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== Rest in peace ==
You have '''most unkindly''' deleted jointhefamily.net, since YOU believe, it does not meet the relevans criteria.
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* RIP – ] (''']''') 08:04, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Requiescat in pace. ] (]) 09:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* You were one of the first administrators whose work I admired, all the way back in 2008 when I first started editing seriously. Fare thee well. ] (he/him • ] • ]) 10:11, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Us Wikipedians will miss you. We hope that someone who is your successor does just as good a job as you did with the bot. ] (]) 12:07, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* RIP ] (]) 13:35, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* My condolences to your family; we'll miss you. <3 ] (]) 13:54, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Oh this is sad. Although low-intensity, James has been a consistent presence on Misplaced Pages for a very long time. ] &#124; ] 15:22, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Very sad, indeed. When you turned in your mop, James, you said you had hoped to be back but unfortunately life took another turn. You will be missed. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">] ]</sup> 18:13, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* I hope you rest in peace James, my condolences to your family. —usernamekiran ] 22:46, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
*RIP, I didn't know him personally, but his ] was invaluable for my work on the ] page and of course ]'s worth is incalculable. I think it's remarkable that he kept his bots running for sixteen years, through all the software/hardware changes that happened during that time, including the changeover from the ]. ] (]) 03:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
*May you rest in peace James, My sincere condolences to friends and family. –]<sup>]</sup> 20:38, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
*My sincere condolences to all friends and family of James. ''']] (])''' 12:11, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
*Sad news. I didn't see James around too, too often, but he was one of the most amicable people I've had the pleasure of interacting with on Misplaced Pages. He'll be missed. ] ] 05:38, 24 July 2024 (UTC)


==Misplaced Pages Obituary==
I that case either:
I've written a quik first draft of an obituary at the deceased Wikipedians page at ]. Feel free to edit/add to it. ] (]) 03:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
1) Put the article back on, or
: Thank you! Do you think we could hide some of the archive box? --] (]) 07:26, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
2) Explain to me why you have not deleted geni.com?
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::{{replyto|Gerda Arendt}} It took quite a lot of fiddling to figure out how to do it ... but I've managed it! I also disabled archiving while I was here because it's not needed now. ] (]) 09:07, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
::: Thank you for the fiddling! --] (]) 09:20, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
::::No worries! I also took the liberty of ]. ] (]) 09:29, 19 July 2024 (UTC)


== miss you ==
Morten Andersen <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 11:04, 31 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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I am confused why you deleted ]. There is not, to the best of my knowledge, a prohibition of advertising in the user space. The page announced a possible ] and linked to a website. What is wrong with that?. ] (]) 10:08, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
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:The speedy deletion crtieria for spam, ], applies to all namespace. This can be seen as it is a '''G'''eneral criterion, rather than (for example) ], which is an '''A'''rticle criterion, or ], which is a '''U'''serspace criterion. ''']''' 10:13, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
We cherish your ] contributions. -- ] (]) 07:25, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
::I know that technically it can be deleted, but that is just legalities not real thought.
::Spam pages are "Pages which exclusively promote some entity and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic" but userpage are meant to exclusively promote an entity (the user) and do not have to be encyclopedic! Aren't all userpages spam, by that criteria? It doesn't make sense that we encourage companies to ] on their userpages, but we then delete them because they are about a company!
::And more fundamentally, why do we care to enforce this policy in the userspace at all. Does have any benefit? It seems to just annoy users without reason.
::I am not here to criticize or say that you did anything wrong, but we do need to have a thoughtful look at this issue. ] (]) 10:26, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
:::With all due respect, having worked around this area for what seems to be an age, 90% of these creations are purely for Google hits — having a short blurb and a URL on Misplaced Pages, especially when they can't have an article themselves, is great for publicity and getting preferential indexing with search engines. As seen from ], this account has one purpose — the one mentioned above. The page was created on September 23, 2007, and the account never edited since. I agree that we shouldn't be deleting pages like this immediately (and ] of the author), but after four months it becomes a tad obvious. ''']''' 10:28, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
::::Isn't that google's problem, not our? Why are we spending ''our'' time and annoying ''our'' users (granted some weren't really interested in the encyclopedia - but a few were) to benefit google's optimization!? ] (]) 10:31, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
:::::Because we can't be seen as a linkfarm, or a promotional service, as it will tarnish our reputation to the outside world of being a ] encyclopedia. The distinction between userspace and namespace may seem clear for us, but those outside the community can't. ''']''' 10:34, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
::::::how about just placing a {{]}} above possble spam pages? Does this work for both of us? ] (]) 10:36, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Well, community consensus is that these pages should be killed off with haste after a period of time (when it becomes evident the account was single-purpose to advertise), and I really don't see the justification to compromise from that. Our integrity is paramount to what we're doing, and outside perceptions so critical. ''']''' 10:39, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
::::::::I cannot find where this community consensus is and have found some discussion that says the opposite , , . Can you find where this community consensus is; there seems to be some confusion on the issue. ] (]) 10:48, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::The sentiment is so pervasive that discussions aren't even held. It's like a bad pierogi sitting on the table: everybody knows it's there, everybody knows it's foul, but nobody wants to talk about it. ]
:::::::::Community consensus? Here: ]. It's been agreed on that spam isn't accepted anywhere on Misplaced Pages, because we are an encyclopedia and do not wish to be seen as an advertising website. New criteria or other defining points of that page aren't added (and if they are, reverted fast) to that page without prior discussion, so I can assure you that there is a community consensus for this to be a definite agreed-on-by-the-community rule. ''']''' 10:52, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
← More than adequately covered by the long standing ] a free webhost. My usual practice is to userfy obvious personal or corporate vanity, and if there are no contributions after a month or so other than to the vanity pages, then nuke them. I don't think we need to waste too much angst on the finer feelings of people who are not here to build a neutral encyclopaedia. <b>]</b> <small>(])</small> 10:55, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

(Unindent) Jon, I don't think you've done your homework. This deletion was routine and 100% correct. If this was a genuine userpage declaring a conflict of interests then that would be one thing, but the user had ZERO contributions, and had this linkspam up since September. Any sane admin would have nuked it on sight. The consensus is indicated in the fat that there's a CSD (which all have consenus) - I think you'd struggle to find a single admin who would support your rather strange position. But if you disagree, take the deletion to ] - although, I predict people may laugh at you.--]<sup>g</sup> 10:56, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

:I don't care so much about the particular pages. I don't understand why we are wasting our time to begin with. There is no clear line between a "spam" page and fine userpage. Why should we risk annoying a good editor. If we delete 100,000 spam pages and annoy one valued editor in the process that is a net loss for wikipedia because we did not gain anything by deleting the 100,000 pages! ] (]) 11:02, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
::But this isn't a good editor, so I fail to understand you. Anyway, if you want to change the spam or userpage policy, you're free to try to do that (good luck). However, please don't chastise an admin who is correctly following it. That's a waste of everyone's time.--]<sup>g</sup> 11:09, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
:::You are right, I am wrong. I am sorry for wasting anyone time. ] (]) 11:13, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
:::: Ha! It's good to talk these things through, though. Nothing is lost by occasionally challenging our preconceptions, even if the result of the discussion is that the preconceptions were right. Happy new one, <b>]</b> <small>(])</small> 11:15, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

== Perhaps a little late, but no matter... ==

Congratulations on your recent ] of the ]. I offer to you a few words of wisdom:
*Start slowly and carefully. There's a huge temptation to start flying through your new duties as soon as the 'crat ] - resist it. Avoid close calls for your first week or two, and leave it to those who happened to get their tools a little earlier than you.
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*Be ready for criticism in your first few weeks, but at the same time don't be a push-over. If you feel worried over a decision, get another user to take a look at it.
:*That's code for ''let the Cabal deal with it'' :) ''']''' 00:55, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
::*Dani''el!'' Somebody might hear you! ] 13:31, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
:::] ] 02:10, 5 January 2008 (UTC)]]
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Best of luck with your new buttons, and don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.

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== Help with a user name, please! ==

Hello E,

Many months ago I originally registered under user name "GlobalWarmingSkeptic", and made a couple of edits to articles. I'm now ready to contribute more, but I have lost my original password and I did NOT record an email address when I originally registered. Today I created this new user name "GlobalWarmingSkeptic1", but I would like very much to get get my old user name back (i.e. without the "1" at the end). I'm not sure if this is considered "usurption". Can you help me or tell me what I should do? I'd like to continue using "GlobalWarmingSkeptic" and cancel "GlobalWarmingSkeptic1".

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== Deletion dictator ==

You deleted a page I made within a couple days of my producing it. I think, sir, you suggest yourself for the list of quite arrogant jerks in this kind of activity. It's anti-democratic and its amazingly disrespectful of the labor of other people. I've been away from this computer for days. How was I supposed to answer your "criticism" of the significance? You're a tin pot dictator online. You know nothing about the subject, yet in your ignorance you go ahead and delete items. Recklessly disrespectful of people around you. Very arrogant. PS: don't bother writing back unless it is to apologize and restore my work. I don't care what your response is otherwise. You're getting a small measure of your own medicine. I'm deleting you. You are forgotten already. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 17:18, 6 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Airbus A319-300 ==

Hmm, why shouldn't the redirect page ] be deleted? No articles point at it; the page was probably created by mistake by someone. Such plane model does not exist. ] (]) 12:18, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

==Hi==
Hi, i am Mark .Can u tell me how 2 give barnstars?I'm a new admin. (PS. May I be your friend?)] (]) 03:01, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

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I've written a quik first draft of an obituary at the deceased Wikipedians page at Misplaced Pages:Deceased Wikipedians/2024#JamesR. Feel free to edit/add to it. Graham87 (talk) 03:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Do you think we could hide some of the archive box? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:26, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
@Gerda Arendt: It took quite a lot of fiddling to figure out how to do it ... but I've managed it! I also disabled archiving while I was here because it's not needed now. Graham87 (talk) 09:07, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for the fiddling! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:20, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
No worries! I also took the liberty of linking earlier archives. Graham87 (talk) 09:29, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

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