User talk:KostaToronto

I've now discarded the old "74.113.131.172" and have the username KostaToronto, fyi. Thanks to those who've gotten me this far!

Still figuring out how things work here,

KostaToronto 21:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Welcome
Told you we'd see you!

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Good luck! -- Herby talk thyme 13:57, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Superscript link
Hello Kosta. I saw your message to User:Herbythyme, and I think I can answer your question for you right now. Up at the top of the page, click the link that says My Preferences. Click on the tab for "User Profile". You should see a textbox there labled "Nickname": put any html or wikicode that you want into that textbox. When you have made your signature, click the box "Raw signatures". For instance, if you want a link similar to User:Herbythyme, you could write:


 * KostaTorontoTalk

I hope this helps, don't hesitate to ask User:Herbythyme or myself (or any of the other helpful wikibookians) if you need any help! --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 20:47, 19 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Looks like WK beat me to it but let me know if I can help - regards -- Herby talk thyme 08:21, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

New signature with superscript link: here goes!
Thanks for the feedback. Let's see if this works...

KostaTorontoTalk 18:46, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It works  - cheers -- Herby talk thyme 18:47, 20 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Herby, the superscript text is there, but it doesn't link. --Kosta
 * Trust me, it does link. try your signature on a different page. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 18:51, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You're right! And I've figured out how to use colons to indent. Thanks for your help, WhiteKnight and Herby. KostaToronto(Talk) 19:03, 20 December 2006 (UTC)


 * No problem - you know where we are if you need help -- Herby talk thyme 18:31, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Hello again
Hello again! I'm glad to see you're still around. :) I thought of you when I decided I wanted to read Foucalt's Archaeology of Knowledge. (It happened just last night or two days ago, I don't remember.) I intend to read it, but I don't know when. ?:( I love epistemology, which I assume it is about, so I thought I might someday give it a try. What do you think of it? --Iamunknown 22:47, 20 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi Iamunknown. Foucault's main theme in all of his works is the subject: how we are made subjects (subjectified) or make ourselves subjects. F himself wrote this in an afterword to a book about him back in the early '80s. It is from this fundamental attention to the subject that he then goes on to discuss power, epistemology. Think of this when you read Archaeology.


 * By the way, tell me what you think of the image I've added. I don't know if the original photo that I used to make this derivative work using ArcSoft PhotoDeluxe is copyrighted...your thoughts? --KostaToronto(Talk) 19:11, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I am not positive, but I am inclined to say yes, I think it is, as a derivative work, still under copyright. I am searching through Flickr, though, and I cannot find one free photograph of him. There are some photos of him on Flickr, but I think that they are mostly copyvios themselves. :P I think, however, that this fact makes the case even better that we can use either your derivative work or a photograph of Foucault. If, after an exhaustive search for a free photograph, we cannot find one, then we can readily use one, or a derivative of one, under fair use.


 * Oh, and thanks a ton for the Foucault primer and wikibook. :) I can't wait to read. I am very fascinated with the post-modern reversal, where the traditional objects (i.e. the consumer and the provider) become the subjects of the intermediary &mdash; i.e. the media. It is so readily apparent today, and it is really fascinating to read the philosophy behind it. Again, thanks, Iamunknown 02:07, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Student's Guide to Michel Foucault/Ideas in Foucault's Interviews and Essays
Hi - do you actually want the page deleted or ar3e you happy that it is blank for now? Regards -- Herby talk thyme 16:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi Herbythyme, Let's leave it blank for now...I don't plan to getting around to the interviews, but, if by some stroke of luck I do, I'll re-open this page. KostaToronto(Talk) 16:33, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem - cheers -- Herby talk thyme 16:34, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I have an etiquette question: do you folks only refer to yourselves by your usernames, or do you also use real names? (My real name actually IS Kosta, btw). KostaToronto(Talk) 16:37, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem - as with so much in life it varies from person to person - some prefer some anonymity, some give part of their name, some their full name. Your name - your call!  I had a previous account (on Wikipedia) where I used a bit of my name, now I don't, still the same "me" I guess.  If it interests you google does index user pages -  which is interesting if nothing else!  Regards  -- Herby  talk thyme 16:42, 23 January 2007 (UTC)