User talk:129.7.127.183

hi, i've seen u create a few "Series of earthquake" articles. i appreciate the effort u've taken on them, but i think that calling them a "Series" is misleading unless these quakes are related to each other. a better thing to do would be to update an Earthquakes template, which can be used on the Disasters and accidents portal. if u're interested, i'd be happy to create such a template for u to update.  — Doldrums(talk) 15:44, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

sure! i've made a start here and will move it to an appropriate place once i've formatted it. take a look at it and tell me what u'd like added/removed/changed. btw, u might want to consider registering. it's easy and has its uses.  — Doldrums(talk) 16:11, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

OK, it's up! u can update the list on Portal:Disasters and accidents/Recent Earthquakes and it'll show up on Portal:Disasters and accidents.  — Doldrums(talk) 16:41, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

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Username

You really should take a name if you're going to make as good contributions as the article on suppression of science on climate change by the Whitehouse. A well-chosen username adds an extra layer of anonymity to your use of the site (unless you do what I've done and base it on your real name and put that in your sig). It depends what you want to do, and I do know choosing a good pseudonym can be difficult. If nothing else, call yourself TempUser183, that way your IP address will be hidden and in the unlikely event someone wanted to find out who you were there's the Wikimedia layer to go through before they get to your ISP - which they have when you edit not logged in. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 18:55, 30 January 2007 (UTC)