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Wanting to delete all Batman movie templates is laughable

So you don't want any templates remotely related to any Batman film series, huh? So then what do you want then. Like I said, there are numerous other film series related templates beyond Batman. Why have film related templates, if you don't want things to be as comprhensive as possible? Also, having templates for strictly the Joel Schumacher, Tim Burton, and Christopher Nolan set of films was the best compromise when compared to simply grouping them up in one setting. TMC1982 (talk) 5:19 p.m. 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Your edits on the Batman film template

It's way too Burton era centric if you ask me (at least in terms of the number of crew members). There should be a mini-section for each of the directors, producers, writers, composers, etc. (just like for the cast). Also if you're going to work in the music section, then you might as well only list the individual soundtracks rather than being extremely selective with the songs (it looks incredibly sloppy in my estimation). That's why I would prefer doing a split of the Burton films and the Schumacher films (just like there's an individual one for the Christopher Nolan Batman films). TMC1982 (talk) 10:48 p.m., 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Who is a Jew - (deleted comment)

Hi, today I added a comment in the Who is a Jew discussion page. Later I noticed (at least I think) that this comment was deleted. Since I am new with all this I couldn't find the previous version in order the revert the comment.

As you were the last one to edit and archive the discussion page (and you did that today) I thought (although by no means sure) that maybe you deleted my comment.

If this is so, please explain to me kindly what or if I did something wrong. Please bear in mind that this is the first time I made a serious effort to contribute (after reading through all comments - which are pretty long) and I was extremely upset that immediately the comment was deleted. I am a newcomer so please be kind and understanding.

Thanks--Josh Is Dead (talk) 19:22, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Socks and puppets

I do not believe I am familiar with that acronym, but also, he's just another sock master on a long, long list of socks I've helped put to rest. I'm a seasoned sock hunter, at least as far as I can tell. I put on my hunting cap, I gather the written in stone diffs, I gather the evidence, and the sockmaster is stambed, BLOCKED. It's all in a day's work.— Dædαlus 07:02, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Summery of events

It has been posted, see .— Dædαlus 09:55, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Independent sourcing for Elements of Fiction

I believe you have expressed the opinion that current draft of WP:FICT is too lax on the grounds that independent sources are required to demonstrate that an element of fiction is in some way notable. Instead, could you accept the arguement that an element of fiction that is the subject of substantial real-world coverage from a reliable source could demonstrate notability at some point in the future? It would not be unreasonable to assume that if there is good quality coverage from sources that are not independent, then an element of fiction may be important enough for independent commentators to write about it as well. If you agree this may be the case, then perhaps we can compromise on the current draft of WP:FICT, and this guideline can be rolled out for community approval. I feel agreement on this version is close, so I would be grateful if you could give serious consideration to making you willingness to compromise on this point at WT:FICT.--Gavin Collins (talk) 10:48, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for being WP:BOLD

You'll be on the attack list next after your action. Oh well. OrangeMarlin 00:08, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

ThuranX, please let the ANI thread run its course, thanks. --Elonka 00:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Two Face edit

Nah not that I can see, just stuff about using multiple cameras for them motion capture. Nothing about going through filming it twice. †he Bread 03:24, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

WP:FICT

I don't know what to say. Your accusations are off base. Please either assume good faith or take a break from the discussion and come back when you can engage more calmly. Phil Sandifer (talk) 17:11, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Discussion

I'm good friends with Betsy's Voice and Lilo and Stitch star Daveigh Chase we met in MySpace and she told me that they are currently working on Season 2 of Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures which starts on August or September and they were working on episodes of Season 2 like Betsy Has a Cold, Betsy is Late for School, Grandparents Day, Betsy Makes a New Friend, and much much more. This is true i'm serious she told me that they're working on new episodes. Mayme08 (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 22:57, 19 January 2009 (UTC).

Inferior education

You misunderstand my point when I say Well (Moral) Objectivism is a widely understood concept outside (well depending on your education) the US - I'm not commenting in the slightest about the american education system - I'm saying it's a widely understood concepts by those who have studied higher degrees in other nations in the right subjects - especially the UK where I was a prof. So I wouldn't automatically expect someone from London who didn't go to university to have come across any of the concepts. It's not really an either/or for us because Rand's stuff isn't widely taught at universities, well it's not taught at all really except as a footnote to say "not to be confused with..." --Cameron Scott (talk) 10:45, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Just calm down a bit will you. No one is saying that American education is inferior, but making the simple point that Rand is little known outside of the US and that Objectivism means something completely different in academic philosophy, especially outside of the US. --Snowded TALK 16:13, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Thuran, easy tiger. Cameron and others have made clear their POV and bias. Just let it stand and stick to the content issues at hand. Don't sink to the level of ad hominem attacks and sarcasm that these editors seem to relish. Being a party to the reveling in ignorance that sometimes goes on is upsetting I know, but such is life. There's no need to get into the mud with the pigs. :) Cheers. ChildofMidnight (talk) 17:42, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Well that is a revealing edit. I must admit to an increasing interest in the sociology of this particular belief system. --Snowded TALK 17:46, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

What the hell are you talking about? ThuranX (talk) 17:48, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh sorry, I thought it was self-evident. I have a long term interest in minority belief systems and self-reinforcement. I only came to the Rand pages as a result of a bit of vandalism on the Philosophy article and stayed to get some form of balance in place (still trying on that). I can't say its enjoyable, but there has been an interesting side benefit for my research on complex adaptive systems, pervert belief structures (I am using pervert in the Lancian not the sexual sense by the way) and aspects of cognitive filtering. The material on these pages is proving useful source data for a paper or two. --Snowded TALK 18:01, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Red Hulk Identity Edits

If you look in the history, the 'characterization' section (which I altered to identity recently) was already a source of contention and it was decided it would stay. This was MONTHS before you came along and made the edit (without giving a reason).

When you clarified, you suggest the section has "innuendo" or "speculation" - it was fact that Quesada referenced it in an interview, and it is fact that the identity is unknown. Leaving the section as is gives no speculation as to the identity, but instead clears up rumors.

Please leave it alone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Apoklyptk (talk • contribs) 13:36, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Hey did you see that like, immediately someone edited that section with speculation? That's what I was worried about. Can we maybe come up with something (grammatically) better together that says something like "At this point Red Hulk's identity has been hinted at to be several different characters, but the actual identity has yet to be revealed."? What are your thoughts?

I think it would be necessary to discourage further additions of who people think it might be.

Thanks--Apoklyptk (talk) 14:09, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Earth-Two Superman as a Black Lantern

http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=11569

Lord knows all this "notability" stuff is going to be Misplaced Pages's end one day. If this isn't good enough for you, then I don't know what is. And no, I don't need to be reprimanded on "policies". Blue Mirage (talk) 04:55, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

WP:WQA

Just an FYI, you've been mentioned here. Grsz 19:06, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

KT

Sorry about that. Thanks for the clarification. Would you like me to remove my comments? -- Avi (talk) 01:20, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Straw poll at WT:FICT

There is no a straw poll being conducted at WT:FICT#Starting Fresh and I would be grateful if you would make your views known. --Gavin Collins (talk) 21:46, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Foul Language on the Red Hulk Page

Thuranx, could you please tone down the language in this discussion and in your edit comments? I understand how frustrating it can be and I know I am betraying how lame I am but that language is kind of offensive. Besides, please remember that this is a page on a comic book -- There will be children reading it -- Hmm, after writing this, I realize that that is what was bothering me. If this were a Marvel MAX title or some such, it wouldn't bother me, but come on: it's the Hulk. --Bertrc (talk) 23:35, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: TVM. It had been a long day, and I guess the edit comments exhausted me a bit (to be honest, I didn't really care about the discussion) Thanks for the links. I'm still working my way through the wiki-policies (and the syntax for creating links) Heh, somehow, I don't think you'll find many far right christians reading "Red Hulk". --Bertrc (talk) 15:13, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

3RR Warning

You have been reported to the Administrators' noticeboard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Apoklyptk (talk • contribs) 18:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Hulk

No problem - it's the wedge isn't it? "oh, put it in a separate section", "oh that separate section can be moved to the bottom", "oh we don't need this separate section"... --Cameron Scott (talk) 21:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

re: Reopening

Sure thing, if any editor (including the nominator) contests the close for a good reason, it is probably unsuitable by the very nature of that action, I agree with your reopening. Hope you're having a good day. :) — neuro 23:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Do not make personal attacks anywhere on Misplaced Pages

Comment on content, not on the contributor. Personal attacks will not help you make a point; they hurt the Misplaced Pages community and deter users from helping to create a good encyclopedia. Derogatory comments about another contributor must be supported by evidence, otherwise they constitute personal attacks and may be removed by any editor. Repeated or egregious personal attacks may lead to blocks.Often Stranger Than Fiction (talk) 17:04, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Gratin

Hi.. I couldn't help but notice your reversion on Gratin from a little while ago. The thing is, what you removed was actually correct. Gratin is a cooking method, not a specific dish. Indeed, pommes de terre gratin is quite different from pommes de terre gratin Lyonnaise; the latter has a cream sauce while the former is just browned without. //roux   17:34, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Burn Notice episodes - notice

Hey there. As I reverted a bunch of your edits, I felt that it was only proper to give you a notice. You had redirected a bunch of articles about individual Burn Notice episodes to List of Burn Notice episodes because they contained little information besides plot summaries. While I tend to agree with you, I feel the information should have been merged into the list first, so I have temporarily undid your redirect. Once I'm done, I'll revert myself back to your version. NuclearWarfare _(Talk) 02:18, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Hold on, before you revert. I have not rewritten them yet. It's something that I plan to do over the next few weeks. and I wanted to have the links active to refer to the plot summaries as I rewrite. NuclearWarfare _(Talk) 03:07, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Joker

Hi ThuranX, I think that it is inevitable that the nursery attack section will be removed if the current opposition ratio remains. By adding the link with the explanatory note in the see also section, I wanted to show him that such a link can be sufficient and clear enough to replace the whole section (e.g., make the copycat salient in the article & inform the reader sufficiently so that he can decide to read more or not by clicking the wikilink). Kind regards, Sijo Ripa (talk) 12:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Abount the content, not the editor

Just a friendly reminder that, when in a content dispute, please try to make the discussion about the content and refrain from making it about the editor. While it may seem to be important to mention the editor by name, this can only serve to attack the editor and there point of view (which is often a view in good faith). Edits such as this, this this can be construed as a bit extreme. I have no intention of blocking anybody for this content dispute, which is what it is. All I ask is that you make an effort to avoid pointing out a specific editor in a dispute and instead make the comments about the content in question! The can often resolve a large number of content disputes that stoop to name calling and finger pointing instead of resolving the underlying issue. As I said on my talk page, both sides are most often acting in good faith with the intent of providing the most reliable, accurate and relevant material. However, each side does thid differently due to personality differences and different understanding (or lack of understanding) of wikipedias policies and guidelines. Thanks! Chrislk02 16:27, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

When he files the inevitable AN/I, I'll be coming to your talk page with a big fat I TOLD YOU SO. ThuranX (talk) 23:44, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

I have added a comment here asking that you strike a comment. Given your previous history if you could do that I could see myself not providing an escalated block upon you for continuing incivility.--VS 01:05, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your consideration and adjustment.--VS 02:01, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Whatever. I removed it. Other than being a shocking teen, he knows full well there's no reason to mention it. Given the controversy over the term, I saw no reason to mention it, since it's completely irrelevant to the filing. But thanks for ignoring the actual problem there and finding something to posture on instead. Yes yes, I know 'Misplaced Pages's not censored'. I'm a big fan of it. that, however, doesn't mean we can curse and be vulgar with abandon. If it did, I'd be allowed to point out that other than shock value, his comments added nothing, and were entirely designed for that provocative result. But I'm not. You can't see the hypocrisy of attacking me for discretion but not him for pointless antics.ThuranX (talk) 02:04, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

3RR Warning

Feel free to blank this, but you might want to monitor your reverts more carefully - you are at three for the day. - Arcayne () 03:48, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

No, I haven't. Stop Stalking me, stop trying to intimidate me. ThuranX (talk) 04:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

arcayne, while I am not familiar with this particular event, it is obvious that thuranX is frustrated with you. I a.) beleive thuran is carefully monitoring his edits and b.)your notices offer little value other to inflame the situation. While I know you are frustrated, I recommend that you express all concerns you have on my talk page for me or other uninvolved editors to research. Thanks! Chrislk02 04:08, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Ah, Arcayne, now your noble protector once again returns to punish me. Just indef block me. I'm sick and tired of Chris showing up every time you pull this crap to protect you. this is fucking stupid. he can ignore consensus on multiple pages, harass me, threaten me, violate the rules, and then, when I tell him to just leave me alone, along comes an Admin to chastise me. ThuranX (talk) 04:10, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi ThuranX, though the indentation might be confusing, I think Chris was asking Arcayne to not post here. . .I don't think he was chastising you. R. Baley (talk) 04:16, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh good. Chris has HIS protector coming here now. ThuranX (talk) 04:34, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Geez ThuranX, I have your page watched because you have often made good comments. I'm not trying to be a part of any "dogpile" :-) R. Baley (talk) 04:58, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

No, you're just here to protect Chris while he protects Arcayne, who is allowed to talk me. Got it. ThuranX (talk) 05:20, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

ThuranX, the message Chris left is asking Arcayne not to post on your user talk page and telling him that "your notices offer little value other to inflame the situation." I think you misread his comment. Sorry you're frustrated with whatever situation you're in. Unfortunately I think it's got you reacting strongly even when people aren't coming at you. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:06, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Any editor who comes here and tells me to calm down and leave Arcayne alone is protecting Arcayne. None of them have looked at the situation, and seen him ignoring 8 editors on one page while edit warring. They just tell me to stop picking on poor, poor, Arcayne. If you're not going to examine the situation, you're just here to protect him, harass me, and waste my time. Chris posting here is NOT about defusing things, but reminding me that hes' endorsed Arcayne's policy of harassment, and R Baley showing up so fast to tell me to not say anything mean and naughty to Chris is t oshow me the admins are circling the wagons around Arcayne. ThuranX (talk) 12:37, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Take it how you want. The comments were directed at aracayne. If you had payed any attention to this situation, at all, you would have seen that I left a similar note for him on my talk page. Now, if you keep attacking the people who stand up for you, the number of peopl epiling on is going to rise and the number of people defending you is going to fall. Sorry you misunderstood the origninal intent of my message however your continued assumptions of bad faith on my behalf and the other editors here is disconcerting. Chrislk02 13:54, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Also, if you continue this blatant show of bad faith towards good faith editors, you will very likley get blocked again. Not for anything to do with arcayne, or any other editor but based on YOUR own actions. Chrislk02 13:59, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

AGF is not infinite. You gave him permission to wikistalk me and police me. You've done ntohing to rein him in. I don't have to assume you're impartial or trying t ohelp in light of your declaration that Arcayne can do whatever he wants to me. It's that plain and simple. Neither Arcayne, nor you, have any good faith towards me, and I thus, am in no way obligated to assume good faith to you. ThuranX (talk) 21:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

ThuranX, take a deep breath and read the comment from Chrislk02 that starts out "arcayne," again. It is not directed at you at all. ChildofMidnight (talk) 17:33, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't read it that way. Communications to Arcayne should be on his talk page. Communication to me goes here. The reason that conversation is placed here is so that I don't forget that Arcayne has friend in high places. ThuranX (talk) 21:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry you see it that way. I came in this with the intent of sticking up for you. I have no history of taking sides inappropriately and an extensive history of viewing all sides of a situation subjectively. My comments were not threats and I am not in high places. Administrators hold no more weight than any other editor. This is however not good enough for you so I am done sticking up for you. Chrislk02 21:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

What the heck does that mean? You're done encouraging my stalking only a little? Now you're gonna stalk me too? Whatever. Arcaynes' behavior has again forced me off of multiple articles, and you keep coming here to champion him. I used talk, I disengaged, and yet the persecution keeps coming. Bad Admin, no donut. Go away finally. ThuranX (talk) 23:09, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

I will be watching your behavior. Editors with history of disruption and inappropriate behavior are subject to the scrutiny of more editors. In other words, yOu sleep in the bed you made. IF after a while you show that you have changed, most of those editors will go away. This is not stalking, however one of the ways that wikipedia informally maintains the highest quality content. Should you engage in any blatantly inappropriate behavior I will block you, no questions asked. Otherwise I don't care if you cry that you are being persecuted, or stalked or anything else. When you bite the hands of those who stand up for you you will quickly find that the pool of people willing to stand up for you quickly drys up. Chrislk02 16:34, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

You have never stood up for me. EVER. YOu have flat out told me that Arcayne is allowed to stalk me. You have flat out encouraged him to do so. When he does so, You protect him. You may be the most unethical admin I've ever seen, and any block from you would be from a highly involved an conflicted admin, and overturned for review by UNinvolved editors. You have absolutely no standing to block me. You now admit to the intent to JOIN Arcayne in the stalking and persecution. If you don't everse yourself and strike your threats against me, I'll take this to AN/I. ThuranX (talk) 16:55, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

You are welcome to take this to ANI if you feel that I have acted inapropriatley. I have asked arcayne to not address you and instead run concerns through me or another neutral party in efforts diffuse the situation. Please, if you are going to accuse me of endorsing stalking, please provide a link (because I know for a fact that I have never endorse stalking). Please read wikipedias statements on wikihounding (stalking. It in no way prevents the tracking of another editors editsand specifically says, "Proper use of an editor's history includes (but is not limited to) fixing errors or violations of Misplaced Pages policy..." You have a long hidstory of inappropiate behavior and violation of policy. As long as you abide by policy and behave properly nobody cares (including myself). Again, you are welcome to take this to ANI as I do not respond to threats. Thanks! Chrislk02 17:35, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

I as a further showing of good faith have requested posted this at ANI myself. Please feel free to review the timline I posted and ensure it is accurate. Any changes or mistakes that I have made should be posted below my section (and not added to the actual post). Thanks! Chrislk02 18:07, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Gratin

First, kindly stop referring to me as a sock-puppet and kindly cease all other forms of abuse directed at me.

Why do you seem to be obsessively opposed to edits on the subject of gratin? You have repeatedly removed factual and cited inormation, reverting to less accurate versions, either giving no reason or giving reasons that are nonsense. That is vandalism. Either make a constructive and factual contribution or none at all.

Often Stranger Than Fiction (talk) 08:38, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

This user has been blocked indefinitely as a sock puppet. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:27, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

I will try to look at the article as a neutral third party under WP:CONSENSUS. I don't see any other attempt to do this since the recent spate of edit's broke out on the page. I won't do this until I have some agreement that any reasonable edits I make won't be immediately reversed without discussion - I have better things to do than get into an edit war over this article -- Blue Square Thing (talk) 19:13, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Blue Square, ThuranX has done a good job dealing with a series of sock-puppets stirring up trouble on that page. There is no edit war on that article and a series of appropriate changes have been made. If someone has recommendations for further changes or is willing to explain their edits I don't think they will have any problem. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:26, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Burn Notice

Thanks for your comment and I'm glad you like the edits. I'm not done yet, though -- plenty of work left to do! I plan on doing a large part of the second season today. GoCuse44 (talk) 18:11, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Drake Circus

Thank you for attempting to revive an article which focuses on the academic, scientific and cultural interests of an area. Sadly this article has once again been redirected by the same 3 spammers to their advert for a shopping mall. On behlaf of the hundreds of editors from all around the world who have been blocked by these spammers, could you please help try and rid the encyclopedia of this free advertising, so that a true and proper account of the region can at last be published. Many thanks.81.132.107.66 (talk) 02:27, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

if as i did, you search for 'drake circus bomb shelter' in google you will see the parts of the originaldrake circus article and this intresting link exposing the corruption of the same editorswho are now blocking anyone attempting to challenge their spamming activity.81.132.107.66 (talk) 02:47, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

AN/I

I've opened an ANI regarding the incivility brought up at the WQA; it's not good enough to blame others for your comments. Ncmvocalist (talk) 05:05, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

February 2009

Atlan, on the An/I - I was ASLEEP. I note, that yet again, the CIVIL POV PUSHERs win. I'm sick and tired of this bullshit. It's the same god-damned gaming as every other block I'm given. Some ass runs up the bad faith meter, I'm the only one willing to bluntly call them on their nonsense, and I get blocked for it. I'm not contesting this one, because it's just not worth it, the blocker and his supporters thinks they can solve things by blocking those who oppose the civil pov push, but I can assure them, they're simply inviting more by showing that 'if someone's polite, they can spend FOREVER on any fucked up tinfoil hat nonsense'. have fun in the meantime, I'm sure by the time I get back ,there will be more about BO and his kenyan/martian birthplace. ThuranX (talk) 12:58, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Alright I stand corrected. You make legitimate points. You're just not doing yourself any favors bringing those points across with incivility and attacks, which is a shame.--Atlan (talk) 14:28, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Anger problems

Thuran, although this is probally none of my business, i've been keeping an eye on you and Acrayne since last month, and i see you're blocked again. I came here to tell you what others have probally told you numerous times, you need to watch your temper. Once again this probally none of my bussiness since i'm a younger editor than you, but whenever you get mad you use the "F" word and every time you use the "F" word you get in trouble. And whenever you get in trouble you pass the buck claiming that "they insulted me first". It doesn't matter who made the personal attack, it's just as bad that you made an attack back. Editing Misplaced Pages can be stressful, but insulting others never help. And i'm not forcing you to be civil, this is just some friendly advice. Elbutler (talk) 12:09, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

nah, I'm the one guy willing to say exactly what half a dozen others are thinking. Being cowed into submission by the civility patrol may be fine for others, but there comes a point when you have to stand up and say 'You're polite as all getout, but you're wrong, you know you're wrong, and you know you're running us all in circles, so knock it the fuck off.' We've had the 'obama is not our president' threads continuously on that talk page for months, sometimes two or three at a time. The same people open many of them up, with the same evidence, phrased in a slightly novel arrangement. It needs to stop. It's NOT a content issue. there's even Arbcom stuff about this, but it's simply never enforced, because some admin alwaqys portrays it as a content issue outside the arbcom, to avoid the headaches of ArbEnforcement. If the arbcom and admins won't do their job, consensus must be reinforced, and that's only happening by getting louder, because if you don't shout these Civil pov Pushers down,they'll just keep going and going, and the moment you choose to ignore them, they take silence as acceptance, and rewrite articles into horseshit. ThuranX (talk) 13:02, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Yea, I know these sorts of fringers are frustrating. One thing I try to avoid is the cesspool of off-article talk page conversations. Let them go off like a gaggle of hens, back-slapping and x2-ing each other as they rattle off the evil sins of the wiki's liberal bias, Obama crushes, etc... If they come to my talk page, I just revert with the msg of "keep it in the article talk space". Keep their ranting centralized, then there's more eyes there and less of a need for any one editor to be the Bad Cop, which can push most anyone into snapping. Tarc (talk) 13:57, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

...and my 2 cents: If you've been keeping tabs on the ANI, you'll know that I recognize the antecedent to your actions, and in a way I'm with ya on that one - but I agree that none of us can afford to switch to "fuck you" mode. The civility meter has to stay on the good side - look what's happened, we're now without one of our POV-fighters for 72 hours, which is something we can't afford, but we can't do anything about it now. (talk→ Bwilkins / BMW ←track) 14:57, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

So what I see above is:

Personal attacks are allowed. Responses are what's discouraged, so bend over and take it.

Civil POV pushers should be allowed to win. Ignoring them will work until they decide that the silence is acceptance, at which point you can either revert their edits and start an edit war, for which you will be blocked, or you can engage on the talk page, thus invalidating the entire 'ignore them', or simply let them win and have their way on the page.

Civility trumps facts, citation, consensus and everything else, so as long as you're civil, nothing else matters. I do not believe this, and do not agree. I can accept that many of you think I need to tone it down, I have since the last of these messes, and I will continue to, but if anyone thinks I'm going to roll over and let Civil POV pushers steamroll through talk pages and articles to put up nonsense like 'Obama's not really president because he's not really an American because this right wing blog says so', then they are very mistaken.

And this notion that it's always all my fault that perpetuates through these threads on me is still ridiculous. I got blamed for something I did not do. the other editor continued to insist I was in the wrong, when I plainly was not. I notice that he's still claiming Obama's a liar, and that I edited inside the archive box, when I did not. I notice no sanctions against him for his personal attack. I take responsibility for mine, it would be nice to see him take responsibility for his. I don't expect to be on again till after my block is over.ThuranX (talk) 21:46, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Just an outside comment: Thuran, you've got it backwards. Incivility trumps facts, citation, etc. By being uncivil, you undermine all your efforts to edit articles. No one's asking you to roll over, they're just asking you to stop biting everyone. — The Hand That Feeds You: 22:45, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Jim Steranko

Hi. Thanks for participating so quickly in the discussion. However, I was still formatting the discussion so that the votes could be listed up front, as in other vote-oriented discussions. Would you like to format your post in that vein? I'd prefer not to edit your post myself. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 04:58, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

I didn't ask you to "reduce" it to a vote, merely format it in the way that I started it, meaning with a bullet, and a boldfaced vote, after which your elaborations could follow, much as everyone who posted after you did. Thanks again. Nightscream (talk) 07:08, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Good Humour

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		Epic post =) 'Nuff said. –xeno (talk) 15:14, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

comment

I loved your comment on the AN board about "working" here. Made my day. Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but I have to head down to the accounting office, seems to be a mix-up with my pay when they issued last months checks. ;) — Ched (talk) 04:06, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Notability (Fiction)

There seems to be some progress being made towards redrafting the guideline. Most of the arguments for a permissive guideline seem to have been countered in the sense that they have been found not to be viable. My attempts to obtain a compromise earlier this year seem to be leading towards a slightly stricter applciation of WP:V for fiction that should discourage topics which are only the subject of in universe plot summary, trivia and cruft. A recent post at WT:FICT#The rules seems to make this clear. Can you provide some cool and clear support towards drafting a compromise that is compliant with existing Misplaced Pages policies and guidelines? --Gavin Collins (talk) 19:16, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Sensible decision

I'd be grateful for your views on the whatif back on ANI. ANI rather than here might be a better place to continue the discussion. Thanks. Kevin McCready (talk) 14:20, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

re: IPs using Misplaced Pages as a storage location.

I read the diffs you supplied in your complaint. What the hell is that? I don't get what it is that they are attempting to do. What is there that could be recovered by them at a later date? And surely such things are always reverted, as they seem to be absolutely nonsensical. Belasted (talk) 01:19, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

re: henry ford

Left you a message on Talk:Henry Ford.Jrtayloriv (talk) 01:44, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

I've left a message on Talk:Henry Ford, please respond before I revert edits again -- save us both trouble.Jrtayloriv (talk) 19:43, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

invitation

You're invited to sign up as a founding member, at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Council/Proposals#WikiProject Historic Sites ! :) doncram (talk) 06:09, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Historic Sites is opened up. I took the liberty of assuming your support for the wikiproject meant you wanted to join as a member, and I copied your signature to the Members list on the main page. Please visit and add to, or remove, your listing there. It would be great to hear about what you're interested in the Wikiproject becoming, in your member comment and/or at the Talk page, shortcut wt:HSITES. Thanks for your support! doncram (talk) 17:38, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Wolverine

Do you know where I can ask for additional opinions about copyrighted works? Like a WP:RSN? WP:CP did not seem like the right spot to ask. —Erik (talk • contrib) 04:17, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Dan Schlund

The decision to delete the article Dan Schlund is now being reviewed. You have been sent this message because you have previously been involved in the AfD discussion(s) concerning this article. If you are interested in the review discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Misplaced Pages:Deletion review/Log/2009 April 3. Thank you. Esasus (talk) 15:50, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

If it were a troll...

...then it would be gone by now. This is someone who seriously believes that science has shown black people to be less intelligent (such people exist!), and wants to know why the encyclopedia article doesn't mention that (once you believe what he believes, fair question). The fact that we haven't got a prepared answer for that question, and instead respond by deleting it and pretending it was never asked, is pathetic.

People who hold beliefs that you consider wrong should be precisely the people you want to inform, not the people you want to scare away. Here's your chance to help someone become less ignorant - THE WHOLE REASON WE'RE HERE - and you instead decide to slam the door repeatedly in their face? That's not the response of an encyclopedist. We're here as educators first. Throwing the bad kids out of school doesn't make them better; it makes the world worse. -GTBacchus 00:13, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Well, isn't that a pretty soap box. I'm here to write, not deal with slack-jawed sheet-wearing trolls. If you want to, go for it. You should have deleted it again and again till he went away. Bigoted racists are not going to change with your foolish efforts. ThuranX (talk) 01:31, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I don't know what makes you think he's my target audience. He's not a troll, and the result of the conversation will be that the article is improved. It could use it. -GTBacchus 02:32, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

that's not what's happening. He's saying the same racist shit, and you're eating it up. ThuranX (talk) 02:48, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Do you know the encyclopedic answer to his question? I mean, there is a good encyclopedic reason that we don't have a section on why blacks are stupid, but you seem reluctant to articulate that reason. Why? -GTBacchus 02:55, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

because it's not worth wasting my time. Now, if youre' done trolling me, kindly go play somewhere else. ThuranX (talk) 03:24, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

No, no, Thuran. Trolling means trying to upset you. I have no desire to do that. I would like to communicate with you, but you seem to be rebuffing my attempts to do that, and I'm sorry that you don't consider me worth talking to. I will go away and not bother you anymore.

I will ask, as I leave, whether I could get your input at the bottom of Talk:Black people, where I've asked a writing question unrelated to the anon's suggestion. Since you're here to write, you might have some helpful input regarding that question. I thank you for any feedback you may wish to give, and I apologize for upsetting you. It is certainly never my intention to do that. -GTBacchus 20:24, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Good riddance. and no, you seem sure you can manage that page, so good luck with it. I avoid extended conflicts with people too high on their own horses. have fun on the page. ThuranX (talk) 20:57, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

DRV of Dan S.

Hello, could you head back to and see if the sources provided on the talk page are sufficient to address the issues with WP:N? Thanks! Hobit (talk) 14:20, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Obama talk

Per your question here, I think it's best unless you have a specific reason to suspect trolling, sockpuppetry, or some other form of bad faith, to simply give the standard explanation to every new/unknown editor who asks a question covered by the FAQ, or makes any other unhelpful edit that might have been done sincerely. And even if you do have a well-founded suspicion, best to keep that out of the talk page or edit summary. The idea is to calm things rather than escalate them, and avoid WP:BITE on the chance that the person is misguided or might turn around. Plus arguing, deleting things, etc., tends to polarize things - it encourages cynics to become more cynical about the state of discussion, and partisans to learn by example that it's okay to be less civil and more confrontational. Once they've had a chance to read it (or if the conversation degenerates from there) it might make sense to close or archive the thread, or consolidate it with any others on the same topic on the page. On the other hand, if you do think someone is being tendentious, edit warring, etc., we have to figure out what the best approach is to patrolling the talk page for that - maybe some ideas will emerge from the arbcom case on that. 22:38, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

...and on the subject of conversations degenerating and needing to be closed.... - a good illustration of the need to de-escalate, not escalate.Wikidemon (talk) 22:46, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

...and (*ahem*), although I think you were correct to re-close the discussion, please don't use edit summaries to accuse other editors of racism, whatever you may think of them. Could you please apologize or do a null edit to retract that before things further degenerate? Let's just keep it simple, okay? That works out best for everyone. Thanks, Wikidemon (talk) 22:55, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

"Related information"

Hi. There's a situation that's rather exasperating me at the moment, and I wonder if you could help out. Remember this ANI thread from a month back? At the time, there was quite a bit of objection to this idea, and I'm getting the same reaction at the village pump. But the user in question is still relentlessly adding that heading (having even modified WP:LAYOUT to give him cover - see here: "There is no consensus..."). And whenever someone objects, his response, as here, is basically "my idea is awesome and assumes readers don't know how to scroll to the bottom, and helps those readers, and even if you object, I'll keep implementing it" - it seems no matter how many objections are raised, he won't stop. A case of WP:ICANTHEARYOU, it seems. So what to do? Let the matter drop? Pursue other venues? Discuss at Misplaced Pages talk:Layout? If only he'd cease until some consensus were reached. - Biruitorul 19:44, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

I just let him know about the thread. We'll see how he reacts and, in the event he still won't drop it (until and unless actual consensus is achieved, which never happened), it may well be time for another ANI thread, or some other form of sanctions. And thanks for reverting. - Biruitorul 02:16, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

I thought this essay (WP:Related information) might interest you. Zodon (talk) 04:11, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

It's the same as the essay he actually links to in his edit summaries, and it's irrelevant to the fac that it's crap. flaming balls of shit are still shit. ThuranX (talk) 04:23, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Claude

I continued a conversation regarding Claude's name on the List of Heroes Talk page. Please comment on it, thank you. ~QuasiAbstract {talk/contrib} 00:30, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Obama article

There are about 7 different personal attacks in this comment. This is your one and only warning to never make a post like that (or even approaching that) again on the Obama talk page. The next time you do and I see it, you will be blocked, plain and simple. I am simply not going to tolerate those kind of personal attacks on the Obama talk page regardless of who makes them and who they are directed against. It's disruptive, wastes everyone's time, and creates a terrible editing environment. You've been around more than long enough to know this and as such I was of a mind to block you outright after seeing that tirade but I've posted this instead to let you know that the probationary aspect of this article is most definitely being enforced right now. Not incidentally, I'd appreciate it if you'd refactor your comment there. --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 20:08, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

IMO that is nowhere near a personal attack just because a user uses fuck does not make the post an attack. ThuranX was responding to troll like behaviour and said as much. BigDunc 20:17, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

The word "fuck" is not the issue, though that hardly helped. "You annoying troll" and "tired of the racists" are way out of bounds. I think it's pretty impossible to argue with that. --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 20:21, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

As I said IMO the other editor was trolling the page. BigDunc 21:03, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

You need to go warn the troll, then. The guy's here for one purpose only. You're yet another of that kind of admin, unwilling to shut down the trolling fast and hard, but perfectly willing to wait for others to do your job for you and then go after them. That's what's happened here. If you wait long enough, someone with a block log comes along, slams the trolls for trolling, and you can claim you're keeping the peace by going after them. You're not. You're driving off the good to make way for the bad in the name of AGF. Don't waste my time. and as for the 'fuck', 'WP is NOT CENSORED'. As for the Racism, go read his comments, they're bigoted. As for the calling a troll a troll, well, Honesty is it's own defense; I'm not the only one who sees it that editor in that light. ThuranX (talk) 22:48, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Thuranx, may I ask you also to tone it down? As far as I can tell Bigtimepeace has warned the editor Multiplyperfect, and won't let them mess up the article. I agree with you that the editor's contributions are unhelpful, and I share a concern that the editor is not here to improve the article. However, we are in the middle of an Arbcom case that is evaluating everyone's conduct here and with any luck may set some expectations on how people are supposed to patrol the Obama articles. Whatever the outcome, I doubt that telling people off by cursing, accusing them of trolling, racism, etc., will be part of the approved response. There are more reasons for that than I can count. Among them, it doesn't work, it inflames rather than calms things, and it blurs the lines between the real trolls who are here to troll, and the helpful editors who end up acting like the trolls when dealing with trolls. And what if you're right, that the new editor is stirring the pot, and is racist, and is trolling? They're still a human being who came here because they wanted to say something. Many people can improve when they see what the encyclopedia is really all about. If there is any hope for improvement, I doubt they'll improve if they're being called names. Maybe they need to be shown the door... but even there, they'll leave with a lot less fuss if policies are explained firmly yet courteously than if they are antagonized. Finally, Bigtimepeace is one of the few administrators who has the initiative and persistence to come and try to help this article. He/she is on your side here. Not agreeing with you to call Multiplyperfect names, but agreeing with you that the material is speculative and that the talk page shouldn't be used for general discussion. Wikidemon (talk) 23:32, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

FINE. You fix it, then. This guy's here for one purpose, and one only. To denigrate Obama and get as much attention as possible. Whether he gets his shit into the article ,or just slows down actual improvement of the article, he gets what he wants. Instead of dismissing him out of hand and archiving the section, this time, as in every motherfucking time it happens, some idealistic admin insists that we coddle the troll, love them into changing their politics, attitudes, and ways. We spend a week amusing some white power jackass, then wind up blocking them or boring them away with pudding-headed naivety. Then, next week, we do it again. This is not the means to get an encyclopedia written, it's social work without a degree or a net, it's a colossal waste of time and resources. Learn to block trolls on sight. ThuranX (talk) 00:02, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

As much as I want to agree with you and shout "fuckin' A" in support, I am reminded that we are all bound by the Obama-related probation. I responded to this agenda-following trollscum by making some vague comment about the thread being a troll magnet and then templating his ass, which I found satisfying in a subtle way. I recommend this approach to "new editors" that crop up with an obvious agenda, because it removes any excuse about "not knowing I was doing something wrong" when they try to shove their POV into Obama-related articles. It may not be as fun as firing all phasers, but at least you get to pull some sort of trigger. -- Scjessey (talk) 01:46, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Blah Blah Blah. I've done that, it's been reverted to allow MORE fucking trolling. Grow a pair, man up, learn to say no. ThuranX (talk) 02:07, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Thuran I really hope you can at least consider the possibility that your approach may not be very effective. Speaking as an admin who is trying to help things run more smoothly on the Obama talk page than they often do, I find comments like the one you made far more of a hindrance than a help. I'd rather not waste time warning you or blocking you (hopefully the latter won't be necessary) but there's no way I can ignore the kind of comments you made and have any credibly as an impartial and fair administrator. You may not like WP:CIV, but that is our policy and there's no way to keep things from going completely crazy on the Obama pages without enforcing that pretty intensely (since uncivil comments beget further uncivil comments which often beget a general shitstorm) . Other things need doing - such as finding and blocking sock farms, or dealing with editors who are pushing a POV - and I'm doing some of that as well.

The fact is that this article is on probation as Scjessey mentions. Under those terms I intend to enforce a strict reading of WP:CIV because I think that's a very good idea. If you do not like that you can complain about me on one of the administrator boards, avoid the Obama articles so you do not get sanctioned, or, best yet, hang around to help at the Obama articles but simply avoid using abusive and drama-engendering language. The latter option really should not be that difficult, and you are not going to be able to dissuade me from the view that calling other editors racist trolls is completely unhelpful and indeed worthy of a block when repeated. --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 22:41, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

More blah blah blah. Listen up. You're coddling trolls and alienating actual editors. Clue in and either man up or drop the buttons, because you're afraid to use them. It is only abusive language if it's undeserved; if it's deserved, then it's speaking the truth. Calling a racist troll a racist troll is calling a spade a spade. We have an essay on it here, WP:SPADE. Go read it. Now, either man up and admit you're NOT doing your duty as an admin, or, if you can't I suggest you FIND ANOTHER HOBBY. I already agreed to stop hassling the trolls, thus rewarding the trolls, which you seem intent on expanding upon. As such, I find that this troll's future actions can all be laid square at your feet. ThuranX (talk) 00:00, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

If it makes you feel better to lay it all at my feet then by all means do so. Indeed you can send me angry e-mails on occasion if that helps. I'll leave you in relative peace now. --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 03:54, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey, we're all agreeing with you, just not agreeing that the talk page is the right place to play whack-a-troll. It really does hurt more than it helps, and it gives ammunition to others who want to disrupt things by accusing the regular editors of incivility. As long as the new editor either stops or gets blocked / banned... I think that will happen faster, not slower, if we stand back and give the admins some room. Wikidemon (talk) 01:53, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey

You'll be glad to hear that I just blocked Multiplyperfect for disruption at Barack Obama. Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate that you're not allowing disruptive editors to abuse article talk pages. But I do worry sometimes - I don't want to see you getting sanctioned yourself, and I can see that happening even though your heart's in the right place. Take care, okay? SHEFFIELDSTEEL 14:34, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Lord Voldermort

Well, I went and looked. The only mention of this is:

Cuaron's outspokenness is also new to the franchise. Does the evil wizard Voldemort still remind him of George W. Bush, as he said recently? "In combination with Saddam," he says. "They both have selfish interests and are very much in love with power. Also, a disregard for the environment. A love for manipulating people. I read books four and five, and Fudge"--Rowling's slippery Minister of Magic--"is similar to Tony Blair. He's the ultimate politician. He's in denial about many things. And everything is for the sake of his own persona, his own power. The way the Iraq thing was handled was not unlike the way Fudge handled affairs in book four." Cuaron's scrappiness is either refreshing or worrying, depending on your stock portfolio.

The only thing that might be conceivably interpreted as refering to a controversy is the final, clearly tongue-in-cheek, comment. It does not support the assertion that the comparison was somehow "controversial". I will add the link to the reference, though. Magidin (talk) 20:50, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Obama

Why are you deleting everthing? You are a little destructive! Multiplyperfect (talk) 20:57, 1 May 2009 (UTC)