User talk:Marek69/Archive 11

Thank you

Dear Marek, Thank you very much for the warm welcome to Wikipedia, you are very friendly and the world would be a much better place to live if everyone was like you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MakmoudHassan (talk • contribs) 23:15, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Dear Marek

I am a user of Malayalam section of Wikipedia. I only took some references from English Wiky. I am editing Since 15 sept. 2008. Thank you very much for your co-operation. When ever I need help from you I will ask. Thanks once again. Babug (talk) 06:02, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Babug, thank you for your message.

If there's anything I can do to help, just ask.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:58, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your warm welcome

Thank you for your preparedness to help me as well Nisim Levi 09:18, 22 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nisimlevi (talk • contribs)

No Problem, Nisimlevi :-) Marek.69 ^talk 23:51, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the welcome, Marek69.

Published on it.wiki 4 years and lately I am especially animals (spiders in particular) and spelling corrections.

Just to learn better English I thought I would start contributing to en.wiki especially with spelling corrections.

Again thanks for the welcome:)).--Eumolpo (talk) 18:22, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Eumolpo, thank you for your message.

Welcome to English Wikipedia. I hope you enjoy your time editing here.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:34, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

help

I need help with a picture I have File:Getimage.jpg it's an important picture for Chula Vista, California page and it's nominated for deletion becuse copyright. I'm not good with copyrights on images so I don't make much but this one I need to save. I really need help to save it please help. Spongie555 (talk) 05:22, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Spongie555, thank you for your message.

Could I ask where you originally acquired this photograph from?

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:30, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

I got it from this url http://209.242.175.54:2009/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cebe3&CISOPTR=266&CISOBOX=1&REC=2 Spongie555 (talk) 04:03, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately the source website you provided states the copyright status as Unknown, which does not help us. You need to find out the original source and the copyright status :-( Marek.69 ^talk

From Boneyard90

Thank you for the welcoming note! Actually, I do have a small problem (already!) that maybe you can provide some advice or insight.
Recently, I edited a paragraph of the entry Castle. The next day my contribution was "undone", with the explanation that the issue had been discussed in the FAC, and that a "consensus" had been reached. I checked the Talk:Castle page and the FAC, and I see no consensus. In fact, it looks like the majority of contributors share my point of view. The one editor, who seems to monopolize decisions regarding this entry, hhas perhaps one supporter. I don't want to "undo" his "undo", because he can do the same, and it seems pointless until I either get his cooperation or mediation of some kind.
Should I get a Third Party Opinion? What do you suggest?
Thanks! Boneyard90 (talk) 15:08, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Boneyard90, thank you for your message.

I think your idea of getting a Third Party Opinion is good. You can find out more in the Wikipedia:Third opinion article.

Good Luck! -- Marek.69 ^talk

Thank you!...

Thank you for reverting the vandalism on my talk page. You know you are doing something right when they start attacking you. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come yell at me!)} 03:12, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

No problem, you're welcome. -- Marek.69 ^talk 03:17, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

• (edit conflict)

Could you please do revision deletion for User talk:Hi878‎. ----moreno oso (talk) 03:20, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

I think you need to be an admin to perform revision deletion. -- Marek.69 ^talk 03:32, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

For some reason (maybe it's the cheap gin), I thought you were. ----moreno oso (talk) 03:36, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

That's the problem with cheap gin. ;-)

No, I have yet to take the plunge... -- Marek.69 ^talk 03:42, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello_

I hope you've been well, Marek. An editor I trust has asked for a rev/del of your user page history. Personally, I don't see anything that warrants it, but I would like to hear your opinion. If you have concerns regarding any particular edit I will check into the matter further. See ya 'round Tiderolls 03:39, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Tide, my userpage has been vandalised more times than I can count

Nothing particularly offensive (in comparison to some previous things), but thanks for removing it anyway :-)

Cheers -- Marek.69 ^talk 03:47, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

That was my take as well. I have a rather thick skin having done mostly vandal-reverting in my time here, but I can understand we're not all the same. The edits are hidden unless someone goes looking for them. Thanks for your input. If I ever can be of assistance don't hesitate to ring my bell. Tiderolls 03:56, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Cheers Tide, thanks for the offer. Stay well! :-) -- Marek.69 ^talk 04:01, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Chula Vista

I really want Chula Vista, California page to be improved but no one helps. Is there a way where you can get people to volunteer and help the page? I want to get it to atleast a B or A class. Spongie555 (talk) 05:37, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Spongie555, thank you for your message. I'm sorry for the delay in replying, but I'm in Poland at the moment with an unreliable internet connection.

When I'm back online properly, I'll take a look at the article and see what I can do. :-)

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 20:50, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you Spongie555 (talk) 20:27, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Backlog Elimination Drive Has Begun

Hello, I just wanted to take a moment and announce that the July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive has started, and will run for a month. Thanks for signing up. There's a special prize for most edits on the first day, in case you've got high ambitions. Enjoy! ɳorɑfʈ ^Talk! 04:04, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for informing me Noraft. I will try to get going on this when I return to England. :-) -- Marek.69 ^talk

Pending Changes

Hi there, is this correct? You accept or refuse certain edits on certain articles, a sort of gatekeeper. I edited Republic of Macedonia but did not see my edit there. 1/ How does the procedure work? 2/Who proposed to put this article on the pending changes list? 3/Is there anywhere we can find that information? 4/ How many reviewers are there per article? 5/ thanks :-) Politis (talk) 22:48, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Politis, thank you for your message.

"Pending-changes protection" is currently being tested on a limited number of articles during a two-month trial. Articles under PC protection are open for editing, but changes will be visible to readers who are not logged-in only after being checked for obvious vandalism and clear errors. To become visible to everyone, the edits have to be reviewed by a user with the appropriate access, known as a "reviewer". Reviewers are editors who have enough experience to identify obvious vandalism and other clear mistakes.

You can read more about this trial on Wikipedia:Pending changes and Wikipedia:Protection policy

If you have any more questions, please come back to me, I'll be happy to help :-)

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 22:59, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

OK, a bit complicated at first site :-(. Where do editors who are neither anonymous or a new users stand? Who, for instance, decided to put Republic of Macedonia or Greece into the 'pending changes'? It all seems a bit awkward when before we had to 'locked' system. Politis (talk) 23:15, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the welcome Marek! EkoGraf (talk) 13:18, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

No Problem, you're very welcome EkoGraf :-) -- Marek.69 ^talk 21:31, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Undo

Marek can u please explain me how to undo older edits???:(:$ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Giorgis94 (talk • contribs) 14:39, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Giorgis94, thank you for your message.

If you look in the articles history, you should be able to see an 'undo' link for each edit. Click on this and add an edit summary of your reason for undoing it.

If the edit is old, the undo may not work as there may be a conflict with a newer edit. In this case the only way to undo is to change the article manually, removing the part you consider incorrrect.

I hope this helps :-)

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk

Making sense

Hi there, I cannot seem to find who has the right to have his/her edits 'automatically accepted'. And can formerly suspended administrators or editors have such a right over articles he/she was banned? Thanks. Politis (talk) 09:06, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi! Thanks for your welcome note! For me it’s a pleasure to give my contribution in such a beautiful project. And, persons like you, give the strength to believe in a better world. I don’t know if you understand Portuguese, but here we have a say: “todos é que sabemos tudo” (only all of us, can know all) I think this the real meaning of life. And Wikipedia is the way I found to give my contribution. As you asking, I think what I will need most is how to insert photos in page layout. I’m a photographer, so, my major contribution will be photographic material. I appreciated your message. Big huh. Jorge Henriques —Preceding unsigned comment added by JMFH4778 (talk • contribs) 10:48, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Jorge, thank you for your kind words, they are really appreciated. :-)

Please excuse the delay in getting back to you, but I am currently attending Wikimania 2010 in Gdańsk, Poland and my laptop has been unable to get a wireless connection. :-(

In answer to your question, in order to insert photos in page layout, you will need to add code similar to this:

[[File:Pl gdansk zuraw dlugiepobrzeze2006.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The medieval port crane in Gdańsk.]]

This will produce:

The medieval port crane in Gdańsk.

For more information on images see Wikipedia:Images.

You can upload your own images at Special:Upload.

However, before that you should familiarise yourself with the information on Wikipedia:Uploading images.

For more information about copyrights please read Wikipedia:Copyrights

If you have produced the photographs yourself then you should click on the ‘It is entirely my own work’ link and follow the instructions from there.

If you require any further help, please do not hesitate to ask. I should be home by the end of the week

Good Luck & Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 19:42, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Harrys of London

hi marek

you might remember me - a few months ago you helped me get started here on wikipedia - its such a maze, having a person to talk to has been very helpful. Now i am helping two friends who have cool fashion companies to develop an entry for their companies. I've done the first one, but not sure how to make it "live" - and want to be sure it complies with the rules of Wikipedia. The first entry is for Harrys of London - a Richemont Group owned shoe and accessories company based here in London. Could you take a look and help me get it going? Kaskaad (talk) 09:40, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Kaskaad, thank you for your message.

Please excuse the delay in getting back to you, but I am currently attending Wikimania 2010 in Gdańsk, Poland and my laptop has been unable to get a wireless connection. As soon as I get back online I will have a look and get back to you.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 19:51, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Marek - thanks. i look forward to hearing from you after you get back. enjoy Gdańsk! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaskaad (talk • contribs) 14:14, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks !!!

Hi Marek !

Thank you for warm welcome and cookies :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tatyana19 (talk • contribs) 15:23, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

You're Welcome, Tatyana :-) Marek.69 ^talk 18:54, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Reminder

Hi! This message is just a friendly reminder that you signed up to participate in the GOCE Backlog Elimination Drive. I noticed that you haven't logged a single copy edit yet. We'd love to see you participate! The drive runs three more weeks so there's still plenty of time to earn barnstars. Thanks! --Diannaa ^(Talk) 22:16, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Diannaa, thank you for your message.

I would love to participate in the GOCE Drive, in fact I would just like to simply answer my messages on Wikipedia.

Unfortunately I am having troubles getting my laptop to pick up any wireless internet signal at the moment.

I am presently in Gdańsk, Poland at Wikimania 2010, but I will be editing normally as soon as I return home later this week.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 02:41, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

That sounds like fun :-)) Whatever you have time to do, that would be great! See you. --Diannaa ^(Talk) 04:22, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

It is! Thank you for you message and good wishes, Diannaa.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk

English gardens

Hi, Marek 69, I uploaded about 90 photos after our trip to southern England. If you want to see them, see the categories Petworth House and Park, Sissinghurst Castle, Sheffield Park Garden, Hestercombe, Groombridge Place, Groombridge Place Gardens, Groombridge Place historic gardens, Ightham Mote, Stourhead, Stourhead Bridge, Hidcote Manor Garden and Rousham House! Hope you like them. Greetings vom Munich with 35°C! --Schnobby (talk) 11:47, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Schnobby, thank you for your message.

I am very pleased that you enjoyed your trip to England and am glad that you photos came out well.

I will certainly look them up at my first opportunity. At the moment I have an intermittent internet connection (wireless problems)

I am currently in Gdańsk, Poland attending Wikimania 2010, (temperature is around 33°C here too!)

I hope to be editing normally as soon as I return home.

Thank you for updating me with you progress.

Kind Regards and Happy Wiki-ing Marek.69 ^talk 19:24, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome!

Thank you for the welcome message (to 67.237.123.183, after the Corinth edit). As a result, I've managed to make an account after years of lurking here, and I'm looking forward to learning how to contribute for a change.

Just one question - can the user talk page and user contributions for my IP address be merged somehow with the account I just created, or do they have to sit there all lonely and abandoned now that I've graduated to registered user status?  :) Thanks! Lirantha (talk) 01:15, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Lirantha, thank you for your message.

I'm not too sure, but I think that your IP contributions cannot be merged with your account. Sorry!

You can always put a brief note on your user page if you wish, stating something like: ‘This user has also edited as IP 84.45.208.245 (user contributions)’

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk

Your Welcome

Thanks for your friendly welcome! --Tfjt (talk) 19:50, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome Tfjt, Happy Wiki-ing! -- Marek.69 ^talk 00:40, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

harrys

hi marek - can you advise how i can make the harrys page live? --Kaskaad (talk) 23:19, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Kaskaad, thank you for your message

I've pasted some tips below to help you start your first article:

1. Try editing existing articles to get a feel for writing and for using the mark-up language in use at Wikipedia.
2. Search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject, perhaps under a different title. If the article already exists, feel free to make any constructive edits you feel are necessary.
3. Gather references both to use as source(s) of the information you will include and also to demonstrate notability of your article's subject matter. References to blogs, personal websites and MySpace don't count—we need reliable sources. Extra care should be taken to make sure that articles on living persons have sources -- articles about living people without sources may be deleted.
4. Consider requesting feedback. You can request feedback on articles you would like to create in a number of places, including the talk page of a related WikiProject or the Drawing Board.
5. Consider creating the article first in your user space. As a registered user, you have your own user space. You can start the new article there, on a subpage; you can get it in shape, take your time, ask other editors to help work on it, and only move it into the "live" Wikipedia once it is ready to go. To create your own subpage, see here. When the new article is ready for "prime time", you can move it into the main area. (Note: the Article Wizard has an option to create these kind of draft pages.)

Remember the article you create will be deleted quickly if it is not acceptable. Wikipedia has a new pages patrol division where people check your new articles shortly after you create them.

• Articles that do not meet notability guidelines and do not cite reliable published sources are likely to be deleted.
• Do not create pages about yourself, your company, your band or your friends, nor pages that advertise, nor personal essays or other articles you would not find in an encyclopedia.
• Be careful about the following: copying things, controversial material, extremely short articles, and local-interest articles.

I've had a look at your article: User:Kaskaad/Harrys of london

First of all it is lacking references. References are required to demonstrate notability of your article's subject matter.

Also, you have to be very careful to write the article in an encyclopaedic tone so it does not read like an advert for the company, which would not conform to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

Just a few pointers for now...

When you feel the article is ready to be moved to the main space, or have any other questions, please come back to me.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 00:30, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Administrator

Dear Marek69, in the near future, when I'm not that busy, I wished to become an administrator in Wikipedia. Do you know what are the steps to become one? Thank you. --Rochelimit (talk) 21:02, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Rochelimit, thank you for your message. I'm probably not the best person to ask about adminship, as I've yet to run.

My advice would be to monitor the events at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship for a while to see what the community is looking for in an admin and how the process works. :-)

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 22:21, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

GOCE Newsletter

GOCE July 2010 backlog elimination drive chart Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive! We have now passed the halfway point, so here's an update. Progress Report - Progress toward the targets has been good. 751 articles out of the approximately 1,600 we would like to get completed by the end of the month were done by July 15, so we will be very close to meeting the target for volume. However, we would like to clear all of the 2008 articles from the backlog, and there are still 892 left to do. Please consider choosing one of these older articles when looking for something to copy edit. If we focus our firepower we can completely wipe out 2008 from the queue. Participation Report - 95 people signed up for the July drive. This is a great result compared to May, when we had 36. However, in May only one person that signed up didn't do any copy edits, and in July only 59 of the 95 have posted any copy edits on the big board. The task may seem insurmountable but please remember that if all 95 participants copy edit just one article a day from now until the end of the month, we will eliminate 1,300 more articles from the backlog. So please consider participating at whatever level you can! All contributions are appreciated. This newsletter was prepared for the GOCE by Diannaa (Talk), S Masters (talk), and The Raptor Let's talk.

canu'elp w/myACESIBILITY ISUESpl?

-----Please note, I have [[Repetitive Strain Injury]] and find typing very hard. I use a form of shorthand, which may be difficult to understand. I can be contacted through MSN (sven70) or Skype (sven0921) if my meaning is unclear. (talk) 00:53, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Sven70, thank you for your message.

I have clicked on the link and read your user page. :-)

Is there anything in particular you would like help with?

Let me know if I can assist.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 01:01, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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• furthe imBLOKD4myDISABLTYon en.wt[ndad i/de endILOOSTITw'em=NOxcus2'wedunacomodat disabld etc[butWMF=NOTintrestd:(-----Please note, I have [[Repetitive Strain Injury]] and find typing very hard. I use a form of shorthand, which may be difficult to understand. I can be contacted through MSN (sven70) or Skype (sven0921) if my meaning is unclear. (talk) 02:36, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

No, you were not blocked at WT because of your disability. Abusive emails is the reason *sigh*... @Marek69: Any suggestions on this? Check out his contributions history to see what I mean. Netalarm^talk 11:15, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

1netalam=stalkinW.OUTavindunhis homwork as'dbe 'mediatr2pl chekmyedits,nfind en.wt perls as"sv's]prob=inhis hed:(---Please note, I have [[Repetitive Strain Injury]] and find typing very hard. I use a form of shorthand, which may be difficult to understand. I can be contacted through MSN (sven70) or Skype (sven0921) if my meaning is unclear. (talk) 13:03, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what the answer here is. I do not believe that any user should be discriminated against, for whatever reason.

I can see why some people have trouble understanding your shorthand Sven70.

If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk

Thanks for the cookie

Thank you for your warm welcome and guideline in editing articles in Wikipedia. These guidelines really help :) OnesimusUnbound (talk) 16:20, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi OnesimusUnbound, you're very welcome.

I'm glad the links came in useful. :-) -- Marek.69 ^talk 16:23, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Hamilton Road Cemetery

Thanks for your suggestions and help :-) There were two very helpful ladies from the Volksbund who helped me compile information from their records. Without their help, much of this article could not have been written :-) Kbaughan1 (talk) 11:40, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

No Problem :-) Marek.69 ^talk 23:31, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Manfred_Mann

An article that you have been involved in editing, Manfred_Mann , has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. KoshVorlonNaluboutes,Aeria Gloris 17:03, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi KoshVorlon, thank you for letting me know. -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:32, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Newbie question: Dispute

Hi Marek I came across this page that I wanted to dispute independence. But not sure how, and wanted to do it the right way. I have some experience of wikis, but not done this.

Do I just add tag: e.g.

or is it only admins?

I have come across pages before, and wanted to add comment like this. This page is one I saw. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority

I searched FAQ, but (probably!) missed the topic. Any advice from your experience?

Sroen (talk) 11:31, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Sroen, thank you for your message

As far as I know, anyone is allowed to add the ‘disputed’ template to an article.

Just do it the same way as you did here, i.e. by adding {{Disputed|date=July 2010}} to the article.

You can find more information on this in Template:Disputed.

If I can be of further assistance, please come back to me.

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:37, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Marek :) Thanks also for the cookies! Sroen (talk) 00:57, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Links to articles of interest

Hi! Can I add external links that I believe will contribute to the overall understanding of related entries? --ZYs1 (talk) 17:02, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi ZYs1, Thank you for your message. Yes, you can add external links to article. For Wikipedia's guidelines on this subject, see Wikipedia:External links

Kind Regards :-) Marek.69 ^talk 17:07, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

IP Question

Hi Marek69, I have a problem with a fact on the Haplogroup N (y-chromosome) page. I tried to establish a talk about it, but I get a message telling that I have made an unconstructive edit on some page as an IP-user.

Is this now a problem, since I have never made an edit on Wikipedia? Somebody else has had the same IP-number.

I am still concerned with the N haplogroup page. One particular mistake there. Otherwise a good page.

Marjainen (talk) 17:48, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Marjainen, thank you for your message.

Don't worry - this is a very common problem for IP editors.

The most likely reason for this is that you have a dynamic IP address, which means your IP could be different every time you turn your computer on.

The message in question is likely intended for someone else. Ignore it. (You may delete it if you wish)

As far as the N haplogroup article. If you feel there is a mistake there, you are free to correct it.

After all, Wikipedia is ‘the encylopaedia anyone can edit’ :-)

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:50, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Haplogroup N (y-chromosome), a mistake

Marek,

Thank you very much for your kind answer! I doubt that I have all the necessary sources available for editing the problem part myself. Also it seems difficult.

First I would like to discuss the matter with the writer. Is that possible? How would I go about it?

I like Wikipedia a lot and use it often. I want to thank you and all the people who work for it. Great job! Thank you! Marjainen (talk) 01:03, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi again Marjainen, thank you for your message and your kind words.

If it is the Haplogroup N (Y-DNA) article you are referring to, you can start a discussion on the article's talk page, which can be found here: Talk:Haplogroup N (Y-DNA) or by clicking on the ‘talk’ tab at the top of the article in question.

As with most articles on Wikipedia there will probably be more that one writer of the article. You can find a list of contributors by hitting the ‘history’ tab.

I wish you Good Luck and Happy Wiki-ing.

Please let me know if you require any further assistance. :-)

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 01:13, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you Marek! Wow, what a language list you have. Impressive!

Regards --Marjainen (talk) 01:28, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Hey thanks

I saw the little information my city had on wiki Portuguese language, that i just had to do something. Anyway, thanks for the welcoming. Cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lacobrigo (talk • contribs) 02:08, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

That's Great! Thank you for your message Lacobrigo.

If you need any help or have any questions about Wikipedia, please let me know. :-)

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:54, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank You

Dear Marek69, It is nice to hear from you. Thanks for your message in my page. I have been contributing in Nepali Wikipedia from last 4 years and now I am one of the 4 sysops in it. My experience in English Wikipedia is not long. For now I am just contributing to link Nepali pages to English wiki. I hope I will contribute more in the future. Regards. --गणेश पौडेल (talk) 04:59, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi गणेश पौडेल, thank you for your message.

I hope you enjoy your time here on English Wikipedia.

If there is anything I can help you with, please just ask :-)

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:57, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

thank you

Hey thank you so much for the welcome

ive also submitted a lot of info on wikitravel as well so Im excited to be a part of the wikipedia team! :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mvp41184 (talk • contribs) 02:02, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Mvp41184, It's great to have you aboard :-)

Happy Wiki-ing! -- Marek.69 ^talk 02:04, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Google Maps references & similar

Hi, Marek,

I put in a few dozen Google Map references against some of the Mazes in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze#Mazes_open_to_the_public

Someone else moved these to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze#References

This has the effect of bouncing the reader twice before going to Google Maps.

In other words, it means that we cannot Right-Hand-Click on the Google Map link to open the link in a new 'Background' Tab.

So, for instance, I want to look at:

   * The Maze, Perth, Western Australia[15]

   * Ashcombe Maze, Shoreham, Victoria, Australia,[16]

   * Mintaro Maze, Mintaro, South Australia,[17]

   * A Maze'N Things,[18] Phillip Island (Victoria), Australia[19]

We cannot right-hand-click on 15, 16, 17, 19 to open 4 new Background Tabs, each with a Google-Map showing a maze.

What we get instead, is the same Wikipedia "Maze" page opened 4 more times at slightly different Reference targets.

In other words, using double-links like this reduces the user experience.

What do you think?

Alf —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lacis alfredo (talk • contribs) 03:04, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you Marek for your welcoming!

I am very pleased for your writings on my discussion page. Thank you. I hope we will work together. At the moment I am involved in the Kosovo discussion page. See you! --92.74.20.221 (talk) 15:28, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for your message

I hope you enjoy your time here on Wikipedia. :-) Marek.69 ^talk 17:55, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the pleasant greeting!

As I am new a wikipedian I was wondering whether you could suggest me a wikiproject that fits my desire. I want to contribute to the articles written in Romanian. I can speak English quit well enough to translate an article from English to Romanian. I would be glad if you helped me! :)

Sincerely, --NikitaUtiu (talk) 17:19, 27 July 2010 (UTC)!

Thank you for being welcoming to guests

Thank you for welcoming new users to WP in a friendly, well-meaning manner. I hope everyone else on WP is as kind as you are. --173.58.232.51 (talk) 19:01, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

How do I...

Marek69:

I'm a professional writer and editor, I use the Wikipedia daily, and usually edit spelling and grammar when I run across errors in my research. While working on some research this morning I accessed the "Maccabees" page:

in the box to the top right there is a list of Maccabee Commanders, some of the names have crosses beside them, which mean killed in action. I, as a Jew and Israeli, object to those crosses, which are a distinct Christian symbol. The Maccabees were Jewish (that's what the revolt was about).

Is there a generic symbol we can put there, one, and two, I have no idea how to work inside those boxes and would appreciate some help. If you'd like to fix it, it would be great.

Shalom from Jerusalem Yo Menashe YoMenashe (talk) 12:53, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

 Done (sorry for jumping in here, saw the note briefly appear on the article talk-page) Adding |alt=yes to the {{KIA}} tags for their names changes the cross-symbol to "(K.I.A.)". DMacks (talk) 13:23, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Hey Marek69

thank you for your response!

I would like to become a administrator for Wikipedia or person who can write or check new edits.

Greetings from Munich, Germany —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abensberg89 (talk • contribs) 21:47, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

What you doing up so late?

Just vand2'd an anon you had started on.--Peter cohen (talk) 23:55, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Peter, I noticed. I'm just going to bed.. :-) -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:57, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for welcoming me

Just wanted to pass by and say thanks for your kind welcoming message. It´s good to have the opportunity to contribute a little to such a great project. Best regards, Michaluis (talk) 00:44, 30 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaluis (talk • contribs) 00:43, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Images

How do you revert an image back to an older version of that image? Please can you reply on my talk page, Thanks Rctycoplay (talk) 02:05, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Template conversions

Please stop substituting template conversions where satisfactory conversions already exist. An example is your edit to Dnepropetrovsk.--Toddy1 (talk) 08:35, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Dear Marek69

Thank you for your kind welcome message (and the cookies)! I do not quite understand what prompted it, since I edit here since 2007... But since you offered to answer questions, I do have one: I am using Windows and Firefox, and whenever I come back to Wikipedia I need to login. I always check the box 'Keep me logged in...' but I am always logged out when I leave the browser. Many of my edits in the past have therefore been made anonymously, because I forgot to login. Any ideas? --Patto (talk) 07:55, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

GOCE Backlog Elimination Drive Wrap-up

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Poland

Hi Marek, I've run into a Polish problem and wondered if you could help me? this chap is died on PL wiki twenty years before his EN wiki has him taking his latest known job. This is one of several Poland related anomalies I have at Wikipedia:Database reports/Living people on EN wiki who are dead on other wikis, can you suggest someone who might be interested in fixing them, or even better get an equivalent report for Poland at meta:Death anomalies table? PS see you Sunday? ϢereSpielChequers 08:56, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi WereSpielChequers, I'll take a look. :-) Marek.69 ^talk

Hi Marek69

Some time ago zou welcomed me here on wikipedia and said i could feel free if i have a question. so could you please, as a neutral person, give an opinion on this matter? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Petar_Poparsov#.40Laveol

thank you Icaf (talk) 17:59, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi there from a leafy suburb

Did I just see a Welcome Politis notice? Then I did something and it disappeared. Politis (talk) 19:46, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

thank you

Cheers on your welcome and the cookies. I suppose there are perks for registering :-)) Best wishes --Luckymelon (talk) 04:40, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi Luckymelon, you're very welcome. It's just the start of the perks ;-))

Kind Regards -- Marek.69 ^talk

Thank you!

Hi Marek, thank you for your welcome and for the cookies! ;-) -- Von Vikken (talk) 09:25, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi Von Vikken, you're very welcome :-) -- Marek.69 ^talk

Question

Hi marek, I'm sorry I didn't post here when you first contacted me (was new, still figuring out some stuff) with a nice plate of cookies, which is a brilliant idea for a new user welcome and one of the best I've seen! Much appreciated, and well done. Just wondering what the best policy is for dealing with an attack on a talk page. A change I did was reverted, and when I made the case on the talk page, I was accused of being a sockpuppet (a thoroughly amusing term may I add) and it was heavily implied that I had deliberately added "misinformation", I guess to push my POV? Anyway, I initially replied, in response to which he just edited his first message (and which in my opinion was an edit which in no way countered what I had responded). I've left it for a couple of days, but want to redo the edit I did. What would be the best thing to do. Ask someone else about the edit? I really don't feel like attempting a discussion with the other person, don't see it turning out too well. Again, sorry for not replying when you first talked. It was very appreciated though! Chipmunkdavis (talk) 13:31, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

reverted sentence

Today, I made a correction of fact to the Social Liberalism page. A user, TFD, has reverted my changes and claims that my changes were vandalism and unconstructive. I have 2 questions. First, how do I contest this? and second, how do I add a disclaimer to a section which says that a particular sentence is being debated and is contentious. I have seen this comment block before, but I do not know how to add it myself. Detah (talk) 16:03, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

I am sorry for my strong expressions

You were right. I am sorry for my explosion there, won't happen again. Just if you could have a look at my interlocutor. He was speaking in future for God's sake. There was nothing Wikipedia like in what he wrote and it really drives me mad that you let such coments still standing. This guy predicts the future Talk:Yugoslavia.--66.131.205.127 (talk) 02:14, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Microformats

You recently !voted on Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Microformats. This is a courtesy note to let you now that I have now posted, as promised, my view there, and to ask you revisit the debate. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 15:51, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

GOCE Invitation

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Thank you. Marek.69 ^talk

Message

Hi, I think that this voice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannahannah doesn't respect the guidelines of verifiability/reliability. Who is this guy "Christopher Siren"? What authority does he have to state such things, without any others' quotes or references? Is he an anthropologist, an assyriologist, an accredited expert with any BA in MO literature/religion, or what else? Any external references? Notes? Quotes? Otherwise I do not think this is a serious stuff. Cheers. BCtl (talk) 22:30, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Polish langauge assistance?

Hi. :) I am in need of a neutral contributor who can read Polish to compare a source with a single edit, looking to see if the translation follows the source closely enough to constitute a copyright concern. I'd like to resolve the matter discreetly, as there are real life identifies and concerns with reputation involved. You were suggested to me as somebody who might be able to help. Would you by any chance be willing and able to help out here? If you don't have time or would prefer not, please let me know, and I'll look for somebody else. (Since you do not edit that often, I am also e-mailing you this request, but for transparency do need to ask here, in spite of my hopes for discretion.) I'll be watchlisting your talk page. Thanks. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:41, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Update: I have found somebody who can help with this, so I am no longer in need of assistance. I appreciate your reading. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 11:48, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi Moonriddengirl, I'm very sorry for not responding earlier. I've been away for a couple of weeks and was unable to get an internet connection. :-(( (Yes, there are still places in the world without a reliable connection!)

I'm glad you found someone to help you. If there's anything I can do, please drop me a line.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk

Lazio

I reverted your edit on Lazio because the change was not unsourced at all, the previous figure was in fact incorrect by a wide margin. I have no way of linking the page for Lazio directly so I took a little screenshot (here) that puts the number of foreign residents at 450,151 at the number of Romanians at 158,509, making them the largest minority in the region. Cheers, 93.45.110.140 (talk) 13:49, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

OK :-) Marek.69 ^talk 23:58, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Message

Hi Marek, if you forcibly have to delete Hunger's page, well, do it. I didn't found any external references on him; if you find some, don't delete it. BCtl (talk) 11:29, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

For tirelessness (a barnstar)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For a ridiculous number of edits and judicious use of editing tools. bodnotbod (talk) 10:15, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Cool! That's very nice of you. Much appreciated. Thank you very much, bodnotbad. Cheers :-)) -- Marek.69 ^talk 23:59, 1 September 2010 (UTC)