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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ArielGold (talk | contribs) at 19:08, 21 August 2005 (Hello). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Please add all new messages to the bottom unless replying. Also, don't forget to sign your name using four tildes ~~~~.

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Welcome to the Wikipedia

Here are some links I thought useful:

Feel free to contact me personally with any questions you might have. Wikipedia:About, Wikipedia:Help desk, and Wikipedia:Village pump are also a place to go for answers to general questions. You can sign your name by typing 4 tildes, like this: ~~~~.

Be Bold!

Sam Spade (talk · contribs) 18:06, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the introduction.

• Thorpe • 17:03, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Sam Spade

What was that all about ? User:Thorpe (sig added by Sam Spade (talk · contribs) 18:43, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC))

Its what I do. Enjoy! Sam Spade (talk · contribs) 18:43, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
OK then.

• Thorpe • 17:03, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Image:Chicago River dyed green, focus on river.jpg

Thanks! Yes, I took that photograph last weekend—figured it'd be perfect as a Wikipedia illustration. Oh, by the way, don't forget to sign your comments with four tildes like this: ~~~~. That way it is easy for people to tell who said what. — Knowledge Seeker দ 22:08, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Will try and remember to sign in future.

Thorpe 13:55, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Need more info

Regarding: "== My article has been edited. == Why did you get rid of my image?" on my talk page-- since (a) no one owns articles here so "my article" is meaningless and (b) there are something on the order of a million articles and (c) I do quite a lot of editing, therefore I need more of a clue what exactly you're referring to. Elf | Talk 23:53, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Never mind.

Microsoft

No, I'm not from Microsoft. I'm just interested in the subject. AlistairMcMillan 18:02, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

OK, just wondering. • Thorpe • 19:38, 29 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Recent change

I belive that things are taken from requested articles Wikipedia:Requested articles and then put in a commented out holding section on recent changes. However I don't deal with this much so I don't know how things from Wikipedia:Requested articles are selected.Geni 14:36, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

OK, thanks for that.

Hey

Hey, I've just learned how to talk on here properly, hehe! So thought I better reply to that message incase I seem ignorant! Yeah, I'm kind of a big EastEnders fan, you've listed it as one of your contributions - does that mean you and me are alike? lol

Anyway, the article is really building up nicely isn't it? --EastEnders the great 01:56, 22 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, well mainly thanks to you. Anyway, thanks for leaving a message. • Thorpe • 11:05, 22 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]


Vandalism and IPs

Thorpe, your IP is the source of a recent spate of vandalism, although I doubt it is actually "you". FYI. Daniel Collins 22:04, 25 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This is absolutely pathetic. I am having to edit pages with an I.P. address all because of my username being hacked. 86.130.218.107 20:52, 26 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You forgot to put your nomination and support on the Featured Picture you placed on the FPC page. Thought you might like to know. TomStar81

Explain further? • Thorpe • 09:06, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
See WP:FPC#How_to_add_your_nomination. What he means is you forgot to transinclude the nomination on to the page. You didn't add the following text: {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Chicago River dyed green}} to WP:FPC. Furthermore, please sign your nominations and your indication of whether it is a self-nomination, or just a first nomination... then indicate that you support the picture for it's nomination. Thank you! -- AllyUnion (talk) 10:01, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Moving the Wiktionary template

Why on earth did you move the Wiktionary template down on the Nosebleed article? (preceding unsigned comment by Thorpe 22:31 UTC, 28 May 2005)

It looked bad on my browser. This may be a function of my browser so feel free to move it back. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 22:43, 28 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Nintendo DS colors

Because the Nintendo DS was first released by Nintendo of America (which uses American spelling), then Nintendo Corporation Limited in Japan (a nation that primarily uses American English spelling), and only then it was released in nations that use British English. 2 out of 3 native English speakers are Americans, so unless there's a good reason to use Commonwealth English spellings (such as the article being about a Commonwealth nation or the metric system), we should stick to American English spelling. In this case, since the product is mainly made and marketed by Americans and Japanese, it's clearly best to stick to American. --Carl 14:07, 29 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

OK. • Thorpe • 14:10, 29 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image code

That's not code, it's descriptions. Fredrik | talk 15:49, 29 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal

Do not accuse me of being a vandal because I removed a note putting an article on speedy delete. BeBop 18:08, 29 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It clearly looked like a form of vandalism from my eyes. Sorry for the misunderstanding. • Thorpe • 19:38, 10 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

RFC for troll

Hi Thorpe;

As a user who has "tried and failed" to solve an issue with another user (BeBop and his various sockpuppets), I invite you to look at this RFC and sign it accordingly. Thanks. Linuxbeak | Talk | Desk 18:43, May 30, 2005 (UTC)

Yes, indeed I will. • Thorpe • 18:47, 30 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, seeing you've talked to the troll himself, would you be able to sign under Users certifying the basis for this dispute instead? Thanks! Linuxbeak | Talk | Desk 19:00, May 30, 2005 (UTC)
Yes, done. Anything else? :)

I see you added {{attention}} to a quick and dirty 'Coal Bed' article. How's this different from '{{Clean}}'? Fabartus 05:35, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

What are you trying to get at here? • Thorpe • 11:27, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Fear & Respect article

I was updating the infobox to the template used by the WikiProject Computer and video games as it matches the style of other video game articles, and allows for all articles to be changed quickly. If you particularly want Fear & Repect to use the old infobox then you can change it back and I promise I will not revert it again. Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. Ian Moody 09:59, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm not bothered now. • Thorpe • 20:58, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Re: My edits reverted

Hi Thorpe - you wrote:

Why did you revert my edits on the stub template? Do you have a reason for this?

Numerous stub-related pages refer to the extra load placed on servers by using icons in heavy-use templates, and there seems to be general consensus as to not using them in such cases (note the number of types of stub templates that have had their icons removed in recent times). Although Template:stub is not the high-use template it once was, it could easily become so again, so - until such time as the server load problems are overcome - having an icon on it is not a good idea. See [[1]] for details. Grutness...wha? 01:51, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Fair enough. • Thorpe • 06:27, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Re: Green river

Thanks for nominating it! I was hoping it would have enough votes to pass, but looks like they decided it didn't. It's all right: I'm glad that so many people like it (and to tell the truth, I'm not a big fan of the criteria for featured pictures or the way they're chosen). But thanks for your support! — Knowledge Seeker দ 20:40, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

krill eye

hallo Luke, thank you for the kind words and for voting Uwe Kils 16:24, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)

No need to thank me. It's ok. • Thorpe • 16:35, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Mont-Saint-Michel-2004.jpg

I'm still working on it. It is done now. If it's still not right, could you please be more informative. Thank you... Roscoe x 16:44, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about me not being informative then. • Thorpe • 16:51, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

My Rfa

Thank you for supporting me! --Kbdank71 13:37, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Google Maps satellite images

Hello, I noticed that you've copied the content from User:Joshuapaquin/List of interesting Google Maps satellite images back to the article namespace. There was a VFD discussion in which 12 voted for keep, 12 voted for userfy, and 5 voted to delete. That is, while there was no majority on a specific procedure, the majority voted that the status quo was unacceptable. As userfy was the "middle ground" option, the article was moved to my user page. Moving the content to Google Maps also wasn't really an option because it had been split off from that page originally due to bloating. I'm wondering if you were unaware the VFD, or if there is another reason you returned the content to the article namespace. -Joshuapaquin 14:33, Jun 19, 2005 (UTC)

I don't know if you intend to reply... so for now I am changing the article back to a redirect. -Joshuapaquin 04:31, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
Go ahead. • Thorpe • 15:57, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Regarding the removed link - I fully understand the rationale here, as it is certainly important that the list be clearly distinguished as a Userpage section rather than an article itself. But why not put it in the external links section? It seems to me that that would provide the necessary distinction, and ensure that people who are looking for such a list go to the right place and don't, say, add one to the Google Maps page. -Joshuapaquin!

I am sorry if this has upset you but it was best not to use a subpage of Wikipedia. Maybe you could create a web site outside of Wikipedia with this. Why not try Wikibooks? • Thorpe • 15:22, 21 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Images

I was just lumbering through some game pages and came across Donkey Konga 2. I noticed you added a higher res. box art image. What I want to say is that images can have multiple versions. Instead of creating a new page, you could have just saved the new image as the same name as the existing one and upload over it. It takes a few hours and even a few days to take full effect sometimes, but it's better than making a whole new one sometimes. Also, when you add a new image, please add the old one to Wikipedia: Images and media for deletion. I went ahead and added the old box art. Just wanted to let you know in case you didn't. Thunderbrand 18:44, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)

That's why I uploaded it separately because I keep thinking the feature never works when I upload under the same name. • Thorpe • 19:10, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, it just takes a while sometimes. Thunderbrand 20:21, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)

Interested in an L.A.-area Wiki meetup?

It appears as though L.A. has never had a Wiki meetup. Would you be interested in attending such an event? If so, checkout User:Eric Shalov/Wikimeetup.

- Eric 00:47, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Can't get there. I live in the United Kingdom. Sorry for the delay in my reply.  Thorpe talk 18:39, 11 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Crash Nitro Kart box

I'm pretty sure I got it from Amazon.com. Why? Thunderbrand July 3, 2005 15:37 (UTC)

Just wondered because it was at a different angle. • Thorpe • 3 July 2005 15:38 (UTC)

I noticed you replaced the old Microsoft logo with a new "higher quality" one. However, although it's higher resolution, the thumbnail version appearing in the article is now lower quality, because it's JPEG-encoded, and JPEG is inappropriate for this sort of image. Your image has noticable artifacts if viewed closely enough. If you can obtain a version of this file in .png or .gif format, please do so. Thanks. Deco 3 July 2005 23:20 (UTC)

Well, I have a TIFF but I don't know how to convert it. • Thorpe • 4 July 2005 06:55 (UTC)

My user page

Please do not remove stuff from my user page. Thanks. --SPUI (talk) 23:19, 12 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The only reason I did so was because it contains offensive content. • Thorpe • 11:04, 16 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
That's irrelevant. Kurt Weber 14:01, 11 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree. Just because you find something offensive does not mean that you have the right to remove it from someone else's user page. That's vandalism, plain and simple. --K1vsr (talk) 13:07, August 13, 2005 (UTC)
Oh, so you don't mind any kids seeing it then?  Thorpe talk 19:14, 13 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Vandalism in the name of children is still vandalism. There is no "heroic" or "correct" reason for vandalism. Wikipedia is not censored for the protection of minors and you were completely out of line to remove the text. If it offends you that much, then don't look at it. Quite simple really. --K1vsr (talk) 01:56, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
Well, if you say so. I would understand what content sex would bring up and penis but going to someone's user page means you don't expect to see this offensive stuff.  Thorpe talk 14:52, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

In The Groove vs. In the Groove

Thorpe,

Thanks for contributing to the In The Groove information pages. I noticed a few of your most recent alterations to entries related to In The Groove were specifically done to replace "The" with "the". I just wanted to let you know that the game is referred to by its creators as "In The Groove", instead of "In the Groove", with the "The" capitalized intentionally.

Thanks for your understanding!

Ryan McKanna

RollerCoaster Tycoon

No, it did not win because it didn't have enough votes, so it is now listed here. Thunderbrand 16:18, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

OK, thanks for the info. • Thorpe • 20:32, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

2 Days to Vegas

Yeah, both IGN and GameSpot list is as on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Also Gamtab lists it too. Thunderbrand 22:54, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

Well, GameSpot doesn't but if IGN says so then I guess you're right. • Thorpe • 09:47, 17 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Thorp

Please don't revert vandalism on SPUI's page ( [2] see).

And if you do, please remove the part where he calls administrators F**king Idiots

Excuse me. You are the one being stupid here. You called me a "F**king idiot" (see History on his user page). Grow up now. • Thorpe • 16:16, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

--Jennet 07:26, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Come help!

Gaming Collaboration of the week
Gaming Collaboration of the week
 You showed support for Gaming Collaboration of the week.
This week Wikipedia:Gaming Collaboration of the week/current was selected to be improved to featured article status.
Hope you can help.

Jacoplane 08:59, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I notice you reverted the logo I uploaded, I was just wondering why? I would argue the present logo is far too small, particularly compared to Image:Bbc brand.png, Image:ABC.jpg, Image:Large NBC logo.png and your own Image:Sky logo.gif. I'm not going to change it again without consulting you but I would appreciate a bit of discussion. Thanks.

Also your Sky logo was replaced with the following: Image:SkyDigiLogo.gif. I'm think its safe to say that was a step backwards and I've reverted to the original! Mark 19:06, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Your Sky logo is 'dotty' though. Can't you find a better alternative? I have changed the ITV logo to yours now. Sorry for the confusion. • Thorpe • 19:43, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I was just letting you know I replaced the "dotty" Sky logo back to your high quality one, it was changed by another user. Thanks for getting back to me, Mark 21:59, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for letting me know. • Thorpe • 22:16, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to bother you again. Another user has uploaded a new Sky logo. As such I've listed Image:Sky logo.gif and Image:SkyDigiLogo.gif for deletion on Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion as we don't need three versions of the same logo. (Uploader must be informed). Thanks, Mark 20:20, 24 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. Thanks for informing me. • Thorpe • 21:10, 24 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The high resolution Picasa logo is great - however how come the colours are a bit off? Is the file saved with the correct colour settings (e.g. RGB/CMYK)? Compare it to the previous logo or to the official logo at www.picasa.com to see. --Mintchocicecream 16:40, 26 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I am in the situation of fixing this. Please bare with me. I will leave a message on your talk page when it is corrected. • Thorpe • 17:57, 26 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]


You're no fun

you actually went through all the trouble of removing two or three words worth of content from User:172.147.127.192, just because it's not a true user_page )-: why even bother making user_pages for ips if they can't be used? --172.140.221.199 20:43, 10 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

User pages for I.P. addresses are there to put notes down (like it could be a school domain) not for personalised pages. If you want your own personalised user page create one.  Thorpe talk 20:47, 10 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My user page

Please do not remove stuff from my user page; it is vandalism. --SPUI (talk) 13:56, 11 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

If you read the summary then I explained why I removed it.  Thorpe talk 18:38, 11 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Read Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not censored for the protection of minors. --SPUI (talk) 22:19, 11 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Coolio

For future reference, you may wish to note that when you're using the IMDB template (reference) to link to a person's profile, use "name" instead of "title" since there are people and movies with the same id number. (eg. Title 0004839 at IMDb; Name 0004839 at IMDb) =) --Kooky | Talk 02:19, 12 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about the misunderstanding there. I will bare your comments in mind.  Thorpe talk 11:32, 12 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Burnout Legends

I started a discussion on Burnout Legends. --TheKoG 15:25, 12 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll go there.  Thorpe talk 19:13, 13 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Thorpe!

Hi. I'd just like to say thanks for the welcome to Wikipedia! Oh and thanks for the help pages!

(Emperorsith 18:29, 21 August 2005 (UTC))[reply]

I hope you enjoy your stay at the project.  Thorpe talk 18:45, 21 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Copied your "Useful Links" over to my Talk Page. Hope that you don't mind. I gave you credit Ariel

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