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Royal Wedding

The YT guy asserts the film is PD and I don't know why. Can you work it out? Thanks --Spartaz 07:58, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Looks like it is really under the public domain. Apparently MGM simply forgot or simply chose not to renew the licence sometime in the 60s. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 05:50, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Cool. How did you find that out? (so I know how to do it myself next time). --Spartaz 06:55, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, the article said it is, but didn't have a source, so I did some Google searching. Found it mentioned a few times on various websites. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 06:56, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Template:Talkheader

Hi, when adding new banner templates to talk pages, please keep the talkheader at the head of the page, the first template in the list. Not to be a pain about it but it really makes a difference in getting anon users to sign their posts. Thanks! -- Stbalbach 15:30, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

UoP RfM

Thanks for your comments. I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall here, and I'm beginning to wonder why on earth I ever allowed myself to become embroiled in a debate over the minutiae of WP policy in such an obvious case. N6 21:27, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

WP:EL comments

I responded to your comment in the WP:EL talk. Thought I'd send you a message since there's a lot of traffic there and it's easy to miss something =) N6 22:03, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

No worries, I have it watchlisted. (I've already replied, btw) ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 22:06, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Just so you know, I started T. --Spartaz 19:47, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Ok, cool. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 20:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Gideon Coe

Hi,

You removed a link to a YouTube video in Gideon Coe's entry on Misplaced Pages. As the writer, copyright holder and one of the performers of the song featured in the video, I have no problem with it being featured on YouTube or linked to from other sites. I've reinstated the link. Thanks. Mr Twain 00:05, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Seeing the above, when I wrote the section below, I explored it further. I do not think the YouTube link is legit. Has Mr Twain released it as fully open source? If not, I think we should not link to it. I doubt thay just giving permission is enough, but I'm not too sure about external links and copyright, so I'm not going to edit it. --Bduke 02:35, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, it dosn't need to be opensource or GDFL... it just needs to be up on YouTube legaly. I'm not 100% sure it is, but I'll take Twain's word on it for now. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 02:55, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Resource Exchange

This seems like a good idea. However I am inclined to wait before adding the tag to a large number of scientific journal articles that I know about or created, to see whether the project gets more support. Also have you thought through the possible merge or confusion with other projects that were discussed on the talk page? However, if you want to add the tag to some journals, look at those in Category:American Chemical Society and Category:Royal Society of Chemistry or in the various lists such as List of scientific journals in chemistry or those for other disciplines linked from List of scientific journals. There are very many articles on scientific journals. --Bduke 02:27, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Smosh

Could you please review smosh to see if the youtube links in it are okay or if they should be deleted. Thanks, CRouleau 04:58, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. (delete this when you've read it) -CRouleau 22:27, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Re. EL in Sig

The link is located on WP, but I don't think there is any way of linking as a Wikilink as it contains code.js?username=Havok Havok (T/C/e/c) 11:02, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up though. Havok (T/C/e/c) 17:29, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

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RFI for Aylahs

Hi J.smith. I noticed that you handle other RFIs, so I'm hoping that you can help me. On January 8, User:Trueblood786 submitted an RFI about me, but instead of placing it in New Requests, he immediately put it in the Under Investigation section. I added my comment to his RFI, but not wanting to create the wrong impression, I left where it was and hoped that an admin would put it in the correct section. However, so far the issue hasn't been corrected.

While I do not agree with the RFI against me, I do believe that the process must be followed. I'd appreciate if you could look into this and correct the situation if it is warranted. Regards -- Aylahs 22:35, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I noticed that you moved the entry to the correct section. Thank you for taking care of this. Regards -- Aylahs 01:08, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

No problem. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 01:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

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FTL barrier broken?

Hello. I was visiting the Extraterrestrial hypothesis talk page when I stumbled across your assertation that the supposed 'speed of light' had been broken in an expiriment involving electromagnetism. This intrigued me. Could you point me toward someplace that I can learn more about this expiriment? -Toptomcat 03:14, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

H4xx0r unblocked request

See note at User_talk:Mackensen. Thanks, OhNoitsJamie 20:38, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

At it again

I am starting to sound like a broken record, but 131/Serafin has been at it again, 3RR violations and personal attacks, in numerous edit summaries calls his edits "reverting TRROL activity" then in discussion page ] he says "TO ALL: I think those guys who are not Polish or German should voluntarily withdrawal from the argument. They do more harm to the question than both interested parties, I mean German and Polish, would like to see. I already have in my mine one particularly TROLLING individual. AS>" all of those edits he calls trolling are edits by me, to the previous version that all other people dealing with him have added to compromise with him. We try to compromise and add things he says into the article, but he just then adds everything else which everyone agreed was unacceptable.

--Jadger 03:12, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I'm keeping an eye on the page. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 16:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

He is getting very aggressive and aggravating in his edits, continuing to call me a troll, and making edits that can only be seen as vandalism ]. this edit here ] can only be seen as vandalism, the article is referenced with a reference section at the bottom of the article, he has been reverted from that dozens of times now.

also, another example User_talk:131.104.218.46#On_12_Jan_2006 of his personal attacks on me, while not specifically naming me, it is pretty obvious he is meaning me as all his edits after mine are described as "revert TRROL"

please do something, he is very disruptive and is aggravating a number of users, all of whom are trying to solve the problems. perhaps block him for longer to show that what he is doing is wrong and that it will be punished, or protect the pages he is editing until he is forced to compromise on the talk page.

--Jadger 01:59, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

131 also uses another anon IP User_talk:216.171.96.18. he has continued the same actions ] and even has started removing other user's discussion on the talk page ].

--Jadger 00:47, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Also, his edits to Germany article can only be viewed as Vandalism ] and he is constantly being reverted. I don't think anyone can find a edit of his that hasn't been reverted.

--Jadger 01:00, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

OMG, if there is any reason to block this user, just check out his contribution history Special:Contributions/Serafin Special:Contributions/131.104.218.46

--Jadger 00:09, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Block Evasion Special:Contributions/207.245.84.70, the edit to the JPGordon userpage is clear enough to prove it.

--Jadger 03:07, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Also, sockpuppet user:Arudra

--Jadger 03:42, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

He is still evading your block Special:Contributions/168.213.1.132

--Jadger 00:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

He is still evading the block, but atleast now he is not edit warring on articles (only because they have now been protected with his edit being the last before the page protect). I would like to direct you to User_talk:Philip_Gronowski/Translation_of_Polish which is a translation of his Polish conversation with a fellow editor. note the additional sockpuppet Ptak now, and the pretty worrying statement "You can rest assured that I will be doing everything to close as many articles as I can." If this does not warrant a more severe block I don't know what does, he is simply here to be disruptive.

--Jadger 19:21, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

This is getting old. Let me know if any more pop-up. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 20:34, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

The Onions References.

our booking agency has published several reveiws about performances, you can find them at gojangle.com

Sickanimation.com has posted reveiws on their music and cartoon board about us

The Local Newspaper, The Spokesman Has posted an informative review about who we are and what we do, although they do not have a website.

every venue that we have played has written a review or reccomendation for future reveiws, i belive Schubas.com posted it a while ago, but im not sure how long ago it was, so i'm not postive it is sitll up.

thank you —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ballsdeep123 (talk • contribs) 23:57, 11 January 2007 (UTC).

Thanks for the info... I tried to find a website for The Spokesman... Is their website spokesmanreview.com perhapse? I couldn't find anything relivent in their archives, so maybe it's the wrong paper.

I didn't see anything on Schubas.com.... google didn't see anything either . Looks like they clear off the front page fairly often and don't keep archives. :(

I tried to find something about the onions on Sickanimation.com. I wasn't able to find anything there.... the site was running realy slow for me too. Was having a hard time navigating at all.

Unfortunatly all of those sources are fairly trivial... even the newspaper. All those sources would be fine for building an article at some point, but they don't do much to establish notability. We need something more... something bigger. Something like a few articles in a major newspaper or major online website. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 05:16, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

Hi there. My removal of the link in this article has been revered by Cindery (talk · contribs). Would you mind providing a second opinion? Thanks --Spartaz 16:01, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Ta. --Spartaz 16:21, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Did you get a chance to look at this yet? --Spartaz 06:47, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Edit history for Alt.games.final-fantasy

Mr. Smith, I noticed you deleted the above article based on the outcome of an AfD vote. That's fine, but I was wondering if you could provide access to the previous edit history of the article, since I would like to transwiki it to a more appropriate venue. I can pull up the last revision of the article via Google's cache, but the history is not available in the same manner. Thank you. – Sean Daugherty (talk) 00:18, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

No problem at all. I've got what I needed from the article, so feel free to remove it again at your leisure. And thanks for your help! – Sean Daugherty (talk) 03:24, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

No problem! :) ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 07:41, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

NOR

So if this counts as "original research", then how can anybody ever be have an uncredited appearance in any show/movie. By definition, watching the show would then fall under "original research" and thus, be inadmissable. In this case, because Stacy wasn't very famous yet, it's virtually impossible to "officially" confirm. Meanwhile, it's obviously her on the screen. --Billywhack 06:16, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

RFA

...Wow. I wasn't expecting that, and I'm extremely pleased and flattered that you would offer - but to be honest, after this mess is cleared up I see myself taking a very long Wikibreak as I'm close to burnt out. Thank you anyway, though. :)

I'm bound to be back sooner or later, as I love Misplaced Pages - perhaps if I change my mind in the future I could ask you to support me then? Vashti 09:22, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

YouTube

I just want to ask why a link to YouTube violates copyright policy. Talk to me 14:47, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

I just happened to notice a comment on this page: Talk:Jeremy Glick (author). I didn’t put any YouTube links in (or have any deleted), I was just curious why it was considered a violation. I’m not complaining or anything here (there’s a first for everything) Simpsons contributor 15:30, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

So the copyright violation is on the part of YouTube (or at least its users)? Ok then I get it. Thanks. Simpsons contributor 15:59, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Tutorial5 on the Spam Blacklist

Thank you for your comment over there. I just had a quick question, though... does your adsense comment support the addition to the blacklist? The truth is, it isn't the content of the link that I disapprove of so much as how they keep adding it back without comment. If you think it is a good site, I'll let it stand and drop the issue. It is entirely possible that the person who keeps adding the link is furious with me for removing it, but doesn't know how to use a talk page. --Mdwyer 17:13, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm a bit split on that issue....The website seems ok and even tho it has the max AdSense, they are using three small unintrusive units. I don't think it should be blacklisted, but I don't feel strongly either way. What is the article? I can semi-protect it for a while. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 17:25, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Ping and while we're at it, Frozen shoulder could stand to have the same protection. --Mdwyer 17:41, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

You already third time interrupted my work

You already third time interrupted my work. This time you even did not bother to give any example supporting you action. I consider you as my personal enemy since you arrogantly repeat you activity on me and do not consider questioning as adequate solution. I will report on you and process any possible way against you as you are overuse administrator power. It will be forgotten appreciate if you withdraw you block and become discussion. Serafin —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.104.218.127 (talk) 00:38, 17 January 2007 (UTC).

User talk:Serafin

Hm. Y'know, when I go to the trouble of warning an editor for a particular offense, it sends an odd message if another admin immediately blocks the editor for the same offense. --jpgordon 00:42, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Serafin again?

• 168.213.1.132 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (unknown, but edits similar articles)
• 201.17.8.36 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (signs as "AS")
• 204.13.69.220 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (signs as "AS")

Olessi 19:02, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

A note...

You said: "Hi Yamla, I'm contacting you in regards to this: edit. Please, in the future, don't insult editors... especially while acting as a representative of the administrative authority on wikipedia."

I'll keep that in mind. I should probably just have left that user alone. However, I had just declined unblocks on several other similar usernames that this editor had created; he clearly was trying to waste our time, though this did not justify my response. --Yamla 02:04, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments

thanks for your comments. Travb (talk) 03:26, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Serious spamming

JS, I wonder whether you might consider a permanent block on this user: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam#Reference_Spam.2C_8_Months_of_S.E.O.. It is true that he has not yet responded to a first warning but the scale on the spamming he has done is so great that it is impossible to assume any kind of good faith in my view. Since you are the only sysop who does much on wikispam I thought you were the best person to think about it. --BozMo talk 11:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

btw I think it was Nposs not Hu12 who found this guy and needs the praise but I could be wrong: the conversation on WP:AN probably ought to reflect that. My money is on him surfacing at 00:00 UTC and writing nazi all over my user page (since I did the warning) --BozMo talk 19:14, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh... I we want to make sure the right person gets credit. Mind making a note to that effect in the AN thread? Naw, I don't think he's going to attack you. I get the feeling that this guy is a professional. He will melt away and resurface in 6 months with a whole new slew of websites. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 19:17, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Someone has done a perm block anyway. I was looking to some abuse after your comment about people calling you a Nazi: might be just in time for my RFA... --BozMo talk 19:21, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

My mistake it was Hu12. I should have checked the log before shouting my mouth off. --BozMo talk 19:23, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

hehe... J.smith's second law: Show me an admin who has never been called a Nazi and I'll show you an admin who isn't doing thier job. :) Maybe I'm just getting cynical. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 19:24, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

User:Michaelas10

If User:Michaelas10 will just LEAVE ME THE HECK ALONE (instead of officiously intruding himself where he isn't wanted) -- especially now that he seems to have finally achieved his apparently deeply-cherished goal of incorrectly slandering me into indefinite futurity as one who allegedly "advertised" an AFD -- then there will no more occasions for confrontation. AnonMoos 08:06, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Serafin again

I listed some more IP addresses that User:Serafin has been using. He has toned the disruptive editing, but he is still editing while his main account is blocked. Could it be possible that he is unaware that his usage of IPs as sockpuppets is in violation of our policies? Olessi 17:41, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Newyorkbrad's RfA

Thank you for your support on my RfA, which closed favorably this morning, as well as for your kind comments accompanying your !vote. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. Best regards, Newyorkbrad 21:10, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

The Blog looks totally fake to me

Why would someone who has her own domain, janedark.com, with blogging dating back years, suddenly get a blogspot page, with nothing on it but a handful of phrases that happen to support otherwise unverifiable claims on a Wiki page. That stretches AGF way past the breaking point. Fan-1967 18:21, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Jane Dark

Jane Dark (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) was created at 22:55, on 21 January 2007. It had never existed before. I AFDed it at 04:34, 22 January 2007. One wonders how many people would have added the article to their watch list at that point. Hipocrite - «Talk» 19:56, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

No idea. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 20:34, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Dumb question

Redirect just means if someone searches for <A> they are redirected to , right? (Is there ever a merge without redirect? I'm not concerned with JD , but with understanding AfD. So if I ever vote on anything again, I will know what my vote means. :-) I guess specifically, I want to know, is there a difference between "merge" and "merge and redirect" or are they the same thing?-Cindery 23:44, 22 January 2007 (UTC)