User talk:SilasM
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[edit] Australian law project
Where were you thinking of getting started, in terms of an Australian law WikiProject? Ambi 04:24, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- My professional speciality is labour law, so I thought I might kick off with one generalist article on that, and then burrow down into its nooks and crannies. I can do that anyway, but if there were a number of others who were interested, more broadly, in trying to be systematic about priorities to improve the subject generally, then I'd be happy to share some of the load - High Court jurisprudence, particularly old constitutional milestones (Engineers case, Tasmanian Dam, etc) is one area that's crying out for attention. Some people are fiddling around with stubs on things like particular courts (mea culpa: Supreme Court of Victoria), and maybe those energies could be better directed. User:SilasM
- Thanks. I won't know for sure until the offers come out on Tuesday, but according to the Canberra Times, the entry score for my course didn't go up this year, which means it looks like I'm in. As I said on the notice board, I really do want to help with this, but it could really do with someone who definitely knows what they're talking about it directing from the top - any suggestions as to things I might be able to help with? Ambi 04:43, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Friendly Congrats on Kable
Wow, nice to see someone noding Australian law, I simply had no idea we had a group like this. I'm merely a NSW law student at present, but I was amazed at when I saw that someone had just made an article about Kable v DPP. I thought since you only just wrote it I should ask first, were you done with what you were going to initially add so I can elaborate, or did you have more to add. I've always had a personal obsession with Kable (admittedly because I loathed the finding as obscene judicial overreaching), and at present the significance of the case has barely been touched on, since there is virtually no mention of the way in which Kable has basically forced the Commonwealth's seperation of powers onto the states, which I'd think is an extremely significant legal point. Either way, keep up the good work! Plasma 10:06, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Constitution of Australia
The article now lives there, with Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, existing as a redirect. Lacrimosus 08:18, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Australian law
It's good to see an Australian lawyer at Wikipedia. There is lots of useful stuff you could work on. I note that anti-terrorism law is on your to-do list. You might like to look at my contribution Australian anti-terrorism legislation, 2004 and give me your thoughts. Adam 08:22, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Australian law stubs
Hi Silas - I'm just offering a suggestion that it would be helpful if you would add even a one-sentence summary of the significance of the many cases you're currently stubbifying. In their present form (simply a citation and a link), they're all eligible for speedy deletion, meaning that any admin can delete them on sight (see Wikipedia:Candidates_for_speedy_deletion, Articles, #3). Without some contextualising material, they're unlikely to survive very long! --Rlandmann 03:58, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- No problem - also note that CLR points to a disambiguation page; you should probably pipe this link. --Rlandmann 04:20, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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- And here's a request from the other side of the globe: can you expand on your Australian labour law stub? We've got a halfway decent United States labor law and a rough and ready Mexican labor law article; I'm still searching for ones from Canada, England, France, Japan, China [should be interesting] and elsewhere. Someday when we reach critical mass we can bring them together as a category or something of the sort. -- Italo Svevo 20:30, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Welcome back
Good to see you editing again - it'd certainly been a while. Any chance we'll see your history of the High Court finished any time soon? Ambi 14:08, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
- Well, kind of. I didn't do as well as I'd liked, but I survived it and should be able to learn from my mistakes - of my original group, I'm about the last one standing (everyone else dropped back into the straight arts stream). Congratulations on the (impending) birth of your daughter - you must be very excited! Ambi 14:16, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
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- Netball? Oh, if only. No, I'm afraid residence hall life, student politics, alcohol and Wikipedia is not a good combination if one wants to excel at law. :) Ambi 14:28, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
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- Thanks for the advice! I've already moved out of college, and I'm sure I'll stick with the politics in some way, but ultimately, I'm looking forward to spending this year really working on my degree. As for articles, I've got a long way to go yet, but I might have to take you up on that if I'm still around then! :) Ambi 14:50, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
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Good to see you around again! Rebecca 03:21, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Meetup in March
I see that you are listed as a participant in the WikiProject Melbourne. If you are a Melbourne resident I would appreciate your views on the suggested Meetup in March . Please give some indication of your interest, or otherwise, in the idea. Even a simple "No thanks" with your user name would be welcome and assist in assessing the level of support for a meetup. Thank you.. Cuddy Wifter 06:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
