User talk:Mathew5000

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[edit] Welcome!

Hello, Mathew5000, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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[edit] Strasbourg Cathedral

You might have an opinion on this :Talk:Notre-Dame_de_Strasbourg#Move_to_Strasbourg_Cathedral --Matthead 03:16, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] MY recent revert

"2006-06-18" was changed to "2006-05-16".

I'm no expert, but I was reverting lots of vandlaism at the time, and it seemed like vandalism to me - changing a source after it's been posted. :SHawkerTyphoon 23:29, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Canada and confederation

Canada was not formed as a federal union, but as a confederation, which is why they called it that.

Provinces in Canada do retain a right of secession. There is some dispute among political scientists as to whether this was historically intended -- provinces after Confederation spoke of it (e.g. the Nova Scotia Liberal Party). However, the Supreme Court reference on the Clarity Act suggests that they do.

I will continue to make edits.

I used six provinces as in the six that were part of Canada within seven years of Confederation. I suppose that was somewhat inaccurate. My apologies.

[edit] Help desk

Hi! I've made a brief response to your help desk query. Hope it helps. EvocativeIntrigue _{TALK | EMAIL} 17:04, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Conseil National de la Résistance

I'll put the article on my copyediting list if you like- it's pretty empty at the moment anyway. The main content of the article is pretty good. Is there an image you think would be suitable? I'll have a look for one just in case.

Nice job on the article!

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Response at Talk:Conseil National de la Résistance. --Mathew5000 00:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Bon: I've finished my first major copyedit of the article, and would appreciate your feedback- especially making sure I've maintained the gist of what the French article says. It wasn't axctually that difficult, you did a great job translating it, so thanks! EvocativeIntrigue _{TALK | EMAIL} 13:02, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

RE: Conseil National de la Résistance

Sorry about the tardy reply, I saw I had new messages and only saw the Esperanza newsletter and notices! You're probably right about the use of "arrest" rather than kidnap, which is perhaps a little POV!

If there's anything else you've translated and want another eye to pass over, please feel free to drop me a message- your translation made it a most pleasurable experience!

Regards,

EvocativeIntrigue _{TALK | EMAIL} 23:35, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jacob Luitjens

Trans you requested is complete.Bridesmill 02:43, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FAGS

To quote you from the science reference desk:

The paper by Guinot mentions the Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Services. That organization seems to have changed its name to the Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Data Analysis Services [1] but it retained the same acronym.

Mmm, there just might be a slight error in the Guinot paper. Have you read somewhere that the changed their name? -- Koffieyahoo 07:34, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Um, try their own site at http://icsu-fags.org ? It uses the longer full name and the original acronym. Go figure...

[edit] Re:Petit Montrouge

C'est excellent ! Je ne suis pas très fort en anglais mais il me semble que c'est exactement ça. Bravo. --NicoNico 20:42, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Merci! --Mathew5000 01:50, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Chris5897

I made this change since there are 96 departements in metropolitian france. If you include the DOM/TOM (oversease departements) the total is 102. So at no point is the number 100.

[edit] Chaine de Steiner

Hello, a Chaine de Steiner is a finite chain of inscribed circles. In english, the name is Steiner's porism (I suppose).

See Chain of Inscribed Circles and Steiner's Porism.

But my sentence Cette figure possède de nombreuses propriétés et est le point de départ d'autres figures de géométrie plane telles que les cercles d'Archimède, les cercles d'Apollonius, la chaîne de Steiner is not really correct and I shall change it. HB

[edit] I want to get involved

Hello,

I want to get involved in the cleanup processes and spend my time helping Wikipedia. I noticed you are involved in Wikipedia:Redirects_for_deletion section regularly. I don't know if I have to be an Admin to participate there or not. (Wikipedia:Cleaning_department page simply notes that volunteers list themselves here for a particular day in the month and pledge to help with the cleaning of a page on that day. It doesn't state if they have to be Admins or not.)

Please advise.

huji—TALK 16:26, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Independence Day NZ

I believe New Zealand should be on the list with the date it achieved dominion status. Even though the true Independence process was slow and gradual and perhaps that should be noted. Excluding it from the list seems to imply it is not independent. However I am not an expert in this area of history so I won't revert your edit but leaving it off the list entirely is misleading. (Boxyisaturtle 19:55, 11 July 2006 (UTC))

I replied at Talk:Independence Day#New Zealand. --Mathew5000 20:53, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Questions in HTML comments

Hi, I think you should ask questions in talk pages rather than in HTML comments, where very few people will see them:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Court_of_Cassation_%28France%29&diff=prev&oldid=62685671

Apokrif 22:13, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Heh, point well taken. --Mathew5000 22:54, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Accented characters in Windows XP

Thanks very much for your response to my Help Desk query[2]. That is much appreciated. I figured there was some relatively easy generalized way to type the accents under Windows. It's surprising this isn't better known; I'm sure lots of people would use it if they knew about it. --Mathew5000 21:47, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Glad to help out -- I'd hate to type accents anyway else. Perhaps my answer (edited of course) could be placed in some wp guide. Got any ideas? --Zantastik talk 08:29, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anders Thomas Jensen

Hey Mathew5000, I translated the article on Anders Thomas Jensen you requrested. --Mfrosz 19:43, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POV pushing on Charter of Rights

Please stop. Saying you were just changing the source was a sneaky way of deleting the historical interpretations that offend your version of events. Besides, a principle of academic works is to prefer more recent material to outdated ones. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 17:48, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

To put this another way, I've been trying to write articles. You know, actually write them, not just snipe at them from talk pages. I've expanded R. v. Butler recently and started R. v. Krymowski. But instead of just working on new things I have to check my watchlist every two seconds because I'm worried you'll be deleting entire passages out of that one article just because you personally don't agree with the interpretations of others, or because you've launched your latest five-paragraph rant saying that a single word in the article is wrong. Please stop. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 18:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

What you're not quite seeing is that there are objective and subjective views flying around. You tried to find a source justifying your view, which excluded the others. I can go get a separatist speech and replace the reference with that, and exclude both your view and mine. The point is that the article now uses a source that covers a few views. I did not ask you to stop editing the article. I asked you to stop making it your personal political science essay. Those small little edits that you fill talk pages explaining don't really bother me. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 05:31, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

The thing that annoys me is your complete and total refusal to compromise. I just tried, by adding your material and reference in addition to mine instead of by replacing it. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 05:43, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Replied on user's Talk page.--Mathew5000 15:24, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

I think I gave consideration to your edit by incorporating it into the article. By POV I meant not that material was added that was biased, but that material was taken away; an omission is in act. Incidentally you have odd timing. I just logged in a minute ago, and had no new messages then. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 15:26, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

We could try Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 17:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

I would like to know if we can still work together, as our overlapping interests, and in general the need to improve the quality of Canadian law articles, require it. You have said the Charter article is on the whole of excellent quality. In turn a good thing I will say about you is that you have a good ability at digging up case law and other resources. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 23:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Us000872795-002.PNG listed for deletion

[edit] Lumumba

I made no such redirect and the title of the film given in the article is incorrect. Badagnani 23:17, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 6 March 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paul Callow, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--ALoan (Talk) 14:04, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nazi apologist?

Mathew, I would hate you to think ill of me, or rely on twisted misinterpretions of my words. Please loook in the Humanities Archive for February 1 of this year, item 1.3, where in response to a question about the relationship between Neo-Nazis and the Japanese Nazi Party I gave the following answer, quoted here verbatim;

Nazism has taken shape around the oddest of paradoxes, Robin: a movement that was essentially inward looking and violently racist has transcended both race and nation. Where there is bitterness and discontent, there is National Socialism. Putting the common hatred of all things Jewish to one side, the issue of race , and even the concept of Aryanism has become largely irrelevant. Of all the European nations none suffered more greatly at the hands of the Nazis than Russia; and yet there is now a vigorous and violent Hitlerite movement in that country. There is no reason why the Japanese Nazis should have any connection with any other Nazi movements, though I feel sure that they would co-operate and ally with one another, if they felt this to be necessary.

As I say I had to draw this to your notice because I value your good opinion and that of my fellow editors. I care not what the other editor (I can't even bear to use his signature) does, and will not respond directly to his provocations. His relentless hate campaign against me has been going on for some time now. He posted an apology recently on my talk page for his persistent personal attacks (Mea Maxima Culpa), but I always suspected this to be worthless. I hope this clarifies matters. Clio the Muse 20:24, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. --Mathew5000 22:21, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Just for some unsolicited testimonial to the credit of Clio the Muse: lately I've taken to fielding queries on the Reference Desks, and have often been enlightened and impressed by the quality, scope, and swiftness of response that characterizes her activity there. But let one thing be clear: Clio's contributions in matters dealing with Nazism are highly reputable, conscientious, dignified, articulate, and representative of what I consider the finest of humanistic values. I would be proud to write as she does (if I only could!), and am appreciative of her contributions which I hope are widely read. I note this as a professional archivist of the Holocaust (translating and editing material for Internet publication) and a dedicated upholder of integrity on Wikipedia's pages and Reference Desks. -- Deborahjay 22:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A foodstuff in Slovak

Mathew! After I got over a severe outburst of LOL, I'm here to tell you that your "Rosetta Stone" suggestion (of toggling between languages in online EU legal documents containing the phrase for tranlsation) is not only brilliant, but has heretofore unrecognized potential. I can hardly wait till I'm coherent enough to report this back to my fellow copyeditors and translators on the various listserv e-forums on which I participate (one of which having generated this query, after all). Prepare to be acknowledged in the intercontinental ether!  :-) -- Thanks, Deborahjay 22:08, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hi!

Hello, I read your recent comments on [3] and [4]. Would you be interested in WikiProject LGBT studies?100110100 13:14, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer but I am not interested. --Mathew5000 17:48, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Amazing Race

Hey: both the official website [5] and the Finale episode state the distance as 72,000 miles. I do believe that that figure is greatly exaggerated, but there is no way to prove another number otherwise, as there is no citation to the 50,000 mile figure on the Race 5 page. Also, my table was just something that I dumped on my own talk page when I was beginning the page. Sorry if it confused! --HansTAR 19:49, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Okay; thanks.--Mathew5000 22:09, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] European Microstates

Hello- I'm generally trying to gauge interest in potentially starting a WikiProject on European Microstates. I noticed you've been involved a little bit with the San Marino article. Just thought I'd ask if you would maybe be interested in participating in such a venture. If not, that's quite alright - I'm just trying to get a feel for if its feasible to start one or not. Thanks! matt91486 05:52, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, no. --Mathew5000 06:11, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Category talk:Films with numbers in their titles

Hi, you say at Category talk:Films with numbers in their titles that it is a stupid category, but you do keep adding articles to it. :) I put this category up for deletion here. Garion96 (talk) 10:32, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

hey matthew, come to the deletion debate for this category! you've added a huge number of films to this category and it is fleshing out quite nicely CarlosRodriguez 15:39, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] About the article Intervener

Dear Mathew5000:

I had been planning to improve this article for the past couple of weeks, for the reasons which I set forth in this message on the talk page of User:PullUpYourSocks. In the interest of clarifying my intentions and encouraging cooperation, I want you to know what I plan on doing with the article, at least initially:

1. Adding a section on U.S. civil practice with regard to intervention, which is considerably different from Canadian law & practice
2. Deleting all references to U.S. practice in the section on Canadian practice
3. Letting either you, PullUpYourSocks, or anyone else with knowledge of Canadian law improve the section on Canadian practice (because my knowledge of Canadian law is pretty limited)
4. Retitling the article as Intervention (law) or something similar
5. Adding the page to the template {{CivilProcedure}}.

I know we are supposed to be bold in altering articles, but I wanted to avoid a situation where I make a bunch of changes, only to have them reverted or start an edit war. Please let me know what you think, as PullUpYourSocks has not gotten around to answering my message yet. --Eastlaw 21:23, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

That sounds generally reasonable. --Mathew5000 06:46, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

OK, I made the changes I planned on making. I think it looks pretty good. I covered most of the basics of U.S. civil practice that a first-year law student would need to know. I thank you for your help and cooperation in this; I don't like to make such sweeping and drastic changes to articles without at least some prior consultation, even where I really know the subject matter well. --Eastlaw 20:47, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flexitarian article

Thanks for deleting that "critique" thing. I wanted to do it myself but couldnʻt find the right words.--Laualoha 03:47, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks; also have a look at Talk:Pollotarianism for a few interesting (though as yet unsourced) points. --Mathew5000 04:18, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Most Serene Republic of San Marino

I would have thought the name change was rather self explanatory- The article is about the country, the country is called Most Serene Republic of San Marino. (As opposed to other San Marinos, namely the capital city and the Californian city). I thought it unlikely such a self-explanatory and obvious move needed discussion. Perhaps you would like to explain which relevant part of Wikipedia:Naming conventions you think i should read? Mesoso2 20:08, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

The part that says article naming should prefer what the majority of English speakers would most easily recognize, with a reasonable minimum of ambiguity. Also see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (places). Articles on countries take the English name of the country itself, not the formal title of the country except in rare cases. For example, the article on the country Norway is not named Kingdom of Norway, even though there are other places named Norway such as Norway, New York and Norway, Iowa. --Mathew5000 07:15, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

You were right to characterize my last contribution to the discussion on the film noir article's tone as "impolite." There was no need for me to add the barbs I did at the end of my comment. If that was you signing in anonymously to whom I was responding, I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize directly. In any event, thank you for pointing it out and I'll be try to be more thoughtful in the future. All the best, Dan.—DCGeist (talk) 07:52, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Okay, cool. --Mathew5000 (talk) 08:09, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] F60

Hello Mathew5000 -

I have translated the article about the F60 which you requested. As it contains a lot of very specialized words, I would love to have someone who is familiar with the subject take a look at the article. Since you requested it, perhaps you know a little about the topic. I don't know how to contact the person who originally asked about it, since only his IP address is listed, though I did leave a short note on the German F60 talk page.

Anyway, I figured I'd let you know. Thanks. Scbarry (talk) 19:38, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Replied. --Mathew5000 (talk) 18:54, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Baker Lake case

Hey, thanks for that. - TheMightyQuill (talk) 19:12, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Degrassi

Hi. Good pick up on the edits at the season pages. You might be interested in a WP:Featured topic that the seasons have been nominated for, just in case you want to leave a comment there. There's also a thread at Talk:List of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes#Summaries you might be interested in joining. The change has already been implimented, but continuing the discussion doesn't hurt. Regards, -- ṃ•α•Ł•ṭ•ʰ•Ə•Щ• @ 01:36, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. --Mathew5000 (talk) 02:09, 18 April 2008 (UTC)