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several replies to U.U and SamHB
I suppose that makes sense. I can be discouraging! I was hoping to provide a good amount of info, like WP, but not bore the reader to death with how this guys best friend's brother had a girlfriend who's mother stubbed her toe. I'll see what I can do, anyway. [[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 9:30, 31 December 2015 (EST)
I suppose that makes sense. I can be discouraging! I was hoping to provide a good amount of info, like WP, but not bore the reader to death with how this guys best friend's brother had a girlfriend who's mother stubbed her toe. I'll see what I can do, anyway. [[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 9:30, 31 December 2015 (EST)
:That "best friend's brother ..." stuff strikes me more as what one would see on low-class news sites and commentary sites than on WP. But, yeah. Avoid it like the plague. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 21:05, 6 January 2016 (EST)
:That "best friend's brother ..." stuff strikes me more as what one would see on low-class news sites and commentary sites than on WP. But, yeah. Avoid it like the plague. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 21:05, 6 January 2016 (EST)
True, I was just referring to somewhat relevant information of little or no interest to most. I certainnly will try to avoid this, in any case!
--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 12:21, 11 January 2016 (EST)
==Citations==
==Citations==
:I occasionally stick my neck out and comment on topics that lie on the boundary between hard science and controversy, like cosmology or thermodynamics. But I'm extremely careful here. In any case, I rarely use references. If you find yourself wanting to put in references, I'd suggest that you stay away from creationist or fundamentalist religious websites in support of scientific positions. Good luck. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 21:05, 6 January 2016 (EST)
:I occasionally stick my neck out and comment on topics that lie on the boundary between hard science and controversy, like cosmology or thermodynamics. But I'm extremely careful here. In any case, I rarely use references. If you find yourself wanting to put in references, I'd suggest that you stay away from creationist or fundamentalist religious websites in support of scientific positions. Good luck. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 21:05, 6 January 2016 (EST)
That probably is the safe way to go. I personally prefer to include some citation with almost anything, just to prove truthfulness, but that could be considered preference. I've been keeping away from the controversial ones for the most part too, but I suppose someone should write them. I have tried to tweak a few to make them more fair and convincing at the same time. As for references on them, though, wouldn't a creationist/fundamentalist citation be better than none at all? Sometimes, they are the only ones who say what everyone should be saying.--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 12:21, 11 January 2016 (EST)
== Interest to user ==
== Interest to user ==
One more thing. I really like the work that you and U.U (or is that U and you.you?) are doing on Mozilla and Thunderbird. These are topics that I am interested in, and I will help out when I get a chance. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 21:15, 6 January 2016 (EST)
One more thing. I really like the work that you and U.U (or is that U and you.you?) are doing on Mozilla and Thunderbird. These are topics that I am interested in, and I will help out when I get a chance. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 21:15, 6 January 2016 (EST)
:Yeah, U.U has done a pretty good job. It's good to know that there is no way to include pictures from remote servers, though. I suspected that was the case, but wasn't sure.
:As a side note, maybe I should just go with the flow, but isn't [[Wikimedia]] owned by [[Wikipedia]]?
:We welcome any help you can offer! I've just written a little bit one them--U.U was the one who created them, wrote some, pointed them out to me, and got the images for them. If either of you have thoughs on what else I can do, let me know!--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 12:21, 11 January 2016 (EST)
==Vandal==
==Vandal==
:Regarding vandalism, I'll try to find an admin next time. I just didn't know if there was some special way. I did know some about history and mass vs. single reverts, but thanks. I did do single undos on this page and one other I was working on, but didn't bother with any others. It seems he/she went to my site, also, and posted some x-rated stuff on the support forum. I suppose that's his/her way of harassing contributors, but it's no harder to ban there than it is here. I'm not sure I'd call vandalism "exciting" to me; perhaps it would best be called bemusing, because it is entirely pointless, yet they keep trying.
:Regarding vandalism, I'll try to find an admin next time. I just didn't know if there was some special way. I did know some about history and mass vs. single reverts, but thanks. I did do single undos on this page and one other I was working on, but didn't bother with any others. It seems he/she went to my site, also, and posted some x-rated stuff on the support forum. I suppose that's his/her way of harassing contributors, but it's no harder to ban there than it is here. I'm not sure I'd call vandalism "exciting" to me; perhaps it would best be called bemusing, because it is entirely pointless, yet they keep trying.
:As always, thanks for you input and assistance!
:As always, thanks for you input and assistance! [[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]]([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]])
::Thank you. Sorry that I did not reply earlier, but I do not always have time to edit. I will try to improve my skills. Speaking of what Sam said, I wrote an article [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Millipede&diff=prev&oldid=1190358] on millipedes. I used the Britannica article [http://www.britannica.com/animal/millipede] as a framework. I deleted it, thinking it plagiarism, but Sam's words seem to imply that it is okay. Compare my article with Britannica's and see if it is okay to restore my article. [[User:U.U|U.U]] ([[User talk:U.U|talk]]) 18:58, 9 January 2016 (EST)
::Thank you. Sorry that I did not reply earlier, but I do not always have time to edit. I will try to improve my skills. Speaking of what Sam said, I wrote an article [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Millipede&diff=prev&oldid=1190358] on millipedes. I used the Britannica article [http://www.britannica.com/animal/millipede] as a framework. I deleted it, thinking it plagiarism, but Sam's words seem to imply that it is okay. Compare my article with Britannica's and see if it is okay to restore my article. [[User:U.U|U.U]] ([[User talk:U.U|talk]]) 18:58, 9 January 2016 (EST)
:::I haven't had time to check this yet, so I can't really say whether it's OK. I'll try to get to it. Meanwhile, if anyone else can look at it, that would be good. But the current state, by AWagner, ("very large number of legs") has got to go. It looks childish. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 19:08, 9 January 2016 (EST)
:::I haven't had time to check this yet, so I can't really say whether it's OK. I'll try to get to it. Meanwhile, if anyone else can look at it, that would be good. But the current state, by AWagner, ("very large number of legs") has got to go. It looks childish. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 19:08, 9 January 2016 (EST)
:No need to apologize for not being on here as often as others. I have a LOT of free time right now, but it comes and goes. You may not see me for weeks or months at a time with little or no warning.
:I'm not sure what to say about your article. It is somewhat different, but I can still see it's origin in it fairly clearly. Maybe if you find some more info on it and interject (and cite) that, it would help? I have a hard time saying "this is fine" or "this is plagiarism." I just try to keep well clear or the grey area (though I may or may not succeed). To some extent, this is a subjective call, and since you're the main writer, you're the one to make that call. If you think that's okay, then you can publish it and I and others will probably try to improve is somewhat.--[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 12:21, 11 January 2016 (EST)