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{{Welcome}} --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 18:15, 14 January 2008 (EST)
: Thanks for the welcome! I'm new to the whole business of "wikis" but I'm just happy to get the chance to be helpful!
: [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:31, 14 January 2008 (EST)
=="Britney Spears = Presbyterians"==
<nowiki>*blinks* *boggles* *blinks again*</nowiki>
That is honestly one of the weirdest things I have ever seen. Amusing, disturbing and confusing. Thanks for sharing it! [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 01:55, 12 May 2008 (EDT)
: No problem! I once got a list of bizarre anagrams, which I've all but forgotten. That one, though... once you see it you can never forget it. [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 12:06, 12 May 2008 (EDT)
==90/10 rule==
I was reading your user page, and I think you have the 90/10 rule backwards. Its 90% talk and 10% edits, not the other way. =) '''[[user:FernoKlump|<font color="#000066" >FernoKlump</font>]]''' 17:49, 7 June 2008 (EDT)
: Wow, I totally misread it. I thought you had to have at least 90% edits, which seemed way too high to support any sort of intelligent debate on articles, especially if you object to a change. Thanks for the heads up. [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 17:58, 7 June 2008 (EDT)
::No problem. '''[[user:FernoKlump|<font color="#000066" >FernoKlump</font>]]''' 18:00, 7 June 2008 (EDT)
==Attention to detail==
Nice [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Galaxy_high_school&diff=next&oldid=483089 copy-edits here]. Thanks. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 15:02, 28 June 2008 (EDT)
:No problem. Just scanning the Recent changes list for things that need a little touch-up. --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 16:09, 28 June 2008 (EDT)
==Loma Prieta Earthquake==
Hi, thanks for your mention that [[Loma Prieta Earthquake]] needed better formatting, (you commented on the [[Conservapedia:Featured articles]] page). I made some revisions, could you kindly take a look and see if it looks better now and if there are other changes you could suggest? Thanks! :) [[User:Taj|Taj]] 22:33, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
==Vertigo==
Moved to [[Vertigo (film, 1958)]]; I think all film articles should be titled in this fashion to avoid confustion with books, science, etc. Any thoughts? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 15:03, 16 July 2008 (EDT)
: I agree, especially with all the remakes out there it's best to include the date of release in the title. Thanks for the quick move! [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 15:06, 16 July 2008 (EDT)
==Promotion==
Congratulations - you've been promoted to night editing, blocking and uploading privileges. Well done!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:48, 19 July 2008 (EDT)
:: My socks have been thoroughly knocked off!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!! -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 01:47, 20 July 2008 (EDT)
==Discussion==
Begun at [[Talk:Barack_Obama#Did_Obama_think_the_atom_bomb_fell_on_Pearl_Harbor.3F]] [[User:DefenderofTrue|DefenderofTrue]] 19:54, 11 August 2008 (EDT)
==Category: Japanese==
Thank you so much for doing that! Good idea (why didn't I think of it? ^_^) - I think you have found everything, I will double check and add any others. I am glad you enjoyed the articles too - gives one a warm feeling. I will probably add some more on the language itself (as suggested by Ed Poor), but if you ever have any questions, please feel free to ask. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]]<sub>[[User talk:JessicaT|''User formerly known as JessicaT'']]</sub> 07:49, 14 August 2008 (EDT)
==Geometry==
Foxtrot, kids coming here do '''not''' want to be confused when they take the SAT's. So don't mix up [[plane geometry]] with other stuff. The [[real line]] is not related to the definition of a [[line segment]].
Please alert me after editing any math articles; preferably, ask me first (with as much courtesy as Jessica-san. :-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 18:55, 17 August 2008 (EDT)
Foxtrot, It is only fair that you have to get the permission from such an experienced sysop (even award winning) before you make changes to maths article. --[[User:DavidN|DavidN]] 15:21, 18 August 2008 (EDT)
:Blocked one week, for ignoring instructions. I have taught SAT math prep classes, you know. Try to be cooperative here, and keep in mind the purpose of the project. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 23:29, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
:: Ed, I have explained how the [[real line]] is intrinsically related to the definition of [[line segment]] at the [[Talk:Line segment|talk page]]. There is no confusion of concepts, but I'm willing to discuss this further on the talk page to clarify my point.
:: As for alerting you to my math edits, wasn't that what I did [[User_talk:Ed_Poor#Line_Segment|here]] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Line_segment&action=history here] for none other than the line segment article? You had plenty of time to review and then when you do a month later you accuse me of sabotage. Since when does a saboteur ask for approval to lay the trap? My revert was to defend my reputation and to clarify--I accompanied it with an explanation on the talk page addressed specifically to you (both in edit summary as well as in the entry).
:: Your demand for alerts of my math edits is deserving of a new user; I am an established user with blocking, night editing and upload rights. I have made enough quality edits to this wiki, ''especially'' with regard to the math articles, to have proven myself as competent and knowledgeable. These edits are undoubtedly part of why Andy gave me blocking rights. A simple read through my math contributions testifies to that solidly.
:: Secondly, passing every math edit through you creates the sort of bottleneck that wikis were created to avoid. On days that I'm active, I usually make at least 30 edits and at least half are math-related. To wait for your approval would unnecessarily slow the development of the site.
:: Now, I'd be happy to discuss the line segment article on its talk page--we were communicating fairly well a month ago when the page was restarted. If you insist on keeping the real line stuff out of the article, then I will leave the article alone, but I request at least the civility to allow me defend my position without insinuations of sabotage. Regards. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 04:14, 28 August 2008 (EDT)
===Real line===
Ed, sorry for the barrage but a lot comes up in a week. Since we're already on the subject of geometry articles, I noticed after being blocked that [[real line]] is a red link now. Looking at the [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=&page=Real+line deletion log] reveals that you deleted it with the comment: ''unrelated to geometry and therefore confusing - was this created for that purpose?'' I'm pretty sure I created that page and if there were no changes since its creation, then the only content was:
<blockquote>The '''real line''' is the [[real numbers]] thought of as a [[line]].</blockquote>
and the category tag. That's about as barebones a definition as you can get! The concept is very fundamental to mathematics: that the real numbers are not only interesting as a number system, but also as a geometric object. When you think of them arranged in order as a line, you are able to see their important geometric (and topological) properties, such as [[continuity]], connectedness, [[dense topological space|density]], least upper bounds and greatest lower bounds, [[compactness]] (of closed intervals), etc. This representation as a line comes up all the time -- any time you plot a function and draw the [[x-axis]] you're drawing the real line. Sources: [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RealLine.html MathWorld] again, along with the section on "real line" on [http://abstractmath.org/MM/MMRealNumbers.htm abstractmath.org].
If anything, the [[real line]] page needed a stub tag, but it should not have been deleted. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 04:18, 28 August 2008 (EDT)
==Block of User:DessipF?==
I was wondering why you blocked my husband who goes by the name of DessipF. Actually, that is his real name (specifically his middle name that he prefers). Especially considering that yours clearly isn't conforming to the naming convention that's in the rules. [[User:RachealS|RachealS]] 15:09, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
: "RachealS", Then please explain to your husband that birth defects are not God's will. His other edits weren't much better, and we'll do fine without those kind of "contributions". Oh, and by the way, "Racheal" is usually spelled "Rachael". Godspeed.
:: Someone should tell Zambian sprinter Racheal Nachula, British ProLife Alliance politician Racheal Kingsley, and singer Racheal Huffman! --[[User:Jareddr|Jareddr]] 15:20, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
:::Someone should tell that spelling offensive words backwards are not acceptable usernames. Will they next time be Larebil and Tsiehta? [[User:SilvioB|SilvioB]] 15:23, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
Don't be an [[User:toidi]]. =^_^= ([[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 09:31, 30 August 2008 (EDT))
==WikiGnome Award==
Foxtrot, thanks for following me around and making little corrections and improvements like [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Jeffrey_Nachmanoff&diff=next&oldid=506604 this one]. We need to make an award in your honor. :-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 09:30, 30 August 2008 (EDT)
:Thanks, Ed. I'm one day behind on skimming through the recent changes to make little improvements like that one, but I should be caught up today. :-) --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 13:24, 30 August 2008 (EDT)
==Communication with blocked users==
If you can't figure out how blocked users can communicate with the administration of this project, then maybe you shouldn't be involved in decisions about who participates in this project. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 19:58, 30 August 2008 (EDT)
:It took less than three minutes, and two of those minutes were typing up what I wanted to say! Glad there's no hard feelings. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 13:55, 31 August 2008 (EDT)
==Fashion values==
Well done - brilliant expose of these decadent, toxic riff-raff! [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 03:24, 4 September 2008 (EDT)
:Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! Your [[supermodel]]s article really got my brain whirling. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 03:50, 4 September 2008 (EDT)
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{{Welcome}} --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 18:15, 14 January 2008 (EST)
: Thanks for the welcome! I'm new to the whole business of "wikis" but I'm just happy to get the chance to be helpful!
: [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:31, 14 January 2008 (EST)
=="Britney Spears = Presbyterians"==
<nowiki>*blinks* *boggles* *blinks again*</nowiki>
That is honestly one of the weirdest things I have ever seen. Amusing, disturbing and confusing. Thanks for sharing it! [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 01:55, 12 May 2008 (EDT)
: No problem! I once got a list of bizarre anagrams, which I've all but forgotten. That one, though... once you see it you can never forget it. [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 12:06, 12 May 2008 (EDT)
==90/10 rule==
I was reading your user page, and I think you have the 90/10 rule backwards. Its 90% talk and 10% edits, not the other way. =) '''[[user:FernoKlump|<font color="#000066" >FernoKlump</font>]]''' 17:49, 7 June 2008 (EDT)
: Wow, I totally misread it. I thought you had to have at least 90% edits, which seemed way too high to support any sort of intelligent debate on articles, especially if you object to a change. Thanks for the heads up. [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 17:58, 7 June 2008 (EDT)
::No problem. '''[[user:FernoKlump|<font color="#000066" >FernoKlump</font>]]''' 18:00, 7 June 2008 (EDT)
==Attention to detail==
Nice [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Galaxy_high_school&diff=next&oldid=483089 copy-edits here]. Thanks. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 15:02, 28 June 2008 (EDT)
:No problem. Just scanning the Recent changes list for things that need a little touch-up. --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 16:09, 28 June 2008 (EDT)
==Loma Prieta Earthquake==
Hi, thanks for your mention that [[Loma Prieta Earthquake]] needed better formatting, (you commented on the [[Conservapedia:Featured articles]] page). I made some revisions, could you kindly take a look and see if it looks better now and if there are other changes you could suggest? Thanks! :) [[User:Taj|Taj]] 22:33, 14 July 2008 (EDT)
==Vertigo==
Moved to [[Vertigo (film, 1958)]]; I think all film articles should be titled in this fashion to avoid confustion with books, science, etc. Any thoughts? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 15:03, 16 July 2008 (EDT)
: I agree, especially with all the remakes out there it's best to include the date of release in the title. Thanks for the quick move! [[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 15:06, 16 July 2008 (EDT)
==Promotion==
Congratulations - you've been promoted to night editing, blocking and uploading privileges. Well done!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:48, 19 July 2008 (EDT)
:: My socks have been thoroughly knocked off!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!! -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 01:47, 20 July 2008 (EDT)
==Discussion==
Begun at [[Talk:Barack_Obama#Did_Obama_think_the_atom_bomb_fell_on_Pearl_Harbor.3F]] [[User:DefenderofTrue|DefenderofTrue]] 19:54, 11 August 2008 (EDT)
==Category: Japanese==
Thank you so much for doing that! Good idea (why didn't I think of it? ^_^) - I think you have found everything, I will double check and add any others. I am glad you enjoyed the articles too - gives one a warm feeling. I will probably add some more on the language itself (as suggested by Ed Poor), but if you ever have any questions, please feel free to ask. --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]]<sub>[[User talk:JessicaT|''User formerly known as JessicaT'']]</sub> 07:49, 14 August 2008 (EDT)
==Geometry==
Foxtrot, kids coming here do '''not''' want to be confused when they take the SAT's. So don't mix up [[plane geometry]] with other stuff. The [[real line]] is not related to the definition of a [[line segment]].
Please alert me after editing any math articles; preferably, ask me first (with as much courtesy as Jessica-san. :-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 18:55, 17 August 2008 (EDT)
Foxtrot, It is only fair that you have to get the permission from such an experienced sysop (even award winning) before you make changes to maths article. --[[User:DavidN|DavidN]] 15:21, 18 August 2008 (EDT)
:Blocked one week, for ignoring instructions. I have taught SAT math prep classes, you know. Try to be cooperative here, and keep in mind the purpose of the project. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 23:29, 20 August 2008 (EDT)
:: Ed, I have explained how the [[real line]] is intrinsically related to the definition of [[line segment]] at the [[Talk:Line segment|talk page]]. There is no confusion of concepts, but I'm willing to discuss this further on the talk page to clarify my point.
:: As for alerting you to my math edits, wasn't that what I did [[User_talk:Ed_Poor#Line_Segment|here]] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Line_segment&action=history here] for none other than the line segment article? You had plenty of time to review and then when you do a month later you accuse me of sabotage. Since when does a saboteur ask for approval to lay the trap? My revert was to defend my reputation and to clarify--I accompanied it with an explanation on the talk page addressed specifically to you (both in edit summary as well as in the entry).
:: Your demand for alerts of my math edits is deserving of a new user; I am an established user with blocking, night editing and upload rights. I have made enough quality edits to this wiki, ''especially'' with regard to the math articles, to have proven myself as competent and knowledgeable. These edits are undoubtedly part of why Andy gave me blocking rights. A simple read through my math contributions testifies to that solidly.
:: Secondly, passing every math edit through you creates the sort of bottleneck that wikis were created to avoid. On days that I'm active, I usually make at least 30 edits and at least half are math-related. To wait for your approval would unnecessarily slow the development of the site.
:: Now, I'd be happy to discuss the line segment article on its talk page--we were communicating fairly well a month ago when the page was restarted. If you insist on keeping the real line stuff out of the article, then I will leave the article alone, but I request at least the civility to allow me defend my position without insinuations of sabotage. Regards. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 04:14, 28 August 2008 (EDT)
===Real line===
Ed, sorry for the barrage but a lot comes up in a week. Since we're already on the subject of geometry articles, I noticed after being blocked that [[real line]] is a red link now. Looking at the [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=&page=Real+line deletion log] reveals that you deleted it with the comment: ''unrelated to geometry and therefore confusing - was this created for that purpose?'' I'm pretty sure I created that page and if there were no changes since its creation, then the only content was:
<blockquote>The '''real line''' is the [[real numbers]] thought of as a [[line]].</blockquote>
and the category tag. That's about as barebones a definition as you can get! The concept is very fundamental to mathematics: that the real numbers are not only interesting as a number system, but also as a geometric object. When you think of them arranged in order as a line, you are able to see their important geometric (and topological) properties, such as [[continuity]], connectedness, [[dense topological space|density]], least upper bounds and greatest lower bounds, [[compactness]] (of closed intervals), etc. This representation as a line comes up all the time -- any time you plot a function and draw the [[x-axis]] you're drawing the real line. Sources: [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RealLine.html MathWorld] again, along with the section on "real line" on [http://abstractmath.org/MM/MMRealNumbers.htm abstractmath.org].
If anything, the [[real line]] page needed a stub tag, but it should not have been deleted. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 04:18, 28 August 2008 (EDT)
==Block of User:DessipF?==
I was wondering why you blocked my husband who goes by the name of DessipF. Actually, that is his real name (specifically his middle name that he prefers). Especially considering that yours clearly isn't conforming to the naming convention that's in the rules. [[User:RachealS|RachealS]] 15:09, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
: "RachealS", Then please explain to your husband that birth defects are not God's will. His other edits weren't much better, and we'll do fine without those kind of "contributions". Oh, and by the way, "Racheal" is usually spelled "Rachael". Godspeed.
:: Someone should tell Zambian sprinter Racheal Nachula, British ProLife Alliance politician Racheal Kingsley, and singer Racheal Huffman! --[[User:Jareddr|Jareddr]] 15:20, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
:::Someone should tell that spelling offensive words backwards are not acceptable usernames. Will they next time be Larebil and Tsiehta? [[User:SilvioB|SilvioB]] 15:23, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
Don't be an [[User:toidi]]. =^_^= ([[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 09:31, 30 August 2008 (EDT))
==WikiGnome Award==
Foxtrot, thanks for following me around and making little corrections and improvements like [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Jeffrey_Nachmanoff&diff=next&oldid=506604 this one]. We need to make an award in your honor. :-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 09:30, 30 August 2008 (EDT)
:Thanks, Ed. I'm one day behind on skimming through the recent changes to make little improvements like that one, but I should be caught up today. :-) --[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 13:24, 30 August 2008 (EDT)
==Communication with blocked users==
If you can't figure out how blocked users can communicate with the administration of this project, then maybe you shouldn't be involved in decisions about who participates in this project. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 19:58, 30 August 2008 (EDT)
:It took less than three minutes, and two of those minutes were typing up what I wanted to say! Glad there's no hard feelings. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 13:55, 31 August 2008 (EDT)
==Fashion values==
Well done - brilliant expose of these decadent, toxic riff-raff! [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 03:24, 4 September 2008 (EDT)
:Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! Your [[supermodel]]s article really got my brain whirling. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 03:50, 4 September 2008 (EDT)