User talk:Mindspillage/2005archive9

This is an archive of my talk page from October 2005. Please add new messages to my current page.

Kiddie-wiki block

Thanks for calling me on that block. I wouldn't have done it if not for that IP's rather long history of rather strange edits. I'll be a bit more careful when he/she edits again now that the block's expired. Given the history, it's a sure bet. Have a nice weekend! - Lucky 6.9 00:04, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

Question

You say you're an agnostic, but an atheist. Do you mean that you don't know if there is a god. Or you just don't believe in a god at all.68.47.26.123 02:21, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

My RfA!

My dear Mindspillage, I simply wanted to drop by, now that my RfA is closed to give you a big THANK YOU! for your kind support. Your beautiful words towards me and my work, and your trust, gave me strength and cheered me up a lot; I really felt encouraged by them. The fact that you actually felt as breaking your own normal practices for me, flatters and honors me. You'll always have a friend here. Hugs! Shauri Yes babe? 21:18, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

greetings, stetson alumna

glad to know another member of the stetson community has an active interest in wikipedia, which is, i think, about the coolest thing around. wiki-on! mad--mad 21:06, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Blocking procedures

Wow, thanks! I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes a gentle touch. I have sometimes found it frustrating in the past when I'm doing just fine cleaning up after a newbie, I've gently pointed out that the edits aren't productive but haven't yet given a real warning, and another admin decides to save me the trouble and block the newbie for vandalism. Ah well. moink 02:03, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Watch out

When changing the pictures to the main page, please be mindful to protect the new picture. Otherwise, it's an invitation for a vandal to put a big penis on the main page. →Raul654 03:35, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Meeting place for music related stuff?

I was asking around for a meeting place for people interested in music related stuff, and was pointed in your direction... so here I am. Do you know if there is a project, or portal, or anything else where people with an interest in music meet? At Swedish Wikipedia we have both. Here at enwiki I feel a bit at a loss... after all this time. / Habj 18:57, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

My main interest is Nordic traditional music/folk music, in a wide sense of the word, musical instruments of various kinds and some jazz. Hmm... at svwiki we have a musicp ortal that is very ugly, where people list articles they write and that they feel needs work on. It is a natural meeting point for all of us who write in the field, and has kind of replaced the music project. Since the music portal here already is a pretty one mainly for readers not for editors, I guess a notice board would be better. I'll start checking the music project here, though. Thanks! / Habj 00:18, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

The spillage of your mind at RfC

Hey kat in the hat. I just noticed your mind spillage at Snowspinner's RfC. I just wanted to tell you that I am often struck by the fact that you always seem to say things which need saying, and with which I agree, and in this case I get to "endorse". Underneath that hat of yours there seems to be a head which is screwed on straight. Paul August ☎ 20:56, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Users who endorse this summary (sign with ~~~~):

1. I'd like to second everything Paul says. Filiocht | The kettle's on 07:41, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

It is good to now know that I can say anything I want and Fil will second it. I will now go off and prepare some juicy remarks for some other editors I know. By the way, I keep singing the title of this section to the tune of '"The Shadow of Your Smile". Which reminds me Kat's smile does seem a bit Mona Lisa like. — Paul August ☎ 16:38, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

...and Filiocht discovers the dangers of making imprecise statements in the presence of mathematicians! As for the smile, well, a girl's got to have a few mysteries about her, doesn't she? (Or at least appear to.) Mindspillage (spill yours?) 23:59, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Just popping in to say that mindspillage was correct that this page is under observation :) -- Anonymous spectator

Paul, you wouldn't take advantage of an old may, would you? Would you? Filiocht | The kettle's on 07:42, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Ha, I'm older than you, so I need all the advantages I can get. But no I won't take advantage of you, I would rather take advantage of someone less crotchety. Paul August ☎ 17:14, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Queen

File:BeautyPageantTiara.jpg

I award you this crown for being the Queen of the Wikiholics. Redwolf24 (talk) 02:29, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Tiara and crown are close enough.. every crown I saw was either copyrighted, or on someone's head, so the pretty tiara will suffice. Redwolf24 (talk) 02:29, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Smile!

Sup sup Mindspillage? Again, deep thanks for your lovely words. You gave me my smile of the day! As for the stuff on my hair, it's a mixture of eggs, flour, mustard and ketchup. My dear, loving friends saw fit to "award me" the day I became a dentist... Actually we all had a good laugh :) YAlthough he had barely interacted, I can see by the comments at you Talk page that you are well known, esteemed and loved, and that speaks of a truly nice person. As long as people like you are around, I'm sure I'll have a looooong life at WP. Have a great day! Shauri smile! 21:34, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Barnstar

As promised.

As promised! -- Essjay · Talk 00:28, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for supporting my RfA

Dear Mindspillage: I wanted to thank you very much for supporting me on RfA, and I am truly honoured that you placed your trust in me to use administrator privileges well. I shall do my utmost to be fair, calm, and careful as an administrator, and to always do the very best I can to assist the community. I am privileged to be able to count you amongst my many friends on Wikipedia; I have always enjoyed our IRC conversations, and it is a great pleasure to be able to converse and collaborate with such an intelligent individual as yourself. I shall see you around here on the wiki, and on IRC! Thank you again, --NicholasTurnbull | (talk) (e-mail) (cabal) 01:07, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Xenakis

Nice work! Funny, I just saw the article on Metastasis (Xenakis composition) zip by on RC as you made a minor edit somewhere or other, and my first thought was: "WHAT??? someone knows enough about Xenakis to write this? WHO??" Antandrus (talk) 22:42, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

wikimusic

Hi, Mindspillage, I saw you're interested in (classical) music. Maybe you would like to talk about the possible creating of a Wikimusic? There are no real plans right now, but we would like your imput! Please add you comment at this page, and put your name on the list if you want to stay informed. If you would want to, you can add your email as well. In front of you reaction I thank you for your enthousiasm. If you know someone who might be interested, don't hesitate, and give him/her the link! (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/gebruiker:Effeietsanders/project:Wikimusic), even if they are not active on wikipedia. Spread the word!!! effeietsanders 14:01, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Protection

No, I don't mind at all. :-) I was following the edits as they progressed, and planned to unprotect the page 15 minutes later. --HappyCamper 22:07, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

I've gone back to review some stuff. What else can I say? I learned something new today. Thank you for your kindness and vigilance. --HappyCamper 23:31, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Audio on Bassoon

Just wanted to let you know that I am greatly enjoy this piece right now that you recorded. You're not so bad on viola, either ;). I've been playing a bit of Des Prez in a sort of avant-garde chamber group recently, and now am excited to share this piece with the crew. Of course, I can do that, since it's GFDL. :) Ah, the musicabal strikes again! Cheers, Bratsche^{talk | Esperanza} 03:54, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Brain Teasers:

Hi, just sending out a friendly notice stating that I have now got brain teasers on my user page. Will post new questions one day after the older ones have been answered. Thanks, Spawn Man 06:12, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Wiki brah

I have no objections to my block being removed. I'm not connected with Wb's RFC against Redwolf24. The reason I gave him a week was that he's been a disruptive editor many times before and has had longer blocks for it before, and I want him to get the message that there are quite a number of admins who have reached their limit of tolerance for his behavour. I think this message has been delivered, despite the block being lifted, although I'm not sure if he'll take it onboard.-gadfium 07:41, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

pardon me but the only longer blaock I had before was the one from Red Wolf 22 and that is the whole raison for the Comment Request. There are many adminastrators and editors on here and do NOT agree on long term blocks just by adminisatrators, including Lucky906. thank you good nightWiki brah 03:47, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

woops sorry i might have letf that on the wrong user talk page but whatever at this poitn i'm getting a quite a bit buzzzed now. sorry!Wiki brah 03:49, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

DYK

Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article Metastasis (Xenakis composition), which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Congrats!

Congratulations on being named to the Arbitration Committee! You really do deserve the position, and I hope you plan to run in December. Ral315 W_S 22:40, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations fnord from fnord fnord me too. I think fnord you will do a good fnord job. (TINC). ;-) --GraemeL ^(talk) 22:53, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

congratsulations from me too Mind Spliage! I'm sure you will do a good job. I want to be on the Arbiratin committee one day in the futture too. Can you picture me, User:Pumpie and User:Maoririder as a voting blcok on the Arbitration Committee Group? That is awesome! Awesome like Puerto Vallarta man!Wiki brah 03:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations "o' splillage of the mind" on your appointment. Hmm..., Awaiting a double treat on Sunday. :) =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:20, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

A highly suitable appointment - I'm sure you'll hit the right note. --RobertG ♬ talk 18:10, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Congrats on your ARBitration appointment! Though some have bemoaned the appointment as ARBitrary, I'm sure you'll wield your ARBalest of power well. (Will you run for re-election, I wonder, or accept an ARBituary at the end of the year?) We all wish you ARBest. – Quadell ^(talk) 19:48, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Not sure which to congratulate you on more, this or your Limerick on Geogre's talk page. So much talent under a single hat. Filiocht | The kettle's on 10:51, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Seriously, though; you really should run for the ArbCom elections, too. I'd vote for you. Filiocht | The kettle's on 12:22, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Can I jump on the bandwagon? Paul August ☎ 15:57, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your support on my RfA!

Thanks for your support of my adminship!! I was surprised at the turnout and support I got! If you ever have any issues with any of my actions, please notify me on my talk page! Thanks again! Ryan Norton ^{T | @ | C} 04:19, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

ArbCom elections

Hello, Mindspillage. Congrats on your recent appointment to the ArbCom! The Committee has just added another excellent member. Anyways, in case you haven't noticed, I'm writing a special series on the upcoming 2005 ArbCom elections for The Wikipedia Signpost. In the October 17 issue (next Monday), we will be profiling the current ArbCom members. Your appointment and Kelly Martin's appoinment caught me off guard, I have to admit: I had already given all the current ArbCom members some time to answer some of my questions. In addition, I understand that you've just been appointed and haven't had much time to form an insider's opinion of the ArbCom. Nevertheless, I hope you are willing to tell us how you feel about the ArbCom. I've tried my best to give you the same questions as I gave the other Arbitrators, but I've modified some of them slightly. Thus, I hope you don't mind answering a few questions. Many thanks!

1. Do you plan to run for re-election this year? Why or why not?
2. How do you feel about being appointed to serve on the ArbCom?
3. Right now, what do you think are the strengths of the ArbCom?
4. Weaknesses?
5. If you could change anything, what would you change? Why?
6. If you could say one thing to the current ArbCom candidates, what would you say, and why?
7. Do you think your job will be easy? Hard? Explain.
8. Do you feel that the ArbCom is appreciated by the community? If not, how do you think that could be changed?
9. What do you think will be the most frustrating thing about being on the ArbCom? Enjoyable?
10. Any other thoughts regarding your appoinment?

I hope you didn't mind me bombarding with you with questions; by no means feel obligated to answer all (or any) of them. Thanks for serving Wikipedia, and for taking your time to help a Signpost reporter! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | W_S 14:03, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi Mindspillage. Thanks a lot for your support in my attempt to avoid getting banned. Really appreciated :) Ze miguel 16:55, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Please vote on list of lists, a featured list candidate

Please vote at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of lists of mathematical topics. Michael Hardy 20:55, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Quartet for 4 violas, complete with an "A" harmonic at the end!

Hi Mindspillage. I wonder if you could tell me how you created that music file with 4 violas? I am interested in creating a certain Wikipedia:WikiProject GFDL Music on Wikipedia, and was wondering if you would be interested in helping out. Nothing as been set in stone, but there seems to be some interest in this (see the bottom of my talk page). Perhaps we can try and put together Eine Kleine Nachtmusik for Wikipedia? --HappyCamper 00:33, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Signpost

Mindspillage, I hate to rush you, especially with the short notice I gave you, but I'd really appreciate it if you were planning to answer any of those questions that you gave them to me as soon as possible, preferably by tomorrow. The Signpost article has to be turned in to our editor by 8pm Sunday (our time), and does require time to write, so I'd greatly appreciate it if you gave me your thoughts soon. Of course, I understand that you are busy; however, it would be greatly appreciated if you could answer some of those questions for The Signpost. Many thanks; I would be forever indebted to you :-).Congrats once again! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | W_S 00:46, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Many thanks! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | W_S 14:56, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Kat Walsh

You are truly one of the best administrators in Wiki, whom I admire for her intellect. I hope that you have a wonderful birthday. Tony the Marine 02:34, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Oi Kat, happy b'day! Its party time!!!! =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:55, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Please do have a very happy birthday. I'd have said this on IRC, but I just found out, and I'm on campus at the moment. Pakaran 17:21, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

User:Jenmoa/birthday --User:Jenmoa 17:31, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Happy birthday! Andre (talk) 21:23, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Tampa Tribune

Nice little mention in today's issue, eh? Congrats. Keep up the good work 'round this here place. Cheers. --Lord Voldemort ^{(Dark Mark)} 18:21, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

The Signpost

Hello, Mindspillage! I just wanted to deliver this week's issue of The Wikipedia Signpost, which features the current ArbCom, directly to your front door. :-) Also, if you wish to read your fellow Arbitrators' full and unabridged responses, you can find them here. Thanks again for all your help! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | W_S 21:14, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

P.S. I think I may be late for the party, but happy birthday anyways!

AfD on St. Joseph's Secondary School

Hey, I have a few thousands articles with ghost links from changed templates that I am null editing to fix. However, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. Joseph's Secondary School contains a hardlink to Category:British railway stations in the discussion, do you think it would be a problem if I changed the link to the new category name Category:Railway stations in the United Kingdom, since it basically is the same category referenced in the format of the discussion? I would normally just delete the category and leave the redlink on the archived AfD, but I have the issue of all of these other articles that need to be null edited, and it would take forever by hand, so there is no way for me to tell my bot to ignore the AfD page. Thanks. «»Who?¿?^meta 06:57, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

RFA

Mindspillage, thanks for your constructive comments on my RFA. If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask. See you around. —thames 18:35, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Request

Hi Kat, I need a favor. Could serve as a mediator in the Talk Page of Miguel Piñero? There is a user that insists on deleting information that I believe are esscential to the article. I repesect your opinion and maybe you can talk to that person. Thank you. Tony the Marine 21:52, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Thank you, Kat. I did what you recomended could you please take a look again and tell me what you think? Tony the Marine 23:55, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

You're right, thank you for unblocking him. I thought I was doing it the proper way, believing that he had violated the three revert rule. I now realize my dumb mistake. However, I would like to know if with the changes I made (some that he suggested from the beginning) if the article seems O.K. now and we can reach a compremise. Tony the Marine 03:35, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Thank You

I have declared the dispute officially over since Dali and I came to a friendly understanding and shoke cyber-hands in friendship. I would like to thank you for serving as mediator. I asked you to do it because I know that you do not take sides. You are a very fair person. Take care Tony the Marine 00:01, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Happy birthday!

I just went to thank User:Jenmoa for the birthday cake, and found your birthday is right after mine. Happy birthday, belated! ‣ᓛᖁᑐ 02:19, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Oh, suuuuure!

Darn you, Kat! There I was with a perfect example of how eventualism fails, and you go and start working on it. (I'm delighted that it's getting improved, but I'm sorry to see my favorite counter-argument go. You've got to admit that two years is a long, long time for "eventually" and a poet who shows up in every Southern Literature class in every college in the world.) Geogre 13:43, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Blocked User

Hi you blocked User talk:Pazuzu413 on the 18th Sept. for uploading images without source. I spent ages tagging their images (many which have now been deleted) and posted messages on their user page which they deleted. I now think that that account was a sock puppet of User talk:The Belgain as they have the same behaviour and both interest in French subjects. Also User talk:The Belgain updated the copyright tag (incorrectly) of Image:Scottevil.jpg which was uploaded by User talk:Pazuzu413, and when I removed an unsourced image on the Daniel Day-Lewis page uploaded by Pazuzu it was almost immediately replaced with another unsourced image by The Belgain. I have listed all their unsourced images on Belgains talk page, is there a easy way to mark these all these as no source as I can't be bothered to do it after last time. Arniep 17:49, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Hi I think it is pretty sure these people are the same as they both stopped contributing on the 26th (or likely have another account they switched to). They continued to upload fair use violations or badly tagged images after 24th-26th (Special:Contributions/The_Belgain, Special:Contributions/Pazuzu413 so a ban would be appreciated, I am going to try and ifd or csd their images. Thanks Arniep 00:00, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Article rescue contest

I'll start judging the articles when I get some spare time. Can I have your opinion as well? Please ask the other judges for their input as well if you have more time on your hands than me. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:22, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Mário

Thanks for your kind words. I was glad to notice that you're working on Ransom. What a nut he was.

Antichrist, playing his lissome flute and merry

As was his wont, debouched upon the plain. . .

—Chick Bowen 16:47, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Thank you

Greetings! I hope you’re well. I would like to thank you for declining my request for arbitration and accept ArbComm’s decision unequivocally. Your decision, after all, demonstrates the validity – or not – of both my and Chris Bennett’s positions, while supporting neither, and the importance in Wp that users can diametrically differ yet still continue to grow Wikipedia. What was mildly irksome was how Arbs Fred Bauder and Kelly Martin characterised their decisions (particularly before CB submitted his statement), not the decisions themselves: as neutral third-party arbitrators, there is an expectation to not be diminutive and offer more indifferent or no commentary, as you and The Epopt have done.

As I’ve stated, I believe my decision to RfArb was and is correct but was not taken lightly: I opted for a “nuclear” option as I believe CBs behaviour required it, was escalatory, and would not change with other modes of resolution; I am familiar with them and garnering positive results. I am a paragon of neither virtue nor linguistics, and am not faultless. As I hope my long contribution history demonstrates, however, I’m not a “bully”, “racist”, or unilateral in nature (as CB has characterised me), having constructively worked with others to help enhance this ingenious project of community.

I will disengage from CB until the Big Crunch (if this event occurs, given current theory) and hereafter exercise more caution when discussing fallacious user decisions in the first place.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you again for your consideration; take care!

Yours sincerely,

E Pluribus Anthony 04:14, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Your message

Thank you for your message. I'm sorry, but having been held up to ridicule puclicly, I won't be staying. I've never ever experienced anything like it. And it's all so personal, too. I don't work that hard for nothing to then have shit thrown at me from every angle. So Wikipedia will lose me, and I'm so angry about it that I'm more likely to bag it long and hard on the net from the outside. That would be to return a fraction of the vindictiveness I've endured over the last four days.

In particular, I've lost confidence in the FA procedure: I was struck by the slackness of the procedure, which is why I've laboured to improve the guidelines and the way in which they're implemented. The fact that my execution is based on my objection to the promotion of a seriously substandard article is just more salt in the wound. Why would I stay after that?

The pity is that had Redwolf not (kindly) nominated me, I'd still be here, beavering away to make WP a better thing, probably in the long term. Now, the opposite will happen. I'm extremely upset and bitter about it.

Tony 03:33, 29 October 2005 (UTC)