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ich weiss ja nicht was das Problem mit der Diskussion ist. Es liegt mir fern, mich wegen so was streiten zu wollen, aber Sinn und Zweck von SLR ist ja nicht allein Disput. Man kann ja auch mal über nebensächliche Dinge reden. Mir ist schon klar, was auf der Projektseite steht. Ich stelle nur fest, dass die Argumentation auf der Diskussionsseite dem nicht folgt. Wenn du einfach geantwortet hättest: "no need for attribution for AI" wäre das Thema damit erledigt gewesen. Ich will auch nicht per se neue Quellenklassen einführen. Aber über die Diskrepanzen zwischen Soll- und Ist-Zustand sollte man schon reden dürfen. Was das Runterkommen betrifft: dieses Quellenthema berührt mich emotional echt kaum, da bin ich noch ganz entspannt Jasy jatere (talk) 09:27, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Aber das habe ich doch gesagt! Zuerst ganz geduldig hier, und dann nocheinmal hier. Aber ganz abgesehen davon, wirst Du doch hoffentlich verstehen, dass es nervt, wenn jemand immer wieder behauptet, dass in der Tabelle was falsch ist, ohne auch nur mal einen Blick auf die Tabelle zu werfen. — Sebastian 06:01, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Wind-Tower-and-Qanat-Cooling-1.jpg

Thank you for the beautiful and instructive picture! I only have one question: Why does the illustration show wind coming down the tower? Since I'm not often on Commons, could I ask you to reply at en:Talk:Windcatcher, or notify me by mail, if you reply here? Thanks! SebastianHelm (talk) 18:02, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about the delayed response - I rarely get to Commons anymore since I'm not editing that often these days.

The figure is pretty close to the representation in the Scientific American article referenced. I believe - but the article didn't say - that the inflow is restricted (presumably by a damper) and the pressure is reduced by the lower pressure from the opening downwind. The net effect is to draw air through the qanat, cooling the basement. However - as i recall - the article didn't show a damper.

Skaal - Williamborg (talk) 05:01, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

When in doubt, as the old joke goes, read the instructions - so I did. Misplaced Pages is getting pretty good these days - someone took the trouble to properly link this article to the reference. Take a look at the reference.I think it supports the current figure, but... it does indicate they use doors as dampers to control air flow. We probably need to change the text to more closely match the reference. Hope this helps - Williamborg (Bill) 05:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! That is definitely what the SciAm article shows. I don't understand why, though. I guess I'll have to read that article some time. — Sebastian 05:37, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa

Why the following should be deleted on Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. RS supports the following content. Melienas (talk) 06:08, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

===US Allegations of Genocide Against Tamil Minorities===

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has been recently served with a genocide indictment charge, filed with the US Justice Department by former Associate Deputy Attorney General, Bruce Fein. The 1000-page, 3 volume case has been submitted and is currently under review by the US Justice Department for 12 counts of genocide against Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

My previous account is blocked by User: YellowMonkey, a Psycho ArbCom Troll on Tamil issues and my post is deleted by another sock subsecuently. please disscuss this issues at SLRC or take this for RFC. Thanks.Meliioure (talk) 08:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I have not deleted the text, nor do I remember having stated an opinion about the deletion. The correct places to ask this question is on the article talk page or on the user talk page of the user who deleted it. When that fails, I recommend bringing it up at WT:SLR. Since you already did that, it is redundant here. — Sebastian 08:34, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Chola Dynasty

Is it possible for you to unprotect this? I know you aren't the protecting administrator, but have been involved with the article most recently. I dislike leaving articles at full protection, as I feel it is not ever really necessary to do so for extended periods of time. Has the edit war subsided, in your view? NuclearWarfare _(Talk) 00:34, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for asking me. I agree that emotions probably have calmed down; and under normal circumstances I would have long unprotected it. I don't think if we did so now that it would result in another edit fight; or at least we could always protect it again. However, in this particular case, there are some other factors: (1) There is a big benefit in the page being protected, because we don't have to mediate against a moving target. (2) I allowing others to edit the article as they please, while the parties of the mediation have to follow the progress of the mediation would also be unfair to the parties. (You may have noticed that I put their non-mediation requests on hold for after completion of the mediation.) (3) The two parties have little time, so that the mediation is very slow. This means that we're not yet at a point that corresponds to the time when articles usually get unprotected. (4) One of the parties is good willing, but a very slow learner. He's just beginning to learn that reliable sources are more important than original research. I feel that if I let him edit the article now, he would just continue as before. (5) I also would like to reserve the unprotection as a sign of a concluded mediation, as the reward for our cooperation.

Are you asking because you would want to make some changes? If so, you can make them at Chola Dynasty/sandbox, and if they don't interfere with the mediation, then I will add them. This is of course an inconvenience, but I think it is worth it. — Sebastian 01:04, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Marinecore88‎/Melienas‎/Meliioure‎/Sobberrs‎/Cheares

Hi Sebastian, I saw your message about the ban of this user on East718's talk page and commented about what I think of the situation there. --snowolfD4 18:45, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Replied on talk. YellowMonkey (click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 03:59, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

I don't see a consensus to unblock. YellowMonkey (click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 08:48, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Make your point at WP:AN#Stopping a vicious circle of blocking and account creation, then. But you need to make your point based on Misplaced Pages:Blocking policy, which says that "Blocks are used to prevent damage or disruption to Misplaced Pages, not to punish users". — Sebastian 14:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi Sebastian, User:Marinecore88 is not a part of my accounts. Cheares (talk) 13:41, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Don't worry about that account, then. I got you unblocked not because things you have done or not done in the past, but because I vouched for your future actions. I'm only concerned about the future; please help me prove the naysayers wrong. — Sebastian 14:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I am marinecore88. Thank you for your support. I've made a comment explaining my situation on the administrators webpage. I am not involved with any of those accounts. I'd strongly appreciate any help you can give. thanks again. --Marinecore888 (talk) 19:53, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Oh, what a messy story this has become! The WP:Checkuser findings (that's what "CU" in the message I just replied to stands for) certainly didn't help. I understand that it may be the wrong finding, but this is the best we have. If it is any comfort, I think in the past it hit people from the Sinhalese side harder. This was a main reason why I have pushed for rules and structures in our project that make it irrelevant if people use sockpuppets. You may want to send me e-mail. — Sebastian 06:05, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Double redirect + lost history

FORWARD post from Help Desk:

Is there someone more technical that can fix this history to merge into this current history? There is a double redirect also here that should probably be fixed also (removed). The end result there should be one redirect of the spelling "Tertia Aemilia" to the current article of Aemilia Tertia. This way then all the history of the article will show, from "Started Article" on 18 January 2007. Thanks. --Doug Coldwell 18:51, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Funny, user:Teratornis just pointed me to Help:Moving a page#Fixing cut and paste moves in a similar case. I'm too tired to try this now, but I can try it tomorrow. If it still needs to be done in 18 hours, please drop me a note on my talk page. — Sebastian 08:47, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

I think I still need help on this. It seems to be beyond my technical ability. I would like to work on the article for it to become a G.A. and I want to get the histories correct. I originally started the article -AND- I messed up the histories when I was still newer to Misplaced Pages. I should have Moved instead, but did not know of the feature (anything for an excuse). Thanks for your help. --Doug Coldwell 14:05, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Yup, that's the same mistake I made in the case where Teratornis helped me. I'll look into this later today. Don't worry, we'll get it figured out! — Sebastian 14:45, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, no hurry. I have plenty to do meanwhile. Take your time, as accuracy is more important. I won't get to editing it for awhile. --Doug Coldwell 19:08, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, I'm very happy about that as I've already exceeded my time budget for Misplaced Pages today. — Sebastian 19:27, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello

My pleasure to meet you. Green Squares (talk) 19:04, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Nice to meet you, too. — Sebastian 19:07, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

1. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/02/15/genocide_in_sri_lanka/
2. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/02/15/genocide_in_sri_lanka/