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Advance health care directive

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Credo Reference

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Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

Thanks for starting this article, I've expanded it and nominated at DYK. Feel free to contribute more to it, particularly before it hits the main page! (And if you do so, feel free to add yourself to the DYK nom as a co-author). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 18:14, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Great your expanding it! I have added a worldmap (underlining how many african countries signed....). I might be doing some editing on the side as well... L.tak (talk) 22:11, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Flags and Same-sex marriage legislation around the world

Could you give your opinion here? Ron 1987 (talk) 12:57, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Research

Hi! I am a Ph.D student at Northwestern University's School of Communication studying the structure of collaborations around Wikipedia's coverage of breaking news events [1] for my dissertation. You played a very prominent and important role in editing Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster articles following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. I would like to ask you some more questions about how you became involved in these articles and the work you did for my research. I am happy to talk on your discussion page here, via email, or another channel if you'd prefer. I look forward to hearing from you! Best, Madcoverboy (talk) 07:49, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

He Brian, Interesting topic for a PhD! Yeah, I was quite a news'y on that topic (although not(/hardly) professionally knowledgeable obout the topic. I am ok with trying to answer questions here, although we might have to find an alternative when personal info is needed (I never edit the topics in the fields that I am working on, as they could out me). I am on holidays at the moment, and internet availability is... variable ;-) L.tak (talk) 00:55, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Well when you're back from vacation, I would love to find a time to chat via email\IRC\skype. Madcoverboy (talk) 02:25, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Takeaway.com

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Thanks for the notification; replied on your talk page (claim of notification was a bit implicit: market leadership and turnover, which should do for the -low- bar of CSD A7 L.tak (talk) 09:56, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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Thanks, I replied at the humanities helpdesk; I do think now Greenland and Faroe should be included (and have found a source). L.tak (talk) 19:37, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Eurasian Patent Convention

Thanks for pointing out that the Director General of WIPO is the depositary of the Eurasian Patent Convention (Article 28 EAPC). Indeed. However, in my opinion, that does not mean that the treaty is administered by WIPO, see http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ which appears to be an exhaustive list. By analogy, the German Government is supposed to register the European Patent Convention with the Secretariat of the United Nations (Article 178(3) EPC). That does not mean that Germany or the United Nations administers the EPC. In my opinion, "administering" means more, i.e. the day-to-day management ("To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity." [2]). Cheers, --Edcolins (talk) 21:27, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

that's a valid viewpoint (which I mostly share). I do think however it is also defendable that a depositary administers a treaty, in the sense that it keeps its most important logs (accessions) and decides about that. I would argue that category membership should not be taken limitatively but if possible also a bit broader, so that people can appreciate articles that in some way group together... L.tak (talk) 21:31, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

Interesting. In view of Article 77 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties [3], it seems that the functions of a depositary indeed include some sorts of "administering" tasks. Since the Director General of WIPO is the depositary of the Eurasian Patent Convention, it is fair to say that the treaty is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (unless the Director General of WIPO is outsourcing these tasks to some U.N. personals who are not themselves employees of the WIPO). Anyway, I was relying on the list put together by the WIPO itself: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ . If the WIPO itself does not consider that they are "administering" the Eurasian Patent Convention, I was assuming that we may just rely on this... Enough hair-splitting, I won't debate this minor issue any longer. For your information: I have also created Category:Treaties of which the Director General of WIPO is the depositary‎. Cheers, --Edcolins (talk) 21:07, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Camoka4

88.240.15.118 is a confirmed sock Puffin ^{Let's talk!} 12:51, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks; that's clear indeed (and a bit said as well after first making threats to make us of multiple IPs...)... L.tak (talk) 16:02, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit war

Apparently you are not that well versed inthe ENglish language or site guidelines. Will submit a grievance today.--XLR8TION (talk) 20:04, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Go ahead... L.tak (talk) 20:05, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

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I want to thank you for your contributions to the talk page on gay marriage in Brazil. However, I'd be glad if you go back to the page and see my latter change about the Brazilian Federal District (DF) ruling on how notaries must procede in case of gay couples applying for marriage licenses. I've posted a new and definitive link confirming the legalization of same-sex marriage in DF. Thank you so much! Rafavargas (talk) 05:57, 16 January 2013 (UTC) Thanks; I think it is ok to add it; the sources look trustworthy; although with these issues: more is better (ideally: the formal source, a newspaper article about that, and an article about the first actual marriage, but in view that this is the 6th state where it happens, it is not an absolute requirement)... L.tak (talk) 12:55, 21 January 2013 (UTC) Enescot reply about the Kyoto Protocol Hello, L.tak. You have new messages at Talk:Kyoto Protocol. Message added 05:18, 21 January 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. Enescot (talk) 05:18, 21 January 2013 (UTC) Talk:Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom#Requested move Could you give your opinion? Ron 1987 (talk) 10:16, 24 January 2013 (UTC) I saw and was already planning to... Anyway, I gave my opinion there... L.tak (talk) 10:55, 24 January 2013 (UTC) Talk:List_of_states_with_limited_recognition#arguably_a_contemporary_example I've tried to clarify my argument about Palestine. Does this make sense now, or am I still misunderstanding your position? TDL (talk) 21:43, 27 January 2013 (UTC) List of acronyms: European sovereign-debt crisis Greetings. You recently tagged that article as "unsourced". The article is a list consisting exlusively of separate wikipedia entries, each with its own definition, text and references. Therefore, there is no need to repeat here the references for each item. Take care. -The Gnome (talk) 11:24, 7 February 2013 (UTC) Fair enough; didn't know that; thought they would need to stand on themselves like articles ... L.tak (talk) 11:47, 7 February 2013 (UTC) Further to the above, it appears that there's more to it than I thought. I raised the subject in the Talk Page of the relevant rule and the consensus it that (a) lists are like every other atticle, and therefore (b) have to meet the requirements for providing appropriate references, just like in every article. In the case of the article "List of acronyms: European sovereign-debt crisis", none of the criteria for the obligatory inclusion of references in an article is met: The article is not about a BLP, it has no direct quotations by people in it, and it contains nothing that has been challenged or is likely to be challenged. Just thought you might want to know about this. Take care. -The Gnome (talk) 11:15, 23 February 2013 (UTC) harrassment this turkish camoka must be a big pain for you. I hope you would start take pills for your mental problems rather than ad hominem and investigations on other wikipedia editors. Maybe you don't know, but everyone else is laughing at you but not saying to you directly. (There is a mod among them) --Free ottoman (talk) 19:54, 2 March 2013 (UTC) Funny, wikipedia doesn't have mods… L.tak (talk) 20:01, 2 March 2013 (UTC) Conferences of the Parties of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol Hello, L.tak/Archives, and thank you for your contributions! An article you worked on Conferences of the Parties of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, appears to be directly copied from http://ukinargentina.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/working-with-argentina/prosperity/climate-change/negotiations/conference-parties. Please take a minute to make sure that the text is freely licensed and properly attributed as a reference, otherwise the article may be deleted. It's entirely possible that this bot made a mistake, so please feel free to remove this notice and the tag it placed on Conferences of the Parties of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol if necessary. MadmanBot (talk) 22:55, 8 March 2013 (UTC) Yes bot, it was copied… from wikipedia; it's a bit disappointing you didn't find out, but then, you are not human of course... L.tak (talk) 23:22, 8 March 2013 (UTC) wow, ok wow ok, all you do is wasting time to figure out that Camoka6 was Camoka4. what a big success. what are you expecting? an olympic medal? at least I contributed something to the article. you contributed nothing to that article. end of story. --Camoka6 (talk) 00:10, 20 March 2013 (UTC) ? other users thought differently about that… L.tak (talk) 02:12, 20 March 2013 (UTC) The Olympic Gold Medal Barnstar I hereby award you an Olympic Gold Medial for your tireless efforts to keep the encyclopedia free from smelly socks! TDL (talk) 01:13, 20 March 2013 (UTC) thanks! L.tak (talk) 02:12, 20 March 2013 (UTC) A beer for you! . wash your face, drink a beer, contribute and stop obsessing on other people. Camoka6 (talk) 00:18, 20 March 2013 (UTC) EPLA and UPC Hello and thanks for your comment on the UPC talk page and your work on EPLA. Can you also write a small paragraph in the UPC article's background section about the role of EPLA (something along the lines of UPC being based on EPLA up to some degree or them sharing some articles and provisions)? A relevant source for this would be point 1. here: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/07/st14/st14492.en07.pdf. And, also, perhaps, add some information in the UPC article about the role of European Court of Justice rejecting some draft provisions of the draft UPC, most notably the participation of non-EU-member states? The relevant source would be this: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2011-03/cp110017en.pdf. Heracletus (talk) 16:56, 30 March 2013 (UTC) Talk:Same-sex union legislation#Multiple entries for Chile Could you give your opinion? Ron 1987 (talk) 14:16, 16 April 2013 (UTC) Aruba, EPC Thanks! Nice reference. --Edcolins (talk) 20:24, 24 April 2013 (UTC) Talk:Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013 Could you give your opinion? Ron 1987 (talk) 01:17, 29 April 2013 (UTC) Precious again understanding Thank you for handling difficult topics factually and with discretion, for listening in discussion and acting on questions, and for making foreign words understood with a feeling for nuances, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:43, 5 May 2012 (UTC) A year ago, you were the 116th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:11, 5 May 2013 (UTC) BigPimpinBrah (I hate writing that name) why did you delete my comments to the pimp MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!ref [4]. You are hindering the exchange of views/beliefs 1 ref [5].--122.109.127.168 (talk) 12:16, 6 May 2013 (UTC) You were using his userpage (user:BigPimpinBrah), and should have used the talk page (user talk:BigPimpinBrah) You were shouting Feel free to make a quiet request on the talk page if you have not already done so; if you have not already done so; suggesting he changes his name. It is not up to you to decide how he is called; and as you have seen not everyone thinks it is offensive. L.tak (talk) 12:25, 6 May 2013 (UTC) Danish Expert discussion at ANI I've started a discussion at WP:ANI about this. You can leave a comment at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Copyright_violations_by_User:Danish_Expert. TDL (talk) May 13 sorry. I suck. thanks for the fix CensoredBiscuit (talk) 20:35, 15 May 2013 (UTC) Never mind; happens to the best of us ;-) L.tak (talk) 21:25, 15 May 2013 (UTC) same-sex marriage Per being bold I'm going ahead anyway. Me-123567-Me (talk) 15:56, 19 May 2013 (UTC) Unified Patent Court Thanks for uploading the text to wikisource! One question: here you link to this as the source of the agreement, but I think it should be this. Just wanted to confirm that this is where you got the text from. Otherwise, great job! TDL (talk) 18:57, 23 May 2013 (UTC) Yeah, I figured that if the EU didn't publish a consolidated version, we should…. You are right about the link; it should be the January draft, and not the correction; I'll update… Thanks for the note! L.tak (talk) 06:28, 24 May 2013 (UTC) Just FYI, it looks like the EPO has a consolidated version of the text: [6]. TDL (talk) 17:31, 24 May 2013 (UTC) Yep, you are right; I thought it was the January version and thus old, but it indeed is updated! L.tak (talk) 19:06, 24 May 2013 (UTC)