User talk:Mattbray

Rotuma[edit]

Hi there! Thank you for you kind note on my user page. I've seen you about before but didn't realize you were Rotuman. I've just spent the last hour perusing some of your articles, adding categories and cross-links to other articles, etc. I found them extremely interesting, and look forward to seeing many more contributions from you. When I joined Wikipedia in early 2004, there were a total of eight (8) articles that mentioned Fiji, and only one that mentioned Rotuma. Can

Bula Vinaka[edit]

I have just created two new articles one being Fijian Religion and the other being Fijian Tradition & Ceremony, your input and help would be very much appreciated when you have the time.

Vinaka Vaka Levu Maikeli MB 02:43, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good News![edit]

The Rotuman Wikipedia is only one step away from creation. Before the wiki can be created, we need to translate the main interface messages. This page will serve as a place for centralized discussion and coordination, while the actual translation will be on the BetaWiki (see BetaWiki instructions and a full list of Rotuman interface messages). If you have any problems, comments, suggestions, or questions, feel free to post below and we will be sure they are addressed.

While it would be even better to translate the entire interface, some of it isn't very important and can be translated later. If you see any messages you think don't need to be translated, feel free to mention them here.

The following messages don't need translation before final approval (although you are free to translate them anyway). The * symbol followed by a number means that several messages beginning with that are unneeded. For example, unlock* (6) means that six messages with names starting with "unlock" (unlockdb, unlockdbtext, unlockconfirm, unlockbtn, unlockdbsuccesssub, and unlockdbsuccesstext) are unneeded.

common* (2)
edittools
exif-* (273)
export* (7)
feed* (2)
import* (27)
lock* (8)
mainpagedocfooter
mainpagetext
metadata* (6)
monobook* (2)
pagetitle
unlock* (6)

I can't emphasize this enough: if you have any problems, comments, suggestions, or questions, feel free to post below and we will be sure they are addressed. There's no reason for anyone to be confused or uncertain if we can help it. :) --Jose77 23:30, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I will shorten the above message and write it in a more simplified way. The Rotuman test-project will qualify to become a real wikipedia when the interface messages on BetaWiki have been translated into the Rotuman language. Here are the steps to do so:

Step 1: Log-in to BetaWiki.
Step 2: Join the Translators group to enable you to translate the interface messages. (This could be achieved by requesting User:Nike to grant you membership).
Step 3: Begin translating all of the messages into Rotuman (except for the ones mentioned above which are not compulsory).
Step 4: Once the translation is completed, the Wikimedia Board of Trustees will approve the Rotuman project and create the new Wikipedia.

Regards, --Jose77 23:30, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fiji Scouts Association[edit]

Can you please help render "Fiji Scouts Association" as well as "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Fijian? Thanks! Chris 03:40, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rotuman[edit]

Hey, I'm glad you messaged me. I wasn't aware that Blevins has been "superceded" by Schmidt. I'll look the pdf you sent me to and I'll see about incorporating information from the link you provided. Keep in mind, though, that I'm mostly a phonology person so I don't have much planning on morphology, syntax, or semantics. I noticed that the site that hosts the pdf you sent me has this page (also by Schmidt) and it seems less technical, so even in your non-technicalness you can certainly incorporate some information from there, making the page less phonology-centric. Also, we should discuss the presentation of the alphabet. I don't have a copy of Churchward and I'm not exactly clear on how the orthography is used and that might be helpful to the readers. Æµ§œš¹ _{[aɪm ˈfɻɛ̃ⁿdˡi]} 03:12, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Solkope[edit]

Matt, I have reverted your edit. I have also have a record of your IP address as 124.176.43.199 making similar edits not logged in under your alias which puts you in Australia [1]. Per the prior ruling of the Arbitration Committee, I will report any and all alledged activity appearing to be sockpuppets of User:Johnski. Davidpdx (talk) 03:00, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

June 2008[edit]

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for violating the three-revert rule. Please be more careful to discuss controversial changes or seek dispute resolution rather than engaging in an edit war. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. PeterSymonds (talk) 08:38, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Peter. I'm not going to appeal your decision because my conduct has indeed been in contravention of Wikipedia rules about edit war. I apologise for any inconvenience to you. However let it be noted, should my interactions with Davidpdx escalate (please note this is not something I desire), that if you look at his talk page I sought to discuss it very congenially and despite this he continued to undo my edits and he failed to justify this to me. --Mattbray 11:47, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mattbray. I agree, and I've blocked both for the same period and for the same reason. When the block expires, I suggest you begin dispute resolution; perhaps open a request for comment about your edits, and see if outside opinions can decide whether either edits should remain. I hope that will be sufficient, and I'll be happy to mediate informally over any future discussions. Let me know if and when they occur if you require my neutral involvement. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 12:01, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Solkope[edit]

Thanks for your message. I'm prepared to reserve my judgement for now. I've removed the pro-DOM bias from the Solkope article, so it shouldn't be any further cause for contention. --Gene_poole (talk) 10:12, 16 June 2008 (UTC).[reply]

Rotuman[edit]

Hello Mattray! I'd be happy when this language would get a Wikipedia, so please translate further at Betawiki (these messages need to be translated). Then search contributors and create some articles at Incubator and it will be approved. Greetings, SPQRobin (talk) 11:47, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HELP IN ROTUMAN WIKIPEDIA!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.60.101.40 (talk) 10:23, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pope John Paul II[edit]

Hello Mattbray, We are looking for help on the Pope John Paul II article in order to improve it and raise it to ‘Good Article’ and eventually ‘Featured Article’ status. So, I though I would invite you to take a look. Any help would be much appreciated. Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 02:45, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs[edit]

Hello Mattbray! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 937 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

Paul Manueli - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

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Speedy deletion nomination of Seán Sammon[edit]

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Ichthus: January 2012[edit]

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Feast day listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

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ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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New Challenge for Oceania and Australia[edit]

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Joni Madraiwiwi image use[edit]

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