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Please see this RFC on a Policy change! On Misplaced Pages talk:NPOV. The NPOV policy currently contains two sections on specific topics: pseudoscience and religion. These sections were removed last month after an RfC was posted on April 3, with the bizarre claim that two "supports" was enough for consensus, in spite of the requirement for "higher standard of participation and consensus" required by WP:CONLIMITED for significant changes to policy pages. The pseudoscience section was moved to WP:FRINGE, which changed it from policy to mere guideline, and the religion section removed entirely. Objections have been raised, and after some edit warring claiming 3 views can be a consensus on a major rewrite of policy (which is hopefully over) there is now a new Rfc, linked above. Please give your input.

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Merge Proposal Closure

Could you as an uninvolved admin close the merge proposal here There is a clear consensus for no merge between the three articles on the talk page. Thanks mark nutley (talk) 12:53, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

This was proposed on 22 April, and discussion has not ceased nor does there seem to be a "clear consensus" - instead there seems to be a slight majority. I would consider closing at this time to be premature. KillerChihuahuaAdvice 12:59, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

I thought they only ran for seven days, like an AFD, but does not 12 to keep and only 6 to merge count as a consensus? That`s two to one against a merger mark nutley (talk) 13:07, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

They run until resolved. Some Afd's are closed early. Some are relisted. Some are left open for extended debate. I am unaware of any time set for Merges, however, even if there is it would be the same as an Afd and IAR would apply. 2:1 is not a consensus, even by Misplaced Pages standards, which misuses the word as a matter of course. It is a majority. 15:1 is a consensus with one against-the-crowd holdhout. Its not a vote; try to discuss reasons with the other editors; try to understand why they hold their view, and explain why you hold yours. Approach everything from the desire to improve the encyclopedia, not to win an argument. Good luck. KillerChihuahuaAdvice 13:11, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi again, well i tried your approach The first post was straight after your above suggestion, then another and another. As nobody seems to want to talk about it can we now lose the merger tags? I would like to actually try getting the article up to GA status whic his not possible with all the tags on it :( mark nutley (talk) 19:31, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

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LOL. Not kidding. Have giggles at work. Embarassing. Hipocrite (talk) 14:43, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Cute, thanks for my giggles! :) Hey KC, maybe using color on "There is no need to place a talkback notice if you are replying to me, as I will have watchlisted your page." will bring it to attention to others. I have to admint I don't read all of what you wrote, just the red caught my eye, sorry. I guess I'm just as lazy as the others. ;) Be well, --CrohnieGal 15:15, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Gee, thanks guys - now that you've commented I can't even remove it or it will leave your comments hanging in thin air, as it were. At least this one is reading my posts and not being snarky and condescending, like the other editor in the kerfluffle. OTOH, he's not spamming my talk page with talkback templates, so I suppose its all a mixed blessing. KillerChihuahuaAdvice 16:19, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Since I wouldn't want to ever think of me spamming your page in any way, instruct me how can I know that in the future you are watchlisting my talk page. There is some etiquette here I don't know about. Thanks and sorry. --Biblbroks's talk 19:21, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

I am so sorry! We are more laughing at the epic FAIL of my editnotice, than picking on you in specific. If you edit this page (or this section) there is an editnotice, right above the edit window. It reads as follows:

Where "REVISIONUSER" is the person about to edit my page. No one seems to read it. KillerChihuahuaAdvice 03:30, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

I read your posts, too. Also, I like your editnotice, any comments on mine at User talk:Jeff G./Editnotice?   — Jeff G. ツ 05:37, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Oh well don't I have hoof-in-mouth today. Thanks on the like; regarding yours... its very orange. Can't miss it, it gets your attention. I've been thinking of going more colorful, myself. I love the HHGTTG bit. Its a little verbose, do you find that people read all the way through it? If I were to suggest anything it would be to add a blank line between points, for readability. KillerChihuahuaAdvice 05:46, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

@KillerChihuahua. The edit notice is quite big but I haven't noticed it. Sorry. It could use some color really. No problem for the laugh.

@Jeff G. I'm sorry I haven't read yours in the first place. It _is_ quite verbose. If I did, maybe we would've speed up our quarrel. :-) Kidding.

All the best to both, --Biblbroks's talk 20:40, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you.   — Jeff G. ツ 20:48, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

It's only existed here on English Misplaced Pages for 15 hours, so time will tell if it has the desired effect. Its source on Commons, Commons:User talk:Jeff G./Editnotice, has served me well for nearly a year, and the original idea has served me well on my user talk page here since July of 2007 and on Commons since June of 2007. I considered adding blank lines, but that would make the whole thing fill the screen, and I haven't seen wikitext for adding a fraction of a line (like a half of one) or some number of pixels, although I might be able to do that with borders.   — Jeff G. ツ 20:48, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

NPOV

I've replied to your criticism of me on the NPOV page. I'm sorry that my wording was sufficiently unclear for you to take my comment as an insult, when in fact I was agreeing with your main points about process. You can see this from my NPOV policy edits, which generally were to improve the new version, and make it more similar to the original. Stephen B Streater (talk) 17:20, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

thank you, this is much appreciated, as I was very hurt and taken aback by what I perceived as your intent; it is good to hear that I was in error - I am going afk for a bit and do not ahve time to modify my statement, please do feel free to strike my queries about thsi on the talk page, and I will confirm and reply when I get back online. KillerChihuahuaAdvice 17:47, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

OK - Have a good break! Stephen B Streater (talk) 17:51, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Darwinist hip-hop

You're a member of the ID cabal, right? :P I thought you might appreciate this. CBC Radio has a collection of Brinkman's Darwinist hip-hop here. I forget where you're located - probably not within shouting distance of Manhattan - but apparently he's performing off-Broadway this week. Cheers. MastCell  16:22, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

How nifty! thanks for telling me about it, but alas, I am too far to go. KillerChihuahuaAdvice 20:32, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

→ stolen for my FaceBook cabal. - 2/0 (cont.) 21:57, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Hey, it's the ID "cadre" these days ;-) May I just mention that Brinkman's hip hop developed in conjunction with (or was peer reviewed by) Mark Pallen of The Rough Guide to Evolution, a rather splendid book which features this pic to illustrate discussion of James Hutton, and gives due mention under Picture Credits. <looks modest> . . dave souza, talk 22:30, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Pardon me for butting in. If rap didn't drive me bananas, I'd get that CD. Dave, in my other, more trivial life, I asked a question about exactly that spot. Nobody gave the right answer. That's gorgeous; I hadn't realized you were such a photographer. http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question112197.html Yopienso (talk) 23:19, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

An entertaining trivia question, but it starts from a false premise as geologists in Hutton's time were already convinced that the earth must be far older than Bishop Ussher's calculations indicated. His own proposal of an infinitely old earth was published before he'd seen a decisive example, though he'd noticed grey and red rocks while improving his Berwickshire farms. He himself found proof in the junction of greywacke and red sandstone at at Inchbonny, Jedburgh, a year before he convinced his friends of that proof with the same junction at Siccar Point, as featured in the photo. So, not the right spot, but the most famous example. . dave souza, talk 21:30, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Dave, I knew you were an artist, and I'd seen some of your photos, but I didn't realize you'd had one of your pics featured in a book! I'm thrilled and impressed suitably blasé. Please do brag lots whenever something of yours is used in a publication, otherwise how will we know to be unimpressed with your fame? You're denying us the opportunity to be sophisticated and indifferent to your expertise. :-D KillerChihuahuaAdvice 14:38, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

<blush> It's the only one that I know of, though some pics have been used without giving credit in some local leaflets or brochures. It's all down to the sunshine and Berwickshire scenery, I just pointed the camera. . . dave souza, talk 21:30, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Okay then

I'm back... tho' I can't promise I will have much time to spend here. Regards, SHEFFIELDSTEEL 13:16, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

However much time you can spare, I'm sure WP will be better for it. KillerChihuahuaAdvice 21:43, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Request for lifting of restriction

Please be aware that a request to lift a restriction has been made in an ArbCom case in which you were an involved party.Anythingyouwant (talk) 06:26, 22 May 2010 (UTC)