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Dear Skysmith. An article you have noted as missing on WP has been written: Runamo. Best,--Berig 16:01, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

• Jolly good - Skysmith 21:50, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

To Skysmith. Thanks for the information. LifeScience 17:12, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 plum pox virus 2 Persepolis Fortification Archive 3 Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can 4 List of ethnic and social groups 5 Sugihara article 6 missing topics in chemistry 7 Baseless claims 8 Your list 9 Your missing articles lists 10 Missing mythological articles list 11 Missing topics about Astronomy 12 New Philadelphia Town Site 13 Arts lists 14 The WP:LE requested articles list 15 Astro subjects 16 Disambiguate John Matthews 17 Nevil Maskelyne (magician) 18 Hello 19 Hello Skysmith 20 Missing article lists 21 Annihilation radiation 22 Reputation Management 23 Thank you 24 Bank Act 25 Missing Business and Economics articles 26 Chandni_Chowk 27 Thanks 28 Folk Songs 29 Finnish Civil War 30 Thank you

[edit] plum pox virus

Hi Skysmith, the article Plum Pox Virus you mentioned on User:Skysmith/Missing topics about Biology exists under plum pox virus -- MarkusHagenlocher 20:20, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

• Thank you - Skysmith 23:19, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Persepolis Fortification Archive

I see you created an article on the Persepolis Fortification Archive, I've made some additions there. Could you revew my English, if you please?--Amizzoni 02:20, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

• Certainly. Seems worthwhile. - Skysmith 13:59, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, thank you for your corrections and for your list of missing archaeological articles, it seems useful. --Amizzoni 15:20, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

[edit] List of ethnic and social groups

I ran across your User:Skysmith/Missing topics about Ethnic and Social Groups, which is a useful list but seems to have a number of misspellings. I created redirects for several that I was positive about, but there's a few I want to check with you first. If Daru (tribe) and Taron (tribe) are the same, then there is a link for the latter (it doesn't mention the alternative name). Is the Zhuan ethnic minority in China perhaps supposed to be Zhuang? Toba is also done. Rigadoun (talk) 20:11, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

• I collected the names from various sources and some of there are bound to be mispelt. You are right with Daru/Taron (the other name came from a book of genetics and apparently the writer wasn't sure what name to use). I am not sure about Zhuan since that tribe has spread to neighboring countries like Vietnam (one source claimed that they were related to Hmong but I do not know enough about them). I would definitely appreciate your help - Skysmith 20:23, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sugihara article

I suggest, instead of playing 'switch the text' the Sugihara article we discuss the matter to work out a compromise. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Abram Schlimper (talk • contribs) 19:19, 12 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] missing topics in chemistry

Your list of missing topics in chemistry is a good idea. Thanks for doing this. I just need to point out that in all likelihood the entry Combinational chemistry actually refers to Combinatorial chemistry which does exist.--Nick Y. 18:10, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

• Ah. Thank you. - Skysmith 18:30, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Baseless claims

Dear Skysmith: yesterday was my first and last wikipedia edit. Its my estimation that the narrative that i offered of Spartacus being a soldier of rome and knowledgable of the Campanian countryside are at least as insightful and contain more realistic conjecture than the limp wristed, tired explaination you replaced it with. Which is fine, but to call it vandalism! Not necessary. All my worries of 'wikipedia' confirmed my first ten minutes into it (btw, the 'i have no penis' thing was not me). unsigned by 58.186.43.249 (talk • contribs)

• Barking at the wrong tree, not to mention there was no that kind of edit yesterday - Skysmith 10:46, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your list

Hiya,

You might consider looking at the membership page of WP:ENLANG to see those who listed an area of specialization, then dropping them a little note to ask for input/insights etc. I'm sorry I can't help too much (see user page for expl.).

Cheers, --Ling.Nut 22:51, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

• Thank you. - Skysmith 08:50, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your missing articles lists

Please don't revert without at least reading and acting on my edit summary!

The main WikiProject category is not to be clogged up with such lists which are likely to be of minority interest. If you need the lists to be categorised within the WikiProject please place them in the subcategory Category:Missing encyclopedic articles (biography). However, if they're for your own use only they shouldn't be categorised at all, and if they're for collaboration they ought to be in project space somewhere. All this was explained in my edit summary :) --kingboyk 19:47, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

• Based on the amount of use I have seen these lists are not of "minority interest". The categories were there specifically to attract such interest, not to mention that the pages fall into the policy of letting non-disruptive userpages be (unless somebody has changed the policy lately).
• As for your suggestion for other category, you could have mentioned the fact to me directly instead of summarily deleting the categories - some of which are not connected to WikiProject Biography at all. I have you know that another editor added them a while ago (as you might have noticed from the page history) as a good idea - Skysmith 19:57, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Put them in Category:Missing encyclopedic articles (biography). However, user pages generally don't get categorised. I'll turn a blind eye to it if they're hidden away in Category:Missing encyclopedic articles (biography) :) --kingboyk 20:02, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Missing mythological articles list

A pretty good list. I'll keep an eye on it. If I see anything relevant to something on the list I'll create at least a stub on that subject. T@nn 14:32, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Missing topics about Astronomy

I made a couple more changes to User:Skysmith/Missing topics about Astronomy. Also see my notes at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Astronomy#List of possible articles. Feel free to drop me note if you have any questions.--mikeu 00:35, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Philadelphia Town Site

Hey there. I noticed your additions to the article New Philadelphia Town Site I was wondering if you could tell me your sources, here or on my talk page, so I could insert inline citations for your additions. If you have weblinks, that's great, if you have a book or some other hard copy material just let me know the pertinent info. Thanks and thanks again for your additions. A mcmurray 19:30, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, I will insert it when I get the chance.A mcmurray 21:44, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arts lists

Hi, I saw your post to caravaggisti & have linked a couple & will do more later. Is it ok to add new missing ones, many of which are not on yours - I have my own little missing list? I don't have the encyclopedia refs. I notice lots of yours use a full 3 names where WP does/would only use 2, so I suspect there are many others that actually have articles. cheers Johnbod 14:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

• You can add the missing ones to their proper places, just let me purge the blue links. As for the full names, I noticed the same thing when I was purging the lists earlier but for some reason I couldn't find more. I just used the names the books I used as sources did. - Skysmith 14:48, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

OK thanks Johnbod 15:02, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I've done some more, but you would (maybe) get more help at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Visual_arts - these are easily the best VA missing articles lists I've seen! Johnbod 01:05, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks - Skysmith 09:36, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The WP:LE requested articles list

Wow, thanks! I never knew you could even do that! Great stuff! SGGH 22:23, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Astro subjects

Hello, I think your list is missing Chinese Constellations as Chinese Constellations are still used to identify things in the sky in East Asia (ie, China, Japan, Korea) in popular media. As Chinese Constellations are actually areas of sky, like IAU constellations, they have definite boundaries. 70.51.8.217 06:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disambiguate John Matthews

Hi, Can you add a disambiguation page for John Matthews. I found three writer, footballer and soda fountain father. And I am hesitant to do it myself as I am a newbie. It would help to add article for soda man. Wikicrawler 17:11, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

• It's not that hard, see here. You can use titles like John Matthews (football), John Matthews (writer and John Matthews (businessman). And you already know who you are talking about - Skysmith 22:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Hi, My problem is that John Matthews for the writer is already the top level page. So how should I move it to John Matthews(writer)? Wikicrawler 06:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
    • Click the "move" link above the article to open the moving dialogue page and chance the name of the article. The move also creates a redirect page with the original title; If you cannot find the link, it's in your contributions list or you can find it through "what links here". You can edit this redirect page to turn it into disambiguation page. For further info about moving pages see here - Skysmith 09:49, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nevil Maskelyne (magician)

I started this article. You may remove it from your list. Please feel free to add any info you might have. --ubiquity 15:46, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

• Thank you - Skysmith 17:05, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

Thanks for the welcome note. Chroma liberator 4 March 2007

[edit] Hello Skysmith

Thank you for your welcoming message to this most interesting site; taking part one feels like a character in a Borges story!

I'm afraid I clumsily deleted the clean up flag on Adriaen van der Werff while attempting to add a category, and couldn't get it back; sorry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Eustace Plimsoll (talk • contribs) 16:18, 6 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Missing article lists

I have been notified of the existing of your media and journalism missing article list. I am in the process of creating at least one other similar list at Wikipedia:WikiProject Saints/Missing articles, and wonder if you would have either the time or inclination to maybe help with missing articles lists for any of the other projects that exist out there. Thank you for your work and for any response you may see fit to give this. John Carter 18:11, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

• I have linked many of my missing topics pages to relevant Wikiprojects (if I could find one) but my resources to help all of them are limited. I have merged some of the information to other missing topics lists (like this). - Skysmith 14:49, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
  • I am stunned and deeply gratified at the amount of work you have done so far. It does make me feel really puny in comparison, with only one missing articles list so far, and that one still in construction. However, I will find knowledge of the ones you have already created very useful, so that I can avoid redundancy. Thank you for all of your work to date. John Carter 15:03, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Annihilation radiation

Dear Skysmith,

I think I've adressed the concerns you raised about the annihilation radiation article I wrote. Please take a look and see if you agree.

Thanks,

hidesert

[edit] Reputation Management

Peter il Pinguino says: thank you for your clarification. I still believe that the links might be appropriate there, as content-driven reputation sytems are quite general in their applications (even though in the paper we give data only about the Wikipedia). But at any rate, thank you very much for pointing us to the Wikipedia:Village pump (news). I posted a paragraph there (I hope it is the appropriate section).

[edit] Thank you

Hi, Skysmith. Thank you for reverting the vandalism on my user page. You caught it before I did! I guess Richard redfern doesn't much like me.

Have a great day!  ;^> DavidCBryant 16:34, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bank Act

I've been going through your missing economics articles writing articles on them when I can. Could you please be more specific as to which Bank Act there needs to be an article for? Cmcfarland 04:42, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

• As strange as it may sound, I don't remember. I'll have to check that later. Keep up the good work. - Skysmith 09:06, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Missing Business and Economics articles

Skysmith, many thanks for your thanks on my efforts! I've added a few notes tonight, but couldn't make much progress on your list. I think some terms need new categories. --SueHay 01:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

• That's quite possible. What do you suggest? - Skysmith 13:32, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Sorry so slow in answering. I was away. Last week I noticed that category:companies by industry doesn't cover all industries, so, for instance, funeral industry would be difficult to place. There's a list in North American Industry Classification System that gives you some idea how industries could be classified in Wikipedia. There are also the Standard Industrial Classification and Industry Classification Benchmark (used for the Dow Jones Industrial Average). I'm not sure if we should just be adding industry categories as they occur to us, or if there's some sort of system we should follow for categorization. The category companies by industry doesn't have all that many industries in it but it could get awfully big if it's not made logically hierarchical. I don't think I'm suggesting anything as much as wondering what to do! --SueHay 22:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
    • I think we'd have to include references to those systems (ie. manufacturing NAICS 31-33, SIC 3390, ICB ?) but the safest choice could be to simply put them in alphabetical order. But it may be that you know more about that than I do - Skysmith 09:30, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chandni_Chowk

Hi, The article for Chandni_Chowk silver street in Delhi is already written. You can remove it from your list. Wikicrawler 07:02, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks much for the list ill get right on it =) if your intrested in the project feel free to write your name. at the time any help is much appreciated Maverick423 14:57, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

excellent this will make it alot easier to sort through the list thanks much! Maverick423 13:32, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Folk Songs

You do not seem to be fond of them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 146.110.110.157 (talk) 09:17, 21 March 2007 (UTC).

• Depends on the context. Yours was more of a POV-pushing. - Skysmith 09:20, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
• Just adding to the somewhat one-sided description, which somehow forgets to mention their North of Ireland activity, which is regarded as well, not to nice, to say the least, by several sources.

[edit] Finnish Civil War

Hi - You just left me a message re: my edit on the Finnish Civil War (I wasn't logged in when I made the edits). Thanks for restoring the artcile; as I am not familiar with it I didn't realize that I had still left out a block of text. Much appreciation sent your way! Julesrbf 14:21, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you for your welcome and judicious advice. I learnt some new tricks for a better formatting. I applied some already. Best Regards - youcroft 18:58, 27 March 2007 (UTC)