User talk:Ground Zero/Archive 17

• User talk:Ground Zero/Archive 16 Islander Day, 2010- Louis Riel Day, 2011

Thank you for helping to edit "How Democracy Works Now"

Thank you so much for your edits to How Democracy Works Now. I've recently been trying to substantially help that page, and I was very happy to see that you took time to look through it. Thank you!!! Kiwiboy121 (talk) 14:41, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

British Columbia

You ignored our Constitutional convention of Canada - just because a party selected its leader does not make one automatically the premier. It only happens upon swearing-in by the LG (oaths, the Commission from the Crown, etc) and until such time, she is just the designate. --Cahk (talk) 03:24, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

• The constitutional convention in Canada is that the leader of the majority party becomes premier -- is there any instance where a governing party has elected a new leader and the Lieutenant-Governor has rejected the choice? My point is that no-one is "sworn in as "premier-designate". Premier-designate is not an office -- it is a media designation to indicate that someone has been designated to become premier. Ground Zero | t 03:26, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

• • Fair enough, I wasn't clear on my first edit. My point was, until all the formalities are completed, she is still not the premier (and no, the term 'designate' is used during the swearing-in ceremony so it's not just a media term) --Cahk (talk) 03:29, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
    • I agree that she is the premier-designate now, but she will be sworn in as the premier. I've never heard a swearing-in ceremony, so I'll take your word for it, but it is not an official position. It is a term that has been invented recently to avoid the egregious and just plain wrong Americanism "Premier-elect". Regards, Ground Zero | t 03:32, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
      • Each ministers of the Crown must be sworn in at the Government House (after an election, cabinet shuffle, etc). The Premier-designate is called upon by the protcol officer to the LG for her oath of office, etc. Only after such formalities are completed would she be called 'Premier' in the speeches. And yes, I agree with you it's not a position because there can only be one chief advisor to the Crown. --Cahk (talk) 03:36, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

William Balfour (general)

Hello, Ground Zero. I've been working on the William Balfour (general) article. I noticed you called him English. This is probably correct as far as it goes. If I understand the source article, he was born in Scotland and became "naturalised" English. I'm sort of thinking out loud here, but, how would he have described himself? I know Scots are very proud of Scotland. Whatever you can tell me about your research, or even just your thoughts, I would appreciate. Thanks! --Kenatipo ^speak! 16:43, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

• I didn't actually call him English, but rather an English parliamentary general. I see how that can be misleading, so I have suggested what I hope is a clearer formulation. Ground Zero | t 17:38, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Outstanding work on the article! Thanks. --Kenatipo ^speak! 17:47, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Bud Uanna

I appreciate your contributions Ground Zero. CIC7 (talk) 22:53, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Request

You recently contributed to Big Chuck and Lil' John. I am requesting your input on the article's discussion page at Talk:Big_Chuck_and_Lil'_John#Subject:_Hosts_or_Show.3F. Thank you. Levdr1 (talk) 19:32, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Country references

Hello. I noticed your recent edit. Yoho2001 is a good and well-intentioned editor, who has made some very valuable contributions to Wikipedia, esp. in relation to heritage sites. But he has insisted for years on removing references to Canada from articles. I raised the issue with him in 2007 and 2009, if you look at his talk page. It was like talking to a wall. I don't say that to be uncivil, but that's what it felt like. In other discussions he's mentioned that it comes across as insecure and self-conscious to mention the word Canada. He seems perhaps to completely miss the point (international encyclopedic, not everyone in the world knows where Ontario is, it's basic information), and keeps insisting it's a style decision. I personally have stopped arguing with him about it (I don't like getting into prolonged arguments with editors that I otherwise like), and just reverse his deletions whenever he does it with appropriate edit summaries.--Skeezix1000 (talk) 15:56, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Norwegian nobility

Thank you for the correction in this article.

--- Aaemn784 (talk) 12:04, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

References

Excuse me, but I have noticed that you have been editing several articles about Canadian electoral districts, and have referenced your information - this is, of course, good, and I am glad you have done so. However, you seem to have not noticed that several of these articles had not previously had any references on them, and thus had not previously had reasons to have reference sections or lists of references. If you could perhaps check that an article has a reference section when adding references (and even adding one if there is none), it would be suggested. Thank you. Layona1 (talk) 02:00, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

• Will do. I shouldn't have assumed there were reflists already. Thanks for catching that. Ground Zero | t 02:02, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Wrong link being added to numerous articles

Please check your text for Election Prediction Project. You are adding the wrong link to numerous articles, and it is a nuisance to fix. See one of the corrections I had to make (one of many, I might add): Latest revision as of 14:48, 13 April 2011. --Skol fir (talk) 19:54, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Noted. Now that the final list of nominated candidates has been released by Elections Canada, this source should be removed anyway. Regards, Ground Zero | t 22:02, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to take part in a pilot study

I am a Wikipedian, who is studying the phenomenon on Wikipedia. I need your help to conduct my research on about understanding "Motivation of Wikipedia contributors." I would like to invite you to a short survey. Please give me your valuable time, which estimates only 5 minutes. cooldenny (talk) 17:45, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry on the Lee Richardson (politician) article

I believe the users 12h57421 and Backwards987654321 are sockpuppets. If you agree, I'll request an investigation. Mephistophelian (talk) 20:32, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• There's no question in my mind. both are single-purpose accounts trying to sanitize the article and present Mr. Richardson is a very positive light. Ground Zero | t 21:00, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Done: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/12h57421. Mephistophelian (talk) 21:29, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Suspected copyright violation at Jacques Torres

You were right. --Ohconfucius ^¡digame! 07:19, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Merging riding articles

Discussion moved to Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Electoral_districts_in_Canada#Merging_riding_articles

Thanks: CE of Social Democrats, USA

Hi Ground Zero! Thanks for your copy-editing of Social Democrats, USA.

Best regards,  Kiefer.Wolfowitz 09:55, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

On Yonge-Dundas Square being a transactional market square, not a "public square"

To clarify: Y-D Square is regarded by scholars, the Downtown Yonge BIA, and retired city councillor Kyle Rae as a conditional space allowing public access. Specific by-laws regulating the space within Y-D Square were passed by Toronto city council as a condition to encourage a private concern, Cadillac Fairview, to build the square.

Per Ruppert, Evelyn S. (2006). Note pp. 68–9 in particular.

link: http://books.google.com/books?id=yXzXVn4HQQoC&lpg=PR9&ots=xT5om_egxO&dq=Yonge-Dundas%20Square%20private&lr&pg=PA68#v=onepage&q=private%20square&f=false

Also, in Smith, Christopher (2004), p. 159:

"the author quotes Toronto police chief Julian Fantino as saying: 'a problem is now arising where portions of the public believe that Dundas Square is a public space;' (13). This passage dramatically reinforces the sheer hypocrisy inherent in the marketing of Dundas Square, which has consistently been advertised as being an explicitly "public" space; nowhere in the "public" discourse surrounding the project is the term "public-private partnership" employed." link: http://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/public/article/view/30361/27889

Finally, in Rahder, Barbara & Richard Milgrom (2003), The Uncertain City: Making space(s) for difference, in Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 13(1), p. 37

"In the case of Yonge-Dundas Square, uses of a 'public' space are suppressed and managed to project a safe image of harmonious diversity to potential urban investors and tourists."

And on p. 35:

"[Yonge-Dundas Square] is heavily regulated, and permits are required for anything but the most passive activities." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.216.228.116 (talk) 02:01, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

number

You have 186^th place in most edits (85179). Nice! Probably changed by the time you read this. Here:

A user who has been editing Wikipedia since Thursday, October 28, 2010. 23:04, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Please, help transfer file to commons

Dear Ground Zero, please, place this file: File:LCC.jpg to Commons, category:Klaipėda's LCC International University. The problems are, that:

1. It seems I'm blocked, as I personally can't transfer any file to Commons
2. On Commons other file with the same name really exists, so one need rename it. (e.g. to Klaipėda's LCC International University2007-03-27 or similar)
3. No one of collegues tried help with this problem yet (as to 2011-08-04 17:30 (UTC))

Thank You in advance. --Kusurija (talk) 17:55, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Transerred, not needed to transter from now. Thanks to Drilnoth. --Kusurija (talk) 18:52, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

yimakh shemo

Many thanks for these disambs. cf., glad someone thinks the article is worth improving. In ictu oculi (talk) 01:24, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Gord Perks

Just to let you know, I believe that WildWingDundas and User:99.234.64.18 are the same person. Both IDs have been used to make POV additions to the Gord Perks article. All the additions in the criticism section were added by these IDs. I am currently disputing them on the talk page but he insists on reinserting them on the article page even though I asked him not to. EncyclopediaUpdaticus (talk) 12:18, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

• I've blocked this IP for vandalism now. Regards, Ground Zero | t 21:16, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Didn't stay blocked for long. Up to his usual antics again, in Perks article and Toronto city council election, 2010. EncyclopediaUpdaticus (talk) 13:21, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Overlinking

Hi Ground Zero. This is to let you know that I reversed several edits you recently did to link EPA. As per manual of style, you are overlinking, please check Wikipedia:Overlinking#Overlinking_and_underlinking. You did some of these edits in GA rated articles, that during the GA review process were cleaned up of overlinking. Best regards.--Mariordo (talk) 03:03, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

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Spread the unrelenting joy of lollipops by adding {{subst:Lollipop}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!

Racconish ^Tk 18:11, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Minor barnstar
	I hereby award this barnstar to Ground Zero for appearing on my watchlist many times with quality minor edits to our econ articles. FeydHuxtable (talk) 12:36, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Inadvertent edit revert

Dear Ground Zero, I apologize for reverting your edit, the thing is I've been making the edits in my sandbox and later putting it on the article, so I did not notice that anything had changed. Thank you for your corrections, I really appreciate it!! Sridevi Tolety (talk) 03:07, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Mary Fragedakis

I saw that, and would have done the same. I also took a bit of time to post a note to the IP's talk page explaining as politely as possible why the edits were inappropriate and inviting them to contribute content in a more effective and productive way, because I saw that the only prior post to their talk page about it was one of the automated templates that calls edits unconstructive but fails to explain how. Bearcat (talk) 22:28, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

FYI (to you both), I've nominated the portrait image of Fragedakis for deletion on the Commons. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 12:33, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

sockpuppet editing

There is an open WP:SPI case looking at sockpuppet editing primarily on the Johann Hari/ Talk page. As you edited the Johann Hari/Talk page between 2004 and 2011, your input is welcomed. Yonmei (talk) 21:51, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Mary Fragedakis

I can understand why you would revert my protection template removal. As per the times at the articles history page, it was 3 hours since you had readded the protection template. I therefore removed it, and 3 hours later, you come and revert my removal of it and actually protect it. Again, I can understand why you would actually do that, and I don't really have a problem with it. LikeLakers2 (talk | Sign my guestbook!) 15:01, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Draft Beer Party

Back in 2005, you contributed to the deletion discussion of this article at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Draft Beer Party. I believe consensus has changed since then and this article is no longer notable by our guidelines. I have nominated the article for deletion, and your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Draft Beer Party (2nd nomination). Robofish (talk) 23:30, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Wikilink Barnstar
		For your work on unlinking Wikilinks on 2000s European sovereign debt crisis timeline. Your work is very much appreciated. – Plarem (User talk contribs) 19:32, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Italian maltese

The article Italian maltese has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

A POV fork of Italian irredentism in Malta created by a sockpuppet of banned user Brunodam.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. The mayor of Yurp (talk) 16:01, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the help!

Dear Ground Zero Thank you for your edits and reversing the overlinking that I've been doing. I changed a few parts of my articles and went through other articles to see how often links have been added and figured maybe I should add adequate links! Thanks for the clarification! Regards Sridevi Tolety (talk) 05:11, 14 October 2011 (UTC)