User talk:IronDuke

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That was the year that was: archive of talk from 2005 and 2006

Contents 1 Mediation 2 205.202.240.194, 3 My Request for Adminship 4 Newyorkbrad's RfA 5 Mediation for Quiverfull 6 My RfA 7 Flashdance 8 Thanks for your support 9 re the woodhull article 10 Thanks IronDuke! 11 Re. Block of 24.168.112.182 12 VegaDark's Request for Adminship 13 My RfA 14 Greetings IronDuke! 15 Islam and slavery revised lead proposal 16 RfA 17 Thank you for your support on my Request for Administration 18 Question about hamas 19 List of The Wire episodes 20 question for you 21 RfA thanks

[edit] Mediation

Re your offer to mediate Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-12-27 Senior Military College, I'll be glad to participate. Not sure this qualifies as "mediate-worthy", but I'll do my part to help sort it out. Cheers Rillian 02:13, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

As I posted this, certainly I will participate.Todd Gallagher 15:23, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 205.202.240.194,

the range block expired, but don't hesitate to block it (if you can) if vandalism continues. -- Drini 22:42, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My Request for Adminship

Thank you for your support in my my RfA, which passed with a tally of 117/0/1. I hope that my conduct as an admin lives up to the somewhat flattering confidence the community has shown in me. Please don't hesitate to leave a message on my talk page should you need help or want to discuss something with me. By the way, funny time for a last-minute support wasn't it, seeing as it was only halfway during day 3 of 7?--Nilfanion (talk) 22:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newyorkbrad's RfA

Thank you for your support on my RfA, which closed favorably this morning, as well as for your kind comments accompanying your !vote. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. Best regards, Newyorkbrad 20:33, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mediation for Quiverfull

Thank you for stepping in with your offer to mediate the conflict at Quiverfull. It appears that just your introductory presence immediately effected the compromise solution I was seeking with the user that prompted my request. Pretty cool, I think, and a great argument for the mediation project. I will be sure to re-enlist the project should the need arise. Please let me know if you need any type of support in the WP community in any way. I'd be more than happy to lend my voice. Thanks again for stepping up to the plate! :-)

CyberAnth 08:27, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

You're quite welcome. I'll wait a bit and see if Gkrdeacon replies. If not, I'll delist.

IronDuke 00:52, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thanks for your support in my RfA, and for your positive comments about my contribution history. I've felt it best to withdraw on this occasion and think about the good advice I received. Thanks again, Jakew 19:28, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flashdance

The reviews on IMDb were mentioned since they contrast with the generally poor reviews given to the film by professional critics. It was not intended to hype IMDb in any way. It goes without saying that people's opinions about a film are not a scholarly source. Flashdance has grossed over $150 million at the box office even though it was panned by the critics. However, the section that has been removed will not be put back.--Ianmacm 16:04, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

The location for the audition sequence at the end of the film has been put back. This is the most famous scene in the film, and it is useful to know that it was filmed at a real building rather than in a studio. Most of Flashdance was filmed on location in Pittsburgh, but this is the only location mentioned by name in the article due to its key importance in the film.--Ianmacm 16:19, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

That's fine. For myself, I thought the location for one scene info was kind of trivial. But no biggie if it stays. As for IMDB, it's a great site, but anyone can leave a review, which makes it less than reliable on that score. There's no doubt the film was popular; I'm sure myriad reliable sources exist that back up that claim. Thanks for leaving a note. IronDuke 16:28, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your support

--Yannismarou 20:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

As you set out for Ithaka, hope the voyage is long Knowledge is your destiny, but don't ever hurry the journey May there be many summer mornings when With what pleasure and joy, you come into harbors seen for the first time Don't expect Ithaka to make you rich. Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey And, if I, one of your fellow-travellers, can offer something To make this journey of yours even more fascinating and enjoyable This is my assistance with anything I can help.

[edit] re the woodhull article

Thank you for explaining the COI policy again. Before 3RR, I asked that editor to place the proposed edits on the talk page instead, and avoid the article page for a little while, and then when the proposal is on the talk page, I or someone else can open an RFC to get some disinterested eyes on the issue. At this point I do not expect my own input to go very far. If you think this is a good approach, would you reiterate my request at the user's talk page? — coelacan talk — 01:40, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Let me see how Vweston responds to me, if at all. If she seems amenable to working along with other users and gaining consensus and proceeding from there, RfC might well be the way to go and I will urge her to consider it, and failing that to at least be responsive on talk. Cheers. IronDuke 02:19, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks IronDuke!

Greetings!

Thanks for you note. I appreciate you taking time to share your thoughts and I agree the "rough and tumble" comments and treatment by most of the folks I encountered was quite a surprise. As I stated to JuJube, I believed the founders of this group intended users, editors, admins to be more respectful and courteous to one another. To be honest, I felt like I had fallen into a cyperspace black hole and was in a cheap chatroom. It was a creepy feeling.

Yet, there was one other individual kind enough to also show me the way during the storm.

None the less, glad to meet another Victoria Woodhull fan! I will heed your advice and attempt a revision sometime in the coming days. As for America's Victoria reviews, the most significant was the one that I posted by The American Journal of History - considered to be a very respected literary journal and quite an honor. As someone stated to me, I was supposed to have verifible links, so I had linked it to the American Journal, but somehow, that may have been interpeted as "news about me". It isn't.

As for my own article, I have an editor friend who is going to rewrite accordingly. When initially posted, I should have listened to my intuition and input "rough draft" or something.

I look forward to communicating with you in the future. I hope to contribute to the psychic phenomena, parapsychology and related topics. I was disapointed that a friend and colleage Jeffrey Mishlove's biography was removed. I did see and agree with the admins/editors that it was "resume format," but he is the first person to ever receive a degree in parapsychology from Berkeley university and has contributed significantly to the world of psi. I know that I and others would like to see his name on the walls of history here.

Thanks again! Enjoy your day, Victoria Vweston3554 16:56, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re. Block of 24.168.112.182

You did well in warning this user but they did not vandalize after that warning, so they are not to be blocked for the moment. If they transgress the last warning in the next 24 hours then yes they shall be blocked. Report to me or WP:AIV if you see more vandalism from this user. Thanks for your good work. Regards, Húsönd 02:36, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] VegaDark's Request for Adminship

[edit] My RfA

My request for adminship has closed successfully (79/0/1), so it appears that I am now an administrator. Thanks very much for your vote of confidence. If there's anything I can ever do to help, please don't hesitate to let me know. IrishGuy ^talk 02:57, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings IronDuke!

I'm back! Life has been busy and I've not had much free time to return. I'm looking forward to exploring the para sites to contribute as well as posting my own bio. If you can, check out my new External Link on Victoria Woodhull page. I noticed that another contributor had also posted a REVIEW from the Journal of American History. thanks so much! Victoria

You're very welcome. I've been sick and busy with work and unable to edit for a while. But I will check it out. Cheers. IronDuke 01:18, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Islam and slavery revised lead proposal

Dear IronDuke, as an interested editor would you please offer your opinion at article 62 on the talk page re this proposal. DavidYork71 08:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

In your withdrawal note, you thanked the supporters and opposers, but you forgot to mention the neutral users, like me - I feel offended. Kidding. I just wanted to let you know that aside from the RfAr issue, I see no reason not to support you in a future RfA. —KNcyu38 (talk • contribs) 22:46, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Kncyu38, thanks so much for your note. Dang gone it, I did forget the neutrals. So... thanks to the three of you as well. Hope to see you around the 'pedia. IronDuke 00:04, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Next time. -- FayssalF - ^{Wiki me up ®} 09:39, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for your support on my Request for Administration

I'm happy to say that thanks in part to your support, my RfA passed with a unanimous score of 40/0/0. I solemnly swear to use these shiny new tools with honour and insanity integrity. --Wafulz 15:29, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question about hamas

Allo.
I didn't want to ask this on the CFD page (largely because I've already yammered too much there in a section that really ought to be more concise), but I did still want to know about this.
It was my understanding that, obviously, many in hamas hate judaism in general, and that the general policy of hamas is to fight against Israel, but I wasn't able to find the sweeping core policy that hamas has against judaism as a whole. I know you said it was in the article, but I'm not finding the core tenets that mandate irrefutably that every single member of hamas must be an antisemite. Couldja help me out? (on your talk page or mine) Bladestorm 17:22, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of The Wire episodes

Noting that you edited List of The Wire episodes within the last few months I wonder if you have an opinion about the use of screenshots in this article and would welcome your opinion here if you have time.--Opark 77 22:47, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] question for you

"Okay, I'm starting to wonder if this is just an elaborate joke on your part. But just in case it isn't, no "government" POV-pushing is tolerated here, whether it be US, Israeli, PA, etc" - no US government pushing eh? see Iran, North Korea, Vietnam War, Move America Forward, George W Bush, Republican Party (United States), etc, etc.. then come back and say the same thing --Asucena 18:05, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks

Thank you for your Support on my recent nomination for adminship, which passed with a final tally of 89/1/1. If there's anything I can help with, then you know where to find me. Cheers. - Michael Billington (talk) 06:51, 3 April 2007 (UTC)