User talk:William Mauco

Back from Wikibreak

It is good to be back! We had a great trip, and my wife was happy to see me away from the computer for a change. I will probably be a bit slow in catching up, but at least I am back now. - Mauco 20:55, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Glad to see you back, Mauco, I missed you. Is so boring Wikipedia without you! Don't forget the Request for Mediation [1] where you are expected.--MariusM 21:57, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, but you almost sound like EvilAlex who says that life gets boring without Wikipedia edit wars. That is not what we are here for, let us all remember that. I will head over to the mediation page now, but you already know that I have my own particular opinion about that. Tsk, tsk. - Mauco

EvilAlex is an inspiring wikipedian model for me, I admire his commitment for truth, in-depth knowledge of facts and sense of humour.--MariusM 12:40, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Answer to MarkStreet

Your request is not to me in particular but about the content on the page. I am not the specific editor who inserted the heading that you object to, so any changes should be argued either with him or with all the editors, in which case you should post it on the Talk page of the Transnistria article. My personal Talk page is not the correct venue for opening a discussion of this. - Mauco 13:03, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

"Bridging the Dniester"

Congrats on your first column over there! Marius is already busy advertising it for you here. :-) Well, my personal opinion happens to coincide with yours, although, to be truly neutral, I think you should've mentioned that the habit of "satanizing" the other party is a mutual one in this particular case. Outside the column's scope, I believe that the real causes of the conflict are purely economic interests of all involved parties, with the mudslinging being just a "natural side-effect" thereof. --Illythr 15:44, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

The interesting thing was that I made it a condition that there be no censorship and they respected that completely. They did not even change the name of the place (they prefer "Pridnestrovie" but that would does not appear in my column). With regards to the two sides and being neutral, you could say that I did try to write for the audience, however, I also dished out equal blame. Here is the passage: "One is recognised internationally, the other is not, and both of them are a far cry from showing any tolerance or mutual respect of those who live just a bridge away, on the other side of that river."[2]. Having said that we should probably keep the Talk topical, it is Wikipedia and discussions should be primarily edit related as you know. - Mauco 01:01, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I already congratulated you about this article. I have however a question: You wrote: "Working with Moldovans, they had told me in no uncertain terms that this newspaper [Tiraspol Times - my note] is an apologist for rebels, a Kremlin mouthpiece". With what Moldovans you worked? I hope you don't consider me a moldovan.--MariusM 18:58, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I do not. I also do not let my professional activities interfere with Wikipedia. I deal with Moldovans on a daily basis. If you have questions on this, please send me an email because this userpage is not the proper place for non-Wikipedia topics which are not related to collaborative editing. See WP:UP. - Mauco 19:04, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

3RR notice

Please refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia under the three-revert rule, which states that nobody may revert a single page more than three times in 24 hours. (Note: this also means editing the page to reinsert an old edit. If the effect of your actions is to revert back, it qualifies as a revert.) Thank you. — Nearly Headless Nick ^{L} 15:49, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. This is noted, and I have participated in the discussion of this matter on both the 3RR page and in the article's Talk page, urging others to do the same. - Mauco 15:51, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Take care at 3RR rule at Transnistria article. Friendly advice.--MariusM 19:53, 22 October 2006 (UTC)