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la Russophobe
Hi there; given that this article unarguably qualified for deletion, your programme labelled it as {{db-nonsense}} when quite obviously it should have been {{db-attack}}. It still gets deleted, of course, but does your program need tweaking?--Anthony.bradbury 00:07, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Attack
Hi. Template for attack is {{db-attack}}. Other templates are in WP:SPEEDY. Is that what you meant?--Anthony.bradbury 00:22, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
ref desk bot
Science desk - edits to topics still shown on the main page are not listed in the history but at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2006 November 16 - surely this is not right? - I suspect refdeskbot, am I right?87.102.21.223 00:29, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply - very quick. The problem is that I used to check the edit history of the ref desk to find if anyone had added anything of interest to me. Obviously the page is too big to search through bit by bit - also doing a compare versions eg http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AReference_desk%2FScience&diff=88531253&oldid=88521691 doesn't show the changes to questions over 2 days old. Obviously I could just check the archives.. Suggest that since the discussion is still on the main page (and therefore probably active) it shouldn't be archived. Could you move it back 2 days? This seems to be the offending piece of code
{{Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2006 November 15}}
{{Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2006 November 16}}
I hope I have explained what my problem is..
- You could as Werdnabot does and only archive days if there has been no change for <NOCHANGE> days, for some appropriate value of <NOCHANGE> (say 1), but not before the day itself is old enough to be archived under the present regime. That would have the effect of keeping discussions unincluded on the main page as long as they are active. --LambiamTalk 01:22, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- A while ago the archiving style on the Reference Desk (long before RefDeskBot) turned from straight archiving of old posts/days to separating each day right off the bat and then dealing with transcluded pages. I didn't like it much at first; I got annoyed when I got kicked off of the main page into the archives, but now I can see the benefit of it. There should be no need to load the entire current desk (the largest page on RD) when you are currently only browsing a days worth of questions. I coded the header so that it would allow you to jump back on to the current desk, and I don't see why you can't just look at the history page for the day that you're concerned about. It might not be as convenient for you, but I don't think many users browse their edits in that manner. I for one use my list of contributions to check for responses, if I don't just browse the entire page manually. freshofftheufoΓΛĿЌ 18:08, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- Just for the record, I agree with the new system, because of potential problems with such a big page as an unarchived RD, and so I would like the bot to stay as it is (:)). Martinp23 18:15, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- A while ago the archiving style on the Reference Desk (long before RefDeskBot) turned from straight archiving of old posts/days to separating each day right off the bat and then dealing with transcluded pages. I didn't like it much at first; I got annoyed when I got kicked off of the main page into the archives, but now I can see the benefit of it. There should be no need to load the entire current desk (the largest page on RD) when you are currently only browsing a days worth of questions. I coded the header so that it would allow you to jump back on to the current desk, and I don't see why you can't just look at the history page for the day that you're concerned about. It might not be as convenient for you, but I don't think many users browse their edits in that manner. I for one use my list of contributions to check for responses, if I don't just browse the entire page manually. freshofftheufoΓΛĿЌ 18:08, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
You're a sysop!
Hey there. I'm pleased to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator! You've volunteered to do housekeeping duties that normal users sadly cannot participate in. Sysops can't do a lot of stuff: They can't delete pages just like that (except patent nonsense like "aojt9085yu8;3ou"), and they can't protect pages in an edit war they are involved in. But they can delete random junk, ban anonymous vandals, delete pages listed on articles for deletion (provided there's a consensus) for more than one week, protect pages when asked to, and keep the few protected pages that exist on Wikipedia up to date.
Almost anything you can do can be undone, but please take a look at The Administrators' how-to guide and the Administrators' reading list before you get started (although you should have read that during your candidacy ;). Take a look before experimenting with your powers. Also, please add Administrators' noticeboard to your watchlist, as there are always discussions/requests for admins there. If you have any questions drop me a message at My talk page. Have fun! =Nichalp «Talk»=PS Please add you name to WP:LA!
Please also add your name to WP:LA =Nichalp «Talk»= 11:15, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Cool! Congrats with your new tools. You did quite well with your 100% success. My first promotion in quite a few months. =Nichalp «Talk»= 11:29, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, well done on such a good RfA! If you have any questions about using the tools then please don't hesitate to ask them, as I would like to know the answers too! Regards and happy mopping, (aeropagitica) 14:32, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Congratulations! All the best with the fancy buttons :) riana_dzasta 14:50, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Congrats from me as well on your recent RfA. Sorry I missed it, definitely would've added to the support column based on your extremely positive history here. Well done! --AbsolutDan (talk) 16:10, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your higher level of editorship! Iridescence talk • contrib 22:24, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
A vote of thanks from Terence Ong
That birthday wishes made my day this weekend. I celebrated my birthday today instead of yesterday since I still had school, unfortunately. Thanks for the birthday wishes, and I greatly appreciate it. BTW, congrats on your successful RFA! Good luck with the tools and all the best for your future Wikilife and real life. Cheers --Terence Ong (C | R) 14:54, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Congratulations on attaining adminship. However, spamming talk pages will make people think otherwise. Best regards, — Nearly Headless Nick {L} 14:59, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations, Martin, and all the best with your adminship. I'm sure you will do very well. Cheers, Sarah Ewart (Talk) 15:02, 18 November 2006 (UTC) My hearty Congratulations and best wishes. Nileena joseph (Talk|Contribs) 15:09, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Congratulations!! -- Lost(talk) 15:15, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Congratulations Martin, and good luck with the mop! ↔ ANAS - Talk 17:17, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- My apologies if you felt offended (or annoyed!) with my thankyou message - I'm sure you know that it was not my intention, and if you wish, feel free to remove it. Martinp23 15:04, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- You're a terrific user Martin, and I am not annoyed with that message. My intention of leaving that message on your talk page was that I believe spamming is a waste. Cheers. — Nearly Headless Nick {L} 08:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Notice
- Thanks to everyone for their congratulations
If anyone would be interested in testing a new program I've written to facilitate NewPages patrol (for non-admins), please just leave a message here. Martinp23 15:14, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- User:AbsolutDan waves his hand frantically in the air. --AbsolutDan (talk) 16:10, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- User:Martinp23 employs AbsolutDan as an official tester (in fact, the only one as of now, meaning he's getting a custom made program for free!). Martinp23 01:24, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- Eh, I'm game. riana_dzasta 15:35, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
- Cheers Martin, I'll give it a shot on the weekend when I have some free time :) Hope adminship is treating you OK! riana_dzasta 15:42, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
- Eh, I'm game. riana_dzasta 15:35, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
- User:Martinp23 employs AbsolutDan as an official tester (in fact, the only one as of now, meaning he's getting a custom made program for free!). Martinp23 01:24, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
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RfA
Congrats. If you need any backup or moral support in your early admin days, let me know. - Mgm|(talk) 17:00, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Congrats Martin! Have fun with your new tools! If you ever have any admin-related questions, feel free to contact me. Nishkid64 19:19, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Deserved mate! -- Szvest → Wiki Me Up ® 20:36, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Regarding block of 24.148.67.72 (talk · contribs)
You may want to look into the accounts Naradasupreme (talk · contribs), Drmagic (talk · contribs), and Oldschoolfreak (talk · contribs) as they are suspected sock puppet accounts of that particular IP. :: Colin Keigher (Talk) 
20:04, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Yeah. I am embroiled in a stupid dispute with this IP/user, hence why I am aware of his actions. I recently filed this RfC, but so far no good. :: Colin Keigher (Talk)
20:18, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Ah. So I wasn't wrong about the sockpuppetry. It's amazing how much you can figure out without administration abilities. :) :: Colin Keigher (Talk) 22:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Downtown (song)
Hi
Thanks for your attempt to sort the article of (Re: Downtown (song). Earlier today I requested that another admin look into something - given the fact your now involved with the article, it may seem better to ask you.
I informed Journalist of the situation with SFTVLGUY2 and asked him if he could look into that user and another called ConoscoTutto. I believe they may be an alias of each other; their profiles and writing styles are remarkabley similar. And they have posted in the same articles before expressing the same opinions (see Downtown talk page, Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 November 13 - Petula Clark films). Is having aliases against Wiki regulations? And is there any way you can check IP addresses to establish if there is a connection please? Rimmers 21:46, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Hey Martin!
Please note my comments here [1]. I will maintain vigilance at Baylor University, as I feel that controversies with citations should not be blanked just because someone does not like them to be made public. We had similar issues at The Path to 9/11 a few months back. Just thought I would say hey and let you know a little of my perspective. I am not about taking sides on any of the issues, so much as I am opposed to the blanking of information by those who want to keep "controversy" off wikipedia. The interactive nature of our project allows for such development in a collaborative fashion. Finally, I appreciate your work in the community. Best, Kukini 22:02, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks much. Hey...teach me something...why is it that warning removals can't lead to blocks? I have only been an admin for 4ish months, and have noted blocks on editors who did this before. Always learning, Kukini 22:18, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Congrats!!!
I have been kinda focused on just doing administration lately (as you have today). I should get back to RfA land now and again to see our incoming admins such as yourself. Welcome to the mop-club!!!! Kukini 22:29, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Your new powers
 The mop |
Congratulations on becoming an admin!
Enjoy your new-found powers, and remember to use them only for good, and not for evil. If you would like to try out your new mop, here are some spots that always need loving care:
All the best! - Quadell |
 The flamethrower |
WikiProject Munich
Would you be interested in helping out atWikiProject Munich? And you don't have to know anything about Munich. Maybe you could help out on bringing Munich-related articles up to Wikipedia Policies and guidlines standards or maybe another area where you could help improve Munich-related articles. Kingjeff 23:11, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Psst!
Just a little heads up. No source is criterea I4, not I6 like it says in in your last 50-ish deletion summaries ;) --Sherool (talk) 23:25, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing that. --BostonMA talk 23:53, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- With regard to your message, hopefully not much. --BostonMA talk 23:59, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Super late congrats!
I'm sure you'll live up to all our expectations :) Cheers, Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 00:46, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations on your successful adminship request, and you're very welcome! --Merovingian ※ Talk 06:45, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
I need help against Vandalisme
on the Somali people page
i've worked hard on it and it keeps being re-edited
sinister words are used in the article and editor 68.40.41.202 uses the page to dehumanize other groups
see the discussion page aswell
i need an outside editor to do something about it
RoboRanks 02:35, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
New Page Watcher
Hi, I would like to try your new page watcher. Sincerely, --BostonMA talk 02:41, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Sockpuppetry?
Thanks for protecting Somalia. After some discussion on the talkpage, I strongly suspect there is some sockpuppetry going on. You can see my thinly veiled accusation, here. Please advise if you think Checkuser is called for. I wouldn't request one casually, but a quick review of the (very brief) contrib histories of these 2 editors looks suspicious to say the least. Thanks again. --Doc Tropics Message in a bottle 03:42, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- I think everything is fine now, but it was sure interesting for a while. As you noticed, it was more than just a couple of socks...5 were blocked. Thanks again for your help; I'm amazed at how responsive most admins are, especially given how badly you're outnumbered :) --Doc Tropics Message in a bottle 15:02, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- OMG! I had no idea you were so new...heck you're practically a virgin :) For a 'first day' it seems you did a great job. Many congrats to you! Yes, I understand mixed feelings about new messages...a certain number of nasty-grams is inevitable (I've gotten a couple too). Don't forget, there will always be editors who appreciate what you do, and occassionaly they might even remember to say 'thanks'. In the meantime, enjoy your new superpowers, and keep up the good work! --Doc Tropics Message in a bottle 15:22, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
This user continues to blank out his/her user talk page. I reverted it back and left a notice of concern again. Kukini 06:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
this is a pretty popular FOSS software that implements VoIP on Jabber. In fact it is one of the few linux clients for google-talk. I had created it as a stub and was intending to update it. From what i gather, you probably mistook it for advertisement. Please remove the deletion tag and post your concerns on the discussion page.
Thanks Panchhee 13:40, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
User template
Fix the leave me a message link as it links to someone else. Unisouth 15:19, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Advocate
Would you consider the role of advocate similar to that of a lawyer, or are you supposed to be a neutral party? BhaiSaab talk 15:42, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- I think it would be in your best interests not to advocate a sockpuppeteer. BhaiSaab talk 04:09, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Hi
Hi, Well wikipedia has about 1,500,000 articles in english. Do these include stubs also. Sushant gupta 15:56, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
A bit fast off the blocks in marking this article as lacking sources, aren't we! Nothing more constructive to do than irritate experienced editors?--George Burgess 17:25, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
why did u deleted my wikipage? :(
The category was deleted even if there was a {{hangon}}} mention on it and while I was writing my opinion. Can we follow the guidelines and give it some time? Robin des Bois ♘ ➳ ✉ 20:44, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Holy Ghost baptism on deletion review
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Holy Ghost baptism. Since you closed the deletion discussion for (or speedy-deleted) this article, your reasons on how or why you did so will be greatly appreciated in the above review. Bpmullins | Talk 21:56, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Re:Professor Sunderland?
Umm...why did you replace the templates I placed on user:Professor Sunderland and user talk:Professor Sunderland? Nishkid64 23:00, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- I was about to ask the same thing. Wouldn't Galacian be the sockpupet as Galactian only registered today? Metros232 23:02, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- Response here Martinp23 23:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- It's all confusing. I originally blocked Molag Bal indefinitely a few weeks ago (vandalism and such). Then Professor Sunderland comes out of nowhere, and then starts editing the same pages as Molag Bal. I established a connection, and told him I could block him, but I said I would give him a second chance. Then Sunderland goes crazy, makes two new accounts, Galactian and SpaceBot (which I shut off, as it malfunctioned and blanked 10+ pages). Galactian also edited Sunderland articles. I didn't know what the hell was going on, and I still don't. Anyway, RFCU is the best option here. I was considering that myself. I'm suspecting that the user has many more accounts. Nishkid64 23:10, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- Response here Martinp23 23:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Category:Stub templates. Since you closed the deletion discussion for (or speedy-deleted) this article, your reasons on how or why you did so will be greatly appreciated in the above review. Robin des Bois ♘ ➳ ✉ 23:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
194.80.32.8
Hi - I've changed the block of 194.80.32.8 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) to allow account creation, with it being a complete university! This was after a request on unblock-en-l. Just an FYI Template:Emot. Keep up the good work - Martinp23 22:38, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks. I normally allow account creations, not sure why I didn't uncheck the appropriate box in this case. --Yamla 02:14, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Smiley Award
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the Discussion page
hi what's the point of that page when editors that keep on editing don't want to come to the discussion page and tell their reasons of editing?
i was blocked because i wasn't aware of the 3x time rev rule on wiki and that's ok but the Editor sweetie1986 that also goes under multiple IP names on the somali people page continues to edit without visiting the discussions page
something needs to be done about this. RoboRanks 04:47, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Violated??
hi sorry but i haven't edited the [[somali people] page today
not once..
how can i have violated the 3 revert rule?
am i doing something wrong without me knowing it?
cause if you look at the history page i haven't edited or reverted the somali people page
i have only contributed on the discussion page and put down my stand on the dispute RoboRanks 07:06, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
No Problem
and i will look into the protection option
thanks! RoboRanks 07:13, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Block
Hi there. Just to say no hard feelings about the block you imposed on me - it was my own fault for getting dragged into an edit war. I will step back from the article entirely, I may even remove it from my watchlist. However I did want to make you aware of the fact that Mitsos has recently made personal attacks on me (see here) and on others and breached numerous other Wikipedia guidelines without suffering any sanction whatsoever. Although on this particular instance I accept myself and Spylab were as much to blame as him for edit warring, nonetheless this user is determined to use WP to push a neo-nazi agenda and needs to be treated with caution. --SandyDancer 10:58, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Bot seems to have croaked
Perhaps it got disconnected. Take a look at the contributions. It seems to have suddenly stopped archiving after it finished the Computing and Mathematics desk. It removed November 18th from the Humanities desk, but never archived it, and it didn't get to any of the other desks, nor the help desk. freshofftheufoΓΛĿЌ 12:24, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- I manually finished archiving the Humanities desk for November 18th (I created the transclusion page and indexed it), so be careful not to archive Humanities twice when you get the bot back! freshofftheufoΓΛĿЌ 12:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
You'll want to add back the sockpuppet tag...he removed it again in his last edit. -- Jim Douglas (talk) (contribs) 18:06, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- I think we need to protect User talk:Galactian as well. -- Jim Douglas (talk) (contribs) 18:07, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
208.108 vandal
No problem w/me, thanks for letting me know. NawlinWiki 19:12, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
suspected sockpuppet
These 2 users are the same people:
Knightrider1984
200.167.230.39 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.174.93.105 (talk)
Thank You so much martin for your speedy action! 66.174.93.10566.174.93.105
I sure will let you know. Thanks so much, you're my favorite admin...lol. 66.174.93.105
Album covers tagged by sockpuppet vandal
Please be more careful when deleting images tagged with {{no source}}. A number of album cover images were tagged "no source" by a sockpuppet vandal User:Aujin66, but for the most part the source of an album cover is obviously the album from which it came. See the discussion here. If you could restore these images it would be much appreciated.
- Image:Bobby Womack-Poet II (album cover).jpg
- Image:Billy Joel-Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (1973-1985) (album cover).jpg
- Image:Bill Evans and Jim Hall-Undercurrent (album cover).jpg
- Image:Bill Evans Trio-Waltz for Debby (album cover).jpg
- Image:BB King-There Must Be a Better World Somewhere (album cover).jpg
- Image:Anthony Braxton-3 Compositions of New Jazz (album cover).jpg
- Image:And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead-Source Tags & Codes (album cover).jpg
- Image:Ali Farka Toure-Talking Timbuktu (album cover).jpg
- Image:Albert Ayler-Nuits de La Fondation Maeght, Vol. 1 (album cover).jpg
- Image:Adam Sandler-What's Your Name (album cover).jpg
- Image:Adam Sandler-What the Hell Happened to Me (album cover).jpg
- Image:13th Floor Elevators-The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (album cover).jpg
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DHowell 22:51, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- Thank you. The image Image:Billy Joel-Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (1973-1985) (album cover).jpg can be re-deleted, as it is redundant to Image:Billyjoelgreatesthits.jpg. DHowell 20:17, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Galactian
See Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Galactian. Nishkid64 02:37, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
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My advocacy request
Ideally I would like User: Mitsos blocked and the Hrisi Avgi article semi-protected, so new and anonymous users can't edit it. I know there is are very specific (and sometimes confusing) policies for dealing with these kinds of problems on Wikipedia, so I will accept any good faith decisions based on non-biased application of these rules.
However, I do not consider inaction to be an acceptable outcome. If the Hrisi Avgi article becomes unprotected and user: Mitsos is not restrained from editing it, he will continue to revert it to inferior versions. And if the article remains protected as is, the article will continue to be in a state that is not as good as it could be. Any help or advice will be much appreciated.
I was drawn to the article mentioned above because of that editor's factually incorrect edits to other articles, the blatant bias he has displayed in those articles, and the personally abusive and racist language he has used in talk pages. Here's a summary of some of his offenses:
- deleting information in articles that doesn't fit with his obvious political agenda.
- adding unverified opinions and factually incorrect claims to articles, in order to promote his obvious political agenda.
- deleting other people's comments on talk pages that make him look bad, or that don't fit with his political agenda.
- repeatedly deleting a Neutrality Disputed tag on the article mentioned above, even though I have clearly explained why I dispute the neutrality of some of the sources in that article. Now I even question the reliablity of some of the information from neutral sources like Greek newspapers, because they are written in Greek, and have been translated and filtered by users like him.
- repeatedly reverted mundane, yet necessary improvements to the article in question — such as the correct verb tenses, appropriate categorization of similar topics under one section, and the unwikifying of a name with no Wikipedia article.
- Making widescale reverts without clearly justifying them, and then denying the extent of those large reverts.
- expressing racist views on talk pages, such as proclaiming that whites are superior than other people, and using the word nigger to describe black people.
- personally insulting other editors on talk pages, including using profanities.
That's just what I can think of off the top of my head. I realize that all Wikipedia editors make mistakes, and not all of my own edits have been correct, but I believe it is clear that the negative results of allowing user:Mitsos to alter content on Wikipedia outweigh any positive results. His editing pattern has been a detriment to the factual accuracy, grammar and clear readability of Wikipedia articles. His behaviour on talk pages has been a detriment to civil interactions within the Wikipedia community. Spylab 14:40, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
- I looked at WP:ANI and couldn't figure out which category to post my concerns in. My concerns may not fit in one specific category, because the problems include 1)Persistent POV-pushing 2)Vandalism (removing legitimate tags and other people's comments on talk pages: as well as destructive edits to grammar and formatting) and 3)Personal and racial attacks on talk pages 4)3RR.
There doesn't seem to be any point in leaving all the warnings on the user's talk page, because he has been warned other times about his behaviour and nothing has improved. He would likely delete those official warnings from his talk page anyway, since he has a habit of censoring comments that put him in a bad light (despite hypocritically posting a banner on his talk page declaring it a "Free Speech Zone." I think I even posted an official complaint about this user before, only to have it ignored because his offences did not meet the specific requirements for banning. If a user like him cannot be banned, then I really wonder what a user has to do to have any sanction against him. It seems pretty cut and dry that he should not be here, or should have his editing privileged drastically reduced. Spylab 15:41, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the advice. I mistakenly thought you were the advocate assigned to the case. I just looked, and someone else is looking into the situation. Spylab 16:05, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Please block this Ip
This Ip address has vandalised the article Sunderland AFC with swearing abuse and nothing has been done. I have gave him a warning, but I have relised, I' am not an admin, and I have no right. It contains no abuse, but please remove my warning and issue a proper one. User talk:62.56.60.161. Is the vandal. Star of the north 17:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
ArbComm
I am delighted that you have decided to take up my ArbComm. Thank you for helping me in my hour of need.Hkelkar 20:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Samuel de Champlain
of course - school syllabus! well, I hate to admit it, but I can see their point! haha. thanks for the protection though. was getting a bit bored of reverting it... ;-) raining girl 20:31, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Vandalism???
You said: "Hi - I know that the addition of incorrect information to articles is frustrating, but in this case, it doesn't really qulify for vandalism per WP:VAND, but there are other warnings to use (WP:WARN) for unsourced additions to, for example, biographies of living people. I think these are more appropriate, as they teach the newcomer, rather than biteing him/her. Thanks :)"
- I disagree. The information was being changed from that presented on the official profile pages to information that appears to be a person's best guess. These were not unsourced additions, they were the replacement of well-sourced information with information of, at best, dubious accuracy. Given that this was being done to multiple articles and that in all cases, the information was changed from that presented on a reliable source, it appeared to be a deliberate attempt to reduce the accuracy of these pages. --Yamla 21:17, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Sunderland
The IP is blocked for 2 weeks; we might as well move that to some long-term duration. Also, let's just drop the RFCU case. It doesn't really matter right now; we already know who's who, so it's all fine and dandy now. Nishkid64 00:33, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- Wait...User talk:81.129.30.255. It says 31 hours on there. Am I looking at the wrong IP account? Nishkid64 20:48, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- So are they blocked because of the autoblock? Nishkid64 21:02, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- You're being gullible. =) Just kidding. This user is up to no good. He (assuming its a guy) made a new account called Redemptionbot and vandalized my page. The bot was blocked by Aksi great, but it's also a sockpuppet of Galactian. (the idiot actually put up the notice on his user page that the bot was being run by Galactian). This guy is up to no good, so we shouldn't believe him. Nishkid64 21:11, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- I'm always a bit worried about indefinite blocks, so I avoid them altogether. Perhaps a 6-month or 1-year block? Nishkid64 21:24, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- O.o we don't want that many problems. I would speculate it would re-assign every month or two, or something like that. Anyway, go ahead and block, I guess. Nishkid64 21:36, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- I'm always a bit worried about indefinite blocks, so I avoid them altogether. Perhaps a 6-month or 1-year block? Nishkid64 21:24, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- Going to the gym right now so I won't be back for a few hours, but I suggest you just indefinitely block that guy. It's the same person. He's trying to make it seem like that Molag Bal/Sunderland/Galactian was another guy. Nishkid64 21:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- Wait...User talk:81.129.30.255. It says 31 hours on there. Am I looking at the wrong IP account? Nishkid64 20:48, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Relist?
I should point out that (unlike AFD, but like RFD and CFD) TFD has traditionally employed the reasoning that if nobody objects, the template can be deleted - this is mainly because the page is rather long and tends to be backlogged, and suggesting that nominations with "no objections" should be relisted is basically encouraging people to rubberstamp everything. Note that TFD is watched by a lot of people and it is unlikely for them to miss a nomination they would have objected to. The reason we're extra cautious about AFD is that articles are actual content, and templates/categories/redirects are meta-content. Yours, (Radiant) 14:51, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Nice!
Just started using NPWatcher...looks great and very useful! One feature that might be useful is a dynamic resize...currently none of the stuff actually increases/decreases when you resize the window. Also, an automatic refresh of the list of new pages would be cool. As far as the delete buttons go, an extra field to type in a custom reason for "Delete (without reason)" would be nice. Gzkn 03:30, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
- Also, just want to let you know I'm fairly comfortable with C# and I have MS Visual C# Express, so if you need/want help with code (and if this is coded in C#), I'd be happy to help! Gzkn 07:01, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
MartinbotII for Wikipedia 1.0
Hi Martin - congratulations on your new mop & bucket! Sorry I missed seeing your RfA. I wanted to ask if MartinbotII had been approved for our planned use on WP:1.0? I did a podcast recording on Version 0.5 for Wikipedia Weekly recently (Episode 5 - and I mentioned MartinbotII several times!), and someone (I forget who, now) said, "Consider your application for MartinbotII approved!" Have you heard anything offical? We have begun work on Version 0.7, and it is planned that this would use MartinBotII. Once we get the officiall approval, can you let me know, so we can proceed - unless you're too busy of course! Many thanks once again, Walkerma 04:13, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
NPWatcher request
Hi – the NPWatcher page told me to bug you after posting my request for authorization, so here I am. Feel free to take your time. Thanks -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 09:39, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
I think you can unprotect her; she's no longer linked to from the main page. Cheers, Skarioffszky 10:31, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
Ashok kundapur, my objections
Good day to you, Martinp23... In first nominated this article for deletion for a number of reasons. And I will list them here:
- 1) The article is self-written (I think) because the user who wrote it shares the name w/ the subject. This is usually something frowned apon.
- 2) The article does not list a person of especial importance or notability. He is a mildly succesful academic/engineer. If his "solar cooker" takes off, then he would be notable. (It sounds like a crank or flash-in-the-plan invention).
- 3) I'm not sure about the copyright status of the graphic, nor indeed of the article itself.
- 4) Thereby, please consider deleting said article
Cheers: V. Joe 21:33, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
Sunderland
Wow...he's made like 10 vandal accounts already. This guy is crazy. Is this guy may accounts using a proxy or something? Nishkid64 00:32, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
NPWatcher request
I added myself on the request list, thanks --ArmadilloFromHell 01:42, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
NPWatcher request
Hi, I would like to use NPWatcher being a frequent newpage patroller myself, it would be great if there was a easier way. Thanks,--Res2216firestar 03:13, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
English Democrats - vandal
Please could take a look here User_talk:80.47.184.99. Someone with a consistent pattern of editing has vandalised my user page and made personal attacks. --SandyDancer 12:55, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
68.40.41.202 -Vandal
hi! on the somali people page the person 68.40.41.202 i complained about earlier continues editing with discussing it on the discussion page( he edits more than 3 times a day automaticly breaking the 3 rev rule) and continues to add irrelevant semi-racist comments in the article
i took your advice and requested for protection twice against this IP with various nicks but there is no response RoboRanks 19:06, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
Its ok
I just wanted the user box! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malice579 (talk • contribs) 23:03, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
idea for NPWatcher
Here's an idea. Have two browser windows. One goes to the Wikipedia page with a given name. The other goes to a google search page. That way, a user doesn't need to manually google for something when looking for hoax pages. Just a thought. --BostonMA talk 00:06, 25 November 2006 (UTC)