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Nearly Headless Nick

Hi. I just saw you editing. This was cool. You can also review WP:WEASEL. In case you want to reply, you may do so here. I am watching this page. — Nearly Headless Nick 10:41, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

A fan of Mrs. Rowling, I see... Glad to see I'm not the only one crusading against the evil weasels. yandman 10:50, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Marrow118

Fuck You WHat THe Hell Do You Think Your Doing Because Your An Admin ON A Power Hungry Strike Doesnt Mean You SHould Tell People WHat To Do You Dumb Faget......You Fucking Jap Bitch — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marrow118 (talk • contribs)

Ok Yandman. I'll keep that in mind for the next time. If Marrow 118 does anything like that again, he'll be getting an early bath. --Guinnog 14:42, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Guin. Mr Pumpkin, I'd advise you watch your step. yandman 14:59, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

A. B.

Hi. I took the liberty of copying your talk page "keep" comment to the main project page so it can be considered in the discussion; I figured that's where you wanted it. If I've been too presumptious, please feel free to revert my edit. Your comment also remains on the talk page. --A. B. 17:44, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

My mistake, I was replying to Tnakagawa and slipped into "vote mode". I'd already had my say in the project page discussion though, so I've removed the one you added. Not that it changes anything, I think that this article is heading for the big dustbin in the sky... Thanks for pointing out my slip up. yandman 07:58, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Mosha666

hi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mosha666 (talk • contribs)

Hello. yandman 13:09, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Aguerriero

I have blocked for 24 hours and explained on User Talk:Lcnj. --Aguerriero (talk) 16:08, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. yandman 16:20, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

SchuBomb

Hi, I got a strange message from you after editing the minesweeper article. The information I edited was not factually correct, and now is still not. Jake Warners record is not yet accepted by the IMC (International Minesweeper Committee), so it is not the official record. As of yet, the official record is still held by Dion Tiu for Int. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SchuBomb (talk • contribs)

Sorry about that. I thought that you were yet another kid trying to put his name in the record slot (I've reverted a lot of these, on Minesweeper and elsewhere). However, I'm concerned that unless we can find reliable sources that talk about the world record, this entire section will have to go. I'll remove the message. yandman 10:02, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough. Here are the sources for world records:

http://www.metanoodle.com/minesweeper/worldinfo.php (click "world rankings" on the drop down menu)

http://www.planet-minesweeper.com/bestever.php?p=ranking

Both these lists are run by members of the IMC I mentioned, so they are reliable. They have not updated Jake Warners 9 because they are requesting further verification from him. So his 9 is the unofficial record but Dion Tius 10 is the official record. I'll be sure to update when his records are accepted. I just wanted the go-ahead from you before I change this again. SchuBomb 01:59, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

OK, sounds good. It would be nice if we could find a "normal" source (i.e. known newspaper) though. I'll have a look. yandman 08:02, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Good luck with that, but I doubt any exist.SchuBomb 13:29, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

For my last edit, it is not research, just generalisations of the examples of patterns that were already in the article. You may note similar examples on the sudoku page.SchuBomb 16:48, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

My mistake. I should have been clearer. It's not the content that's the problem, it's the fact that you use the wrong tone. Never use the second person in an article, and try not to sound like a guide, if you see what I mean. If you can rewrite the section using the same phrasing as in Sudoku that'll be fine. I'm sorry to have deleted it, but I prefer an incomplete Misplaced Pages to an imperfect one. Anyway, all you have to do is edit your previous version ("history" tab). Once again, thanks for your contributions. yandman 16:54, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Ah, no problem- you might actually note that I was in the process of changing to the 3rd person "one....", now I've gone for passive. Alrighty, thanks! SchuBomb 16:56, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Dutchantilles

This link does have relevance and in my opinion is in no way misleading. Actually, there is interest both locally and nationally about this team that "participated in an american university baseball championship 15 years ago" regardless of the fact that you might not have any whatsoever. Before you write an entry off why don't you allow the author to complete his/her entry before you render an opinion? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dutchantilles (talk • contribs)

Regarding the "allow the author time" comment, my opinion on this is: . Anyway, the article in question is misleading, its title is "NCAA College World Series appearance (1991)", not "Creighton University's appearence in the NCAA College World Series". But that's not the major problem here. The team is notable, which is why it has an article. However, it is not notable enough to justify creating an entire article about their participation in a championship 15 years ago. The best thing to do would be to take the stuff you've written (quickly, before it gets deleted) and incorporate it into the article about the Bluejays. yandman 15:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Bubba

Eagle 20 Fox 4: Twin tags = edit conflict. Happened a few times today. Didn't manage to revert that one though! Cheers. Bubba hotep 14:39, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

wikipediatrix

Too early for a CheckUser at this time, but User:Slightlyright is the latest Scientology gallery duck to pop up. Apparently originally posting as 24.18.239.151, starting about 4 hours after Terryeo's final post. May have nothing to do with Terryeo at all, but this brand-new user has jumped in swinging, well-versed in Misplaced Pages terminology and on the major attack towards me. See this. wikipediatrix 17:03, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Cue total lack of suprise. yandman 18:25, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Tractorkingsfan

Sounds good, I will jump to it if I see legitimate reason for speedy delete. Tractorkingsfan 16:04, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

FyiFoff

can you tell me what is the difference from ALS Scan that I has here, or http://en.wikipedia.org/Met_Art

maybe you should delete that online porn as well because it's all spam!

bereal, I'll trying to fill in a void, look at free ones, people look for these models, before i can there was about 6 models in wiki listting ALS Scan as a place of work

WHY am i being shot down??????? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FyiFoff (talk • contribs)

OK. When you write a message on a talk page, put it at the bottom, under a new title (click the "+" button at the top of the page. Secondly, sign your messages with ~~~~ so I don't have to do it for you. You'll notice that Met_art is one of the 500th most visited sites on the internet, whereas yours is 3000th. It has also been listed by FHM as one of their "top 50" sites. I know it's frustrating when your work gets deleted, but we've got to respect the WP:WEB guidelines. Another issue is that most of your contributions seem to have been to try to get this site talked about, which is frowned upon. Lastly, you've been very impolite, ignoring warnings from other users. So, in short, that's why you're being "shot down". Thanks for your understanding. yandman 08:06, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

tjstrf

You're indeed right. I was attempting to remove the deleted peurile template but I think I accidently screwed something up... rather majorly in fact. As best I can tell, I saved the wrong version of the page while tabbed browsing through the diff history, sorry. I'll go fix it, since it appears I messed up more than you noticed. --tjstrf talk 08:32, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

That would explain it. Good luck fixing it... yandman 08:59, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

SkierRMH

That's the only bloody thing that i use (the preloaded debate link). I haven't had a problem with it (or any other pages), but in the last 12 hours it seems that something is amiss... and if someone could tell me EXACTLY what's happening, I'll try to fix it - but I'm using the proposed link and am following the instructions (as I've been doing in the past with no problems) on - the 3 step process to success! N.B. my last two Indus Valley... and IVS Alumni... seem to have loaded correctly. So, suggestions???SkierRMH 10:47, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm looking into it. By the way, IVS alumni wasn't working until I fixed it. yandman 10:50, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Next time you make an AfD, copy and paste (inside "nowiki" tags, they're in the editing tools box) the exact code you use before (it changes afterwards) you save the AfD page. For example, IVS would be: {{subst:afd2|pg=IVS Alumni Association|cat=O|text=Bla bla bla}}. yandman 10:56, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

• That's what I'm doing, but the results apparently are inconsistent. I did notice one oddity (ISP/routing problem?) that sometimes the Stage 3 listing (to the daily journal page, is recorded before the Stage 2, which if my thinking is correct, would give 'null' for some of the automatic changes. The page appeared to correct itself after the two were in sync and the data syncs. I was getting into the habit of having multiple windows open to cover the individual steps and submitting them all at the same time... guess that's not a great idea!!SkierRMH

Maybe that's it. Try doing them in sync, and we'll see if it messes up again. Good luck... yandman 11:19, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Tractorkingsfan 2

What's up Yandman, you seem to know what you are doing around here. I've done some editing, but I've never tried creating an article until just now. It's Heavy Trash. I've seen them play and they're definitely notable, but extensive biographical information is scarce. I'd like to make it good, so I was wondering if you could help me with basic procedure, e.g. infobox and general format, plus if you know a place for biographies on bands that would be helpful. Take a look, see what you think. Thanks. Tractorkingsfan 12:41, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I've had a look. They do seem to be quite important, but I can't find any articles that talk about them, which is a pain. However, they've got albums on amazon, so that means they must be quite important. I'll give you a hand setting it up. yandman 13:03, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Nicely done, thank you. I'll be continuing to work on expanding this article, any other input you have is always more than welcome. Tractorkingsfan 13:13, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

MONGO

Rather than flaming out on someone elses talk page, why don't you bring it to mine...if you have a problem, just let me know. I deal with these trolls way too often and that editor was stalking my edits whether you wish to believe so or not. All I was asking was some common courtesy between admins, and I even stated that I could understand reducing the block, but not simply unblocking completely. If that doesn't make sense to you, then I don't know what else to tell you.--MONGO 14:27, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I wasn't flaming, I was pointing out my strong disapproval of your actions. My comments were a direct reply to yours, so I preferred to post them at the same place. I sympathise with your plight, I really do, and maybe if I had known of your history my tone wouldn't have been quite so strong, but the best way to fight these guys is to be irreproachable. Your skin should be thick enough for you not to react until they step out of line (and then come down on them like a ton of bricks...). Procedure has to be respected, even when things get personal, especially when you're putting someone away for life. And "courtesy" doesn't mean agreeing with what you do. Of course he should have asked, or at least warned, you before unblocking, but as the block didn't respect the rules, that was his prerogative. This isn't a black and white situation. Maybe Miltopia is a troll, but maybe he's just a serious editor who likes taking the piss out of people on another website. Whatever the result, this doesn't mean that all those who tried to defend him are against you. Again, I apologise for being extremely harsh with you, but I find your way of acting a bit too heavy handed for a collaborative project. yandman 15:09, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

RunedChozo

Libel Warning? In the first place, WP:No Legal Threats. In the second, if you are going to leave someone a warning, you could at LEAST do them the courtesy of showing what edit you are referring to. RunedChozo 16:30, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

It wasn't a legal threat, because I'm a neutral third party, and I don't intend on doing anything. The user he labeled as "racist" however, can sue him for defamation, which is why I gave this user a standard template warning advising him to remove his defamatory contribution ASAP. The template says "check through your edits", which seems pretty self-explanatory, but FYI the edit in question was this. yandman 16:37, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

As both are anonymous on Misplaced Pages, I don't see how that is the case. And no, if you're going to make accusations at someone, it is YOUR job to supply the diffs. I'd advise you to stop making legal threats to anyone, and if you feel they have gone over the line (this user does seem to have a short fuse) write them a POLITE message regarding the edit in question. Also, calling someone a racist is not a libelous statement, since it is necessarily a statement of opinion and free speech (such as the First Amendment to the US Constitution) still applies. RunedChozo 16:40, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

The legality of the matter depends on the country, and this user has already been warned politely (in fact he's only just got out of a block for making personal attacks). I'm neither making accusations nor threats, I'm just advising the user that retracting his statement would be the best thing to do. I shouldn't have used the {{defwarn}} template though, as it doesn't quite fit. Maybe I'll cook something up. yandman 16:47, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. Pointing out that another user is doing something potentially illegal is not the same thing as "making a legal threat". (And if User:RunedChozo really thinks it's not possible to be sued for libel in the US for calling someone a "racist", I advise him to consider that Tom Cruise successfully sued someone for calling him "gay", and that Frank Vance was sued for calling someone a "nincompoop".) wikipediatrix 17:00, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

"nincompoop"? Really? I hate do think what John Edward did... yandman 17:58, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Khoikhoi 2

Hey yandman. I think it would be better if the photo were added to the Ottoman Muslim casualties article instead...what do you think? Khoikhoi 02:55, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

That seems to be the ideal place. This article needs photos. However, it's tagged as being more than 100 years since the photographer died, which isn't physically possible. Maybe it should be retagged under something else? yandman 07:36, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

I've moved it. yandman 07:40, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't know much about copyright stuff, try asking one of the copyright admins like Jkelly, Carnildo, or Lupo. Cheers, Khoikhoi 07:42, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Daniel.Bryant

User talk:NotAWeasel: Although there is no doubt this user is disruptive, please don't bait him/her with comments like this. It only makes the situation worse, which is not something that any of us want. Believe me, one more peep out of him/her along the lines of and he/she'll be having an extended period of time to think about his/her actions, but for now lets' not fuel the fire, please? I've removed your comment; if you feel that I shouldn't have, and/or you disagree with the above, please don't readd it, but instead discuss it on my user talk page. Remember, please don't feed the trolls (not saying that this user is a "troll", but certainly "disruptive" and "controversial" apply, and that is the intention of this - "don't stir the pot with disruptive users"), and I'm sure things will work out fine. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 11:16, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

And for , as promised: . Also, sorry for not following the layout you use with the headers being the author's names - I didn't realise. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 13:31, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Thanks for cleaning up after my little piss-take... Don't worry about the section headers, it's a sort of test. So far, only two people have passed. At least you noticed, and didn't try to revert the title, as some have done. Pointless, I know, but it keeps me occupied. yandman 13:38, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Hattusili

I will try to provide more information about the photo from sources other than Military sites, meanwhile I won't insist on it to stay ın the article (but I prefer keeping it). 100 years tag is my mistake (Turkish laws says 70 but there is no concensus about the ottoman period) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hattusili (talk • contribs)

OK. I'll give it a few days, and if we can't find anything, I'll have it removed. yandman 14:53, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Bestiege23

get life plz

You're right! Why am I wasting my time trying to educate people? Why don't I stop wasting my life and start putting childish comments on collaborative webpages? Thank you so much for pointing out my mistakes. I am forever in your debt, child. yandman 16:45, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

(Radiant)

Since you expressed an opinion on Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Discuss and Vote, I would appreciate it if you could comment on WP:DDV, in particular as to whether it accurately represents the way Misplaced Pages works (and feel free to reword it if it doesn't) and as to whether it is correct that we generally discourage (but not forbid) voting. Thanks. (Radiant) 08:40, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Sounds canny, pet. yandman 08:55, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Brad Beattie

Hey, thanks for catching that signage for me. I try to remember, but it just keeps slipping my mind. :) --Brad Beattie 14:38, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

That's what gnomes are there for... yandman 14:47, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Fan-1967

Being in a foreign language is not automatic grounds for speedy deletion, unless the article was just copied from one of the foreign wikis. There is a {notenglish} template, but that just marks it as needing translation, and you need to follow-up and add it into the list of articles needing translation. In this case, though, I could understand enough to see that this is a résumé for a bartender. That's an obvious db-bio. Fan-1967 14:22, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Dear Yandman

Fuck you, do not censor me, cuntface. I think my point about French people being smelly frogs is very valid, it is not a matter of opinion. You go to hell you dirty bitch. Hugs and kisses Your secret admirer