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Your mentorship with me

In the past years, I had very little interest in improving Wikipedia. In fact, I've hurt people more than I did not intend, and I was a fanatic deletionist. However, since I was unblocked with mentorship agreements, I thought I could do anything I want, but then I realize there is more to helping the cause than just stand there and do nothing except nominating for deletion. In fact, I have to reluctantly agree with terms, and so far I have interests in improving pages about topics more than just deleting material. Lately, I have requested renaming of Chandra Levy, and I created season pages, like Cheers (season 6), and improved Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal.

However, I haven't used User talk:George Ho/Mentorship discussions for half a year (or something like that) because I no longer have interest in recklessly requesting deletion on things that need a lot of improvement. Neverthless, I think that List of Curb Your Enthusiasm directors must go. Lately, I've not been receiving replies. I would hope that the page is in your watchlist, isn't it? I wonder if you want to continue as my mentor. If not, then surely I can find your replacement if necessary.

Note: This post is intended for only active and semi-active people. --George Ho (talk) 06:01, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Admin

Hey. I've seen you around quite a long time now, and noticed your name come up as an admin possibility. While I'm sure you've been asked before, I'm wondering if you've given the possibility of running for adminship any thought. Wizardman 03:20, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Wizardman. What a nice surprise to see you here. :) Thank you very much for your nice comments. As far as thinking about running for adminship, yes, I considered the idea in the past but I didn't really examine it in depth. I know adminship is not supposed to be a big deal but it can act as a magnet for political issues and I'm not sure if the risks outweigh the benefits. So the short answer is, uncertain. Thanks for asking. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 05:23, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Well, I would support if you were to run. Maybe I could even write a co-nomination. I've found that the stress of adminship depends a great deal on what you actually do as an admin. When I spend time patrolling AfD, I get quite a few angry messages from (mostly new) users whose articles I delete. On the other hand, patrolling WP:RFPP and CAT:EP involves very little stress. And even if you just wanted to move the odd page over a redirect that had a history, or just wanted to update DYK occasionally, I think that would be enough reason to give you the tools. So, what do you say? :) — Mr. Stradivarius on tour ^{♪ talk ♪} 03:18, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Wow! What have I done to deserve these accolades from such respected editors? Especially in a short period of time, arriving one after the other. :) Thank you very much for your nice comments Mr. Stradivarius, which I appreciate very much. I also appreciate your advice regarding potential admin tasks. To paraphrase a popular expression, the temptation is in the details, and you are not making it any easier for me to keep being uncertain about this venture by reminding me that it can also be fun. :) I still remain uncertain, but you just made me to at least consider examining it a bit more closely. All the best and thanks again. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 20:49, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Also, what Wizardman says. Give it some thought, and give some thought to the skeletons in your closet. And do it Gangnam style, of course. Drmies (talk) 22:14, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Et tu Doctor? Given the amount of attention that I have received I guess I must have reached the pinnacle of my career here. Definitely. Either that or my Andy Warhol moment has arrived. In any case thank you very much for your kind comments and your always sage and welcome advice delivered in great style. And I don't mean Gangnam. :) Meanwhile I am going to check on the decomposition status of the mummified remains in the closet. :) Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 00:45, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Ha. I'll have a look in your closet, bwuhaha. Actually, it might be a little while--it's spring break, and doctors need expensive beers in such times. Also, I'm working on a totally exciting thing: Saint Boniface already figured heavily in my dissertation, and now he is an occasion for a movie as well, which I'm dying to see: Amsterdam gangsters! So bear with me. Drmies (talk) 04:05, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Please take your time Doc. There is no hurry. Looks like you are involved with a great project and the movie plot seems very interesting and funny with many facets to it. Have fun. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 04:31, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

FFD of File:Junta swearing-in ceremony.jpg

Hi. FFD isn't really the forum for what you are asking. Wikipedia:Non-free content review may be better. But for what it's worth, I have opined. --B (talk) 00:41, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you B for the advice and your opinion. I agree with your second point, although I could search for RS that cover the matter which is missing from the article. As for the first point, if the omission of the picture lessens the understanding of the subject matter etc., if we follow this to the letter there should be no fair use pictures at all on Wikipedia, but this discussion is for another time and perhaps place. BTW, do you think I should move it to Non-free content review or should I leave it where it is? Just asking for technical reasons. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 01:05, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

I can close the FFD request (since you aren't really asking to have it deleted) and then you can re-post your request at Non-free content review. --B (talk) 02:35, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much B for your help and your time. I am not an expert in this process and I really appreciate your expert advice. I'll attend the Non-free content review and I will take the advice given there. If a plan of action can be formulated with a view to saving the image, that would be fine. If it cannot be saved, that would be fine too. Given that I respect your advice, even when you think deletion is appropriate, at the end of the day, so be it. But thank you again for making this process so agreeable. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 02:48, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Kostas Tournas

The DYK project (nominate) 01:09, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Arapian

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Helen Vlachos

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Thank you for Helen Vlachos's article. It was an interesting read. I hope you continue working in this under-edited part of Wikipedia. Cheers. ComputerJA (talk) 20:40, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much ComputerJA for taking the time to give me such nice feedback about the article. I really appreciate your kind comments. It is nice to know that someone cares about such an obscure, for many, part of history and it is even nicer to know that they care enough to comment about it. Take care. Cheers. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 20:50, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Leslie Finer

Hello! Your submission of Leslie Finer at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! NinaGreen (talk) 23:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Leslie Finer

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:02, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Yeoberry

Has been blocked for 3RR before. And if asked if he has any relationship to John Carpenter just deletes your post. He created an article on Carpenter's Church deleted by AfD and one on Carpenter himself which was speedied. Dougweller (talk) 15:57, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much Doug for the information. He has all the hallmarks of a POV-pusher, including the rapid-fire edit-warring, and the personal attacks on his edit-summaries. Meanwhile there is no trace of the paper or the author on Google Scholar. This is clearly not a recognised work. Thanks again and take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 16:01, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

I believe that I've confirmed my suspicions about the genesis of the Carpenter article as I posted here[1]. At the beginning of August 2012, Yeoberry was posting this text across multiple Wikipedia articles. and was rebuffed on the basis of WP:OR and WP:FRINGE, etc.[2] In mid-September 2012, roughly 6 weeks later, Carpenter was posting this at "The Puritan Board" [3], writing he had joined that board for the purpose of publishing his views on the subject, noting that it needed some work, and that he was "working on polishing this for possible publication". Then, Carpenter's article was published by JISCA in 2013, and Yeoberry began adding text referenced to it across Wikipedia, leading the the recent denouement at WP:AN/I. Given the indefinite block and Yeoberry's "retirement", it's all water under the bridge, but I thought that you might be interested. Fladrif (talk) 23:38, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much Fladriff for the courtesy. Fascinating. That's some piece of outstanding detective work on your part. Well, be that as it may, I'm not surprised. What we have at hand is nothing else but the bust of a fairly sophisticated idea-laundering operation, very similar to a money laundering scheme, except that instead of bad money we have some really outdated, discredited and recycled ideas which, through the illusion of their publication in an alleged academic journal of an obscure society, were attempted to be recycled through transplanting them to Wikipedia. The scheme, if successful, would have converted this encyclopedia into a surrogate idea laundering enterprise for infusing these ideas into the wider culture. Thankfully through the teamwork of the local outstanding editors, including yourself, the scheme was busted. The scanner also worked well in detecting the bad money. As would befit any proper idea-laundering scheme some ideological violence to enforce it was employed to force opponents to comply and not question the illicit provenance of these ideas. To that end, the religious denomination of the opposition was used to pose the question to the opposing editors in a manner very similar to that of the Holy Inquisition. Except, that instead of a sin, the editor was asked to confess to COI: [4]. Brilliant but nothing new. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 02:35, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

He has found a place more compatible with his objectives, where he can vent his frustration over his ban from Wikipedia. Unfortunately for him, they promptly deleted his earliest submissions and imposed a block for simply copying content previously deleted from Wikipedia, so this may not go much more smoothly than did matters here. Fladrif (talk) 12:43, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Fladrif for the interesting news. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 18:48, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

WPGR barnstar

		The Barnstar of WikiProject Greece
		Very surprised this has not already been awarded to you, so let's remedy it: for your excellent work on Greek and non-Greek articles, coupled with unfailing civility and commitment to Wikipedia's ideals, I am happy to present you with this token of the high esteem in which you are held. Constantine ✍ 09:08, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Kostas, what a nice surprise! It is always great seeing you on my talk, especially after such a long time. :) Thank you very much for your kind gesture. It is an honour for me, which is greatly amplified because, as you know, I hold you and your work in very high esteem. Take care and thanks again. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 09:26, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For your most excellent work on the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Roman history subjects and content here on Wikipedia. LoveMonkey (talk) 17:50, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much LoveMonkey for the kind gesture. I am humbled and greatly honoured to receive this award from a scholar such as yourself. But above all else, it is kind gestures such as this that make being here fun. Thank you for that. :) Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 18:09, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

George Papandreou

Sorry for our dispute over the GAP entry. Also my apologies for making it personal. I hope that our exchanges do not become a confrontation of academic egos, and look forward to a productive exchange. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oxon 1800 (talk • contribs) 12:33, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

I have replied on the talkpage of the article. In the Socratic dialectic there are no egos, only logic. Hopefully, as his spiritual descendants no less, we can emulate that. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 18:31, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for John the Violent

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 08:04, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

"Calm down"

[5] Bishonen | talk 09:57, 16 April 2013 (UTC).

Hi Bish. What a nice surprise to see you here. :) Thanks for the visit. Too bad I can't offer you some real coffee or any other drink or desert from the real café pictured at the top of my talkpage. :) But who knows. And yes, you are so right. Wikipedia is a very subtle medium and messages can carry all kinds of hidden context and presumptions. This enables a subtle kind of ad-hominem messages which are put to frequent use by editors predisposed to trying to weaken and discredit their perceived opponent. It's unfortunately a common occurrence with some editors and it flies well below the radar of the civility policy unfortunately. I think by making that page you are on to something very valuable and hopefully it can raise the awareness of the editors here regarding messages with hidden context. Thank you for that. Take care and send my regards to a few well-known Chthonic monsters. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 16:23, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

FWIW (I had other things to do while you were duking it out), if I see an unjustified template I remove it also. You shouldn't have edit-warred over it, of course... Now calm the fuck down. :) Take it easy Dr. K, Drmies (talk) 04:21, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Well, I try to keep this an expletive-free zone but what the fuck. :) As far as being calm, that's a given seeing friends like you Doc and Bish on my talk. And yes, I still regret my reversions so I am not going to try to justify them. I should have known better but sometimes you learn the hard way. Take care and thank you for your kind words. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 04:51, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Byzantine Empire#"Continuation"

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Byzantine Empire#"Continuation".
DIREKTOR (talk · contribs) has proposed a modification to intro sentence for Byzantine Empire (from: "The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages." → "The Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages"). As you participated in the revising the lead, you may be interested to weigh in.  —Sowlos  14:09, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

*gasp* You don't like that creepy eye?! D:  —Sowlos  22:59, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

No. :) It's an old story back from the days of the reviewer userright. When they granted reviewer they used to slap you with a notification carrying an even larger eye than your notice. It was even worse. Luckily the admin who granted reviewer to me spared me the notification. But I did make my views known back then in various discussions trying to eliminate the eye from the reviewer notification but to no avail. Since then I decided that any kind of stylised eye was not for me. They have a large creep factor imo. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 23:07, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

No Source

Hey. I wrote this message to Drmies but he can't do it right now that's why I write you the same message. Maybe you can help.

I would like to ask you if it's ok to add rumors etc. without a source? There are users who keep add rumors and stuff like that on these sites: S.M. Entertainment discography or YG Entertainment discography for the part "Upcoming". An admin told me once not to add something without a source that's why I removed these sections of the sites but someone always undo it. Maybe they will listen if an admin tells it to them.

--77.184.226.26 (talk) 11:20, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

I'll have a look. Take care anon. BTW, I am not an admin. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 15:57, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks for letting me know. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 18:24, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Oh you are not an admin? Anyway thank you (: --77.184.226.26 (talk) 11:03, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

No I am not. :) And you are very welcome. If you have any further problems please let me know. Best regards. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 16:59, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Ashoka's Hell

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you

My sincerest thanks for cleaning my talk page. I'm sorry you had to dirty your hands with such garbage. Judging from the difference in IP locations(Istanbul, Turkey & Toronto, Canada) , would this constitute an off-wiki mailing list? --Kansas Bear (talk) 13:59, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

It was the least I could Kansas Bear. It was also my pleasure. :) Interesting IP locations. It does look like coordination, except if they are proxies. Perhaps you should ask for semi-protection of your talkpage. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 14:15, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Cows

I'm afraid this request [6] was udderly futile. Fut.Perf. ☼ 17:54, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Lol!! This is what you get when you try to reason with cows. This is very un-cow-th behaviour and he should be locked in the barn before he creates udder (ok, I stole this from you) chaos. Btw, you gave me the inspiration yesterday with your edit-summary that he was not being a very smart cow. That was really funny. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 18:08, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Starstruck

Hi, Dr K. I told Black Kite that Omnipater reminds me of indefblocked Theodore7 (talk · contribs), so I mention it here, too. You started editing in 2006, the year Theodore was RFAR'd, but I hardly suppose you recollect it. I remember him merely because I was quite involved in both the RFC and the RFAR, and they made an impression on me. Possibly the angriest user I've ever met, always in combat mode from the word go. But the rebarbative manner may be typical of true believers in astrology, and the similarities fortuitous. Bishonen | talk 19:35, 27 April 2013 (UTC).

Yes Bish, I agree. Anyone who pushes his original research with such verbal violence is very likely to have had a few past incarnations. I don't recall Theodore7 because in 2006 I was a noob and for me Arbcom was a Galaxy in outer space. But with a a username implying he is god, or at least the father of everything what do you expect. Come to think of it "Theodore" means gift a god. I guess after his initial incarnation in 2006 as the gift of God he now gave himself a promotion. Talking about space, he also pushes applying Bernoulli's equation as an aid to understanding the cosmos. Unsourced of course. I can't imagine what act II of this drama will bring. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Take care. It is always nice talking to you. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 21:39, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello! There is a DR/N request you may have interest in.

This message is being sent to you let you know of a discussion at the Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding a content dispute discussion you may have participated in. Content disputes can hold up article development and make editing difficult for editors. You do not need to participate however, you are invited to help find a resolution. The thread is "Istanbul". Please join us to help form a consensus. Thank you! EarwigBot ^{operator / talk} 18:41, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

About Icons

Hello and I hope all is well Dr K. Since this is an English wiki and the sources for some concepts have to be English. I was wondering how the issue of pre-Constantinian church art and icons might be added into the Eastern Orthodox article. As I have from time to time experienced Protestants making very biased and uninformed statements about Eastern Orthodox icon, art history. Case in point the Dura-Europos church clearly show pre-Constantinian portraits and icons. Some sort of distillation of this article section Aniconism_in_Christianity#Early_Christianity should probably be considered as the actual wording that is added to the article about this issue. Thank you for your consideration. LoveMonkey (talk) 16:10, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

This would be outside of and or parallel to the Orthodox approach which would be represented in some degree or another by people like Vladimir Lossky and or Spiro Kostof. LoveMonkey (talk) 16:38, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi LoveMonkey. Sorry for the delay in replying but there was some unexpected activity on wiki today I had to attend to. You make some very interesting points and I think you should go ahead and add this information to the article. If you need my help at any stage of the process I would be happy assist in any way I can. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 00:42, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Peloponnese

technically it is an island being completely surrounded by the sea .... I think it's clear, you could write "was" a peninsula--Τάρας (talk) 18:34, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

ok Τάρας. I can see your point. Except the word "insula" in English does not mean island. Not to mention Peloponnese is still widely considered a peninsula so we can't change that overnight. Take care. Btw I will fix the warning I gave you. I see now it was a misunderstanding. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 20:42, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

excuse me, I was wrong the word. But I do not think that a concept "geographical" may be replaced by a "popular", however I've got tried ....χαιρετίσματα --Τάρας (talk) 21:07, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

No problem Τάρας. You are technically right but it takes time for the reliable sources to catch up with calling Peloponnesos an island. So we have to wait. Take care. It was nice meeting you. Arrivederci. Ciao. Xαιρετίσματα. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 21:16, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Vandalism suppression drive?

I noticed the mention of a "Vandalism suppression drive" in the edit summary of an edit you made to an article on my watchlist. (Good job catching that section blanking, by the way!) However, I can't seem to find the drive in question. Would you mind satisfying my curiosity, and pointing me towards it? Thanks! Sophus Bie ^(talk) 12:52, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Why would you be trying to find it? That would presuppose that it is a general drive as opposed to an individual one. I think you are conflating the term "drive" with the term "wikiproject". Also don't forget the "WP:QUALITYCONTROL" link in my edit-summary. It provides the context for the "Vandalism suppression drive". In other words, vandalism is suppressed to maintain "quality control" on Wikipedia by an individual editor-initiated drive. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 15:34, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

I was always under the impression that the noun "drive" as used on Wikipedia was derived from "drive" as in a charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive, which would imply some sort of group effort (Not necessarily a WikiProject). But anyway, that explains why I can't find it. Have fun beating off the vandal hordes, and happy editing. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 15:38, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

From the same wictionary entry which you linked above, the word "drive" can also mean: "(military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective." If you substitute the word "enemy" with "vandal" and "strategic objective" with WP:QUALITYCONTROL you can see what I was trying to say. Thank you and happy editing. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 18:13, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Istanbul

Could you maybe get Cavann to stop adding things to the article that aren't in the sources they provide? I'm at 3RR's. Ta. — Lfdder (talk) 19:35, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

From what I saw now he has a new source from Reuters which supports the Black Sea location. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 20:02, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

I meant his claim that a new airport is planned because of the "cost of further expansions". — Lfdder (talk) 20:05, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

In the zaman source it is stated : Building a new runway is not the solution. The cost of the planned parallel runway is TL 5 billion. This could account for the "cost of further expansions". Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 20:20, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

It's a big leap from that to "cost of further expansions". Anyway, it doesn't really matter. — Lfdder (talk) 20:25, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

True. It isn't specific enough. I'll have a go at it. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 20:29, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

I did. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 20:44, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

That's a lot better. Thanks. :-) — Lfdder (talk) 20:57, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

It was a pleasure. :) Thank you for letting me know. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 21:07, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

By the way, maybe you've missed it, but I've made an edit request to replace the type param in the a/c occurrence infobox if you'd like to add your input. — Lfdder (talk) 01:16, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I'll have a look, even though I can accept any proposal now, given that the main issue of "pilot error" has now been cleared. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 01:25, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Gaze of the Gorgon

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Film-poems

Hello, I saw that you created Prometheus (1998 film) so I moved Prometheus (film) to Prometheus (2012 film). I noticed that you call the 1998 film a "film-poem". I'm wondering if this is synonymous with experimental film? If so, we can create film-poem to point there. Unless you think it should be a stand-alone article? I think it is an uncommon term that would benefit from linking. Erik (talk | contribs) 20:16, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi. Actually the reliable sources call the film a "film-poem", not I. I don't think it is related to an experimental film and it appears it is Harrison's specialty as he has also created other film-poems. It is rather a video-poem, i.e. a poem which is narrated through a film. As far as "film-poem" being a standalone article, I am not certain. I am not sure if it is covered separately by RS as a standalone film genre. BTW thank you for moving the other film. The titles of both films are more consistent now. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 20:25, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

I have no problem with that topic being called a film-poem; I just mean that most readers may not be familiar with its meaning. I was proposing [[experimental film|film-poem]] based on the search results in Google Books, which connects the term to experimental film and the avant-garde movement. See this. Erik (talk | contribs) 20:34, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

In that case it may be a notable topic to write an article on. If you are interested, it may be a worthwhile article to write. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 22:25, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I started film-poem based on one source so far. There are more like this, just that it is kind of challenging to summarize a rather nebulous concept. Hopefully what exists so far can give the reader a sense of the experimental film style. Erik (talk | contribs) 17:57, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Erik for letting me know. So far it looks good and it is very informative. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 18:11, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Yogurt

HEy I saw what you said abaout Yogurts origin but in the Encyclopedia of Helaing Foods it says it comes from Turkey and also Yogurt,the word is Turkish. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Texan013 (talk • contribs) 20:33, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

I would have no problem with such an edit if you used a reliable source to support it. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 22:44, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

An award for you!

	The BAFTA Award for Wikipedia Editing
	Great job on Prometheus (1998 film). Would like to see you edit many other British films on here! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 21:13, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

First, I didn't know that such an exquisite-looking award existed. Second, to receive it from you my dear Doctor is an added bonus. Ironically, I may have to safely retire from editing now. I don't think it can possibly get any better than that for me here. Thank you very much Doc for the honour. Take care. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 22:14, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Golden Balls

Hello! Your submission of Prometheus (1998 film) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 09:29, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Prometheus (1998 film)

Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:12, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

I have to thank you for your recent initiative. It's really nice to know that you are not alone in such unlucky instances. Nevertheless, I would be very happy if you can sparre some time and check the articles that caused this sequence of event, especially the Yalova Peninsula massacres. Alexikoua (talk) 05:50, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi Alexikoua. There is no reason to thank me. I did nothing. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 09:13, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus

Thanks for this.  davidiad { t } 15:24, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your subtle and encouraging message. It was a pleasure meeting you. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 15:29, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way

Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:51, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello! There is a DR/N request you may have interest in.

This message is being sent to you let you know of a discussion at the Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding a content dispute discussion you may have participated in. Content disputes can hold up article development and make editing difficult for editors. You do not need to participate; however, you are invited to help find a resolution. The thread is "Economy of Greece". Please join us to help form a consensus. Thank you! CarrieVS (talk) 10:25, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Continuing our conversation

I'm going to take this here because I think it's going to get a bit off-topic for the edit warring noticeboard. First, no problem with fixing the link to your name. The only reason I linked at all was that I wanted to test if it would give you a notification. So, speaking of which, did it?

More on the original topic: the question of who should give warnings of discretionary and how they should be phrased has been inconsistently understood by everyone for a long time. Annoyingly, last time we checked, even the arbs did not agree what our policies meant on it! I'm of the opinion that warnings of discretionary sanctions ought to be considered mere notices that they exist, with no implication of wrongdoing on the part of the recipient, and thus issuable by anyone, whether an admin or not, whether involved or not. Others believe warnings ought to be more like when the cops warn you the first time you're caught speeding: an official part of the sanctioning process, and thus issuable only by uninvolved admins. And our current policy uses different wordings in different places that can support either interpretation depending on where you look. So it's kind of a mess. I hope the committee will resolve the matter quite soon, even if they find against the way I think it ought to be, just so we can have clarity and consistency! It's a pain for AE admins, but probably even worse for the content editors who get mired in these disputes! Heimstern Läufer (talk) 00:40, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much Heimstern for this information. I had no idea, so it is very useful and interesting. I quite agree. Any decision would be better than the present unclear situation. At least I don't feel guilty for not knowing the existence of any common templates for ARBAA2. :) I want to thank you for taking the time to check into this latest report and providing the official warning. Your action is very much appreciated. As far as the notification it didn't work because afaik for it to be picked up by the new notification system it must have the "user:" prefix. But if you ask me this new notification system is so powerful it gets sometimes annoying. I somehow preferred the old times when I would get surprised if I saw my name being mentioned somewhere, hopefully in a nice way. :) Now we have this all-seeing, all-knowing system that eavesdrops on everything. I guess that's Big Brother progress. What can you do. Anyway, thank you again. It is always nice talking to you. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 01:04, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Aw, dag, I messed up that link. Oh well. Will have to test it again another time! Heimstern Läufer (talk) 01:54, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

You are welcome to test it anytime and I will respond then to let you know if it worked. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 17:07, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you Doctor for your constructive edits on Soghomon Tehlirian. I wanted to get your opinion regarding Trial of Soghomon Tehlirian page. Do you think we need it? More than half of the information on that page is already found in the Soghomon Tehlirian page. What do you think? Propose deletion? Proudbolsahye (talk) 02:02, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you PB for your kind words. I'm not sure about the trial article. The answer imo depends on whether the trial article is expandable. If it is I think it should be kept. If it is not, perhaps merging could be a good idea. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 02:43, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:04, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Just saw it on the front page when I logged on. Congrats!  davidiad { t } 04:11, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much Davidiad for your encouragement. It is indeed somehow strange even for me to see this satyr play on the main page. I guess Harrison's mission to make such a hitherto exclusive preserve of the high-art elites accessible to the masses just got a boost by Wikipedia. Not a bad day's work in the end. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 04:39, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Indeed. Have you read the Ichneutae? There's a link to an online text and translation at the Perseus Project in the article (which is something I've been meaning to spruce up for over a year).  davidiad { t } 23:10, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

I only read the local article on Ichneutae. I was very disappointed to see it cut-off so abruptly as Apollo entered the scene. Whatever was rescued sounded wonderful. Now that you mentioned it, I'll look into the Perseus Project version. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 23:16, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	I used to think Brian Weiss had a good, reputed standing in the realm of Medical Psychiatry. Thank you for opening my eyes by proving that my perception was far from the truth. Amitbalani (talk) 20:06, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

Chocolat

Hey, I just have like one thing to say... basically ChoColat has never officially announced that a member left, but she has and she is not coming back. I'm about to edit the article to add the info about their upcoming comeback, but how can I officially add the information that they're 4 now because one member has left? Chocolat ≈ Dubulge (Chat Me Up) 22:53, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

That's a good question. On the other hand we cannot add information without reliable sources. I'd say just leave the numbers at the last known official version and wait for a reliable source to say otherwise. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 21:05, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

Okay thank you~ Chocolat ≈ Dubulge (Chat Me Up) 22:53, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

You are very welcome Dubulge and thank you very much. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 00:01, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Labourers of Herakles

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Why I have retired from Wikipedia

Hello DrK. Here is an editor User:Esoglou whom was giving a restriction to not edit on content that was designated as Orthodox Christian content. Here the editor is today violating that restriction again.[7] This editor edit wars and blocks Orthodox editors from contributing the Orthodox side to articles that being Orthodox and or Roman Catholic might put the Roman Catholic side of the argument in a way that would makes the Roman Catholic church look bad. This editor has repeated complains on their talkpage for using the excuse that they are dumb or dense as justification to post Original Research and remove Orthodox Christian content. Wikipedia simply will not restrict this person. Nor will they punish them from violating their restrictions. This has frustrated me to the point of giving up on Wikipedia. As more than not I am attacked for complaining about this person's behavior. I just felt that I owed you an explanation. And I would hope that you to might consider what it means to leave a place where your contributions are not respected appreciated and rules only apply to you and not other people engaging in disrupted and unethical behavior. LoveMonkey 19:17, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

BTW the Administrator Ed Johnston will do nothing nor will any other admin on Wiki. That is except attack me. LoveMonkey 19:18, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi LoveMonkey. I would like to ask you to reconsider your decision to retire over this. I think the restriction imposed by Ed is sufficiently vague to allow for an interpretation that the other editor could add information about Roman Catholic views as long as it is clearly attributed to the persons who made them. I checked the edit and to me, a non-expert, it appears rather innocuous. Hardly the stuff to retire from Wikipedia for. So, please reconsider. You have so many things to contribute here. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 22:03, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Dr K, its not just me it's a tread. The restrictions were put in place to keep Esoglou out of article sections that were dedicated to Orthodox perspectives by Orthodox sources. I have had this on again off again for 4 years or more. Its not worth it, go to Ed Johnson's talkpage and read it for yourself Esoglou has repeatedly edit warred and violated his restrictions and Ed, wiki does nothing. Wikipedia is a hostile nightmare to participate in, again I'm not alone. [8] Esoglou has a long pattern of abuse for almost a decade as he was User:Lima before he changed his name is Esoglou. I'm beyond sick of people's hostile attitude around here, their willy nilly ambiguous enforcement of policy (usually not in my favor) and their favoritism. LoveMonkey 22:46, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

I agree with you LoveMonkey that things can become frustrating and the system sometimes doesn't respond the way we expect it to. Some problems never really go away or if they do, similar problems arise in an almost endless cycle. I can see your point and I cannot prescribe a solution for you against your own best judgement. I can only tell you that I have seen your contributions here and I find them very valuable and I would very much hope that you stay. I would be very disappointed if you were gone. Needless to say, if you ever need my help don't hesitate to ask me. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 00:05, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

I would hope you would help on the filioque article as Esoglou feigns incompetence and citation abuses. And twists sources to promote his WP:OR. He posted today that some Western scholars don't see a connection between the Creed and the ecumenical councils. And because they are scholars they trump the actual community and actual history. BTW the source he interpreted this way requires special access. LoveMonkey 15:05, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

I'll check the background because I am completely unfamiliar with the issues involved. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 21:39, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. LoveMonkey 01:38, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

You are very welcome LoveMonkey. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 01:48, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

Coed School

Hello, recently you posted on my talk page that I am in an 'edit war'. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that, and certainly I'm not fighting anyone. The Coed School page has many issues, and facts that are incorrect/ missing. All I did was fix the page, change around the names on the already existing member chart, and add some missing information. Again, please tell me exactly how I am 'warring' someone/s? Thanks for your time and consideration! Niwipe36 (talk) 20:12, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your message. I saw your edit adding a table with birthdays without citations and that is not acceptable per BLP. As you know K-pop articles are plagued by the problem of the addition of unsourced positions and birthdays. As soon as I saw that your edit included unsourced birthdays I thought that you were adding them after Drmies had removed them here: diff, and this is why I gave you the edit-warring warning. On further investigation however I saw that the birthdays were added back by IPs after Drmies removed them, so the IPs were edit-warring by adding them back but you did not add them directly. So, technically you were not the one who reverted Drmies' removal. However you removed the reference supporting the birthdays and that is unusual and should not be done. Adding birthdays without references or removing references supporting BLP information such as birthdays is never a good idea. Regardless, I will remove the edit-warring warning I gave you, because I will AGF you did not intent to participate in an edit-war, although this information should not have been reinstated into the article after Drmies removed it. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 22:31, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

• On that note: see what links here, AKB48 on Wikipedia. Drmies (talk) 16:45, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

• Wow. It looks like fancruft nightmare. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 23:46, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Blasphemers' Banquet

Gatoclass 08:02, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

SS501 Members' profile

Kindly please tell me the reason for giving me a warning for edit war. I don't intend to have any wars or argument. I'm just curious as to why you reverted back the edit that I made in Members section.

When I read your comment on adding references to their birthdays, I now understand why you reverted that edit. For sure, I'll add references to their birthdays after 24 hours has passed. However, I still don't understand why you reverted back the links to pages that don't exist. For example, "Heo Young-Saeng" does not exist, but Heo Young-saeng. If you intend to capitalize the names, please add | to the syntax or redirect it to the existing link.

Again, I don't look for edit war. In fact, I always try my best to be neutral. I hope you will think about it. Thanks!

(P.S. - I'll be focusing on SS501 page later on (probably this week or the next); so you'll see more neutral information with references soon)

001Jrm (talk) 01:03, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Well, you undid my edit. That's called edit-warring. Hence the message. If you have sources then please add them and there will be no further problems. As far as the links, they got reverted along with the birthdays. I didn't notice the red links. You can re-add that part. Better still, now that I checked the names, why not move the articles to the proper capitalisations instead of using piped links? Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 01:45, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

I restored the links per your edit: [9]. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 01:52, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Will do! Thank you for your consideration. Also, sorry for undoing your edit. Again, I didn't intend to have an edit war. See you around!~ 001Jrm (talk) 03:44, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind message. It was a pleasure talking to you. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Cheers. :) Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 22:14, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Wangjing SOHO

Hello! Your submission of Wangjing SOHO at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! C679 07:10, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

I have now fixed that hook for Wangjing SOHO here -- Template:Did you know/Preparation area 4. I apologize for the earlier mix-up -- it was simply a typo on my part. I seriously hope that I fixed it correctly right now. Futurist110 (talk) 05:54, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

No problem at all. Looks great now. Thank you very much Futurist for taking the time. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 05:58, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Barnstar of Integrity

		The Barnstar of Integrity
		For your support during the recent unpleasantness. PumpkinSky talk 22:28, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much PS. I never even knew this barnstar existed so it is a really nice surprise on many levels. :) Take care and all the best to you. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 00:00, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Best to you too. PumpkinSky talk 02:14, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much PS. Take care. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 18:04, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Wangjing SOHO

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:03, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Executioner (1970 film)

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:02, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

I need your help

I never reverted my new name FudgeFury back to my old name Farjad0322. I don't know how it happened. It happened during a time when I didn't edit wikipedia for some time because I was busy with my exams. I want my new name FudeFury back. Help will be appreciated. Thanks. Farjad0322 (talk) 19:02, 6 July 2013 (UTC)