User:Isis/Archive 4

Archived talk from November 2007 to June 2008

Welcome back

Title says it all :) - I am still working on World History when I have the time. Though I am not as active as beforehand, more real-life stuff happening. --Eptalon 14:27, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

It's good to have you back! :)Oysterguitarist 14:30, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks to both of you! It's really nice to be editing again. I saw all the work you've done on World History, Eptalon. You're doing an awesome job! :-) --Isis§^(talk) 14:36, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks :) --Yegoyan 17:26, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey, your back! --§ Snake311 _{(T + C)} 23:35, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I missed you a lot. - Huji ^reply 17:37, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Awww...that's so nice. Hopefully, I won't have any disappearances for a long while. :P --Isis§^(talk) 22:24, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Taxoboxes

The Damson taxobox was copied 1:1 from EnWP. All I might have left out is an opening or closing brace at the beginning or at the end. --Eptalon 20:31, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

The taxobox was missing the {{{color}}} attribute. It gets all screwy without it. -- Creol(talk) 20:36, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

World History

Hello, I fear I am clinging to something that will never be. Nevertheless, I think World History needs you. Still outstanding there:

• Cultures of Mesopotamia: Sumeria, Assyria, ... (in Ancient History)
• Ancient Egypt (also in Ancient History); perhaps Kush/Meroe if you know/find info on them
• Inca, and Aztec (in Middle Ages)
• Can you think of any others?

I fear once this article is done, it will be very big.

Any thoughts? --Eptalon 22:17, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

That's fine. I also have a real life to attend to, besides Simple, though I see it take most of my free time. From what I recall (not sure), there is relatively little known about Meroe/Kush, about Mesopotamia, I recall that until some point in time, kings reigned for like 800-1200 years... - Anyway, have fun expanding. ;) --Eptalon 22:46, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

The idea behind the article, in my opinion is to give a short overview of the each of the civilisations, and a link to the main article about it, where this civilisation can be elaborated. As to size: I think the section on Ancient Greece is definitely too short, the one on the Mayas is probably too long. I don't know, really. If we look at what we have now, and what is still missing, I think we will end up with 70-80kb in size, once we are done. Or to look at it visually, add the section on Ancient Rome, about 5 times (for the 5 missing civs). As you say it is indeed a broad subject. We should therefore keep in mind that shorter is probably better. As the longer variant, try to visualize 5x the Maya section in that article. So, while doing the extension, create the detailed article about the civ early on, and put the detailed account there. --Eptalon 23:16, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

ip edit to Air space

Hello. :) I don't understand why you gave a test warning here. I would have left a note on the ip's talk page like you did explaining British/American spelling, but it wasn't really a test edit. --Isis§^(talk) 22:32, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

True I have rewritten this as a not rather than a warning. -- Barliner  talk  22:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

RE

Yeah I did but I got rid of it, I might just use gmail or something if I want to. Oysterguitarist 23:20, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

No

No. -- Spiderpig0001 Does whatever a spiderpig does! 21:49, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

RfA

Hey, Isis. I am currently running at WP:RFA and would like you to vote. If you could do so ASAP, that would be appreciated so, if there is a clear consensus against I can withdraw. -- Spiderpig0001 Does whatever a spiderpig does! 02:54, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Hello

Hello, I'm Last!, a new user. Last! 02:50, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Gwib, a returing user! Great to see you again :)

Gwib^-(talk)- 20:24, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

I'll stay for about 3 or 4 weeks whilst I'm on holiday, then I'll be off again till my next break. What about you? Are you finally on a path which leaves you time for all us geeks on simple? :)

Gwib^-(talk)- 20:32, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

FYI Gwib, I am not a geek. While I have never revealed this before, i am emo instead. --§ Snake311 _{(T + C)} 21:38, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

You never told us this before? What other secrets have you kept hidden all this time? --Isis§^(talk) 22:08, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

I went through a brief emo stage, but then I turned back for a girl :) How corny is that?
But anyway, what happened to Archer7 or Phaedriel? I don't think they're active anymore which is a shame...
Gwib^-(talk)- 22:21, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
ps. Check out my new profile picture!

That was the conversation I've heard (or read...) this month. I think Archer7 is still semi-active. maybe. But Phaedriel hasn't been here since around September. I like your picture. ha :)
A girl is actually a pretty sweet reason to not be emo anymore. I think it's nice. :) I can't really imagine you being emo, anyway. --Isis§^(talk) 22:40, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

I have a picture actually, I'll drag it up from deep within my computer if you want? And is it me or are ALL the edit counters down?

Gwib^-(talk)- 22:44, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

That would be very interesting...seeing you...emo...:P I don't know about the edit counters. I never check them. ever. Not since my RfA. --Isis§^(talk) 23:31, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

The edit counters (Interiot's) is up. Just checked both Barliner and you on it. -Razorflame (contributions) Talk 23:34, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[[Image:Emo_gwib.jpg|thumb|150px|The red eyes are just the camera glare :p]] Must just be my computer then...
Enjoy the me emo picture, I am NOT LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
Gwib^-(talk)- 23:37, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Well that is different. The red eyes are kind of creepy :P I'm glad you're not like that anymore...--Isis§^(talk) 00:09, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

For me, I have very long black hair up to my lower shoulders and almost-black eyes. Also I wear dark clothes. But I don't look like [an emo] Gwib. Nor do I wear lip sticks. Bascially, my hair is like from the rock band Escape the Fate. Nowdays My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Panic! At the Disco cut their hair somewhat shorter than before. --§ Snake311 _{(T + C)} 04:47, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Also I have been emo since November '06 after Saw III and MCR's new album, the Black Parade. Unfortunately, I live in an area where there isn't a lot of emo people or people who have long hair. In fact, I'm the only guy who has long hair except for science class. I also have a few pictures of me being emo, but I rather not post it up. Also they are old from last summer. --§ Snake311 _{(T + C)} 04:56, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I didn't copy singers in bands like MCR, that isn't emo. That's just following a fashion. The emo came from inside me, I felt an urge, I didn't do it like 90% of the emos today who just copy Fall Out Boy and other bands, that's kinda sad.
Gwib^-(talk)- 08:35, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

What's wrong with copying My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy? :P --Isis§^(talk) 15:21, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Being emo isn't meant to be a fashion statement, it's just something you are.

Gwib^-(talk)- 15:41, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually, according to this diff, it's "only a type of music" lol. But yeah, it is just something you are. But today it usually is a fashion statement. ha...I'm actually sorta semi-emo as far as the "fashion statement" goes. :P --Isis§^(talk) 16:51, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

:O you're EMO?? I would never have guessed! Your signature is all happy and your userpage is written in blue and purple!

Gwib^-(talk)- 17:08, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I think there's a lot you wouldn't guess about me. ;) Happy signature? I beg to differ. emo Isis^talk 18:36, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

What I think about emo is that you don't have to be depressed or anything to be emo. I think that you are emo if you listen or like emo music and/or wear dark clothes with your hair combed to the side. --§ Snake311 _{(T + C)} 20:19, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

That's very stereotypical emo-ness. Actually, didn't the word first mean people that cut themselves? I don't know, it's just something I heard.

lol. My black eye shadow is making me cry. See the irony? :P --Isis§^(talk) 21:17, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I've also heard somewhere that emo means people who cut themselves, what elmo does. Anyhow, what irony? --§ Snake311 _{(T + C)} 06:37, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

hehe...I was just joking. --Isis§^(talk) 20:58, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Hello

Here is my hello as well. I am a 3 week old user who has helped out tremendously on this here Simple English Wikipedia, contributing over 3,800 edits in 3 weeks time. I hope we can be friends. Can we? -Razorflame (contributions) Talk 22:11, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Stubbing years

You don't need to look before the year 1,000 when stubbing the years because I've already stubbed every year between 0 and 1000 with the stub template if they needed it. -Razorflame (contributions) Talk 22:08, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Wow. Alright. I won't. :) --Isis§^(talk) 22:09, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Still check them for yearnav though. -Razorflame (contributions) Talk 22:10, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

RFA thanks

Dear Isis,
Thank you for your participation in my RFA which closed successfully with 19 supports and 1 oppose which didn't count since it was made by a sock of a banned user. If you have any comments, concerns, or any suggestions for me as an Administrator, feel free to leave a note on my talkpage. Thank you.  Lights  talk  13:41, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

XMAS

Merry Christmas!! (if you celebrate it - if you don't: Happy Holidays!)
A politically correct Gwib^-(talk)- 16:59, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas to you, too! And a happy new year, if you celebrate it. :P --Isis§^(talk) 17:02, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Year nav template

The year nav template doesn't work for years below 100, as per Creol's comment. Razorflame (contributions) Talk 20:20, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Where is Creol's comment? Can you possibly give a link or something...? Because I don't see how they don't work. --Isis§^(talk) 20:22, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, it's either on Creol's talkpage or my talk page. Lemme go hunt for it. Razorflame (contributions) Talk 20:22, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Here is the comment copied directly from Creol's talkpage:

Why did you revert my changes to those pages? Razorflame (contributions) Talk 18:31, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Because you tagged them with an invalid template. Year nav does not work under year 101. It is clearly stated on the templates page. It yeilds a "0th Century" and if low enough starts to use the "-10s" instead of using BC. -- Creol(talk) 18:34, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry about that. I did not read the template page before I used it. Thank you for pointing out that information though. Razorflame (contributions) Talk 18:35, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Well, I saw the "0th century" but what else is supposed to be used? Old fashioned made-by-hand tale? Well, guess I'll start at 100. --Isis§^(talk) 20:26, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually, the yearbox template works just fine. Razorflame (contributions) Talk 20:27, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh, okay. I've never used that one. Could be fun trying a new template. --Isis§^(talk) 20:29, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm not trying to be a insolent person here; I was just pointing out a fact that Creol pointed out to me. I've already undone the edits you made to the pages. Razorflame (contributions) Talk 20:30, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

• That's fine. Thanks for pointing it out. :) And for undoing my edits and saving me lots of work. :P --Isis§^(talk) 20:32, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Not a problem! Razorflame (contributions) Talk 20:34, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

• It is a bit more complicated to use than the year nav template, but at least it gets the correct information onto a page! Razorflame (contributions) Talk 20:41, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Another note on year pages

Hey there Isis! Tygrrr posted a comment a while page (I'll dig it up soon) about the category part of year pages. Tygrrr likes pages to have the category listed as:

Category:(year page)'''|''' (space) Like this: Category:1999|

If you edit a page that doesn't have it like this, please fix it.

Thanks, Razorflame (contributions) Talk 21:43, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Alright. :) --Isis§^(talk) 21:44, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

• In case you are wondering, here is a direct copypaste of the conversion between both me and Tygrrr:

This is a small point, really, but when you create year pages, could you please place them in categories in this manner:

• For example, the category on page 1266 should be written as [[Category:1266| ]]

This just keeps things clean and follows the standard I have set up for a large number of year pages and their categories. Thank you. · Tygrrr... 17:59, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Sure, will do in the future. -Razorflame (contributions) Talk 19:41, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

English Wikipedia

Are you the Isis on wikipedia, [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by BobbyRoosberry (talk • contribs) 05:43, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

I think Isis edits in English Wikipedia with a different username. - Huji ^reply 07:58, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Indeed, I am here on the English wikipedia. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. :) --Isis♠(talk) 15:04, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Since I stalk peoples talk pages, I saw this message and I corrected the link in it :D

I'm so good to you ;)

Gwib ^-(talk)- 15:45, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

ps. Love the new siggy! A spade is always nice.

Hello

Hello Isis, I don't know whether you you noticed, but you might want to have a look at this proposal, a comment on my talk page, a comment on Cethegus' talk page and this;once you did all of these, could you take a moment, and update this. Thanks.

Still hoping to see more of your edits in the future. --Eptalon (talk) 15:27, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Responded here.

And thanks...I hope to be able to edit during spring break later this month. :) --Isis♠(talk) 17:51, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Welcome back!

Hello Isis! Welcome back to the Simple English Wikipedia! I hope you will edit here more often now :) I will post you some links to catch up on my condition here on the Simple English Wikipedia soon, so look for them a little later. Razorflame 13:35, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! I promise that I will stay this time (er, try at least). :) It's hard not being able to edit, especially when I check in and don't know what's been going on. I'll watch for your links. :) --Isis♠(talk) 13:41, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

The links are here:

• The current discussion about Benniguy
• The most recent unblock request from Benniguy (formerly known as Iamandrewrice
• A huge post I made (7-9 subsections) on the Administrator's Noticeboard (turned out to be around 7kbs long :)
• The first post that I made to the Administrator's Noticeboard that I think covered all angles of the problem
• My most recent RFA results
• My other most recent RFA results

These are the main links that I would check out (the last two are optional :)). The first two links are ones you should DEFINITELY read.

Cheers, Razorflame 13:46, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll try to read them later, I don't have time right now. :) --Isis♠(talk) 13:50, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Welcome back! It's nice to have you back :-)-- Lights  talk  01:29, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Good to see you again :) Oysterguitarist 01:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar!

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For your outstanding contributions to Simple English Wikipedia.-- Lights  talk  23:51, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

^_^ Thanks! --Isis♠(talk) 23:57, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

May I second that barnstar and express how grateful I feel about your contributions. - Huji ^reply 08:08, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! And you too. It is every one of us that keeps this encyclopedia running. :) --Isis♠(talk) 20:04, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Time?

Hello, I just ported over the article on Nabta Playa; thgis seems to be the location of a lake in Ancient Egypt; there are also some Stone circles there, older than Stonehenge. I don't know can you have a look and perhaps simplify it a little, if you have the time?--Eptalon (talk) 20:14, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Sure. :) --Isis♠(talk) 20:19, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Esperanza

I noticed that you still have a link to Esperanza in your signature. I'm not sure if you're aware if this, but Esperanza has been deleted, see this RFD.-- Lights  talk  01:11, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I noticed that. :) I meant to remove the link, but I can't think of any other links for the spade and I don't want to delete it. And it's not like anyone's going to click on the link in my name anyway. --Isis♠(talk) 01:19, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Besides, I think it makes the signature look cooler :) Razorflame 20:18, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Re:Welcome

Thanks for the welcome :-) Pahari Sahib (talk) 13:47, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! :) --Isis♠(talk) 13:51, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

User:67.52.164.132

Thanks for blocking this user. It was starting to get harder to revert all of its edits quickly, so I am glad that it is now blocked :) Cheers, Razorflame 20:17, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

No problem. :) Cheers, --Isis♠(talk) 20:19, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

World History

I just changed a bit. I don't think the new chapters are ok now, but they show where improvement has to take place and lead to articles with some more information as long as this is not yet included in the main article. --Cethegus (talk) 14:43, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, the new sections are certainly an improvement. I think the sections on Ancient Egypt and China are a great start, but probably need to be a bit longer. I could work on that, Ancient Egypt especially, after I finish WWI and WWII, if it would help. I don't want to monopolize this thing. --Isis♠(talk) 18:31, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

The article is about World History. WWI is much too long now. We'll have quite a job to get this to proportion again. --Cethegus (talk) 17:39, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Ha. I went into way too much detail. I think only the major (and I mean major) parts of WWI should be kept...unfortunately, I have no idea where to start. --Isis♠(talk) 17:43, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

I hope my changes of the article are not against your plans. I would not have started with such a difficult project, if I had not known that you work on it as well. That you have made no changes there for some days makes me think something what I did was not ok with you. --Cethegus (talk) 07:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Please note my changes and my explanation on the talk page. I am especially interested if you could accept a change of name for the period of Middle Ages ( does not know such a chapter). --Cethegus (talk) 05:11, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

"The Epic of Gilgamesh, was written during this time" is a bit misleading, as only comparitively short passages were created in Sumerian times. The version we know today is some centuries younger. - I used the term "go back" to express this, because something like the oldest version of one of the oldest works of poetry sounds somewhat clumsy. Have you got a better solution? --Cethegus (talk) 20:14, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Checkusers

Am I correct in saying that only stewards have the permission needed to make checkusers as I believe that they are the only ones who can make checkusers. Reponsdez vou si vou plai (sorry if I spelt any of the french words wrong, it's not my strong point :)) Razorflame 19:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar / Infobox Albums

Firstly :

		The Original Barnstar
		I award you this Barnstar for your help with the two articles on rock songs I just created. -- Da Punk '95 (talk) 22:35, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Also, can I create Template:Infobox Album? It's been deleted before? -- Da Punk '95 (talk) 22:35, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikibreak

,

, are you back for good now? --Gwib ^-(talk)- 20:54, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

That's What You Get

I have removed the info you put about the release date, as it was unsorced, and I could not find a source for them. Thank you -- Da Punk '95 (talk) 19:42, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Tried Paramore.Net. No Luck. --  Da Punk '95  talk  22:01, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Still no ref for "Released in AU on Mar 24". --  Da Punk '95  talk  22:07, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

I was refering to "It was released as a single in Australia on March 22[needs proving], 2008, and in the United States on March 24.", on this revision. --  Da Punk '95  talk  22:14, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

That vandal

He's being given his last warning, he dosen't look like stopping. Once more - he's out at your disrection! --  Da Punk '95  talk  21:37, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

WP:VIP report made --  Da Punk '95  talk  21:41, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

hmm...I think the last edit they made was trying to be helpful. It was vandalism, and it wasn't really making the page complex either. I think they should have just one more chance...--Isis♠(talk) 21:42, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

OK. I feel some compasssion for those people on the other end of the VIP reports ive made! --  Da Punk '95  talk  21:44, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Email

You've got mail :) Razorflame 22:37, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

You, too. :) --Isis♠(talk) 23:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Sent you a reply. Razorflame 23:20, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which ended unsuccessfully with 59% support. I found this Request for adminship to be extremely helpful in learning what I need to work on now and I appreciate your vote in my RfA, as every vote that was posted helped me learn a little bit more about myself and the work I do here on the Simple English Wikipedia. Even though the RfA failed, I still thought it to be an extremely successful RfA and I hope to show you what I can do now. Cheers, Razorflame 21:03, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Patrolling

Hey there Isis. Do you think you could go through the new pages list and mark as many of the pages that have been created as patrolled? There is a back-up of well over 800 articles that are marked as unpatrolled and need to be marked as patrolled. Cheers, Razorflame 22:07, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Okay. --Isis♠(talk) 22:08, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

		The Minor Barnstar
		For patrolling pages, I hereby award you a barnstar! Razorflame 22:09, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Cheers! I gave this to you a little before-hand, but I still think you deserve it :) Razorflame 22:09, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

haha. :) thanks. --Isis♠(talk) 22:12, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

I reserve the right to rescind this if you don't finish the whole job :) (Joking). :) Razorflame 22:13, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Hahahaha. I'll keep that in mind. :P --Isis♠(talk) 22:16, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

bs

Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar! Thanks for doing new page patrol, it's not done that often. Oysterguitarist 22:47, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Look at that Isis! You got 2 Barnstars for the price of one! :) Razorflame 23:37, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

And I didn't even finish...--Isis♠(talk) 02:32, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

QD

Theres a QD request pending. --  Da Punk '95  talk  21:12, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

There were a lot of QD requests pending. --Isis♠(talk) 21:25, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the Welcome

Just as it says. I'm a contributor on the English wiki [2] and thought I could do some good over here. --JulesN Talk 14:50, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Hmm...

I was just writing this message when I saw yours. The vandal vandalised the page the same way twice right after another (See here). I wasn't doing you message, he just did twice in a row. Understand? Cheers -- AmericanEagle 00:05, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

With much pleasure Isis. Thanks :) -- AmericanEagle 00:12, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Welcome back!

Hi there! Welcome back! Hope you stay longer this time :0 Razorflame 01:10, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

I wasn't gone for very long, was I? I seem to have failed in trying to edit often enough to be considered an active contributer. Oh, well. Thanks for the nice message. :) --Isis♠(talk) 14:47, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Not a problem! Cheers, Razorflame 15:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)