User talk:Rjd0060/Archive 4
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HI
you say that im being a meanie or whatever. I dont see how? Whitsttable (talk) 15:52, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
- I assume you have noticed the above account is being used to disparage me, and has a redirect on their userpage to go to mine? Just that you left civility warnings on my page, not their one! Whitstable (talk) 15:57, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
- No, I am not User:Whitsttable. I would guess the disruption is due to ongoing cases I am involved in here, here and here Whitstable (talk) 16:05, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
and i will make as many sockpuppets as I like!
get lost! you won't block me! if you do ill just make more sockpuppets!!! like this one, but worse! Whitsttable (talk) 15:58, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
Fine, go ahead and do a checkuser
My IP address changes every time I disconnect my modem, so you won't find any link anyway. Whittstable (talk) 16:05, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
- But you will operate in the same range, and your isp may have traceable logs, so it is still a worthwhile consideration. LessHeard vanU (talk) 16:33, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
- Oh no, you see it really doesn't work like that from my past experiences. Yeah you better be sorry Whitstabble (talk) 16:36, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
Re: Happy Holidays
Not a problem at all - though whoever is behind the impersonators shows no sign of slowing down at the moment. Have a good one Whitstable (talk) 16:43, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
List of U.S. towns with foreign country names
I don't understand why I need multiple citations... isn't it easy to see that the names of these towns are also names of countries? Do I need a source that backs up the fact that names such as "Mexico" and "Peru" are indeed countries? All of them have Wikipedia articles about them... Thank you for your help! ~ Triberocker (talk) 05:23, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
RfA thanks
Dear Rjd0060, here is a little note to say thank you for your kind support on my request for adminship which succeeded with a final result of (72/19/6).
Now that I am a sysop, do not hesitate to contact me with any queries you have. I would be glad to help you along with the other group of kind and helpful administrators.
Thank you again and I look forward to editing alongside you in the future. — E talk 12:15, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Question
How'd you find out about those new accounts? Equazcion •✗/C • 05:38, 3 Jan 2008 (UTC)
- I checked User:Nercronalon (LWA)'s user creation log. You can do that by going to somebody's user page, and in the "toolbox" section on the left click "Logs". Or, just go to Special:Logs and enter your search information. - Rjd0060 (talk) 05:41, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, you can create an account while logged in. Wasn't the smartest thing to do. - Rjd0060 (talk) 05:46, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
- Sure, but if you are going to make some "secret sockpuppets" for later use, it may be best to log out first...LOL, I needed that laugh. - Rjd0060 (talk) 05:48, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
- I laughed when I read that person created accounts while logged in. The easiest way to find sockpuppets. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 13:51, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
Non-Free Images
Thanks for letting me know about the image thing in my sandbox. I'll get rid of them asap and put them in the actual article when it's done. Reb (talk) 17:05, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks again. I've used that example gif now. If you don't mind my asking, what do you think of what I've done with the article in general? I'm using Sports in Minnesota as a format. Reb (talk) 17:25, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
RfA thanks
-Djsasso (talk) 17:36, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
Abuse Report
Your last comment on Wikipedia:Abuse reports/129.138.20.124 was nearly 3 months ago. I'm sure you forgot about it, but would you mind updating it, calling it actioned if appropriate? - Rjd0060 (talk) 15:55, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reminder! The vandal was indeed actioned, and I've now closed out the case. Not sure what else to do besides removing it from the main report page list and updating the case notes. Let me know if I closed it out ok... Dreadstar † 16:23, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
- I undid your removal. When you complete a report, just add {{ARA|a}} to the bottom of the report page (like this) and then a bot will automatically archive the report, removing it from the main WP:AR page (see here), and will add it to Wikipedia:Abuse reports/Actioned. - Rjd0060 (talk) 16:27, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, those handy bots! Way cool! Thanks Rjd! Dreadstar † 16:30, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
- I undid your removal. When you complete a report, just add {{ARA|a}} to the bottom of the report page (like this) and then a bot will automatically archive the report, removing it from the main WP:AR page (see here), and will add it to Wikipedia:Abuse reports/Actioned. - Rjd0060 (talk) 16:27, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
Eternalsleeper
Thanks for the heads up. I don't quite know what you mean about taking my advice, though. Voxveritatis (talk) 23:54, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
Re: Comment left on AnimalBoy talkpage
The (HANGON) was left on the page, and, per directions, a positive defense of the validity and importance of the band was left on the talkpage for the SECOND iteration of the band's page.
It is the presumptuousness of certain Admins which rankles, we all have fields of ignorance (lack of knowledge), and if one's lack of knowledge about, say, the Garage-rock scene in the Pacific Northwest in the 1980s, happens to be wide and deep, then why in acts of counterintuition, delete contribs which reduce such topical ignorance?
- I guess I am in one of my "fields of ignorance" because I don't know what you just said. - Rjd0060 (talk) 01:38, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
OK, to put it simply for the standees:
"Admin X" professes an interest to the point of self-declared expertise about, say, "True Crime novels" down to the point of, possibly, having a framed lock of Ann Rule's hair (complete with a notarized C.O.A.).
"Admin X" however, knows NOTHING about the Garage rock scene in the 1980s (inclusive of being ignorant about what model of Vox guitar Danny Demiankow played on "Inside Out".)
YET, said "Admin X", being ignorant about the field of Garage rock, counterintuitively deletes a page contributing to the knowledge about Garage rock.
Begging the question: "Is wikipedia about knowledge or random pissing matches?"
AnimalBoy (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 01:51, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
This is what the bot does not like (for some unknown reason) as the code cannot accept underscores in the page links. Simply remove them and it will be fine :) — E talk 00:04, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- No problem, anytime. For my fastest response, e-mail is preferred - e.wikipedia(at)gmail.com. — E talk 00:08, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
This user was already blocked before you made your report, just FYI. Cheers! Tiptoety talk 04:55, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Huh, thats strange. Well, either way the user was blocked, so all is well! See you around, Tiptoety talk 04:58, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Oops, i thought this was an article and not a talk page when i tagged it, what was i thinking?! Tiptoety talk 05:09, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Well, thanks for catching it for me! You been thinking about running for adminship soon? Tiptoety talk 05:15, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Oooo.....looks like fun, and why, what a nice user they are, not :). Well, if you ever feel up to it, i would be willing to co-nom or nom you. Just let me know. Tiptoety talk 05:19, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Replied by email. Tiptoety talk 05:36, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Oooo.....looks like fun, and why, what a nice user they are, not :). Well, if you ever feel up to it, i would be willing to co-nom or nom you. Just let me know. Tiptoety talk 05:19, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Well, thanks for catching it for me! You been thinking about running for adminship soon? Tiptoety talk 05:15, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Oops, i thought this was an article and not a talk page when i tagged it, what was i thinking?! Tiptoety talk 05:09, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
Mr Nice Guy
My goodness, I was doing Recent Changes patrol and saw all those edits to your talk page by one person that looks very much like a troll. Did you report it? → GeeAlice ♥ 05:19, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
- Lucky you that you have a "fan" club. Maybe you shouldn't be such a "nice" guy, eh? → GeeAlice ♥ 05:23, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
Should be deleted
Someone has re-created Big Brother 2008 (UK) naughty naughty. I think that it should be deleted. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 10:22, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
Barnstar thanks
Thank you for the barnstar. I generally stay out of such discussions, but with the RfA talk full of it recently and with some comments to newer users not being as helpful as possible, I figure I can do my part to ensure that users who want to help aren't scared off. At any rate, thanks again for the recognition. Cheers, SorryGuy Talk 04:56, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
DeD
User:DarkEvilDemon removed your speedy deletion @ Madison Nicole MacNichols so I reinserted it. I suppose you may wish to warn him again. Zelse81 (talk) 04:57, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
Big Brother US
Hey, understood, but I at least think that the different POV rules in seasons 3, 4-6, and 7-present should be included 72.230.61.217 (talk) 20:09, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
template change
I saw your recent edit to Template:Editabuselinks, On my scren it now looks like this Image:Editabuse.GIF, which looks really wierd to me with all that random whitespace. Is there some reason I'm missing here. MBisanz talk 22:57, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
Utter insolence
Can you believe how ludicrously USELESS the admins are on this site? Honestly! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Devendorane (talk • contribs) 12:01, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
- :O Never! – Gurch 20:42, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
DAMMIT!
I hate Hasek so bad... 1-0 is a crap score! :( Jmlk17 04:15, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
Reply to Abuse Report
I am sorry, I must have missed that requirement. I apologize for the inconvenience. The problem is that the user switch IP over and over, which would make it nearly impossible to post enough warnings to get even one of the addresses blocked. But thanks anyway, I will try my best! Do you have any suggestions on how to go about this? It is clearly the same user as I have seen the same changes being made from different addresses. --τις (talk) 21:26, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for your help. I have to apologize again, because I thought my abuse report could result in a range block. I guess I will have to read ahead a bit before starting to file reports. :) I just got so frustrated when the pages were vandalized much faster than I could revert them, especially when taking all the IP addresses into account. However, as the vandalism is not active at the moment, I now had the time to add warnings on nine of the user pages. Hopefully, this will speed up the blocking process the next time. Thanks again! --τις (talk) 23:28, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
Re: Your username
Heh, well I never really liked Osgood. He only showed up this year but Hasek has gotten better and better.. two straight shutouts. He was also third in the Western Conference (NHL) voting. Besides, he's almost 43 and can play at a top level. Don't expect Luongo calibre, he's out of his prime. Hasek was always a good goalie since 1994. ;) --Hasek is the best (talk) 23:22, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
- Probably, depending on the year he has. I've only liked Hasek since 2005...oh well. I hope he gets to the HHOF.--Hasek is the best (talk) 00:32, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting
Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it!
Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! Marlith T/C 05:23, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Marlith T/C 05:23, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
- You are most certainly welcome. - Rjd0060 (talk) 05:25, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
For you
Here's a pretty picture for you. No cats though .... ;) Pedro : Chat 16:44, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, it's tricky getting it right! Any how I'm leaving everyone else to beat each other up on the discussion and I'm going to do something more useful now. Sorry about plonking it on your user sub page before I realise people were transcluding it BTW. Eeek! Best Wishes. Pedro : Chat 16:48, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Wannabe Kate
It's extremely slow when you get into tens of thousands of edits, and was only implemented to combat the (now mostly non-existemt) replication lag. Will (talk) 18:15, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Re: Sockpuppet
Probably a sockpuppeteer, using Special:Contributions/Meryl_Starfire. Deleted contribs overlap with RP's. But I could be wrong. J-ſtanContribsUser page 23:18, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened, and is located here. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/R. fiend/Evidence. Please submit your evidence within one week, if possible. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/R. fiend/Workshop.
On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, Daniel (talk) 23:59, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Block of User:Slick legend
Thank you for reporting my mistake, I've fixed the message, as the intended block was of eight hours. Best regards, Snowolf How can I help? 00:51, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
- Deleted all as per G3/G1. Thanks for reporting ;-) Snowolf How can I help? 01:00, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
I'm so so SO SO SO SO SORRY!
It's late at night and I'm ADHD. Those don't mix. I try and find humor and found it absurd how he didn't get the message. I'm so sorry. I never have read the rules that regard stuff like calling someone a dumbass. Sorry.
PS. You say that you screw vandals so can you block that guy? --HPJoker Leave me a message 05:58, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
- By the way, I put our discussion in my archives, if that is okay. It is in Everything Else. --HPJoker Leave me a message 06:00, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
- Might wanna check this out. Could he have sockpuppets? --HPJoker Leave me a message 07:25, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
- I know. I'm just bored. --HPJoker Leave me a message 17:22, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
"Vandalism" of George Washington
Who are you to say that my changes constitute vandalism? I had Wiki words in there that pointed directly to the topics being discussed. While I was unable to provide online references, I have multiple print media references in my private library. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Washingtonlover (talk • contribs) 06:08, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
Reply
I just realized the proposal has a problem; should it be 30 days after the account has been blocked, or 30 days after the last comment was posted? If it's the former, the criterion can be followed easily, but if it's the latter, we'll have categories that would be hard to clear out completely. —Kurykh 02:43, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
- Never mind, it's better to get wider input on this. I can go either way. —Kurykh 02:50, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Logo
I need some help to to fill out the fair use template for a logo I uploaded. Renewable Research (talk) 04:58, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
- From the Powercorp website. The image I used was on a page that has changed its contents, but a smaller (appears to be exactly the same) image can still be found on a different page within the website. [1] Renewable Research (talk) 05:24, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, I am still learning how to use wiki (if it isn't already obvious)!! I am currently editing / working on a page that the image will accompany. Not sure if you can see my personal page but if you can you will see the proposed article/page. I hope to have it approved and posted within the next day or two. Renewable Research (talk) 05:40, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
- OK, thank you for your help. Renewable Research (talk) 05:45, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
I just got it granted to me as well, no longer will administrators be beating us to reverts! :) Tiptoety talk 01:06, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
- I already have TW and I have no complaints about that. I just want to see what the new one is like. If it isn't special I may just ask them to take it back. lol. - Rjd0060 (talk) 01:09, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
- Yea, i use Twinkle as well, and over all i really like it, the downside to this program is it does not redirect you to the vandalizers talk page, and does not auto insert the name of the article they vandalized, it must all be done by hand. Though it is much faster. Tiptoety talk 01:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
- Yea, i saw that. I was just about to say something, but hey yea at least you tried! :) Tiptoety talk 01:24, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
- lol, when are things ever that simple. I will not be removing my vote like you (though i thought about it) just because i personally like having the rollback feature. Tiptoety talk 05:30, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- I agree with you, no-organization, and there has been none this whole time! I think its a good thin ab-com is getting involved. Tiptoety talk 05:37, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- Nothing aimed towards you, were still on the same page! Tiptoety talk 06:37, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- I agree with you, no-organization, and there has been none this whole time! I think its a good thin ab-com is getting involved. Tiptoety talk 05:37, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- lol, when are things ever that simple. I will not be removing my vote like you (though i thought about it) just because i personally like having the rollback feature. Tiptoety talk 05:30, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- Yea, i saw that. I was just about to say something, but hey yea at least you tried! :) Tiptoety talk 01:24, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
- Yea, i use Twinkle as well, and over all i really like it, the downside to this program is it does not redirect you to the vandalizers talk page, and does not auto insert the name of the article they vandalized, it must all be done by hand. Though it is much faster. Tiptoety talk 01:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
- I could not help myself! :) I almost feel like putting it up on the talk page, but know all that would do would create anoher discussion about me violating some policy, hopefully it will all be over soon. Tiptoety talk 07:14, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- Wow, you have balls! lol Tiptoety talk 07:21, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- yea, I think I am going to call it a night all together. Tiptoety talk 07:31, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry i havent responded in a bit, it has been a very long weekend. And yes, the debates seem to have slowed, but are still here. :) Tiptoety talk 20:04, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Uh-oh
It looks like it has started again. Tiptoety talk 23:46, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
Image lab
You've been very helpful for me before, so I come to you to ask --- Do you know where I can find this on Wikipedia. I had come across it a few days ago, and didn't save to my bookmarks, (didn't think I had to) but I can't find it now. It's either called "image lab" or "graphics lab", I forget which, even if I use both in a search, nothing useful comes up. :-/
Also, why is it so difficult to find anything using the search box? There are so many rules/policies and hidden (not intentional) help pages that do not appear when using the search function (so unlike Google). Why is that? And why does Wikipedia not have them all in one place where it is easy for people to find these useful pages, portals and policies? Is there a special prefix or special term one needs to use to find these pages? Thanks in advance. :-) ←Gee♥Alice 22:39, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your response, and sorry for not being more clear. As far as the "Image/Graphic lab" I'm referring to, it is similar to the Help Desk or Reference Desk, I think. I'm not quite certain that is the correct name though. It's a "place" where there are users who volunteer time by working on requests creating and cleaning up images/graphics. Does that help clarify? As far as the rest, I was just venting...kinda. lol. ←Gee♥Alice 00:15, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
- YES! That's it. "Maybe you are looking for Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Images to improve? - Rjd0060...". I guess I was using the plural while searching, as in GraphicS Lab, rather than "Graphic Lab". Although I didn't try that search term. See what I mean about the search function? Anyway, thank you so much for your help. You're awesome! It was driving me crazy. I spend more time looking for "things" and never finding them, than I do editing articles! Thanks again...gracias mucho! :-) ←Gee♥Alice 00:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
Re:revert
This] is probably the most comprehensive debate on the topic, though there have been several more. In short, the compromise solution over the debate is a project-specific variant of WP:ENGVAR. The NHL, and North American sources, do not use diacritics at all in player names. They aren't English characters. It was agreed that for NHL related articles, the NHL's/North American format would be used - no diacritics. Exactly as the names are spelled on the back of their jerseys. For European and international articles, diacritics can be used. Resolute 18:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
- Not a problem. Personally, I am glad I stayed mostly out of that debate. As far as "Go Wings" goes, you could have not let Vancouver get a point last night, eh? Resolute 20:45, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
Okie dokie
[2] - Apology done :-) Thanks for your help. I'm not really bothered about anything that he's said, so there's no real harm done :-) Cheers again. ScarianCall me Pat 23:47, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
- [3] - "stfu"? Ha :-D ScarianCall me Pat 03:09, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
How to make a report
How do you, or where, should one report an editor who refuses to comply with the wishes of one's own comments on talk pages? I am very frustrated right now. As this user on the Talk:Ayn Rand page continues to revert and refactor my entry to the talk page. TIA. ←Gee♥Alice 03:33, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Re: Huggle
When you make updates, fix bugs, add features, etc.. are you going to automatically send out the new file to everybody? - Rjd0060 (talk) 17:10, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
- Everyone who has so far requested to test the software via email will recieve a new version periodically. This does not mean that they will always have the very latest version, as I am constantly making changes – Gurch 17:11, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
TracyLinkEdnaVelmaPenny
Despite the numerous warnings and your final warning User:TracyLinkEdnaVelmaPenny is continuing to do IMDB copy pastes, in creating Three Wishes (film) (which I've cleaned up), as well as detagging articles for no explained reason such as with Carmen Ghia and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.AnmaFinotera (talk) 19:01, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Myanmar
My edit to the Myanmar article constituted a vital factual correction, not vandalism. Encyclopedias are based on facts, not "consensus." I am not aware of a single sourcebook or encyclopedia that has an entry on Burma as opposed to Myanmar. Myanmar is the name recognized by the UN and the majority of world states. Maglev Power (talk) 04:29, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Well, indeed, but for an article of this importance, listing at WP:RM is de facto compulsory. Otherwise we'd certainly get ourselves a move/edit war, then we'd have to fix the mess, and protect the article, then lots of drama would follow, and in the end we'd still have a proposal listed at WP:RM anyway. Best regards, Húsönd 06:01, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- Heh, no, of course not. :-) Same indent as your comment, thus responding to the same comment it did. Best regards, Húsönd 06:42, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- It's okay. By the way, isn't it time for you to launch a second RFA? Regards, Húsönd 06:46, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- Well, I might just give it a little push. ;-) I'll get back to this tomorrow, it's really late where I live and I should've gone to bed hours ago. Going now. Best regards, Húsönd 06:50, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- It's okay. By the way, isn't it time for you to launch a second RFA? Regards, Húsönd 06:46, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Just wondering
Are you aware of this Hayden5650 account. It's got the Phral thing he uses in it. He hasn't caused any trouble since Jeeny left, so I was wondering if you think it should be blocked. OK [4] Seth71 (talk) 15:59, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
It didn't have a blocked logo, so I assumed it wan't blocked Seth71 (talk) 17:32, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
After thinking about it I really don't care about him anymore. If he does still have accounts out there I just hope he ain't harrasing anyone. Seth71 (talk) 17:45, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Letting you know. Bstone (talk) 01:53, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
Your edit to WP:AIV
Greetings! FYI, this edit to WP:AIV caused the HBC AIV helperbots to cease functioning on that page. As is noted in a comment immediately above the part that you edited, the {{adminbacklog}} and {{noadminbacklog}} tags are automatically controlled by the bots, and should not be manually removed. I've replaced the tag now, but wanted to let you know for your own information and future reference. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and feel free to let me know if you have any questions about this. —Krellis (Talk) 18:26, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
How do you do it?
Please don't mind my asking, but how do you get other users to notice your efforts for Wikipedia's development and give you barnstars and other awards like that? I've been trying all my account-life!
I'm not jealous or anything; it's good that you have them, but I'd just like to know. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:23, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Re: Question about the script CloseAFD
Unfortunately I don't maintain the script anymore - I'm way too busy. On the face of it I don't think it's a very easy problem to solve. Master of Puppets' suggestion on my talk page may be workable, but I can't implement it at the moment. Sorry! Johnleemk | Talk 01:39, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
- Get the questions written, accept, and let's rock and roll! Ryan Postlethwaite 18:29, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
- (spoiler alert: read my RfA comment before this one...). I'm not sure why your name stands out to me either (see sarcasticidealist below), but it's a positive impression. A Postlethwaite nom sure doesn't hurt either :)...When I say that I have a "few editors in mind" to watch for in RfAs, most of them are negative, diffs in hand. Glad you're not one of them, happy to support! Best of luck to you, it's a fun ride - enjoy it for what it is and ignore it for what it isn't. You know what I mean, I'm sure. Cheers and good luck! Keeper | 76 19:06, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
- Best of luck, have had this whlist for a while now! Tiptoety talk 19:32, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
- (spoiler alert: read my RfA comment before this one...). I'm not sure why your name stands out to me either (see sarcasticidealist below), but it's a positive impression. A Postlethwaite nom sure doesn't hurt either :)...When I say that I have a "few editors in mind" to watch for in RfAs, most of them are negative, diffs in hand. Glad you're not one of them, happy to support! Best of luck to you, it's a fun ride - enjoy it for what it is and ignore it for what it isn't. You know what I mean, I'm sure. Cheers and good luck! Keeper | 76 19:06, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Stupid question
Do you happen to know when/where we've interacted? Your name is certainly familiar to me, and I have your talk page watched for some reason, but neither one of us appears to have posted on the other's talk page at any point. I ask because I'd like some context on your RfA. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 18:55, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
- Oh well; I guess I'll have to actually do research before commenting on your RfA. So tragic when that happens (on the surface, you look like a very likely support). Sarcasticidealist (talk) 19:02, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
So happy you asked. There was a totally nn version deleted April 12, 2007 by WKnight. User:04anichols created the article about the parapsychologist on May 17. User:Hurly101 vandailzed it beyond all recognition on January 11 this year. This is the version you tagged and that was deleted by AliveFreeHappy the next day. User:04anichols recreated the parapsychologist version yesterday. Not sure it would pass an AfD, but there it is. . (You're gonna love being able to see the deleted versions.) :) Hope that helps. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 20:31, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
- Really, I agree with "backwards Mike Reichold" here, you are gonna love being able to see the deleted contribs. I put the onus on AliveFreeHappy to check a db tagged article's history before simply deleting. Articles get tagged all the time that do not qualify for speedy deletion, trust me. He/she should not have deleted the article, but instead should have reverted back to the most current correct article, and given you a talk page message. But, bygones are bygones. Happy editing, Keeper | 76 20:36, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
RfA thank-spam
IRC cloak request
I am Rjd0060 on freenode and I would like the cloak wikimedia/Rjd0060. Thanks. --Rjd0060 (talk) 04:47, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks
Thank you for your answer to my question. I do think that your contributions are impressive, and show that you have spent a great deal of effort improving the encyclopedia. I should have mentioned that in my question. I'm not interested in article writing per se, as some other people may be. — Carl (CBM · talk) 02:40, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- Rjd0060 (talk) 04:57, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
My Revert you made with Twinkle
Hi. Can you tell me what this was for, also the edit summary you left doesn't really make any sense. - Rjd0060 (talk) 15:40, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, there was a reason, I was ferrting out a sockpuppet --Jeanenawhitney (talk) 00:14, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
Your RfA
Yes, I do have a follow up comment. :) Acalamari 19:39, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- You're welcome. :) It'll be nice to have another admin help clear that category. Acalamari 20:20, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- Good luck with your nomination! Although somebody made a valid point that more article writing experience would be useful, the actual oppose votes are based on some wonky reasoning and ridiculously strict criteria. -- Wryspy (talk) 20:53, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
WWWQ
Please see my response to you on the WWWQ discussion page. The listing of that many individuals on the article of a station that has only existed for about seven years sets a dangerous precedent for the expansion of MANY other articles on Wikipedia about stations that have existed for MUCH longer. The main editor of the article is very likely the radio station's current night personality, whose ego is the driving force behind everything he does. I have no problem listing the members of the Bert Show and doing a very basic list of the other FULL-TIME personalities. But to list all of the part-timers, the traffic reporters, and all of the former personalities (making an exception for those who may have gone on to achieve things that justify them having their own Wiki pages) is a little overboard.--InDeBiz1 (talk) 03:07, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
You are now an administrator
Congratulations, I have just closed your RfA as successful and made you an administrator. Take a look at the administrators' how-to guide and the administrators' reading list if you haven't read those already. Also, the practice exercises at the new admin school may be useful. If you have any questions, get in touch on my talk page. WjBscribe 18:37, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you, WJB. - Rjd0060 (talk) 18:41, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Thank you to all who supported me in my recent Request for Adminship, which succeeded on January 31, 2008, by vote of 67/5/5. I'm not one to thankspam everybody, but please know that I appreciate all of the comments, whether they were left in support, opposition, or from a neutral standpoint. I have certainly taken all comments into thought, and have taken any suggestions into consideration.
Also a special thanks to User:Ryan Postlethwaite for nominating me.
- Enjoy the mop - well deserved. Simple advice - if you doubt it, ask it, if you know it, do it! Cheers, Keeper | 76 18:50, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Wow, excellent - congratulations buddy, I knew you'd be fine :-) Ryan Postlethwaite 18:57, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Congratulations from me, too. Here is your new shirt. Good luck! Acalamari 18:59, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- You totally stole my shirt! —Animum (talk) 01:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you, all! - Rjd0060 (talk) 19:07, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Contrats dude. The hockey project is slowly taking over the world ;) hehe -Djsasso (talk) 19:17, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Ha ha..Yes, we can do it! - Rjd0060 (talk) 19:17, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Well, now that you have a mop the baseball project people left ... umm ... a pretty big mess in the mens room. Can you take care of that? ;o) Good luck... its a glamorous job, as you will soon discover. Resolute 19:22, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you. - Rjd0060 (talk) 19:27, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Hey! Congrats man! :) Sorry I didnt' get around to nomming you myself :P If you need anything, feel free to ask :) SQLQuery me! 21:22, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Will do, SQL. Thank you! - Rjd0060 (talk) 21:36, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Hey, it went through! Congratulations! You'll make a great administrator. Wryspy (talk) 21:29, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you! - Rjd0060 (talk) 21:36, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Hey, it went through! Congratulations! You'll make a great administrator. Wryspy (talk) 21:29, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Congratulations! Now go, and be all that you can be! ;p ←Gee♥Alice 21:34, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you. - Rjd0060 (talk) 21:36, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Congratulations, now get to work! :P Tiptoety talk 23:37, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you.. I'm working ;) - Rjd0060 (talk) 01:20, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- Congratulations, now get to work! :P Tiptoety talk 23:37, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you. - Rjd0060 (talk) 21:36, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
RfA thanks
I am not one for sending round pretty pictures, but after my recent RfA, which passed 68/1/7, I am now relaxed and this is to thank you for your support. I will take on board all the comments made and look forward to wielding the mop with alacrity. Or two lacrities. --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 21:04, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
RfA thanks from Happy-melon
I just wanted to say thanks for your support for my RfA, which closed (74/2/0) this morning. Your comment and support was very much appreciated. Happy‑melon 09:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
comment from 81.107.16.100
You also are evil leave my comments Scientologist should not exist —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.107.16.100 (talk • contribs)
Whoa
[5] Ah, those crazy vandals. :) Jmlk17 03:00, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- Just so you know I put in a case about this yesterday at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Ctx1. -Djsasso (talk) 17:27, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
thanks
you're right of course. my apologies. frustrated by seeing defamatory info added to a BLP, and having no way to stop it. jimbo says to be aggressive in removing this stuff, but 3RR rears its ugly head. initially the edits did appear to be vandalism, as editor added no source. now he's adding a source - that doesn't corroborate the claim. oh well. Anastrophe (talk) 19:53, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- i did add a notice to the BLP noticeboard. from what i can see, time moves slower there. ;^) Anastrophe (talk) 19:56, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
UzEE
Please see my talk page for what the user has been doing to my edits at Wikipedia. And you said that it wasn't vandalism which i did at User:UzEE page, then is there someone who should ask User:UzEE that why he is giving those warnings to me? --SMS Talk 21:22, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Thank You:)
Thanks for semi-protecting my page
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Thank you very much, Rjd0060, for your support in my RfA which I really appreciate. It closed at 83/0/0. I was surprised by the unanimity and will do my best to live up to the new role. All the best, --ROGER DAVIES talk 16:49, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
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Congrats!
I wanted to say congratulations about being an admin! I just found out today. You deserve it for all you do. I just came here today to see if you could give me any advice about the article Paradise Hotel 2 and I read your user page and noticed you were an admin. So do you think you can help me any? It is a Copyright issue. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 00:22, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thats ok. The person posted the issue on January 23, 2008 here. The guy says the text was from here and the text disappeared when the show aired on MyNetworkTV last night. Thanks for looking into it, I'll wait :) ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 00:35, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Thank You
Thanks for protecting Francis of Assisi. Don't know why the ritalin deficient are vandalizing that one.--Mike Searson (talk) 04:23, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm afraid i fail to see how it will be useful in any way. It was originally moved because it was deemed that the new name was better. Search terms... all the words are also in the other title. I really cba with RfD, and surely it should be a contested tag rather than removed.
I am prepared to get into all sorts of trouble with this page, 3RR etc. If YOU feel so strongly, then please get a 3O. And, please don't insult my intelligence by brandishing pages about how WP works. I am not stupid. Of course redirects don't have incoming links (then theyd be double-redirects). if you really want a redirect, a better one would be NTM tramcars.
And finally, why would people be looking for a list, when there's a page that outlines individual tramcars?
Speedy tag replaced - thats 2R.
BG7 15:51, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
CAT:TEMP deletions
I open multiple CAT:TEMP pages using tabs in my browser, spend some time reviewing all the pages I've opened; then with the pages that should be deleted, I go into the delete screen in all the tabs I've opened, set the reason for deletion in each tab, and when it's all done, go into all my open tabs and press the "delete page" button. It might look as though I'm using a script (or a bot) and deleting pages rapidly, but in reality, it's just tabbed browsing. Acalamari 00:07, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- You're welcome, and if you ever do come across a tool for aiding in deleting pages in that category, please let me know. Acalamari 00:12, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks. Acalamari 00:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the link! Acalamari 02:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks. Acalamari 00:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Dominican Republic
Thank you. SamEV (talk) 05:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Quick question
Hi. I have a quick question about the Texas Department of Criminal Justice article. I stumbled upon it and found there's loads of issues with it. I consulted another editor (who just tagged it for said issues) who agreed that what is written is basically original research and from the POV of someone who has been incarcerated. On the talk page, a user who admitted to being an ex-offender added the present content which seems like a COI in my opinion. Would I be completely out of line if I rolled back the article to its original version (February 17, 2007)? I would rewrite it, but most of the content that is currently presented cannot be referenced as it is not avaliable to the public and I just don't think what is presented is encyclopedic. Before I made any huge rollbacks, I just wanted to check with an admin first. Thanks! Pinkadelica (talk) 05:31, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the quick reply. I'm an ex-employee of TDCJ so when I read this, I realized how much this is actually someone's opinion and was written as such. I know that having an interest or going through an experience doesn't automatically mean it's a COI but, in my opinion, quite a bit of the article isn't neutral, factual or verifiable. Every prison is different so certain examples are not the norm and can't be proved. I won't rollback the article, but I will be restoring most of the original content if that's ok. Pinkadelica (talk) 05:48, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks! I appreciate your help. :) Pinkadelica (talk) 05:54, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Question about BB9
I was wandering what we would do about the voting history table. Since there is this pesky "soulmates" thing and everyone will be in pairs what should we do? I posted a couple of ideas on the Big Brother 9 talk page so what do you think? ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 05:40, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Nat.utoronto
Please ask him to refrain from playing edit wars under this thread:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_presidential_election%2C_2008
He is letting his political views (pro-KMT) influence his editing and has resorted to playing edit games with me. For example, when I tried to balance his one-side article in support of Ma Ying-jeuo, he cited the "no copying rule". However, while I can understand this rule would allow him to erase long quotations in my edits, he went further to modify other parts of the article not subject to this rule. As a result, I think he is trying to hide under this rule. What I did was to clearly state that Ma Ying-jeuo's proclamation of innocence is under Ma's own beliefs, and therefore it is justified to say "Ma believes" XYZ. Thanks. ShihRyanJ (talk) 15:42, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
RFA thanks
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Page blanking
Hi, I just reverted page blanking on your talk page by Tsaem. I hope you're happy! SchfiftyThree 23:41, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for stopping the revert war between myself and Wikitom. 00:42, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
MattMan24 concerns
You, RJ. I'm having a bit of trouble getting the report on the SSP page to show up. I've notified the guy and sure enough, no answer. Typical of Mascot Guy. So's his choice of subject matter. What am I doing wrong with the report? --PMDrive1061 (talk) 02:17, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, but it looks as if I'm doing something wrong. My bad. I'm at work and I'm a bit distracted. Can you run a checkuser instead? --PMDrive1061 (talk) 02:20, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
Beautiful. Works for me. Please do. :) I hope I'm wrong about this because if it is Mascot Guy, he's the most prolific vandal in the history of this site. One of his old usernames a few years ago was his actual e-mail address, so I tried writing to it back in my "Lucky 6.9" days. Believe it or not, I heard back from his mom. He's an autistic teenager out of San Diego and while his mom tries to limit his online time, he just keeps coming back to Wikipedia. I don't think he's malicious, but oh boy, is he a pain. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 02:27, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
HI
If I deserve a warning (I don't think I do), then i am CERTAINLY not the only one who does. Please do not single me out. My edits for the page in question are merely reverting vandalism and hate speech, not that I owe you any explanation. Veritas Aequitas WikiTony (talk) 02:30, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry, i swear i looked before i typed that and didn't see it. I still don't think I did anything to deserve a warning. I consider what I did removing vandalism. I update the portal and revert vandalism (see for yourself in my history) on that page on an almost daily basis. Also keep in mind the name of the portal is "current events," so sometimes multiple edits are required in a short period of time, because after all, the information is current. Also, the other editor has recently been warned for typing almost the exact same hateful speech on other pages. Every one of his edits under the IP he uses is an edit bashing Scientology. I really do not care about them or their beliefs but they do not deserve to be badmouthed in a place reserved for contemporary global affairs. I know I owe you no explanation, but it cannot hurt to have my thoughts on the matter in words. There is a time and a place for everything. Current events is not the place for intolerance. Like I said, I add and edit the portal almost daily. this is by no means a claim of ownership, only meaning that I think I know what I am talking about and my opinion on the subject should have some merit over somene whose sole purpose for adding the item is intolerance. See you on the flip side WikiTony (talk) 02:46, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
We have problems with 68.34.109.154
This IP address 68.34.109.154 made this edit to Big Brother 9 (U.S.). I was going to post a vandalism warning on his talk page when I noticed you have already given this same IP a warning. So since this is another disruptive edit made by this IP address how do you go about getting him blocked? ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 21:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
Happy Valentine's Day!
A short/sweet little message, which I hope has made your day better! Happy Valentine's Day!!! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 03:01, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
RE: PoV
Sure but how? I just found the correct image that we used last year. This one is the golden one and not the red no sign. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:26, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- Can we just have a line at the bottom? I don't think it is set up that way. Let me look. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:28, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- Okay, on the Big Brother housemates template I have a blank legend set up. This blank legend can be used with the Veto. I already have it set up on the Big Brother 9 page if you want to take a look. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:36, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- It could say "holder". "Winner" was just the first thing that popped into mind. Change it to what should be needed :) ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:40, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- The Voting History table says "Veto Winner" so Winner is good that way there is no differences between the two. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:41, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- I honestly can't remember. I am not 100% sure but I think we leave the Veto sign with the winner. If it is used we just change the nom status around. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:47, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- That will work for me. I am sure someone from last year that remembers will show up. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:50, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- I honestly can't remember. I am not 100% sure but I think we leave the Veto sign with the winner. If it is used we just change the nom status around. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:47, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- The Voting History table says "Veto Winner" so Winner is good that way there is no differences between the two. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:41, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- It could say "holder". "Winner" was just the first thing that popped into mind. Change it to what should be needed :) ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:40, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- Okay, on the Big Brother housemates template I have a blank legend set up. This blank legend can be used with the Veto. I already have it set up on the Big Brother 9 page if you want to take a look. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:36, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
69.136.129.125 continues to vandalize
The user 69.136.129.125 has continued to vandalize Wikipedia namely Big Brother 9 (U.S.) with edits here, here and here. In addition to the warning you have given this user I too have given this same user two warnings in the same day for vandalizing Big Brother 9 (U.S.). I am posting this here because I don't know how to go about having users blocked for vandalizing. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 03:33, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, I just didn't know how to report them if he does it again. Thanks. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 04:13, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for participating in my RfA! It was closed as successful with 58 supporting, 0 opposing, and 2 neutral. I hope to demonstrate that your trust in me is rightly placed and am always open to critiques and suggestions. Cheers. MBisanz talk 04:03, 16 February 2008 (UTC) |
Doczilla's RfA
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Whoa
5 in a row? Ouch! Now you know where us mortals are coming from... :) Jmlk17 10:52, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
warring
thank you for the reminder. but just so that you know, my previous attempts to open a dialog [6] have gone completely unanswered. i feel my actions were completely within guidelines given how uncooperative SeNeKa (talk · contribs) has been. --emerson7 18:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Carnatic Music article that needs extensive corrections
Please post on the discussion of ‘Carnatic Music’ why the 'Carnatic Music' article is locked from editing directly by editors. I am not contesting your decision. Just trying to understand the reasoning. Many editors are making badly needed changes to this article that currently contains distorted information. Detailed discussions are already posted. If it is still decided to lock this article a separate article on ‘Karnataka Classical Music’ needs to be started to state the real facts to Wikipedia readers. Both can be merged later based on fully validated facts and judgment of Admns who are also proven experts (need to disclose their qualifications about the topic on user’s page) on the topic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Naadapriya (talk • contribs) 19:30, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your response on my talk page. Your judgment is understandable. However the incorrect information in the article which at the most one editor is defending against 3 to 4 other editors that too without giving justification, is a major concern to leave the article as is even for a few daysNaadapriya (talk) 21:05, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
IZAK
Hi, Rjd. I'd like to thank you for trying to mediation and step in between IZAK and I. I must say that his recent personal attacks (referring to my actions as Kristallnacht), calling my exactly two AfDs a "rampage of deletions" and now his threats to stop or "stronger action" are leaving me in a very difficult position. I want to be a party to the discussion but it's growing near impossible with IZAK's increasingly threating and uncivil statements. At this point I want to respond to the questions and concerns Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Judaism#Deletion_of_synagogue_articles but I genuinely fear to. What might you suggest? Bstone (talk) 01:10, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
- You know, Bstone, for someone who was so tough and unrelenting with your nomination at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Beyt Tikkun and your stubborn renomination and defeat at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2008 February 14#Beyt Tikkun (closed) and the strong criticism that is being directed at you for your lack of good faith with your subsequent nominations of other synagogue articles for deletion in spite of all the arguments against that that are being posted against it, it is hard to believe that you must now run to an admin who has no real knowldege of Judaic subjects and who is only getting one side of the picture from you. May I respectfully suggest that just as you had no fear with doing what you did earlier, you continue with that attitude and be part of the serious debate about all this at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism#Deletion of synagogue articles with the Judaic editors who have become increasingly concerned about your moves and aims with regards to syngagogue articles at this time. Please note some of my more in-depth reasons for my opposition to what you have been doing lately. I thank you for your kind consideration. IZAK (talk) 05:37, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
V-day
Tiptoety talk is wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day, Rjd0060! This greeting promotes WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Happy Valentine's Day, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.
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Hi Ryan, I replied here, thanks. Spellcast (talk) 18:58, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
Follow-up with creator of Minnesota synagogues stubs
Hi Rjd0060: You may be interested to know that I have contacted User Grika (talk · contribs) who was the editor who originally created all the stub articles about synagogues in Minnesota that have now become the focal point of much debate, and he, as creator of the stubs has neither responded, participated nor defended himself in any discussions AFAIK. Please see User talk:Grika#Requesting your attention. Feel free to add your comments. Thanks, IZAK (talk) 09:40, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for semi-protecting my user page
Thanks, George D. Watson (Dendodge).TalkHelp and assistance 15:32, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Page protection
You're right, of course, and my apologies - was in a bit of a hurry and my eyes must have skipped over (and my brain forgotten) the bits you're quoting. Great time to shoot myself in the foot on the practical implications of the very tools I'm asking for in my RfA! Thanks for your message. GBT/C 15:40, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Tiger Shark pic not yet deleted?...
I'm wondering why my tiger shark pic (Image:Scarface-tigershark2.jpg) is still here, when it was tagged for "speedy deletion" some time ago.... As mentioned then, this image may be used for publication soon, and I don't want it here any longer since I'm rescinding the copyleft coverage. Thx much for any info.... Pterantula (talk) 02:57, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanx for the reply - jeez this gets complicated! I'll have to go through those hoops later, when I get the time; I don't recall ever uploading to Commons, I believe that was done on my behalf when I was getting the white shark pics uploaded there...? Cheers Pterantula (talk) 09:41, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
I noticed you deleted the user page as blatant advertising. I was trying to find the guideline that supports the deletion. I checked Wikipedia:User page. There is some discussion on the talk page but I can not see a deffinitive answer to the deletion of user pages that advertise. I am not disagreeing with the decision I am just looking for clearification for future reference. Thanks in advance. GtstrickyTalk or C 16:20, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks... It does seem that it could use some clarification somewhere. Again, not disagreeing, but I seem to remember users being told to place content on their user pages (especially in WP:OR or WP:COI situations). It seems that the message has been "this is not appropriate as an article but feel free to put it on your talk page". I think we would let people violate the other speedie criteria (nonsense, test page, blanked page etc). The WP:NOT is a good rational and should possibly be added to the WP:User Page criteria. Anyway... thanks for the info. Have a good one. GtstrickyTalk or C 16:36, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks!
I just wanted to say thanks for the barnstar. Don't forget about Big Brother tonight. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 01:03, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
RE: Big Brother nonsense
Thanks. It's not just that it is that mainly those two everywhere I look I keep getting blamed for Article Ownership. Plus I get put down by pete and to an extent RMThompson it just makes everything frustrating. And who uses an excuse that you can't cite premium cable channels? That is just urrg, they are carried on DirecTV and Dish Network plus the top ten cable providers and various smaller cable companies. Just because you have to pay $12-$15 extra for Showtime doesn't mean you can't use it. I will be fine after I calm down. I am just going to edit my little userpage for a while. It is getting too crowded. Thanks for the comment. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 00:14, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
- That sounds good. I don't even remember this much drama during Big Brother 8 (U.S.). ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 00:25, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
- I guess you got caught up in your own BB nonsense today. Liked your comments thought hit the nail on the head I must say. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 21:21, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
Bonus navboxes on Family Guy episodes
There's an ongoing controversy over whether those additional navboxes at the bottom of Family Guy episode articles are desirable. I think they have all been removed once or twice. Would you care to join the discussion? / edg ☺ ☭ 04:10, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
I'd be happy to take a look at it. Can you be more specific as to which navboxes you're talking about? Give me an example. - Rjd0060 (talk) 04:16, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
- I'm sorry. I hit the wrong Talk page. The editor I wanted to communicate with is Cyberhawk241 (talk · contribs). The edit in question was this one. :Thanks for getting back to me on this. I will bring this up on Cyberhawk241's Talk page. / edg ☺ ☭ 04:28, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
Response
Hello, I'm not really going to edit, but however, I do have an account. I am not telling you my username. I am not using my account. Thanks! --75.60.247.92 (talk) 17:14, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
Talk page protection
The Original Barnstar | ||
Thank you for protecting my talk page! Party!Talk to me! 19:10, 23 February 2008 (UTC) |
It's User:92.1.182.171
- The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
- Please go and argue someplace else. - Rjd0060 (talk) 23:59, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi, a few days ago, I appealed a block I had been wrongly issued, and you replied and said reasonably that if I created a new account, there shouldn't be a problem. I have now done this, so therefore, I'm assuming you believe it is appropriate for me to go ahead with my constructive edits to the Maria Sharapova page (bearing in mind the edit logs show I did not reverse 64 edits, the offence I was blocked for), without fear of harrassment from the user BanRay? Thanks Masha4ever (talk) 23:31, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
- You' were blocked for trolling, vandalism and disruption and not for directly reverting 64 edits. Again, you can propose your edits on the talk page and wait for green light there, but seeing that there is a clear consensus against your version, you should probably just move on and leave the page as it is. BanRay 23:47, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
- No, BanRay, you issued me a warning for reverting 64 edits (Which is not the case - and in fact, are non-admins actually authorised to issue warnings?), then I was blocked for "failing to adhere to the warning", even though it wasn't legit in the first place. If I did not revert 64 edits, please tell me how I trolled or vandalised? I merely put through constructive edits. Masha4ever (talk) 23:51, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
- I didn't read your full comment before responding, so just to add to your other comments: is it Wikipedia policy to wait for the green-light? Because I believe Tennis expert didn't several weeks ago when he rewrote the Career section (the action that began this edit dispute). You say concensus is against me - actually, by my count, there's me, Musiclover565, that user who edited earlier today (please don't tell me you're going to accuse him/her of being me/ML565?). In addition, Escape Orbit has seen acknowledged the edits, and presumably saw no problem with them, seeing as he did not revert them. So that actually just leaves you and Tennis expert wanting the other version, doesn't it? Meaning concensus seems to be against you. Masha4ever (talk) 23:58, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
- No, BanRay, you issued me a warning for reverting 64 edits (Which is not the case - and in fact, are non-admins actually authorised to issue warnings?), then I was blocked for "failing to adhere to the warning", even though it wasn't legit in the first place. If I did not revert 64 edits, please tell me how I trolled or vandalised? I merely put through constructive edits. Masha4ever (talk) 23:51, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
Urgent admin intervention needed at the Hummus article
Hi Rjd: My attention was drawn to the Talk:Hummus page, see Talk:Hummus#Hebrew/jewish/Israeli references and Talk:Hummus#RfC where some users are deploying the worst kind of blatant antisemitic and Anti-Zionist vitriol in violation of WP:HATE and WP:CIVIL, over a minor food article, yet, unbelievable. There are comments there that should be deleted on sight as well. Please check out that page and the violating editors. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 10:59, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the help
Just thought i would say thanks for the help you gave me with my sig.
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Big Brother 10 page is back
I just wanted to let you know that the Big Brother 10 (U.S.) page is back. But this time I am not going to put it up for deletion due to the simple fact that Big Brother 10 will be our summer season and the UK already has their page Big Brother 2008 (UK) up for their ninth summer series. There was a discussion about it and it was keep so I feel we should just leave BB10 alone for now plus Survivor has their 17th and 18th season pages up. What do you think? ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 21:39, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
- Well for now I put a source to the House Calls episode that had Robyn Kass. I do think it is early for both Big Brother 2008 (UK) and Big Brother 10 (U.S.) but my stance is if one is acceptable to keep then the other is too. Plus the UK article doesn't have any sources while ours does. And I personally don't think we should make a fuss right now it is usually one of us that puts it up for deletion anyway. We have Big Brother 9 right now and that is a handful. Plus like I said with Survivor we should just let it say unless someone else slaps it for AfD. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:09, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thats good. I remembered today that the Friday episode of House Calls had Gretchen & Robyn that day so I watched that episode again today when I seen that the BB10 article came back to life. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 22:15, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
A funny
this made me laugh ;) Tiptoety talk 04:33, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, it almost did not deserve a warning. :p Tiptoety talk 04:37, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
User:MontgomeryStreet
I have emailed you regarding this situation. Daniel Case (talk) 16:39, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
Apologies for inadvertently removing the unblock decline, while I was restoring my post, which she had deleted but which was relevant to the unblock request. Tyrenius (talk) 01:20, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
RE: Big Brother 10
Alrighty but that will be next year. Their upcoming season is their ninth Big Brother. Their tenth Big Brother will be in 2009. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 01:30, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Soverign Grace Ministries
- Thanks for stepping in. I offered to act as a third party, as they both quite obviously have very different views, and I can offer a neutral point of view. I also tagged the article, it seems to contain mostly original research. Would you agree? Steve Crossin (talk) 16:51, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Magic Kingdom
Looks like we got our wires crossed. I had already protected it when you issued the decline. I'm new to this (admined last month), so will defer to your judgment. —EncMstr 20:05, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
- Given that you seem happy to have the article unprotected, I've gone ahead and done so - I've warned all parties to the content dispute as well. Ryan Postlethwaite 20:14, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
- Are you aware that these edits are being made by someone who has been blocked several times from at least 12 different accounts or IPs for disruption and personal attacks? Please see the sock puppet log before dismissing this as an edit war. The person's edits are also being discussed at WP:ANI. Whether you think the geography dispute is vandalism or not, this is a persistent pattern of abuse from a combative contributor who rejects the community's consensus and repeatedly insults people. 72.37.171.164 (talk) 20:46, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Re: post on my talk page
Well, I have been battling this guy for quite some time. He apparently has access to a dynamic IP assigner, because every so often, a different IP address comes on and starts changing all these different articles' categories from "in Orlando, Florida" to "in Orange County, Florida", as well as saying they are southwest, northwest, etc. of Orlando instead of saying they are near Orlando. I am not the only one who reverts this guy. Someone else does it with an edit summary that says something like "rv per consensus on talk page". I am using huggle, so I don't usually use a custom edit summary. In any case, the guy who is changing articles does so slightly faster than I can revert with huggle, so there is no way he is just doing it with his hands and a keyboard. He is using some sort of a web program to change article en masse.I have no idea what his point is. Saying that Seaworld is in Orlando is the same as saying that Cedar Point is in Sandusky. Neither are technically in those cities, as there is not enough room, but they are near those cities, and thus they are associated with them. Also, I am not an admin, so I do not know why you are telling me you disagree with the page protection. J.delanoygabsadds 20:20, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
What's wrong with correctly categorizing Magic Kindom as being in Orange County?
It is not in the city of Orlando; it is southwest of Orlando in another city called Bay Lake, Florida.
Read up before you make ignorant edits 72.153.223.172 (talk) 20:21, 28 February 2008 (UTC)