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Mariavite church

Angela, could you check my new article about Mariavite Church. I'm afraid that there could be too much mistakes. But the topic is very interesting. I hope you will be able to reach the end of it ;) Thanks in advance Slawojarek 12:10, 31 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your corrections. Thanks to you my effort is more clear for others :) Here are the answers for your questions:

My mistake, I meant "at the turn of 19th centuries" (= around 1900) => now it's ok
yes - Capuchin monk => ok
I deleted it, I think "to spread the constant adoration of the Holy Sacrament" is enough => ok
changed for "First one with the Mariavite priest Skolimowski" => is it clear now? [Yes, Angela .]
I wasn't sure of this word, so I wanted to check it later; finally I forgot to do it :), it's "overbearing" => ok

Thanks one more time. I wish you great time in New Year! Slawojarek 20:34, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Cleanup Process

Could you explain what the section headings in Wikipedia:Cleanup mean? If something is about a week old, does that make it "newish", or "oldish", or what? Is there a system? Thanks. Onebyone 05:08, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Russell, Ontario

Thanks for the Intro! Okay, I have a question now: I started Russell, Ontario but I did it anonymously. I would do the thing where I go back to the computer with the IP and claim it as mine, but I did it on dial up with Dynamic IPs, meaning I probably won't ever get it again. Is there anything else I can do? Thanks! PS: You can probably tell that it's really short. I'm planning on longening-it up when I get a free minute (although I probably won't use made-up words. . . probably ;). canrocks

Hi, Yeah you said that you thought I did it from a University. . .very clever! The IP probably came from ncf.carleton.ca. My ISP is called NCF, or National Capital Freenet. It's a service (not really free) provided by Carleton University for the community. It is dial-up which uses Dynamic IPs, basically assigning an IP at random, first-come first-serve. It would be very tiring to dial up and dial up repeatedly to get the right one. Do I have any other courses of action in claiming my article? Thanks, canrocks 17:04, Jan 2, 2004 (UTC)

San Jose: Accent policy

Angela, I seem to be in an edit war with various Wikilunies regarding accents. I put them in (because they are part of a proper name) and people take them out. Is there an existing discussion on the pros and cons of accents? Is there a policy or recommendation regarding their use? Or do I just need to wear someone down in an edit war? Joelwest 19:23, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. It is about San José (and San José State), both of which under Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English) seem to qualify for accents -- since the official name on government stationery, website, etc. has the accents. But this is a general issue that comes up in California and a few other states with Spanish/Mexican influence, and before I write new content (or face other edit wars) I want to know the "right" answer.

As for talking about it, yes that's the right thing to do but that assumes my editing opponent is willing to talk rather than just go ahead and mash my accents. After the first round (with SJSU) I did just that at Talk:San Jose State University, but only got a discussion from someone who agreed with me not the person who backed out my changes. Joelwest 08:27, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I've never seen San Jose spelled with an accent. The San Jose newspaper doesn't use an accent. http://www.sanjose.com/ doesn't use an accent. http://www.sanjosesharks.com/ doesn't use it. If they do it on their official websites, that's decidedly odd. Do we start putting accents on Los Angeles? RickK 16:36, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)

To jump in on this, as both a San Jose resident and a SJSU alum, the city and the university are pretty much the only instutitions that use the accent, the rest of us ignore it. I believe the accent was adopted in the late 1980s or early 1990s to show off our "cultural heratige" as the oldest city in California. It is a symptom of SJ's inferiority complex. Gentgeen 22:46, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Continued at Talk:San Jose State University

Links

Hi Angela. Thanks for the welcome. I've just discovered Wikipedia and I feel that I'm going to be spending a lot of time here.

Thanks for helping me be more specific in my link additions. Actually, I think you'll find myMicronesia to be one of the most comprehensive sites on the internet in the area of Micronesia, and is quite relevant to the islands of Kosrae, Chuuk, Yap, Northern Marianas and others.

Thanks again, and happy holidays.

NLucey

IRC

Are you still on #wikipedia? -- Tim Starling 16:49, Jan 2, 2004 (UTC)

It's a takeover bot. I think it was J-DoeAWAY. Basically it kicked everyone and stole their nicknames, now #wikipedia is inhabited by bots. I don't think I can do anything more about it, I'm going to bed. -- Tim Starling 17:40, Jan 2, 2004 (UTC)

I doubt that. Angela . 07:45, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Image question Thanks

Thanks Angela! The offer still stands if there is any small Wiki job you think needs doing regularly which I might be able to handle anyway.Zestauferov 14:51, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)

msg:disam vs msg:disambig

The ratio of the two is 647 for disambig vs. 2 for disam (PPD, River Dee which I am fixing now) according to the latest dump. I don't think it will be hard to decide between the two. disam is not even listed in the custom messages page.