user talk:Bvlax2005

You alleged that Noah Dietrich is a copyvio from [http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/GlendaleObituaries/noahdietrich.htm here], but that site clearly states that their source is wikipedia. Also, a cursory examination of the edit history shows that the article grew organically. Please do a little (I mean a little) research before slapping the copyvio tag on and wasting other people's time. --rogerd (talk) 16:27, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

• Ditto per Rogerd. WilyD 16:38, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

:I do apologize for the mix up. I've been sorting through a number of articles and when I did a google search for the exact text I found a match. I'll be honest, its nearly 10am where I am and I have yet to get to bed. Seems the lack of sleep got the best of me there. I do appreciate your diligence in picking up on my mistake though. Once again, sorry about that :) Bvlax2005 (talk) 16:44, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

::No problem, thanks. --rogerd (talk) 19:30, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

are entering the author of the article, because I can not make a link or post a short summary?

Thank you, you are very kind

A study conducted in Italy, based on not unlike the times tide of sun and moon shows, directly, that the speed of gravity is equal to the speed of light.This means that the force of gravity is a wave electromagnetic that is travelling at 300.000 km per second.

Un estudio realizado en Italia, sobre la base de no a diferencia de los tiempos de marea de sol y la luna muestra, de manera directa, que la velocidad de gravedad es igual a la velocidad de luce.Questo significa que la fuerza de gravedad es una onda electromagnética que viaja a 300.000 km por segundo.

Eine in Italien ausgefuhrte studie, auf die glichformigkeit der sonne. Und Mond flutzeiten gesttzt, zeigt direkt, dass die geschwindigkeit der Schwerkraft ist gleic der geschwin disgkeit der licht. Das bedeutet, dass die Schwerkraft ein elektromagnetische wellw ist, die auf 300.000 Km pro sekunde reist.

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http://digilander.libero.it/gravitazioneonde/WAVES%20GRAVITAZIONALI.htm] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oracelau (talk • contribs) 09:25, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Just so you are aware anyone, inlduing the page's author, can remove a prod and once removed it can not normally be readded (see WP:PROD#Conflicts). Hence I've removed the prod you restored to The Tattooed Lady of Lochee. If you wish for this article to be deleted you will now have to take it to AfD. Dpmuk (talk) 14:52, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

:I actually just noticed the change and was about to leave a message on your talk page! Sorry about the mix up, but I do have a quick question: Does the same apply to speedy deletion templates also? Bvlax2005 (talk) 14:53, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

::No, article creators can't remove speedy tags. IMO it's really bizzare the way they can remove one but not the other and this often causes confusion amongst editors - both those creating pages and those like you that are trying to get rid of some of the rubbish on wikipedia. Personally I don't think creators should be able to remove prods but unfortunately rules are rules and I've not been around long enopugh to attempt to change them. Dpmuk (talk) 14:58, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

:::I think that is where the confusion began. I was assuming that speedy tags and prod tags had the same logistics behind them. Thanks for catching me on that though! :) Bvlax2005 (talk) 15:03, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Good information. Thank you. Emesee (talk) 06:46, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I am not done with my page, —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dexter Porter (talk • contribs) 00:42, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Adelman vs mine —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dexter Porter (talk • contribs) 01:22, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

::Ok, I thought I had time to add the AJC news stories and the other southern papers as well as the interview with the Atlanta Business Journal. So would the press coverage then be enough —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dexter Porter (talk • contribs) 22:55, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Do appreciate your help today.

Cufflinks (talk) 14:02, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

:Not a problem! I generally keep an eye out on the help desk. When I first started on Wikipedia there was a LOT of information to take in. So I try to make getting started just a tiny bit easier on others. And by the way, welcome to Wikipedia! Bvlax2005 (talk) 14:13, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks a lot for your help. I complained to the admin risponsible for the deletion of my article: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Matthewedwards#Styr_Nythas]. I will try what you told me. Buy I defenitely don't understand this way of working inside wikipedia, it's giving no change to collaborative work. What is the tag "stub" used for? How to indicate it when you create and article to provoce a reaction and the interest of other editors who may have knowledge or data to expand it? Can other editors see my article if I provisionally publish it in the way you have indicated me? Thanks!--Monturiol (talk) 09:10, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Big Hole Kimberley.jpg

LOL yes but of course it is intended to represent my underground lair in deepermost Japan that was previously owned by Emperor Hirohito as a beauty parlour in the "sixties". It shows an uncanny resemblance to the volcano with the fake lake in the film! You can see inside my volcano lair here. I bid you adieau The Bald One ^{White cat} 09:42, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the star! :D. That's actually brightened up my day quite a lot; i'm creating the pages as part of a project to get something up to Featured status, a project which has so far netted me 60 pages; it's nice to know it isn't all in vain! :), Ironholds 07:11, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

:Dedication indeed, but i'm almost there :). Only got... 100 years worth of articles left to cover. :P. Ironholds 07:16, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

::Thanks :). Ironholds 07:18, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

I've declined the speedy tag you placed on :Cloudism. The reason I declined it is because the article is about a religion, not its believers. The article is now up for AfD at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cloudism, since the author contested a PROD.

For your information, עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 14:16, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

{{talkback|Od Mishehu}}

Wake up WP:LGBT! It's time to kick in gear and get some things done!

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;Wake up!

I say this to myself as much as I say it to all of us. I work a lot by myself or with individual editors who spend time at Featured Article Candidates. It seems on November 5 a fog was lifted off my brain that helped me realize that we have massive potential in this project to get things done. Take this allegory, for instance: On Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1980, my 10th-grade American history teacher started class by unfurling The New York Times. She pointed to its triple banner headline: “Reagan Easily Beats Carter; Republicans Gain in Congress; D’Amato and Dodd are Victors.” “Save this paper,” she told us. “This is the start of a whole new era.” [http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/title/ Judith Warner from The New York Times]

It definitely seems a start to a whole new era now. If planets align correctly to remind us that whatever advances we may have made in electing what appears to be an extraordinary president in the US, the moons that revolve around those planets also serve to illustrate it's not that simple. Florida, Arizona, and California all appear to have banned same sex marriage. As someone who was married in California and lives in Florida, this is particularly poignant. We seem to be at the juncture of two converging paths. If we maximize our efforts and take the right ones, we might just be able to affect some change for ourselves.

;The power of Wikipedia and California Proposition 8 (2008)

Though what we do is an interesting hobby for some, we have the power to make a difference. California's ballot initiative to ban gay marriage was a fierce fight. It's being challenged right now, but just look at how Wikipedia played a role in that: in October 2008, 360,238 people read its article. On November 5, an astounding [http://stats.grok.se/en/200811/California_Proposition_8_(2008) 467,000 people read it]. I commend the editors who work on that article—both those who support and oppose it. A look at the talk page shows a concerted effort to keep it civil and accurate.

;What can we do?

How do you fight ignorance? With information. That's what Wikipedia is for. This project is overwhelming with 8,576 articles in its scope. We can continue to work piecemeal as we have in the past, or we can focus on goals. These are examples of areas we can concentrate on.

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There are more than 8,000 articles to work on. Can we build a list of priorities? Can we build enough enthusiasm to work on these? What if we had editors who oversaw progress in these areas and reported to the talk page or in the newsletter? Surely someone here wants to report on the progress of sex articles.

Tony Perkins (irony) from the conservative Family Research Council [http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/conservatives.election/index.html was heartened by the recent passages of gay marriage bans.] The Republican Party is without direction. What's going to take the place of a moderate voice will not be pleasant to our ears. Watching and improving articles of subjects that have opposed gay rights in the past will be of vital importance very soon, I predict.

;But WP:LGBT is not a very active project

All we can do is start somewhere. The first step is answering this newsletter on the project talk page. Join in the discussion.

;More things we can do

• Give out more barnstars, and let each other know that what they're doing is valued.
• Create a guide to stave off burnout, because editors in this project get burned out faster than others. There are many hills to climb.
• Bring back the monthly collaboration project.
• Participate in LGBT Peer reviews.
• Get familiar with the characteristics of Good Articles and get our top priority articles to WP:GA.
• Keep our project page and open tasks template updated.
• Use the Newsletter, Moni3! You can suggest what to send out in the newsletter, too!
• Offer research materials, copy editing, ideas, and support to your fellow editors.
• Keep the project talk page informed of problems and discussions we should know about.

;Proposal: Put Importance Levels on articles

If this was decided long before I was a member, maybe it's time to revisit it. Other WikiProjects, such as WP:Novels determine that some subjects have an importance category: Top, High, Mid, Low, or None (undetermined). If we decide that our most core articles, it might help to organize which articles to address first. Top importance, for example, would be Gay, Homosexual, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Sappho, Oscar Wilde, Stonewall riots, for example. High importance would be Homosexuality and psychology, Harvey Milk, Mattachine Society, Harry Hay, or Daughters of Bilitis, and so on. This can be a matter of discussion, or perhaps we could have someone in charge of determining these levels for all the articles we have tagged.

;So, like Slim Whitman, "I'm Calling You"

The editors I have admired in the past, who have done great things alone, and who I think can help us all do extraordinary things now: SatyrTN, Dev920, Aleta, Becksguy, Otto4711, BelovedFreak, Benjiboi, Bookkeeper of the Occult, Queerudite, FisherQueen (I will marry you), PaulB, APK, ZigZig20s, AllStarEcho (I know you're out there), Raystorm, and my very own copy editor, Dank55.

These are the editors I've seen working (and I know I'm forgetting a few). There's more of you out there I haven't seen. Some of you are new. We need all of you. Please help.

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Miami, January 18, 1977 after the gay rights ordinance was passed: While Bryant and the others were creating the beginnings of the repeal effort, (gay activists) Basker, Campbell, Kunst, and the other (gay rights) ordinance supporters congratulated themselves on their success and then quickly disbanded... There was no organized recognition or celebration of the victory. As one activist remembered, "We just went home." They had little idea of the battle that was before them. - Fred Fejes in Gay Rights and Moral Panic, 2008

Don't go home yet, please. --Moni3 (talk) 00:10, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

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Yo, happy Pride y'all - are you ready for your close-up?

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;Stonewall riots

;How do you change the world? You can start by writing an incredible article for the world's encyclopedia. Moni3 kicks it old school again with Stonewall riots - a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn. [...] [T]hey have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world. It's a featured article hitting the mainpage this Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of the events. So first off, wow! Clever and cool. Moni3 has been recently named hottest delegate to Obama's bookclub but that may not be official yet. (Shhh!)

Otto4711 mentioned that gee we really should swamp the DYK section with LGBT-related articles for use on the 28th as well. We have eight or so in the holding area and if you push yourself to get an article together you might be able to get in on the fun. Do this now!

The official rules for DYKs can be found here. Once you have expanded an article 5-fold or created an article with at least 1,500 characters of prose, place your DYK thread here. Use [http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/charcount.shtml this] handy tool to count your 1,500 characters. As a suggestion, when you add your potential hook, include the character count and a link to the source(s) that confirm the hook. These will be confirmed anyway but may help.

;Trans quotes needed for Portal:Transgender

The layout for the individual quotes is here (just copy/paste into one of the red links on Portal:Transgender/Random quote). Then this counter has to be upped to match the new # of total quotes (not counting quote zero).

;Obama proclamation

On June 1, [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-LGBT-Pride-Month/ President Barack Obama declared] June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, citing the riots as a reason to "commit to achieving equal justice under law for LGBT Americans". Excerpts at the bottom.

;F*ck me I'm famous

I was interviewed by Wikipedia Signpost, the weekly in-house newsletter, for the WikiProject report. The Signpost has nearly 1,000 Wikipedian subscribers and arguably many of those folks actually read it. It came about rather quickly and my worst fears - that it was an elaborate hoax by a troll - were apparently unfounded. I hope y'all feel I did fine by the project, I did my best to avoid the phrase "man-humping, cock-sucking, doggy-style loving queer" but otherwise did ok.

;Free image appeal

A friendly reminder to consider taking photos while you're out and about at various Dyke marches and Pride parades. Consider donating them to the world at Wikicommons. I'm sooo totally over having to deal with lovely images being deleted and argued about. If they are just free they are then also freely usable worldwide. And no, they don't need photos of your cha-cha or hoo-hoo-dilly.

;Chaz Bono

Sonny and Cher's daughter was a famous lesbian and now he's a famous transman, possibly the most famous in the world. This also serves as a friendly reminder that we recently updated Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Guidelines - it's not perfect but should help inform on those gnip-gnop battles that do seem to drag on, and not in the good way.

;R U Popular?

Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Popular pages is a new handy place to see which LGBT-tagged pages are the most popular in any given month.

;Article alerts

As part of the redecorating at our talkpage, the article alerts and keyword search alerts are handily located at the top of the page. Always fascinating to see what's up. All help appreciated on those.

;Glambert

Adam Lambert is soooo gay - surprised? Neither is anyone else. Nuff said. David Ogden Stiers was outed but apparently he wasn't terribly in either.

;Community Quilt reminder

Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Quilt - update it and add yourself!

;Our own little IRC home

The LGBT studies project does have its own free Internet Relay Chat channel, {{IRC|wikipedia-en-lgbt}}, for coordination, collaboration and socializing. This channel is hosted on Freenode and can be accessed in one of two ways: If you already have an IRC client, click the link to the left. If you do not have an IRC client, you'll need to get one installed on your computer first. Once you've done this, then click on the link to the left.

For more general information on IRC and a listing of other useful Wikipedia-related channels, see Wikipedia:IRC channels.

The project had at one point another channel at {{IRC|LGBTproject}} but as the original people associated with the setting up and administration of that channel have seemed to have disappeared, this new channel has been set up. Plus the new channel is inline with required naming conventions for Wikipedia related IRC channels. So, feel free to use this channel. Such a channel gives opportunity to discuss the latest happening on articles, the LGBT project itself, latest happening in your life with "wiki-friends" here, etc.. You can say things on there you normally wouldn't here on Wikipedia (keeping it civil of course) like talk about the latest hot guy/girl or tell a joke.. you get the point. Anyway, see you there - eventually!

;LGBT to-do list (held over from last edition)

• Give out more barnstars, and let each other know that what they're doing is valued.
• Create a guide to stave off burnout, because editors in this project get burned out faster than others. There are many hills to climb.
• Bring back the monthly collaboration project.
• Participate in LGBT Peer reviews.
• Get familiar with the characteristics of Good Articles and get our top priority articles to WP:GA.
• Keep our project page and open tasks template updated.
• Use the Newsletter, Moni3! You can suggest what to send out in the newsletter, too!
• Offer research materials, copy editing, ideas, and support to your fellow editors.
• Keep the project talk page informed of problems and discussions we should know about.

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{{cquote|There are many well-respected LGBT leaders in all professional fields, including the arts and business communities. [I]n both the White House and the Federal agencies -- openly LGBT employees are doing their jobs with distinction and professionalism. [...]
LGBT youth should feel safe to learn without the fear of harassment, and LGBT families and seniors should be allowed to live their lives with dignity and respect.
At the international level, I have joined efforts at the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate crimes laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples, outlawing discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption rights, and ending the existing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security. [...]
As long as the promise of equality for all remains unfulfilled, all Americans are affected. If we can work together to advance the principles upon which our Nation was founded, every American will benefit. During LGBT Pride Month, I call upon the LGBT community, the Congress, and the American people to work together to promote equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. [...]
I call upon the people of the United States to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists. - Barack Obama, [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-LGBT-Pride-Month/ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 2009], The White House (June 1, 2009).}}

Click your heels three times ladies and gents, home is where hot is! -- Banjeboi

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Hi,

You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:38, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

As a participant of WikiProject LGBT studies, you are invited to participate in the third annual Wiki Loves Pride campaign, which runs through the month of June. The purpose of the campaign is to create and improve content related to LGBT culture and history. How can you help?

:# Create or improve LGBT-related Wikipedia pages and showcase the results of your work here

:# Document local LGBT culture and history by taking pictures at pride events and uploading your images to Wikimedia Commons

:# Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project (Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, etc.)

Looking for topics? The Tasks page, which you are welcome to update, offers some ideas and wanted articles.

This campaign is supported by the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group, an officially recognized affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. The group's mission is to develop LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. Visit the affiliate's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow [https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaLGBT Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook]. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a neutral point of view. One does not need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the campaign's talk page.

Thanks, and happy editing! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 21:40, 30 May 2016 (UTC)