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Again, welcome! ugen64 00:14, Mar 24, 2004 (UTC)

Hello Fishal. My name is Keyvan. I am a regular contributor to Wikipedia. I was away for a while and I just noticed your improvement to the article on Persia. I just wanted to say you did a great job and the article looks much better now. Thanks for your efforts. --K1 07:35, 6 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Sorry about that revert. You had not made the change with your login id and the history showed an IP number, and it had coincided with a series of other changes to Iran-related pages by an anonymous user. So without paying closer attention I must have quickly reverted along with a bunch of other reverts. it was not intentional. --K1 02:08, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Internet history

I replied to your request - not sure I have an easy answer. Noel 02:52, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Now that I think about it (and I have no idea why I didn't think of this before!) I definitely would recommend Katie Hafner's book. It's written for the ordinary reader, but has all the technical details rigs. Of course, it's also book-length! Noel (talk) 15:08, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Noel, thanks for your concern over this! I wish there was some way I could help here. There just has to be a way to communicate the BASIC technical know-how to the wider world; that is what Wikipedia is for. -Fishal

Sure; if ordinary people can't understand it, we have work to do, is my feeling. I have an idea: I translated the sentence you were gagging on (on Talk: History of the Internet). If you wander around that set of pages, and post similar questions on Talk: pages, I can answer them. In return, once you have asked enough questions to really understand things, if you would then help future readers by inserting appropriate explanations, etc that would really make it worthwhile.

PS: Wikipedia style is that people generally reply on the User_Talk: page of the person who wrote a message to them (that way, someone doesn't have to monitor a whole long list of User_Talk: pages - one for each person whom they are having a "conversation" with), so please leave any messages for me on my talk page (although I do monitor the article talk pages for most articles, so replying there for non-personal inquiries works fine. Noel (talk) 18:07, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

PPS: I'd be interested to see what you think of Packet and Internet Protocol, where I have already done a little work to make them a little more intelligible to non-technical people. (Not that they are perfect, by any means, but they do include paragraphs intended to be intelligible to all and sundry.) Most of the others, e.g. Transmission Control Protocol are pretty horrendous... Noel (talk) 18:16, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Well, I don't know about "soon", but we are working on it! Noel (talk) 23:41, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Internet pages improval

Hi, I just re-wrote the intro section of Transmission Control Protocol to be hopefully more comprehensible to non-geeks. (The old version was a perfect example of the kind of "assumes the reader already understands all this stuff" problem you pointed out.) I'd be interested in any feedback you had about whether the new version is more accessible. Noel (talk) 14:42, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Attention to Time

Hi, I notice you've flagged up the time article as needing attention, but you didn't give any more details. I came to it from the (apparently) fairly inactive Time project page. I am interested in working on calendar dates and historical time but could also consider more general issues, so maybe I'll give Time a look over too. If you've got any specific things you think need to be covered I'll try to include them, or work together. --FrankP 11:50, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)

See reply on CTSWyneken to your LCMS points

--CTSWyneken 02:51, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Gravity hill

My family owns a cabin on Lake Michigan near Leland. Some time ago, we started exploring some of the local oddities. Gravity Hill in Arcadia was among them. It's good to have someone else helping with the Michigan articles. I've been thinking of doing a new article for the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore page--it's kind of lacking. Have you been there?

Also, I'm not too familiar with receiving and sending messages on Wikipedia. Do I have to make a new message on your User talk page to reply to you, or can I simply add a reply on my own User talk page? Thanks! Gsgeorge 22:14, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)

DYK update

Did you know has been updated and a fact from the article Christian flag, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you have another interesting fact to submit, then please suggest it at the section's talk page.

[[User:Neutrality|Neutrality/^talk]] 04:15, Dec 12, 2004 (UTC)

Lutheran Wikipedians Category

Dear Fishal:

It's been awhile! Did you ever think of joining: Category:Lutheran Wikipedians? 8-)

Bob --CTSWyneken 02:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Theology of Martin Luther

I've just created a new article under the above title to act as a main article for portions of the Martin Luther page. Since at the moment it is just an unceremonial dump of material from various places, I'd appreciate it if you'd take a look and give it some attention, if you have time.--CTSWyneken^(talk) 21:39, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image tagging for Image:Major William Jackson.jpg

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DYK

On 26 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Jackson (secretary), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Lutheranism Project

You are invited to participate in Lutheranism WikiProject, a project dedicated to developing and improving articles about Lutheranism. We are currently discussing prospects for the project. Your input would be greatly appreciated!

--CTSWyneken^(talk) 11:06, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lutheranism

The WikiProject Lutheranism Collaboration Project is under way. Please help improve this month's article, or make a suggestion for next month's article. To add the collaboration banner to your userpage or talk page, use {{Lutheran COTM}}. -- Pastordavid 19:38, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstars

Please stop by and give your opinion on the two proposed barnstars for WikiProject Lutheranism. Pastor David ^† _(Review) 18:35, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh Mighty Fixer of Categories...

Easy, he says? Easy for you maybe. You sir, are a Prince among Wikipedians - thank you for making our Wikiproject categories behave as they ought. I tested it out with three articles and it works a treat - Awkun chiran! I hereby award you with...

		The Special Barnstar
		Fishal is hereby awarded this Special Barnstar for years of being a kindly and helpful Wikipedian and an example of tolerance to others. Well done! Paxse 13:04, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're Welcome

Looking at your edit history - it was long overdue. I noticed it was a new one and rather like the colorful effect. Happy editing! Paxse 13:56, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Gnome Week template!

It looks great. Thanks for taking the time to make that available! Crystallina 22:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Karmichael Hunt

Could you copyedit Karmichael Hunt

It would be much appreciated.

^Special_Windler 04:49, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, much appreciated. SpecialWindler talk 21:20, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A new task force that could use your help and expertise!

Hi Fishal--I really admire your work! Please consider taking a look at the below.Benzocane 19:44, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You are being recruited by the Environmental Record Task Force, a collaborative project committed to accurately and consistently representing the environmental impact of policymakers, corporations, and institutions throughout the encyclopedia. Join us!

A request for your help with my research

Dear Ben

My name is Jim Sutton and I'm undertaking research in the School of Library, Archive, and Information Studies, UCL.

My research involves studying wiki usage, the reasons why individuals use wikis and the benefits/disadvantages of using wikis to manage knowledge.

I noticed a contribution of yours to the article on wikis and I was wondering if you would agree to my analysing your contributions to Wikipedia. This will basically involve calculating how many times you've contributed to Wikipedia within the time period of a week.

I was also wondering what your reasons are for using/contributing to Wikipedia. I'd be extremely grateful for any feedback you can provide.

If you agree to my analysing your contributions and can provide any feedback as to why you contribute to Wikipedia I’d be very grateful. My email address is james.sutton (at) ucl.ac.uk and can be emailed at this address if you agree and have any feedback or questions.

I also have a survey online which I'm using as part of my research at:

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stqa7937/survey/

My Wikipedia username is Sutton4019 and my research is being carried out jointly with Melissa Terras at UCL. Her email address is m.terras (at) ucl.ac.uk .

If you have any questions please let me know and thank you for your time. Thanks! --Sutton4019 09:28, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats

Congratulations! :) Don't mind that clinking sound behind you. It's nothing to worry about. Honest! ;) --Durin 21:44, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Napoleon tetherball.jpg)

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Categorisation

Thank you for finding a category for an article i edit, Bigg City Port. I have been finding it EXTREMELY hard to figure out where the heck to put it :D thanks again, SteelersFan UK06 23:25, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Barnstar!!

Wow, I am speechless - was not expecting this, particularly since I've been pretty quiet this summar. Thank you very much. I love doing this work here and in particular adding some non-text information and snazz to Wikipedia. The work is not all that hard, but yes I do try hard to be precise. For that, I have to thank all the many folks (indeed, experts) who've written back with corrections, suggestions, and information for me.

Quite a boost!! Thanks again! MapMaster 03:47, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiEditor Leila

I noticed on the Chicago 2 meetup page that you live in Lake County. So do I! What town do you live in? The WikiEditor^Talk 22:08, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I live in Grayslake. It isn't too far from there, is it? Do you think we could organize a meetup in this area? The WikiEditor^Talk 12:38, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image source problem with Image:Jesus Bethany.jpg

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Copyright status of Image:Jesus_Bethany.jpg

Hi Fishal,

Can you please inform User:Shizhao regarding the Copyright status of this image: Image:Jesus_Bethany.jpg? (Because I had uploaded the image on Chinese Wikipedia; However User:Shizhao intends to delete it if the copyright status and source of the image is not given). Thanks. zh:User:Dave

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Portal

Howdy. Just fyi, I've removed the green politics portal until it has been completed. The list (Portal:Contents/Portals) only shows finished portals. However, if you havent already, you should add it to the directory (Wikipedia:Portal/Directory) which is meant to list all portals. Thanks :) -- Quiddity (talk) 02:23, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

civ

if you disaprove of where i placed the tag you are free to move it--Wikiscribe (talk) 05:29, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

I also owe you a thanks for a barnstar. Thank you so much! I admit I've been secretly craving recognition for years. I aspire to grow up to be a WikiDragon or some such beast. In any case, you made me feel great. Back to business, I like your outline for Civilization (in your user space) better than the one presently in use. Nice work! I may continue chopping out dead wood from that article and turning redundant sections into links or groups of links, but with the eventual goal of having an article that more closely resembles the draft you are working on. I have an awful number of real-world responsibilities this week, so I may not get to it immediately (I'm using Wikipedia as a procrastination tool at the moment). I see you are a hard-working editor, and I look forward to collaborating with you. TriNotch (talk) 19:29, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ȣ

I see you have a history of working on the article Ȣ. I am looking at it from the project Wikipedia:Unreferenced articles where it is one of the longest {{unreferenced}} tagged articles that does not meet at least the barest minimum of verifiability. It has been tagged and completely without references since June 2006. It would be extremely helpful if you had some references you could add to the article to help support its verifiability and notability. Thanks for any help you can give. BirgitteSB 19:03, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Green movement merge

When would you like to proceed with this merger? There are no objections, and I think we should move ahead. ---RepublicanJacobite_{The'FortyFive'} 01:41, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, missed your response. I think that I will get started on it tomorrow. If you want to bat cleanup, that sounds good to me. Cheers! ---RepublicanJacobite_{The'FortyFive'} 03:18, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Collapsable sections

Hi! You have done considerable work on the {{greens}}. There has been considerable discussion on the issue of the collapsable sections of templates like that one. I created a centralized place for discussion about this issue here. I hope you can bring your views to the discussion. - C mon (talk) 18:26, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Council roll call

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DYK

On 21 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fritz Schilgen, 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.

--Wizardman 21:34, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusion: Image placeholders centralized discussion

Hi. I'm sending this to you because you participated in the Centralized discussion on image placeholders that ended on 23 April.

That discussion must produce a conclusion.

We originally asked "Should the addition of this box [example right] be allowed? Does the placeholder system and graphic image need to be improved to satisfy policies and guidelines for inclusion? Is it appropriate to some kinds of biographies, but not to others?" (See introduction).

Conclusions to centralized discussions are either marked as 'policy', 'guideline', 'endorsed', 'rejected', 'no consensus', or 'no change' etc. We should now decide for this discussion.

Please read and approve or disapprove the section here: Conclusion --Kleinzach (talk) 11:00, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Re: Another award

(copied over from my talk page:) You're really too kind! Thanks so much. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 19:43, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]