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Nuclear Power

Hello! Thanks for your edits to nuclear power. They are good points, but we can't put all the good points into the Intro. I've moved one of your paragraphs down in the article to an appropriate place, and will put the other into nuclear safety. Again, thanks! Simesa 21:41, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

hello

Hi, I've noticed some of the good edits you've been making. Thanks for helping out! I sorta have a concern about your name though... There's a policy: Misplaced Pages:Username#Inappropriate_usernames. And I'm not sure if it's deliberate, but part of your name (explicit image warning: grundle) is also a term for a part of human genitalia, so it's probably not an okay name. I don't want you to get blocked because you're making good edits, but you might think about changing the name. If you go here: Misplaced Pages:Changing_username, you can get the name changed pretty easily. --JayHenry 17:10, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Oh wow, sorry! Hahaha, well, you should be okay then! I was completely unaware of that reference. Keep up the good work! --JayHenry 23:28, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!--grundle2600

About my username

This is grundle2600. My user name is a reference to the video game "Adventure" on the Atari 2600. "Grundle" is the name of the green dragon in that game. See Adventure (Atari 2600).

"Accusation of vandalism

I'm afraid you are mistaken. I accused you of no such thing, I merely deleted (by reversion) your not-well-thought-out addition of an inaccurate statement that "The United Nations has come out in favor of nuclear power as a way to combat global warming", which 1. mistakenly conflates the United Nations with the IPCC; 2. does not "come out in favor", but rather is a far more nuanced position on nuclear power; and 3. was material that was inappropriately placed in the article. By consensus, significant changes to the GW article are discussed on that article's talk page first. I think mention of the IPCC's position on nuclear power is certainly worth mentioning, but you had it in the wrong place. Arjuna 09:22, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for responding to me. My addition to the article on global warming was accurate, and I cited my source. Just because you oppose nuclear power doesn't mean that my claim was not accurate. I orginally placed my statement right after a sentence that mentioned the Kyoto Treaty. If it's OK to mention the Kyoto Treaty in that particular section, then it's OK to mention nulcear power. Just because you have a personal opposition to nuclear power does not mean that my statement was not true. --grundle2600

For some reason, you think my position on nuclear power is somehow relevant to my deletion; it isn't. It was simply inaccurate and put in the wrong place. Aside from that (not that it's relevant anyway) you are incorrect about my opposition to nuclear -- I strongly support it. Arjuna 21:02, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Oh. OK. Well, I put it in a different section, as was suggested by a few people. Let's hope it's still there tomorrow! Grundle2600 22:55, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

3RR

I hope this isn't necessary, but be aware of WP:3RR William M. Connolley 20:05, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the advice. Grundle2600 13:35, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Copyright problems with Image:Sabrina76.jpg

I fixed it.Grundle2600 12:50, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Phoebe Cates

Hi, regarding your question about the two images I removed. The first image is a non-free image which could be replaced by a free content image. See Misplaced Pages:Non-free content criteria#1. The second image, the screenshot from Drop Dead Fred, doesn't add significantly to the article. In the filmography is only mentioned that she plays in Drop Dead Fred. An image doesn't add much to that. See criteria #8. Hope this helps, if not, feel free to leave me a message on my talk. Garion96 (talk) 17:49, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

I am not saying it's not a great picture or that's not relevant, but it's not a free content image. Misplaced Pages is a free content encyclopedia. We do use images (limited) under fair use (non-free) but only when it adds significantly to the article. If the article would go in detail about her role in Drop Dead Fred and that image was needed to explain something, then it would add significantly to the article. We also don't use fair use when it could theoretically be replaced by a free image. this image is a great example of an image which adds significantly to the article and which is irreplaceable. Garion96 (talk) 14:36, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Scandal goodbye to you.jpg

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OK. I fixed it. Grundle2600 18:15, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

WP:FU

Your recent edit to Phoebe Cates was reverted. WP:FU prohibits us using anything other than freely-licensed images to depict living people. --Yamla 19:22, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Oh. OK. Thanks for the explanation. Grundle2600 20:33, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

AmeriCorps

I've removed the "criticism" section you added. All of the sources you listed fail WP:RS, and the entire addition fails WP:NPOV. I have no particular affinity for AmeriCorps, but the content added is decidedly biased (obviously, since it comes from biased sources). I think that some of the criticism may be valid, but it needs to be reliably sourced. I can try to help if you want. /Blaxthos 17:44, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Vegansexuals

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Global warming

Please see Talk:Global warming for extensive discussion related to the material you added to the Global warming article. --TeaDrinker 06:23, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. People shouldn't erase my stuff. Instead, they should add their own stuff. I never erase anyone's stuff. Grundle2600 07:09, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

The problem is your stuff is blatantly false. Stuff that is blatantly false should be erased. You're conflating the US with the world. Yes, the hottest year on record in the US, after the minor correction, is 1934 (during the dust bowl). Prior to this minor correction, far fewer than 9 of the 10 hottest years in the US were in the last decade. However, after the correction 9 of the 10 hottest years in the world were still in the last decade. Do you understand the distinction here and why your edit contained factual errors? If you were to fix your errors (essentially the same information, minus the errors, has been posted on Stephen McIntyre's article) it would not be relevant to global warming. Ben Hocking 13:17, 16 August 2007 (UTC)