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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 articles 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.

Cool! Congrats with your new tools. You did quite well with your 100% success. My first promotion in quite a few months. =Nichalp «Talk»= 11:29, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, well done on such a good RfA! If you have any questions about using the tools then please don't hesitate to ask them, as I would like to know the answers too! Regards and happy mopping, (aeropagitica) 14:32, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations! All the best with the fancy buttons :) riana_dzasta 14:50, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Congrats from me as well on your recent RfA. Sorry I missed it, definitely would've added to the support column based on your extremely positive history here. Well done! --AbsolutDan 16:10, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your higher level of editorship! Iridescence talk • contrib 22:24, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

A vote of thanks from Terence Ong

Congratulations on attaining adminship. However, spamming talk pages will make people think otherwise. Best regards, — Nearly Headless Nick 14:59, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations, Martin, and all the best with your adminship. I'm sure you will do very well. Cheers, Sarah Ewart (Talk) 15:02, 18 November 2006 (UTC) My hearty Congratulations and best wishes. Nileena joseph  15:09, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations!! -- Lost 15:15, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations Martin, and good luck with the mop! ↔ ANAS - Talk 17:17, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

My apologies if you felt offended (or annoyed!) with my thankyou message - I'm sure you know that it was not my intention, and if you wish, feel free to remove it. Martinp23 15:04, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

You're a terrific user Martin, and I am not annoyed with that message. My intention of leaving that message on your talk page was that I believe spamming is a waste. Cheers. — Nearly Headless Nick 08:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Notice

Thanks to everyone for their congratulations

If anyone would be interested in testing a new program I've written to facilitate NewPages patrol (for non-admins), please just leave a message here. Martinp23 15:14, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

User:AbsolutDan waves his hand frantically in the air. --AbsolutDan 16:10, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

User:Martinp23 employs AbsolutDan as an official tester (in fact, the only one as of now, meaning he's getting a custom made program for free!). Martinp23 01:24, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

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RfA

Congrats. If you need any backup or moral support in your early admin days, let me know. - Mgm| 17:00, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Congrats Martin! Have fun with your new tools! If you ever have any admin-related questions, feel free to contact me. Nishkid64 19:19, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Deserved mate! -- Szvest → 20:36, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Regarding block of 24.148.67.72 (talk · contribs)

You may want to look into the accounts Naradasupreme (talk · contribs), Drmagic (talk · contribs), and Oldschoolfreak (talk · contribs) as they are suspected sock puppet accounts of that particular IP. :: Colin Keigher (Talk) 20:04, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah. I am embroiled in a stupid dispute with this IP/user, hence why I am aware of his actions. I recently filed this RfC, but so far no good. :: Colin Keigher (Talk) 20:18, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Ah. So I wasn't wrong about the sockpuppetry. It's amazing how much you can figure out without administration abilities. :) :: Colin Keigher (Talk) 22:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Downtown (song)

Hi

Thanks for your attempt to sort the article of (Re: Downtown (song). Earlier today I requested that another admin look into something - given the fact your now involved with the article, it may seem better to ask you.

I informed Journalist of the situation with SFTVLGUY2 and asked him if he could look into that user and another called ConoscoTutto. I believe they may be an alias of each other; their profiles and writing styles are remarkabley similar. And they have posted in the same articles before expressing the same opinions (see Downtown talk page, Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 November 13 - Petula Clark films). Is having aliases against Wiki regulations? And is there any way you can check IP addresses to establish if there is a connection please? Rimmers 21:46, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey Martin!

Please note my comments here . I will maintain vigilance at Baylor University, as I feel that controversies with citations should not be blanked just because someone does not like them to be made public. We had similar issues at The Path to 9/11 a few months back. Just thought I would say hey and let you know a little of my perspective. I am not about taking sides on any of the issues, so much as I am opposed to the blanking of information by those who want to keep "controversy" off wikipedia. The interactive nature of our project allows for such development in a collaborative fashion. Finally, I appreciate your work in the community. Best, Kukini 22:02, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks much. Hey...teach me something...why is it that warning removals can't lead to blocks? I have only been an admin for 4ish months, and have noted blocks on editors who did this before. Always learning, Kukini 22:18, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Congrats!!!

I have been kinda focused on just doing administration lately (as you have today). I should get back to RfA land now and again to see our incoming admins such as yourself. Welcome to the mop-club!!!! Kukini 22:29, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Your new powers

WikiProject Munich

Would you be interested in helping out atWikiProject Munich? And you don't have to know anything about Munich. Maybe you could help out on bringing Munich-related articles up to Misplaced Pages Policies and guidlines standards or maybe another area where you could help improve Munich-related articles. Kingjeff 23:11, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Psst!

Just a little heads up. No source is criterea I4, not I6 like it says in in your last 50-ish deletion summaries ;) --Sherool (talk) 23:25, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

User talk:Zora

Thanks for fixing that. --BostonMA 23:53, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

With regard to your message, hopefully not much. --BostonMA 23:59, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Super late congrats!

I'm sure you'll live up to all our expectations :) Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 00:46, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

User:Martinp23/NPWatcher/Approval :) Daniel.Bryant 01:26, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

I need help against Vandalisme

on the Somali people page

i've worked hard on it and it keeps being re-edited

sinister words are used in the article and editor 68.40.41.202 uses the page to dehumanize other groups

see the discussion page aswell

i need an outside editor to do something about it

RoboRanks 02:35, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

New Page Watcher

Hi, I would like to try your new page watcher. Sincerely, --BostonMA 02:41, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry?

Thanks for protecting Somalia. After some discussion on the talkpage, I strongly suspect there is some sockpuppetry going on. You can see my thinly veiled accusation, here. Please advise if you think Checkuser is called for. I wouldn't request one casually, but a quick review of the (very brief) contrib histories of these 2 editors looks suspicious to say the least. Thanks again. --Doc Tropics 03:42, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

I think everything is fine now, but it was sure interesting for a while. As you noticed, it was more than just a couple of socks...5 were blocked. Thanks again for your help; I'm amazed at how responsive most admins are, especially given how badly you're outnumbered :) --Doc Tropics 15:02, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

OMG! I had no idea you were so new...heck you're practically a virgin :) For a 'first day' it seems you did a great job. Many congrats to you! Yes, I understand mixed feelings about new messages...a certain number of nasty-grams is inevitable (I've gotten a couple too). Don't forget, there will always be editors who appreciate what you do, and occassionaly they might even remember to say 'thanks'. In the meantime, enjoy your new superpowers, and keep up the good work! --Doc Tropics 15:22, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

User talk:Pesci

This user continues to blank out his/her user talk page. I reverted it back and left a notice of concern again. Kukini 06:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Jabbin

this is a pretty popular FOSS software that implements VoIP on Jabber. In fact it is one of the few linux clients for google-talk. I had created it as a stub and was intending to update it. From what i gather, you probably mistook it for advertisement. Please remove the deletion tag and post your concerns on the discussion page.

Thanks Panchhee 13:40, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

User template

Fix the leave me a message link as it links to someone else. Unisouth 15:19, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Advocate

Would you consider the role of advocate similar to that of a lawyer, or are you supposed to be a neutral party? BhaiSaab 15:42, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

I think it would be in your best interests not to advocate a sockpuppeteer. BhaiSaab 04:09, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi

Hi, Well wikipedia has about 1,500,000 articles in english. Do these include stubs also. Sushant gupta 15:56, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Jesse Collings

A bit fast off the blocks in marking this article as lacking sources, aren't we! Nothing more constructive to do than irritate experienced editors?--George Burgess 17:25, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

why did u deleted my wikipage? :(

Category:Stub templates

The category was deleted even if there was a {{hangon}}} mention on it and while I was writing my opinion. Can we follow the guidelines and give it some time? Robin des Bois ♘ ➳ ✉ 20:44, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Holy Ghost baptism on deletion review

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Holy Ghost baptism. Since you closed the deletion discussion for (or speedy-deleted) this article, your reasons on how or why you did so will be greatly appreciated in the above review. Bpmullins | Talk 21:56, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Re:Professor Sunderland?

Umm...why did you replace the templates I placed on user:Professor Sunderland and user talk:Professor Sunderland? Nishkid64 23:00, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

I was about to ask the same thing. Wouldn't Galacian be the sockpupet as Galactian only registered today? Metros232 23:02, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Response here Martinp23 23:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

It's all confusing. I originally blocked Molag Bal indefinitely a few weeks ago (vandalism and such). Then Professor Sunderland comes out of nowhere, and then starts editing the same pages as Molag Bal. I established a connection, and told him I could block him, but I said I would give him a second chance. Then Sunderland goes crazy, makes two new accounts, Galactian and SpaceBot (which I shut off, as it malfunctioned and blanked 10+ pages). Galactian also edited Sunderland articles. I didn't know what the hell was going on, and I still don't. Anyway, RFCU is the best option here. I was considering that myself. I'm suspecting that the user has many more accounts. Nishkid64 23:10, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Category:Stub templates

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Category:Stub templates. Since you closed the deletion discussion for (or speedy-deleted) this article, your reasons on how or why you did so will be greatly appreciated in the above review. Robin des Bois ♘ ➳ ✉ 23:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

194.80.32.8

Hi - I've changed the block of 194.80.32.8 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) to allow account creation, with it being a complete university! This was after a request on unblock-en-l. Just an FYI Template:Emot. Keep up the good work - Martinp23 22:38, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I normally allow account creations, not sure why I didn't uncheck the appropriate box in this case. --Yamla 02:14, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Smiley Award

Feel free to place this award on your user page, as a token of appreciation for your contributions. If you're willing to help spread the good cheer to others, please see the project page for the Random Smiley Award at: User:Pedia-I/SmileyAward

User:Pedia-I/SmileyAward1

the Discussion page

hi what's the point of that page when editors that keep on editing don't want to come to the discussion page and tell their reasons of editing?

i was blocked because i wasn't aware of the 3x time rev rule on wiki and that's ok but the Editor sweetie1986 that also goes under multiple IP names on the somali people page continues to edit without visiting the discussions page

something needs to be done about this. RoboRanks 04:47, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Violated??

hi sorry but i haven't edited the page today

not once..

how can i have violated the 3 revert rule?

am i doing something wrong without me knowing it?

cause if you look at the history page i haven't edited or reverted the somali people page

i have only contributed on the discussion page and put down my stand on the dispute RoboRanks 07:06, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

No Problem

and i will look into the protection option

thanks! RoboRanks 07:13, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Block

Hi there. Just to say no hard feelings about the block you imposed on me - it was my own fault for getting dragged into an edit war. I will step back from the article entirely, I may even remove it from my watchlist. However I did want to make you aware of the fact that Mitsos has recently made personal attacks on me (see here) and on others and breached numerous other Misplaced Pages guidelines without suffering any sanction whatsoever. Although on this particular instance I accept myself and Spylab were as much to blame as him for edit warring, nonetheless this user is determined to use WP to push a neo-nazi agenda and needs to be treated with caution. --SandyDancer 10:58, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Bot seems to have croaked

Perhaps it got disconnected. Take a look at the contributions. It seems to have suddenly stopped archiving after it finished the Computing and Mathematics desk. It removed November 18th from the Humanities desk, but never archived it, and it didn't get to any of the other desks, nor the help desk.  freshofftheufoΓΛĿЌ  12:24, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I manually finished archiving the Humanities desk for November 18th (I created the transclusion page and indexed it), so be careful not to archive Humanities twice when you get the bot back!  freshofftheufoΓΛĿЌ  12:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

User talk:Professor Sunderland

You'll want to add back the sockpuppet tag...he removed it again in his last edit. -- Jim Douglas _(contribs) 18:06, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I think we need to protect User talk:Galactian as well. -- Jim Douglas _(contribs) 18:07, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

208.108 vandal

No problem w/me, thanks for letting me know. NawlinWiki 19:12, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

suspected sockpuppet

These 2 users are the same people:

Knightrider1984

200.167.230.39 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.174.93.105 (talk • contribs)

Thank You so much martin for your speedy action! 66.174.93.10566.174.93.105

I sure will let you know. Thanks so much, you're my favorite admin...lol. 66.174.93.105

Album covers tagged by sockpuppet vandal

Please be more careful when deleting images tagged with {{no source}}. A number of album cover images were tagged "no source" by a sockpuppet vandal User:Aujin66, but for the most part the source of an album cover is obviously the album from which it came. See the discussion here. If you could restore these images it would be much appreciated.

• Image:Bobby Womack-Poet II (album cover).jpg
• Image:Billy Joel-Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (1973-1985) (album cover).jpg
• Image:Bill Evans and Jim Hall-Undercurrent (album cover).jpg
• Image:Bill Evans Trio-Waltz for Debby (album cover).jpg
• Image:BB King-There Must Be a Better World Somewhere (album cover).jpg
• Image:Anthony Braxton-3 Compositions of New Jazz (album cover).jpg
• Image:And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead-Source Tags & Codes (album cover).jpg
• Image:Ali Farka Toure-Talking Timbuktu (album cover).jpg
• Image:Albert Ayler-Nuits de La Fondation Maeght, Vol. 1 (album cover).jpg
• Image:Adam Sandler-What's Your Name (album cover).jpg
• Image:Adam Sandler-What the Hell Happened to Me (album cover).jpg
• Image:13th Floor Elevators-The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (album cover).jpg

DHowell 22:51, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Galactian

See Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Case/Galactian. Nishkid64 02:37, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

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