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:The article is [[Quote mining]] see my AFD [[AFD Quote mining]]. Good luck with this project, enjoyed working with most of you. [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 21:16, 9 March 2007 (EST) | :The article is [[Quote mining]] see my AFD [[AFD Quote mining]]. Good luck with this project, enjoyed working with most of you. [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 21:16, 9 March 2007 (EST) | ||
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| + | A while ago you suggested that I write to you with my proposed addition to the ACLU article, about what good the ACLU has done. Sorry it's taken so long, but it's included below | ||
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| + | The ACLU & the Fight Against Racism (make this a section heading, please?) | ||
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| + | Along with the [[NAACP]], led at the time by [[Thursgood Marshall]], the ACLU briefed and argued many influential Supreme Court opinions that led to the eradication of legal segregation.<ref>Examples: [[Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483]]</ref> They have continued to defend racial equality since.<ref>http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice</ref> Even recently, the ACLU fought to overturn prohibitions against renting buildings to immigrants<ref>http://civilliberty.about.com/od/historyprofiles/ss/news082206_3.htm</ref> | ||
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| + | Additionally, you really need to edit out the language indicating that the author of the Dover case, Judge Jones, relied on a court opinion that was reversed (the ''Cobb'' case). First, I'm a Georgian so I know firsthand about the case. The appeal was actually dropped, leaving the pro-evolution lower court holding intact.[http://www.nebscience.org/cobb.html] | ||
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| + | Second, I'm a law student, so I know that "vacated and remanded" means "come back with more info, we can't decide this," while "reversed" means "Lower Court, you were wrong." Equating the two sends the message that the higher court indicated that the lower court's pro-evolution Cobb opinion was wrongly decided; despite your personal feelings, no high court has said so, and the case was dropped. | ||
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Revision as of 03:15, March 12, 2007
Nice revision to the Eisenhower entry!--Aschlafly 22:02, 4 March 2007 (EST)
We don't have a "U.S. President" entry yet. Please create one! (You can do that by entering the term in the "Find" box and, when it is not found, click the link to create one.) --Aschlafly 22:30, 4 March 2007 (EST)
You just made a good, subtle edit with respect to "Al Qaeda" and the 9/11 attacks. Well done.--Aschlafly 01:06, 5 March 2007 (EST)
Good move of Bill Clinton to his real name.--Aschlafly 01:26, 5 March 2007 (EST)
- Actually, Mr. Schlafly, I think the move was done by Dpbsmith. But, Geo, your edits and template-making-skills have been more than helpful. --<<-David R->> 21:39, 5 March 2007 (EST)
- I am pretty sure I moved it. Geo. 23:42, 5 March 2007 (EST)
Tremendous edits! Very well done.--Aschlafly 21:28, 5 March 2007 (EST)
Welcome to the SYSOP group! Please help block vandals when we reopen registration.--Aschlafly 12:36, 6 March 2007 (EST)
Thank you. Will I go to hell for braking them? Sane
Einstein and rollback
A word- on most Wikiprojects the use of the admin roll back toll can be considered rude when not dealing directly with vandalism or disruption. JoshuaZ 16:05, 6 March 2007 (EST)
Okay. Sane
Mexico
Try clicking on the link you gave me, it redirects to a page called "404.shtml". --Hojimachong 00:31, 7 March 2007 (EST)
Geo
I see that you mentioned you were going to unblock Oedipus Rex. I don't know what he posted but certainly his user id. is suspect, and the person who blocked rarely blocks anyone. Are you sure you were able to review deleted pages that might not show up any longer on "Revised Changes"? I'd recommend being cautious about unblocking someone blocked for obscenity.--Aschlafly 00:46, 7 March 2007 (EST)
Unblocking
Click on the page where you would normally block the user, there should be a link there to an "unblock" form. Click on that and fill it out. JoshuaZ 00:49, 7 March 2007 (EST)
Is your unblocking of Koronus temporary or permanent? He vandalized many pages a week ago, including the placement of an obscene image on my User Page. MountainDew 01:03, 7 March 2007 (EST)
Never mind, I see what you've done. Cool. MountainDew 01:03, 7 March 2007 (EST)
Block times
If an editor's behavior is so bad that you don't want them to edit ever again, there's no need to do something like a year block, just do an indefinite block. Meanwhile, on most Wikis I'm a member of, deliberately temporary blocks for first offenders are generally much shorter, ranging from about 8 hours to 1 week depending on the project and severity of the offense. JoshuaZ 01:12, 7 March 2007 (EST)
I'd say an infinite ban after parole is broken. I'm for being lenient and giving second chances, but we'll need to have a lot of people watching for vandals. My hope is that most people will just forget if they aren't serious about helping.
I think if we do institute a parole policy there should be some way to mark people on parole so that if they commit a violation (say, something they write needs rollback) the sysop doing this can see and ban them. --John 23:34, 9 March 2007 (EST)
Sorry
One of my students misused the account. It won't happen again. Please see my discussion page. --WOVcenter 01:06, 9 March 2007 (EST)
Template for AFD
Do we have a template to stick on top of articles that are under AFD? Thanks. Tmtoulouse 14:49, 9 March 2007 (EST)
- The article is Quote mining see my AFD AFD Quote mining. Good luck with this project, enjoyed working with most of you. Tmtoulouse 21:16, 9 March 2007 (EST)
Change to ACLU
Hey Geo, A while ago you suggested that I write to you with my proposed addition to the ACLU article, about what good the ACLU has done. Sorry it's taken so long, but it's included below
The ACLU & the Fight Against Racism (make this a section heading, please?)
Along with the NAACP, led at the time by Thursgood Marshall, the ACLU briefed and argued many influential Supreme Court opinions that led to the eradication of legal segregation.[1] They have continued to defend racial equality since.[2] Even recently, the ACLU fought to overturn prohibitions against renting buildings to immigrants[3]
Additionally, you really need to edit out the language indicating that the author of the Dover case, Judge Jones, relied on a court opinion that was reversed (the Cobb case). First, I'm a Georgian so I know firsthand about the case. The appeal was actually dropped, leaving the pro-evolution lower court holding intact.[1]
Second, I'm a law student, so I know that "vacated and remanded" means "come back with more info, we can't decide this," while "reversed" means "Lower Court, you were wrong." Equating the two sends the message that the higher court indicated that the lower court's pro-evolution Cobb opinion was wrongly decided; despite your personal feelings, no high court has said so, and the case was dropped.
--AmesG 23:15, 11 March 2007 (EDT)