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Message added 15:31, 11 March 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Arctic Kangaroo 15:31, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Roman Polanski was not born as a POLANSKI. He was born as a LIEBLING.

Roman Polanski was not born as a POLANSKI. He was born as a LIEBLING. Then, after years, his father changed surname from LIEBLING to POLANSKI (he did is on a request from his second wife - therefore Roman could not be born as a Polanski). I am 100% sure.

Do you have a reliable source for this? Widr (talk) 16:40, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

rubrabs

tummhy pinkles was a rubrab u dont evn no bro — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.63.9.224 (talk) 16:10, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello dear, my name is Martin and I write transmitting what is the truth for many. The Falkland Islands have been usurped, are in Argentine territory by more than Britain says otherwise. Besides Falklands are also other states under the British colony. The English people are not to blame but if its most senior officials. Are and will Argentinas. Greetings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.179.58.184 (talk) 17:25, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Changes made to aschuet1

Just wanted to let you know those changes I made weren't intended to be saved. I'm a newbie so the article is also my sandbox, and I was just trying some stuff out for a tutorial I'm creating for my students. Anyway, thanks for catching those things. 174.251.0.191 (talk) 22:45, 14 March 2013 (UTC)aschuet1

Hello. Unfortunately I have no idea what article you are referring to, but in case you want to make test edits, you might want to check out WP:SANDBOX where you can experiment freely. Widr (talk) 23:21, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Article notability notification

Hello. This message is to inform you that an article that you wrote recently, Näytän sulle rannan, has been tagged with a notability notice. This means that it may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Please note that articles which do not meet these criteria may be merged, redirected, or deleted. Please consider adding reliable, secondary sources to the article in order to establish the topic's notability. You may find the following links useful when searching for sources: "Näytän sulle rannan" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images. Thank you for editing Wikipedia! VoxelBot 02:08, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Why did u do it

when deleted my post books of ww2 why did u do it just becuz it wasn't constructive to u that's not a reason at all that's just why you delete a post not something u say to someone on why u deleted it that just saying it wasn't constructive to me becuz it wasn't constructive and to me it appears that u have no posts under America in world war 2 and did u actually search those books if u did u find that they were what I claimed them to be I believe at this point you are just doing this becuz im 12 I was just trying to give some good books to read on the American campaign in world war II — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diamond oracle (talk • contribs) 21:26, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello. I see that Kww has already explained you the reason why I reverted your edits - and he did it better than I could have done it. It's not a big deal, so don't feel too bad about it. Widr (talk) 22:07, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

So sorry.

My thirteen year old son got on my still logged-in account, and began vandalizing things, He's grounded, and I'll be more careful with my account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HaydenJAllen (talk • contribs) 22:23, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the effort. Widr (talk) 22:26, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Jesse Kaikuranta-Näytän sulle rannan.jpg)

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Oh!

Another vandal fighter. :-) --I dream of horses If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. @ 23:03, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Oh yes, and I've seen you around too. Widr (talk) 23:23, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Hello Widr, I will be celebrating my birthday on 19 March. So, I would like to give you a treat. If you decide to "eat" the cookie, please reply by placing {{subst:munch}} on my talk page. I hope this cookie has made your day better. Cheers! Arctic Kangaroo 15:53, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

My Alleged Lady Gaga "Vandalisms"

Hello, you undid several of my contributions to the Judas and You and I pages. These edits are in fact constructive and not intended to vandalize, but to improve the readability and coherency of those pages (and all of the Lady Gaga singles pages). I have gone through and edited the Writers portions. It makes no sense to me that both Lady Gaga and RedOne are referred to by their birth names under the Writers block, yet are credited as "Lady Gaga" and "RedOne" under the Producers portion. Nobody knows them as Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat, they are known as Lady Gaga and RedOne respectively. It is for that reason that I've gone through and improved both the readability and coherency of the pages; it is not in fact vandalism. Thank you! :) --Tvguy348 (talk) 00:40, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

That's the way the official credits are. You can't go and change them, even if you disagree. Widr (talk) 00:46, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

It makes no sense! And it's not streamlined in the least. The album listing credits "Lady Gaga" as the official writer (not Stefani Germanotta), yet the actual song lists "Stefani Germanotta" as the official writer? Can I please see where the rules/policies/guidelines/whatever are for the "official credits" because if I'm improving the information for the better, I see no problem with it. --Tvguy348 (talk) 00:49, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Ayda Field

She's married to UK singer Robert Williams (Robbie Williams). Therefore her last name is now, Williams. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.160.30.154 (talk) 01:55, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Shad "not constructive"

Care to tell me how my recent edit wasn't constructive? What I posted was fact, and something mildy important pertaining to Shad's career. Here is proof, now please redo my edit. Thanks. http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/3/The-25-greatest-Canadian-rappers-ever — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.225.29.198 (talk) 08:19, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Your initial addition was unsourced, and the link you are providing here is not acceptable as it's a blog. Please read WP:RS. Widr (talk) 08:23, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Random act of kindness

Hello Widr, Eduemoni has given you a shining smiling star! You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the Shining Smiling Star whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy! Eduemoni↑talk↓ 04:07, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for this. Widr (talk) 17:40, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Kansas Jayhawks basketball page.

I understand you edited a certain entry I revised on the Kansas Jayhawks basketball page. It was in regard to them losing to Michigan, and a certain "ball punching" incident that occurred during the game. I edited the page to bring forward the true reality that presented itself during this said game. Elijah Johnson made a very bad move, captured by several camera angles. I merely expose the absolute truth of that basketball game. I think everyone should realize the asinine issues that occurred during said game. Elijah Johnson deliberately punched Mitch McGary in a sensitive spot. It should be reflected on this Wikipedia page. There is no deniability. I believe a segment should be dedicated to this idiotic act, as it did happen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.209.68.126 (talk) 11:18, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Your addition wasn't something that could be considered very encyclopedic. That's why I reverted it. Widr (talk) 12:01, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

"orphan" disambiguation pages

Please don't add {{orphan}} to disambiguation pages as you did here and here. Please refer to Wikipedia:Orphan#On disambiguation pages. Regards. older ≠ wiser 15:03, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll have to be more careful with AWB. Widr (talk) 15:09, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

WP:ORDER

States that references sections come before those for external links. I'm noticing you have it the other way around. Just letting you know....William 01:39, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for keeping a sharp eye. I have indeed missed this part of the manual completely. Widr (talk) 17:40, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

By using your User page, I'm going into your created articles and fixing the order, plus adding a 'People from Foo' category if there is one for the biography. You did good work on these articles, these tweaks will just make them even better. In the process I'm getting lessons in the geography of Finland. Cheers!...William 18:13, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

RE: April 2013

Can you please elaborate? What wasn't constructive? 72.229.166.153 (talk) 18:23, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Please read WP:BADCHARTS and the section single-vendor charts. Widr (talk) 18:25, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

The Prohibition of Marriages Act in Africa

The Prohibition of Marriages Act in Africa started on July 8, 1949, by the Parliament of South Africa. It was law that prohibited people who were different raced to marry in South Africa. Before the act, only 0.23% of the marriages in the country were people from different races. On June 19, 1985, the act was repealed. It was hard for people who were already married to a person of a different race, because they would have to be separated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.110.182.159 (talk) 15:24, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

And you are telling me this, because? Widr (talk) 15:28, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Removal on Paul Huljich

Hey! This is Meghann, I just realized how to use the Sandbox and I'm going to use that for edits from now on. I didn't really see what you did, but I'm still working on the article to make sure it is 100% factual, as befitting an Encyclopedia. It's a little hard since I'm quite the flowery English major, but let me know if there's anything else I should shape up. I want to make sure I do things properly! Cheers! Mworkma (talk)mworkma —Preceding undated comment added 15:42, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Hey, I'm sorry for your confusion. I reverted your edit, because I noticed you had blanked the page without explaining why in the edit summary. But feel free to continue working on it. Widr (talk) 15:46, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

No problem, thanks again! I just had a quick question, if I leave the page blanked is it at a bigger risk for being deleted? I read up on "stub" articles, and I believe I have enough info and references to be considered a stub article. I just don't want to have the page deleted before it gets started! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mworkma (talk • contribs) 15:49, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Yeah. When the creator (and main contributor) of an article blanks the page, it may be deleted at any time by an administrator. So it's safer not to blank it completely. And you also might want to always use the edit summary when making edits; that way removal of content is less likely to be mistaken for vandalism. Widr (talk) 15:54, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

dionne bromfield

i thought it was constructive as i did attend the young voices that year.

Please read WP:NPOV. Widr (talk) 16:57, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Re: Estelle

Hi there! The edits of pronouns for transgender/sexuals is important and a part of the guidelines for transgender/sexual articles on wikipedia. They identify as a woman, so it must be she in every instance of her article. The only fault was a simple format issue with the first she.

Thanks 68.40.113.78 (talk) 17:03, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying. I undid my edit. Widr (talk) 17:18, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Elmar Peintner

Thx, it is an excessive list. Btw: i also deleted this list on Germanwiki. Look here: de:Elmar Peintner. Have a nice day (or night), werever you are. :) --Aktuarius (talk) 17:10, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, you too! It's evening here at the moment. Widr (talk) 17:20, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

The main problem was the [ClueBot NG]. There is no such a bot on deutschwiki. Without it's revert you would have seen my summary immediately. --Aktuarius (talk) 17:25, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

That's true. With Huggle I only saw the most recent edit before I checked the article itself. Widr (talk) 17:45, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

The articles you created say Finland :) On hyvää iltaa! I hope it is correct. :) --Aktuarius (talk) 17:29, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

That's very good, thanks again. :-) Widr (talk) 17:45, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Especially for you and your friendliness: de:Hillevi Lagerstam, now also available in Deutschwiki. :) --Aktuarius (talk) 18:19, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Wow, that's so nice of you. :-) Widr (talk) 19:01, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

And I like Humppa :) ---=[-_-]=- (talk) 21:41, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Haha. You are more Finnish than me then, I guess. Widr (talk) 10:56, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Only if you hate Nokia, too. :D ---=[-_-]=- (talk) 20:22, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Mapping the Global Economy

Hi widr,

I am looking for volunteers to re-create the link below for all 196 countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mcnabber091/Economy_of_the_United_States

The goal of this project is to map out the global economy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcnabber091 (talk • contribs) 02:50, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Décolletage

An article that you have been involved in editing, Décolletage , has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. — btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:52, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Sam sides

I Got the wrong page but it coan still be put on Liverpool f.c page right?????

After heavy copyediting, possibly. Widr (talk) 17:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Jesse Macbeth

The source provided does not say what the article is claiming it says. How do I know? Because I know this person and I know that what has been quoted is incorrect. The source provided only states that there was a name change. People are assuming that because Jesse's name is MacBeth today that the name change was FROM Al-Zaid to Macbeth, but this is not true. His name was changed TO Al-Zaid when he was a toddler when his mother married a Saudi Arabian. His name was later changed back while in foster care. I can't provide a source because the source would be the same one that is listed with wrong personal assumptions.

Also, the source provided is a dead link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.20.192.192 (talk) 05:33, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Bae Doona

i dont really understand how did it make you feel like the change i made on doona bae's page wasn't constructive. whats the clear definition of constructive? i just tagged along a pic. thats all i did. it was her pic in canne fest. huh!! i want my edited version back on there, soon enough — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chandan69 (talk • contribs) 12:11, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

You inserted a picture that doesn't exist. Widr (talk) 12:41, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Abu Zubaydah

Hello Widr?:

I am not an experienced editor, as you have no doubt discerned, though I've made a few edits over the years, usually on topics on which I AM an expert, rather than hot political, subjective topics such as this.

I knew my edit likely wouldn't last 24 hours but I thought it was worth a try. I disagree with your conclusion that it was not constructive because it did at least warn the reader that they were about to read a long article about a GITMO detainee that appeared to have been written and edited by ONLY his legal defense team, i.e., there is no hint of balance in the presentation. This surprised me, as whenever I've seen such biased articles in the past, Wikipedia has usually already flagged the fact that the article "may have problems," or words to that effect. I am no expert on every GITMO detainee, but I do think I'm an expert on what is and what isn't scholarly writing. And there are long sections where there is only one reference to support all the claims, and there I find as well some citations with notes embedded suggesting that the source still needs work?!

If you look at the history of the edits it seems that for a very long time only one or two people did them, and they frequently cite the same or similar sources that are generally considered to take a very pro-GITMO detainee view. I don't know who is guilty and who is innocent, but I DO know this article is not balanced. I find it hard to believe that after 12 yrs in prison that if he is so persecuted, and their is such a consensus about this, and if the US has dropped all charges, then why can't they find a single country on the planet to accept the release of this innocent person?

I have no other agenda than to help maintain the quality of wiki articles in general.

Sincerely, Ed Franks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edfranks (talk • contribs) 17:30, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

I don't doubt your good faith. However, your addition was something that's not appropriate to add to an article. Maybe you could discuss these concerns on the talk page of the article or instead improve the article itself? Widr (talk) 18:47, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

An indirect friend

Hey, do you remember User:Sureshkumarmalayil? That's my father. So, when I created my own account, I thought that I should let you know because I saw you in his talk page Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 17:43, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for letting me know. Somehow I managed to notice your message just now. Widr (talk) 12:35, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

RuPaul's Drag Race

Excuse me, but my edit on RuPaul's Drag Race is not unconstructive in any way. I edited the link, that currently goes to the state Alaska, but should go to Alaska (the drag queen). 0603dk (talk) 13:39, 7 May 2013 (UTC)0603dk

Congratulations from STiki!

		The Platinum STiki Barnstar of Merit
		Congratulations, Widr! You're receiving this barnstar of merit because you recently crossed the 50,000 classification threshold using STiki. We thank you both for your contributions to Wikipedia at-large and your use of the tool. We hope you continue your ascent up the leaderboard and stay in touch at the talk page. Thank you and keep up the good work! West.andrew.g (talk) 15:45, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for another one. I know I haven't thanked for all those previous ones, so this is for those too. Widr (talk) 18:49, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Damn 50k... I'd hate to see you at Vegas slots!  little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  21:52, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi Sir!

Sorry for any vandalism on Vindu Dara Singh. But, I wrote truth. You must know he is accused of spot fixing today and has been arrested. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Borntocorrect (talk • contribs) 12:24, 21 May 2013 (UTC)