Firstly, enjoy your Wikibreak; come back clear-headed and ready to edit! Second, I noticed you live in New England, and are a DJ (awesome!), and wondered if you've heard of Wikimania 2006, which is happening right here in our fair city of Boston. I know it's a few hours' drive from where you are, but if you could participate in IRC chats, or volunteer to help with Wikimania, we'd really appreciate it. I enjoy working with you, and look forward to seeing you in the future. Happy wikibreak, Mysekurity 02:44, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I love the userpage! 02:44, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Fantastic work on the St. John's College High School article, it looks wonderful! Bahn Mi 21:37, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the additions of pictures of the Bendix and Thompson tropies! KillerChihuahua^?!? 13:09, 28 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I dispute your unsourced assertion that you ever sit on your "lazy ass"! If you expect such controversial claims to remain unchallenged, you should not use such a recognizable sig! No one even has to check your contribs to see that is a deliberately false and misleading statement. I am deeply disappointed in you for attempting to push this unsupported minority POV. KillerChihuahua^?!? 13:17, 28 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing my ugly user page! I really appreciate it. I had tried to make it look nice, but I just couldn't figure it out! Thanks!Reggaedelgado 19:51, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a barnstar for converting me to ascii and HTML they are fantastic, thanks. I spent three hours this week trying to find just an ascii version, so I am delighted to have these in user space. Big smile on my face now, thanks. --Alf ^melmac 11:31, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Funny shit, I wish I still had one of the posters (the one with a swashbuckling floppy) that they sent out to universities during that campaign so I could up it to commons. Also, excellent work on the many aspects of warez (it's refreshing to see well written articles by people who have a clue). Nice userpage, too, 'cept the whole spiel about being conservative ;-P (at least you aren't a GWB fanboy). --Dragon695 18:48, 31 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a question about the above mentioned picture. You state it was taken by Utopium Photography, yet you claim to be the copyright holder. If this picture was not taken by you, but you are the subject the photographer has to release the copyright to you. Just like wedding photos, the married couple do not hold any copyrights, or infact any rights to the photos. Mike _{(T C)} 23:30, 12 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dude... you have absolutely no idea what the hell your talking about. In the US, works for hire cannot be registered for copyright by the creator. See this pdf:

Under the 1976 Copyright Act as amended (title 17 of the United States Code), a work is protected by copyright from the time it is created in a fixed form. In other words, when a work is written down or otherwise set into tangible form, the copyright immediately becomes the property of the author who created it. Only the author or those deriving their rights from the author can rightfully claim copyright.

Although the general rule is that the person who creates a work is the author of that work, there is an exception to that principle: the copyright law defines a category of works called “works made for hire.” If a work is “made for hire,” the employer, and not the employee, is considered the author. The employer may be a firm, an organization, or an individual.

Note the section in bold. Nuff said.  ALKIVAR™ 19:27, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cool userpage you've got! Gerard Foley 01:17, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the way I worded it, it sounded like he mixed his own records. I sat there for a few minutes trying to peice together a sentence that would be both grammatically correct and convey the correct message. "Not only did Oakenfold produce records, but he also mixed them." A few too many modifiers. The words but and also are both redundant but without them the sentence is screwed. Perhaps, "Oakenfold even mixed the records he produced for others" or something of the ilk? drumguy⁸⁸⁰⁰ - speak? 02:05, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, wonderful userpage. Did you develop it or did you copmod a template? drumguy⁸⁸⁰⁰ - speak? 02:06, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I subst'd some of the templates... and modified them to match the theme (the GFDL only and the Userpage templates) the rest I developed by hand. I'd be glad to give you any help you need developing one of your own if you'd like.  ALKIVAR™ 21:47, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think you were the one who asked a little while ago for a report of young orphaned images? Here it is. Let me know if any tweaks are needed. --Interiot 23:02, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yours is the nicest userpage I've seen, in browsing several hundred. Nice work! Waitak 10:19, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a bit disapointed by my photo of a print, it was under glass, no lighting, so the flash is a problem, I tried to photoshop out as much as I could but I wondered if you had a program that could level out the background white as it gets real grey away from the centre. pretty please? :) --Alf ^melmac 22:19, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I did my best to level out the flash, I also corrected the angular distortion so the frame around the sketch looks square now. I also reduced it to greyscale as color needlessly increased the file size for this image. If this is not what you wanted feel free to revert my changes.  ALKIVAR™ 22:53, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You run a fast and efficient ship there Alkivar :) I've just been appreciating it high res and zoomed in, that's a great improvement. Thanks. --Alf ^melmac 23:14, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Get it? A chocolate bar for Alkivar? Anyhow, keep up the great work, you've contributed a lot to Wikipedia. :D (another ackward attempt at comedy by TBCΦtalk?)

Thats such a dorky joke... but it made me smile ... thanks for the thought.  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 18:42, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A well deserved barnstar for you, for your creation of the List of units using the B-26 Marauder during World War II. It helped me get rid of some red links on my own pet project...List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons. Cheers--Looper5920 10:25, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Been meaning to give you one of these for a while now. I think I have agreed with you on 99% of every Wikipedia discussion we have both participated in, even on the really controversial ones that I am often in the minority of. It's good to know someone else in the project shares my views on so many topics. VegaDark 04:34, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is against policy to create cross namespace redirects per Wikipedia:Redirect#When_should_we_delete_a_redirect.3F:

You might want to delete a redirect if one or more of the following conditions is met (but note also the exceptions listed below this list):

5. It is a cross-space redirect out of article space, such as one pointing into the User or Wikipedia namespace. The major exceptions to this rule are the "WP:" shortcut redirects (like WP:RFD), which technically are in the main article space but in practice form their own "pseudo-namespace". All "articles" beginning with "WP:" are in fact redirects. -- ALKIVAR™ ☢ 23:08, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can't argue with the terms I suppose, so I'll give up the fight on this one despite the overwhelming support. Though the entire experience has left me with the temptation to request that WP:RFD be re-directed to Arbitrary. -- Randall00 ^Talk 21:48, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for getting a release for those closeups. Would it be all right with you if these were uploaded to commons under a dual license (gfdl/cc-sa, as per e-mail)? ˉˉ^anetode╦╩ 09:34, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not yet, please wait til they are tagged with the appropriate OTRS template!  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 09:42, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok they can be copied over to commons now!  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 23:45, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done, thanks again (commons:Image:Mooninite2.jpg & commons:Image:Mooninite5.jpg) ˉˉ^anetode╦╩ 02:14, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Today you deleted the article on Logan Whitehurst with the rationale that this is NOT A MEMORIAL SITE. I understand that is Wikipedia policy, but Mr. Whitehurst, it is argued, was notable outside of friends and family. A musician and artist who played in and founded a prominent current northern California band, The Velvet Teen. A solo musician who released 6 full albums, at least one of which can be acquired at music stores nationwide, and several LPs. His work gained an INTERNATIONAL fanbase, including major pockets in Japan and the UK. An artist who designed artwork for several successful bands. Regularly and prominently featured on the Doctor Demento radio show, broadcast nationwide. Played on college stations around the country. His death prompted a full article in the North Bay Bohemian in California, where he had been the subject of more than a few articles. He garnered obituary articles in SFGate.com, PunkNews.org, PitchforkMedia.com, Aversion.com, Metroactive.com, PortlandMercury.com, Betweenplanets.co.uk, and other music news sites. Posthumously, a cancer research fundraising organization has been formed in his name. Is it now Wikipedia policy to delete articles about musicians just because you've never heard of them? This article existed before he died, and it was unjustly removed after his death and unfairly judged as a "memorial" site, even though editorial content had been removed and neutrality had been established. Thanks a bunch.

edit: And, just to be sure, I am not from Northern California, and I knew the man through his music. I am from Florida. But I guess that smacks of non-notability!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.53.198.45 (talk) 05:28, 6 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Having 6 albums does not a notable musician make... All of them are independant labels. Read the WP:MUSIC guidelines... lets tackle them one at a time:

1. Has had a charted hit on any national music chart.

Nope

2. Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one country.

Nope

3. Has gone on an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one large or medium-sized country, reported in reliable sources.

Nope.

4. Has released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels (i.e. an independent label with a history of more than a few years and a roster of performers, many of which are notable).

Released two or more albums check... on a major label nope... on one of the more important indie labels nope.

5. Contains at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable; note that it is often most appropriate to use redirects in place of articles on side projects, early bands and such.

None of his band memberships are notable per WP:MUSIC.

6. Has become the most prominent representative of a notable style or of the local scene of a city; note that the subject must still meet all ordinary Wikipedia standards, including verifiability.

Nope.

7. Has won a major music award, such as a Grammy, Juno or Mercury Music Award.

Nope

8. Has won (or in some cases placed second) in a major music competition.

Nope.

9. Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show. (But if this is the only claim, it is probably more appropriate to have a mention in the main article and redirect to that page.)

Nope.

10. Has been placed in rotation nationally by any major radio network.

Doctor Demento doesnt count as a major radio network sorry. A nationally syndicated show yes... but Logan is not in regular rotation by a radio network.

11. Has been the subject of a half hour or longer broadcast on a national radio or TV network.

Nope.

As far as designing artwork for other bands... he deserves mention on those particular albums in passing. Obituaries dont count as non-trivial media coverage. Sorry but he fails WP:MUSIC and WP:BIO.  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 05:58, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Obituaries might fail, but the articles about his death pass wiki's standards. Wiki describes trivial as "a mention in passing that does not discuss the subject in detail." Read Note 3 under notability. These articles pass the test:

http://www.metroactive.com/bohemian/01.31.07/logan-whitehurst-0705.html

http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061206/NEWS/612060332/1033/NEWS01

FilmCow 07:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, even though it is obvious your mind won't be changed on the issue, and I can respect that, please understand, Logan had indeed toured internationally in Japan. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.53.198.45 (talk) 06:07, 6 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Can you provide a reliable source to back that claim?  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 06:09, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The best I can do is a link to Slowdance Records -- which mentions The Velvet Teen's international touring and Japanese following ( http://www.slowdance.com/thevelvetteen.php )-- and a popmatters.com article which also mentions the tour ( http://www.popmatters.com/music/concerts/v/velvet-teen-040814.shtml ). No specifics as far as dates or locations. And I suppose you'd want him to have toured solo, not as a member of the Velvet Teen, so I suppose I should just drop the torch. Sorry for bothering you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.53.198.45 (talk) 06:24, 6 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Here's another article that makes mention of the Japanese tour: http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=89347&category=32741

I believe his involvement in the incredibly successful "The Velvet Teen" should be enough to warrent the article on Wiki. Here is their MTV page:

http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/velvet_teen/artist.jhtml

Which of course lists and pictures Logan, as well as music videos from the band.

All information on Velvet Teen on MTV.com comes from All Music Guide and is not a statement by MTV.  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 06:42, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The music videos do not come from All Music Guide, only the description given for the band.

Also: "Has been the subject of a half hour or longer broadcast on a national radio or TV network." Logan was the subject of an entire hour long episode of the Dr. Demento Show, which is indeed broadcast nationally. You can verify this on Dr. Demento's website: http://www.drdemento.com/

I'd say having an entire show dedicated to you on the most famous comedy radio show of all time certainly qualifies his notability.FilmCow 07:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note that this addition is not from the person (me) who originally started this discussion.

May I suggest to the IP address who posted this, to try and get the article undeleted, please visit deletion review and follow the instructions there. Ral315 (talk) 06:03, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]