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your a tool

if you had any idea about the hip hop scene in melbourne you would know that 3styles is very influential to alot of people you retarded cowgirl —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jabba1987 (talk • contribs) 11:48, 15 January 2008 (UTC) hey mate (Sarcasticidealist )how come ur admin page is more important to other people than any other page you delete??? i dont understand how that picture of a admins t shirt deserves to be on this site more than anything else.... it seems like this kind of thing should be more democratic rather then just delete shit you think isnt important and keep what important to you...well thats all i got to say you never even gave me a chance to finish my article or nothing im not even gunna bother doing that article again cause your just gunna look for reasons to delete it i think your page should be deleted i dont really give a fuck what articles you done or or what you can and cant do your just a fuking cocksmoker who gets off getting reactions out of people fuking COMIC BOOK GUY yea you should change your name to comic book guy you fuking nerd burgler —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jabba1987 (talk • contribs) 04:03, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

thx, congrats and whatnot

Hah, thanks! And also congrats, FWIW. As to your username and best contribution: Of course I like it, but what else would you expect from someone who calls himself village idiot? User:Dorftrottel 14:26, January 15, 2008

ScienceApologist

You recently deleted the user page for ScienceApologist as per their right to vanish. Am I within my rights to ask what became of this user?

I'm asking because there was a recent arbcom ruling limiting them to one account and I'd be interested to know which account they settled with in the end so that I know whether or not I'm editing along side the same user or not? - perfectblue (talk) 20:12, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

OK, that sounds reasonable. There was a bit of a skirmish the other day which put this user in peril of breaching an arbcom when a consensus about civility went against them, if they left to pursue other interests then I can't argue with that. I was just a little concerned that they might be trying to get round the restrictions placed on them by taking on a new identity.

At the end of the day, though, it's not my call. - perfectblue (talk) 21:09, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, sorry, I'm not an admin. I just edited entries alongside this user for a while. I don't really have the tools to gather evidence or the authority to act if I were by some chance to find it. If any action needs taking, and I have nothing to suggest that any does, I'm not in a position to do much. - perfectblue (talk) 19:00, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

It looks like they are back. This is the second time that this has happened with this particular user. - perfectblue (talk) 17:29, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

A perfectly acceptable statement. I'm pleased to see that the user's edit history was restored when their user page was restored along with all of their diffs. I'm working on the basis that whoever restored the user identity is the same person as set it up in the first place on the grounds that they appear to have started right where they left off, and nobody has told me anything to the contrary.

perfectblue (talk) 18:36, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Seems a lot of bother to go to. Maybe they just wanted to nix the history of that one page. Don't know why though. - perfectblue (talk) 18:46, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Town councils

Thanks. You've alerted me to the notion municipal politicians of any larger or notable city maybe shouldn't be speedied without a bit of heed first (only for context, it would be easier if one wasn't faced with a one-line stub onto which someone, trying to be helpful, had slapped an A7). Gwen Gale (talk) 19:17, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

urgh

i removed some (rather comical) personal attacks from the page, but now i'm not sure whether i should have mucked with it. seemed to clearly violate WP:CIVIL, but since this is your talk page, perhaps i should have left the decision to you. but the 'damage' is done, so i'll leave it to your discretion whether you want to restore it. cheers. Anastrophe (talk) 06:28, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Hey there, I'm writing to inform you that I have withdrawn my request for adminship, which was currently standing at 11 supports, 22 opposes and 6 neutrals. This count could have been so much better if I had understood policy, although I believe that 17 questions is a lot to ask of a user's first RfA. I will take on all comments given at the RfA and will endeavour to meet the high expectations of the RfA voters. _{WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN} 21:11, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Signshare

The thing about that is that it is MY userpage and I have the right to display whatever I feel like on it. You need to stay off of MY userpage. I mean nothing by my list except that I am involved in alot of controversy and you have no right to do anything on MY userpage. I will repost it and if you remove it again, then we have an issue. Signshare (January 21, 2008) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Signshare (talk • contribs) 18:15, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

You are too funny, I don't ever want to do anything with you just NEVER talk to me again, NEVER go on my user-page, and I will NEVER work with the likes of you. The best thing for you is to leave me alone. Thank You, and have a very nice day (Signshare January 21 2008) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Signshare (talk • contribs) 18:34, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

lrt map

Thanks very much for the help. Kevlar67 (talk) 03:29, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Image in public domain?

Hi SI, when you were up at RfA, I noticed that one of the images you uploaded was quite old (this one of Matthew Mccauley). I was thinking that it might be public domain material instead of Fair use, what do you think? I remember reading up on it a while back (seems like there was material on Quadell's (sp?) page. Anyway I thought you might be interested in looking in to it. . . R. Baley (talk) 06:55, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi

I'd like my user talk page deleted because the contents in the edit history may have been written under the influence of drugs and---the content has nothing to do with editing articles here. I'm kind of new to Wiki and I was abusing/misusing the user talk page. Lisa the Sociopath (talk) 10:14, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Your declined speedy of Tyler Padalecki

Hi there,

The reason I nominated that article under CSD G3 is that it's a copy/paste (losing the wiki formatting) of Sam J. Jones (to clarify, this revision of that article), with a misleading/incorrect title. In the past, it's been my experience that such articles have been speedy-able, especially since the "blatant and obvious hoax" clause was added to G3. If you prefer, I can take it to AFD, however - let me know.

Thanks, JavaTenor (talk) 11:02, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for re-investigating. Some brief googling led me to believe that this edit is probably related vandalism - I've reverted it. JavaTenor (talk) 11:17, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Voxpopuli08

Endorse block, of course, as you blocked while it was still sinking in here what they'd written.--Tikiwont (talk) 13:06, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Phantom arcade

ok then, added notability so please DONT DELETE IT ok? thanks Matster9090 (talk) 13:26, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

RE: Stupid question

I hate when that happens! Your name is familiar to me as well, but I'm not aware of any times we've came in contact. Maybe watched it by mistake? I just checked my talk history (the last 5,000) edits and you're right, no comments from you. We may have spoke at an XFD discussion? Wish I knew. - Rjd0060 (talk) 19:00, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Let me know if anything comes to you though. I've looked in a few places, but cannot find any interaction. Thanks, - Rjd0060 (talk) 19:03, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Grace Ling Liang English School

A two-sentence article that doesn't even give the location of the subject has sufficient context to avoid a speedy? That seems to fly in the face of common sense to me, but since you've removed the speedy tags twice (OK, the latter actually had a better reason for removal), I've put the article through the tiresome AfD process. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 19:51, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Check your inbox. . .

I sent you an email. R. Baley (talk) 20:00, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Bill Rancic

Please stop your edits to Bill Rancic. They are violations of Misplaced Pages's policy on biographies of living persons, and you may be blocked if you persist in making them. If you wish to discuss this, please take it up at the article's talk page. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

How is it a violation? The show is struggling. Do some research & you see/know that. 70.108.122.10 (talk) 04:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Negative material about living people must be backed by reliable sources. That's a completely non-negotiable component of WP:BLP. Even if you sourced it, I would still say that including the word "struggling" would be a violation of WP:NPOV, but I confess that that (unlike the BLP bit) is a judgment call.

Besides that, why do you also persist in removing the date from the citation needed tag with your edit? Sarcasticidealist (talk) 05:56, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

It isnt neg toward Bill. Its a fact about the show he is on. Did u check daytime tv reviews and rating reports? What is BLP ? 70.108.122.10 (talk) 06:01, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

"BLP" is WP:BLP - Misplaced Pages's policy on the biography of living persons. And yes, it's a fact about the show (or, at least, I'll take your word that it's a fact), but there are hundreds of other facts about the show. By choosing to mention this one instead of the others in the Bill Rancic article, you're effectively inserting negative material in to his article (it would be like if I said that somebody was the CEO of a corporation that was hemorrhaging money - technically it's a comment about the corporation, but it would still need to be sourced per WP:BLP.

So yeah: for that to be in there, it would have to be sourced somewhere. Even if it was sourced somewhere, I'd say that it's not necessary for inclusion in the Rancic article - put it in the article about the show instead - but not everyone might agree with me on that, and we could bring some other editors in to comment if you strongly felt that it should be included (I think the other editors would probably see it my way, but I can't be sure). But sourcing is an absolutely necessary prerequisite before we can even consider including it. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 06:07, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm about to undo your edit again. This means that we'll each have reverted three times over the last twenty-four hours, meaning that one more revert by either one of us will violate WP:3RR, which is likely to get us blocked. If you really want to see that included, despite everything I've said, find a source for saying it's struggling, and then we can start getting some other editors involved. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 06:10, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Its a fact about the show he is on. Did u check daytime tv reviews and rating reports? U demand I give a source, y dont u ! Sheesh ! 70.108.122.10 (talk) 06:15, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

The reason I don't provide a source is because I don't want the material included. You're the one who wants it included, so it's incumbent on you to demonstrate that it's verifiable. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 06:18, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Pick fights w some 1 else now ok.70.108.122.10 (talk) 06:40, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Did I step out of line at Gwen Gale's RfA? Your opinion is valued.

I wanted to ask someone who supported and someone who opposed. Was my questioning overly harsh? I agree with the somewhat statistical point you made at Gwen's talk page, that the sheer number of edits was high. I made 36 edits myself (which I knew was a bunch). BusterD (talk) 00:30, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

A friend frequently uses the phrase: "Less is more." Hard to argue with the advice. I didn't actually know why Gwen chose to do what she did re: her edited archives, and that's why I asked the questions in a somewhat leading way. It did feel a bit like "Argument Clinic." Thanks for the critique. BusterD (talk) 00:58, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Disamb

see here senior L'Enfant name is incorrect. It will not let me move him to the correct one, and I am unsure how to make the disamb, I am not sure there are supposed to be piped links in DAB's. Thanks - Dureo (talk) 09:33, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Correct, from what I can find historically, the fathers name was just Pierre L'Enfant with nmn, so I am unsure how exactly that would work, that is what is confusing me. Dureo (talk) 09:38, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Alright I think the first option is best, as I feel the same(actually feel almost 95 percent will be looking for Jr. let me work on it, I'm certain I won't break anything,) we'll see how I do in a minute. Dureo (talk) 09:48, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Alright I believe I did that right, checked all the links to make sure they worked, mind checking and tell me if I missed something obvious? :P Thanks. Dureo (talk) 09:59, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Ah alright, I wasn't sure if there was a template for that for other things of the same name, wasn't sure if that template worked with the boat in there. Thanks for the help, been wondering if there was some secret to that for a while now. Dureo (talk) 10:08, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hey Sarcaticidealist, I just wanted to stop by and give you a quick thank you for your kind words and support in my RFA. I was taken back by the amount of support I received, and will try to live up to those expectations. Thanks again, and if you ever need any help, feel free to stop by and ask me!
Gonzo fan2007 18:05, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

a thank you note

		Thanks for participating in my RfA!
		Although it failed 43/27/0, I'm happy because the outcome has been very helpful in many meaningful ways. Your support and remarks contributed so much to this. If you followed my RfA you know what happened. Most of the editors who posted opposing opinions have never edited with me. Some articles I edit deal with controversial topics and with respect to a very few of these, editors who didn't know much about me had some worries about confrontational editing and civility. Since I support their high standards I can easily (and will gladly) address this. The support and ecouragement to run again soon has been outstanding, thanks again. Cheers! Gwen Gale (talk) 05:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Quick Point

I notice you Speedy deleted the article Hurricane Olympics per criteria G4. The article had only been previously speedy deleted (criteria A7) and WP:CSD states of G4 "Articles that were only previously speedily deleted do not fall under this category." and "This does not apply to... speedy deletions (although in that case, the previous speedy criterion, or other speedy criteria, may apply).". Regards, Guest9999 (talk) 04:26, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Sarcasticidealist

I was trying to create a new page on Naresh Sonee Sohum Sutra but if you feel the page should not continue,fine. but don't you think the author of Brhmand Pujan deserve a page or two line of info. Your good self guide me how could i do it? or your good self help me out technically if you can, please do a favor by helping me out? --Dralansun (talk) 05:01, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Urge-Notice Pls. helping Brhmand Pujan to grow

Can you pls put my page again as it was there since dec. & only needed extention due to orphaned or stub.Kindly help me out --Dralansun (talk) 07:14, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

re:MCQ

You are correct. Megapixie (talk) 14:41, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

RE: Winona Ryder

Thanks for you message. I added something on the Talk page. What 87.126.142.54 (talk · contribs) conveniently neglected to explain were the reasons for my actions. He began edit warring with another editor (not me) over the issue, so I asked for discussion on the talk page before there were additional reverts. He posted a comment on the Talk page in response to my request for discussion and four minutes later began edit warring again, claiming that he did not need consensus. All of this can be seen in his edit history. Although I disagree with adding the category, my biggest objection was that 87.126.142.54 (talk · contribs) was edit warring and violating 3RR without allowing adequate discussion. Ward3001 (talk) 16:23, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Joan Beatty

Just to let you know, the others that you changed are fine, but I undid your change on Joan Beatty, because candidacy in a by-election does count. Bearcat (talk) 17:29, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Heh, no worries. We all have our moments. Bearcat (talk) 21:58, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Note

Just a note to let you know that I left a comment in a reply to your talk on my user talk page. --Grrrlriot (talk) 19:43, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

CSD Bio tag of TriPod the band

Hi, I tagged TriPod the band with db-bio, and you removed the tag saying that notability is asserted. I have re-read the article and still cannot see where. For one, basic notability is determined by third-party references; being unique or doing something special is not "notability" in Misplaced Pages terms. Can you please explain your reasoning to me? -- Renesis (talk) 23:32, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the Barnstar!

Thank you for the barnstar! It is very much good to know that my effort has been appreciated, especially when they relate to matters so hotly contested. LinaMishima (talk) 20:58, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

I apologise for having to walk away from the homeopathy articles so soon after I seemed to be beginning to make make a difference. The way things played out after that however simply continued to cause me harm. You might be amused to learn that it was watching Star Trek: First Contact that made me realise that the article and the discussion was doing me no good at all and that I needed to withdraw and go have some real fun :P I do have to apologise for being extremely unfair by nominating you as my voice in absence without first asking for your permission. I did need to get out of there fast, and so I did not feel able to wait. You are, of course, more than free to decline, and I would not only understand, but perhaps also approve (given the state of the discussions there). I hope that some form of eventual solution can be reached there even with my departure. Thank you for your own reasoned inputs. LinaMishima (talk) 05:20, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

A good film :) Might I recommend the "Final Cut" of Blade Runner --RDOlivaw (talk) 10:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I actually prefer the original, it's more film noir with the voice-over (although the strapped on happy ending isn't so good) :P Thanks for the suggestion, I do need to pick up the new complete collection of blade runner! LinaMishima (talk) 14:01, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Once again, Thank you, and I shall simply say that, as almost every sci-fi states, mankind's greatest ability is its boundless capacity for hope, something I too share :) LinaMishima (talk) 05:38, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Protection

Would you please fully protect Rudy Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign, 2008 and Template:United States presidential election, 2008 until Giuliani actually drops out.--STX 03:55, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Wheel-warring

I wouldn't call it wheel warring if you protected the articles after other people declined. But I appreciate that you didn't rush to do it. I appreciate the desire to not have to patrol the articles, and if the level of activity increases I wouldn't object to a short protection, but right now I just don't see enough activity. Also, if we leave them unprotected we will draw out some single-purpose accounts. — Carl (CBM · talk) 04:04, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Bonjour

Hi! I don't believe we've been introduced, but apparently we have made a common new friend in the last week. I thinks it's sad what's happened here with LinaMishima, and I don't really know how to proceed on the Homeopathy page. Although the article isn't that bad, the process seems to broken right now, and I can't see it getting better. The talk page is almost unusable. Feel free to email me or get in touch with any suggestions, ideas, or for a chat; on this or any topic. Cheers, --RDOlivaw (talk) 10:45, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

RE:TigerManXL

I think if he goes at it after this block then definitely. He is arguing over such a stupid thing that although he is being disruptive, its just so stupid. I think after this block we put him on a very short leash and if he is disruptive at all I will support an indef, heck Ill even do the block ;-) That said, if you feel it is warranted I will not take offense to you extending my block to a longer period. So if you feel it is needed, go ahead and block him longer, although I feel he should get one more chance before an indef.
Gonzo fan2007 00:30, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Haha yeah, yeah I am still confused at why s/he feels so strongly about this. And I did see your warning, thats why I blocked without warning him ;-) Im about to go leave a note warning him about how not to act after his block expires and the consequences of doing so. I wont be around much this weekend, so if you can keep an eye on things that would be great. Cheers!
Gonzo fan2007 00:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

New Strategy for IP vandals

I've noticed that a WHOIS will quickly stop about %50 of all repetitive vandals I encounter. I don't suppose you know a runbook add-in that would scoop one automatically? --mitrebox (talk) 01:16, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Well you can see a 5 edits on the users contribs. First user moved candidate to the withdrawn pile, I did a quick google and reverted. User then kept changing the spelling of Gravels name in the Image tag, which makes the image unreadable. I just kept reverting every change to the image tag.--mitrebox (talk) 01:21, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Previously a lot of people wanted to place BO next to HC or reorder the candidates. Some think that having candidates ordered alphabetically (which is how they are done on ballots) places their candidate at a disadvantage. Its all about pageviews to some fanatical supporters.--mitrebox (talk) 01:29, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Keyes

The difference is no one cares about Keyes anymore. He's done this every election since 1992 and only does it to pay off past debt], pay himself out of Federal matching funds], and to get speaking fees. He's never held office and never had a real job. He even moved across the country to run for Senate in a state he's not from. Its like someone from BC moving to Toronto to run for mayor. Gravel at least is running for the first time (and its Alaska not Arkansas). When people read WP years from now they are going to want to know who was important, obviously people with 4% aren't but they at least got votes. Putting in people who don't deserve to be here distorts history. --mitrebox (talk) 01:53, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Invitation to discussion of COI of editors

http://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:United_States_presidential_election%2C_2008#Possible_COI_of_two_editors --70.11.142.4 (talk) 04:46, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Banned from Homeopathy for One week by East

I've been banned from the homeopathy talk page for 1 week. Anthon01 (talk) 19:20, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello

Hello, Sarcasticidealist! :) Hope your doing good. I want to know how you think I am doing on wikipedia, since being adopted by you. Let me know. Thanks! --Grrrlriot (talk) 20:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: Your purpose here

See here. Who do you mean by "a few editors here", and where were the "concerns" expressed? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 17:46, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Remember FatChris1?

Hello, hope you remember that user. The account was indef blocked for being a sock and adding unsourced material to biographies. Anyway, there's an IP address that has been adding the same content to articles. I suspect is the same person. The IP is the following: 65.191.188.171. What you think we should do? Warn the user? This will be useless seeing what the both blocked accounts have done. Reply here. Thank you. Tasc0 22:26, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

It's pretty obviously the same user. Because I'm feeling generous, I've issued him one warning; if he continues to violate after that, I'll block him. Thanks for catching this. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 22:33, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay. Thank you.

I moved your reply here, I like to keep things in one place. Hope you don't mind. I'm not sure if you read that sign with orange background in my talk page at the top. Check it. Tasc0 23:07, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

No problem, and I didn't - sorry. I'll try to keep an eye on the I.P.'s contribs, but if you notice more shenanigans from it, please let me know. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 23:08, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Will do. And remember the user was always adding Category:Entertainers with Crips affiliations, which is now deleted (here is the CfD). I think Category:Entertainers with Bloods affiliations aswell should be deleted. What do you think? Tasc0 23:16, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree, and I've nominated it. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 03:09, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

He's back: Kam (rapper), Domino (rapper). Tasc0 00:10, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

South Central Cartel Tasc0 01:32, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I've blocked the I.P. for two weeks, as a starter. Unfortunately, we can't indef-block I.P.s, since we don't want to prevent innocent people from editing, but if this keeps up I'll hit him with a serious of increasingly long blocks. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 16:41, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello. Some different IP address is adding the same content to some articles (71.243.204.141) and by searching in the Tennessee Ernie Ford article history I found another IP address adding the same content (76.20.101.23). I'm confused about it, some IP users add the category, others remove it. Just letting you know. If you wish to reply, please do so here. Tasc0 05:49, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Dammit, did you have to remind me to respond here? When I saw the message was from you, my first thought was "Okay, this time I'm going to remember to reply at my own damned talk page." But that's hardly an impressive feat now that you've reminded me.

Anyway, as to the actual issue, I've given a warning to the first I.P. The second one hasn't edited in more than three weeks, so it would be kind of pointless to warn it now given that the I.P. might belong to a different person next time it shows up. If either one persists in its behaviour, though, please let me know and we'll move to blocking. I can appreciate that this must be irritating, but unfortunately we can't block I.P.s without warning, and we can't block them for extended periods of time. Plus, since our Fat Friend seems to manage to get a new I.P. every couple of weeks, blocking I.P.s for long terms isn't likely to help anyway. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 05:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for doing the dirty job of warning him. And yes... it's irritating, but now that the category above that was CfD'd is deleted now, just adding Category:Bloods it's useless, because that category it's about the Bloods, so it can be easily reverted because it's not related. What do you think? Tasc0 06:04, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh yeah, revert like a maniac. Even if you have to past WP:3RR I'd say you're fine, because I think that's a pretty blatant WP:BLP violation, and BLP violations are 3RR-exempt (I can't promise you wouldn't get blocked for doing that, mind you, just that such a block would be unjustified). Sarcasticidealist (talk) 06:06, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I can't rollback anymore, now I gotta go back to the old fashion way. I wasn't awared that you only use rollback for vandalism. Tasc0 06:11, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Is there any chance you can get me the rollback edits at the moment? Tasc0 06:37, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I've done so, but please make sure you use it only for vandalism. If you don't, not only will you get it revoked again, but you're going to make me look really stupid for restoring it. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 06:42, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I really appreciate it. And don't you worry about that, I will use it for vandalism or clear policies violations. Other than that, if I revert, I'll use the edit summary. Tasc0 06:49, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/John Miller (Yuba City)

Hi there, I might have been a bit hasty there. It seemed such a clear-cut case, with a clear consensus, that I thought I could close it earlier. However, if you think there is an argument that he is notable I could re-list it. What do you advise? Tim Vickers (talk) 16:34, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

OK, but I will be a bit more careful in the future. Thanks for the advice. Tim Vickers (talk) 18:15, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Blocking seems like it might help. I didn't know how to ask for that. Are you an admin? Angela Harms (talk) 19:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I appreciate the help. Thanks. Hoping I can learn from this is Misplaced Pages really can recover from this sort of thing. Rumor has it that consensus works, and it can. :) Angela Harms (talk) 20:26, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Now, see? Here I've been carefully avoiding words like "jackass." :) Angela Harms (talk) 20:46, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I just reread the Request for Arbitration page, and discovered that it's been multiple IPs, not just one. So I'm thinking that means blocking won't help (and today's work, like all the previous work, will just be reverted). What happens then? Angela Harms (talk) 21:57, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of article EPIC FAIL

Hello. You have deleted the article mentioned in the subject today: http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Special:Log/delete&page=EPIC_FAIL

It wasn't mine, but I saw it an hour or two before it was deleted, and laughed really hard :D Anyway, I didn't save it, so I just wanted to know if there was any way to see it again, just to make a screenshot or something, because this thing was really worth of being in some funny articles list. So, if there's a way of seeing it, could you please provide a link. Thanks. unimatrix (talk) 21:53, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

The ip with the limited vocabulary

OK - mind you, I was thinking that a selective undelete (just the warnings, etc. remaining) would remove any attempt at bringing back the past. Admins would still have access to that, of course. LessHeard vanU (talk) 22:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Um... sort of, as I only thought of it after I had deleted the page, and found the other responses at ANI. Only then did I go back and found the page had been restored. Since my re-deleting (even if to selectively restore) may appear to be undoing another sysops actions I will not do so, but if you want to do it then please be my guest. Cheers. LessHeard vanU (talk) 23:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: Improper deletion

Hi Melesse - I just wanted to drop you a line to advise you that your deletion of Image:SethPubPhotowithcopyrightinfo.jpg was in error. There was copyright information on the page; it just wasn't in the form of a image copyright tag.
Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know, because I like to be informed when I make mistakes with my buttons, and do unto your neighbour and all that. Cheers, Sarcasticidealist (talk) 13:55, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Man, I feel dumb, I read that whole thing before I deleted it and thought there was no reply, but I missed the reply at the top, eek. Thanks for catching my mistake. Melesse (talk) 22:05, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Melesse (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Serio

There was a very similar case, as I recall, in which Fark.com was ordered to link to a particular news story which was, in the words of Antonin Scalia writing for the six justice majority, "clearly cool". I hope the Foundation's prepared to pay its lawyers overtime on this one. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 06:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Is it a legal threat for me to tell you that I'll send my lawyers after you if you don't replace the keyboard I just sprayed with Pepsi? Gladys J Cortez 04:45, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Curses! Foiled again!!! ...the legal team of Gladys J Cortez 17:00, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Fin stats

If she hadn't posted it 10 minutes before him, I wouldn't have been able to go to bed smiling as wide as I am. MBisanz 09:02, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Wow I did not see that blank turning into a week long block, although it probably wasn't the best thing to edit in the projectspace as the third edit after being unblocked. MBisanz 02:41, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Archiving A talk page

Did I set up the archive on my talk page correctly? --Grrrlriot (talk) 18:24, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Grr. >:(:(-2008-02-10T22:05:00.000Z">

why don't you try putting all your time and effort into a wikipedia article and have it deleted. of course im mad! just put yourself in my shoes for a second and think before you type. and an apology would be appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Matster9090 (talk • contribs) 22:05, 10 February 2008 (UTC):("> :(">

phantom arcade

thanks for your assistance , could you pass this on to the other members of the discussion

thx,

it said in this discussion that it was a hoax. I clearly stated that the site was TO BE RELEASED STILL. what, exactly makes you think that you will have priveledges to view it before anyone else? I request that you restore my page that was under construction and stop having a negative impact on my futur articles i make, assuming they arent auto deleted like on my friends account, froggerr3k.

Thank you Matster9090 (talk) 21:43, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

oops... srry

srry for blaming u, i must have misunderstood the situation... let's just put that behind us, k?

Matster9090 (talk) 21:54, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

thanks for understanding —Preceding unsigned comment added by Matster9090 (talk • contribs) 08:24, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for helping me out!--Gazzster (talk) 01:57, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

3RR

Honestly, I did not count more than three times. CuriousOliver (talk) 03:48, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Canadian EMR Page

I've read through the guidelines and I understand why the Canadian EMR page I tried to create was deleted. However I think now that I have a better understanding of what is acceptable, I think I can create a better page showing why Canadian EMR is notable and should be included here. However I'm confused as to whether you have to reinstate the page or if I can post a version with new text? Thanks for you help. Englishcanuck (talk) 19:03, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Quizimodo

Hi. The user's response to the RFC has been to remove the notification on his talk page with the comment, 'removing disruptive note'. Would it be appropriate to ask that he be blocked for a certain period?--Gazzster (talk) 22:17, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

K. Thanks.--Gazzster (talk) 22:41, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Please note that this editor was since asked twice to not comment on my talk page, yet he did so anyway. Said notes were rightfully removed, and I will not hereafter engage this editor or participate in these witch-hunts. Thanks. Quizimodo (talk) 23:08, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments. In response:

• BTAIM, I can and will remove unsolicited, unwarranted, or unwanted comments as needed from my talk page, particularly those (for instance) from an editor who has initiated two examinations so far of my editorial behaviour, with the RfC being launched during the Wikiquette, all in response to being referred to as 'an ally' of another editor. Both procedures have little purpose. Consequently, I want nothing to do with this editor, and will avoid hereafter. This is perhaps an over-reaction, but given that the same could be said of the above, if not this entire situation, it is what it is.
• I do not reject dispute resolution, but believe it to be useless given the intransigence of the opposing editor(s) involved and efforts to date. There's a lot more to this than meets the eye. While you've glanced at 'Dominion', you should head on over to 'Canada' and glimpse the current morass and the prior one beginning in Sep. -- all over one word in the lead and inaugurated/stoked by one of the aforementioned editors. I and others have summarised my comments in an abortive request for arbitration launched by the offending editor (only to have the RfA rejected/withdrawn shortly afterward) -- please read. This has been wholly frustrating: I have found certain editors involved in this debacle to be rather obtuse, pedantic, and simplistic in behaviour and exceedingly biased regarding topic matter, and believe proposed modes of resolution would be unsuccessful: this comment pretty much sums it up. I also make no apologies for not treating them with kitty gloves, but really have no time to play games with them.
• Given the above, despite efforts by some to foster amity (User:GoodDay), I affirm my commitment to not participate in these witch-hunts and will not ascribe to them.

I hope this helps. Quizimodo (talk) 23:52, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Quizimodo (talk) 00:29, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Just to be clear, I dropped the arbitration request because an administrator suggested I try mediation. I'll take words like "obtuse, pedantic, and simplistic" as insults that are par for the course when dealing with this editor. One can add those to "bad faith", "Misplaced Pages is not your mother" and "hypocrite". Literate, but no less insulting. --soulscanner (talk) 06:52, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Uh-huh. If you identify with and relate to personal traits in the comments above and take offense to them, that is not my problem. And we wouldn't be at this juncture if it were not for perceptions -- by me and others -- of your obstinance and lack of good faith. End note. Quizimodo (talk) 12:31, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Being banned from an editor's page

Having seen your 'advice' to Quizimodo, it answered my question about User:One Night In Hackney. ONIH banned me from his personal page (last month), because I used the term Belfast, United Kingdom. If he'd informed me that it was offensive 'before' asking me to stay away, I could've had a chance to patch things up with him (even though I feel he over-reacted to the 'Belfast, United Kingdom' usage). Could you ask him to lift his ban on me? (he's always invited to post at my personal page, as I've no ill will towards him).GoodDay (talk) 23:41, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

PS- If ONIH still wishes me to stay away? I'll continue to respect his wishes. GoodDay (talk) 23:52, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

I hope someday, ONIH will change his mind. Thanks for your time, Sarcasticidealist. GoodDay (talk) 14:30, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the help!

I've already added the lead sentence and I'm working on adding more links. I had no idea making a Misplaced Pages page was this complicated. Englishcanuck (talk) 01:32, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

help with Misplaced Pages:Media_copyright_questions#Protein_Data_Bank please

Hello, as a knowledgeable person on copyright issues, can I ask you to take a look at Misplaced Pages:Media_copyright_questions#Protein_Data_Bank? This is a slightly older thread that was recently updated with new information. Cheers, AndrewGNF (talk) 22:28, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Patricia K. Robertson

This is an article built from scratch, which seemed to use an opponent's article as a template as it was being built. I happened across it earlier while surfing Recent Changes. I was concerned about COI, especially since the text initially was being taken directly from the candidate's site. When your tag was put up, I was interested to see the response. A speedy takedown by an IP looked pretty suspicious; few if any articles link there, so it seems that someone besides me was watching it. I was hoping for some honest feedback from its main, almost lone, contributor, so I set the tag back.

But you're right, anyone can remove the tag, and I shouldn't have let my curiosity get the better of me. I'm still wondering who is adding this political article, and whether COI is occurring. Circumstantial, though; nothing to prove as of yet. --Yamara ✉ 05:43, 14 February 2008 (UTC) (added a verb to my note -Yamara ✉ 05:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC))

Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Mantanmoreland

An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened, and is located here. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Mantanmoreland/Evidence. Please submit your evidence within one week, if possible. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Mantanmoreland/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, — Rlevse • Talk • 23:10, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Can you give a 3rd opinion

I got your message regarding the Arbitration. I am relitivly new and am not sure of the exact channels and methods to go through. Probably what we need is a 3rd opinion as both of us are very set in our views and are not getting anywhere. If you would have the time to evalute the situation on the Lisu page- it would be most helpful. Wwind (talk) 21:22, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for participating in my RfA! It was closed as successful with 58 supporting, 0 opposing, and 2 neutral. I hope to demonstrate that your trust in me is rightly placed and am always open to critiques and suggestions. Cheers. MBisanz 04:05, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Re quotes and punctuation

Sorry, I didn't realize. On a related note, I've noticed typographers in Britain beginning to use punctuation within quotes; this is similar to the British conversion from single quotes (back in the 80s) to double quotes. (A period standing all by its lonesome with white space around it just looks worse than having the closed quote after it. It's the same aesthetic reasoning behind superscripts (for citations) being after punctuation as well.)

Anyway, now I know. My apologies. Thanks! –TashTish (talk) 08:43, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Heh. (Good one.) As for being a jackass, nothing could be further from the truth: You pointed out a solid Misplaced Pages policy, one that I was not aware of, saving me further embarrassment, at least in the near future. So in reality, you did me a favor! –TashTish (talk) 09:09, 16 February 2008 (UTC)