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Re:refactoring
I reverted once, blissfully unaware of the hoo-haa between numerous other editors, seeing as I have barely looked at the RFA since my initial comment a few days ago. I am not edit-warring and your threats of a block are an extreme over-reaction. GiantSnowman 15:09, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- My threats of a block were to all parties and given that there has been a lot of edit warring, notes on all parties pages and an ANI thread, they were necessary. You may have got yourself into the mess at the end - I have no doubt you will now either heed the warning as it is or look into the history, but the point is that this has to stop. Worm(talk) 15:11, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- It has not re-started, and I don't like the blind assumption that it will. Note - it certainly won't from me. Your blanket, one-size-fits-all approach to warnings does not work in these kind of situations. GiantSnowman 15:13, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- I've found that warnings of this sort can be very effective - feel free to look through my block log and see how small it is. You may not feel it was the right approach, but I stand by it. Worm(talk) 15:16, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- I've not read a lot of Dick, and don't enjoy everything I have, but The Man in the High Castle is one of my all-time favourite books. GiantSnowman 15:48, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- I've always avoided it, I find the alternate reality books generally a little more difficult to get my head around (though Fatherland was enjoyable). Still, I'll do my best to get myself a copy, thanks for the recommend! Worm(talk) 15:51, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- One of the better of the genre, perhaps as it is so close to reality? The Alteration by Amis is also worth a read, though much harder to get hold of (luckily I picked up a copy in a random 2nd-hand book store after years of searching!). GiantSnowman 15:58, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- I'd never heard of that one! And now I'm going to be snooping through The associated category, as if I didn't have enough to read already! Worm(talk) 16:00, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- Haha, that's how I got to know about these books, browsing through this article one day. The joys of Misplaced Pages, eh? GiantSnowman 16:05, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- I'd never heard of that one! And now I'm going to be snooping through The associated category, as if I didn't have enough to read already! Worm(talk) 16:00, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- One of the better of the genre, perhaps as it is so close to reality? The Alteration by Amis is also worth a read, though much harder to get hold of (luckily I picked up a copy in a random 2nd-hand book store after years of searching!). GiantSnowman 15:58, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- I've always avoided it, I find the alternate reality books generally a little more difficult to get my head around (though Fatherland was enjoyable). Still, I'll do my best to get myself a copy, thanks for the recommend! Worm(talk) 15:51, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- I've not read a lot of Dick, and don't enjoy everything I have, but The Man in the High Castle is one of my all-time favourite books. GiantSnowman 15:48, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- I've found that warnings of this sort can be very effective - feel free to look through my block log and see how small it is. You may not feel it was the right approach, but I stand by it. Worm(talk) 15:16, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- It has not re-started, and I don't like the blind assumption that it will. Note - it certainly won't from me. Your blanket, one-size-fits-all approach to warnings does not work in these kind of situations. GiantSnowman 15:13, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
Talkback
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Training the Trainers
Hi Worm That Turned, we're looking to finalise numbers and I just wanted to confirm that you're still interested in attending the event on 23-24th February? Thanks, Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 20:11, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- yep, still up for it Worm(talk) 20:17, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks. As 18 people have registered their interest and there's only space for 12 we're in the process of chasing up who can come and who will need accommodation (arranged by Wikimedia UK). Would you need accommodation? Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 12:08, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
- No. Neither myself nor Stacey would need accommodation, it's about an hour's drive to Manchester. Worm(talk) 12:09, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks. As 18 people have registered their interest and there's only space for 12 we're in the process of chasing up who can come and who will need accommodation (arranged by Wikimedia UK). Would you need accommodation? Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 12:08, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Worm That Turned, the details of the venue are now on the UK wiki. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 13:47, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
- Parking too, excellent! Any idea when the final decision will be made on who is going on the course? Worm(talk) 13:50, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
- We've finalised the list of attendees and you're amongst the 12. See you there! Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 11:18, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
- Fantastic news! Thanks Richard. Worm(talk) 11:35, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
- We've finalised the list of attendees and you're amongst the 12. See you there! Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 11:18, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
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Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 15:31, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
The Tea Leaf - Issue Seven
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Thanks again! Ocaasi 02:02, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
Hope you are well
Hi Dave. Just checking in to see how you're doing and also to offer my belated congratulations on your WP:ACE2012 run. It was an especially difficult election. You did very well, being in the top 3 and I was glad to see you had changed your mind from earlier in the year. The community has a lot of respect for you. This is because you are calm, thoughtful, and have a history of wise decisions. These are all qualities that make a good Arbitrator. I have noticed that you have been somewhat reserved in commenting on ArbCom matters and I figured you have been quietly contemplating and giving each matter its due consideration. But it also occurred to me that it could be something else and that you may have felt pushed in to running, and I hope that's not the case. I know I wasn't the only one to suggest you run. Being an Arbitrator is a dirty and thankless job. You get the most difficult problems and the most upset people and you have to come up with a solution that is both good for the project and good for the community. And the only feedback you get is from people who are upset at the committee's decisions. So I just wanted to provide some positive feedback and say that I'm thankful for the support you've given to the community. I also wanted to check in to see how you are doing and hope that you are well. Kind regards. 64.40.54.47 (talk) 15:27, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
- Hi again IP, and thanks for your kind words. I was expecting fewer kind words this year, so these do come as a welcome surprise. I don't regret running for ArbCom - and am planning to be in it for the long haul. However, being reserved is my modus operandi, I prefer to maximise the information I have available before commenting. So don't worry too much! It's just how I work. Worm(talk) 15:54, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks, Dave. You've always been measured and very thoughtful with your decisions and I figured that's what it was. Just glad to have confirmation of that. ArbCom has something of a history of chewing up Arbitrators and I don't want that to happen to you. You're one of the good ones and the community can count them on one hand, so each is worth their weight in gold. They're not only beneficial to the project, they're also beneficial to the people that make up the community, and you top that list. So we really can't afford to miss you. You're an important part that holds the project together. Best regards. 64.40.54.47 (talk) 17:34, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
One hand feeds the other...
I feel honoured that my work is clearly being replicated/copied here as it saves me having to hunt down the sources later =D. I was right when i suspected earlier that my work was helping the Resident Evil wiki, and that's my proof. Thanks ツ Jenova20 15:31, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
- That's one of the things about releasing your work... the world gets to use it. Be proud, it's good enough for the die hard fans, that's worth a lot! Worm(talk) 15:55, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
- Their site appears to have been worked on a lot recently, and with that i have lots more to do and lots more sources available to me. Cross your fingers for me thursday Dave. Thanks ツ Jenova20 16:35, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Diary clash
Hi,
I don't know if you are aware of the diary clash between a strategy workshop that WMUK want to hold and the 17th Manchester meetup? Feel free to comment at Meta:Talk:Meetup/Manchester/17#Diary clash or wmuk:Talk:Looking at the next five years – a day workshop on the future of Wikimedia UK#Diary clash.
Yaris678 (talk) 10:23, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
- Let's move the meetup. Commented there Worm(talk) 10:37, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Pod tried that!
Thank you for the proofread fix but Pod tried exactly the same thing and for him made the image itself disappear! I know he's a little stupid, but he's not that stupid. I guess it only works when arbs do it? Hardly fair! And Worm, could you please take a look at Giano's query on my page? When I click on the two redlinked images, I merely get directed to the Upload Wizard, it's ridiculous. I mean, I am after all an admin (I did it myself, not Pod), so I thought I'd be able to see what has happened to them, but no. :-( Bishonen | talk 15:38, 15 February 2013 (UTC).