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Userspace Libertarianism

Hi Walton,

I was once very much a "userspace libertarian" also; however, after having to delete a few userspace warrens of 100 pages or more (all related to a fictional "Mortal Kombat league"), I've become somewhat more restrictive. In any event, I expect admins to be more restrained in their use of userspace only for encyclopedic purposes. I'm not sure if I'd nominate "Misplaced Pages Army" or "Misplaced Pages Commune" for deletion, but they aren't groups to which I'd want admins to belong. Best wishes, Xoloz 14:31, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

R's RfA

I wasn't suggesting UAA policy was wrong, just that it's not a big deal if a name sits there for 2 hours. If it's an obviously bad name, or they vandalise, then they are always blocked very quickly. --Steve _(Stephen) 23:33, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

John Duran AfD

Hi Walton. I understand the need to grant inexperienced users some slack, but wouldn't it be more logical to *userfy* this page, to allow the creator to collect some more references? The article is now continuing to sit in main space, claiming (among other things) that J.D. is a billionaire. There is a real possibility that Duran is notable, and that SOMEONE could write an acceptable article, with enough resources, but nothing the creator has said so far inspires much confidence that he understands the referencing requirements. The article has been out there for more than a year already. I thought about improving the article, but it's hard to find anything usable from Google. You would need the subject's cooperation. EdJohnston 02:08, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Andrew Lande

The andrew lande article was deleted, that's ancient history, I've made my peace. However the revision history was also deleted. Could you give me the wiki code from the most recent change before it was deleted so I can put his elsewhere on the internet? Thanks! Andman8 04:50, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the support

I just wanted to say, now that I've gotten my feet wet: Thank you for supporting my RfA! Daniel Case 07:18, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Dance Dance Dance

5/7/07 <- The day I learnt you can dance. Ollington 15:05, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Found something maybe worth noting...

MK News and MK Citizen didn't have articles. I created some and have started them, however I've no idea what to do when creating an article really, or even if they are worth an article. I stumbled across it when adding something to Alan Ball (Alan Ball Jr). Would like to know your opinion... Ollington 15:40, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your support in my recent RfA. However, it was unsuccessful. I am in no way disheartened, and I will hopefully succeed in a month or two. If you have any further suggestions or comments, feel free to drop me a line on my talk page, and I will be happy to respond. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 02:29, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

RfA

You're welcome to your opinion, I value them, but I don't consider myself uncivil – rather just very blunt. Please note that I don't vote, I comment and discuss. Matthew 11:59, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

My (Kwsn's) RfA

Thank you for supporting my recent RfA. It unfortunately did not succeed. I still plan to continue to edit however. Hope to see you around. Kwsn 15:11, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Abasingammedda

You wrote: Although I understand why you tagged this article for speedy deletion, we do generally consider most villages and towns to be notable - they're considered an exception to the normal notability guidelines. Not that you've done anything wrong - if the article had been on any other topic, you'd have been quite right to tag it as deletable. Drop me a note on my talk page if you need any help or advice about deletion policy. Waltontalk 19:45, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I completely understand that towns are an exception to the notability guidelines. Maybe we should note that on the notability page, for people like me who don't have a lot of experience with it. :)

I ran across this page while trying to help with the orphans, which are still being generated (at 1000 at a time) only into the As. This page has no links to it, and since it isn't that notable, I can't think of any way to create links to it. Is there a "List of Sri Lankan villages" page, or something? (Nope, I just checked—there is List_of_Sri_Lankan_Tamil_village_deities, though. Hmmm). Any ideas? ≈≈Carolfrog≈≈♦тос♦ 19:53, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I managed to de-orphan it . I don't know much about Sri Lanka, but perhaps an infobox for "Villages in X Province" might be useful. When I find the time I'll see if I can find any sources or extra info for the article - there must at least be some census data available. Walton 18:21, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help.  :) I'll see if I can figure out how to suggest the infobox to the Sri Lanka Wikiproject. ≈≈Carolfrog≈≈♦тос♦ 04:19, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Deleting a redirect

Hi there. I'm wondering if, as the creator, you would consider putting this redirect up for deletion? If you review this series of edits I made, you will see that I have replaced it with WP:HARM#TEST and rewritten and retitled the section to avoid the subject's name being used to refer to this test. As I've said on the talk page for WP:HARM, I think using people's names like this for shortcuts, while memorable, is not best practice. I hope this is acceptable, and you will agree to ask for the redirect to be deleted. Thanks. Carcharoth 02:19, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Carcharoth 10:00, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Could you raise this on the talk page? It is better if the discussion takes place there. Carcharoth 11:03, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

WP:HARM

Good work at WP:HARM. I excised some text that was more of a formulation of policy and process than a guideline. But I think that with additional input from other editors this has potential. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 16:38, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: You running for RfB

It's impossible to predict RfBs. For instance, when I created my first one, I was certain it would pass. It failed quite miserably. This one I was certain would fail miserably, and it's not failed miserably, even if it has failed. I've spoken to Durin about his oppose, and even if it fails at this point I am very pleased with how it went, though obviously I still want it to pass. To be honest, I don't think you'd succeed at an RfB, given your views on how RfA works (or how you want it to work). Also, it is typically a bad idea to run for bureaucratship unless you have spent one year as a sysop, as this is a standard that a lot of people hold. I'm not certain whether I would support or oppose, as it would be based partly on your answers as well. --Deskana (talk) 13:12, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Honestly, it's impossible to say. I'm not sure whether I would personally support you or not. My hunch (and this is an hunch that has no backing in fact) is that with such a stance on "RfA as vote", you will never succeed in an RfB. But don't let that stop you. :-) --Deskana (talk) 13:32, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

WP:EDIANS

o__O

I have *no* idea what's going on. I was only adding a category and {{DEFAULTSORT}} to the Massoudy page, and haven't visited that Misplaced Pages namespace page in months... Circeus 20:05, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

It was a bug. It's been fixed, says Brion. --Deskana (talk) 20:06, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfB

Thank you, Walton, for participating in my RfB, which ended unsuccessfully with a final tally of (80/22/3). I shall continue to work on behalf of the community's interests and improve according to your suggestions. Most sincere regards, Húsönd 23:27, 10 July 2007 (UTC) Obrigado, Walton, por participares no meu RfB, que terminou sem sucesso com um resultado final de (80/22/3). Continuarei a trabalhar em prol dos interesses da comunidade e a melhorar segundo vossas sugestões. Calorosos cumprimentos, Húsönd 23:27, 10 July 2007 (UTC) Thanks • Obrigado • Gracias • Merci • Danke • Спасибо • Tack • Kiitos Esker • Köszönöm • Takk • Grazie • Hvala • ありがとう • 謝謝 • 谢谢

Bureaucrat

Thanks for your comments. I am Misplaced Pages's newest bureaucrat. I will do my best to keep your concerns in mind as I perform my duties. Andre (talk) 09:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Well, I was looking for a prettier way to do this, but I'm not very artistic, so I'll just say thank you for your support in my RfA, which was closed as successful. I have noted the concerns you and others expressed and will definitely keep them in mind. (Please let me know if I somehow go astray!) I look forward to serving the community in a new way. Take care! -- But|seriously|folks  08:48, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Withdrawn Afd/Mike33

Amazing thanks for your support. I read your essay at the weekend and although it really does show the way Afd has been working since winter, it really is a how to do guide. Thanks God, you didn't cite ;-). Rfa is broke and nobody can be honest. Mad guys boast and lose we accept that, but the three questions can so easily be learnt you wouldn't need to edit a page. get twinkle, get a four month count and a couple of civic pages and you'd pass.

I was quite honest when I said I didn't need tools, but this from RfA Talk wanted me to test the theory of honesty:

Again thank you for the support. I'm sure you haven't seen me around so often as you pretended. Honesty bro please :-) think ur cool Mike33 13:36, 12 July 2007 (UTC) (P.S When are u gonna fix the start new topic link?)

mmmm Afd v Rfa - think I've spent too long on those Afd pages! When you migrated talk - the heading at top still reads

If you need to contact me quickly, leave a message here. My email should be used when you need privacy/discretion. Bear in mind that I check my Misplaced Pages talkpage far more often than my email. and the box dead links you if you post there. ty Mike33 13:57, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Hola

me encantaría ayudarle en su tarea de traducciónes mandeme el enlace adonde necesistas la ayuda. id love to help with youre translations, send me a link to where i may be of help¡Talk2Cholga!_{Sexy Contribs} 21:46, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

AfD question

I'm a bit confused on an AfD issue, and I hope you can help me out. The article As Cities Burn Demo 2003 has an AfD tag, which links to this discussion. You posted on the discussion that the result was delete, but only the main article As Cities Burn EP was deleted. Should As Cities Burn Demo 2003 and 4 Song (EP) have been deleted also, or should the AfD tags be removed from them? Thanks!--Fabrictramp 23:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Re:Adminship offer:

I'm flattered - thank you so much for offering to nominate me, but I'm afraid I must decline this time 'round. I haven't been out of controversy for a long enough time & I will undoubtedly recieve numerous opposes on the first day alone. I think I could be ready for adminship, but the other editors aren't ready for me to be one just yet. Again, thank you for the offer, but I don't want to get stressed out right now, which a probable failure at RfA will cause. I could list at least 10 people which would oppose me just based on past experiences of me stepping on their toes. Anyway, I'm very humbled by your proposal, but it would be better for you not to back a lame horse - you'd do better to go nominate the one with better odds. ;) Cheers Walton! :) Spawn Man 04:30, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Ager Foundation

I am the chairpersons of the Ager Foundation www.agerfoundation.com Recently we inserted information on this foundation however this was deleted.

victor galea chairperson

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¡Talk2Cholga!_{Sexy Contribs} 00:21, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you very much for your support in my recent unsuccessful RfA. I am grateful for all of the advice, and hope that it will help me grow as an editor. Sincerely, Neranei /C 11:15, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Sex Reply

Hi,

Oh yes, I think I understand your position, and sympathize with it, to a degree. There must be, however, an acceptable dispassionate manner to express interest in any (potentially offensive) encyclopedic topic. This userbox does not say, "I like f_cking" or "I will copulate with anything that moves." Saying "I like sex" must be considered neutral, because there is no alternative, in more dispassionate language, that still expresses that preference. No encyclopedic topic can be considered so taboo that it is beyond the pale even to mention it on a user-page. This isn't so much an issue of freedom of expression for contributors; they must state their views as dispassionately as possible. For the sake of the encyclopedia, though, expressing a simple interest in -- or affection for -- any topic of encyclopedic merit cannot be verboten, once it is established that the contributor has employed the most dispassionate language that can reasonably be expected. I consider "I like sex" to be such a case: no undue emphasis on the lewd or grotesque is employed, no overstatement occurs. It is as basic an expression of inclination toward a subject as it is possible to frame. Those who might be offended should be counseled that, if minimal expressions of preference can be called "indecent", then the project's ease of operation is endangered. The simple word "sex" is no more inherently indecent than the word "philosophy", or the word "sailing", or the word "conservative." There is no more clear, objective label possible for the act. For this reason, it must be permitted.

To harken back to our prior discussions on the right-left divide, there are certainly many who find all war morally offensive. This does mean that the expression "I support war (or a given war)" should be barred. In fact, very few people on earth find sex morally offensive in every given context (eg. Cathars), which is a blessing for those who value the continuation of the species. Best wishes, Xoloz 18:07, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your support in my unsuccessful RfA. I appreciate the trust you and the WP community have in me; however, this time around things just didn't work out. TomStar81 (Talk) 21:48, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of List of terms in Charmed

An article that you have been involved in editing, List of terms in Charmed, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/List of terms in Charmed. Thank you. Corpx 07:07, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Lradrama's RFA

I ran through their talk page history, which indicated at one point they had been blocked. I based my comment on his katewannabe's tool count and the l;ast one thousand contributions he had made, where I saw plenty of rv'ing, but little actual edit history contribution. As I stated, I don't think he is a threat to Misplaced Pages or a poor editor, I just personally do not trust him with the tools. Also, snarky responses like this raised my eyebrow. --Ozgod 13:20, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Second RfA: ready

I feel I'm definitely ready, now. I've been trying to tackle more Misplaced Pages space edits, specifically XfD's, in the meantime, too. Thanks for offering to nominate me. I'm ready whenever you feel it's the right time for you to nominate or for me to be nominated. Just let me know!  hmwith  talk 14:42, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, well, I know that I, especially, have to wait the time, since that was the main reason it didn't pass. However, thank you so much for the compliments. It really means a lot.  hmwith  talk 15:08, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of baseball field logo

Hello, Walton. An image that I uploaded, a logo for a baseball field, was recently deleted (not by you): File:53logo.JPG. The reason for deletion was "CSD I5: Is unused and not free", but, to the best of my knowledge, a logo is allowed in these situations, per WP:LOGO, and it was being used in the Fifth Third Field (Toledo) article since the day of uploading, as far as I know. Is my interpretation of WP:LOGO incorrect? I'm only coming to you, as you're an admin who I trust, and I can't get a hold of the admin who originally deleted it (someone I also trust) after trying to do so on his talk page . If you have any free time on your hands, I'm wondering if you can check it out. If the image is not allowed, then I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that I caused you or the other administrator. Thanks in advance!  hmwith  talk 21:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)