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hi Anthony -- please don't put notes about articles in the articles themselves, like you did with Vital source magazine and in your cleanup of vandalism at Limestone. For vandalism, leave a message on the user's Talk page (use {{testn}} templates). For pages, leave a tag like {{advert}}, discuss on the Talk page, or bring it to WP:AFD if you think it should be deleted. thanks! bikeable (talk) 19:06, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

oh, and a list of template messages can be found at Misplaced Pages:Templates. bikeable (talk) 19:08, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Projects

As of the 11th of August, I've joined the following:

This user is a member of the Counter-Vandalism Unit.

This user is a recent changes patroller.

This editor is a WikiGnome.

This user is a member of WikiProject Doctor Who.

This user is a participant in the Trains WikiProject.

Dear Helper

Could you please tell me about what to do if the vandaliser is unregistered? Also, i have found that not all registered users have talk pages. Does everyone have one and I am looking in the wrong place, or what is wrong?

Please help, and thank you for your last assistance. I will use the templates and not leave reasons in articles any more.

Thanks Anthony.

Well, for starters, the best way to fix vandalism is not to edit the page but simply to "revert": see Help:Reverting. If you look at the history of a frequently vandalized page like George W. Bush, you see that it's full of reverts (usually marked as "rv" or "rvv" for "reverted vandalism" in the edit histories). that way you're just returning the page to the previous state. You can leave a message on a Talk page for someone with an IP address, and they'll still get it. For example, I left a message using the {{test4-n}} template on User_talk:167.7.248.212 when they vandalized Limestone. Of course, you don't have the power to block people, but stern warnings often work. Poke around frequently vandalized pages, check out the edit histories and diffs and see how other do it, and of course check out WP:RC. thanks for helping! bikeable (talk) 19:33, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Reply

Apologies,

It was accidental to place that comment on your talk page; it was designed for another users.

However, thank you for the information that no-one has deliverately vandalised. Once again, I apologise for the accident.

Thank you, Anthony 19:23, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Here is my diff. From what you just said, it appears that the action which was recorded by this diff was not due to a bot, but I am still curious. Are you executing a script with parameters or a version ID? Are you parsing a history? I do not believe the message was created by hand. That is why I am curious. Regards, --Ancheta Wis 19:28, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

On the face of it, you are generating a script for use by RC Patrol. True? --Ancheta Wis 19:31, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

I'll vote. --DanielCD 19:34, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

I am sorry, the kind woman helping me when i started out pointed out comments about anti-vandalism are designed to be placed on the User Talk page; I have not yet reverted one of my comments miscorrectly placed on the page, but you have pointed out. Thank you.

Also, please forgive me but I am relatively new to Misplaced Pages, so I really do not know what you mean by a script for the RC Patrol! (obviously i know what the RC patrol is, but how do you write a script?()

Thanks, Anthony 19:34, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

I asked because your usage pattern seemed to be time-based somehow.

OK. You are not generating a script, and you somehow placed your antivandalism message on my page inadvertently. But for your information I had also just reverted a vandal. Did you mean to direct your message to:

1. 19:16, 14 March 2006 (hist) (diff) Talk:Main Page
2. 19:08, 14 March 2006 (hist) (diff) Talk:Main Page
3. 19:07, 14 March 2006 (hist) (diff) Talk:Main Page

The one who vandalized the Main Page Talk at these times? 19:43, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

I am sorry, i am not sure if it is the same person; if i can check, I will get back to you.

The reason they are all similar time frame is becuase I am using the RC Patrol's "Lupin" Checker, an excellent anti-swearing tool that scans ALL recent changes against a hugh banned words list and shows them to members of the RC Patrol to edit. The list of recent changes that match the banned language list is displayed, with quicklinks to the vandaliser's talk page, and an auto-warning option to immediately send. If you are in the RC Patrol, you should consider it: http://en.wikipedia.org/User:Lupin/Anti-vandal_tool

Once again, I am sorry i cannot identify if the vandaliser i warned is the same on your talk page. I will get back to you as soon as i know.

Thanks Anthony 19:50, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Say What?

It's vandalism to fix mistakes and add comments to Talk pages? I'm sorry. I guess I had the wrong idea about Misplaced Pages. I'll stop contributing.

Thanks, Mac OS X 20:01, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Reply to Mac OS X

Dear "Mac OS X"

Please do not stop contributing to Misplaced Pages, however your addition was incorrect. Please do not take offense, but simply consider additions more carefully.

It is possibly someone is using your account, or there is a bug under your name. Please contact the Administrator or place {{helpme}} on your talk page for more detailed assistance.

Thank You

Anthony 20:06, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

This user is a recent changes patroller.

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Reply

Could I get a description of how an addition was incorrect instead of a message simply informing me that everything I'm doing is vandalism? I haven't noticed any of my contributions being reversed.

Thanks,

Mac OS X 20:22, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Please take a little more time learning

Anthony cfc,

You really should not police others until you understand policy. When you contact the next alleged offender, please cite a link to the policy to them so that we can check that you are enforcing an appropriate item. I recommend that you start reading by reading Misplaced Pages:Five pillars. If you enjoy RC Patrol, then by all means, stay there, but you mustn't drive people away by incorrectly stating Misplaced Pages policy.

True, there is a lot to learn. But practice on your own turf first, before you start to drive away editors. --Ancheta Wis 20:29, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Could you be more specific?

You've suggested I've made nonsense or obscene changes to Misplaced Pages. Could you be more specific? I believe you are mistaken. --Joe Decker 08:19, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Use on page

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages.

Anthony 20:50, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

This user is a recent changes patroller.

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or

This message is regarding the article MAIN TITLE. Thanks for experimenting with Misplaced Pages. Your test worked, and has been removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing.

Thanks,

Anthony 20:50, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

This user is a recent changes patroller.

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or

THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING. IF YOU VANDALISE AGAIN, YOU WILL BE BLOCKED.

Thank You,

Anthony 20:50, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

This user is a recent changes patroller.

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Chazeram

Yeah, I'm an admin, and I indefinitely blocked him after posting that notice. Thanks for the post-nomination though, that's two people now who have nominated me after the fact :) And since I nominated myself originally, I accept these as retroactive noms. :D --Golbez 21:00, 15 March 2006 (UTC)