User talk:Andris
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Happy editing, Isomorphic 21:39, 29 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- Thanks for your note on the new user log. If you're interested in working on mathematics, you should take a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics, which is the central coordinating page for working on math articles here on Wikipedia. It has equation editing help, a list of other math contributors, lists of topics in mathematics, and other useful items. Isomorphic 22:20, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Hello, Andris. Good to see someone taking an interest in the difference between cities and counties.
My current internet activity concerning your part of the world is Sweden on Zeal : http://www.zeal.com/category/preview.jhtml?cid=560099 - particularly the Cities & Regions subcategory, which I created. I see Zeal has no Cities & Regions subcategory for Latvia yet. Food for thought?
Kind regards, anyway.
- robinp 00:29, 5 Mar 2004 (UTC)
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NATO
Hello. I just noticed your work on the History of Latvia article and something has come to my attention. While you have fixed the NATO/EU mistake, the information still sounds innacurate. There, it says Latvia is supposed to join NATO on April 2... but as you probably already know, it has just joined it (29 March). This info has been updated on Wikipedia and can be currently seem on the front page (at least, until now) and on the NATO article. Since you seem to be Latvian, I thought you maybe would like to know this, and take the necessary measures to correct the info.
Thanks for listening and welcome to Wikipedia.
Mackeriv 02:47, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)
AP news says "The new members will take their seats at NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday." And BBC says "A second ceremony will be held at Nato's HQ in Brussels on Friday". I guess, that is what April 2 date means. I will leave History of Latvia article as it as for now and wait to see which date becomes the official one. Andris 03:23, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Oh, I see. Wasn't aware of that. And yes, it must be better to wait before fixing anything.
Mackeriv 04:08, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Thanks for the input, Andris. I'll fix the joining date if I see it wrong somewhere else.
Mackeriv 20:43, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Thanks for announcing that there was vandalism on meta. It could've have been a much bigger mess if no one had notice. Maximus Rex 05:04, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)
region or land
I found your edit on Livonia via Recent changes.
I guess you have a reason for calling it "a historical region" in the first line and then "a land" a few lines down. Isn't "historical land of the Livonians" more appropriate and fully in accordance with what you write? I'm just curious!
But I changed "Finnish" to "Finnic". It's just a convention, but they weren't Finnish yet if they were still in Balticum, if you see my drift. :-)
/Tuomas 01:28, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- I put an answer at my own talk page. /Tuomas 07:57, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Quantum brain dynamics
Re the above page, this was not a speedy delete, it had been vandalised by the previous user and simply needed reverting. I have sorted it out now. -- Graham :) | Talk 02:47, 30 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Anon vandalism rampage
Hi Andris,
Thanks for the help with reverting the anon vandalism. If you're wondering, this is the former User:Levzur on the rampage again. -- ChrisO 00:19, 9 May 2004 (UTC)
2-(1-methylpropyl)phenol_methylcarbamate
Sorry about the mixup. UninvitedCompany
Cricket
Well, the bit about 'endangering spectators' is clearly drivel, but just in case this was a sarcastic comment about a bowler who gave up too many wides, I checked a reliable source. Wisden is the bible of cricket, and on the net it's Wisden Cricinfo. According to their lists of Sri Lankan cricketers, there are quite a few Dissanayakes who have played first class cricket, but none were called Wenura. Checking a few test results from the period stated, I saw no Wenura Dissanayake. Therefore I can only conclude that this is some sort of joke, and a candidate for speedy deletion. Average Earthman 07:34, 20 May 2004 (UTC)
T H Tylor
Theodore Tylor was a chess player - and I note your useful link to that effect. However, he was also a lawyer. Does this mean he should have a second link to lawyers?
JPF 08:01, 31 May 2004 (UTC)
- Sure, a person can be in several (two or even more) categories. I added a link to lawyers. Andris 16:00, May 31, 2004 (UTC)
Categories! Wheeee!
In Wikipedia talk:Categorization, you mentioned a bunch of categories, but failed to put the : in front of it (i.e., [[Category instead of [[:Category, which caused your comment to be confusing and the talk page to be put in the categories. Heh. Done that myself too, fixed it for you. --ssd 17:29, 31 May 2004 (UTC)
Arbitration request re: Mr-Natural-Health
I've put in an arbitration request re: Mr-Natural-Health. You may or may not wish to add to it. - David Gerard 11:08, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Spanish Inquisition vandalism
Don't worry: that vandalism occurred today, just two hours before you fixed it. — Chameleon 13:41, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Yes, that's right. I must have mistaken the time of edit to which I reverted for the time of vandalism. Andris 06:04, Jun 6, 2004 (UTC)
Administrator nomination
Hi Andris, it looks like you are not an administrator. I will nominate you to be an administrator if you would like to be one. See WP:RFA for current administrator voting. Regards, Wile E. Heresiarch 14:31, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Great! I have put the nomination on WP:RFA. Please reply there to accept. I look forward to having you as an administrator. Regards & happy editing, Wile E. Heresiarch 12:58, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Wow!
I noticed you have worked on a few pages about Latvia. I was born in Latvia, Riga, to be exact. Ilyanep (Talk) 17:02, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Sysop
Congratulations! You are now a sysop!. I suggest reading the Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list and Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide. Warofdreams 13:58, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Electrochemistry
OK, I admit that I have never heard of quantum electrochemistry, chemistry isn't my field, and the wikipedia articles on quantum electrochemistry and Revaz Dogonadze seemed convincing enough that this is a real area of research in chemistry. But you sound like you know this guy's agenda already, so I defer to your judgement Lethe 08:00, Aug 2, 2004 (UTC)
re: insanity templates
Good morning, Andris. I noticed on VfD that you voted to keep the insanity templates. Could I ask you to elaborate on your reasons? I feel pretty strongly that these templates are detrimental to the community and make it harder to maintain the necessary standards of civility. I'd like to understand your thoughts so that I can see if I can address your concerns. Thanks. Rossami 15:18, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Cold Fusion
Hello Andris,
I noticed you corrected my "correction" on the cold fusion page. As I understand it, a deuterium-tritium reaction results in the creation of the nuclear byproducts that you talked about (it results in the release of an extra neutron; it is the neutron that collides with the container walls to create the radioactivity.) (A side note: The tritium is already radioactive.) A pure deuterium-deuterium reaction would avoid this as no extra neutron is release, helium being the only byproduct. If I am incorrect in this, I am sorry, I will not revise the page again.
Regards, Kenton
Andris,
I have looked at the web page you referenced. It does indeed state that a D-D reaction can produce an extra neutron. If you read further down the same page, it goes on to say that the only radioactivity concern is actually the Tritium produced in the other reaction (reaction #4 on the site you referenced. Tritium has a relatively short half life (12 years) and is quite easy to control as containment of a reasonably short length of time is sufficient, compared to the products of fission (and the Tritium is now free to participate in a D-T reaction.) The extra neutron of reaction #3 does not seem to be of major concern. My main concern is that the original article gave the impression that some really nasty stuff is created through fusion, while the truth is that fusion would be infinitely cleaner and safer than the fission reactions our current power plants are based on. I am worried that a good idea may face unwarranted opposition.
I have referred the radioactivity question to Bjoern for his opinion. He is a PhD. in physics with some nuclear background and may be able to shed some light. (He certainly has experience beyond my meagre education.)
Kenton
Andris,
Bjoern has looked into the question for me and it turns out there is no way around the production of excess neutrons, and by extension radioactive isotopes. Too bad, I had high hopes. Perhaps the reactor containment could be constructed of a material that produces waste of a very short half life when it absorbs neutrons. This would help to make the situation manageable. I'm digressing, but I still have hope.
Thanks again for your input. It looks like my optimistic edit was premature and the page will remain as written.
Regards, kenton 17:17, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Welcome
Welcome to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey. Kevin Rector 18:38, Aug 27, 2004 (UTC)
Figueres
Hi. As I noticed you released your beautiful photo of the Dali Theater Museum to the public domain, I made a slightly cropped and significantly resized version and added it to the Wikitravel article on Figueres (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Figueres). I wanted to let you know, say thanks-- and mention Wikitravel in case you might be interested in it and weren't already familiar with it. Best wishes, -- Infrogmation 19:49, 28 Aug 2004 (UTC)
redstar2000
Please check the page for new info. I didn't create the page orginally and neither did redstar2000, who is a 60 year old man with little skill when it comes to computers. Anyways, I believe it is reasonable now.--Che y Marijuana 09:22, Sep 3, 2004 (UTC)
Edit attribution
Hi Andris. Edits from 192.16.204.80 have now been reattributed to you. Regards — Kate Turner | Talk 05:25, 2004 Sep 4 (UTC)
Support
Thank you very much for your support during my recent run for adminship. I appreciated it very much. If you would like to talk sometime, please drop me a note on my talk page or email me. Mike H 00:15, Sep 10, 2004 (UTC)
192.115.106.236
Thanks for blocking them, I see it on the blocked IP list, but it didn't work. They just came back and vandalized There again. Ponder 21:51, 2004 Sep 10 (UTC)
Usenet Copyright
moved from User:Andris
Can I post content from public usenet without getting into trouble? Thanks, EDGE 22:07, Sep 12, 2004 (UTC)
Thank you for your insight. I believe I will refrain from appropriating usenet content for Wikipedian use.
why did u remove the picture?
TI-84 Vfd tag
You moved the Vfd template to Talk:TI-84/Delete, but you didn't remove the Vfd tag from TI-84. What happened?? 66.245.0.62 16:56, 16 Sep 2004 (UTC)
205.188.116.208
I reverted edits of your user page by anonGeni 23:03, 16 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Thanks! That appears to be yet another reincarnation of User:Mr. Treason. Andris 23:04, Sep 16, 2004 (UTC)
and againGeni 23:26, 16 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Gmail Invite
Why, of course. It's on its way out. — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 03:32, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Protection of Nov 2004 Election Related Articles
I might support that. How would we pre-determine the date? Andris 22:38, Sep 24, 2004 (UTC)
- Well, I suppse the best way to do it would be to speak to some other admins, set some date, say 7 or 10 or 14 days before the election (whatever seems reasonable) and do it. Dont let anyone know about this, as it is going to cause a mad rush to make all kinds of crazy changes before the deadline. Realistcaly, nothing earth shateering is going to happen a week or two before the election, and if something noteworth does happen, it would not be a big problem to add it in. TDC 22:48, Sep 24, 2004 (UTC)
References to Four Color Theorem
Andris, I had added the reference to Dharwadker's website to the Four Color Theorem article. Is there any reason why you should wish to suppress this reference? Try googling "Four Color Theorem". Wiki is supposed to be an objective encyclopeadia and its articles should not be based upon incomplete information or what could be interpreted as biased opinions. Regards, Clarence (Clarence_Williams_II@hotmail.com)
1917, Lithuania
About the December 11 declaration, 1917.
See the answer in my talk page, please.
Linas 11:08, 2004 Sep 27 (UTC)
Western betrayal
Is your proposal still valid? [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 15:34, Oct 9, 2004 (UTC)
- Thanks for reminding. I am doing very little editing now (because of travel and some urgent matters at work) but I will do that in 2-3 weeks, when I have more time. Andris 18:53, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)
Requests for comment Shorne
A few of us are talking about doing a RfC regarding Shorne. Before we can do that we must pass this threshold:
"Before listing any user conduct dispute here, at least two people must try to resolve the same issue by talking with the person on his or her talk page or the talk pages involved in the dispute. The two users must document and certify their efforts when listing the dispute. If the listing is not certified within 48 hours of listing, it will be deleted."
If you feel that any issues exist with respect to his edits, please enter into a dialogue on User talk:Shorne and see how much progress we can make through negotiation. Fred Bauder 18:58, Oct 10, 2004 (UTC)
Marie-Therese Nguyen Huu Hao
Would you merge Marie-Therese Nguyen Huu Hao to Nam Phuong, the last name she had I completed updating a on going biography of her. Jimmyvanthach 22:47, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Keeping "In the news" NPOV and credible
Following various attempts to add partisan and fringe stories to Template:In the news, I've proposed a new criterion to keep such stuff out. Could you please take a look at Wikipedia talk:In the news section on the Main Page and let me know what you think? -- ChrisO 19:13, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Article Licensing
Hi, I've started a drive to get users to multi-license all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC-by-sa) v1.0 and v2.0 Licenses or into the public domain if they prefer. The CC-by-sa license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the GFDL, but it allows other projects, such as WikiTravel, to use our articles. Since you are among the top 1000 Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at minimum those on the geographic articles. Over 90% of people asked have agreed. For More Information:
- Multi-Licensing FAQ - Lots of questions answered
- Multi-Licensing Guide
- Free the Rambot Articles Project
To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" template into their user page, but there are other options at Template messages/User namespace. The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:
- Option 1
- I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:
- {{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}
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- Option 2
- I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions to any [[U.S. state]], county, or city article as described below:
- {{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}
Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" with "{{MultiLicensePD}}". If you only prefer using the GFDL, I would like to know that too. Please let me know what you think at my talk page. It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. – Ram-Man (comment (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User_talk:Ram-Man&action=edit§ion=new)) (talk)[[]] 15:37, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)
RFC pages on VfD
Should RFC pages be placed on VfD to be deleted? I'm considering removing Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Slrubenstein, Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jwrosenzweig and Wikipedia:Requests for comment/John Kenney from WP:VFD. Each of them was listed by CheeseDreams. Your comments on whether I should do this would be appreciated. - Ta bu shi da yu 03:17, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Hurrian article and Avestan language/script
I notice you edited the Hurrian article quite a bit - it was recently changed to add Avestan as a script - the anon who did it mostly left vandalism but I don't know if this is vandalism or a legitimate inclusion - do you know? left similar message on User_talk:Jorge Stolfi User:Trödel/sig 16:49, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Calcutta -> Kolkata name change
Hi there. I noticed you voted in the Wikipedia:Naming policy poll to keep the Wikipedia policy of naming an article with the most familiar English name. You may not be aware that another attempt has begun to rename the Calcutta article to Kolkata, which is blatantly not the most common name of the city, whether it's official or not. If you want to vote on the issue you can do so at Talk:Calcutta. Cheers. -- Necrothesp 13:42, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Dewpoint.jpg
Hello, Andris. I am Vuong Ngan Ha from Viet nam. I would like to use your picture Dewpoint.jpg in the [1] (http://vi.wikipedia.org) as part of the article "Điểm sương" (That means Dewpoint in English). If there is no any problem, please kindly inform me. Thanks. User:Vuong Ngan Ha
Wikiproject?
I found this in the category:Wikipedians... User:Gracefool/Wikiproject_Deletionism. I'm not sure what it is but it feels like it could be a personal attack or something. If it bothers you, please discuss it with Gracefool or ask for removal of the page. Radiant_* 10:41, May 17, 2005 (UTC)
Red link recovery project
Howdy, Topbanana here, back after an extended absence. I've decided to round up a few of my more useful reports into a project with the goal of converting as many "red links" (links to non-existant articles) into "blue links" (links to real articles). As you've been active in fixing similar things in the past, I thought I'd let you know in case you're interested in joining up. If not, I won't be offended - we've all got lots todo here :) - TB 11:35, 2005 Jun 23 (UTC)