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- Thanks! I'm already have some contributions to the project, i was User:194.85.82.121 A5b 06:48, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
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- Sorry, my computer was not locked from accessing by vandal. I'll change user policy of my multi-user system. Please unblock. `A5b 17:12, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
- Unblocked, assuming good faith. NSLE (T C) at 06:48 UTC (2006-05-26)
- Thnx. Continue writing articles and link ru: and en:. `A5b 13:22, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
- Unblocked, assuming good faith. NSLE (T C) at 06:48 UTC (2006-05-26)
Port Scanners
editHi, I see you've made an edit in addition to my changes to the Port Scanner article. That was my first forray into writing on Wikipedia. I'd be interested on any feedback you have on my work. I realise I haven't included references, which is bad. Most references would be less reliable than the normal "peer reviewed journals" standard, but I expect would be enough. For example, http://insecure.org/nmap/man/
I have been considering adding a lot of information to the articles on computer security, particularly pen testing tools. One thing I am worried about is the "no original research" criteria. There's a bunch of stuff I could write about that isn't really original, it's just not widely documented. Would this be appropriate for Wikipedia? Perhaps you know of another project that does allow orginal research.
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Paj28 21:59, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
- Hello. Dont' worry about original research, many articles in that area must be good sources for information. I think this is appropriate for wiki. a5b 21:38, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Possible russian
editHi. I am wondering if you could help me identify the language spoken in this short audio file: [1]. One actor by the name of "Árni Bergmann" is credited as a Russian bishop. And that's what leads me to believe that the language might be russian. Can you help? --Steinninn 08:08, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
- Hi. I can't listen this file. `a5b 12:02, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
- First part of this audio file contains a non-Russian speach - it might be Moldavian or Romanian. But after first part of the speach there is a translation of first part into Russian with some accent - it might be also moldavian or romanian accent. 18:44, 17 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hhhggg (talk • contribs)
Bee GNU/Hurd
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The problem in SCIB was not with interwiki, it was with one of the other language wikis, Esperanto, Slovenčina, Slovenščina, Русский. Someone added the de: article, resulting in bots adding it to all the other languages. I removed it from all four languages and it should be fine now. Just thought you'd like to know for the future, I had to discover this myself. --Muhandes (talk) 13:35, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
- Hi. I see you in other wikis. Thanks! There was artikel in de:~, but it was deleted: [2]. `a5b (talk) 17:58, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
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Re: Icarus (film)
editPassable so far. --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 22:47, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
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- Hi. How can I check, is the accident notable by itself? Almost every Israely newspaper and radio talks a lot about this accident. There are lot english sources too. [3] `a5b (talk) 01:15, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Olympus mons WikiMiniAtlas
editI already corrected the coordinate in the article. I'm reextracting the en.p coordinates later today. That should fix the position. --Dschwen 18:37, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of Graph500
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I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Graph500 for deletion, because it seems to be an promotion, rather than an encyclopedia article.
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You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Midhart90 (talk) 20:39, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
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Ajax app
editI hear you when you say "not a promotional page to commercial comics. This is 5$ app; and it is APPL only app. Deleted www.cognitocomics.com/operationajax/" here but I disagree, in the end, with your deletion. All media are paid, one way or another; more and more Western "newspapers" on line are part or all behind pay walls. I sometimes note "subscription required" for example; I'd favor a note here like "paid app". Books of course have to be purchased. You call it "comics". Whoever added it called it "graphic novel". Either way, it addresses the topic of the article. You seem annoyed it's Apple-only. Again, it was labeled as such. It's not that restrictive. A plot summary; or a critique; would be good; even a promotional blurb. You are annoyed at the concept of "promotion". Every writer cited in Wikipedia is, among other things, promoting him- or herself. We don't want veiled promotion; but if it's labeled as such I think this item helps extend the reach of the article. Finally, this isn't going to make you feel better, and I'm not real happy with it myself, but this showed up in a search for Cogito Comics: Andy Duncan (musician). I hope, even with that last, that you'll consider these thoughts and reconsider your action. Swliv (talk) 05:31, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Fully citing refs
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re Defense Distributed STL's on commons
editThat's up to you, I started a discussion about that at commons:Commons:Village_pump#Licensing_status_of_Defense_Distributed_software_products. I'm going to upload the practice gun, as that one should have zero problems.
For whichever other ones you were thinking of uploading, I'd suggest you start a new thread to discuss them first, at commons:Commons:Village pump.
— Cirt (talk) 02:56, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- I couldn't figure it out, any idea how to upload images to Wikimedia Commons related to the practice gun? — Cirt (talk) 03:25, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
answer on ecat
editHi. What is your personal opinion about the 1305.3913 test? Is E-cat "true" or "hoax"? `a5b (talk) 9:28 pm, Today (UTC−7)
One obviously wants everything to be tested all the time .... but I think it proves the eCat works. (I've previously said that it's been proved by the "preponderance of evidence", but this paper upgrades it to "beyond reasonable doubt") You can read my take on whether the eCat is real or fake at : http://lenr.qumbu.com and (in particular http://lenr.qumbu.com/rossi_ecat_proof_frames_v430.php) Alanf777 (talk) 04:57, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
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editI couldn't figure out what the anonymous editor was trying to do with the table, but introducing values of "0s" for half life and putting "He3" in a spin column was pretty messed up. I simply reverted back to the original table and re-inserted your wordsmithing on lithium-7 enriched material. Regards, Tarl.Neustaedter (talk) 13:39, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
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