Welcome! edit
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- Thanks for the cookies and the warm welcome. I do appreciate the extra attention! Umm, just to clarify things abit, though... I've been around since at least April of 2006, so I'm not exactly new! Now, if there's something I'm doing that doesn't meet up with wikipedia's policy, I hope you'll let me know, so I don't keep on repeating the same mistakes. X-Kal (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
Puzzle Pirates edit
Aww, thanks babe! Just doing what I can. ;) Queerbubbles | Leave me Some Love 09:23, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
XKCD edit
I've been rather troubled with the current fight over the xkcd-related changes. I'll just post a thought or two here, in case anyone cares to read them. I think there's way too much hostility circulating over this issue, and I thought I was somehow above this all, but meh - I'm just as bad, myself. Whenever a wikipedia article is mentioned in xkcd, it gets undue attention, and then it causes a mess of edits, some of which are vandalism. Then, in all the talk pages, people discuss how xkcd readers have fair contributions, as well as how xkcd readers might as well be "puppets" for the author, Randall Munroe. Whichever side of the issue, it's usually an "us against them" mentality. And then, the fight gets taken over revert wars and blankouts of talk page sections. Well... there's so much that can be done with this, and I think that the recent xkcd strip has something important to say, if we can somehow get past the argument and decide if there's an important message that's being said there - and what wikipedia's appropriate response is.
I could go into detail, but there's not much point at the moment. I think that for my sanity (and to make sure I don't accidentally turn myself into an internet troll), and for the sanity of others who have to deal with me, I'm going to take the week off from even looking at wikipedia. I'm sure that things'll go well. I just need to step back and relax. X-Kal (talk) 16:13, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
- My final opinion on the xkcd phenomenon. The xkcd strip references the articles on wood and "In Popular Culture" - which has been redirected to Popular Culture - the reference really doesn't seem to add anything to either article. It might merit inclusion in the xkcd article, under "Life imitates xkcd" - but alas, that section refers to things people do in the real world - people getting out and giving Richard Stallman a katana or doing similar real-world acts; editing a wikipedia article based on a joke made on an xkcd strip doesn't seem to fit the nature of that section. Now granted, I find it a quite amusing joke, but, well... it just doesn't seem so exciting that it needs to be in that article. For now, it seems to fit well in the External Links page for Wikipedia:In Popular Culture - the policy article that outlines how we're supposed to treat the popular culture sections. Speaking as an avid xkcd reader, and someone who wishes to help to improve wikipedia overall... I think the best course of action would be to pay attention to the message the strip brings, then keep that in mind while reviewing the popular culture sections of wikipedia. It's not just a joke - it's something we can learn from. X-Kal (talk) 07:34, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
December 2011 edit
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to File:1982 Hymnal of the Episcopalian Church of the USA.jpg, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. The reverted edit can be found here. Edinburgh Wanderer 00:12, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Compaq LTE edit
I just read your informative comments about the Compaq LTE-286. I recently inherited such a machine and would like to revive it. Unfortunately, I don't have the diagnostics disk/boot disk. Is there a way you can provide me a copy of these essential files?. This is the error I get at bootup:
00640 KB OK
*4 BEEPS* 167 - RTC Lost Power 162 - System Options Not Set - C (Run Setup) Insert DIAGNOSTIC diskette in Drive A: (RESUME = "F1" KEY) *AS I HAVE NO DISKS I JUST PRESSED F1* *4 BEEPS* Non - System disk or disk error replace and strike any key when ready
Thanks. Any help is appreciated Powerslide (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:25, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply. Actually, I found a website with the Compaq LTE executables, so no need for you to dig through your stuff. Thanks anyway. http://www.system-cfg.com/software/bios/compaq/ Powerslide (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:06, 16 December 2012 (UTC)