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This seems very strange. A registered user is redirecting his pages to his IP address page. I came to you, since you were the one who made the last post there. Not sure if it's allowed, or makes sense, or anything, really. I just wanted to get an opinion on it. This guy seems determined to make a ]. ] (]) 04:12, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
This seems very strange. A registered user is redirecting his pages to his IP address page. I came to you, since you were the one who made the last post there. Not sure if it's allowed, or makes sense, or anything, really. I just wanted to get an opinion on it. This guy seems determined to make a ]. ] (]) 04:12, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
:::I think my point here is clear and I haven't disrupted anything except maybe your investigation into the matter. You have my IP, you have the edit history. Glad I could help Misplaced Pages and you learn something new here. --](]) 04:33, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
:::I think my point here is clear and I haven't disrupted anything except maybe your investigation into the matter. You have my IP, you have the edit history. Glad I could help Misplaced Pages and you learn something new here. -- 125.69.247.138
:You know, I was wondering the same thing myself. I have never seen this done before and as such am not sure what the precedent is, and do not know any policy that prohibits a user from doing that (99% sure there is not). My recommendation is to take it to ] to get better help. Sorry, wish I could be better help. ] <sup>]</sup> 04:15, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
:You know, I was wondering the same thing myself. I have never seen this done before and as such am not sure what the precedent is, and do not know any policy that prohibits a user from doing that (99% sure there is not). My recommendation is to take it to ] to get better help. Sorry, wish I could be better help. ] <sup>]</sup> 04:15, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
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::It just not a very good idea to use more than one account. ] <sup>]</sup> 04:29, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
::It just not a very good idea to use more than one account. ] <sup>]</sup> 04:29, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Is this your opinion or are you going to actually provide help by citing policy? I only have one account, this one. The other isn't an account, its what happens when I dont login. -- 125,69,247,138
:::Is this your opinion or are you going to actually provide help by citing policy? I only have one account, this one. The other isn't an account, its what happens when I dont login. -- 125.69.247.138
im basically the sole writer of the neurofunk article since 2006. it ended with a B score and in order to achieve an A status, some changes were necessary such as proving some statements. one of the statements by artist matrix was actually said to me in his flat in london since i happen to know him but i couldnt prove it in writing so i deleted it. another statement by artist optical was on knowledge magazine but again, i couldnt get the link to it because its not online so i deleted it. there are no further statements to prove, i cleaned the article and its highly improved. ive tried contacting user zeibura to help me set in THE PHACE MIXMAG INTERVIEW quotes since i have little knowledge of net manipulation and techniques - my knowledge boils down to music production since im a professional a&r/concept producer - but it seems that his user page was deleted. so im requesting your help in bringing in
this interview as the last effort to achieve an A score, according to the rules exposed on neurofunk talk page.
I requested semi-protection on the article Lisa Graham Keegan. You recently reverted changes made by 156.42.68.4. These were actually an attempt to undo previous vandalism done by 130.13.6.126. Before I made any further changes, I wanted to let you know about the situation. It would probably be most appropriate to change the text to the version of 18:06, 21 March 2008. Thank you. WildGooseWest (talk) 21:09, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
This site has been vandalized again. Although the vandals cite narrowly selected news sources, they are presenting a biased view of a matter that is currently under litigation. Ms. Keegan is an adviser to the McCain presidential campaign and vulnerable to a wide range of politically motivated attacks. Please reconsider providing semi-protection. WildGooseWest (talk) 14:00, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
69.30.175.3
Hi. About this IP I reported to AIV, you marked it as not vandalizing since the final warning. This was not the case, the user had vandalized since my final warning and received a second final warning, which may have been the confounding factor.
No need to do anything because another admin saw that it was a valid report and blocked the user. We all make mistakes... heck I just clicked on a "new messages" button thinking I would get *gasp* new messages. It was just a joke, sigh.
Oh, well the user had not vandalized past final warn when I checked, but it looked that after my comment was made on AIV they did, and was blocked. Happy April Fools day! Tiptoety18:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Oh, please note that the warning at 14:15 was in fact a level 3 warning, not a final warn which is a level 4. Yes I know, dumb, but that is how the system tells me it works. Cheers, Tiptoety19:11, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
I see, I was under the impression that any warning that stated the one would be blocked if they continued was a "final" warning. One of us must be wrong. hehe. Sam Barsoom00:10, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
Regarding this, I got a little cranky, to be honest. Theres a difference between fun and games, and nuisancy. AIV still gets legit reports, even on April Fools day, and saying "Now try reporting yourself using WP:TW, I dare you!" is clear vio of WP:BEANS, isn't it? ;) It happened to me as well, I told MoP not to block me, he was asking "can I block someone for 1 second", and I said, don't you block me, or I'll have you desysopped :P (On IRC). Look what he did . So, remember BEANS. Cheers, Steve Crossin(talk to me)14:50, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Well, I can say this. I'll be glad when April Fools Day is over. Not that I'm a grump. Just, some things get under my skin. Anyway, no harm was done. Steve Crossin(talk to me)15:03, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Looks like someone revert my edit. Either way, Steve I do not mean any harm, and I think having a little fun once and while does not hurt anyone. Cheers, Tiptoety19:03, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes, very true. I know it's april fools day. I just feel that there are places to joke around, and places that shouldn't be. There was no harm done, but really? If I was an admin, I would have continued the joke, and blocked them for 15mins for their trouble :P. We discussed it on IRC, and agreed AIV isn't really the place for jokes. No harm really done, just, I feel people should be a little more tactful. Cheers, Steve Crossin(talk to me)19:12, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Barnstar
The Barnstar of Good Humor
For trying to lighten the mood today. Destroyed 22:44, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm keeping the "RfJ" in my user space as a memento of a fun April Fool's gag. I'd like to keep the MfD as well, since it was part of the joke. As I noted on the MfD's talk page, I deleted all categories and logs related to this MfD, so it really wasn't harming anything where it was. However, I decided early on that if any admin objected to it's being there, I'd userfy the MfD. So, a couple of questions:
Were you just tying up loose ends, or do you really dislike the fact that there's a joke MfD archived (and with all categories and references in logs removed) in Misplaced Pages space?
If it's the former, do you have a problem with me restoring it?
If it's the latter, I assume you have no problem if I userfy it, but I'll ask anyway.
I really don't have a problem if you don't like it being there; the only effect it has on me is the 5 minutes of reformatting to move it to my userspace. Just let me know. --barneca (talk) 01:13, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey there Barneca, personally I have no issue with it remaining in wiki space at all, it is the fact that others do. At this point in time I do not think restoring it would be the best idea, but would not be opposed to it being placed in your userspace? Is that okay with you? Tiptoety01:16, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
Meh. I think restoring it in its current location would not be disruptive (you wouldn't know it was there except if you were looking for it). However, I now have a sinking feeling that you're right, it would probably annoy someone, and that's not what I'm looking to do. I won't restore it. :(
I completely agree with you, and will not consider it wheel warring if you restore. Just thought I would save some room over at WP:ANI (if ya know what i mean). Let me know if there is any way for me to help! Cheers, Tiptoety01:24, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
this list does not label every. It seems to forget that Several users (amazingly not just me) reported themselves to WP:AIVand the page Humans was put up for Deletion .I actually have a copy of that here. Didn't want to add anything myself. So I thought I would mention it to you. Rgoodermote02:07, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
I added me and The The Obento Musubi WP:AIV entries you got anymore from that day? Because I know we are not the only ones to have done it that day. Rgoodermote18:24, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
Nope, was too busy pulling pranks of my own to really keep a close eye on AIV *slaps hand* "Shame on me!" :) Tiptoety18:28, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
Thank you, no I think I will leave it this way for a while. I am actually thinking of re-doing my whole userpage all together. Tiptoety02:34, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
I have to say i am asking for you to be blocked probably temp because of what you have been saying in your edit summary's. Also "External links" is the same over wikipedia and is the same on all articles regardless of how many there are ·Add§hore· /Cont16:09, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
"Whew" *wipes sweat off face* Okay, you had me scared there for a minute. Actually he has already been blocked, and an abuse report has been filled. Cheers, Tiptoety16:13, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Tip, had to point out that your thinking Addshore meant you when he referred to edit summaries is something that happened last night also. We have a lot of respect for you, and wouldn't call you a "vandal" (that was last night) or ask for you to be blocked (above). I'm commenting here to make sure you saw my clarification on PDMDrive's talk page. Enigma19:23, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey there Enigmaman, I did read PDMDrive's talk page and saw that it was just a mis-understanding, I was getting confused because the comment was made in the same thread where I was talking about edit summaries as well. I appreciate you leaving me a note letting me know though, and like you of I, I respect you as well and appreciate all the great work that you do here. Cheers, Tiptoety21:02, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
99.224/99.244
That IP you removed from AIV where there was a question about the contributions - there was a discrepancy in the IP #'s. The main report (I think) had 99.244, while the other link to contributions had 99.224. Aleta21:41, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Ahh...thanks for clearing that up! I was thoroughly confused. If the user in question continues to vandalize you are more than welcome to re-report. Cheers, Tiptoety21:43, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Hah, I was trying to figure out if I should block the person, but then you went ahead and removed the report. Maybe it's over anyway. We can hope. :) Aleta21:50, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
*cough* I knew you where an admin *cough* (Sorry there are over 1500, and I just cant memorize them all) It should have read above :You are more than welcome to re-reportblock if they continue to vandalize. Sorry! Tiptoety21:52, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
LOL No worries. I don't expect you to know who all the admins are, especially those of us who are new to the mop. Aleta21:56, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Is that actually you? Because that day we have a troll create over 25 accounts using en.wiki admins usernames and use them to vandalize, so I blocked it. I am more than willing to un-block if it is actually you. Tiptoety21:57, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi tiptoety, thanks for your response to my request for page protection. At what point is an article considered to be under heavy vandalism, as opposed to moderate or minor vandalism? Al.locke (talk) 22:40, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Well there is no set rule or amount that would classify an article to be under "heavy vandalism" but the rule of thumb is when the vandalism is getting so bad that it gets missed/looked over because of a time laps between previous vandalism and reverts. So if IP 65.72.122 vandalizes and then 2 seconds later IP 89.090.188 vandalizes and then someone comes and reverts only 89.090.188 is going to get reverted and the vandalism from the other IP will stay. But I do not see that happening quite yet. Let me know if you have any other questions. Cheers, Tiptoety22:44, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. I still think the article should be semi-protected but my attachment to the subject is far too insignificant to warrant continued debate ;) Al.locke (talk) 22:50, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
I will keep an eye on it. Do not worry all the vandalism appears to be being reverted rather quickly. Just so that you know for the future, the reason that articles on the mainpage are not protected often is so that because it will be the most read article, and maybe it we are lucky will get someone who knows more about the topic then any of us who wishes to make a constructive contribution, but then when they go to edit it find they cant...it just does not look good, and wikipedia just lost a valuable contribution. We can revert vandalism with simplicity and simply replace it back to what it once was, but we can not promise that that one user will ever return to bless us with his/her knowledge, which is not quite as easy as a revert. Tiptoety22:55, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey Tip, that's mighty kind of you to offer to co-nominate me. I think in the next few days I'll prepare my main question answers and drop a note to Pedro regarding when I should run and who would like to co-nominate me. If you would like, as I suggested to User:Rudget, you may drop a comment at User:Pedro/Admin_Coaching. Cheers man. Wisdom89(T / )00:38, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
Sorry for the slow delay, I was getting some much needed sleep. Anyways, I went ahead and approved him for it. Most of all of his contributions have been cleanup/CSD tagging so I think he will use the tool just fine. Thanks, Tiptoety14:00, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
Cool, thats what I should've been doing then, but sometimes Huggle is like crack, very addicting. MBisanz19:49, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
Regarding RFA
If you remember you and I both commented here. The requester later stated that he had reported people to AIV over the years. According to this he can't have more than four edit in AIV. Do I see this correctly? I was not sure how reliable these things are. I won't bother to mention this on the RFA (that would be mean!), but it would interest me. Hope you understand what I mean (I'm dreadfully muddle-headed at times). Thanks in advance and keep up the good work on RFA! --Cameron (t|p|c) 21:20, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
Huh, it does appear that way. Like you I am not sure how acurate that tool is, but do know that it is not off by all the much. It actually might be something to mention in the discussion section of the RfA. Cheers, Tiptoety21:56, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
You are free to mention so if you think it will help people to decide on how to "vote"...I think I will leave it this time. --Cameron (t|p|c) 14:36, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
At this time it is limited only to administrators, and they are currently working on making it avalible to all users. Kinda sucks, huh? Tiptoety22:38, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
You went over the top on this RfA. 10 questions. Most copy and pasted recycled from other RfAs. Please don't ask so many pointless questions again. There's now 26 questions there, a possible record. Asking stock questions on mass is a useless exercise, as the answers are all available in archives. Thanks for your consideration, Majorly (talk) 01:41, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Do not wish to be rude, but I will ask as many questions as I like. Yes they where probaly crap questions, and I for sure could do with making up some new ones. But the reason I asked those is because I was unclear as to the way I was going to sway it that users case, and their answers to some more questions was going to help me decide. Is that not why the questions are there? Tiptoety01:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
I think ten is way, way too many. If you need clarification, ask one or two. And yes, new questions would be nice, especially ones that require the candidate to actually think (e.g. how would you close this particular AfD?). It's not the idea so much as the number you asked. There's 26 questions asked. That's more than what some users got asked to be on ArbCom. Majorly (talk) 01:51, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Ergg....really thought hard about that.......and I think you are right.......a few good questions are better than a whole bunch of shitty ones. Tiptoety02:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Hardblock?
You hardblocked User:Hacker.gul based on no contributions and with no explanation besides the generic one. What in the world are you doing? Are you misunderstanding the word hacker?
I can see this showing up on Slashdot tomorrow: "Misplaced Pages Bans Hackers". I would like to unblock the account unless you have an explanation. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 03:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
What in the world am I doing? Good way to approach it.... it was beacuse the username included the term "hacker". I am abviously wrong, maybe you need to read WP:AGF. Feel free to unblock. Tiptoety03:20, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry, this didn't seem like a case to beat around the bush. When you place a block, you take the responsibility of ensuring that you are doing the right thing. Please read up on what hacker means in geek culture, and AGF yourself when you use your admin powers against a newbie. You're an admin; you can handle harsh words better than a possibly good-faith newbie can handle being hardblocked the moment they register. Self-identifying as a hacker doesn't even merit a softblock. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 03:29, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Yep, could not agree with you more on the whole responsibility thing. Sorry I bit your head off in my response, this just is the first time that someone has "not beat around the bush" when it comes to this sorta stuff (which really has not happened before). I will consider it a learning expereince. Cheers, Tiptoety03:35, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
C'mon, we all encounter stressful situations. Try to take a break and find a way to relax and come back! Maybe you're simply trying to do too much right now. EnigmaReview04:10, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Eep, I'm sorry. I probably just contributed significantly to your bad night. I've made mistakes as well, incidentally, and some of them I've been criticized for and some of them just lingered for me to notice later. If you need a wikibreak, that's fine, but it would be great if you came back. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 04:27, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages's probably best used in small doses anyway. In the roughest times DGAF can be a good antidote. Hope you come back after the break. Cheers- --- Taroaldo (talk) 04:37, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Okay, I think I have decided to stay (after a good amount of thought mind you). While I still feel that Misplaced Pages has many many flaws that sometimes feel unfixable, nothing will ever change if I sit on my bum and pout about it. I may being hypocritical here (at least I am not afraid to admit it) but I think the leading issue with the project is peoples egos and a unwillingness to admit they are wrong, or approach any situation with a willingness to listen to another users opinions. While I wish there was, I do not think there is anyway to change this, and as such was one of my reasons I was not going to come back. But I feel overall the positives here overwhelm the negatives. Also, I am flat out addicted with Misplaced Pages. Thank you everyone for your kind words. Tiptoety23:00, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Your departure
I'm done with Misplaced Pages as well for at least a few years. It's still a great reference material for checking facts, but I just don't think the Wiki process is possible. There are too many vandals out there and there isn't a way to stop them all. There's always a chance you could read completely false information. For deep research Misplaced Pages just can't hold a candle to commercial encyclopedias.
Well, that's my two cents anyway. I'm sure you don't care, but oh well. Good luck in life and whatnot. Voyaging20:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Voyaging - sorry to see you leave, will be happy to start up where we left off when (and if) you return. Best of luck in your future endeavors. Tiptoety23:00, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
No, I want colors like the Featured article userbox has, also, take a look at AGK's userpage too. (The colors of the drop down boxes). Tiptoety23:53, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Alright. I've decided to give you Daniel's page layout and Rudget's navigation bar (as well as AGK's UBX layout). Will that work for you? I'll get to fixing your userpage after taking a 10-minute Wikibreak (for real-life matter). TheChronic23:56, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Okay, just make sure that the color is not blue like Daniel's (would hate to look to exact same) :). Thanks for you help....and will see when you get back from your "fast little break" :D Tiptoety23:58, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Okay, I'm back (faster than expected). Okay, I'll get to work. As for a sig, what would you like (I was thinking for you something like Pedro's)? TheChronic00:06, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
It does not matter that much to me. If it would make it easer for you to remove it, than remove it. The stuff I really want to stay, is the things actually on my userpage, like the info, userbox's, RfA stuff, and my admin desk links (I do not care how you organize those) Tiptoety00:32, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
so, should I just take RFPP, AIV, and UAA off my watchlist? You're getting them pretty well, don't you think? Well done, and thank you. - Philippe03:18, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
This seems very strange. A registered user is redirecting his pages to his IP address page. I came to you, since you were the one who made the last post there. Not sure if it's allowed, or makes sense, or anything, really. I just wanted to get an opinion on it. This guy seems determined to make a point. Redrocket (talk) 04:12, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
I think my point here is clear and I haven't disrupted anything except maybe your investigation into the matter. You have my IP, you have the edit history. Glad I could help Misplaced Pages and you learn something new here. -- 125.69.247.138
You know, I was wondering the same thing myself. I have never seen this done before and as such am not sure what the precedent is, and do not know any policy that prohibits a user from doing that (99% sure there is not). My recommendation is to take it to WP:ANI to get better help. Sorry, wish I could be better help. Tiptoety04:15, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
Do you see it as abusive? You have my IP. -- 125,69,247,138
Is this your opinion or are you going to actually provide help by citing policy? I only have one account, this one. The other isn't an account, its what happens when I dont login. -- 125.69.247.138
Redirection
"Important: This talk page is becoming very boring. Please consider leaving hilarious knock-knock jokes so as to spruce things up a little. Thanks!" -- Tiptoety
Hi Tiptoety. Interesting username. Here is the response to your message on User talk:125.60.248.139:
Hi there, I am not sure it is the best idea to create a account with your IP address as you username and then redirect it here. Might just be better to use one or the other. Tiptoety04:17, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
Please explain why you think it is not the best idea and you're reason for giving me your opinion? -- 125.60.248.139