User talk:Akadruid

Please note I may edit any non-text items, templates or bizarre sigs on this page because I don't want 'new message' notifications from all the 'helpful' wikibots that fiddle with such things. akaDruid 09:59, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

GM Minivans

Hi, I was wondering if you would support me in the discussion to keep the GM minivans separate, rather than merge them with the Chevrolet Lumina APV and Chevrolet Venture articles. I'd really appreciate your help ans support. -Bavaria 17:36, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Important WikiProject Automobiles Discussion

Hello! As a Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles member, I just thought you might want to input your opinions on an important discussion we're currently having about whether articles regarding similar vehicles should be merged into one or split by brand. If you would like to comment or read further, please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles#Articles of Similar Vehicles. Thank you in advance for your thoughts and feedback. Airline 23:15, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fish userboxes

Hi Akadruid,

I thought you might be interested in some new Wikipedia:Userboxes/Pets#Fish|fish userboxes. Here's one for fish User:Rfrisbie/Userbox/Fish owner If you're interested in help with making any other userboxes, let me know and I'll see what I can do. Cheers, Rfrisbie^talk 00:27, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the thought, Rfrisbie. I think I've gone past the fad now but I might look sometime. I'm afraid I've delinked your post, because I don't want new message notifications each time a bot or AWB passes this page. Cheers, akaDruid 12:21, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Embedded systems

Thanks for adding the images!

Atlant 16:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome - thank you for noticing! Nice to feel appreciated :) akaDruid 13:40, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Oblateness constant"

The oblateness constant is a ratio of difference betwen the lengths of the major and minor axis and the length of the major axis.

Isn't that just another name for flattening or ellipticity?: $f={\frac {a-b}{a}}.$ User:Kaimbridge 14:49, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, my lack of knowledge is showing up. I was working on Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles and 'oblateness constant' showed up. I attempted to define it on oblate and redirected the original, but it could do with a professional's view! Please do change it. Cheers akaDruid 15:26, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done! I'm finishing up an article on angular eccentricity and will add its link when its "born". P=) User:Kaimbridge 16:19, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fish articles

I'm wondering if you are interested in helping to improve some of the fish related articles. I'm thinking about starting a wiki-project to help these types of articles, and I thought you might be interested. QuizQuick 22:48, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject Automobiles Notification

Hi Akadruid, you were on the list of members at WikiProject Automobiles and we are introducing a new way of listing members, as the old list was becoming too long. Our new method involves having all of our members in a category.

To add yourself to the category just add the userbox to your user page by putting {{Wiki Auto Project}} where you want the userbox. Alternatively if you don't like the userbox you can add [[Category:WikiProject Automobiles members|Akadruid]] to your userpage.

If you no longer wish to be a member of the project, simply don't add the userbox or category, there's no pressure. Thanks for your time, James086^{Talk | Contribs} 04:53, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Bmw 5 series.jpg listed for deletion

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Phillip Torrone article

Hi,

Firstly, please feel free to leave this note until you are finished with your exams etc.

When you have time, could you have a look at your speedy delete of the Phillip Torrone article. A quick glance at the pages that linked to this, or Googling for it, will show this should be worthy of at least an Afd.

Thanks, akaDruid 15:03, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem :-) —METS501 (talk) 18:54, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Template:User pb

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Opinion Request

Hi akaDruid,

I was just wondering if you would be interested in commenting on a disagreement that I am having with another user about the Mosquito product. It's on the discussion page for the Mosquito and it's about the link to the manufacturer's page, compoundsecurity.co.uk . I know you were following this page at some point. If you decide to give your opinion, please feel free to take whoever's side or suggest another solution. I am not trying to convince you to agree with me or anything like that. Thanks, --Purpleblue1 (talk) 21:03, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File:Nokia 3510.jpg listed for deletion

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Speedy deletion declined: Aspera GmbH

Hello Akadruid. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Aspera GmbH, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Notability asserted. Take to AfD if required. Thank you. Ged UK 20:53, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Traffic300x200.jpg listed for deletion

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WP:Transport

Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2010_August_29#Category:Transport TruckCard (talk) 13:05, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto, but a bit more grumpily; Please don't just post random links on my talk page without explanation. akaDruid (talk) 11:30, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not random. TruckCard (talk) 23:56, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed deletion of Publicfile

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Citations that do not support what they are cited for

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When citing sources, please make sure they actually support the statement that you are citing them for. That was not the case in your edit here. It's important that Wikipedia readers and fellow editors can rely on the relation between text and source. Edits that mislead them about this, whether by sloppiness or deliberately, are highly problematic.

Regards, HaeB (talk) 05:12, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"The Centurions (TV series" listed at Redirects for discussion

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