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*[[/archive 1]] 1 May - 31 October 2006
==[[Chartered Institute of Management Accountants|CIMA]]==
*[[/archive 2]] 1 November 2006 - 30 April 2007
Abtract: I noticed your comment on my talk page about my entry on the CIMA page. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and CIMA announced last week that the credential to be issued by their joint venture will be the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) credential. The joint venture will begin issuing the CGMA credential early in 2012. This is what I wanted to reflect in my edit of the CIMA article. If I was not clear enough please change in accordingly. I am a member of a national AICPA committee and received the AICPA press release on the subject last week. Regards. [[User:FLAHAM|FLAHAM]] ([[User talk:FLAHAM|talk]]) 14:28, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
:Thanks for the explanation. I reverted your edit for three reasons. First, it seemd odd as I couldn't quite see how a global qualification could be chartered (who would issue the charter?). Second, there was no citation which is a sign that it may not be correct. And last, when I went to your talk page I saw that your only contact with the WP world seemed to have also been rejected by another editor. Having said all that, you make a good sounding rebutal and I an now inclined to think you probably know what you are talking about. To put my mind at ease and avoid someone else reverting you, can I suggest that you include a citation? Apologies for reverting and thanks for stopping by. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 15:02, 7 June 2011 (UTC)


Hello, at your suggestion I have added to the CIMA article a reference to the AICPA press release on the new Chartered Glogal Management Accountant credential. Regards.[[User:FLAHAM|FLAHAM]] ([[User talk:FLAHAM|talk]]) 02:21, 8 June 2011 (UTC) By the way, I am the primary author of two articles and have contributed to perhaps two dozen.
'''If you talk to me on this page, I will reply here.''' [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 09:06, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 12:09, 9 June 2011 (UTC)


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== Your most recent edit on [[Mythology]] ==
Despite archiving my first year, I have retained this warm and useful welcome because it really did work. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 22:24, 2 July 2007 (UTC)


Hi. I just noticed your most recent edit on [[Mythology]]: you reworded a sourced statement, changing the word "men" to "humans"; your edit summary says, "There are quite a few women in myths". [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mythology&action=historysubmit&diff=435430923&oldid=435006524] I'm a bit puzzled by this edit summary. It seems to suggest that you reworded the sentence because you thought that it was factually incorrect (e.g. that it limited human involvement in myths to ''male'' human involvement). Of course, as you probably know, you can't just ''change'' a sourced statement (even a factually incorrect one) while leaving the citations in place, because that might cause the statement to say something other than what the sources say. Now, I haven't reverted your edit, both because it was obviously a good-faith edit and because it seems rather innocuous. I mean, the word "men" in that sentence was clearly being used to denote humans in general, so your edit didn't actually change the meaning of the sentence. Please don't get the wrong idea: I'm not here to pick a fight with you. I'm just mildly confused about the rationale behind your edit. Were you simply trying to update the sentence to reflect modern English usage (in which "man" is no longer the usual term for referring to humans in general)? If so, then I have no objection. --[[User:Phatius McBluff|Phatius McBluff]] ([[User talk:Phatius McBluff|talk]]) 17:21, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
==Spades/SS==
:Absolutely what I was trying to do. I certainly won't go to the stake on it, and I did consider that I may be changing the cited work's wording. However, there are three cited works and it wasn't shown in quotes so I guessed it was probably a paraphrasing in which case my new paraphrasing, I hoped, would reflect both the intention of the authors and modern mores. If you, knowing the cited works as I guess you do, think the previous wording is a better reflection of their meaning, please revert my edit. And thanks for stopping by with such an elegantly worded query. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 22:31, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi there, I've noticed the rv of the SS -> spades that Dtrebbien had done. While it would have been better had he put it on our project talk page what he is doing rather than on his user page I think his idea is a very good one (Spelling selector)and even affects us bridge people. (honour/honor). Rather than messing up our stuff he is changing it to a (very reasonable) alternative first. I say we let him. Oh and while I disagree with your views on suitplay I have noticed it is forcing him to write a superior article... People having differing opinions is valuable - it keeps the world diverse. Just as long as people are nice to each other :-)[[User:Cambion|Cambion]] 13:11, 1 May 2007 (UTC)


==Genesis creation==
:I too think it is a good idea but it doesn't have to use a template already in good use. I have persuaded him to use a different template and revert his edits so everyone should be happy. I think you will find I was very polite throughout the suitplay debate ... I still have severe reservations but let's see how it develops, I am having a break from it. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 15:30, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
If you want the current scholarly understanding of how the Pentateuch came to be written, see [[Priestly source]] and [[Jahwist]] - the PS is responsible for chapter 1 and J for chapter 2. [[User:PiCo|PiCo]] ([[User talk:PiCo|talk]]) 23:25, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
:Thanks, that seems very useful I will look at it in more detail after my hols. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 10:59, 29 June 2011 (UTC)


== Speed of light ==
::Seems a good solution to me. As for the suit combinations debate I suppose we need more people's input. Being restrained is good. There's no use in "my point is valid 'cos you've got a big nose..." :-). We'll see how it develops. .. [[User:Cambion|Cambion]] 16:04, 1 May 2007 (UTC)


RE: "Clearly you did not read my edit or the edit summary where [I] REMOVED THE 'A'."
:::Abtract, I have reversed everything back. For future reference, where do I discuss changes like the one I proposed? [[User:Dtrebbien|Dtrebbien]] 17:58, 1 May 2007 (UTC)


Er... yep. Excuse me, pardner, but it's Monday and I'm a bit trigger-happy today; I thought that an edit war was in progress. &ndash; [[User:IVAN3MAN|IVAN3MAN]] ([[User talk:IVAN3MAN|talk]]) 20:47, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
::::Well you might have started on the bridge project page or found a couple of users of the template or the talk page of a busy article that used the template ... anyway thanks for your very sensible decision. :) [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 22:00, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
:No problem ... I was hoping it was that. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 22:50, 29 August 2011 (UTC)


== Your edit summary ==


==Merge discussion for [[ Hand evaluation ]]==
In your edit summary [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matthew_%28name%29&diff=127633092&oldid=127607889 here], you stated you were reinstating <nowiki>{{wikt}}</nowiki> because it "cannot possibly be a bad idea". It might not have been your intention, but when you make an edit summary like that, it comes across that you are not open for discussion. The implication is that you are right and that no one could "''possibly''" disagree with you, or that there is no other "''possible''" way of viewing the issue. In my view, this is not in the Wikipedia spirit of discussion and consensus-building. As I said, that may not at all have been your intention, but I thought I should mention that that is how it comes across, at least to me (who sometimes might read too much into things!). Looking forward to collaborating, --[[User:Paul Erik|Paul Erik]] 01:50, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
[[Image:Information.svg|25px]] An article that you have been involved in editing, [[ Hand evaluation ]], has been proposed for a [[Help:Merging and moving pages|merge]] with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going {{ #if: talk:hand evaluation#Merger proposal |[[ talk:hand evaluation#Merger proposal|here]]|to the article and clicking on the (Discuss) link at the top of the article}}, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. [[User:Newwhist|Newwhist]] ([[User talk:Newwhist|talk]]) 14:09, 5 November 2011 (UTC) <!-- Template:mergenote -->
:Thanks, I have responded there.[[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 19:38, 11 November 2011 (UTC)


==[[Equations of motion]] "too far"...==
:Thanks for you comment ... I take your point. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 07:54, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Just to let you know - I have replied at the [[talk:Equations of motion#Recent rewrite|talk page]].--<span style="font-family:'Gill Sans MT'"> [[User:F=q(E+v^B)|'''F''' = q]]([[User talk:F=q(E+v^B)|'''E''' + '''v''' × '''B''']])</span> 10:58, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
:Thanks; I had seen your reply but sadly don't really have the time to respond adequately (studying). My main point is that, although your edit included much good material, I feel it overwhelms what should be the main thrust of the article i.e. the SUVAT equations of motion. It's not so much that these are more important or more correct, it's that I believe these are what is being sought by almost all readers of this article ... of course, I may be wrong. If you could find some way of making these the core of the article and relegating the more esoteric equations to later additional information, I would be happier. However, you obviously know a lot about this subject and I certainly don't intend to fight you on it. Thanks for your courtesy in stopping by to alert me to your response. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 13:06, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
::I'm sorry to interrupt you like that with such a long (and probably patronizing) response... =( I'll see what I can do to make it better, perhaps the easiest thing is to reverse the order of the material currently in the article, SUVAT before the new content. Its just that these are very limited in scope and application, the true eqns of motion are Newton's law etc. (On top of this one, right now i'm trying to make the Dirac equation article better, in addition to some others, which are slightly more important)...
::PS Good luck with your studies (I am too) Happy New Year also! =) --<span style="font-family:'Gill Sans MT'"> [[User:F=q(E+v^B)|'''F''' = q]]([[User talk:F=q(E+v^B)|'''E''' + '''v''' × '''B''']])</span> 14:10, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
:::Apologies if you found it patronising; that wasn't my intention. Happy New Year to you too. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 15:38, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
::::Btw, I meant ''I'' (F = q(E+v^B)) was patronizing when I replied on the talk page - ''not you (Abtract)''! =) --<span style="font-family:'Gill Sans MT'"> [[User:F=q(E+v^B)|'''F''' = q]]([[User talk:F=q(E+v^B)|'''E''' + '''v''' × '''B''']])</span> 09:40, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
:::::Ah I see, thanks. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 15:57, 2 January 2012 (UTC)


I promise I’ll stop bugging you at some point, I know you're busy so ''please only answer when you have time'': but what do you think of the article now? The scene is set for making it a ''real'' article worthy of its title, at least compared to what it was before. I compromised the inclusion of the SUVAT equations into a kinematics section and Newton's laws into a Dynamics section. The E-L eqns, Hamilton’s eqns and electrodynamics eqn etc are left to the end.--<span style="font-family:'Gill Sans MT'"> [[User:F=q(E+v^B)|'''F''' = q]]([[User talk:F=q(E+v^B)|'''E''' + '''v''' × '''B''']])</span> 19:30, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
== Hey Abtract! ==
:I haven't had a chance to view it all in detail but it looks better. I have slightly altered the lead where it refers to SUVAT to make it clearer (?). Keep up the good work (no patronising intended!). [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 11:31, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
::Thanks for your improvements - you did an excellent job! (especially if you are not specilized in physics/maths), right now i'm in the middle of [[schrodinger's equation]], otherwise I would have carried on, I will come back to it soon. And ''please'' - ''you'' do not patronize ''anyone''!!! =) I did at the talk page, but whats done is done. --<span style="font-family:'Gill Sans MT'"> [[User:F=q(E+v^B)|'''F''' = q]]([[User talk:F=q(E+v^B)|'''E''' + '''v''' × '''B''']])</span> 19:26, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
== Nomination of [[Cribbage (strategy)]] for deletion ==


<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0">[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|42px|alt=|link=]]</div>A discussion is taking place as to whether the article '''[[Cribbage (strategy)]]''' is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to [[Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] or whether it should be [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deleted]].
'''Wow'''...you have been doing a lot of great work since that welcome! A few quick comments...'''(a)''' I really appreciate you taking time to welcome newcomers as you just have. I do believe it can make a difference in our wikicommunity. '''(b)''' You have no need to credit me for the welcome template. It has developed over time under many people's edits and various versions of it are in use all over WP. Keep up the great work! --[[User:Kukini|'''<font color="#885500">K<font color="#bb8800">u<font color="#eebb00">k</font>i</font>ni</font>''']] <sup> [[User talk:kukini|hablame aqui]]</sup> 16:15, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


The article will be discussed at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cribbage (strategy) ]] until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.
==Re: Quotation mark, non-English usage==


Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. [[User:Sadads|Sadads]] ([[User talk:Sadads|talk]]) 01:37, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for your greeting, but it took a day for me to understad, how could I answer to you the same way in this Wikipedia...
In fact, I am not that fan of creating wiki-pages, but I use [[Quotation mark, non-English usage]] page very often for my work, so I finally decided to set it up in order, because there was some rubbish (at least in the Russian section) and confusion there, and the data structure was snot that good at all.


== Input to discussion ==
I would appreciate if you could check out my writing in the Russian section, for I forgot my English since school, which was 16 years back :)
Your input is welcome on two discussions which may be of interest.
# Proposed deletion (or renaming) of the following categories: [[Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2012_May_21#Politics_of_the_British_Isles]]
## {{cl|Politics of the British Isles}}
## {{cl|Political parties in the British Isles}}
## {{cl|Political movements of the British Isles}}
# Proposed deletion of the following article [Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Politics in the British Isles]
## [[Politics in the British Isles]]
Thanks, --[[User:Karl.brown|KarlB]] ([[User talk:Karl.brown|talk]]) 05:35, 26 May 2012 (UTC)


==Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey==
> I wonder if you might like to reconsider your recent edits on Quotation mark,
> non-English usage which seem to belong more reasonably in Quotation mark glyphs.


Hi,
There was most of that "glyphs" info on this page before me, I just decided to colect all the glyphs info from "non-English usage" into one place, in order to make other text more compact and easy-to use, and, after that, some text (about French and German features) was double-written in different places.


I've refounded Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey and I saw you were a member of Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey. I was wondering, as you are a on the Participants List weather on not you would like to help improve more Surrey articles and make Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey and active Wikiproject again.
I removed the table and make a link to [[Quotation mark, glyphs]] instead (can't understand how to create a Contents section there) - in fact, [[Quotation mark, glyphs]] is TOO havy, I think most of the "specific" info is absolutely useless, and can be found in the Overview table - I just can not bring myself to remove all this, for I have made a lot of changes already, and I see some people is not that glad...


I hope you will come and help make Wikipedia: Wikiproject Surrey an active Wikiproject again.
Sorry for this chaos, I am always in a hurry...


Thanks,
Best regards,
[[User:D.Ignashoff|D.Ignashoff]] 06:03, 15 May 2007 (UTC)D.Ignashoff
pbl1998--[[User:Pbl1998|Pbl1998]] ([[User talk:Pbl1998|talk]]) 14:16, 7 June 2012 (UTC)


P.S. Either reply or Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey on my [[User talk:Pbl1998|talk page]].
:Conversation to be continued [[User talk:D.Ignashoff#Re: Quotation mark, non-English usage|here]] ... [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 07:50, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
== Hello ==
Hello Abtract! Enjoy Wikipedia , your [[User:83.191.160.95|83.191.160.95]] 17:00, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks and you too; have you considered getting an account? [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 17:08, 15 May 2007 (UTC)


::You asked me once whether I had ever lived in Godalming. Yes I have. What made you think that and are you a Godhelmian? Aetheling1125 17:29, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
== Dates ==


== With relief ... ==
Hi. Just wondering why you have been removing wikilinked dates? Dates with month and day (and year if it's there) are wikilinked for date preferences, not because they are meaningful - as per [[WP:MOSDATE]]. Years linked by themselves, I agree, are completely meaningless. Regards, [[User:Severo|Severo]]<sup>''[[User talk:Severo|T]][[Special:Contributions/Severo|C]]''</sup> 23:23, 16 May 2007 (UTC)


... I can announce to my many (any?) watchers that I have just received my results and got a 2.2 [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 22:49, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
:I am removing them because IMHO they add nothing to the article and make it looked cluttered with links; [[WP:MOSDATE]] only tells us how to do it, there is no insistence that we do. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 23:35, 16 May 2007 (UTC)


== Rouge Admin ==
== Right- and left-hand traffic ==


Hi, Abtract. The title of the subject article is [[Talk:Right-_and_left-hand_traffic#Requested_move|under discussion again]]. I am alerting you because you participated in a previous discussion on the matter. —<span style="font:bold 11px Arial;display:inline;border:#151B8D 1px solid;background-color:#FFFF00;padding:0 4px 0 4px;">[[User:Scheinwerfermann|Scheinwerfermann]]</span> <sup>[[User_talk:Scheinwerfermann|T]]</sup>&middot;<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Scheinwerfermann|C]]</sub><small>01:32, 14 August 2012 (UTC)</small>
I would just like to apologise for having wasted your time on the Rouge Admin page through responding to my alcohol induced paranoid rant. I didnt realise
:Thanks, I have entered my twopenn'orth. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract#top|talk]]) 10:14, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
*A) That what I was writing was such unutterable nonsense, apart from one or two innovative new additions or archaisms of the English language
== [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[Waverley Hoppa]] ==
*B)I was awake when I wrote it, believing myself to be dreaming at the time.
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The article [[Waverley Hoppa]] has been [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed for deletion]]&#32; because of the following concern:
Thank you for being so understanding, and I am very sorry for any trouble caused. All the best, [[User:Whiskey in the Jar|Whiskey in the Jar]] 22:29, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
:'''Small non notable bus company, Fails GNG'''


While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be [[WP:DEL#REASON|deleted for any of several reasons]].
I'm not quite sure what you are talking about but ... no problem. :) [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 20:37, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


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:And I'd just like to thank you for [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Rouge_admin&diff=prev&oldid=127902892 this whole exchange]. I'm still chuckling about that! --[[User:SGT Tex|<b><font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="#0000DD">SGT]] [[User talk:SGT Tex|<font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="FF2400">Tex</font></font></b>]] 20:30, 21 June 2007 (UTC)


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:I have already made my comments on the talk page. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 10:01, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


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I notice the to and fro on Genisis. English in England demands that bands are treated as singular. Pink Floyd ''are''. Please do not warn the ip that they are vandalizing when they are in fact only reverting to a consensus version. Thanks.--[[User:Wiki_alf|Alf]] <sup><font color="green">[[User_talk:Wiki_alf|melmac]]</font></sup> 13:00, 30 June 2007 (UTC)


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:What a weird comment ... I agree bands are to be treated as singular which means they take "is" not "are" so my edit is correct (you are saying). [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 13:05, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
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:::I have read it, and did so when I saw it on the edit summary, but Genesis is an entity and therefore takes the plural not the singular ... see [[British Isles]] as an example. But either way, did you consider that the IP reverted the whole of my edit without attemting to change simply the singular/plural bits and without being specific about previous "consensus" (assuming from your comments that such exists). From your talk page, you are clearly a friend of "Libs" and you might consider whether this has clouded your judgement (made very hastily). [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 13:15, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
::::Genesis ''are'' an entity. Yes consensus does exist on articles written in UK English (and to older Brits like myself it sounds utterly wrong to use any other such as "Pink Floyd is" Black Sabbath was" etc. I can only say that you're both as bad as each other to keep reverting without talking to each other, no matter my alliance. I did not do any reverting myself, I did say I would, and would have done a different edit than libs, but no matter we can spend the rest of the day shooting off at each other or just get on with it.--[[User:Wiki_alf|Alf]] <sup><font color="green">[[User_talk:Wiki_alf|melmac]]</font></sup> 13:27, 30 June 2007 (UTC)


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:::::where is this consensus to be found? Have you looked at [[British Isles]]? [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 13:32, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::The British Isles are special case as they are more often used in the political grouping and then we say The British Isles is, the consensus to use "foo are a English band" etc is in [[:Category:English musical groups]], from which you may take your pick but the featured article [[Pink Floyd]], and the former featured articles [[The Rolling Stones]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] are probably better examples of the usage.--[[User:Wiki_alf|Alf]] <sup><font color="green">[[User_talk:Wiki_alf|melmac]]</font></sup> 13:45, 30 June 2007 (UTC)


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::::::Finally a reasoned response. Thank you. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 13:48, 30 June 2007 (UTC)


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==Genesis==
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What is with the Genesis page; it usually very quite, but all of a sudden all these ips turn up. Is somebody dead? [[User:Ceoil|Ceoil]] 16:46, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
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:Maybe I stirred the pot a little. :) [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 17:00, 30 June 2007 (UTC)


== I am a member of the Al-Sadr Family ==
::I noticed you have a very old-school approach to commas. In general, our camp likes to use extra commas for reasons [[User:Tony1]] can explain better than myself. &mdash; '''[[User:Deckiller|Deckill]][[User talk:Deckiller|er]]''' 19:29, 30 June 2007 (UTC)


Hello, I am not sure if this is the correct place to write this as I am new to Wikipedia. I am a part of the Al Sadr lineage, and I was wondering if I could add to add to the family tree. My grandfather is Muqtada's cousin. Please inquire if you would like any kind of proof or please direct me to the correct people.
:::I'm sorry you find it "old-school" but I just try to use punctuation to simplify, clarify and where possible to make the prose more elegant. I probably do use fairly "standard" punctuation but, since it is standard because it works, I guess that isn't a bad thing. I look forward to reading suggestions from Tony. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 19:40, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks Again,
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::::And who exactly is "our camp"? [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 19:44, 30 June 2007 (UTC)


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: Hi dude. I like most of your edits, but confused by changing Genesis's to Genesis'. You mentioned the latter form was used on their website...could you let me know where? Also, Atlantic Records refer to Genesis's music, as do many other Wiki pages. The Wiki definition of Apostrophes also describes that non-plural names ending with S should take the "'s". This was an edit made some time ago, I don't see the need to revert back to the Genesis' form. Discuss here, let's not get into a revert battle :) [[User:MrMarmite|MrMarmite]] 20:07, 30 June 2007 (UTC)



:: Sure [http://www.genesis-music.com/] [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 20:10, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

::: that's that's just a link to the site. Can you show an example of where they use the possessive of Genesis without the 's. The onus is on you to show this, as you changed the article. Many sources, such as Atlantic Records, Wiki's Apostrophe definition and many other Wiki sites show that Genesis (and Collins and Banks) should take the 's in the possessive. I await your link...otherwise I will be re-correcting it. If you wish object further, do not revert..start a discussion on the Genesis page about it. Thanks..[[User:MrMarmite|MrMarmite]] 19:33, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

::::The usage is on that page. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 19:39, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

==United Kingdom==
Please give other editors time to type into the Talk page before seemingly getting stroppy about them not doing so. Ta! [[User:Fingerpuppet|Fingerpuppet]] 21:51, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

:I was referring to you not "other editors" ... you reverted an anon's obviously constructive edit without any discussion. I consider this impolite and so does [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Reverting#Do_not| Wikipedia]]. This approach is not conducive to welcoming new editors and making them feel at home. I have no particular interest in the edit but I do defend his right to make it. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 22:01, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

::I'm well aware that you were referring to myself. The edit was not constructive, as it added POV content, and was inaccurate and removed verifiability. I was in the process of adding to the talk page when your impolite comments regarding use of a talk page were added. Please in future allow other editors including myself chance to comply with your requests before placing such comments. Not everyone is as quick with use of a keyboard as you obviously are yourself, especially those of us with manual disabilities. [[User:Fingerpuppet|Fingerpuppet]] 22:36, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

:::Your disabilty is not an excuse for being impolite ... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Reverting#Do_not| this]] makes it quite clear that you should not revert a reasonable edit. You may not think it was constructive but it has all the hallmarks of an inexperienced editor trying to improve the article by putting in some of his local knowledge; yes I know that isn't quite how wp works but perhaps he doesn't - [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|assume good faith]] unless you have proof to the contrary. Reverting should be used mainly to combat vandals, not to change what you don't like. Try explaining to the guy next time, or even try building on his edit. Anyway [[life's too short]] to worry ... go ahead and do whatever your conscience allows, I have made my point. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 22:51, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

==[[Godalming]]==
I noticed that you were last at this page [[Godalming]]. Could you possibly look at it and determine why the text starts below the info bar. This is not normally the case as you can see from [[Lightwater]]. I can't seem to see what the problem is. Thanks [[User:SuzanneKn|SuzanneKn]] 15:40, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
:I'll have a look but I am no expert. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 14:11, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

==Thank you - [[English Bridge Union]]==
Thank you for your edits on the EBU page. Much appreciated and I completely agree. It is now much improved on the original 2 lines of text and I am grateful for your assistance. [[User:Matt-rex|Matt - London]] 09:34, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:No problem ... but please be aware, I wasn't helping you I was helping to make wp better. I hope you now appreciate the way an edit should be made and, in particular, that edits should not consist of wholesale copies of other websites. :) [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 14:10, 31 July 2007 (UTC)



== Thank you for the kind welcome ==
It was very nice of you to send me greetings, especially as that having looked at some of your comments and edits on the Celt page, I was very happy to see that sort of work. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Tle585|Tle585]] ([[User talk:Tle585|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Tle585|contribs]]) 16:52, August 24, 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:No problem, just being friendly. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 23:20, 24 August 2007 (UTC)


==UK==
Please see [[WP:Point]]. Your continued addition of [[de jure]] is disruptive. [[User:Jooler|Jooler]] 22:41, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks for the comment but disruptive of what ... or to whom?[[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 22:58, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

::Disruptive of the community's attempt to maintain the article. When consensus is against you, don't repeatedly revert the article to your way of thinking, or try to make a [[WP:POINT]]. Instead, please attempt to sway opinion on the talk page, and if you don't manage to, accept defeat graciously. Besides, you've now reverted three times in 24 hours. Do it again, and you'll end up getting blocked. <span style="font-size:80%;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">[[User:The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick|<font color="red">'''The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick'''</font>]]<sup> [[User talk:The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick|<font color="blue">'''t'''</font>]]</sup></span> 23:54, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Maintenance is not what wp is about ... I have no desire to be disruptive; I want better articles. So far no-one has even attempted to explain why de facto is good but de jure is bad.[[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 00:00, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

::::I had, if you care to look. I have now repeated my statement. <span style="font-size:80%;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">[[User:The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick|<font color="red">'''The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick'''</font>]]<sup> [[User talk:The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick|<font color="blue">'''t'''</font>]]</sup></span> 00:02, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::Yes I saw that the first time but it doesn't answer the point ... see my comments on the talk page. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 00:18, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

::::::It may not answer the point for you, but it was an attempt to explain, wasn't it? (" So far no-one has even attempted to explain ", you wrote) <span style="font-size:80%;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">[[User:The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick|<font color="red">'''The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick'''</font>]]<sup> [[User talk:The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick|<font color="blue">'''t'''</font>]]</sup></span> 00:24, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::::I will take your word for it ... at the time I saw it as an attempt to avoid addresing the point. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 00:41, 11 September 2007 (UTC)


== [[WP:Lead section]] ==
Please look at the top of the page where it says "When editing this page, '''please ensure that your revision reflects consensus.'''" [[User:Jooler|Jooler]] 01:45, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

:I wonder what gives you the authority to revert, as though it were vandalism, a good-faith edit made 8 days previously and objected to by none of the many editors who must be watching this page? [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 08:26, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
::When it comes to policy/guideline, you cannot just say no objection = consensus. Otherwise I could make up a policy, not advertise it anywhere, wait a few weeks, slap a {{tl|policy}} on it and call it policy. From [[WP:POLICY]]: "''Disputes over the wording of a guideline are resolved by considering and discussing objections and counter-proposals and coming to agreement, often using compromise language''" <font face="Broadway">[[User:Mr.Z-man|<font color="#056366">Mr.</font>]]''[[User talk:Mr.Z-man|<font color="#056625">'''Z-'''</font><font color="#054F66">man</font>]]</font>'' 20:40, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Abtract, please reconsider. Your current actions are only self-defeating; shooting yourself in the foot, won't help you get to where you're trying to get. [[User:GoodDay|GoodDay]] 20:50, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
[[Image:Nuvola_apps_important.svg|25px]] You are in danger of violating the [[Wikipedia:three-revert rule|three-revert rule]]{{{{{subst|}}}#if:United States|&#32;on [[:United States]]}}. Please cease further reverts or you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] from editing.<!-- {{uw-3rr3}} --> Three reverts in 33 minutes. That's a very vigorous edit war.—[[User:DCGeist|DCGeist]] 21:02, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[[Image:Stop hand.svg|left|30px]] You are in gross violation of the [[Wikipedia:Three-revert_rule|Three revert rule]] at [[United States]]. You [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RR#User:Abtract reported by User:DCGeist (Result: )|have been reported ]]. --[[User:G2bambino|G2bambino]] 21:58, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
:Why Abby, why? I was hoping you would respect the consensus. [[User:GoodDay|GoodDay]] 22:05, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

::I got carried away with an attack of common sense; I still find it interesting that others don't agree but hey thats life. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 22:12, 11 September 2007 (UTC). [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 22:12, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Assuming you're going to get blocked; I hope you won't 'continue' these actions, when that block expires. Remember Abby, Wikipedia is a community; one must work within it. [[User:GoodDay|GoodDay]] 22:19, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

== Blocked ==

Howdy. I have [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]] you from editing for a day for disruption on [[United States]]. Please limit [[WP:3RR|your reverts]] and when the block expires, you are welcome to contribute constructively. I recommend using the articles talk page. To contest this block, you may use the {{tlx|unblock|your reason here}} template on this talk page. Regards, [[User:Navou|Navou]] <sup> [[User talk:Navou|banter]] </sup> 23:09, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks ... I expected it and I certainly won't contest it. I got a little carried away with my desire to see better articles and forgot that consensus is an important part of the wp way. Apologies. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 06:47, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

::You have a short memory, considering that you were engaging in the same behaviour at the [[UK]] article a day before, and others were asking you to desist for the same reasons. <span style="font-size:80%;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">[[User:The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick|<font color="red">'''The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick'''</font>]]<sup> [[User talk:The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick|<font color="blue">'''t'''</font>]]</sup></span> 10:18, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Oh, that's a bit mean ... kick a guy when he's down why don't you? So far as I'm concerned it is all one episode where I got more and more irritated that others could not see the "obvious" correctness of my approach - latin words, then opening phrases. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 11:46, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
::::For myself, apology accepted; it takes a mighty big Wikipedian to stand forward and ask for forgiveness. [[User:GoodDay|GoodDay]] 18:38, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

== Sui generis ==

You're going to lose that battle. I'd suggest avoiding another 3RR. (I'm no fan of the term, either, but this has been discussed in great length on the talk page, and I respect the consensus.) [[User:Benhocking|Ben Hocking]] <sup><small>([[User talk:Benhocking|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Benhocking|contribs]])</small></sup> 21:05, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks for the advice.[[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 21:08, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
::Of course, having said that, it appears I might be wrong. Still, I think taking it to the talk pages (as you did) was a good move. [[User:Benhocking|Ben Hocking]] <sup><small>([[User talk:Benhocking|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Benhocking|contribs]])</small></sup> 17:17, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Indeed ... another thanks. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 22:41, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

==[[European Megalithic Culture]]==
Thanks Abstract; good balanced edit leaving several usages of ''British Isles'' in the text without hammering the point. ([[User:Sarah777|Sarah777]] 19:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC))
:NP ... just trying to improve the article. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 20:10, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Reading ==

You reverted my valid edit to UK cities, Reading is not a city. What article are you referring to and where? If Reading is to remain than the section needs re-wording, it's mis-leading. [[User:RaseaC|RaseaC]] 12:54, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

:The article is [[List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population]] which was previously [[List of United Kingdom cities by population]] ... I have changed the link and the heading of the section as you suggested. Thanks [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 00:30, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

== Forage/Foraging ==

I reverted the article again. The point is that the article on Foraging theory does not even expain the behavior-- It is virtually incomprehensible. Neither article is terrific, but [[Forage]] at least explains what forage is. I will not violate 3RR by reverting it again, but I deliberately wanted to link to the forage defination article because it is at least written in plain English. I'd appreciate it if the link could stay, or if you must revert it again, would you also be so kind as to add an intro to Foraging that explains what it IS?? [[User:Montanabw|<font color="006600">Montanabw</font>]]<sup>[[User talk:Montanabw|(talk)]]</sup> 19:07, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

:Let's no fall out over it ... maybe we could both work to improve the 2 forage articles? I will give it some thought. :) [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 21:51, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

:::Works for me! Sounds like a good idea. [[User:Montanabw|<font color="006600">Montanabw</font>]]<sup>[[User talk:Montanabw|(talk)]]</sup> 22:08, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

== History of Ireland ==

Not sure if I am communicating but here goes - I do not do a lot of editing on wiki so I am at all sure of this format. I reversed your edit and added citation. The entire page needs some work - I understand that fitting so much in with little space is hard but sometimes the proper sequence of events has to be included to get the proper historical perspective. e.g. it was the Lambert Simnel event which more or less led to the Poynings Law action. This is lost if the date of Simnel is incorrect so it is not just a slight error. [[[User:69.143.82.178|69.143.82.178]] 16:51, 9 October 2007 (UTC)]
:Sorry mate but I have removed your latest attempt which remains uncited, but mainly because it is completely out of place where you put it. It doesn't belong in the lead and you included it a few centuries out. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 22:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

What do you mean uncited? The opening opinion all uncited if it comes to that. The opinion expressed needs some kind of modification.
What do you mean I included it a few centuries out? [[[User:69.143.82.178|69.143.82.178]] 23:09, 9 October 2007 (UTC)]

"Christianity has played a major role in Ireland's history, culture and internal conflict." This is opinion only - and it is misleading opinion at that. Christianity was USED as a tool of conflict but did not actually cause conflict. The plantations were the issue - not the religion of the planters. This is bad history to leave this hanging like this. [[[User:69.143.82.178|69.143.82.178]] 23:14, 9 October 2007 (UTC)]

:Do what you will; I have given my opinion I won't fight you on it ... but others will also rv you. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 23:17, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

I took out that piece of opinion but well if someone does rv that is fine. I won't pursue it either. I have given my opinion and for historical accuracy and clarity that is all I can do. The page could do with some attention as there are many outdated statements like the Silken Thomas bit - there is a lot more scholarship on him and his status has gone up in recent years owing to some very interesting research - but if it is all about arguments and challenges that I will not go down that path. [[[User:69.143.82.178|69.143.82.178]] 23:57, 9 October 2007 (UTC)]

== [[Megaliths, archive European Megalithic Culture talk]] ==

I assume you were trying to archive a talk page here, but you created a new article instead.[[User:P4k|P4k]] 02:14, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
:I was indeed ... three of them. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 08:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

== [[Great Irish Famine]] ==

Discussion transferred to [[Talk:Great Irish Famine#Transferred from personal talk page because more relevant here|GIF talk page]] where it has more relevance. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 11:46, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

==Welcome...==
.. to the WPSI project. Hopefully it is all self-explanatory, but if you'd like any assistance please let me know. Good wishes, and hope to meet you on a wiki-island soon. [[User:Ben MacDui|Ben MacDui]]<sup><font color="#228B22">[[User talk:Ben MacDui|Talk]]</font></sup><font color="#228B22">/</font><small><font color="#228B22">[[Special:Contributions/Ben MacDui|Walk]]</font></small> 19:47, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

==Prophets of Islam==
I removed Adam from the category [[:Category:Prophets in Islam]] because there is already an article called Islamic view of Adam, that is part of the category [[:Category:Prophets in Islam]]--[[User:Java7837|Java7837]] 15:03, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

:thanks for telling me but I don't understand your rationale since adam was a prophet of islam. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 23:50, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

==Response to a suggestion from way back==
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== My comment at WikiProject Cornwall ==

Hi, usually I would agree with you about removing other editors' comments - but in this case I had asked Woody to remove it if he felt appropriate. I am in a difficult situation with another editor, and Woody is familiar with the dispute, and trying to help me and the other person resolve our problems. My post was related to the difficulty, so I am happy for Woody to have removed it. Good to know the page is noticed though! Best wishes, [[User:DuncanHill|DuncanHill]] ([[User talk:DuncanHill|talk]]) 23:54, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

:OK no problem although I would never give another editor permission to do that ... I would prefer to remove it myself but, hey, we are all different. Enjoy. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract|talk]]) 23:58, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

::I wouldn't normally, but am feeling rather stressed and didn't want to revert myself and then spoil it by leaving an intemperate edit summary! [[User:DuncanHill|DuncanHill]] ([[User talk:DuncanHill|talk]]) 23:59, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

:::OK mate ... I have a suggestion for you as one who has had problems on here before ... my suggestion is "Apologise and move on". I know you don't understand any of why you should apologise and frankly neither do I having only skimmed through your 'problem' but believe me it is best. I sense that you enjoy wikipedia and do not want to leave but you are talking yourself into a corner. Assume 'they' are trying to be helpful and genuinely do not understand your problem ... a quick "I am sorry, not quite sure what for but I want us all to work together to make this a great encyclopedia so I am going to move on and not pester you again on this misunderstanding" and then move on to another area of wp. It worked for me and it will work for you ... in time you will look back on this as the time when you matured as an editor. Whatever you decide, good luck. :) [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract|talk]]) 00:14, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

::::Thanks for the advice, probably quite good advice too, but when I read this[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ADuncanHill&diff=172810340&oldid=172808118] just after reading it I thought - "Why bother?". Hopefully he will ignore me from now on, I shall do my best to ignore him. [[User:DuncanHill|DuncanHill]] ([[User talk:DuncanHill|talk]]) 00:26, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

:::::mmmm doesn't make good reading but my advice still stands ... swallow your pride, apologise and look good ... or fight on, look bad and lose. Your choice. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract|talk]]) 00:40, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

== snarky edit sumary ==

It's much more constructive and polite to actually take a look at talk page before making unfounded, already-discussed, and frankly rude comments in edit summaries, as you did on [[Ybor City]]. You're welcome to join the discussion... if you leave that attitude behind. [[User:Zeng8r|Zeng8r]] ([[User talk:Zeng8r|talk]]) 20:11, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
:Apologies I didn't realise you [[Wikipedia:Ownership of articles|owned]] the article or that you were [[User_talk:Zeng8r#History_of_Ybor_City|writing a book on the same subject after extensive research]] ... however you might bear in mind the rules about [[Wikipedia:Original Research|OR]] and [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|NPOV]] before reacting to a simple edit so aggresively. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract|talk]]) 22:11, 27 November 2007 (UTC)


You wiped out most of the lead of an article for no reason and added an inflamatory edit summary for good measure. After you were informed that the article is already being discussed on its [[talk:Ybor City | talk page]] and invited to join the conversation, you ignored the discussion and hacked away at the entire article, removing much important information in the process since you obviously know nothing about the topic.

Talk pages are there for a reason. Use them. Should I wikilink the relevant policies for you? [[User:Zeng8r|Zeng8r]] ([[User talk:Zeng8r|talk]]) 00:01, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

:Wikilink what you like mate, it won't change my view (and that of several other editors) that this is a badly written article containing many unsupported statements like "he thought ... " and "he said ... ", travelogue details about who went where and by which means of transport, many POV comments and, judging by the complete absence of citations, a great deal of OR (presumably by someone about to write a book on the subject). I have read all the talk page (as I do as a matter of routine before editing any article) and it is full of critisism, similar to mine, by several editors which you have reacted to with very lengthy and erudite responses but so far you have not taken heed of any view but your own. You are completely missing the point ... this is not your article and any "knowledge" you may have gleaned in preparation for your book is only relevant if you can give citations to other publications. It, like all articles, should be written in encyclopedic/measured tone ... keep your skill as an author for your book where you can get away with flowery phrases and colourful asides. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract|talk]]) 00:24, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

== Ieuan ==

Hi Abtract, I notice you've tagged [[Ieuan ab Owain Glyndŵr]] as a possible hoax. If you're interested, I've left my views on the Discussion page. [[User:Enaidmawr|Enaidmawr]] ([[User talk:Enaidmawr|talk]]) 23:07, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks. I appreciate your comments especially since you seem to have investigated the topic. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract|talk]]) 23:16, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

== Ybor City ==

Thanks for your help / backup on he Ybor City article! I'm a n00b but appreciate the help nonetheless. [[User:BrickMcLargeHuge|BrickMcLargeHuge]] 00:39, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
:No problem, I simply played it how I saw it. [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 00:41, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

== Mwahahahaha!!!! ==

[[WP:ROUGE]] [[WP:CABAL]] [[WP:SPIDER]]!!!!! [[User_talk:Radiant!|<b><font color="#0000DD">&gt;<font color="#0066FF">R<font color="#0099FF">a<font color="#00CCFF">d<font color="#00EEFF">i</font>a</font>n</font>t</font>&lt;</font></b>]] 23:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks for that and of course you are right ... I can get up myself occasionally when I have nothing better to do. Thanks for taking the time to point it out and tidy up after me; feel free to do it again as you see the need. Having said that I am hopeful that the frequency of need will decline to a muted "No but ... " occasionally. :) [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] 00:30, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

== Penwith Wikiproject & Cornwall Wikiproject ==

Hi, I see you are a member of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cornwall|Cornwall Wikiproject]]. A proposal has been made to merge the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject geography of Penwith, Cornwall|Penwith Wikiproject]] into it. You can join in the debate [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Cornwall#Merging_projects|here]]. Best wishes, [[User:DuncanHill|DuncanHill]] ([[User talk:DuncanHill|talk]]) 12:29, 5 December 2007 (UTC) Rather obviously, you know about this already - I've just messaged everyone who is in either of the two projects so that hopefully we can generate som econsensus and movement. [[User:DuncanHill|DuncanHill]] ([[User talk:DuncanHill|talk]]) 12:29, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
:No problem ... nice to see I was ahead of you. :) [[User:Abtract|Abtract]] ([[User talk:Abtract|talk]]) 13:14, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 08:36, 8 March 2024

Abtract: I noticed your comment on my talk page about my entry on the CIMA page. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and CIMA announced last week that the credential to be issued by their joint venture will be the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) credential. The joint venture will begin issuing the CGMA credential early in 2012. This is what I wanted to reflect in my edit of the CIMA article. If I was not clear enough please change in accordingly. I am a member of a national AICPA committee and received the AICPA press release on the subject last week. Regards. FLAHAM (talk) 14:28, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the explanation. I reverted your edit for three reasons. First, it seemd odd as I couldn't quite see how a global qualification could be chartered (who would issue the charter?). Second, there was no citation which is a sign that it may not be correct. And last, when I went to your talk page I saw that your only contact with the WP world seemed to have also been rejected by another editor. Having said all that, you make a good sounding rebutal and I an now inclined to think you probably know what you are talking about. To put my mind at ease and avoid someone else reverting you, can I suggest that you include a citation? Apologies for reverting and thanks for stopping by. Abtract (talk) 15:02, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, at your suggestion I have added to the CIMA article a reference to the AICPA press release on the new Chartered Glogal Management Accountant credential. Regards.FLAHAM (talk) 02:21, 8 June 2011 (UTC) By the way, I am the primary author of two articles and have contributed to perhaps two dozen.[reply]

Thanks. Abtract (talk) 12:09, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(Not a) Warning[edit]

If you continue interacting with other editors like you did in the section above, I shall have to seriously consider nominating you for adminship... LessHeard vanU (talk) 20:45, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, enough already. Abtract (talk) 12:07, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your most recent edit on Mythology[edit]

Hi. I just noticed your most recent edit on Mythology: you reworded a sourced statement, changing the word "men" to "humans"; your edit summary says, "There are quite a few women in myths". [1] I'm a bit puzzled by this edit summary. It seems to suggest that you reworded the sentence because you thought that it was factually incorrect (e.g. that it limited human involvement in myths to male human involvement). Of course, as you probably know, you can't just change a sourced statement (even a factually incorrect one) while leaving the citations in place, because that might cause the statement to say something other than what the sources say. Now, I haven't reverted your edit, both because it was obviously a good-faith edit and because it seems rather innocuous. I mean, the word "men" in that sentence was clearly being used to denote humans in general, so your edit didn't actually change the meaning of the sentence. Please don't get the wrong idea: I'm not here to pick a fight with you. I'm just mildly confused about the rationale behind your edit. Were you simply trying to update the sentence to reflect modern English usage (in which "man" is no longer the usual term for referring to humans in general)? If so, then I have no objection. --Phatius McBluff (talk) 17:21, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely what I was trying to do. I certainly won't go to the stake on it, and I did consider that I may be changing the cited work's wording. However, there are three cited works and it wasn't shown in quotes so I guessed it was probably a paraphrasing in which case my new paraphrasing, I hoped, would reflect both the intention of the authors and modern mores. If you, knowing the cited works as I guess you do, think the previous wording is a better reflection of their meaning, please revert my edit. And thanks for stopping by with such an elegantly worded query. Abtract (talk) 22:31, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Genesis creation[edit]

If you want the current scholarly understanding of how the Pentateuch came to be written, see Priestly source and Jahwist - the PS is responsible for chapter 1 and J for chapter 2. PiCo (talk) 23:25, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that seems very useful I will look at it in more detail after my hols. Abtract (talk) 10:59, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speed of light[edit]

RE: "Clearly you did not read my edit or the edit summary where [I] REMOVED THE 'A'."

Er... yep. Excuse me, pardner, but it's Monday and I'm a bit trigger-happy today; I thought that an edit war was in progress. – IVAN3MAN (talk) 20:47, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No problem ... I was hoping it was that. Abtract (talk) 22:50, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Merge discussion for Hand evaluation [edit]

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Thanks, I have responded there.Abtract (talk) 19:38, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just to let you know - I have replied at the talk page.-- F = q(E + v × B) 10:58, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; I had seen your reply but sadly don't really have the time to respond adequately (studying). My main point is that, although your edit included much good material, I feel it overwhelms what should be the main thrust of the article i.e. the SUVAT equations of motion. It's not so much that these are more important or more correct, it's that I believe these are what is being sought by almost all readers of this article ... of course, I may be wrong. If you could find some way of making these the core of the article and relegating the more esoteric equations to later additional information, I would be happier. However, you obviously know a lot about this subject and I certainly don't intend to fight you on it. Thanks for your courtesy in stopping by to alert me to your response. Abtract (talk) 13:06, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry to interrupt you like that with such a long (and probably patronizing) response... =( I'll see what I can do to make it better, perhaps the easiest thing is to reverse the order of the material currently in the article, SUVAT before the new content. Its just that these are very limited in scope and application, the true eqns of motion are Newton's law etc. (On top of this one, right now i'm trying to make the Dirac equation article better, in addition to some others, which are slightly more important)...
PS Good luck with your studies (I am too) Happy New Year also! =) -- F = q(E + v × B) 14:10, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies if you found it patronising; that wasn't my intention. Happy New Year to you too. Abtract (talk) 15:38, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Btw, I meant I (F = q(E+v^B)) was patronizing when I replied on the talk page - not you (Abtract)! =) -- F = q(E + v × B) 09:40, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ah I see, thanks. Abtract (talk) 15:57, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I promise I’ll stop bugging you at some point, I know you're busy so please only answer when you have time: but what do you think of the article now? The scene is set for making it a real article worthy of its title, at least compared to what it was before. I compromised the inclusion of the SUVAT equations into a kinematics section and Newton's laws into a Dynamics section. The E-L eqns, Hamilton’s eqns and electrodynamics eqn etc are left to the end.-- F = q(E + v × B) 19:30, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't had a chance to view it all in detail but it looks better. I have slightly altered the lead where it refers to SUVAT to make it clearer (?). Keep up the good work (no patronising intended!). Abtract (talk) 11:31, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your improvements - you did an excellent job! (especially if you are not specilized in physics/maths), right now i'm in the middle of schrodinger's equation, otherwise I would have carried on, I will come back to it soon. And please - you do not patronize anyone!!! =) I did at the talk page, but whats done is done. -- F = q(E + v × B) 19:26, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Cribbage (strategy) for deletion[edit]

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Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey[edit]

Hi,

I've refounded Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey and I saw you were a member of Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey. I was wondering, as you are a on the Participants List weather on not you would like to help improve more Surrey articles and make Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey and active Wikiproject again.

I hope you will come and help make Wikipedia: Wikiproject Surrey an active Wikiproject again.

Thanks, pbl1998--Pbl1998 (talk) 14:16, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Either reply or Wikipedia:Wikiproject Surrey on my talk page.

You asked me once whether I had ever lived in Godalming. Yes I have. What made you think that and are you a Godhelmian? Aetheling1125 17:29, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

With relief ...[edit]

... I can announce to my many (any?) watchers that I have just received my results and got a 2.2 Abtract (talk) 22:49, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Right- and left-hand traffic[edit]

Hi, Abtract. The title of the subject article is under discussion again. I am alerting you because you participated in a previous discussion on the matter. —Scheinwerfermann T·C01:32, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I have entered my twopenn'orth. Abtract (talk) 10:14, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I am not sure if this is the correct place to write this as I am new to Wikipedia. I am a part of the Al Sadr lineage, and I was wondering if I could add to add to the family tree. My grandfather is Muqtada's cousin. Please inquire if you would like any kind of proof or please direct me to the correct people. Thanks Again, Jafar Baker Alsadir JayAlsadir (talk) 18:10, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Lanesborough School for deletion[edit]

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Tacyarg (talk) 21:25, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]