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Signature

Hello,

Just wanted to let you know that your signature messed up on WP:Simple Talk. You may want to fix it. Thanks!--Gordonrox24 | ^Talk 04:49, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've been trying to make my sigs look cool...thinking Purple for the username and gold for talk and contribs if it's regular me, but olive green if it's Trail. But it just ain't working Purplebackpack89 (talk) 20:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you'll be a bit more specific with what you're looking for (i.e. Purplebackpack89 (talk) (contribs)), I can probably help you. ···Lauryn 02:58, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I want it to look like this: Purplebackpack89^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)}; with Purplebackpack89 linking to user page; Notes taken linking here; and Locker link to my contribs And for my alternate account (Purplebackpackonthetrail): Purplebackpack89^{(Notes Taken) (Trails blazed)}; and with them linking to my standard user page; here; and my alternate acct's contribus

For your main account use:

[[User:Purplebackpack89|Purplebackpack89]] [[User talk:Purplebackpack89|(Notes Taken)]] [[Special:Contributions/Purplebackpack89|(Locker)]]

For your road account use:

[[User:Purplebackpack89|Purplebackpack89]] [[User talk:Purplebackpack89|(Notes Taken)]] [[Special:Contributions/Purplebackpackonthetrail|(Trails blazed)]]

Obviously leave out the nowiki tags. :) Cheers, ···Lauryn 21:08, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:18, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To make life easy, please use User talk:Purplebackpack89#top like normal siggys. I was confused when I tried clicking on a link. Griffinofwales (talk) 00:20, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That better? (Note that Boy Scout drab means trail and Laker gold means standard) Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Trails blazed)} 00:23, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks for fixing. I'll never remember the color code though. Griffinofwales (talk) 00:27, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not that it particularly matters...if somebody's mad at my acct., they're probably also frustrated at my alt acct., and vice versa. Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:29, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Meowth

Thanks. It takes alot of effort to try and simplify the article and cut out what isn't needed. I could create many more articles in the future such as Psyduck, Snorlax, Mr. Mime, Jynx, etc. Since I helped create many of the articles at en.wiki, it helps me better understand how to simplify the articles here. I would probably have alot of trouble with something written by somebody else. _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 23:14, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adminship

Hi, are you interesting in running for adminship?-- † CR ₉₀ 00:50, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, boy. Short answer--I'm somewhat interested, but I doubt the community will support it. You can nom, but I'd like it if you could get a co-nom Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 01:31, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Biden

Hi there! The article Joe Biden you proposed to good article status is now a good article and has been promoted. The article has been great improved since the last attempt and the start of the PGA process. Congratulation! I hope to see more such article from you in the future. -Barras ^talk 21:15, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My next project--lengthening History of the United States. Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 22:37, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Great great persecution

Why do you persist persecuting me ? Ophélie Bretnacher disappearance has been kept on the others WP : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Bretnacher_disappearance http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Bretnacher

maybe you can change your vote ????

TWO MONTH OF PERSECUTION, IT'S NOT ENOUGH ????

--Raymondnivet (talk) 23:45, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lauryn said it and I'll say it too...it ain't persecution. And even if the article was kept on English wikipedia, you still recreated deleted content, which you really shouldn't do Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 23:48, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No it's not the same content. It's has been improved by WP Community !!! But you did'nt read it ??? You are abble to ask the deletion of something you hav'nt read ?? --Raymondnivet (talk) 23:53, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I voted delete this (and last) time because of notability, not quality. It's perfectly acceptable to delete a non-notable article of any quality. Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:06, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Non notable with primary and secondary sources ? --Raymondnivet (talk) 00:18, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cities, towns, and villages in the United States

Hi there PBP89. I would indeed like to help you with your project in any way that I can, so I will help you by giving you some advice: Don't forget the Infoboxes, as they are very helpful :) Even though they are from the English Wikipedia, they still provide a healthy amount of information and, in my opinion, are vital for our articles here to help expand the information that we have on certain articles. Also, you don't have to do this, but if you could, could you make sure that you include a category for the county that they are in, as well as the County template from the English Wikipedia? They both provide even more information that I think would be very helpful for our users here, although it is up to you on whether or not you want to do it. If you don't want to, I would be more than willing to do it for you, but in might take a while ;). I'm active in quite a few other places right now :) Cheers, Razor flame 00:01, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Counties will be difficult because there are thousands of them in the United States, because many cities that are close together are in different counties, and also because it's likely many counties will only have one or two. I'll start with Category:Cities in Los Angeles County, California Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:08, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think you should follow what the English Wikipedia has for categories, which would be Category:Los Angeles County, California instead of what you had. Anyways, hope this helps :) Cheers, Razor flame 07:02, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

Please remember that rollback is only for cases of obvious vandalism. This revert is not a case of obvious vandalism. This is a content dispute and does not deserve to be rollbacked as you did. Thanks, Either way (talk) 00:02, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I used rollback in that instance because I have encountered that user on other projects, and she is a POV pusher and a disruptive editor. Maybe questionable, but I had my reasons. Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:06, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well there seems to be nothing wrong with that edit there at all. On En. "Lincoln" goes to the disambiguation page, so it's not "disruptive" or "POV pushing" or vandalism to have our page going there too. Either way (talk) 00:15, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would have undid it if I hadn't rolled it back, which is well within my rights. There are several Wikipedias where Lincoln goes straight to Abe Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:18, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Then undo it rather than roll it back. But what you did was misuse the rollback tool. Either way (talk) 00:19, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As you see, JenUK persists in her POV pushing...she undid my rollback. JenUK is a clear POV pusher; I have reason to believe she is a sockpuppet, and I seriously think she should be blocked Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:20, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Any proof for that? Jenuk1985 (talk) 00:21, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On most other wikipedia projects, you operate as Jeni, but for some reason not here. Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:26, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As mentioned in the other place where you are throwing sockpuppet accusations around, I don't own the user account Jeni on here, so I have to use my previous SUL of Jenuk1985. Perhaps do a little bit of research in future ;-) Jenuk1985 (talk) 00:31, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, Jeni, but that's another one of your outright lies. According to here, Jenuk1985 and Jeni are one and the same. This user should be blocked for lying in addition to her blatant POV pushing and disruption. Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:36, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is on commons, you'll find! Again, do your research. Jenuk1985 (talk) 00:37, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stop this idiotic bickering or I'll block you, Purplebackpack89. If you can't discuss this rationally, don't discuss it at all. PeterSymonds (talk) 00:39, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why should I be blocked? I didn't start a POV-based row at Lincoln, and when I use two different usernames, it's clear and transparent. Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:41, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is no abuse of accounts here, and you know it. Clouding the discussion with this silliness only serves to distract other editor's from the real issue. Concentrate on that issue, not this unrelated nonsense. PeterSymonds (talk) 00:43, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is no rule that says I can't use different usernames on different projects. The only reason I don't use the Jeni name on here is because it is already taken. On projects where I have previously edited under the Jenuk1985 username, it is perfectly clear. End of Jenuk1985 (talk) 00:44, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edit warring

Please stop your edit warring. You reverted three times on Lincoln and then moved the page after PeterSymonds moved it. If you continue this edit warring, you may find yourself blocked. Edit warring is disruptive to the project. Discussion is what matters right now, not maintaining "the way things were" as you seem to be attempting to do here. Please keep this in mind, Either way (talk) 01:05, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's 1R on the move and Jeni was being disruptive. I have my reasons Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 01:10, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It was a content dispute. Both of you were disruptive. You reverted her three times. "Your reasons" are bound to get you blocked if you continue. Either way (talk) 01:13, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment on J.E.B. Stuart

I don't think the statement "dem illiterate rednecks" reflects well on your opinion of this site's intended audience and should have been omitted. Kansan (talk) 18:16, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think you need some levity Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 20:13, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

re:joe biden

Hello, Purplebackpack89. You have new messages at I-on's talk page.
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Ian ♠♣♦♥ McCarty 21:05, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Ian ♠♣♦♥ McCarty 21:13, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Ian ♠♣♦♥ McCarty 21:32, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Purplebackpack89. You have new messages at I-on's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

You now the drill now. Just check on my talk page once in awhile and see if I replied. It would be a bit easier for me. :-) Thx! Ian ♠♣♦♥ McCarty 16:53, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

pbp89 q for ya.

images can u help put some up for me? (DFIII)

OK, first off, you need to sing posts like ~~~~. Second, you can get images yourself at commons, just type in what you're looking for, copy the file name of what you want, put it in double brackets [[]], and in the brackets, after the file name, add |thumb|left|150px|(Whatever you want your caption to be). Third, we want you to go to IRC chat with us, which is here here Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:13, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ok, pbp89, i can't go to irc due to 2 things, no flash player, two i feel your bashing me.

DflII (talk) 00:16, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm merely informing you of Wikipedia policy Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:21, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IRC.

Hey,

I haven't seen you on IRC! If you wanna chat you should drop by! Simple IRC Channel --Gordonrox24 | ^Talk 19:09, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bud, your link ain't working for me. BTWs, what are your thoughts on the above thread? Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Trails blazed)} 00:19, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, you must not have an IRC Program. What browser do you use?--Gordonrox24 | ^Talk 00:22, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You might try this. ;) Pmlineditor ∞ 05:27, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, that will also work! If you are using Firefox, you may want to look into getting Chatzilla :)--Gordonrox24 | ^Talk 05:42, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

EhJBot3

Thanks for letting me know about this. I've blocked the bot, so you are welcome to update the page, manually. I'll work on updating the code tonight. Thanks! EhJJ^TALK 12:22, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Signature

I can't read the neon yellow in your signature. That is all. NonvocalScream (talk) 05:51, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I thought it was gold. They say "Notes taken" (which takes you here) and "Locker" (which takes you to contribs). To be honest, I had so much trouble fixin' it in the first place, I really don't want to tamper with it now Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 05:53, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please do something. Your signature must be readable. Best NonvocalScream (talk) 05:55, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Darkened it a little Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 05:58, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Still no good, I has to squint. :) Please paste your signature code between the code tags below, I want to help. NonvocalScream (talk) 05:59, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

<code>[[User:Purplebackpack89|<font color="purple">Purplebackpack89</font>]] <sup>
[[User talk:Purplebackpack89#top|<font color="FFCC00">(Notes Taken)</font>]] 
[[Special:Contributions/Purplebackpack89|<font color="gold">(Locker)</font>]]</sup>
</code>

Perhaps Mikado will work better Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 06:02, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Will #AF8C00 work better, or #FF0000 is nice :) Best, NonvocalScream (talk) 06:05, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps #FFA200 NonvocalScream (talk) 06:06, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Japan chronology projects

Thank you for your helpful contribution at WP:AN#User:Tenmei.

If you please, will you take a look at two articles about Japanese era names: Shōō (Kamakura period) and Einin?

I plan to re-use this format with 200+ articles about the traditional Japanese calendar which is still in use today. I plan for the lead paragraph and Template:succession box to be similar to these examples. In addition, I propose to briefly mention

(a) major occurrences in the lives of the List of Emperors of Japan, and

(b) significant natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, famines, etc.

As you can see, the Wikipedia:Basic English combined wordlist is supplemented with more difficult words. I provided links to relevant simple:Wikipedia articles and simple:Wiktionary definitions.

Do you have comments? questions? suggestions? --Tenmei (talk) 00:32, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not entirely familiar with the foreign character policy or the diacritical policy. You may want to ask someone about that. I'm considering asking that the BE 850 be placed in RecentChanges navbox. The content in the articles looks reasonable. Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 05:10, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your feedback. In response, I posted:

If you have additional comments or suggestions as these projects develop during the coming year, I would welcome them. --Tenmei (talk) 14:33, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Warning idea

I think that template warning is a good idea, and I started a new section on it in Simple talk. Kansan (talk) 17:30, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Violin @ WP:PAD

Hey there,

You recently voted to demote the current very good article Violin at proposed article demotion. The article has now had most, if not all, of its issues fixed by Meganmccarty and so may no longer be eligible for demotion.

Please re-voice your opinion on the article's changed appearance!

Thanks,

Gob lin 16:02, 29 March 2010 (UTC) I ♥ GoblinBots![reply]

Note

Rollback is for vandalism. If you do this again, you'll quickly find yours gone. Consider this an only warning. — laurynashby 22:27, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Came to post this myself. Please be more careful with the tool, Either way (talk) 22:27, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The guy cut a sentence of text and violated style guidelines. It's a bad edit, even if not a bad faith one. I consider it a perfectly legitimate use of rollback Purple backpack89 22:32, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback is only for vandalism and your own edits, nothing else. Read the policy. Griffinofwales (talk) 22:34, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) And you should have used undo with an edit summary - rollback is for obvious vandalism. Back up with what the other two have said - re-read the rollback guidelines or you may have found that it has gone. Gob lin 22:35, 11 April 2010 (UTC) I ♥ Chenzw![reply]

Regardless, the guy violated POV and style guidelines, and his edit should have been killed. Don't you guys have better things to do than patrol edits of well-established users? Purple backpack89 22:40, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback is for blatant vandalism, not style and POV guidelines - use undo for that. Gob lin 22:41, 11 April 2010 (UTC) I ♥ Chenzw![reply]

Do you really consider style guideline violations and good faith edits (you even said yourself it was not bad faith) to be rollback-able? Either way (talk) 22:45, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I was wrong. OK?? Purple backpack89 22:47, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

US history article

I finally found a source for the thing about the rich-poor gap in the 1920s. Sorry it took so long. Kansan (talk) 20:01, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Coo coo Purple backpack89 20:02, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stub Cup notice

Stub Cup

Hi and thanks for taking part in the Stub Cup! Here are a few things you need to know before we start:

The Cup starts on May 1^st 00:00 UTC and ends on June 30^th 23:59 UTC.
The stubs you expand must have been created before May 1^st 00:00 UTC.

The scoring system works as follows:

If you get a stub to a Regular Article, you will get 1 point.
- For an article of 1500 to 2199 bytes of text you get 1 point.
- From 2200 bytes of text and for every additional 700 bytes of text you get 1 extra point.
- If the portion you add is unreferenced, you only get half the points it is worth.
If you get a stub promoted to Good Article status, you will get 25 extra points.
If you get a stub promoted to Very Good Article status, you will get 50 extra points.

The winner will be the person with the most points.
You must add the stubs you expand to the page Wikipedia:Article Cup/Stub 10/Purplebackpack89.

Regards, Pmlineditor ∞ 17:13, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]