Hey there. I'm pleased to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator! You've volunteered to do housekeeping duties that normal users sadly cannot participate in. Sysops can't do a lot of stuff: They can't delete pages just like that (except patent nonsense like "aojt9085yu8;3ou"), and they can't protect pages in an edit war they are involved in. But they can delete random junk, ban anonymous vandals, delete pages listed on Votes for deletion (provided there's a consensus) for more than one week, protect pages when asked to, and keep the few protected pages that exist on Misplaced Pages up to date.

Well, as you know sysop "status" promotions were suspended due to a bug and was rectified earlier today. Promotions are done using the special:makesysop function. Well, I did both: promoted you and informed you pretty much at the same time. User:Nichalp/sg 07:43, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Congrats on RfA + a Few comments on WikiLove

Congrats on your RfA -You earned it by being a good neighbor and cleaning up our messes on occasion, for example in keeping an eye on the Schiavo page where I regularly edit.

In any case, I was just browsing around, and I saw on your user page where you say:

"Here are some of the users I've met so far that have shared some WikiLove: ... Alterego - Became my arch-nemesis when he eloquently argued to keep Jesus on the List_of_self-proclaimed_deities to keep everyone happy... even if Jesus may not have considered himself a deity."

While I do not know the reasoning or arguments or logic AlterEgo used (in the event that i accidentally copy it), I would like to point out at least this one set of three verses of the Bible in which Jesus apparently does claim to be deity:

Philippians 2:5-7 (King James Version)

King James Version (KJV)

Public Domain

5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

Since you're into theology: This is my explanation of why Jesus is Savior (Creator, Fixer, Role model, example, legal heavenly advocate, etc) -- a "movie Review" of the Mel Gibson film - a thorough but concise theology apologetics:

http://geocities.com/gordon_watts32313/Passion.html mirror: http://hometown.aol.com/gww1210/myhomepage/Passion.html

I hope this is useful, and to the extent that God loves every person, I hope to have shared WikiLove as well.--GordonWatts 09:00, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations

• Congratulations on you becoming an administrator. --Bhadani 09:43, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the cleanup of my (indeed rather sparse) user page; and congrats on your promotion to Adminhood! --MJ 22:46, 2 October 2005 (UTC).

Thanks (for a different reason)

I am not thanking you for anything so large as a user page; but rather for your vote on my RfA! Thank you; I've had the position of Administrator as a goal for a long time, and you helped me to it. --Maru (talk) 00:04, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Re: Rc patrol

I noticed you created the above page (Rc patrol) to redirect to Misplaced Pages:RC patrol. I have listed this redirect on redirects for deletion because we do not generally make cross-namespace redirects, especially not from the article space to project space. Rob Church 16:52, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

MegaGOFF

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Misplaced Pages. --131.111.8.102 20:57, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Reverting large articles in the normal way does not work.

because the bottom of the article got cut off (there is some size limitation). i've been here on WP for better than a year and know how to revert, it's just when i did (exact as you have described) the article got messed up. r b-j 22:36, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

James DeBello

Why not, given I originated the AfD? I dunno, maybe "abuse of administrator power"?

Articles for Deletion (AfD) is where Wikipedians decide whether problematic articles should be deleted or kept. Items sent here usually wait five days or so; then the deletion process can proceed based on Misplaced Pages community consensus.

Since your name isn't "Misplaced Pages community", it means you don't get to unilaterally decide AND DELETE valid nominations. At best, you speedy keep, so the process is transparent.

Is process difficult, or is that only for the little people? --Calton | Talk 05:38, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Biting of new admin noted...

You took the job voluntarily, Buckwheat.

...and of course that is predicated upon it being valid; which I no longer thought it was.

Then vote Keep, Sunny Jim, don't sweep it under the rug. Of course, what you really ought to do is undelete the original. --Calton | Talk 05:55, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

I volunteered for admin, you volunteered the "little people." Buckwheat? Nice touch.

Sunshine, you came to me, I didn't seek you out: I merely relisted the AfD you deleted out of process and I did so without further comment. What were you looking for from me, a cookie? --Calton | Talk 06:44, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Isn't it obvious? To get you to respond. You should have come to me and I would have undeleted it. And the point of that would be? Much simpler to relist it.

The recreation of the AfD made undeletion impossible... Nothing stopped you from doing so after I renominated it, nothing is stopping you now. It's pointless now, mind you, but perfectly within your power.

..and yes I do want a cookie, my preference is macadamia white chocolate chunk. I like to eat them while pondering ageism and how people think they can discern my age, while at the same time enjoying your irreverance.

I have no idea what this means. Is an English translation available?

Okay, I lied: it appears to mean that you thought the cookie reference was some sort of age referent, God knows why, but if it'll make you happy, let's try again:

What were you looking for from me:

A) a cookie?

B) a medal?

C) a gold star?

D) a pat on the back?

Pick a cliché you can live with. --Calton | Talk 05:12, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

And I thought it simpler to delete it, my bad. At least we have consensus. No we don't. But you're a smart cookie; you'll figure it out.

And you'd better take this back: someone might think it belonged to me. --Calton | Talk 07:06, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Speedballs

Hi. Just to let you know I blanked the article and changed it to a redirect to Speedball (drug). I keep getting caught the same way (usually with speedy delete). Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather 05:50, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Ah. "caught the same way" - I tag something as speedy delete and then realise that it should have been a redirect. I've done it enough times that I have become a bit wary except in the obvious cases. As to the deleting yourself, well I thought admins could delete anytime they wanted? Don't know about the rest. Speaking of which I sd|copyvio these two a while back and they are still there. Black Dragon Fighting Society & William V. Aguiar Jr.. Cheers.

Thanks Southerner they were begining to annoy me. CambridgeBayWeather 06:20, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

sun tzu vandalism

the version i first reverted to was a bad one. i think i have it right now.--Alhutch 18:39, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

i found that instance of vandalism by looking at recent changes. i just click on differences when i see an edit by a user thats not logged in.--Alhutch 18:49, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

thanks for the advice on vandalism. i have a question for you. I suspect someone of using sock puppets on an articles for deletion vote Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Supera45. How can I tell if they have the same IP address? thanks--Alhutch 01:19, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

RC Patrol

I've noticed you're good work on RC patrol today, and I hereby award you this Anti-Vandalism Barnstar. Keep up the good work!-- Essjay · Talk 21:54, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

No problem! If you need any help, let me know! -- Essjay · Talk 22:01, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Ganja Goo Balls

Removed speedy del tag, will take your word for it :D --PopUpPirate 23:30, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

source for rove claim

I've got a source now but it sucks.

I'll find a better one tomarrow.

grazon 05:13, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Anon vandal

What a persistent inanity that, erm, user was engaged in. It was my pleasure. --Fire Star 05:38, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Hmmm

Hmmmm...I don't know! You shouldn't have protect unless you're an admin, and if you are, I don't think you can get rid of it. My monobook.js is pretty much spliced together, I'd suggest asking Sasquatch, he's the java guru. -- Essjay · Talk 21:16, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure if you can totally remove them but you can shorten them, e.g. reduce "edit this page" to just "edit" or what i do is provide acronyms, eg, history -> h and delete -> del and stuff like that. e.g:

if(document.getElementById('ca-edit'))
      document.getElementById('ca-edit').firstChild.innerHTML = 'Edit';

would make "edit this page" show as just "edit". that help much? Sasquatcht|c 23:11, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Hmm... well, you can try User:Func. Haven't seen him around lately. I'm only good at modifying code, not really a creator of code... but I just tried embedding some code into func's monobook.js über script. Anyways, theoritically, .css and .js control completely different things so I doubt they will collide. js is for scripts while css is for appearance more than anything. Sasquatcht|c 23:38, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

User page vandalism.

I blocked User:Greenmonkey for 48 hours...feel free to unblock and add a longer block if you so choose to. Ral315 W_S 02:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

For info

IP 83.146.13.130 struck again with some vandalism. See Opus Dei article. Lafem 00:47, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Blade Runner articles

Roy, you mentioned on the BR template talk page that you created a number of BR-related articles in the process of getting the BR article featured. Can you give me the names of all of those articles by any chance, as I am currently working on improving the template for all BR-related articles, and I thought I would go through and put the most important ones on the template. Thanks. The Wookieepedian 08:33, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Question about an image of yours

You uploaded a Blade Runner screenshot to the article about Vangelis. I'm curious as to where it's from and if you altered it in any way before posting it. The image quality looks much better than what I'm getting from either my Director's Cut DVD or Criterion Laserdisc of the film.

CBW RfA

Thank you for taking the time to vote on my RfA. If you have any concerns over my actions please let me know. CambridgeBayWeather 23:45, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

--68.37.145.186 21:59, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

We use a network server, what is the problem? Tomas @ --68.37.145.186 21:59, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Will be fixed. Tsx, Tomas @ --68.37.145.186 22:08, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Re: Warnings

Hmm, sorry if I missed a sig. As for subst, do you mean {{subst:test1}}, for example? Thanks for the tips. --tomf688 04:05, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll keep them handy. --tomf688 04:13, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Admin nom.

Thanks, I really appreciate it, but I was rejected for RfA only a month ago. They apparently thought that I spent too much time in the article space and not enough in the talk and project space. I was doing a lot of reversion even before that, but since then I have tried to participate in RfA, AfD and other project related stuff. I was thinking of not re-applying until December at the earliest. It's funny, after participating in RfA for a while now, how standards change a lot based on who is participating at any given time. I am also going to re-think my answers, some felt that I wasn't verbiose enough with my answers. Again thanks a lot for the offer, but could I contact you in a couple of months, and if you still feel so inclined, nom me then?

Hey by the way, my photo of the Capitol in Williamsburg, Virginia is on the main page today (Did you know...). --Rogerd 04:34, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the screen cap suggestion. I wouldn't have thought to do that. You will hear from me we I am ready to go. Thanks again. --Rogerd 05:00, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

165.111.2.149

<Computer2> IP already blacklisted. Block: Special:Blockip/165.111.2.149 Contribs: Special:Contributions/165.111.2.149 Block log: http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=&page=User%3A165.111.2.149

I think he deserves a longer block, hey why not tag along on irc? ;) --Cool Cat 20:08, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

I concur, you may increase the block if you see fit. I err on the side of caution for proxies. As to IRC, I usually find it distracting or unproductive (meaning, no one talks to me :")... as I have a TV tuner in my computer I can deal with one distraction in the background at a time. I will certainly reconsider my IRC and proxy policy. :"D - RoyBoy 20:15, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Oh I was talking about #wikipedia-en-vandalism a channel full of people dedicated to fight against vandalism (and a vandalism detection bot is running).

Sorry, I am not an admin, I cant do it myself :) --Cool Cat 20:33, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

My Talk page

Somebody told me that a little while ago, and I slimmed it down. When I tried it on an 800x600 screen in College it looked OK, but perhaps it depends upon the preferences as to font sizes, etc. Any advice as to what I should do? --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:24, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Much more elegant than my clunky attempt with "small" tags. Thank you. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 22:33, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Monobook.js

I suggest you look at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_User_scripts/Techniques#Onload_Structure, and put mainPageTransform(); inside the Main function. That ought to work. Let me know if it doesn't. JesseW, the juggling janitor 23:47, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

reblocking for a week

A couple of points for you to consider. If you look at the last block - which was for 2 days, the vandal stayed away for quite a bit longer. It's perfectly possible that a 15 min block will have the same net effect as a week long one. Also check the edit history. There are some good edits there as well as some vandalism ones. The IP resolves to the Humanities & Science Institute in Arizona. Presumably this institute has hundreds of students, of which one is a vandal, and probably one other is potential collaterial damage.

Simple vandalism is annoying but pretty easy to correct. It's best to keep responses to it measured. Having said that it doesn't actually matter in this case because you haven't really reblocked him for a week. Well i don't think so anyway. When two blocks are in operation on the same IP the IP will be unblocked as soon as the shorter block expires. In order to extend a block, you therefore need to unblock the IP then reblock for the longer time period. But i don't think it is necessary in this case. If he comes back tomorrow, we can reblock him then. Theresa Knott (a tenth stroke) 22:31, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Talk:Intelligent Design

Did you mean "Do not"? The principles pertaining to the 32 k rule apply and also the reasons and 125 k is too long. I could live with 60 k or so. Some users cannot edit long pages. I would not object if you reinstated some of the talk from the archive. I archived to the point where others were discussing archiving so my view was not unilateral.--A Y Arktos (Talk) 23:26, 3 November 2005 (UTC) I appreciate you had recently "aggressively" and selectively archived but perhaps to clarify, I don't think it was aggressive enough - as I said feel free to modify archive 18 and reinstate discussion you think neeeds to be visible on the talk page to continue.--A Y Arktos (Talk) 23:35, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Block

More concerned with reverting The Wookieepedian than making constructive edits? Didn't you notice that I kept all his good edits, while when he reverts mine he does it indiscriminately? Copperchair 18:49, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

You had an impersonator