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Spic & Span

All cleaned, feels nice. :) --Wgfinley (talk) 01:56, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Please point me...

Please point me to the discussion that led to you softening User:TVFAN24's indefinite block. --jpgordon 04:51, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Hello.

Hello, nice to see you. (Also left a note on my own talk page). Also, I did some talking at wikimania, which I'll provide more data on as soon as they post the videos et al. --Kim Bruning (talk) 09:36, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

New Edits

Sorry Guy. I made the soap edits early this morning and forgot to tell you ahead of time. Please forgive me. Thanks :) Also, just added end date for departing Early Show co-host Julie Chen and added reference to it and added new Nightline co-host Bill Weir to the template. TVFAN24 (talk) 23:20, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Just updated McPherrin's page. TVFAN24 (talk) 01:21, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Also, updated the second sentence in Novarro's page, meant to do that yesterday. TVFAN24 (talk) 01:25, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Space your comments so they don't end up all on one line and if you can Wiki the links so I don't have to go searching for the articles that would be great :) --Wgfinley (talk) 01:31, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Updated the WFLD's Jeffcoat by changing morning to afternoon anchor TVFAN24 (talk) 22:00, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

TVFAN24 reprise

Please see my talk page in section "Chicago Stations Former Staff Lists w/ Reference Tag Added" for a new missive from this editor and my reply. cheers Deconstructhis (talk) 22:27, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Unblock request of JRHammond

Hello Wgfinley. JRHammond (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), whom you have blocked, is requesting to be unblocked. The request for unblock is on hold while waiting for a comment from you. Regards,  Sandstein  14:16, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. Please see now WP:AN#Block review: JRHammond.  Sandstein  17:06, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

I have unblocked, and your decision to block is under discussion. Fences&Windows 18:06, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Recall

Hi, I have left a comment about your administrator action at WP:AN and would like to ask you, are you open to recall of your tools? Off2riorob (talk) 13:13, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

I haven't done anything wrong, if you feel I have you're free to take the appropriate measures. --WGFinley (talk) 16:06, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

You clearly did not do anything right either, please as you are not a regular user, state that you will not block any accounts yourself. Or, as simply take an administrator break and drop the tools yourself, your edit history does not assert you have the experience or authority required to use themOff2riorob (talk) 16:11, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

And i would humbly disagree, I've worked on the project for over 6 years, that didn't change because I took a break from heavy editing. --WGFinley (talk) 16:16, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

You have 2389 edits in six years and have never ever been a heavy contributor in any way. Off2riorob (talk) 16:21, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

It is your repeated inability to see that your actions were wrong that is the biggest problem, please do not use the tools as you have not the acquired authority to use them , you are almost imo a newbie and should not touch the tools at all, if you assert that you would have the community's support to use them for blocking people and such like then please remove the bit and apply for RFA. Off2riorob (talk) 16:20, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

I think I clearly stated where I was in error, I think I clearly indicated agreement with Sandsteins points and I think I clearly agreed to let matters lie? Where are you unclear? If there was concern in the community that people would take a break and come back and have no clue that would have been part of the Admin process, it is not. There is not and never has been a requirement for edits for an admin. There is not and never has been prohibition from taking a break for a while. There was no consensus on the process you want me to submit myself no. So I humbly decline. --WGFinley (talk) 16:25, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

This is absurd. He is not a "newbie" and this thread is highly disrespectful and offensive. Enigma 01:03, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

You can decline as much as you want, but I will state to you now, you are not a regular contributor at all at wikipedia and you have no assumed authority here and you should not claim or assert that you have, please do not use tools previously acquired in a different time zone without reconfirmed authority and community support. Thanks. Off2riorob (talk) 16:29, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

You'll need to direct me to where you have that authority. --WGFinley (talk) 16:33, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Take it from me, I have it. It is not so much as I have it, but that you don't have it. Off2riorob (talk) 16:35, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

You don't have anything. Wgfinley gained his tools legitimately, and this thread has zero basis. You're attacking an administrator for daring to use his tools? As for the "he got them a long time ago", so what? Do you want a list of every active admin who got his tools more than a few years ago so you can harass them? I can provide it. Enigma 01:06, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

I have my present day to day quite extensive present involvement and general knowledge as regards the current community actions and precedents. Admins are a couple of buttons and a few looks ok to me won't make the wheels drop off comments, the tools themselves give him no authority at all, it is how and when you use them that asserts that authority. Off2riorob (talk) 09:58, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

thanks!

Wgfinley,

Thanks so much for the barnstar! Plus I totally agree with putting "Pending Changes" on Six Day War. Thanks again• Ling.Nut 08:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

It is for this. Bravo.--Mbz1 (talk) 03:57, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Seconded. Very good work. He says he hasn't tried to hide it, but he hasn't been very forthright with the information, so I'd say that's hiding it. He has a clear POV problem and really should not be editing that article. Enigma 06:22, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

I've asked him to bring it to the other editors on his talk page and he's refusing. I've politely pointed out his use of original research and synthesis, he wants to string sources together to reach his own conclusions instead of citing what those sources say. I've asked him not to do it, hopefully he'll get the point, it doesn't look like it though. As usual I'm wrong and I'm making a personal attack on him which is his M.O., I'm hopeful he might listen to others shortly. And in all honesty I wasn't looking for anything on him at all, I just searched Google for "six day war preemptive" and his article is on the 3rd page of results. --WGFinley (talk) 06:27, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

What you did was attempted WP:OUTING. A user is by no means required to reveal that he is doing research on his own. Doing research on you own is not a bad thing, and it is not what the WP:OR policy is there to prevent. --Frederico1234 (talk) 21:28, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Complaint about you on my talk page.

Hello. Could you please comment about a user's complaint about you here? Thanks,  Sandstein  13:55, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

IPs, email

• I thought there was an unwritten rule that admins should make email addresses available? I've seen it mentioned in many an RfA. Anyhow, isn't there also some sort of rule about roaming IPs or similar? All these "172" IP edits (172.190.138.97, 172.190.31.25, probably others that i can't be arsed to find) are coming from the Washington DC area. Same guy, duh. • Ling.Nut 02:28, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Not that I'm aware of, but mine is if you look at the top of this page or my user page. Yes, he's been warned and given some of his comments is on a short leash. --WGFinley (talk) 03:15, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Hey

Hey Wgfinley, could you please notify user Chesdovi of ARBPIA and then log it?

His behavior at the Golan heights article is far from acceptable. He first repeatedly removed a quote when there was no consensus at the talkpage to remove it. His "summary" did not follow the source and twisted what the source said: He also added that "which according to independent historians were of doubtful historical accuracy" when the source clearly did not say that:

You can clearly see from the entire Dayan quote interview that its about that Moshe Dayan saying that Israel provoked Syria. After having repeatedly removed this he then cherry picks that 1% of the quote he personally likes and puts it in large quotations: clearly out of context, really twists the entire meaning of that interview.

Another admin has reacted to this, but he is involved

A uninvolved admin need to notify him and log it here: --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 16:08, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

48 hr ban

Pardon, but Arab refusal to recognize Israel was the primary cause of the war and remains a primary cause of conflict to this day. So what's wrong with saying "the status of the territories as well as continued Arab refusal to accept Israel remains," etc... In truth, I'd rather the whole para be knocked out entirely from lede since it is synth. It is summary opinion that doesn't even belong and is not encyclopedic. However, since it was already there and mindful of certain restrictions on the page, I just added another sourced reason. Actually 5 sources and it's hardly a minority opinion. So now you ban me?--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 05:41, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

1/rr violation

It is good to see an administrator who is able to make tough calls in such a controversial topic area that has had edit warriors running rampant but I am confused by your edit summaries here. That editor did not make more than 1 revert. If anything you are in violation from what I can tell. Would you mind clarifying?Cptnono (talk) 05:43, 16 August 2010 (UTC)