User talk:Viriditas

Apology from your summary accepted. What don't you "believe a word of"? Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:48, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Given your propensity for fiction, am I wrong to doubt you? Viriditas (talk) 08:49, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

"Propensity for fiction". Sorry have I missed something here? Are we discussing a parody user page or serious edits? Or is it one and the same to you? Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:52, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

It's a good question, isn't it? Viriditas (talk) 08:54, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Very well. Each time I make an edit, just revert me and cite my user page as the purpose! After all, I don't own it and you are free to edit! Evlekis (Евлекис) 08:55, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm beginning to understand you are gifted in comedy. Considering that comedy is rooted in tragedy, that's understandable. But tell me, what is funny about saying you are the "permanent secretary to Justice Minister in Zanu PF", a government led by a man who claims to be the "Hitler of the time"? Viriditas (talk) 08:58, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

It's a free world and Mr. Mugabe can say what he likes. I have a better suggestion, if you don't like my user page, don't read it. Evlekis (Евлекис) 09:00, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

I didn't say I didn't like it. I said, I found you had a gift for humor, but I didn't get the joke about the Zanu PF. And really, it is not a free world. Men (and women) are enslaved by their own minds, and are prisoners of their own ideas. Imprisoning thoughts like nationalism, ethnic hatred, greed, etc. Viriditas (talk) 09:03, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Yes true. I'll try to explain. The idea behind the unseriousness was that the infobox was real, and I pasted it from somewhere; I then amended the captions to partly personalise it and partly fictionalise it in the hope it looks "absurd" because - you may find this hard to believe - I am not hugely political. Asides my own views, I don't believe in any politician. As it happens, I don't vote. No matter in which country I live, who the candidates are, I don't have faith in those people and I won't vote. So I just mock them from top to bottom! :) Evlekis (Евлекис) 09:08, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

The thing is, whether we like it or not, everything we do is political, from choosing a product to purchase, to paying our bills, to interacting with our fellow human beings. Politics is, essentially, the art of getting people to do something they would not normally do, but this can take many forms. Bartering in the marketplace (getting a price you want) is one form, while convincing your partner to see an action film rather than a chick flick is another. Politics is also a form of representation, either at the local level or on a larger scale. Regardless of whether you vote or not, you will be impacted by politics on every level. Whenever you talk to your friends, or join a group of like-minded people for discussion, you are engaging in politics. You can't really get away from it. Viriditas (talk) 09:14, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

BINGO. That is the message I impart to people in everyday life who think I live by politics! I tell them "I don't support any party/leader" but we ALL have political views, otherwise we'd be vegetables. I agree 101%. Evlekis (Евлекис) 09:16, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

I think the problem with politics in the West is that it has not yet made the transition to evidence-based policy practice. Viriditas (talk) 09:29, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Sorry I'd gone off line. For all their efforts, no they haven't made that transition. Evlekis (Евлекис) 21:45, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks and sorry

Thanks for fixing my edit's technical problem, and restoring my message. This is only the second time it has happened, and I don't know why. Hope it doesn't make a habit of it. Thanks again, Postpostmod (talk) 14:20, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Moving Barry Ptolemy

I got some kind of message that suggested I could not move the page in the manner I did. If you have a moment could please help me move the working page to Barry Ptolemy. Thanks! Alexanderxerxes (talk) 20:26, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

I moved it. Please try to add the links as citations using the <ref>...</ref> style. Viriditas (talk) 11:04, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

ISS and 1999 LE₃₁

Still too cloudy to see ISS. Check out the interactive external link in my new asteroid stub. It's very nice. You really get a feeling for where it is. Play with all the buttons, including the sliders. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:42, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Good work, Anna. I've often thought that Wikipedia would benefit greatly from having interactive graphics embedded in the body of the article. Viriditas (talk) 09:03, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes, it sure would. Related: I've been trying to figure out how to convert video formats to ogg, to add to articles. It would be good for certain things, like tofu production. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:19, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Have you started with Commons:Media_help and Help:Converting_video, or are you past that point? Viriditas (talk) 09:31, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Very nice. I'm so stupid. I looked at tons of shareware and freeware sites, but never thought of looking there. at the converting page you gave, I found [1] nad [2]. I will try it.

Now, what sorts of videos would be useful? :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:43, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar

		All Around Amazing Barnstar
		Thank you so much for your big-hearted support at the RfC/U and for reminding people that Wikipedia, at its best, is a place where people coöperate to produce fair and well-balanced articles. You made yourself a target by sticking up for me, and rose to the ensuing incivility with great panache, a delightful sense of humor, and an attitude that can only be described as classy. DracoE 15:42, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

(That’s a legitimate pair of röck döts there!) :-)

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