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Dates

Could you direct me to where it says that all full dates should be linked? I'd just like to see the reasoning behind it, since I personally see none. Dan 06:19, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

WP:DATE#Dates_containing_a_month_and_a_day It is so users who have set special formatting for their dates can see the correct formatting. Paul/_T+ 06:26, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

I've been there and I still can't find where it says it has to be done that way. I'm not sure what it means by "so users who have set special formatting for their dates can see the correct formatting." That doesn't make much sense to me. Dan 06:31, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay, the first sentence in the direct section that I linked to:

If a date includes both a month and a day, then the date should normally be linked to allow readers' date preferences to work.

Maybe it would make sense if you actually took the time to read some of the information at the link. Paul/_T+ 06:37, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Golden eagle on Linden Lane

Hi there. I answered your question on the Boston College talk page, but I figured I'd post it here too in case you don't regularly watch the page.

Apparently, there's no way of knowing unless you're an ornithologist. See this article from The Heights for a detailed answer to your question. Cheers! hoopydink 01:39, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Alumni, etc.

Hey- I feel like there're a lot more notable alumni at Buckley. I don't know if you have any of the recent mailing pamphlets, but those usually give updates. I think they now have them online, too, but I don't have the password. As far as pop culture, I'm sure there're at least a few more connections that we don't know. Maybe ask around at the school, if you really feel like digging; although e-mail is another good tool for that. The article can probably be expanded to include curriculum, mission statement, and much more, it just depends on how much work is put into it. I'm willing to lay out an expansion plan, possibly based on the basic outline of other school articles such as Brown or Oxford. So, let me know what you're thinking, oh, and good luck in first your year at college, -Caz

Twaker bot

The bot is extremely helpfull in many many cases, but it just is not bullet proof. Just kick its butt at times when needed. -- Kim van der Linde 23:42, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

No problem, thanks again. Paul/_T+ 23:42, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

And you thank you for finding those metadata, I had missed that. -- Kim van der Linde 23:51, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Current mac project collaboration

The current WP:MAC collaboration is Apple II family. Please devote some time to improve this article to featured status. — Wackymacs 13:51, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Midnight in The Garden of Good and Evil

Hey, I saw you asked a question re: this book and movie - who is Uga?

Uga was a dog of one of the characters. Apparently, Uga stands for University of Georgia, and I think he's a pit bull and the mascot of the team.

Whoever added it - well, it wasn't vandalism, but I wouldn't have listed Uga as a "star", either! Heh. NickBurns 02:11, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Template:Lowercase

The warning still appears in my browser after having JavaScript turned off. I tested it before I started changing the templates. If you look at the code on the template page, you'll see this is accomplished with the {{LCFIRST:{{PAGENAME}}}} part, and hence does not need the additional parameter. --Kamasutra 20:59, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Well then, awesome, and my apologies. However, it would have been helpful if you had made note of this on the template page. As it stands currently it still looks like the second parameter is needed. Perhaps you can take a look and make relevant changes since you have obviously spent more time on this than I have? Thanks. And again, sorry for the mix up. Paul/_T+ 21:32, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

User:LibearyGay

I only came across LibearyGay (talk · contribs) because they had edited Alhambra, California, which is on my watchlist. My first impression is that they are probably an experienced Misplaced Pages editor. It could be a sockpuppet account, or it could be someone who had been anonymously editing using IPs that has recently registered a user account. They do seem to have focused mostly on articles related to barely notable gay males. I only looked at a couple of the acticles. I didn't see any that met speedy deletion criteria, but IMHO the individuals were so borderline notable (based upon the Misplaced Pages articles) that I might have been tempted to {{prod}} them myself if I'd run across them.

If you disagree with any of their edits, you can add {{hangon}} to the speedy deletion nominations, and delete any {{prod}} templates that have been added to articles. LibearyGay may, however, escalate to nominating the articles at articles for deletion. If you want some help and some allies, I'd suggest contacting the WikiProject LGBT studies/Notice board. 10:52, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

To be honest, I couldn't care less about (most of) the articles themselves, I just think they belong on AfD if they are not notable instead of being speedied. Thanks for your help. Not really looking for allies, just some perspective on what I can do to remove the speedy template. I'm assuming it isn't allowed tho. Paul/_T+ 10:55, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Looking for members to help out with Project Boston

I noticed you are from Boston. I am looking for people to join Project Boston in order to clean up and expand[REDACTED] articles directly reletated to Boston. If you feel like helping out please join up. Markco1 23:44, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:SinatamaddonPR.jpg

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Amie Street

Greetings. I for one would have no reservations now if you re-instated Amie Street to List of social networking websites, as I have now been convinced of it's social network features. I have asked for a more complete consensus to be shown at Talk:List of social networking websites. Refsworldlee 21:44, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi - can I just let you know that I have moved one of your posts at Talk:List of social networking websites to it's correct chronological position in the tree. It had somehow found its way further up the page. Thanks. Refsworldlee 14:08, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Super Bowl MVP References

I've added a number of references to this article. Could you look over it and let me know if you think there are still some statements that require references? I didn't reference a lot of the trivia minutae (21 quarterbacks, 7 running backs, etc...) because according to the Attribution policy, logical deductions based on attributed data doesn't count as original research. Cogswobble 19:58, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Looks good, I removed the unreferenced tag and just put in one or two citation needed templates... Good job!Paul/_T+ 23:25, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Age category

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Survey Invitation

Hi there, I am a research student from the National University of Singapore and I wish to invite you to do an online survey about Misplaced Pages. To compensate you for your time, I am offering a reward of USD$10, either to you or as a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information, please go to the research home page. Thank you. --WikiInquirer 02:41, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

UW System

Please stop moving pictures around in the article. They are placed on the top to avoid unnecessary blank spaces. Removing reference is vandalism. The dates you wikified are unnecessary. They are totally unrelated with the contents of the article. Miaers 21:20, 30 March 2007 (UTC)