User talk:Advanced

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[edit] Welcome!

Hello, Advanced, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your contributions; I hope you like it here and decide to stay. We're glad to have you in our community! Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Happy editing!

-- Sango123 14:23, July 31, 2005 (UTC)

P.S. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you need help with anything or simply wish to say hello. :)

[edit] Hello

Hi there Advanced, I'm Mun San from The Straits Times. I'm working on a story on SGpedians and would love to get some comments from you. Could you drop me a line at munsan@sph.com.sg or call me at 63195368? Thanks. - Nov 16

[edit] Future lines image no 2

Hey advanced. I really like your contemporary use of "legend", "lines" and "notes" - subtle yet prominent at the same time. ;) The actual MRT map has nothing like that. :D -- Natalinasmpf 17:51, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi Natalinasmpf , thanks for the compliment on the contemporary look of the map! Glad you liked it. Merry Christmas too! :P -- Advanced 18:36, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Find the rest of the Singapore community!

Yeap, you can find us in these pages:

• Singapore portal
• SGpedians' notice board
• Singapore Collaboration of the Fortnight
• Singapore-related topics
• Category:Wikipedians in Singapore
• {{User Singapore}} (Singapore userbox)
• Singapore IRC Channel

Do leave your name at the notice board, and thanks again for making Wikipedia your online abode! ;) I can't believe you haven't added your name to the category and the board. :D --Terence Ong (恭喜发财) 05:31, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi! Actually I had wanted to add some weeks ago but couldn't due to a faulty internet connection. Now that you've reminded me, (thanks!) I'll add in asap! :p Advanced 18:59, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Off-Wiki Chat, Meetup

Hello, just to let you know there will be a meetup on June 23 (Friday) with SGpedians' and Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Member Angela Beesley. Also, do you use MSN or IRC, so it is easier to contact you? Do leave your name at the meetup page if going. Hope to see you there and on IRC or MSN soon. --Terence Ong 13:17, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello, my msn address is: pine059(at)hotmail(dot)com. I've added you to my contacts. ( btw I don't use IRC.) And I would probably be going for the meetup if there aren't any last minute amendments(unlikely) in my schedule.

Thanks a lot

Advanced 17:56, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar :)

[edit] Thank you

Hi Advanced, thank you for voting in my RFA which failed eventually at a result of (91/51/8). I do not plan to run for adminship until a later date. Once again, I would like to thank you for voting. --Terence Ong _{(talk | contribs)} 15:07, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Architecture Wikiproject

I was wondering if you might be interested in joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture. Also we've been revamping the Architecture Portal and nominations to Portal:Architecture/Selected picture candidates and Portal:Architecture/Selected article candidates will always be welcome.--Mcginnly 08:45, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your vote on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bruno Senna

Hi Advanced,
Sorry to bother you, but I've updated the captions on the edits to make it perfectly clear which version you support. Please update your vote and state which version you support. Please use the naming located under the main caption in bold, large text. Thanks, --Fir0002 09:05, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Guitarists

Howdy! Since you are a guitarist, I thought you might be interested in checking out a new Wikipedia project, WikiProject Guitarists. The goal of our project is to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to guitarists. Take a look, and if you're interested, check out the section "What can you do?" to get started. Thanks! --Aguerriero (talk) 03:45, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rolling Stock on MRT revamp

Hello Calvin. Just wondering, after seeing how Wikipedians have compiled an article on ALL the rolling stock of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) in Hong Kong, why don't we combine all the four articles into one? Also, it helps solve the problem on the article on Alstom Metropolis Cars being not representative, as with respect to variant types across the world. --Russianroulette2004 07:04, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

If I am not wrong, the contract number for the Alstom trains is C751A (not C751B as in the Kawasaki trains). You can check the LTA website (it's somewhere but I cannot find it) --Russianroulette2004 03:15, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

ok i'll try - Advanced 15:16, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Meetup on 24 November

Hello, please confirm yourself for the meetup on the 24th by November 18. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please list them at the meetup page yourself. Thanks. --Terence Ong _{(C | R)} 04:27, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your input is requested

Your input would be appreciated at this Request for Comments. Kelly Martin (talk) 19:34, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Signpost updated for December 11th.

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[edit] Signpost updated for December 18th.

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[edit] SBS Transit

That'll be great! --Rifleman 82 15:48, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Advanced! | AndonicO ^{Talk | Sign Here} 01:04, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

May you and your family have a Merry Christmas, as well as any other Holiday you may celebrate. I hope that warmth, good cheer, and love surround you during these special days. May God bless you during the Holidays. | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 01:04, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

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• Thanks! :) You too! - Cheers,Mailer Diablo 14:00, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

• Merry Christmas to you too! :) Are you coming on MSN? Terence Ong 14:15, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome, and thank you as well. :-) | AndonicO ^{Talk | Sign Here} 20:29, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Hey I didn't receive your passport-size photo! Send it to me again to my gmail account. --Russianroulette2004 03:15, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Signpost updated for December 26th.

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[edit] Thanks for your help

Thanks for reverting vandalism

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my userpage, I eventually got that guy straightened out. GhostPirate 21:11, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Request

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s): Autoblock of 218.186.8.12 lifted or expired. Request handled by: Avi 16:35, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Oh no

Sorry I did not mean to vandalise the article Turtle (submarine) It was an accident on the automatic undo. I'am an experienced user with 400 edits. Sorry for the trouble. Retiono Virginian 17:57, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Meetup

Terence Ong 14:53, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: RI

To quote from WikiProject Schools, "the key to writing a good school article is to explain why the school is unique". I'm not a deletionist by any means, but the RI article is filled with information that either a) could apply to 90% of the other secondary schools in Singapore (such as the two-sentence-long section on OBS) or b) is non-notable to anyone other than Raffles Archive (such as the very short-lived existence of SIGs, or (for God's sake) the sort of ties that the male teachers receive from the school).

It wouldn't even be so bad if the information was

• well-substantiated — ("The performing arts groups have also done consistently well in the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging, held once every two years, while the clubs and socities have won many awards too.")
• written in a neutral point of view — ("The gryphon is a stately creature, majestic and strong, symbolizing stability and success for the school.") and/or
• referenced — ("It is said that it is because the nowadays students spend too much time on the computer, and since the mission of the programme was to encourage students to use computers, its purpose had already been achieved"; "The inclusion of Prometheus is for his flame-bringing characteristic, signifying entrepreneurship while 'God' in this context is used ambiguously and as a reference to a higher being.").

The article is simply riddled with problems that no one wants to solve. Every day, RI boys ignore the cleanup tags on the article and continue to add more useless, unverifiable original research to the article. Verifiability is the key word here - any information that cannot be verified or sourced is most likely too non-notable to be included in the article. If you want the information I removed to remain in the article, then take up the challenge and fix it. Wikipedia has three fundamental policies governing article content: WP:V, WP:NOR, and WP:NPOV. As it stands, the article ignores the first two policies completely and rarely conforms to the third. If you can rewrite the article to follow all three policies, then I will stop deleting information I consider to be detrimental to the quality of the article. -ryand 15:38, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. All the best then - it's a lot of work to do. Drop me a message if you need any help and I'll try my best to. :) -ryand 16:22, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] C151 photography

The photos for the refurbished C151 were great, please keep up the good job!

In the meantime, if you have time to spare I think it's time we started taking photos of empty unrefurbished C151's interior (public accessible areas) inside out while they are still in the majority. Ideally we should have a extensive, free collection (perhaps a commons page of its own!) before the last C151 rolls into the depot for refurbishment.

Some things you may want to consider :

• All three compartments D-M-M.
• Corridor, door and safety features.
• For driving motor, the front with the builder plate and the door in full view. If you have a lot of time, collect all four plates!
• Experimental units w/ the dynamic in-train system

If you have some in your hard drive, do upload them! Happy Chinese New Year and train spotting! :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 08:28, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] SMRT Open House photos

• Hello Calvin you still have not compiled the photos for the SMRT Open House for me! Please do so asap and pass it to me. --Russianroulette2004 12:11, 14 March 2007 (UTC)