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OK, I'm done, set up by year, the same basic method I use. There are others. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:26, 1 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday September 13th, Columbia University area Last: 07/25/2009 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference New York, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Takes Manhattan and Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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User:XLR8TION has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as XLR8TION's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, dear XLR8TION! Peace, Rlevse 23:37, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply] A record of your Day will always be kept here.

For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:37, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sep 26 For you. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:04, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikis Take Manhattan Next: Saturday October 10 This box: view • talk • edit

WHAT Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Fall 2008 (a description of the results, and the uploading party)
• Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan (our cool team galleries)
• Streetfilms: Wikis Take Manhattan (our awesome video)

WINNINGS? The first prize winning team members will get Eye-Fi Share cards, which automatically upload photos from your camera to your computer and to sites like Flickr. And there will also be cool prizes for other top scorers.

WHEN The hunt will take place Saturday, October 10th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by prizes and celebration.

WHO All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!

REGISTER The proper place to register your team is here. It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register beforehand.

WHERE Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The Open Planning Project's fantastic new event space nestled between Chinatown and SoHo. Everyone will end at The Open Planning Project:

• Wikis Take Manhattan page at The Open Planning Project

148 Lafayette Street

between Grand & Howard Streets

FOR UPDATES

Please watchlist Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan. This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.

Thanks,

Pharos

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
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The situation over there is that, unlike our list, they do not have any rules nor a criteria for inclusion. Therefore, I do not have a motive to protect the list. What I suggest is that you check the "history" and contact the creator or the person/persons who have made the most contributions to the list and tell them to set up some rules similar to ours, making their list more manageable, first. Tony the Marine (talk) 06:37, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday November 15th, Columbia University area Last: 09/13/2009 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Wikipedia Loves Landmarks, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example particular problems posed by Wikipedia articles about racist and anti-semitic people and movements (see the September meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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As you all know, certain situations among which are included my personal health, have led me take a leave of absence from Wikipedia, however I believe that the idea proposed by Angusmclellan is an excellent one. Instead of nominating Puerto Rican related images by the masses, the images which have problems will first be listed in the page which I just created: Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/Images with problems. We will be given more then sufficient time as a "team" to find sources and make what ever fixes need be in order to keep them from being deleted. This is a Wiki-community team effort regardless of who uploaded the image. I ask all those who really care about the images related to Puerto Rico to post the link "Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/Images with problems" in your "watchlists". Tony the Marine (talk) 01:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia Day and the 9th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Wikipedia Day NYC on Sunday January 24, 2010 at New York University; sign up for Wikipedia Day NYC here. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends!
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Hi there. I am leaving this message for you in response to your requested third opinion on the Christina Mendez article. Unfortunately, WP:3O is probably not the appropriate place for such a request. It appears the user that you are referring to is in fact the same person as the article is about. I would suggest taking your issues to the conflict of interest noticeboard if you think the user is adding too much self-promotional information to the article. Mildly Mad^T_C 19:36, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! You may want to update the map on the article for Humanitarian Aid to Haiti - Saudi Arabia just came in with US$50 million in aid. Thanks! Warrah (talk) 14:19, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do not upload this image again; you will be blocked if you do. If you wish to contest the deletion, take it to DRV. ÷seresin 22:51, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Then update File:Helping Haiti.PNG on Commons. The FfD determined that we use that image. ÷seresin 23:22, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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You're right! Thanks for the edit. Pr4ever (talk) 17:05, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And thank you for your edits!

I'm discussing the Zoe Saldana article here. That user has asked me why Zoe is called "Puerto Rican", as though she's from Puerto Rico. I tried to explain that since Puerto Ricans are US citizens, the "American" was deemed to be redundant, here at Wikipedia. But then, why is there Category:Puerto Rican-Americans, with she in it? I'm a bit confused. Could you help us? If you'd like to torture yourself a bit, I recommend you read the discussion on that user talk page. :) SamEV (talk) 23:36, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. The reason I posted this here is because you're the one who added the Puerto Rico categories, recently: [1]. SamEV (talk) 01:31, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Sonia Sotomayor. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period. Additionally, users who perform several reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. When in dispute with another editor you should first try to discuss controversial changes to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. Should that prove unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. Please stop the disruption, otherwise you may be blocked from editing. As stated on the Talk page and in edit summary - you don't have consensus for this change. Please stop and discuss. Tvoz/talk 21:21, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 21st, Columbia University area Last: 11/15/2009 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Day NYC, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Lights Camera Wiki, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example User:ScienceApologist will present on "climate change, alternative medicine, UFOs and Transcendental Meditation" (see the November meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back. And if the weather is good, we'll have a star party with the telescopes on the roof of Pupin Hall!

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New York City Meetup Next: Saturday May 22nd, OpenPlans in Lower Manhattan Last: 03/21/2010 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikimedia Chapters Meeting 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wiki-Conference NYC and Wikipedia Cultural Embassy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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In regards to your edit of the Puerto Rico National Cemetery article, what is "notable"? You have removed a Vietnam veteran, who was awarded the Legion of Merit. Is this award not notable? Are there other Puerto Rican solders who have this award and are buried in the PRNC?70.106.165.222 (talk) 23:44, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi XLR8TION. You do not have to add Category:LGBT people of Puerto Rican descent for people who are already in Category:LGBT people from Puerto Rico. I created Category:LGBT people of Puerto Rican descent because the user Bearcat deleted Category:LGBT people from Puerto Rico from the articles for 15 LGBT Puerto Rican people who were not born in Puerto Rico. The two are basically the same, only that "from Puerto Rico" means born on the island. And the two categories are linked. Thanks!--Lawrlafo (talk) 18:04, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It has come to my attention that you edited this section of the Toa Alta Wikipedia page and removed musician Felipe "Pipe" Cedeño Kuilan from the list. I ask why did you erase such a distinguished person. Felipe is an official musician from Puerto Rico con-decorated with multiple awards some of which come from the Capitol itself and whose hard work and long career have earned him the title of "El Presidente del Cuatro" I advise that you research further on a topic before making such a mistake.

Forbiden1 (talk) 08:06, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, is currently undergoing a two-month trial scheduled to end 15 August 2010.

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I have nominated Armando Riesco, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Armando Riesco. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Cerejota (talk) 20:32, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Way back when we both created the Darrin McGillis page and now due to politics the page is on its way to being deleted. Why dont you chime in if you have a minute. Thanks--Dymo400 (talk) 06:02, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dude, I was Trying to Improve the PRican People article and you undid my rev here. I was inserting proper sentencing and grammar. The article is very informative but clearly has some grammar issues in the section I improved. Please feel free to correct it yourself, otherwise I still don't see a reason to undo my revision. Thanx! Quazgaa (talk) 14:01, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Very Nice! My motto is to leave articles a little better before leaving them. Try to remember this before undoing some of the more constructive edits. BTW, Sorry for calling you Dude. My intention was not to insult but to bring some informality to my post. I apologize if any feelings were hurt Mr./Ms./Mrs. XLR8TION. Thanks again for the improvement to the article. Quazgaa (talk) 18:40, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ever hear of Hugo Margenat? To tell you the truth, I'm ashamed to say that I never heard of him until I wrote about him. Tony the Marine (talk) 21:45, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• The thing that amazes me about Margenat is that he died so young, 24 years old, with so much talent and so much to offer. Can you imagine all that he would have given the world if he lived to a ripe old age? Tony the Marine (talk) 23:05, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello XLR8TION!

You identified yourself as a "principal contributor" to this list so I thought you might be interested in some constructive critisism.

• Gildo Masso - Lebanese ancestry is not referenced or mentioned on his Wiki article or on the 2 sources provided that I can find. (Both links seem broken in my browser).
• Gilbert Mamery - Biographical Wikipedia Article lists no references, and since the list does neither there is no merit for the claim of Lebanese ancestry.
• Gricel Mamery - Biographical Wikipedia Article lists general magazine, television, and newspaper references without links or citations, thus no merit to the claim.
• Charlie Masso - Lebanese ancestry is not referenced or mentioned on his Wiki article or on the single reference that is provided.

As for Sandra Zaiter, I added a good Biographical External link on her article which would help in providing future citations.

I hope these insights help to improve upon this list and these articles. QuazGaa 18:43, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Our 2nd annual Wiki-Conference NYC has been confirmed for the weekend of August 28-29 at New York University.

There's still plenty of time to join a panel, or to propose a lightning talk or an open space session. Register for the Wiki-Conference here. And sign up here for on-wiki notification. All are invited!
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This humble servant would like to share this speech made before the Commission of the Latino American Museum, with his friends: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=423585291337 Tony the Marine (talk) 23:48, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edit to the page Template:Oneworld appears to have added incorrect information and has been reverted or removed. All information in this encyclopedia must be verifiable in a reliable, published source. If you believe the information that you added was correct, please cite the references or sources or before making the changes, discuss them on the article's talk page. Please use the sandbox for any tests that you wish to make. Do take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thank you. Aviator006 (talk) 10:51, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - I did remove your text and think these are just not worthy of inclusion as being only tangentially related to UBS and therefore inappropraite due to WP:UNDUE. I also think your edits have WP:NPOV issues. Please note that I have incorporated material events that paint UBS in a less than favorable light including (1) the UBS tax evasion situation (2) the massive losses as a result of the mortgage crisis (3) the losses related to Long Term Capital Management, (4) the Holocaust unclaimed accounts. I have also kept what I believe to be material events (i.e., certain lawsuits). I think my edits are very neutral in providing a history of the firm. I would like to explain each edit in turn

• Swissair - this situation is not even mention in the Swissair article. You wrote "UBS was portrayed as responsible" By whom? This is completely unreferenced and constitutes an attack against the bank and Marcel Ospel whom you name specifically. And why is this important? You wrote "the day after the grounding, thousands of demonstrators marched in front of the Swissair headquarters" not in front of UBS's headquarters. If anything this belongs in the Swissair article, but I have a hard time seeing this as a controversy worthy of note.

• Healthsouth / Richard Scrushy - You describe HealthSouth and Richard Scrushy as a UBS client. From reading the articles a number of banks were involved with HealthSouth. You wrote "Three senior bankers at UBS, Howard Capek, Benjamin Lorello and William McGahan, testified for congressional hearings, but no one was convicted of any wrongdoing". First of all this is an issue of WP:BLP but also why is this important? UBS was not fined or implicated? This was a healthsouth scandal.

• The $100 million penalty - you give no context for this text. Additionally your reference does not apply to the events you describe. If you want to build out something in the appropriate historical section, I would not be opposed but still don't see this as a major event. It was not covered extensively. See this [NYT article. Please don't add back just this one line however.

• The insider trading section. This is just very poorly written. I would suggest you redraft it and add it to the history section. It could reasonably go (1) in the section marking the end of UBS's successes in the mid-2000s (2) somewhere in the mortgage crisis section as this news came out right as the first losses were being reported (3) with the tax evasion section to show that US gov't pressure was mounting on UBS. But you need to show the outcome of this. THis was 3 years ago so I am sure there is some resolution to this which you do not cover.

• The Brazilian investigation - investigation for what? What was the resolution? Especially because this business was sold in 2009 I think there needs to be something more material here to keep this text. This would more appropriately go into the article about BTG Pactual.

So in the meantime I have removed the text you added. Please do not simply revert my change but think about my comments. I am happy to work with you but given the work that has gone in I don't want to see this article just become a dumping ground for tidbits, goossip and news which it was before. I had the article protected from an IP editor who was including unreferneced edits whitewshing UBS history but I will also prevent unreferenced negative comments from going in as well. |► ϋrбanяeneωaℓ • TALK ◄| 04:07, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FYI...A discussion you where involved in is currently under a vote for consensus here. QuAzGaA 22:23, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Luis, please vote in the consensus. Tony the Marine (talk) 20:06, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Luis, I received a message in my talk page from Jack. As a friendly advice, I'm going to suggest that you keep a "Cool head" and avoid a confrontation. I, mean don't regard him as ignorant and such because you know that when it comes to politics and religion issues can become a little heated depending on the perspective of each individual. Take care, Tony the Marine (talk) 00:02, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Consensus achieved at WP:AIRPORT is that we don't list destinations until an actual start date is announced. Since only a month and year has been announced, we don't list it. -- Hawaiian717 (talk) 19:08, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday October 16th, Jefferson Market Library in Lower Manhattan Last: 05/22/2010 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference NYC 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Ambassador Program and Wikipedia Academy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

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Luis my brother, some people are asking that you stick to the rules and add reliable verifiable sources whenever you add a name to the list. You know how it is. Take care. Tony the Marine (talk) 00:36, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Not to worry. Luis, I have come up with a new concept for our articles. I thought that it would be great to allow our readers to have some interactive relation with the articles and I started the "Audio" sections. I placed it in the Flags of Puerto Rico for starters and many more. I mean, I bet there are a lot of people who would like to hear Pedro Albizu Campos making a speech or Antonio Paoli sing an opera. Plus how fascinating it is to view the actual newsreel of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Revolts of the 1950s or to watch Wilfredo Gomez in a fight? So, tell me how do you like my idea? Tony the Marine (talk) 03:49, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the very helpful edits! Pr4ever (talk) 02:00, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I got in touch with the person who added the name and they had the references fixed. Martínez is fime to stay on the list with the possibility that eventually an article will be written. Take care. Tony the Marine (talk) 17:18, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Feliz Día de Gracias Tony the Marine (talk), 25 November 2010

Our next Wikipedia NYC Meetup is this weekend on Saturday Dec 4 at Brooklyn Museum during their awesome First Saturdays program, starting at 5 PM.

A particular highlight for the wiki crowd will be 'Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958–1968', and the accompanying "WikiPop" project, with specially-created Wikipedia articles on the artists displayed on iPads in the gallery.

This will be a museum touring and partying meetup, so no excuses about being a shy newbie this time. Bring a friend too!

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Hi. I guess I don't quite understand your objection to having the designer's name in the section of the article about the Marketplace. At first I thought your deletion was because the names were wrong, but a quick Google found the design firm recognized in press releases and articles. Including the name doesn't turn the section into a "resume", it's perfectly legitimate: we routinely include the architects of buildings, for instance, and interior design is often acknowledged where such information is known and pertinent. Is there something specific about this inclusion that you object to? If not, I think it would be best to leave it in, as accurate and relevant information. Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 00:32, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. I saw that you reverted my removal of unsourced entries from the List of Lebanese people in the United Kingdom. I have removed them again because this is a BLP issue. Please see the discussion at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#British ethnicity lists, where it was concluded that all such lists should be fully sourced, with unsourced entries moved to the relevant talk pages. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:11, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to express your opinion on the subject if an article about Puerto Ricans in the US Space program should exist here. Tony the Marine (talk) 23:17, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. The edits you made HERE all appear to be from either self-published (www.stewartsynopsis.com) or otherwise non-RS such as blog commentaries (http://www.topix.com) and commercial sites (http://boricua.com). Also, the link for citation RE: 2010 census figures did not lead me to a page where the figures entered could be verified (also you may have overlooked updating the accessdate for the link as the accessdate entered on the day of the edits (Jan 19, 2011) is listed not as Jan 19, 2011 but as March 12, 2010). Could you review your edits THERE to ensure they in fact reflect what you intended, and that the sources are all reliable. Thanks. Mercy11 (talk) 23:04, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I agree the article is being vandalised. Also Demographics of Puerto Rico has experienced similar vandalism. Another editor suspected a sockpuppet as shown HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE. Probably a good candidate for protecting an article would be if vandalism is occuring by several/many different people on ONE same article. If the same ONE user, on teh other hand, vandalises one or more article then the appropriate action would be blocking the user. That's my view. For now, let's wait and see what happens next. In my experience vandalisers eventually become victims of their own actions: either get tired of it, lose interest and leave, or realize that it's too many good editors against him/her and stop vandalism, lose interest and leave, or simply want to be disruptive for a while (maybe some sort of mental ailments I suppose) and, after drawing some attention, lose interest and leave. But they almost always leave before producing any real, permanent damage. Thanks for your note, and again I think either protection or a block would be in order soon. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 05:09, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article was protected today. But, for 1 day?????? I am not sure what admin in his right mind would issue a 1-day protection! Maybe you can figure that out. Mercy11 (talk) 18:22, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I declined your RfPP request, but I don't think you meant to request full protection. Full protection means only administrators can edit the page. I'm pretty sure you wanted semi-protection, which prevents IPs and newbies from editing but allows everyone else. Something to bear in main for future requests so you don't leave admins scratching their heads. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 05:40, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It has been suggested that the "List of Puerto Ricans" be moved and renamed "List of notable Puerto Ricans". The current name reflects a misleading title since it is politcally incoreect and may lead to the misconception that any Puerto Rican may be included regardless of the explanation given in the introduction. Wikipedia does not allow that the term "famous" be used since that term depends on the perspection of what an individual may consider what the term "famous" means, however the term "notable" is widely accepted by Wikipedia since there is an established criteria of the meaning of the term and there are variuos "lists" in Wikipedia which currently use the term notable. Therefore, I am calling on a 7 day consensus as to the renaming the current list to "List of notable Puerto Ricans". Go to: List of Puerto Ricans-Consensus Tony the Marine (talk) 17:43, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there, I noticed you made an edit on Jessica Wild that since he remains a man, the prounouns should be "he." However, I've seen a similar but opposite post (on Jujubee (drag queen)'s page)changing all the "he"s to "she"s, as they refer to them as female on the show. I'm going to post on AMK1211's page as well, hoping we can find a place to come to a consensus on this issue (perhaps at drag queen? I can start it if you guys want.) Thanks! Bouncehoper (talk) 22:40, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi I reverted your addition to this list as a not notable addition - as he is not wikipedia notable his HIV status is not notable either, please comment if you have any thoughts/objections at the BLPN report Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#Steven_Slater - regards. - Off2riorob (talk) 18:10, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Luis, keep an eye on the Scotty McCreery article. Someone keeps removing the "See also" section that I added with the "Puerto Rican Portal" and the "List of famous Puerto Ricans" as if being a Puerto Rican as he claimed were a sin. Take care. Tony the Marine (talk) 23:32, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If John Leguizamo does not publicly respond by June 18th to the acusations that his father made that he (the father) is 100% Colombian and not Puerto Rican as John has always claimed, therefore making John Leguizamo a full Colombian and not a half Puerto Rican, Leguizamo's name will taken off the list. This would mean that John Leguizamo has been lying tothe Puerto Rican people for years as did Sammy Davis Jr. Tony the Marine (talk) 23:06, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• This is a tough and embarssing situation. His father is not Puerto Rican as he claimed with his lies, Leguizamo's parents are both Colombian therefore he does not have one once of Puerto Rican blood; and he has never resided in Puerto Rico. The fact that he is not Puerto Rican will be deleted from his bio and there is nothing that we can do. He my "feel" Puerto Rican, but to be a Puerto Rican and to "feel" Puerto Rican are two different things. I can accept the fact if he comes public and sets the record straight. For example if Leguizamo faced the situation and said something like this "I may not be a Puerto Rican by heritage, but I consider myself Puerto Rican and I'm proud of it" then that would be aceptable, but up until today, he hasn't been man enough to publically face the situation. Don't get me wrong, I like the guy and even felt proud that he was Puerto Rican, but unless he comes public and tells the world exactly what he feels, I personally feel that he has lied and cheated us all. Tony the Marine (talk) 17:06, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are geographically part of Asia but are considered politacally part of Europe.

Either you put all three under Europe or Asia, but not leave one out. This is not about cultural and religious categorization.

Please do this for all three countries in the future. And also remember that the Middle East is not a continent, but a region of Asia, and all categorizations have been done according to continents.

Noraton talk 23 October 2011, 20:54 UTC —Preceding undated comment added 20:54, 23 October 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Do you have a reliable source for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to be "politically" part of Europe, because that's news to me. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:00, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are south of the (Greater) Cauacasus Mountain range and thus part of Asia but are considered politacally part of Europe.

The categorization here is not done according to religion and "culture", which is not relevant in these list of diplomatic missions pages, but continents. I will put Azerbaijan a ("Muslim" country, no importance again) which also geographically lies in Europe, is politacally part of Europe. So do not forget to include Azerbaijan as well. And I will put the region of the Middle East under Asia, which it is part of.

Noraton talk 21:07, 23 October 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Can you continue to remove Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia together from Asia and the "Middle East" and put all three of them under Europe. Thank You. I will be busy putting the Middle East as a subsection under Asia in all list of diplomatic missions pages, though will not remove it, because annoyingly the Middle East, a region of Asia, has been falsely categorized as a continent while all categorizations have been done according to continents in the list of diplomatic missions pages.

Noraton talk 21:19, 23 October 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Like the three Caucasian countries, Turkey is also included and listed under Europe, despite the overlapping bicontinental geographical categorization of all these four countries, regardless of their religion and culture. So yes Turkey is included as well. Turkey is also memeber of the Council of Europe and virtually all European political, sporting and cultural organizations and is also a canditate country for the European Union (the only European organization that it is not a memeber of), and none of these four countries are members of any Asian political, sporting and cultural organizations.

Noraton talk 21:38, 23 October 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Hi XLR8TION,

I noticed you have made a large number of changes to the Diplomatic Mission by Country (DMBC) articles by moving Turkey from a country listed in 'Europe' to a country listed in 'Asia'.

There are many good reasons to argue it should be in one continent or in the other, such as membership with other bodies, physical geography, ethnic heritage, historical factors etc. People advocating Turkey's inclusion within Europe will rely on one set of arguments; people who believe Turkey is not within Europe will rely on another.

At the end of the day I do not want the DMBC articles to be a battleground for some contest. It is just a list.

So we rely on the United Nations geoscheme to determine on which continents are particular countries located. In the UN geoscheme, Turkey (as well as Cyprus, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, amongst others) is listed as being in Western Asia.

I believe the UN's Statistics Division is sufficiently apolitical and agnostic on whatever identity questions Turkey (and Europe) might have. Whereas arguments based on geography, history, demography, political membership are contestable, it is hard to argue that a more consistent scheme exists for categorising countries by continents.

I hope this resolves the matter. Could you please revert the changes you have made? Kransky (talk) 18:04, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

reply by XLR8TION follows - let us agree to debate this here

Tukey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are members of teh COuncil of Europe. Furthermore Turkey is a candidate member for European Union membersip. Another editor brought up the same fact that the countries as part of the continent as Europe includes anything north of the Urals like Armenia and Azerbiajan and Turkey is considered part of Europe due to the presence of Istanbul in Europe. I will not revert no article until a LENGTHY discussion is conducted. The UNited Nations is not the only multinational organization in the world as a member of NATO, the COuncil of Europe and possibly the European Union, Turkey does not fall under Western Asia. Armenia and Azerbaijan also are georgraphically part of Europe. Please read the criteria for Member states of the Council of Europe. Article 4 of the Council of Europe Statute specifies that membership is open to any "European" State. That says enough and therefore the category will remain unchanged. Religion has nothing to do with where a nation belongs. Cultural, historic ties, and most importantly geography does.--XLR8TION (talk) 18:48, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

I am more than happy to discuss the matter with you substantively, with civility and in good faith.

The problem with the membership argument is that it can be trumped by itself. Yes, Turkey is a member of the Council of Europe. But it is not a member of the European Union, which is a far more significant organisation with treaty-based obligations on its members. There is no sign that Turkey will become a full member anytime soon.

I may agree that Turkey is a "European" nation. But it is also an "Asian" nation, demonstrated by its membership of other regional bodies. So do we list Turkey twice? A more logical approach to lists is to select the one category that is more compelling. Kransky (talk) 12:47, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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