, then you have my unreserved apology.
::::It was certainly helpful that you have answered - voluntarily - my questions unequivocally.
::::If Domer48 does the same then that would certainly clear the air.
::::As regards R. fiend, then I think that the comment he left on the ] page today was helpful and I may re-consider my position.
::::At the end of the day my opinions count for little, but I do still feel that the mechanisms of WP are currently excessively vulnerable to gangs of editors with a harmonised political or religious viewpoint and a zealot outlook.
::::Thanks for giving me pause for further reflection and perhaps I was a bit harsh in my comments above. ]] 10:52, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
:::::Apology accepted but in my humble opinion NO editors opinion count for little that is what makes[REDACTED] such a great project is that every ones opinions can be aired and discussed to make this a great encyclopedia. Also Domers silence in no way means that he has a ], it is up to him to reply if he wants. ] (]) 12:16, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
'''Update''': Apology not warranted by ]] 05:07, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

:You can assume what you like about me all it does is make an ASS of U and ME. And an apology with conditions is not an apology. Your continued patronisation says more about you than it does me. Your own POV was clearly shown in your last reply to me. ] (]) 11:26, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
::I'm heartened by your perhaps there is hope for you yet... ]] 18:49, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

== ] - overlinking ==

Hello Alice! You are of course right. But please remember - many times an editor is just making changes to a specific section and, unwillingly, may link something already linked above. It is not on purpose. Of course editors should be carefull, but please be understanding. Thank you. ] (]) 07:34, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
:By the way, what does the <nowiki>{{clear}}</nowiki> template you placed at ] mean? ] (]) 07:35, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
::Good Afternoon, The Ogre. Thanks for taking the trouble to visit my talk page.
::I do understand the problem and I think you've correctly identified one of the reasons for ]. I can see from your contributions that you're an excellent editor and I'm sorry if my edit summary came overs as a bit exasperated or short-tempered.
::Here's the explanation for the ] - I used it in this case for better visual appearance on Linux and XP machines so the right-aligned image in the (rather short) lead does not "foul" the following "see also" section - but I also often use it so it is clearer which are the appropriate "edit" buttons for particular sections. ]] 08:13, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Thanks Alice! For me it's good morning...! Keep up the good work. Cheers. ] (]) 08:26, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

== Thanks from Domer48 ==

Your comment on my talk page was totally unexpected and came quite out of the blue, which made it all the more welcome. Thanks very much, I really appreciated it. --] (]) 08:49, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
:Well, I hope I will always be able to admit when (and if) I'm wrong, and I am always willing to revise my opinions in the case of further (or better) evidence - remember, I was trained as a scientist.
:I do, on occasion, follow editors' contributions to see if there are particular patterns or consistencies to edits. That is '''not''' stalking - unless, and only unless, that following and scrutiny is with the intention of causing disruption to our goal of making a better encyclopedia.
:When you did not answer my ] question, I hope you will accept at face value my statement that I tracked your edits in order to assess whether you had a ] (COI), or fundamental problem of incompatibility, between the aim of Misplaced Pages (which is to produce a ], ] encyclopedia free from ]) and your own aims.
:Clearly it is wholly consistent with the aims of our project to make such excellent starting efforts as ]. Presumably, like me, you use your user space to create and refine these articles? ]] 09:10, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Sorry we got of on the wrong foot, but with the problems I was having your questions on ], I assumed it was just to add fuel to the fire. With my shortness at the time, to answer would have been to go down your throat, like Alice down a rabbit hole. If you were to honestly asses my edits, you will quickly find that it is my civility on talk pages that has got me into trouble, and I will not offer provocation as an excuse, for my conduct. If you were to look for example at before I started to edit it, and look at . The same could be said on also, if you look at , likewise and today . Now that is just three examples, I could give more. Thing is, most of my edits stay, but the resistance is unbelievable. I do have a genuine interest in history. All of the books on those lists are my own, and it would be very rare for me to use books as references I do not own. I buy and sell Irish antique books from the 19th centaury, as a hobby, it is from there my interest stems. You are more than welcome to review my edits, I would in fact welcome your opinion, and respect all opinions honestly given. Thanks again, regards --] (]) 14:10, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
:Interesting material to ponder.
:You are indeed fortunate in having a privileged access to sources for articles that interest you and I see that WP is benefiting from that access.
:BigDunc has given me the impression (in sections above and elsewhere) that you refuse to answer directly my questions about COI, but could you at least tell me if you assembled the ] article in user space or whether you simply wrote it up directly on-line? Your answer would directly assist with formulating any more than an interim opinion on your edits. ]] 04:15, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure what you mean by "user space." If it means did I do it up on a word document over a period of time and then posted it onto wiki, well the answer is yes. I'm in the process of doing one up on ] at the moment, and will use the same process. I will then ask editors like Dunc, Vin or Pádraig to review it for me, point out the mistakes and build it up from there. I do have access to a very large collection of books which I have built up over many years, and my opinions are based on that reading, so I would consider that on some subjects my opinion is at least informed. Like you have said yourself above, as I'm intrested in the subject, reading is not a effort. --] (]) 17:34, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
:] in the sense that I meant it above, is pages that are sub-pages from either your user name space or user talk space. For example: http://en.wikipedia.org/User:Alice/Private_Correspondence
:In addition to my first (so far unanswered) COI question , I have two more questions for you, Domer48:
:Q2) Are "Dunc, Vin or Pádraig" other like-minded editors: ], ] and ]?
:Q3) Do you think it would help initiate a more balanced and less biased article if editors of a different viewpoint to your own were consulted when preparing the first draft of an article?
:I do agree that Misplaced Pages should make better use of experts on a particular topic (such as yourself and your associates with respect to ) and I deprecate the present interpretation of COI policy by some ignorant editors (and admins) that means such experts think they have to pretend otherwise. ]] 00:42, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

I’m reminded of the old saying, give an inch and they take a yard. On the question of ], please provide diff’s of edits by me which you would consider represents a ]? In addition explain to me why Irish historical articles and historical figures cause such acrimony while English equivalents do not. For example, the articles I have provided diff’s for above, which I have improved, are all referenced, yet the linked English equivalent articles such as these , , , and are almost devoid of references. What I also find striking is the almost complete lack of achromous discussion on their talk pages. Why is that? Why are {NPOV}, {CITATION}, {FACT} or {SPECIFY} tags not used on them? Why is it that as soon as I go near them, the discussion page will soon fill up? Or as a group of editors decided to started to apply the same standards of ], ] and ] to theses articles which is consistently expected of us? What do you think the reaction would be, if I stood on policy and removed all the unreferenced information? What is wrong with editors who have a shared and ''genuine'' interest in articles working together? Compared to a group of editors dedicated to undermining articles and editors and whose motivation is based on their POV and pathological hatred of the subject matter, this I consider would be infinitely worse? Now I hope I have given you some food for thought, and pointed you to some articles in desperate need of attention for you to ponder? Please take your time in answering these questions. As I know you will want to give thoughtful and considered responses to these questions? --] (]) 19:21, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
:I have responded to your comments . If you would rather keep the discussion here please let me know? --] (]) 21:19, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
::I have also left a comment at ]. I am disturbed that something that began as a thank you has become so ugly. ] (]) 19:33, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

== Pictures on the side ==

I love your pictures! How do you format them to be on the side? ] 20:19, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
:Replied to you by e-mail, Miranda. ]] 04:07, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
::Thanks! ] 04:44, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

== Singapore Airlines FT ==

Do you participate in any frequent flyer / aviation forums on line? ] (]) 23:18, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
:Not under either my real name or my Misplaced Pages pseudonym. I'm intrigued, RomanceOfTravel; please send me an e-mail to untrigue me... ]]

== Perspicacite and AfD ==

I've reported Perspicacite's behavior at ]. <span style="font-family:serif;font-size:120%">''']''' ]</span> 06:58, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks for keeping me informed, Argyriou.
:Since that is a page that changes with incredible rapidity, may I suggest that you replace the piped internal link you placed as a notice on the Afd page with something that will last longer than a few hours and be a little more precise?
:This would do the job: <nowiki>http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Administrators%27_noticeboard/</nowiki></br>
:<nowiki>Incidents&oldid=186982291#Civility_issue:_User:Perspicacite_at_AfD</nowiki>
::Until it's archived, the link I gave should work. Hopefully, whatever will happen will happen before it gets archived. <span style="font-family:serif;font-size:120%">''']''' ]</span> 07:42, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:::That's precisely my interest; both ANI and the Afd will be archived and the link (preserved in Aspic) will be non-functional for anyone looking at it in the future...
:::Thanks again for your response. ]] 07:46, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

== Arbcom ==

Arbcom. ] (]) 22:33, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:In case you're not sure what that meant. A request for arbitration has been filed and you have been named as a party. Please see ] and feel free to comment there. ] 23:07, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


== Wally Hedrick ==

Dear Alice,

I did notice that you peeked into the ] article. Thank you..

Did you know Wally was a big Alice fan? Well, yes he was. He made a great painting of her I will find for you -- and by the way, I love 'alice' by tom waits -- Tom was a neighbor of Wally's in Northern California. Coincidence?

Anyway to the point: things are a little, well, waaaaaaay lopsided here in ] land. In fact, I have just been asked to give a citation to Vesuvio's bar in San Francisco during the Beat Era. This is beyond ridiculous. As an acute reader chimmed in, asking for that citation is "like asking for a citation to the address of the White House." This clearly amounts to much more than harassment...

] 130 citation <-----> ] 0 citations

I know this may be extending a courtesy with your busy schedule but I certainly could use a little evenhanded, leveling-out, back-off oversight here please if you could spare a moment...

Thank you in advance for falling down another rabbit hole...--] (]) 09:29, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

== Long Time No See ==

-- ] (]) 09:34, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
:While it should go without saying, Frank you and your Socks I want to keep away from my talk page. I ] and remained ] dispite your allagations. I was willing to accept any sanctions handed down by the ArbCom, but you ran away when questions started to be asked, and created a ]. Now why don't you present yourself to the ArbCom, using your real account, and answer the allagations you made against me regarding ] and the other Editors you labled as such. And yes, I do now consider it a ]. --] (]) 18:38, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
::Will probably run away again instead of facing the music like he did after arbcom. ] (]) 18:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Per the revelation that you have been utilizing this sockpuppet to avoid scrutiny, while continuing what landed your old account in hot water, I have blocked this account indefinitely. W. Frank remains unblocked, for you to resume use if you wish. If you would prefer it the other way around, please say so, but continuing in violation of the sockpuppetry policy is not acceptable. ] ] 01:35, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

== Regarding a topic ban on Coloane ==

Greetings. After the ANI discussion, ] imposed a ban without a specific limit (). He said it was a more sensbile approach. But I complained that it was blantly not the consensus; he should have raised that point before, but not after the discussion and apparently "hijacked" the consensus ().
I don't want to appear to be unreasonable and I hope you'll give us some third party opinions. Thank you for your time. ] (]) 08:14, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

== Adoption ==

For adoption, I suggest you see ]. Cheers, ''']]]''' 00:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
:If you've got anything to say, please do so on ]. Cheers again, ''']]]''' 00:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

== ] ==

Please see ]... we are trying to get this proposal into a shape suitable for consensus... Thanks, ] (]) 04:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 06:18, 25 November 2024

Alice is rather busy in real life and is taking an erratic wikibreak after her new user account
was approved on 9 December 2007
(Previously, her user name was "Alice.S".)

If you leave a new message on this page, I will reply
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This user is straight
but not narrow.
This user loves Singapore.

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"I am running out of patience for incivility at Misplaced Pages,... Some people simply should not be contributing to an encyclopedia.... and note that all editors should always endeavor to treat each other with kindness, or else find another hobby. When we put up with this kind of behavior, we enable a hostile environment that drives away good people. We should be gentle, but firm: this kind of behavior is not allowed at Misplaced Pages." --Jimbo Wales 21:01, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't like breaking up conversations.
If I start a conversation on your talk page, I'm watching that
for at least 5 days - so please leave responses on your talk page.
If you start a conversation here, I'll reply here - so make sure you watch this page. Thanks.

Any article I have contributed to recently will also be on my watchlist.

Welcome to Alice's talk page!

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See my last edit here.

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P section

This "P Section" is for posts by, (or that have a strong link to the conduct of,) User: Perspicacite alias Jose João (P).

One of the reasons for this division was the sheer volume of templated messages and text dumps from P - measuring up to 105,077 bytes in one message! - but these have now been archived since he seems to have found new protagonists.

If one did not assume good faith, one would assume he was attempting to drown out normal dialogue on this, my user talk page since, unless in extremis, I don't usually instantly expunge unfavourable comments (as P does on his own talk page and now even on article discussion pages ).

Please note that I have no desire to get this prolific, erudite and intelligent editor banned (unlike his own stance towards me)(Update: This attack page has now been deleted by an admin). I merely wish him to change his behaviour
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and act in a more collegial manner towards his fellow editors

by ceasing to label

a) anyone that edits an article that he previously edited a stalker

and

b) anyone that changes his version a vandal and his contributions vandalism

to be reverted on sight by him without regard to the content or merit of the specific edit.

Adoption

For adoption, I suggest you see Master of Puppets. Cheers, Basketballone10 00:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

If you've got anything to say, please do so on my talk page. Cheers again, Basketballone10 00:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Delegable proxy

Please see Misplaced Pages:Delegable proxy... we are trying to get this proposal into a shape suitable for consensus... Thanks, 71.63.91.68 (talk) 04:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Singapore Airlines formal request for mediation

Hi, User:Russavia has recently started another request for mediation in relation to the Singapore Airlines and Singapore Airlines fleet articles, but have omitted your name from the list. In light of your major contributions to the said article(s), I have added your name to the involved parties list. If you agree to participate, please sign your acceptance on that page. Thank you. --Huaiwei (talk) 17:54, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Singapore meetup invitation


Singapore Meetup

Meetup 6

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Hi there! You are cordially invited to a meetup next Tuesday evening (4 September). Details and an attendee list are at Misplaced Pages:Meetup/Singapore 6. Hope to see you there! John Vandenberg 00:35, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

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October 2012 Singapore meetup invitation


Singapore Meetup

Meetup 7

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Hi there! You are cordially invited to a meetup on Wednesday the 31st of October. Details and an attendee list are at Misplaced Pages:Meetup/Singapore 7. Hope you can make it. JVbot (talk) 03:54, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

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Sorry - I'm still unfairly blocked even after all these years and have permanently left Singapore... Alice 16:49, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
Wrongly blocked for more than 14 years now (since 2008)...Alice 04:40, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
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