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Hello to all fellow Wikipedians. GoodDay 22:40, 17 November 2005 (UTC).

	This user has been on Wikipedia for 10 years, 5 months and 26 days.

You may be wondering why my archives only start at August 2007. The reason: I didn't archive my pages before that date, I merely deleted them (as I didn't know how to archive). Therefore, if anyone wishes to see material before August 2007? check out this talkpage's 'history'.

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Editor of the Week : nominations needed![edit]

The Editor of the Week initiative has been recognizing editors since 2013 for their hard work and dedication. Editing Wikipedia can be disheartening and tedious at times; the weekly Editor of the Week award lets its recipients know that their positive behaviour and collaborative spirit is appreciated. The response from the honorees has been enthusiastic and thankful.

The list of nominees is running short, and so new nominations are needed for consideration. Have you come across someone in your editing circle who deserves a pat on the back for improving article prose regularly, making it easier to understand? Or perhaps someone has stepped in to mediate a contentious dispute, and did an excellent job. Do you know someone who hasn't received many accolades and is deserving of greater renown? Is there an editor who does lots of little tasks well, such as cleaning up citations?

Please help us thank editors who display sustained patterns of excellence, working tirelessly in the background out of the spotlight, by submitting your nomination for Editor of the Week today!

Sent on behalf of Buster Seven Talk for the Editor of the Week initiative by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:18, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

The only person I can think of to nominate? is me. GoodDay (talk) 13:29, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

friendly advice[edit]

I don't think that siding with the people who banned you a few years ago is going to produce any dividend. It looks to me like you have been beaten down. A case of if you can't beat'm join'm Centuryofconfusion (talk) 03:38, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Northern Ireland hasn't had a flag of its own, since 1973. You'll need to provide sources to prove otherwise. GoodDay (talk) 03:40, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

That level of knowledge of the past implies a sock puppet - any thoughts GoodDay? ----Snowded ^TALK 20:17, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Indeed there is sockery involved, IMHO. Just not certain as to who. GoodDay (talk) 20:19, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

This place is full of bullies.[edit]

..and many people don't realize that that is all they are. Sigh. On the other hand: have a good day. Juan Riley (talk) 20:10, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia bullies, tend to loos a lot of their bite as more editors oppose their stance. GoodDay (talk) 20:12, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Yes, however, many new editors get bullied by those pretending. You've been thru the wars and I could care less about threats. But I wonder. Juan Riley (talk) 20:19, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

I've a lot of lumps on my head, which I picked up over several years. Thankfully, they've been healing up since my return in 2014 :) GoodDay (talk) 20:21, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Pssst as a man who lived as boy in Belfast: if there weren't puppetry going on there I would be astonished. Sorry for always bringing issues to you. You should have a good day. I ordain it!Juan Riley (talk) 20:26, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Very little phases me, these days. The best approach is a calm approach. GoodDay (talk) 20:28, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

So far I find copying and pasting their comments from my talk page to the article talk page works as they squirm. Juan Riley (talk) 20:30, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Haha. GoodDay (talk) 20:32, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Unless Wikipedia puts the effort in to stop bullying, especially when the system can be used as part of the effort, it will eventually corrode the whole system. The "civility" conditions are just a facade. I saw new editors bullied when looking at the history of some political article. Of course, they left. Well, I better get back to work. Travelmite (talk) 22:06, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Yep, it can be rough around here. GoodDay (talk) 22:16, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Etiquette[edit]

I know you didn't do it in bad faith but please don't edit my comments, I'm aware of the need to outdent comments in a thread and will do so when I feel it needs to be done. Mo ainm~Talk 15:14, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Don't bite the hand that feeds you. I randomly selected where to outdent the discussion. It gets difficult to read both your posts, when they start getting squeezed into the right side of the talkpage. GoodDay (talk) 15:16, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

I agree that can happen, but didn't feel it needed doing at that point, as I said I don't think you where being a dick doing it, no harm no foul. Mo ainm~Talk 15:20, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Cool. Just remember, after 10 indents, ya'll are suppose to outdent :) GoodDay (talk) 15:21, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)[edit]

I know where you are coming from but it is the Team Infobox on the Team Page. The franchise history is just a guide to the history used by the team. The team is not the franchise. Yosemiter (talk) 19:19, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

I'd recommend that article be split up, into 2 seperate Hamilton Bulldogs articles. 19:21, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

It is certainly possible to split into Hamilton Bulldogs (1996–2003) and Hamilton Bulldogs (2002–15), there just has never really been a solid consensus to do so since there was a transition season (not to mention several business side people/things stayed the same). If you are curious they last time it was talked about was in Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ice Hockey/Archive64#St. John's IceCaps but it seems there was mostly non-consensus. So I went forward and made the IceCaps like the Bulldogs (which was already mostly the it is well before I came around to edit it) for some consistency. Honestly, I feel you should have left your splitting statement on the Project talk page to see if we could get a solid consensus and fix the articles if feeling on the subject have changed. Yosemiter (talk) 19:53, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

I ain't got the skills to split those articles. But, I mentioned the oddity of them, at WP:HOCKEY. GoodDay (talk) 20:04, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Hello[edit]

Hi and I expanded and referenced this article. Can you take a look? Thank you: Amaro Rodríguez Felipe.--80.39.243.106 (talk) 17:28, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

I'll let others do that. GoodDay (talk) 17:30, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Flag of Northern Ireland[edit]

Hello, GoodDay. You seem to be an experienced editor in this area. Can you please point me to any previous dicussions, RfCs or whatever, that might support the contention that there is an existing consensus on Wikipedia around the issue of the Northern Ireland flag? Miles Creagh (talk) 20:59, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

I've been around for over 10 yrs on Wikipedia. TBH, I can't remember there being any Rfc on the matter. All I know, is that there's been sources for Northern Ireland not having a flag of its own & on articles like Northern Ireland & Countries of the United Kingdom (for examples), I've never seen the Ulster Banner. PS - Suggestions that those who oppose using that flag are Irish nationalists? won't likely get you anywhere fast. GoodDay (talk) 21:03, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Okay, because none of the (many, many) prior discussions I've now read through on the topic seem to have arrived at any kind of consensus. PS - I've never suggested that those who oppose the flag are Irish nationalists, although I've just been accused of being a Unionist, myself! Miles Creagh (talk) 21:17, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

I've been accused of a lot of things on Wikipedia. Don't let it rattle you. GoodDay (talk) 21:23, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Oh that 'undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns....'[edit]

I never thought Willy was talking about Wales. Who knew? Tread lightly my friend for 'traveler' may be a synonym for 'editor'. And if one might disagree with someone's somewhere decision as to what a country might be? Well one might hear: 'Get thee to a nunnery". Here 'nunnery' might be a synonym for 'blocked'. Other than all that nonsense, how are you my friend? Juan Riley (talk) 00:10, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

I'm fine & yes, there's nothing further I can add about the infoboxes at England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland. The younger folk, can deal with the mean spirited treatment :) GoodDay (talk) 00:17, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Leaving us older curmudgeonly folk to grump about ambiguity and inconsistency? Yup. Pretty much as I see it these days. Juan Riley (talk) 00:22, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Haha ;) GoodDay (talk) 00:23, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Doug Ducey[edit]

Hello. Please stop edit warring on Doug Ducey. Twice you have seen the explanation in the edit log referring to the style guide at MOS:JOBTITLES and both times you have ignored it and reverted without offering any explanation. Please review the style guide so that you understand the correct format for expressing job titles on this project. Then kindly undo your edit. Thanks. X4n6 (talk) 01:59, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

You didn't answer my question. Why are you applying MOS:JOBTITLES to only Ducey? There's 49 other state governors & number of lieutenant governors. Also, there's all the former governors & lieutenant governors. GoodDay (talk) 02:01, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Your question presumes some bias/agenda regarding this individual where none exists. Where I see this style error, regardless of the job title or the individual, I fix it. Couldn't care less about this particular person. This is just a format fix. So please revert your edit. X4n6 (talk) 02:08, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Don't be difficult, please. I've asked for clarification at MOS:JOBTITLES. Having gone through many American gov't officials bios articles. I've noticed nearly all of them use capitalization. GoodDay (talk) 02:10, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

PS: I've read over MOS:JOBTITLES & going by their "Louix XVI" example - Governor of Arizona is correct. Decapitalization occurs if your hav Arizona governor. GoodDay (talk) 02:14, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

You asked a question, which I answered. More importantly, you obviously haven't argued that the style guide doesn't apply. Because you know better. So I don't understand the basis for your objection to fixing this. On the other hand, if you have some COI regarding this particular individual, then you need to divulge it. I also recommend you re-read the style guide. Specifically, please read the first sentence. Then read the context in the article. It says he is the "current Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona." That is obviously not the formal title of that office, so the word "governor" is not capitalized. Nor is it capitalized as a proper noun, because the word "governor" is a common noun - as the style guide clearly states. X4n6 (talk) 02:27, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Governor of Arizona, is a formal title. GoodDay (talk) 02:29, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Now you're not answering my questions. Why are you objecting to the style guide applying to every other article on this project, except for this one individual? What makes you think this article is exempt? Do you have a COI you're not divulging? Also while "Governor of Arizona" is a formal title - when used in the proper context - "23rd and current Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona" is not. X4n6 (talk) 02:34, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

I wouldn't object to de-capitalizing on all the governors & lieutenant governors bio intros - if you were to de-capitalize all the governors & lieutenant governors bio intros. BTW: Dicklyon appears to agree with your interpretation of MOS:JOBTITLES. GoodDay (talk) 02:40, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

I'm not on a campaign to fix all governor and lieutenant governor articles. JOBTITLES is much broader than that. As I said, where I see errors, I just fix them. Regardless of the individual. It's just a format fix. Sorry that you seem to see it as something more. It isn't. However, if you'd like to fix it on all the governors and lieutenant governors, you can certainly do that. But I do see and appreciate that you've restored the edit. X4n6 (talk) 02:48, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

I'm a consistency buff & it usually gets my attention when any editor makes a change to one article in a series of articles, but not to others. Why paint one pole Red & leave the others Blue. GoodDay (talk) 02:51, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Understood and agreed. Now I hope you realize that's not what was going on here. But I'm also a POV buff and it usually gets my attention when someone tries to push an agenda, but won't admit it when asked. X4n6 (talk) 02:58, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘I don't have an agenda, but we do seem to be on different trains of thought, here. Anyways, tomorrow I'll be de-capitalizing the governors & lieutenant governors (current & former), in an attempt to implement consistency. PS - note the intros of Jan Brewer, Janet Napolitano, etc etc. GoodDay (talk) 03:03, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Please understand that I wasn't being accusatory. I was simply trying to understand the basis for your objections to something I just saw as routine housekeeping. But I am aware that there are likely tons of articles where JOBTITLES could be applied: governors, lt. governors, frankly all officeholders at every level. Also corporate and academic titles as well. If you'd like to go on a singular mission of correcting this error throughout this project, it could likely be a full time job. Because it is a common error. You might even consider creating a bot. X4n6 (talk) 03:11, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

I'll take care of the current ones first & see how it goes. GoodDay (talk) 03:14, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Happy editing! X4n6 (talk) 03:24, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks :) GoodDay (talk) 03:27, 13 May 2016 (UTC)