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Directory talk:MyWikiBiz popular image contest

2010-09-01T17:40:59Z

Horsey:

==Your contest guesses here==

# Example File name #1. Example File name #2. Example File name #3. (sign with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 17:17, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Guesses: 1.) File:SteveSmithShirtless.jpg; 2.) File:1935 Mickey Mouse (ing) (promo) 01.jpg; 3.) File:200 dollars.jpg [[User:Horsey|Horsey]] 17:40, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Directory talk:MyWikiBiz popular image contest

2010-09-01T17:40:16Z

Horsey: My 3 guesses

==Your contest guesses here==

# Example File name #1. Example File name #2. Example File name #3. (sign with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 17:17, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

#1. File:SteveSmithShirtless.jpg; #2. File:1935 Mickey Mouse (ing) (promo) 01.jpg; #3. File:200 dollars.jpg [[User:Horsey|Horsey]] 17:40, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View/Steve Smith Plagiarism

2010-07-16T18:09:34Z

Horsey: Fixed link

[[Image:SteveSmithShirtless.jpg|thumb|300px|Steve Smith (left) with friend.]]
'''Steve Smith''', a law student at the University of New Brunswick and a member of Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (Arbcom), made the following acknowledgment on his Wikipedia Talk Page on May 10, 2010:

“Some time ago, I learned that my article work, along with that of other arbitrators, was becoming the subject of scrutiny. In my case, this scrutiny apparently took the form of an automated comparison of some of my articles to the online sources they cited. This analysis was prone to false positives, and indeed the article of mine that it highlighted as a concern - Ken Allred - was one. However, this prompted me to look at some of other early article work, much of it consisting of biographies of municipal councillors of dubious notability, usually for the first time in years. I was shocked by what I found: I had engaged in rampant plagirarism, and in a few cases had even copied content so exactly that I believe that I was violating the source's copyright….
I have trouble putting myself in my 2007 shoes. I was certainly not deliberately plagiarising, but I'm not sure whether I did not notice the extent to which I was copying the source material or whether I did notice but did not see it as problematic; both possibilities seem equally implausible to me, but the question may well be immaterial.
My reaction upon discovering this was that I no longer had the moral authority to serve as as arbitrator, and I immediately announced my resignation to the Committee. Since then, I have been persuaded that this is not necessarily the case; I overcame a problem that I didn't realize that I had, and this is now in the relatively distant past.”[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Steve_Smith/Archive_4#Statement_on_plagiarism]

Smith did not explain why the article work by the members of the Arbitration Committee had been “under scrutiny,” nor did he identify which members of the committee “persuaded” him to rescind his resignation.

In a statement on Wikipedia Review on May 25, 2010, Smith affirmed that his actions would not be tolerated in a professional publishing environment:

“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications. Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870]

There has been no public statement by the Arbitration Committee regarding Smith’s statements regarding his action and the actions by his fellow committee members.

Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View/Steve Smith Plagiarism

2010-07-15T18:35:43Z

Horsey: Returning photograph.

[[Image:SteveSmithShirtless.jpg|thumb|300px|Steve Smith (left) with friend.]]
'''Steve Smith''', a law student at the University of New Brunswick and a member of Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (Arbcom), made the following acknowledgment on his Wikipedia Talk Page on May 10, 2010:

“Some time ago, I learned that my article work, along with that of other arbitrators, was becoming the subject of scrutiny. In my case, this scrutiny apparently took the form of an automated comparison of some of my articles to the online sources they cited. This analysis was prone to false positives, and indeed the article of mine that it highlighted as a concern - Ken Allred - was one. However, this prompted me to look at some of other early article work, much of it consisting of biographies of municipal councillors of dubious notability, usually for the first time in years. I was shocked by what I found: I had engaged in rampant plagirarism, and in a few cases had even copied content so exactly that I believe that I was violating the source's copyright….
I have trouble putting myself in my 2007 shoes. I was certainly not deliberately plagiarising, but I'm not sure whether I did not notice the extent to which I was copying the source material or whether I did notice but did not see it as problematic; both possibilities seem equally implausible to me, but the question may well be immaterial.
My reaction upon discovering this was that I no longer had the moral authority to serve as as arbitrator, and I immediately announced my resignation to the Committee. Since then, I have been persuaded that this is not necessarily the case; I overcame a problem that I didn't realize that I had, and this is now in the relatively distant past.” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Steve_Smith#Statement_on_plagiarism]

Smith did not explain why the article work by the members of the Arbitration Committee had been “under scrutiny,” nor did he identify which members of the committee “persuaded” him to rescind his resignation.

In a statement on Wikipedia Review on May 25, 2010, Smith affirmed that his actions would not be tolerated in a professional publishing environment:

“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications. Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870]

There has been no public statement by the Arbitration Committee regarding Smith’s statements regarding his action and the actions by his fellow committee members.

User talk:Ockham

2010-06-10T03:09:55Z

Horsey: /* Equine greetings! */ new section

{{Greeting}}

== Lovin' what you're doing ==

It is very exciting to see someone taking the bull by the horns, as you're doing, and laying the groundwork for what could be a great semantic sub-encyclopedia. You've already created an integer attribute, too! Phew! - [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 07:49, 28 January 2008 (PST)

:Gack! Some excellent advice [http://mywikibiz.com/index.php?title=User_talk:MyWikiBiz&diff=53523&oldid=53517 found here]. I'm too junior a SemWeb noobie to remember things like this -- I just see the strategic beauty of doing things semantically. - [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 08:55, 28 January 2008 (PST)

== Since when? ==

Igor Alexander has never been suggested to have been responsible for setting up www.wikipediareview.com. You must have gotten confused of that. Igor doesn't claim that, I don't claim that, Selina doesn't claim that, nobody claims that. Igor Alexander set up the ProBoards site. A group of 6 founding members set up the domain name. This included Igor, but it wasn't his idea. Lir, Blissyu2, Qwerty, Igor Alexander, Selina and Blissyu2 are your 6 founding members, who set up the new domain name. I haven't seen anywhere that anyone has disputed that. Is it being disputed? Perhaps Somey is suggesting that he went back in time to do it? Gosh darn it, these pesky time machines! [[User:Blissyu2|Blissyu2]] 04:04, 13 October 2008 (PDT)
: So fix it then, as it is in MWB mainspace. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 04:05, 13 October 2008 (PDT)

== Revolting suggestions ==

[http://www.mywikibiz.com/index.php?title=Directory_talk:The_Wikipedia_Point_of_View&curid=39216&diff=71641&oldid=70479 See here] for my suggestions. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 06:08, 14 October 2008 (PDT)

== Google cache ==

I hope that you'll see [http://www.mywikibiz.com/Directory_talk:The_Wikipedia_Point_of_View/FT2_on_Animal_Films my note]. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 10:28, 26 November 2008 (PST)

== [[Kenneth Freeman]] ==

I am new here (though I've been here once before as User:bluevictim, I wanted to create an account under my real name), so I have just created an article, [[Kenneth Freeman]]. Is this how articles are done here, properly? What should be improved?

[[User:Jonas Rand|Jonas Rand]] 15:33, 1 January 2009 (PST)

:Jonas, I've made a note to you on your Talk page. I'll look for your response. I am not big into managing headaches on a repeated basis here. That's not a threat or anything... just giving you my perspective. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 16:51, 1 January 2009 (PST)

== Thank you, once again ==

Ockham, thank you again for all the good, quality work that you're doing here under the subject of medieval philosophy. It certainly lends an air of respect to our site. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 11:57, 4 January 2009 (PST)
: My pleasure. I am keeping up the account on Wikipedia see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petrus_de_Ibernia&diff=261943476&oldid=245335938 here] for example but the article [[Peter of Ireland|here]] is going to be better, of course. Is there any benefit in linking the Wikipedia articles here? [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 12:01, 4 January 2009 (PST)
::I believe that if you create here a hyperlink to the Wikipedia article, that has the net effect among search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) to "enhance" the reputation and PageRank of the Wikipedia article. If you create a hyperlink from Wikipedia to the article here on MyWikiBiz, it will not have a net effect among the search engines, because back in early 2007, Wikipedia selfishly put "nofollow" on most of their external link functions, on orders from Jimmy Wales. I immediately pointed out that the exceptional few links that remained impervious to "nofollow" happened to be to Jimmy's Wikia.com profit project. For that, I was again blocked from editing Wikipedia.
::Even with Wikipedia's "nofollow" effrontery, it is still helpful to link FROM there TO here, but only if you're actually doing so to assist Wikipedia users to find more helpful, authoritative information, and you are not doing it to boost your own ego or profit margins. Don't worry, others who hold power on Wikipedia will decide for you what your motives are. If you disagree with their decision, you may be blocked for daring to hold such an opinion.
::As a note, MyWikiBiz has about [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:LinkSearch&target=%2A.mywikibiz.com 40 links to it] from Wikipedia article and talk space. From these links, we garner about 4 or 5 "hits" per day. Nothing to break a sweat over. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 18:45, 4 January 2009 (PST)

:::Oh well. On a positive note [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=siger+de+courtrai&meta= this search] brings in Siger at #3 on Google, above the The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy. Ulrich of Strasbourg comes #3 also. It is also interesting to compare the Wikipedia version of '[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Interpretatione On Interpretation]' with the [http://mywikibiz.com/On_Interpretation MWB version]. Notice the MWB is complete, the Wikipedia is not. This is not because anything was deleted from the Wikipedia version, but because the author of that article was banned for a period from Wikipedia and completed the article on MWB instead.

::: Which is rather unfair because when you Google [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Of+contradictory+propositions+about+the+past,+one+must+be+true,+the+other+false%22&hl=en a phrase from both versions] it comes 3rd after Wikipedia and a scraper, and to add insult to injury, it comes the omitted portion of "in order to show you the most relevant results, we have omitted some entries very similar to the 2 already displayed!". Yet if you Google a phrase [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22Aristotle+enumerates+the+affirmations+and+denials+that+can+be+assigned+%22&meta= only in the MWB] it is #1 of 1, naturally. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 09:42, 6 January 2009 (PST)

== I replied ==

I replied to your Google issues, on my Talk page. Just thought I'd leave you a note here, while you're beavering away on the site. Feel free to erase this. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 10:11, 25 January 2009 (PST)

== Transcription wiki hacks ==

I'd like to ask you some questions about your manuscript transcription wiki hacks. I'd looked at modifying MediaWiki for that purpose about 4 years ago, but had very little luck. Please drop me a line via the wiki email address.

[[User:Benwbrum|Benwbrum]] 13:06, 18 April 2009 (PDT) [http://manuscripttranscription.blogspot.com/] [http://beta.fromthepage.com/]

: Hi I replied with a test email. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 07:49, 19 April 2009 (PDT)

== The Wikipedia Point of View ==
Hi my name is Peter and I am from '''Australia'''. I’ve been reading the article ''“The Wikipedia Point of View/Peter Damian Evidence”'' and the ''“The Wikipedia Point of View “'' with great interest. I originally came to Wikipedia to do a little bit of editing. But found myself writing in an area of Wikipedia that seems to be in a constant edit war. Wikipedia is becoming a domain for an ever-growing number of '''wiki-bullies'''. The idea of an encyclopedia proper just cannot be achieved this way and it’s probably past the point where any reform can help it. Here in Australia Universities, colleges and other tertiary education facilities have banned the use of Wikipedia as a research tool.

My particular experience with Wikipedia is that it is being used as a promotional tool for political agendas. This then brings up all sorts of moral issues, which I think should be important.
I would like to add a chapter to the article ''The Wikipedia Point of View'' concerning this. I would like to present my writings to you if I may. I think I need a realty check. I feel like I’ve been banging my head against a wall with this for a while now, on my own, and it’s only now that I’m presenting my concerns outside of Wikipedia. Thanks [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 17:54, 22 September 2009 (PDT)
: Thanks, and by all means post something here on my talk page. I will then post it on WPOV with attribution, if you are content with this. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 00:02, 29 September 2009 (PDT)

==The Balkans==
Moved to [[User talk:Ockham/Wikipedia & Political Agendas]]

: Actually (though the above is useful) do you have links to the articles that are problematic? I looked at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito article on Tito] and there are clear problems there. Is there anything else? Thanks [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 01:56, 3 October 2009 (PDT)

:: Hi! So, Wiki links that are problematic concerning the article. Hmmm, I like that. I'll get back to you on that one. Thanks for the tip. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 02:49, 3 October 2009 (PDT)
::: No, other articles in ''Wikipedia'' - or is it just the Tito one? Let's start with which specific Wikipedia articles you have a problem with :-) [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 02:51, 3 October 2009 (PDT)
:::: Ok! The Tito one, for now, as an example.[[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 02:54, 3 October 2009 (PDT)

Can you see if you are allowed to edit [[User talk:Ockham/test page]]? [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 03:00, 3 October 2009 (PDT)
: No, I'm not allowed to edit the article. I went through all the Wiki protocol on the talk page & presented my arguments to Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard & Wikipedia:Editor assistance/Requests, they told me go and edit somewhere else. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 03:13, 3 October 2009 (PDT)

Yes [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 03:31, 3 October 2009 (PDT)
: OK I have moved the page (see above). We can edit it there and then move it to the main space when complete. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 03:47, 3 October 2009 (PDT)
: You are 'Sir Floyd', correct? And the other one is 'Direktor'. It looks to me as though there is an issue here (forgive me, I generally avoid political articles as they are so inherently difficult to make NPOV. I agree with you, using standard reference sources as a benchmark is the only way to achieve neutrality. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 03:51, 3 October 2009 (PDT)

::Thanks! ''"Sir Floyd is not a bad guy once you get to know him."'' I'm lucky they didn't block me. They launched a huge attack against me once they saw that I wanted to change their Broz article. Director is their leader. I was suspicious from day one, but as you say "political articles are so inherently difficult to make NPOV" and I agree. I've been to Croatia many times, so I have a personal experience from that region. They seem to want to make Wikipedia to read like the propaganda of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. My main worry is the power of Wikipedia to inform. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 05:39, 3 October 2009 (PDT)

Ockham are you on line?[[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 07:57, 3 October 2009 (PDT)
: Yes, if you click on 'User contributions' you can see where I am working. I have added some more material to the article.[[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 07:59, 3 October 2009 (PDT)

:: Thanks for responding. My partner has gone to bed, so please forgive me for my written English. I'm a bit dyslexic and a '''bi-lingual''' one at that, this was actually used against me at Wikipedia. Firstly thank you for putting your time into this. I lived in Croatia for ten years (long story) 78 to 88, so I know the place like the back of my hand. Can I please make some comments. By the way your bloody good at this!.[[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 08:15, 3 October 2009 (PDT)
::: Go ahead I put it there so we can both work on it.[[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 08:28, 3 October 2009 (PDT)

::::Thanks! We might have to put old Draza Mihailović on the bottom of the article (in terms of importance), because he switched sides during WW2 (but he still aided Allied Pilots), if that's Ok. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 08:40, 3 October 2009 (PDT)
::::: I am just collecting material for the moment. Mihailović seems to have been guilty of something, but it is by no means as clear cut as the Wikipedia article suggests. Sources are ''everything''. I might split this into several articles. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 08:50, 3 October 2009 (PDT)

Cult of Personality is Wiki (Tito's) article's greatest weakness. His ''"Cult of Personality"'' is well documented (and it is quite disconcerting). You have to understand that there is a lot of '''feel good''' info written on him, until the collapse of Yugoslavia. He played a major role in Cold War propaganda, but it sadly turned out to be political spin. I'm going to add a few more references then I'm off to bed. At the moment I'm drinking a nice Aussie red wine. Cheers & Thank You! [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 09:26, 3 October 2009 (PDT)
: Mmm my favourite. Might have some myself tonight in London. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 09:31, 3 October 2009 (PDT)

Hi Ockham, are you on line? Thanks for the message and your work, it's looking great. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 07:57, 4 October 2009 (PDT)
: I'm here (for a bit). As I said, follow my contributions to see if I am on line. Thanks for a great lead. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 07:58, 4 October 2009 (PDT)
:: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard, what a waste of''' time'''. Just logged off Wikipedia. I must have hit a raw nerve with the "Sources Interlink Attack". Ok I'll follow up, & get back to you. Are you still in London? I love London. Cheers [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 08:17, 4 October 2009 (PDT)

Hi Ockham, I'll be posting my thoughts on my talk page, so when you've got some spare time, check it out. Regards [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 20:28, 5 October 2009 (PDT)
: I've been away, I'll check your page out tomorrow. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 11:53, 8 October 2009 (PDT)
::: Check out the Youth Indoctrination stuff, it is very funny. It reminds me of Hitler's Youth. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 21:59, 9 October 2009 (PDT)
::::Check out "Wiki Balkan Dramas" & "Wiki's Encyclopedic Editors Style of Communication" [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 20:37, 12 October 2009 (PDT)
== Wiki Editors Publishing Wiki Articles (In a Book) ==

G-Day Ockham! Do you know anything about Wiki Editors publishing Wiki articles (in a book) and making money from it. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 02:47, 8 October 2009 (PDT)
: Sorry, no [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 11:53, 8 October 2009 (PDT)
I brought this book of the Internet called History of Dalmatia [http://www.amazon.com/History-Dalmatia-Dalmatia-Dalmatian-principalities/dp/6130027028]. It turned out to be 95% Wiki (maps & all). I though that Wiki was a '''non-profit''' organization. Without my knowledge I was surprised to see myself listed as a source author (& they got my statement wrong). [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 19:38, 9 October 2009 (PDT)

:User:MyWikiBiz‎ has got information on the '''History of Dalmatia''' book [http://www.mywikibiz.com/User_talk:MyWikiBiz#Wiki_Editors_Publishing_Wiki_Articles_.28In_a_Book.29]. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 20:45, 12 October 2009 (PDT)

== Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard ==

"Tito was the commander of the Partisans and there are far too many examples of '''mass murders''' & '''mass arrests''' [http://www.goliotok.com/] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goli_otok][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goli_otok] for it to be ignored (& there are many more). Any good encyclopedic article should make reference to them. It would be like Stalin without his rule of terror being documented. This just dosen't make sense in the modern world. What we have here is a clear avoidance of these issues (in the article), thus making it biased. Direktor stated ''"they have absolutely nothing to do with Josip Broz Tito"''. Well then,what did Tito do? Did he let these horrible events just happen? Did he have a moral conscience (the war did end)? Was he incompetent? Was he the great leader that the Yugoslav Communist state propaganda machine portrayed him to be? Even the Wiki article states this. I have shown here credible references and sources to prove my argument, please take them into account."

''Taken'' from Summary of Josip Broz Tito Article-21 October 2009 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view/Noticeboard#Summary_of_Josip_Broz_Tito_Article].

:Hi Ockham. Hmmm! I 'm finding the Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard approach to these issues to be be quite odd. It's taken on a darker tone. They (the Admin) have not responded at all. No encyclopedia should remain quite on these matters (this is media material). This just '''dosen't''' make any sense. Cheers [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 18:18, 21 October 2009 (PDT)
:: It's the editor called DIREKTOR who is the problem, isn't it?[[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 01:20, 24 October 2009 (PDT)
::: Yes, he is part of the problem, but what's happening with Admin. Am I missing something here? I've meet some realy nice editors and some bad ones, but in the end somebody (or somebodies) has to make the '''main''' call. Are there any similarities with your situation? [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 05:28, 24 October 2009 (PDT)
:::: Do you mean by 'admin' the administration in general? Or a particular admin? Administrators generally can't make content judgments, only on behaviour, which is the main problem with Wikipedia [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 06:00, 24 October 2009 (PDT)
::::: Ok, thats interesting. How about when editor approaches "Neutral point of view/Noticeboard, with his/hers concerns and there is no responds (except my mate). Even though the issues are very serious. I have seen this with many others.[[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 06:24, 24 October 2009 (PDT)
:::::: This is exactly as expected. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 06:29, 24 October 2009 (PDT)
::::::: Your're saying that's expected, because the editors are just not '''qualified''' or maybe they just playing ''boys club'' games (or both).[[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 06:59, 24 October 2009 (PDT)
G-Day! ''It's taken on a darker tone''. What I am referring to is the '''ethical''' and '''moral''' issues involved in creating a feel good article about a man who allowed '''mass arrests/torture''' & '''mass murders''' (100 000 plus). Granted during the cold war he was portrayed as a hero (that was such a long time ago), however this is not the whole truth. Then we have editors surporting the article & finaly an admin who just don't get involved '''???''' What is going on at Wiki? Not very encyclopedic that's for sure. What if there was a feel good article on Stalin or Hitler? So do you think our article is nearly finish? On a lighter note, these days I am going for the preservative free wine. Cheers [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 01:55, 25 October 2009 (PDT)
: Gday! I had too much ordinary wine last night. I think the article has some way to go, in terms of more fact checking, more context and a bit more of a thread, particularly an active comparison to Wikipedia. E.g "Here are the facts as recognised by mainstream historians, here is how Wikipedia presents it, and here is why". Actually Wikipedia does a reasonably good job where there are enough experts to represent the mainstream view. In this case, there is one guy or two who completely control that set of articles. The administration never do anything because their job is to control behaviour. Also most administrators have hardly any education, I don't know if you realise that. PS sorry I haven't been able to help more - if you look at my contributions you see I am loading my old website onto MWB after Googlepages deleted all of it. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 02:30, 25 October 2009 (PDT)
:: Yes, you have been busy. Thanks for the feedback. ''"Also most administrators have hardly any education, I don't know if you realise that."'' I noticed that something wasn't right, but couldn't quite pin point it. I thought that the place was run mostly by young teenagers. So I wasn't far of, I think. That would explain some of it. Thanks [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 21:35, 25 October 2009 (PDT)

== News Flash ==
'''News Flash''': Editor DIREKTOR is being considered (by some in Wiki) to be nominated for Admin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Polargeo/Archive_1#Admin] & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:AniMate#Admin.3F].
: Link please! [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 13:17, 27 October 2009 (PDT)
::'''News Flash''': Editor DIREKTOR has won "The Barnstar of Diplomacy" Award! [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DIREKTOR#Award] -It's like giving Robert Mcgarbie a Noble Peace Prize- Go Wiki.
(What ever happened to MyWikiBiz ?) [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 17:46, 27 October 2009 (PDT)

== JA ==
JA: Why the devil did they do that? [[User:Jon Awbrey|Jon Awbrey]] 07:44, 25 October 2009 (PDT)
: They have changed it to 'Google Sites' the purpose of which is to prevent uploading of html files. You can only do it by using their editor and copying and pasting so, stuff that, I have moved in here. [https://www.google.com/support/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=90558] [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 08:56, 25 October 2009 (PDT)

== Amusing edit ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brandywine_Springs&curid=23842546&diff=321568812&oldid=321443794] Note to self: try and find a place for this. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 12:24, 26 October 2009 (PDT)

== Article ==

Wikipedia’s Communist Propaganda Articles! [http://www.mywikibiz.com/Wikipedia’s_Communist_Propaganda_Articles%21#Dictator_Josip_Broz_Tito]
: Thanks - I shall be using some of this material shortly.[[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 14:02, 7 November 2009 (PST)
Really? Thanks, have you read about the "Commission on Concealed Mass Graves in Slovenia". They have finally finished their work and it's having a huge effect on the Croatian & Slovenian community. Some of it is just an eerie silence.
*Slovenian Press Agency [http://www.sta.si/vest.php?s=a&id=1378327&pr=1] Columnist Says Silence on Post-War Killings Needs to End

Check out this good old fashion edited war [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Josip_Broz_Tito#Josip_Broz_Tito]. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 17:55, 7 November 2009 (PST)

'''''News Flash''''' - have been report, is the down fall of Sir Floyd? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#WP:OUTING_violations_by_User:Sir_Floyd]

The World According to Wikipedia:[http://www.mywikibiz.com/User_talk:Peter_Z.#The_Word_According_to_Wikipedia] [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 23:18, 7 November 2009 (PST)

Hi there! I've pretty much bottom out on my reference work (the ones that are bullet proof) [http://www.mywikibiz.com/User_talk:Peter_Z.#Notes_on_References]. What holds for the future for references from this part of the world, who knows? I got a feeling that post ''The Commision'' things might start changing, I hope. Well next time when I'm here, I might be part of the Block Editors Gang.

Ps check out my music [http://www.amrap.org/fmn.php?pageid=4&nodeid=458&a=1&p=1&c=intrinsic] [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 01:02, 8 November 2009 (PST)

== Events on Wiki Balkan Articles ==
Hi Ockham! Italian admin have pick up on my ''" Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies"'' and all hell has broken lose [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Josip_Broz_Tito#He_never_made_a_mistake.3F_There_is_nothing_to_criticize.3F]. Their '''might be''' some changes? I've done some more research. It's quite possible that the propaganda is being pushed from a guy from Slovenia (he's part of the Wikipedia's Hive Mind). Why on earth would anyone want to push old communist propaganda stuff? This indeed is truly '''strange'''? [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 01:51, 5 December 2009 (PST)
: HI, sorry I've been away a bit. I will take a look. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 08:42, 28 December 2009 (PST)
:: Happy new year-Ockham![[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 00:32, 1 January 2010 (PST)
::: and to you!!!! [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 05:42, 2 January 2010 (PST)

== Wikipedia’s Communist Propaganda Articles!-Dictator Josip Broz Tito ==
Hello! Any change of moving this [http://www.mywikibiz.com/Wikipedia’s_Communist_Propaganda_Articles%21] on to the "Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View". Regards [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 19:40, 8 January 2010 (PST)
: [http://www.mywikibiz.com/Directory:The_Wikipedia_Point_of_View/Wikipedia_%26_Political_Agendas Done].
:: Thanks [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 05:38, 9 January 2010 (PST)
:::[[User talk:Ockham/Wikipedia & Political Agendas]]/ updated [[Wikipedia’s Communist Propaganda Articles!]]-did some work, any change, sometime, please, have a look, Ockham. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 17:39, 11 January 2010 (PST)
:::: Hello! I've created my own [[User talk:Peter Z./Wikipedia & Political Agendas]]. There I've transfer some of my own work. The User talk:Ockham/Wikipedia & Political Agendas reads better now. Regards [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 17:37, 13 January 2010 (PST)

== House of De Bona==
Hi Ockham! Are you still alive? Check this out [http://www.mywikibiz.com/User_talk:Peter_Z./Wikipedia_%26_Political_Agendas#House_of_De_Bona House of De Bona]. I reckon there's a article in this, if not more. Cheers [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 21:23, 5 February 2010 (PST)
: Hi there yes of course! Just a bit distracted at the moment with RL issues such as completing a book. I will check out your link. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 03:04, 7 February 2010 (PST)

==Help This is not doing well on Google!==

[[Sarey Savy]] needs to reach number one on google search engine can you help it's like number 15. ([[User:Michael Chen|Michael Chen]] 21:37, 11 February 2010 (PST))
:Not sure why you're bothering an expert in medieval philosophy with your Google search problems, but I am here to help. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 05:55, 12 February 2010 (PST)

== Reply on SMW matter ==

Ockham, I have [http://www.mywikibiz.com/User_talk:MyWikiBiz#Help:SMW replied] to you. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 02:22, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

== The Wikipedia Point of View/Pornopedia/2010-May porn purge ==
Interesting reading. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 13:03, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
: Glad you enjoyed it! [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 15:12, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
:: Ockham there seems to be tons of this neo-communist crap on Wiki. Ha! It's a joke! They have turn it into their own little blog. Is this the next [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Soviet_Encyclopedia Great Soviet Encyclopedia]? Hey, check out my new baby [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia]].
:: That's fabulous and thanks for the links to my pages. Very sunny weather in London, I am in the garden drinking cider. [[User:Ockham|Ockham]] 15:04, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
::: Rain in Fremantle, drinking ...... water! [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 14:56, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

== Equine greetings! ==

Hello! You get a big Horsey kiss! Mwah! Mwah! [[User:Horsey|Horsey]] 03:09, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View/Roger Davies plagiarism

2010-06-08T17:46:31Z

Horsey: Created page with ''''Roger Davies''' is a Wikipedia administrator and a member of the web site's Arbitration Committee (Arbcom); it is not certain whether the name is a pseudonym. On 22 February, …'

'''Roger Davies''' is a Wikipedia administrator and a member of the web site's Arbitration Committee (Arbcom); it is not certain whether the name is a pseudonym. On 22 February, 2010, irregularities in numerous editorial contributions by Roger Davies were raised on the Administrators Noticeboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive209#Plagiarism_problems]. This formal discussion followed informal concerns raised via conversations in the IRC channels.

The discussion, however, was abruptly rushed into closing when Roger Davies' Arbcom associate Risker (Anne M.B. Clin) wondered aloud if "someone can come up with a way of identifying the concerns and permitting him to respond without keeping a thread open for several days on this noticeboard." Davies set up a new page to discuss the issue [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Roger_Davies/Plagiarism] but received no comments from the Wikipedia community.

At no point in the discussion did Davies acknowledge plagiarism, nor did he apologize for his documented actions. No effort was made by the Wikipedia community to remove him from Arbcom.

Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View/Steve Smith Plagiarism

2010-06-06T19:47:54Z

Horsey: Photo removed - may not meet MWB policy

'''Steve Smith''', a law student at the University of New Brunswick and a member of Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (Arbcom), made the following acknowledgment on his Wikipedia Talk Page on May 10, 2010:

“Some time ago, I learned that my article work, along with that of other arbitrators, was becoming the subject of scrutiny. In my case, this scrutiny apparently took the form of an automated comparison of some of my articles to the online sources they cited. This analysis was prone to false positives, and indeed the article of mine that it highlighted as a concern - Ken Allred - was one. However, this prompted me to look at some of other early article work, much of it consisting of biographies of municipal councillors of dubious notability, usually for the first time in years. I was shocked by what I found: I had engaged in rampant plagirarism, and in a few cases had even copied content so exactly that I believe that I was violating the source's copyright….
I have trouble putting myself in my 2007 shoes. I was certainly not deliberately plagiarising, but I'm not sure whether I did not notice the extent to which I was copying the source material or whether I did notice but did not see it as problematic; both possibilities seem equally implausible to me, but the question may well be immaterial.
My reaction upon discovering this was that I no longer had the moral authority to serve as as arbitrator, and I immediately announced my resignation to the Committee. Since then, I have been persuaded that this is not necessarily the case; I overcame a problem that I didn't realize that I had, and this is now in the relatively distant past.” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Steve_Smith#Statement_on_plagiarism]

Smith did not explain why the article work by the members of the Arbitration Committee had been “under scrutiny,” nor did he identify which members of the committee “persuaded” him to rescind his resignation.

In a statement on Wikipedia Review on May 25, 2010, Smith affirmed that his actions would not be tolerated in a professional publishing environment:

“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications. Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870]

There has been no public statement by the Arbitration Committee regarding Smith’s statements regarding his action and the actions by his fellow committee members.

Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View/Steve Smith Plagiarism

2010-06-06T19:45:56Z

Horsey:

[[Image:SteveSmithShirtless.jpg|thumb|300px|Steve Smith (left) with friend.]]
'''Steve Smith''', a law student at the University of New Brunswick and a member of Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (Arbcom), made the following acknowledgment on his Wikipedia Talk Page on May 10, 2010:

“Some time ago, I learned that my article work, along with that of other arbitrators, was becoming the subject of scrutiny. In my case, this scrutiny apparently took the form of an automated comparison of some of my articles to the online sources they cited. This analysis was prone to false positives, and indeed the article of mine that it highlighted as a concern - Ken Allred - was one. However, this prompted me to look at some of other early article work, much of it consisting of biographies of municipal councillors of dubious notability, usually for the first time in years. I was shocked by what I found: I had engaged in rampant plagirarism, and in a few cases had even copied content so exactly that I believe that I was violating the source's copyright….
I have trouble putting myself in my 2007 shoes. I was certainly not deliberately plagiarising, but I'm not sure whether I did not notice the extent to which I was copying the source material or whether I did notice but did not see it as problematic; both possibilities seem equally implausible to me, but the question may well be immaterial.
My reaction upon discovering this was that I no longer had the moral authority to serve as as arbitrator, and I immediately announced my resignation to the Committee. Since then, I have been persuaded that this is not necessarily the case; I overcame a problem that I didn't realize that I had, and this is now in the relatively distant past.” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Steve_Smith#Statement_on_plagiarism]

Smith did not explain why the article work by the members of the Arbitration Committee had been “under scrutiny,” nor did he identify which members of the committee “persuaded” him to rescind his resignation.

In a statement on Wikipedia Review on May 25, 2010, Smith affirmed that his actions would not be tolerated in a professional publishing environment:

“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications. Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870]

There has been no public statement by the Arbitration Committee regarding Smith’s statements regarding his action and the actions by his fellow committee members.

Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View/Steve Smith Plagiarism

2010-06-02T17:42:25Z

Horsey:

Steve Smith, a law student at the University of New Brunswick and a member of Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (Arbcom), made the following acknowledgment on his Wikipedia Talk Page on May 10, 2010:

“Some time ago, I learned that my article work, along with that of other arbitrators, was becoming the subject of scrutiny. In my case, this scrutiny apparently took the form of an automated comparison of some of my articles to the online sources they cited. This analysis was prone to false positives, and indeed the article of mine that it highlighted as a concern - Ken Allred - was one. However, this prompted me to look at some of other early article work, much of it consisting of biographies of municipal councillors of dubious notability, usually for the first time in years. I was shocked by what I found: I had engaged in rampant plagirarism, and in a few cases had even copied content so exactly that I believe that I was violating the source's copyright….
I have trouble putting myself in my 2007 shoes. I was certainly not deliberately plagiarising, but I'm not sure whether I did not notice the extent to which I was copying the source material or whether I did notice but did not see it as problematic; both possibilities seem equally implausible to me, but the question may well be immaterial.
My reaction upon discovering this was that I no longer had the moral authority to serve as as arbitrator, and I immediately announced my resignation to the Committee. Since then, I have been persuaded that this is not necessarily the case; I overcame a problem that I didn't realize that I had, and this is now in the relatively distant past.” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Steve_Smith#Statement_on_plagiarism]

Smith did not explain why the article work by the members of the Arbitration Committee had been “under scrutiny,” nor did he identify which members of the committee “persuaded” him to rescind his resignation.

In a statement on Wikipedia Review on May 25, 2010, Smith affirmed that his actions would not be tolerated in a professional publishing environment:

“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications. Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870]

There has been no public statement by the Arbitration Committee regarding Smith’s statements regarding his action and the actions by his fellow committee members.

Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View/Steve Smith Plagiarism

2010-06-02T17:38:22Z

Horsey:

Steve Smith, a law student at the University of New Brunswick and a member of Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (Arbcom), made the following acknowledgment on his Wikipedia Talk Page on May 10, 2010:

“Some time ago, I learned that my article work, along with that of other arbitrators, was becoming the subject of scrutiny. In my case, this scrutiny apparently took the form of an automated comparison of some of my articles to the online sources they cited. This analysis was prone to false positives, and indeed the article of mine that it highlighted as a concern - Ken Allred - was one. However, this prompted me to look at some of other early article work, much of it consisting of biographies of municipal councillors of dubious notability, usually for the first time in years. I was shocked by what I found: I had engaged in rampant plagirarism, and in a few cases had even copied content so exactly that I believe that I was violating the source's copyright….
I have trouble putting myself in my 2007 shoes. I was certainly not deliberately plagiarising, but I'm not sure whether I did not notice the extent to which I was copying the source material or whether I did notice but did not see it as problematic; both possibilities seem equally implausible to me, but the question may well be immaterial.
My reaction upon discovering this was that I no longer had the moral authority to serve as as arbitrator, and I immediately announced my resignation to the Committee. Since then, I have been persuaded that this is not necessarily the case; I overcame a problem that I didn't realize that I had, and this is now in the relatively distant past.” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Steve_Smith#Statement_on_plagiarism]

Smith did not explain why the article work by the members of the Arbitration Committee had been “under scrutiny,” nor did he identify which members of the committee “persuaded” him to rescind his resignation.

In a statement on May 25, 2010, Smith affirmed that his actions would not be tolerated in a professional publishing environment:

“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications. Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870]

There has been no public statement by the Arbitration Committee regarding Smith’s statements regarding his action and the actions by his fellow committee members.

Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View/Steve Smith Plagiarism

2010-06-02T17:37:58Z

Horsey: Created page with 'Steve Smith, a law student at the University of New Brunswick and a member of Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (Arbcom), made the following acknowledgment on his Wikipedia Tal…'

Steve Smith, a law student at the University of New Brunswick and a member of Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (Arbcom), made the following acknowledgment on his Wikipedia Talk Page on May 10, 2010:

“Some time ago, I learned that my article work, along with that of other arbitrators, was becoming the subject of scrutiny. In my case, this scrutiny apparently took the form of an automated comparison of some of my articles to the online sources they cited. This analysis was prone to false positives, and indeed the article of mine that it highlighted as a concern - Ken Allred - was one. However, this prompted me to look at some of other early article work, much of it consisting of biographies of municipal councillors of dubious notability, usually for the first time in years. I was shocked by what I found: I had engaged in rampant plagirarism, and in a few cases had even copied content so exactly that I believe that I was violating the source's copyright….
I have trouble putting myself in my 2007 shoes. I was certainly not deliberately plagiarising, but I'm not sure whether I did not notice the extent to which I was copying the source material or whether I did notice but did not see it as problematic; both possibilities seem equally implausible to me, but the question may well be immaterial.
My reaction upon discovering this was that I no longer had the moral authority to serve as as arbitrator, and I immediately announced my resignation to the Committee. Since then, I have been persuaded that this is not necessarily the case; I overcame a problem that I didn't realize that I had, and this is now in the relatively distant past.” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Steve_Smith#Statement_on_plagiarism]

Smith did not explain why the article work by the members of the Arbitration Committee had been “under scrutiny,” nor did he identify which members of the committee “persuaded” him to rescind his resignation.

In a statement on May 25, 2010, Smith affirmed that his actions would not be tolerated in a professional publishing environment:

“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications.
“Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870]

There has been no public statement by the Arbitration Committee regarding Smith’s statements regarding his action and the actions by his fellow committee members.

Directory:Richard Tylman

2010-05-12T18:08:43Z

Horsey: A nice guy who deserves praise

'''Richard Tylman''' (born January 30, 1952) is a Polish-Canadian poet and painter. Born in Kraków, [[Poland]], as '''Ryszard Tylman''', he has lived in [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]], since 1982. Tylman graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 1979.

==Life==
Tylman was the first of two children of Edward Tylman, professor of engineering from the Kraków University of Technology, and Danuta Krupa, college teacher of nursing. Following his graduation he worked as an arts instructor and theatre stage designer. Tylman left Poland in 1981 and settled in Vancouver, where he pursued a career in [[graphic arts]]. He became a Canadian citizen in 1985.

==Poetry==
Tylman's free verse poetry first appeared when he self-published it in “Skarpa”, a student newspaper he had set up. The work appeared with an introduction by the Rector of Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts. While in Canada, Tylman continued writing poetry, articles, and essays in Polish throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, publishing a volume of poetry called ''Koty marcowe'' (''The Felines of March'') in Warsaw in 2002. The book features an epic poem called "O próbie wysadzenia pomnika Lenina" (An Attempt at Blowing Up the Statue of Lenin).

Tylman began writing poetry in English nearly a decade after becoming a Canadian citizen, and has self-published several limited editions of verse in English and Polish, including ''Imaginary Lovers'', ''Living Inside the Moving Landscape'', ''Privilege / Przywilej'', ''Wax Poetics'', and ''Selections From an Old Shoebox''. As featured poet, Tylman performed at the Gala of the 2005 ''Heart of the City Festival'' broadcasted in Vancouver by Shaw Cable TV. Gala stage reading at the 2nd Annual Heart of the City Festival, held in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood of Vancouver; and co-sponsored by the Carnegie Community Centre. Filmed by ICTV, broadcasted by Shaw Cable throughout 2006.

==Visual arts==
In his early teens, Tylman became the youngest member of the Plastic Arts’ Club for adults at the DK HiL Community Centre in Nowa Huta, and exhibited his first oil paintings in gallery group show. Following high school he enrolled at the Kraków University of Technology Faculty of Architecture. However, within two years it was clear he didn’t share his father's aspirations, and in 1974, under the tutorage of professional artists Ewa and Ryszard Mrozowski, Tylman passed the entrance exams to the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts Faculty of Painting.

In opposition to the then-leading trend toward post-expressionism in the Academy, Tylman maintained his artistic interest in hyperrealist painting. He defended his Thesis at the atelier of Prof. Andrzej Strumiłło in 1979. A year later, Tylman was chosen by the Kraków regional curator of the Association of the Polish Artists and Designers to represent Kraków at a national juried exhibition in Wrocław of “the most distinguishable individualities among painters of the new generation”. He was a setdesign assistant at People's Theatre of Kraków before emigrating to Canada.

While in [[Canada]] Tylman worked as an airbrush illustrator, and his illustrations were used on billboards and in various magazines. Tylman was part of a team which received an Award of Excellence at the 1991 Graphex competition in the category of illustration series for a series of illustrations provided by Tylman and used in a promotional campaign.

==Bibliography==
===Poetry===
*''Selections From an Old Shoebox'' (Vancouver: Aspidistra Press, 1998)
*''Privilege / Przywilej'' (Vancouver: Aspidistra Press, 1999)
*''Wax Poetics'' (Vancouver: Aspidistra Press, 2000)
*''Living Inside the Moving Landscape'' (Vancouver: Aspidistra Press, 2000)
*''Imaginary Lovers, and Other Poems'' (Vancouver: Aspidistra Press, 2001) [http://ipac3.vpl.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1199467ORN199.1611&profile=pac&uri=link=3100009~!1848543~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!horizon&term=c821+T985i&index=CALLDD#focus]
*''Koty marcowe'': The Felines of March (Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Nowy Świat, 2002) ISBN 83-88576-94-1

===Anthologies===
*''Strumień'' Rocznik twórczy [http://rocznik.strumien.pacak-gamalski.com/] (Vancouver: Strumień Pub., 1999, Vol. 1, ISSN 1488-8513)
*''Strumień'' Rocznik twórczy [http://rocznik.tworczy.pacak-gamalski.com/] (Vancouver: Strumień Pub., 2000, Vol. 2, ISSN 1488-8513)
*''Nowa Huta: Okruchy życia i meandry historii'' - Photo Anthology (Kraków, Wydawnictwo Towarzystwo Słowaków w Polsce, 2003) ISBN 83-89186-67-5

==Selected sources==
(in English)
*Richard Tylman, ''Imaginary Lovers'' (Vancouver BC: Aspidistra Press, 2001) p. 64.

(in Polish)
*Bogumił Pacak-Gamalski, "Anonsy wydawnicze" (Vancouver: ''Strumień'', 2004, Vol. 3) p. 29
*Małgorzata Szymczyk-Karnasiewicz, "[http://richardtylman.atspace.com/wywiad.html Mowa ojczysta nie spowszednieje mi nigdy]" (Kraków: ''Głos – Tygodnik Nowohucki'', 2003-08-08, Vol. 32-644) p. 9.
*Ryszard Tylman, ''Koty marcowe'' (Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Nowy Świat, 2002) p. 120.
*Krystyna Misiewicz, ''Genealogia Rodziny Tylmanów'' (Wrocław - Warsaw, 1994)

==External links==
*[http://richardtylman.atspace.com/index.html Richard Tylman Official Website]
*[http://richardtylman.atspace.com/painting.html Paintings and Narrative by Richard Tylman]
*[http://free.art.pl/ryszard_tylman/ Poetry of Richard Tylman in Polish]