User talk:MattFisher

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TGID

I disagree with your characterization of the most recent Simpsons episode. Since Moe's is Tokyo Roe's before Homer returns to the Mesa, and it is Moe's again afterwards, it does not seem that he "had a dream", but that in the context of the plot the rapture actually DID occur, and was subsequently undone... along with the return of Moe's. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 20:44, May 9, 2005 (UTC)

C-Line / D-Line (RTD) articles...

Is there any reason that the C-Line and D-Line are represented as colored links everywhere in your articles? It doesn't really happen anywhere else in wikipedia that I am aware of. If you look at various lines in the New York Subway, such as IND Eighth Avenue Line or E (New York City Subway service), they explain the colors, but don't markup the line names in that color. If colors are associated with these names, I think it would be more appropriate to simply do "C-Line (also known as the Orange Line)" at the intro of the page and leave the links and references to the name elsewhere in normal wikipedia format. --MattWright (talk) 01:46, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago Line color templates

I tried to put the first of your 7 templates (the Red one) in the sandbox and all it gave me was the text CC0003. What did I do wrong?? Georgia guy 01:10, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In response, I would like to note that these templates should be reserved for future articles for Chicago 'L' stations. MattFisher 01:13, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:MAX Stations

Just letting you know I've listed this for deletion. --SPUI (talk - don't use sorted stub templates!) 11:28, 3 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Manchester Metrolink map

I see that you have placed requests for maps on the pages about a number of tramways, but I’m rather puzzled as to why you have placed one on the Manchester Metrolink page, given that the page already includes my map of the system. Is there something missing from that map that you would like added? David Arthur 15:39, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I must have been unaware that you did a map of the system already. Great job on your other maps you did, though, particularly the one of my city's O-Train! MattFisher 21:31, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

All right — and thanks! :). David Arthur 23:45, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What do they call citizens of Peterborough, Ontario?

Please help me! What do they call a resident of Peterborough, Ontario? I am currently categorizing people who have lived or are currently living in Peterborough, Ontario into a new category. MattFisher 23:43, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

James Kennedy

What did you mean by "unsupportive" in terms of Kennedy's relation to Catholicism, does that mean he said a couple things against it or that he just plain doesn't adhere to it? and do you have any sources we could put in the article?

I had said that James Kennedy was "unsupportive" of Catholicism because, according to what I read in the Wikipedia article, "Kennedy ... is critical of such groups as the Roman Catholic Church and the Freemasons, working with such people as [RC] Sproul and John F. MacArthur against Catholicism and Ron Carlson against Freemasonry." While I am not sure if it is true that he actually did such a thing, I'm very sorry for what I wrote. Otherwise, I would recommend a that a citation be needed for the thing about his said anti-Catholicism. MattFisher 20:21, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

First, sorry I never signed my name, and I didn't actually know until just today that Anti-Catholicism includes any critisism at all against the roman catholic church, (That is, if the Wiki article on Anti-Catholicism is correct) so I guess you were right all along :/. Weirdest definition of anti-whateverism i've ever seen, I mean most of the time they have something to do with "critical dislike", but meh. Homestarmy 00:25, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Tabuns

No, he's not gay. People are occasionally confused because his partner's name is Shawn — but Shawn Kerwin is a woman. Bearcat 22:13, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I recognize your comment as being legitimate. MattFisher 15:08, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Aspergian Wikipedians

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Swanson family

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Your User page

In my opinion, the polemical statements on your User page are completely contrary to the spirit of the Wikipedia (although it explains why you're categorizing people based on their support of the War in Iraq). Do we really need one more witch hunt on the Wikipedia? This sort of thing, by its very nature, harms Wikipedia's neutral point of view. MoodyGroove 13:46, 28 May 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove[reply]

FYI - Your recent category is up for deletion

See here. Jinxmchue 04:08, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category on Neil Cavuto

Hi. I note that you added a category to Neil Cavuto based on your recollection that he "appears to" fit. Wikipedia's policies on biographies of living persons require that an "article must state the facts that result in the use of the category tag and these facts must be sourced." We have to be very careful to avoid misrepresenting living persons. :) I've removed the category. If you locate a reliable source, please feel free to re-add it to the article with sourcing. --Moonriddengirl 15:48, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Hermann Park/Rice University Station

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Speedy deletion of Template:Chicago 'L' Orange Line color

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Speedy deletion of Template:Chicago 'L' line

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Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 22:08, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello MattFisher! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 9 of the articles that you created are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. 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 these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 689 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

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