Hello, R'son-W, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Hi R'son-W, if you'd like to read more on how templates work, you can look at Wikipedia:Template_namespace. Also, I noticed that you reverted the size of the "lb.ft." text back to size 14pt. I had changed it to 10pt because at 14pt, it stretches it's containing div. A number of other templates use a 10pt font to prevent this, such as Template:User_java. I would like to change your template to be consistent with the other ones, what do you think? --mdd4696 00:09, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I changed it to ft-lb because that is the abbreviation for foot-pound, an obscure but entirely valid unit, and that makes it just small enough to stay at 14pt without stretching the div. I wanted to keep lb in there somehow, since it is such a weird abbreviation. (And about the way it looks on my screen: sometimes I have to remind myself that my screen doesn't always look like other's, because I have mine set at 125dpi instead of the normal 96dpi, which can sometimes do really screwy things!) Anyways, I think the current revision is a good compromise. --mdd4696 01:34, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I mistyped the link, it's foot-pound. --mdd4696 01:42, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It does bug me that there's no set standard on what spelling to use on pages which are not generally associated with one region or another. However, while Americans may make up the majority of Wikipedia's English speakers, it is definately not an overwhelming one. The problem with the reasoning on your user page is that the majority might change at any time, and then all of the articles would have to be rewritten for the appropriate spellings. If you can think of any better policies, send me a message, I would certainly be interested in hearing it. --mdd4696 00:14, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Whoever writes the article first gets to set the spelling - your eccentric American spellings also grate with a British audience - who use the pure language. If you want to see the adulterated article - then write the article first... :) Brookie: A collector of little round things 20:25, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

There's always a first :-) - Akamad 09:38, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, hopefully you can find time to weigh in on Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(biographies)#Proposal: it's time we put this one to bed. Mark¹ 18:56, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm very curious as to why you edited the template User:Customary to redirect to a template which you created. Also, there's no need for a US Customary-0 template. I created the Customary template because there was a Metric template, so it's already counter to something. If you want to say you don't like Standard measurements, get the Metric template. Also, it's no accident that it said "American Units," it's shorter and works better in the template. So, I'll revert the template to it's original form.

I didn't actually edit the template to add the link to US Customary-0, but I believe it was added as part of WikiProject Userbox standardization. Anyway, the US Customary-0 template indicates one's wish not to use this unit system, while in some cases still forced to use it (eg. engineers). Also, U.S. customary units is the official name of the units system, and as such, I feel obligated to revert back, unless you can give me a better reason why I shouldn't (it still takes up 2 lines either way). — TheKMan^talk 21:20, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Systième Internationale d'Unités" referers to an updated version of the metric system, not a separate off-shoot. "American units" is a non-standard usage (unlike "metric"). "US Customary" is the American derivation of the Imperial units system (which has a number of different values and units). The wording, "US Customary", should be used to separate it from other forms of measurement used in the US that are not part of the "Customary" branch, and other similar forms of measurement (see Metrified English unit). — TheKMan^talk 22:24, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for uploading Image:UGA_Arch.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images on Wikipedia is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. You can get help on image copyright tagging from Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags. -- Carnildo 05:15, 3 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are works of a Public University considered fair use? R'son-W 01:35, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Generally, no. It's quite possible for a Wikipedian to make a free-license replacement for an image like Image:UGA_Arch.jpg. --Carnildo 07:50, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed you were a Giants Fan (what do you think about Bonds?). My friends and I started a sports wiki/community that you may be interested in. It uses Wikipedia's software but we made a lot of technological improvements to allow for more news, opinion articles, and better integration of sports statistics. The site is located here: http://www.armchairgm.com. Check our baseball and Giants section its pretty cool:

• http://armchairgm.com/mwiki/index.php?title=MLB
• http://armchairgm.com/mwiki/index.php?title=San_Francisco_Giants

When you get the chance, let me know what you think.

Thanks!

--Awrigh01 20:57, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

you from grass valley?