User talk:Radagast83

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[edit] Philwiki

Philwiki: do you accept? Donbas 14:22, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Sure, I'll try to keep busy on it and everything else I'm doing on here and elsewhere. Radagast83 21:23, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Accidental Abuse

Hello Radagast83. One of your recent edits was undone by an automated bot as likely abuse of editing privileges. Our welcome page provides information for new users who would like to contribute. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you feel you have recieved this notice in error, please contact the bot owner. Thank you for your interest in our project. // Tawkerbot2 07:12, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

I call it a mistake, I was messing around with that page that I came across. It isn't linked to anything and serves no purpose as it's redundant compared to the other Philmont Scout Ranch pages on this site. I must have accidently hit the wrong buttons, as my computer was lagging behind for a moment before I closed the page. It should probably be up for deletion anyway, perhaps I'll tag it soon. Radagast83 18:22, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] TA

Are you the same Radagast who posts (or posted) on TA? Feebtlas 14:43, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

TA? Probably not, I only use this same name on here, wikicities, and ratebeer.com off the top of my head. Radagast83 20:15, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Beer cats

It has been suggested by User:BrianSmithson and supported by User:Syrthiss that the Beer and brewery categories should be renamed. This proposal has been supported and expanded by myself. The notion is that the regional categories should follow the format of "Beer and breweries in Africa" /Europe/Asia/North America/South America/Oceania. "Brewers and breweries" could also be renamed "Beer and breweries by region". And all the countries should also be renamed (and merged if needed) as, for example, "Beer and breweries of Germany", "Beer and breweries of Britain", "Beer and breweries of Poland". The word in each case would be beer rather than beers to allow for general articles on beer culture in each region as well as individual beers.

Comments, suggestions, objections, free beer and simple votes to Wiki Beer Project SilkTork 15:29, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge Vote on Ultraviolet map

Hi I was thinking about taking this whole merge discussion in an entirely different direction. Instead of merging the info on the poorly named Ultraviolet map into the unfocused The DHARMA Initiative. How about we expand on Silentplanet's idea and create sub sections on known Hatches?

Remember the "The DHARMA Initiative" article is supposed to focus on what it is. Adding more information to "the Swan" only shows that this hatch should be expanded upon in another article. The title of this article after all is not "The DHARMA Hatches." To me it looks like we should put in some information about what exactly the DHARMA Initiative is. We should give some history on it maybe include the information on the film and then some brief information about the hatches and what they are. Hatches that we know more about like "The Swan" should have its own page that would then contain information such as "the Map", "The Timer", etc... I think that this is a more reasonable solution and would also make it a more logical solution as an encyclopedia article. Please let me know what you think (in your talk page)! And if you do agree please note that on your merge vote! Thanks -- UKPhoenix79 04:04, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Woodlawn Plantation

Thank you for writing Woodlawn Plantation. Can you please explain in the lead line what it *is*? It's explained where it is, how big it is and when it was given away, but I'm still not sure if it is a plantation, just a piece of land, a house, or whatever. Clarify in first line please. Jens Nielsen 07:48, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome. I added information that conforms to your request. When I wrote it I was dead tired and decided I'd look at it in the morning when I was fresh. Thanks for pointing that out. Radagast83 05:49, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scouting article work

If you are getting this, it is because you do or did work on Scouting articles (see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Scouting#Participants_and_primary_areas_of_interest).

As the Scouting WikiProject has been formed since early January 2006, we've had many great improvements made in this area of Wiki and I want to personally thank everyone for their help. We don't always agree on things, but we keep moving forward. YIS, Rlevse 22:09, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The DHARMA Initiative Split vote

I hope you don't mind a general reply to what most if not all of those opposed to the split on The DHARMA Initiative have said "we don't really have enough information on just the stations to justify an entire article just for the stations." I would like to point out that it is exactly the opposite, there is very little information about "The DHARMA Initiative" since everything seams to be about the stations. I decided that I'd see exactly how much of the article actually talked about the Initiative compared to the Stations. So I grabbed the sections that talk specifically about those subjects and I used the word counter found inside of MS Word to judge the content. Here is what I found:

Initiative focus on the page : These sections were the "intro" "History and purpose" & "Dr. Marvin Candle"

Pages - 1
Words - 242
Characters (no spaces) - 1,309
Characters (with spaces) - 1,544
Paragraphs - 7
Lines - 23

Stations focus on the page : Everything not in the Initiative focus, except for "Trivia" "References" & "External links" were included in the Stations.

Pages - 4
Words - 1,476
Characters (no spaces) - 7,143
Characters (with spaces) - 8,574
Paragraphs - 46
Lines - 132

The judgment that this page doesn't have a lot of info about the stations seams to be incorrect... the problem is that going by word count only (and almost exactly) 1/7th of the page actually talks about the Initiative while the rest of that 6/7th talks about the stations... This page is heavily focused on the stations and it should be acknowledged as such. So we have a choice to create a new article about the stations or re-name this article to reflect its focus!

I hope that this helps and Please put your reply in the comments section of the Initiative talk page. -- UKPhoenix79 02:32, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hal Gardner

It seems to be you against the concensus of everybody else. please can you either take this a stage further and go on to meiation or requests for discussion or comment rather than this unilateralism you are adopting.--Lucy-marie 09:41, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Poll

Your vote/opinion on brewery notability is requested here: [1] SilkTork 12:26, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hal Gardner mediation

Hello,vRadagast83, I am Shadow1, the mediator in the Hal Gardner case in the Mediation Cabal. I hope that we can work together to resolve this issue as soon as possible. In order to do that, I have asked all members of this dispute to insert a brief explaination of their reasoning in the Hal Gardner talk page so that I, and the members of this issue, can all be informed of the problems in a quick and nonbiased way. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to put them on my talk page. Thanks! Shadow1 17:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Long Con

Hi Radagast83,

The implications I'm referring to are the veiled references the creators of the show make to the possible overall plot. The idea of everything being a hallucination is a fairly common theory, and this reference should probably be included as a point of interest, since the book's inclusion in the shot was almost certainly purposeful. It's trivial, to be sure, but then that's why it's in the trivia section. :)

I do agree, though, that noting the similarities to The Third Policeman is unnecessary and could be removed without losing anything interesting. Dbratton 17:27, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings!

Just thought I'd say 'Hi' as a fellow brown wizard. It seems you're a fellow Lost-ie as well! Good to know.

See you around... Radagast 01:12, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Babylon 5

You seem to be removing large sections of the Babylon 5 article. While I thing that your work on citing the article is excellent, I would request that you please refrain from deleting such substantial passages without at least some discussion. Thanks, and happy editing! -Harmil 16:57, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

I have discussed this. Look no further than Talk:Babylon_5#Theme_section_needs_major_overhaul. Others have pointed out the same problems. Most of the material that was removed IS Original Research. Over the last few days I've attempted to source anything from a reliable source that would give creedence to any of the information that exists on the World Wide Web. All of the material I've removed was either very unencylopedic (it may have been true, but has no place in the article), or was blatant Original Research. The IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR WP:GA on the Talk page clearly states what needs to be done to "fix" the article so that it can return to the Good Article status. Radagast83 17:03, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Sorry I missed the discussion, I'll check it out. However, I disagree strongly that elements such as accents and ethnicity have nothing to do with the show. Ivanova has a strong sub-plot that spans several episodes involving her Russian and Jewish heritage. This is a major element of the first season. Garibaldi is not as strongly ethnic, and I'd have little or no problem with shortening the reference to his ethnicity, but it's still a part of the show. Then there are the characters. Clearly the Mimbari and Centauri accents are diverse. This is of interest to the most casual observer, and is widely discussed in public forums with the show's creator, so why would we NOT mention it? Then there is the matter of the near-universal use of English by aliens. This is a central issue. It's a human station, and while B5 is a "neutral outpost", it is important to note that aliens feel the need to conduct most of their business (even amongst each other) in English.

You even removed the section on religion! Nothing plays a more central role in the show. Let me cite a few examples:

Minbari religion which is displayed throughout the seasons (Delenn is a member of the religious caste, which comprises a third of their population) eventually dove-tails with the fate of the station's original commander and the primary conflicts of the third and fourth seasons as well as a civil war on Minbar.
The entire episode of "The Parliament of Dreams" is about the religions of the various races, and spends the closing dealing with the diversity of human religions.
There are at least three episodes that deal with the religious implications of medicine
An entire human relgion is invented as back-story for the show (Foundationism).
The aforementioned sub-plot with Ivonova is centered around her Jewish heritage.
The commander in the first season discusses his upbringing by Jesuits several times.
The Markab die as a race because of their religious beliefs.
The Vorolons appear to every race as a quasi-deific figure from their own mythology, implying that they may be the origin of some human mythology.
In the 5th season, a religious observance results in several characters meeting with the dead.

You are far better off marking sections that need citations or finding citations yourself than removing entire sections because you don't think they're central enough to the show. Doing so will improve the article, and require far less interference by authors who wish to retain the lost text. -Harmil 18:44, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Ivanova's heritage (outside the PSI Corps) was only notable in the first few episodes of the first season. As it is, it's more about her character development, and thusly better off in her own article (of which almost all that information appears).
About Garabaldi: His ethnicity doesn't play a part at all, and thusly should not appear in the article (it is already included in his character's article). You're all but advocating the inclusion of any information of any character just because it "still a part of the show".
"Clearly the Mimbari and Centauri accents are diverse." No, the point is it ISN'T clear to someone who isn't a fan of the show (no citations). That's the whole point.
The "religion" section in question was part of some "truth seeker" section. Perhaps I should have put it in a different section, but mind you, since it was under "Love..." and didn't fit. I deleted it. Since you seem to have a grasp on the section, fix the section so it's verifiable, notable, and encylopedic.

Radagast83 19:02, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

First, off, you might want to at least leave me a note on my talk page telling me that you responded. I have hundreds of pages on my watchlist, and can't add every talk page that I leave a note on, sorry.

Ok, that said, I want to thank you. Jeff Q's comments on Talk:Babylon 5 really made me appreciate the time and effort you've put into this page. In contrast to his "delete it and let someone who cares sort it out," attitude, yours is refreshing ;)

However, a few notes: there are four episodes that deal with Ivanova's ethnicity in the first season. The most critical come toward the end of the season (TKO and one other... name is on the B5 talk page if you want to check). Also, I'd agree when it comes ot Garibaldi. At most, we would just include a note along with the background blurb for each character (Sinclair was raised by Jesuits, Ivanova is from a Russian Jewish family, Garibaldi is from a Boston Italian family, etc.) but that might be on a characters sub-page where the characters are really the focus.

If you're going to complain that I'm not sourcing my talk page comments with respect to the Minbari, then I'm sorry, but I have limited time to dedicate to Wikipedia, and that's over the top.

Furhter, on your last point, the section was not about a "truth seeker", but "True Seekers", which is a phrase used repeatedly throughout the series by the Minbari to refer, not to LOVE per se, but to matters of the heart (which to the Minbari includes religion, philosophy, prophesy and this concept of true seeker, which can encompass certain kinds of love, but not typically purely romantic love). This is covered in seasons 1, 2 and 3 extensively. Just as a matter of reference, see "Grail" and "The War Prayer". The phrase was used out of context, however, and wasn't worth sourcing. I'll make sure it apprears on the Minbari page. -Harmil 15:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lost

Hiya, just wanted to say that I'm very pleased and impressed with the great work you've been doing on the individual episode articles. :) Also, FYI, you might want to add your name here, to a new WikiProject that just formed: Wikipedia:WikiProject Lost. --Elonka 06:58, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Baldy Town

Please go ahead and merge the Baldy Town article into the camps article (not the main Philmont article). Rlevse 01:26, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lost: Featured article

		The Lost WikiProject Award
		Congratulations on Lost (TV series) making it to main page featured article. Your hard work on the Lost project is appreciated! --Elonka 00:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Power Rangers planets merges

You seem to be doing a lot of redirecting, but not a lot of merging; what's up with that? —Ryūlóng (竜龍) 03:25, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

~~Good point. Many of the articles say the same things in "so many words." I will go back and add any information that I may have mistakenly gone overboard with no merging.~~ Sorry. I haven't yet finished editing the list page. I'll stop merging until I finish adding the info and submit those changes first. Radagast83 03:28, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, there are only a handful of planets that I'm particularly concerned about, KO-35 (three main characters' home planet), Aquitar (an entire season's characters' homeplanet), and maybe Mirinoi. Not quite sure about the others, though. —Ryūlóng (竜龍) 03:29, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I'll go back and revert the ones you pointed out based on the information they actually contained. Radagast83 03:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chaperonins and chaperones

Hello, I've reverted your merger of chaperone into chaperonin. In my experience, chaperonins are a subset of the chaperones—the two terms are not synonymous. (Chaperonins are the chaperones which form multimeric complexes that encapsulate nascent proteins; not all chaperones do this.)

Be cautious if you want to do a bulk search and replace when you merge text, as well. Particularly when dealing with footnotes and references, you don't want to change the titles of documents in the article's references.

Finally, unless you're certain that the merge is appropriate – again, extra caution is called for in techical topics – make certain that both the subject and the target articles have had the appropriate tag ({{mergefrom}} or {{mergeto}} to give subject matter experts an opportunity to correct any problems. Cheers, TenOfAllTrades(talk) 05:21, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Good, they should probably remain seperate then, if it hasn't been merged by now, it won't. Radagast83 05:27, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] merge deletions

You seem to be deleting a lot of merge tags, including Strong cryptography and Cryptographically strong, with no explanations. The two i cited were even marked as minor edits. Can you explain what you are trying to do?--agr 18:48, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

The merge tags I've been removing are on articles that have either already been merged, or have (in the talk pages) conclusions that warrant an oppose to the merge (some from 3+ months prior). I'm trying to go through the backlog of proposed merge articles to figure out what still is in need of debate on the issue of merging, ones that have concluded against merging, and ones that have already been merged and the tags just haven't been removed. Unfortunately some articles don't seem to have much in terms of debate (with one or two people total chiming in on an article, but as already stated most seem to have stopped the discussion sometime in the summer, some with no further edits since before August, so in most respects the debate is done), others have already been completed months ago and no one bothered to remove the tags. I'll try to remmember to note this in the edit summary for the articles from now on. Radagast83 19:41, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Please do, I had no idea what was going on. I restored the merge tags to the two articles in question and added to the discussion on the talk page.--agr

Great. Radagast83 21:56, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] D class cruiser

When you converted D class cruiser to a redirect, did you ensure that unique information was edited into the Danae class cruiser article and not lost? Folks at 137 18:38, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BCI

Hi. Thanks for adding the material to BCI. Hope you won't mind - I've shifted it to Brain implant. Been trying to build the theme in fiction section using the Brain implant page rather than BCI because there's a hugh amount of overlap and the BCI page is already longer that wikipedia guidelines suggest is good. Please talk me if you want to discuss this further. Cheers --Saganaki- 06:06, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Erytheia

When making a brief article into a redirect, it is normal practice to enter into the remaining article any text that will be effectively deleted. If Erytheia as an island of Gades seems irrelevant to you in the context of the article Hesperides, that might have been a signal that turning an article with interwikis in three other languages into a redirect was a less-than-perfect idea. --Wetman 10:40, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

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