User talk:Ekevu/Archive 2

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Language gender

Hello... In a recent change to Anthropomorphism, you classify the fact that some languages give genders to inanimate objects as anthropomorphism... As a native speaker of one of them (Portuguese language), I disagree. I don't see a chair as female or a stool as male. I just have to use some words along with some other words. Just like, in English, you must use "a" for some words and "an" for other words, without differing the meaning or implying anything about the nature of the next word. Another similar example, when "I see" and "he sees" both of us are equally seeing.

Besides, having a gender is not a human characteristic. Animals have genders too. :-)

Just to clarify... I see no information about your native language, so I assumed it isn't latin, or, at least, it isn't the same as mine. Cheers! • Ekevu • ♥ • ★ 16:27, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Hello! I'm new to Wikipedia, and I'd just like to apologize for my edit concerning language gender. I was actually going to wait and see if someone would improve that paragraph, and if no changes were made, I was going to try that {{helpme}} thing that I've seen on a few talk pages.

I suppose I didn't create a very tangible argument for language genders relating to anthropomorphism, (man, that "Animals have genders too" comment really made me feel stupid! I basically smacked my forhead and thought angrily to myself *Duh!!! Of course animals have genders; why didn't I even consider that!* So, thanks for pointing that very obvious fact out... Sometimes, I can make such a fool of myself!)

I would, however, like to clarify that I do realize that when languages use gender as a part of their structure, the people using said languages don't see the objects themselves as male or female; gender is only used as another aspect of clarification towards declension. (I hope I'm not coming off as a pompous know-it-all; or for that matter, a garrulous idiot!) I guess I need to work on clarity....

Since you've seen my edit though, should I just delete it? (Sorry again!) Kaiilaiqualyn 18:34, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Errr... I've just reverted thinking you asked me to, now that I re-read it you asked to revert yourself... Uh... sorry about this. Don't feel ashamed about your mistake, though. It's impossible to do a good work here without making a whoopsie every now and again (just like I just did). Happy editing! :-) • Ekevu • ♥ • ★ 12:49, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Furry

Looking for something to do? WikiProject Furry is improving articles on furry and anthropomorphic topics, and we'd like to have you on board. Our current goal is to raise Anthrocon, furry convention and furry fandom to good article status and beyond - but if that doesn't take your fancy, there are plenty of other articles to work on. Give it a go and let us know how you're doing! You received this one-time invitation because you are a Furry Wikipedian. GreenReaper 22:43, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Hey!

Hi Ekevu, how are you?

Just found some contributions of yours on an article I was reading and decided to drop a "hi". :-)

Best regards! --Juliano (T) 23:32, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

CHNM Mozilla Digital Memory Bank

Dear Ekevu,

I am a graduate research assistant at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. In recent years we have produced a number of online archives such as The September 11 Digital Archive (http://911digitalarchive.org/) and the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (http://www.hurricanearchive.org/). Our team is currently gathering digital documents related to Mozilla products for the Mozilla Digital Memory Bank (http://mozillamemory.org), and we are in the process of interviewing some of the lead members, former and present, of the Mozilla community.

I recently found your Mozilla/Firefox-related contributions located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mozilla_Firefox. Given your involvement with Mozilla, we think your voice would be an excellent addition to the archive. If you are interested in having your perspectives added to the record, we can conduct the interview via Skype, instant messenger, or email—whichever method might fit your schedule and preferences best.

I have included below the first three questions of the interview in order to give you a sense of the process. For examples of completed interviews, please feel free to examine the interviews section (http://mozillamemory.org/browse.php?cat=interview) of our archive.

If you are interested in contributing your perspectives on the Mozilla community and its products, you can reach me by e-mail at gcheong@gmu.edu. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions regarding the interview process or the Mozilla Digital Memory Bank.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Best regards,

Giny Cheong
Graduate Research Assistant
Center for History and New Media (http://chnm.gmu.edu)
Department of History and Art History
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MSN 1E7
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Interview Questions

When did you begin using computers? How did you get interested in computers?

What is your education background? Have you had formal computer training?

What’s the first programming project you remember working on? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gcheong (talk • contribs) 19:02, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

hi

Hi. I found you in categories of users who can contribute in English and Portuguese. I myself am a native speaker of English, but I'm well on my way to learning Portuguese. Just check out my user page and talk page, and join in any of the discussions. To keep updated, you can even put a watch on my user page, which will automatically watch my talk page. :-) learnportuguese (talk) 17:18, 8 February 2008 (UTC)