User talk:The Disco King

Deletion of duplicates[edit]

Usually when you find something like Major Third Tuning it's better to do something like #REDIRECT [[Major Third Guitar Tuning]] rather than deleting it. It's a very small differance, but then if someone later types in "Major Third Tuning" they don't get the bright idea to start the page again. Keep up good stuff, though.
brenneman ^{T}^{L} 04:01, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DYK[edit]

Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article James Foster (ice hockey player), which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Gurubrahma 17:52, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nostradamus[edit]

Re your "Weak Oppose" - we fixed everything you noted. Would you care to look at the page again? Thanks. Jim62sch 14:43, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

afd[edit]

awesome... -Myxomatosis 21:21, 26 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Colbert FAC[edit]

Please confirm if the changing of your vote to support was actually done by you or an IP impersonating you. I feel like FAC are one of the few things that you should be signed in for. savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 06:08, 27 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don't Be Racist[edit]

Just because someone has dark skin doesn't mean they are from Africa. They could be from the West Indians. 75.3.36.133 21:05, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The above comment was added after I reverted User:75.3.35.133's removal of Paris Bennett from Category:African-American singers. I would refer this user to the African Diaspora and Afro-Latin American. The Disco King 15:23, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You need a source to confirm that she is African-American. 75.3.36.133 20:04, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(As the above user has no talk page, I'll continue this here.) What is the alternative to her being African-American? If her ancestors came from the West Indies (not the West Indians), then their ancestors came from Africa. There are no "indigenous" black people in the Caribbean.

I'm going to quote for you the lead section of the article on African-Americans:

An African American is a U.S. citizen who is socially perceived as being at least part black, especially one with ancestors imported to America during slavery. Most African Americans have European, Native American and/or Asian ancestry as well. Blacks from non-African countries such as Haiti, Cuba, or the Dominican Republic and blacks who voluntarily migrated from Africa are sometimes referred to by their nation of origin and not African American, but in general the cultural assumption in the U.S. is that if a person is black, native English-speaking and living in the United States, he or she is "African American".

So even if Ms Bennett is descended from West Indians/Latin Americans, she is considered (by cultural norms) to be an African-American. The Disco King 20:23, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. - Not that this was necessary, but here is her American Idol blog.

There is also the possibly of a genetic disorder she could have. Both of her parents could be white, but she might have had a mutatation. She could also be very tan. She also could have gotten surgery to look that way. 75.3.36.133 20:42, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Now you're just getting preposterous. It mentions in the article that Paris is the granddaughter of gospel singer Ann Nesby (who is black), so there goes your theory of both of her parents being white. As for the outlandish idea that perhaps she is "very tanned" or "had surgery to look that way," I would refer you to the principle of Occam's Razor. There's no reason to presume that every "African-American" person actually isn't until proven otherwise; in fact, the reverse is true. The VAST MAJORITY of people who look African-American ARE African-American; unless YOU can provide a source which shows that Paris has a genetic defect/is "very tanned"/had surgery/is a robot, then we'll just assume that she's a normal, African-American woman. (Or do I need a source to claim that she's a woman? Maybe nude photographs to prove that she has no penis? Otherwise, how could you be sure that she's not really a man, or a hermaphrodite?) I'll be re-adding that category now. The Disco King 21:28, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I never said Paris Bennett was any of those things. I am just stating that black skin can be caused by something other than African-American roots and that is why you need a source to classify someone as African-American.

Also, what if an albino is born to African-American parents, by one of your definations of African-American, they would not be African-Americans because they do not have black skin. 75.3.36.133 22:15, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is the last I'm going to say in this ridiculous conversation. I've given you a bloody source, so hopefully you'll be happy with that, but your approach is entirely wrong. You're taking a "guilty-until-proven-innocent" approach - if you see somebody who looks black, you should always assume that they're not, until proven otherwise. This is ridiculous because in almost every single case, your assumption will be wrong. 99.99% of the time, you won't slip up in assuming that somebody who looks black IS black, and the rest of the time, it'll be an understandable mistake. Demanding a source for something that's so obvious is as ridiculous as demanding a source on the gender of every person Wikipedia has an article on. There's nothing racist about this. You have a source, listed above, from Paris Bennett's own blog describing her as an African-American. But it's preposterous that you even asked for one. The Disco King 02:57, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you, but that's wikipedia's policy. If you need a source to confirm that Ted Kennedy or Conan O'Brien are Irish, then it is only right to require a source to confirm that Paris Bennett is African-American. 75.2.245.31 04:27, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm moving this to Talk:Paris Bennett, as it's more relevant there. The Disco King 12:51, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do not move this to Paris Bennett talk page. This was never about Paris Bennett. It was about you and me. 75.3.45.27 03:17, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Two things:

Yes, this involves Paris Bennett. This is (or I thought it was) a discussion about whether or not a source is needed to make a specific statement in that article. I can't think of a better place for a discussion about an article than that article's talk page.
You have a problem with me personally? You actually think that I'm racist because of my actions? Well, I find that completely irrational and stupid. I don't have a problem with you. I find your position to be completely illogical, but I don't have any problem with you. The Disco King 12:45, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think your racist. I don't have a problem with you. I like you. 75.3.45.27 04:59, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Disco King, did you see that? I LIKE YOU. 75.3.45.27 05:06, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's good to hear. But are we talking "like" or "like like"? ;) The Disco King 12:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I like you because you are smart. Are you black? 75.3.45.27 01:15, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you go back far enough, aren't we all black? Some people will argue that Beethoven was black. The Disco King 04:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Footnotes[edit]

Hi, can I just ask you something regarding footnotes and the Royal Grammar School Worcester page. The whole history section is taken from Follet's book, is it worth doing what I have done by putting a note against the title, it doesn't look right though? --Wisd e n17 19:35, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi thanks for the reply. My question was actually a bit hasty, as upon further checking it turns out there are actually a fair number of sources in the history section. --Wisd e n17 20:04, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Plot lines[edit]

You can get it in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. And they have the same plot line (you fight one criminal syndicate in Ruby, another in Sapphire and both in Emerald, but it ends up with the player pwning them anyway, so it makes absolutely no difference to Torchic). Thanks, H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 14:59, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

United States article nomination[edit]

Your objection to the article nomination is solely based on the fact that it's not stable because of the semi-protection. For an explanation of why that semi-protection is kept, see Talk:United_States#Request_unprotection. It's very unfair that you are objecting because of the opinions of a few people, and I hope you will change your objection or have a different reason for your objection.--Ryz05 _t 13:24, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By saying that it's unstable, do you mean that there's too much vandals? If vandalism is the case, see Wikipedia talk:What is a featured article?#Stability. I like to ask you to reconsider your vote. Thank you.--Ryz05 _t 22:35, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The semi-protection has been taken off and the article is as stable as any, especially for one on an important and popular topic as the U.S. I ask you to reconsider your vote. Thank you.--Ryz05 _t 16:07, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Given the history of the U.S. to be over 200 years, I think there's a lot to talk about. You say that the history section can be shortened, but please be more clear on that, because the history section currently is as short as it can be without the removal of important information, in my opinion.--Ryz05 _t 16:19, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It can arguably be said that the other countries's history sections are not as long because they are less prominent on the international stage and have a shorter political history. For example, the People's Republic of China is founded in 1949, and the United States is founded in 1776; that's a big difference. I will try to trim some of the sentences you brought up, but feel free to help out. Thank you.--Ryz05 _t 17:13, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Request for comments on article naming[edit]

Talk:World Junior Ice Hockey Championships If you're interested. Thanks.
ColtsScore 09:50, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Super Mario 64 FAR[edit]

My WP:MOS concerns were mostly with the formatting of lists, since the article has used multiple versions of list formatting in the past, sometimes even having two completely different formats within the same list. Everything has been standardized now, so WP:MOS is no longer a concern. I haven't been paying too much attention to the FAR lately given the start of the World Cup, but I must thank you for for the effort you've put in, it's awesome. Keep up the good work, RyanG e rbil10 (Drop on in!) 15:16, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Disco[edit]

Not editing so much I see. Hope it's temporary and you're still around for WP:FAR. We've been discussing how difficult it is to get people to actually review articles, so I thought we should make sure the people who have contributed already are still around to contribute further. Also I don't know if anyone properly thanked you for User:The Disco King/FAs with citation problems. This must have been a lot of work and it's a helpful list. Cheers, Marskell 17:38, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your list[edit]

I took the liberty of moving your list of articles with citation problems to Wikipedia space: Wikipedia:Featured articles with citation problems. I made sure to give you credit in the description :). I have struck through ones that have been removed and hope to continue to do so. Marskell 10:58, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ice Hockey Project discussion of hockey player notability and project scope[edit]

Please come join the WikiProject Ice Hockey Notability standards for hockey players discussion. I'd like to see input from all our project members who have an opinion. Thanks! ColtsScore 02:51, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]