User talk:FlyingLeopard2014/Archives/2007/08

Doppelganger

Took care of your doppelganger per your request.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 01:58, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the barnstar! Hopefully those vandals don't come back. Have a good day! :) --_{Hdt83 Chat} 00:59, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Welcome back

Good to see you back with us again, how was your trip? Trusilver 01:00, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Thansk

...for the barnstar, NHRHS; appreciate that. Keep up the good work yourself!  :)Antandrus (talk) 14:19, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Geography of NJ COTW

I've nominated Geography of New Jersey for the article improvement drive. Support would be great for it. --ZeWrestler ^Talk 22:11, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

• thanks --ZeWrestler ^Talk 22:20, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

You deleted my entries for under Alpha Chi Rho notable alumni, and accused me of vandalism, and I feel you have overstepped you boundaries. Calling my entries "vandalism" is subjective, I feel I listed very notable and important members of my fraternity. Just because one is not a politician or lawyer does not make one not notable. Please take note and be more open minded for future reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.242.132.51 (talk • contribs)

"Idiotic"

I posted on someone's talk page telling them not to call me idiotic, because they changed one of my edits calling it "idiotic". Yet you don't seem to bother about that.... 82.35.59.204 03:43, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

sorry about that i got mixed up--Marty111 02:19, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Kate McAuliffe vandal

I have just the solution for you... MediaWiki:Usernameblacklist. MER-C 10:20, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

I can't edit the Username Blacklist. It is fully protected. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 16:32, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Who is Kate McAuliffe? She doesn't show up on google as someone famous. I don't think she's an administrator here. Was she someone at your school? Juanita Hodges 04:44, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Kate McAuliffe is a girl which some vandal is obsessed with so he used her name on Wikipedia to create massive sockpuppets on Wikipedia. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 16:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

re Randomkid17

No problem. Since it was a very new account (I didn't bother checking if there were Randomkid's 1 - 16) I blocked for a very short time - 3 hours, enough to bore a troll but short to not discourage a new user - with a message that they were welcome to resume editing useful stuff after the block. If they renew the trolling of your or other pages put them back up at AIV - I will have retired for the night by then. Note this block if you report again. Cheers. LessHeard vanU 23:26, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

7000 edits

Congratulations on amassing 7000 edits. Pretty soon you'll reach 100000 edits! Keep up the good work and happy editing. :) --_{Hdt83 Chat} 23:50, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thanks for the barnstar! -- Rick Block (talk) 00:13, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:Reverting vandalism on your userpage

I'm sorry that I didn't thank you sooner. Thank you for reverting vandalism off my userpage. Your revert was a great help, really. Sometimes I forget to thank people who revert vandalism on my userpage as most likely I'm warning the vandal about vandalising a different article/reporting the vandal. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I know there's probably a long list of people who I've forgetten to thank since I joined wikipedia. AngelOfSadness talk 15:32, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:Come take a look at this

Cheers for the barnstar. Yay. Thank you so much. I saw the vandal posting that message on your talkpage. At least his comment was amusing. Very few vandals have a sense of humour. Thanks again. Oh and a very belated delivery by the looks of it:

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For reverting vandalism off my user page and for dealing with vandalism on a daily basis AngelOfSadness talk 22:02, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

• Thanks, and you're welcome. :) Acalamari 22:35, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page. =) -- Gogo Dodo 23:03, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Adminship

Personally I think you're a pretty good user, I don't think you would abuse the tools, so how abou it? Cheers,JetLover 01:57, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I'll fill out the RFA form! Cheers,JetLover 01:59, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Go ahead and answer the questions here. Cheers,JetLover 02:05, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I would like to suggest you give longer answers, because that can often shoot down a candidate. Cheers,JetLover 02:12, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Good now. Cheers,JetLover 02:26, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Also, there is a place on the page where you are supposed to sign. Cheers,JetLover 02:34, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

RFA

Wotcha. I wouldn't use edit summaries like this as it won't help your cause. I know how horrible RFA is, particularly when the opposes come in. It's frustrating because you know you won't do anything silly with the tools, it's just convincing everyone else. I orginally opposed but re-read my comments and moved to Neutral. Please remember that 99% of people at RFA are honestly assesing how they feel about a candidate, and aren't opposing for reasons of malice or anything. Keep you chin up! Very Best Wishes. Pedro |  Chat  09:35, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Hiya. If it fails you can re-apply whenever you feel ready. There is no specific timescale, but in my experience it is best to leave a minimum of two months between RFA's and ideally probably three. I have seen many RFA's fail simply because a user has reapplied quickly, making them seem "over eager" for the tools. A few words of unasked for advice. My RFA failed (well, I pulled it as a major area of procedure was highlighted to me that I wasn't following) and a lot of the issues behind the opposers was a lack of article building. Now at the time my main interest was vandal fighting, and I really thought article building was not for me. But then I thought - well, let's give it a go - not for reasons of getting the admin buttons, just to try it. And guess what - I now have two DYK articles that were featured on the main page! It's nothing compared to a lot of other article writers (it's pretty insignificant in the scheme of things) but it certainly did help me understand better the "big picture". You do need a small amount of experience in actual writing to understand fully things like CSD and XFD. My suggestion - pick a topic you really find interesting and see what you can do to either create an article or expand one. It will no doubt help you achieve the aim of getting the admin buttons, but more importantly is fun and helps one understand the project more fully (well it did for me!) I hope that helps. Pedro |  Chat  09:55, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I got your message. I feel hurt by Lucid because he did strong oppose on me, and said that my English is poor. Looks like Ludid doesn't even want me to be an admin. I live in the USA, and I knew English since I was very little. Is my English good? NHRHS2010 ^Talk 09:58, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Try I got your message. I feel hurt by Lucid because he did strongly oppose on me, and said that my English is poor. It Looks like Lucid doesn't even want me to be an admin. I live in the USA, and I know (have spoken) English since I was very little. Is my English good?

So to answer your question - it is a bit weak, but I don't see that in itself to be a bar to adminiship. This is .en wikipedia so the ability (particularly for an admin) to communicate clearly in English is important, but it is not the only factor by a long way. By the way - I have interacted with Lucid regularly and I have to be honest - he is a great wikipedian and would never oppose from malice or because he "doesn't want someone" to be an admin. Please don't think ill of him for opposing - he would not do it with a light heart.Pedro |  Chat  10:09, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you Pedro. I don't find having perfect English is terribly important, my English isn't the greatest itself, but combined with other things it gave me concerns about your abilities to communicate with other editors. I have nothing against you on a personal note, and I certainly don't hate you, I just don't feel comfortable with you being an admin right now, you have a lot of things to work on. A bit of advice though, you're taking this way too personally and making too big a deal out of it. People don't want to see that in a candidate, it makes them think that they might be a bit too immature for the mop, and they think it has something special for them. --lucid 22:41, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Lucid was nice when he was named L. Since his usurp he's gotten a bit..., well, he opposes regularly and likes deleting. He's a great wikipedian though--Pheonix15 13:01, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't know why, but I found this very funny. Probably because I've only actually given an opinion on like two *fDs since the change, or maybe because I've heard from a lot of people that the RFAs we've had lately (with a notable exception or two) have been mediocre at best. Still, it's not even been two weeks yet, I don't really see where you drew that conclusion from, lol. I do want to make it clear though that I don't like opposing or deleting, it always gives me the feeling that someone is going to be angry at me for it. Anyway, I do appreciate the complement :p --lucid 22:41, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about your Rfa. The main reason why it failed was mostly because there wasn't enough participation in other parts of Wikipedia besides vandal-fighting. I hope that you aren't too depressed over this. What Pedro said above pretty much sums it up, get involved in other parts of Wikipedia and you'll gain support after a few months. You should still keep up the good work you have done and hopefully you'll do better next time. Good luck, --Hdt83 ^Chat 19:25, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Admin coaching

It looks like your RFA is going to fail. You might want to look at the Virtual classroom where you can be taught to be an admin. I am currently a student there. If you want the training you can ask The Transhumanist on his talk page--Pheonix15 13:41, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry you pulled your RFA but it was probably wise. The kind offer above would help you no end. I am always happy to help if I can as well - my talk page is always open to dedicated editors like yourself (well, and anyone else really ! :). Pedro |  Chat  15:41, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

You are not "alone". Many editrs of great quality have failed at RFA. Please do not give up hope. Your contributions here are deeply valued. Pedro |  Chat  19:21, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Signature

Your signature is very large. I suggest you reduce it to the same size as everyone elses so it isn't so disruptive. -- John Reaves 21:54, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Try this out: [[User:NHRHS2010|<font color="red" face="papyrus" size="1">'''NHRHS2010'''</font>]][[User talk:NHRHS2010|^{<small><font color= "black">''' Talk '''</font></small>}]]

which will produce:

NHRHS2010 ^Talk

~ Wikihermit 22:18, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, much better. Thanks. -- John Reaves 01:53, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Bergen County transportation

Remebering our requirement to include sources, where are you obtaining information on roads and NJTransit bus service? Alansohn 14:44, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Road atlases as sources?

Does a road atlas count as sources? I am using a road atlas to see which roads travel through each town in Bergen County. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 19:45, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

• No reason you can't, but be careful that road atlases are often not very reliable in showing municipal boundaries. When in doubt, check out the straight line diagrams that are used as sources for all of the state and county roads. Alansohn 20:05, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

7500th Edit

Good job, man. And no, this isn't Luna Santin. AR Argon 03:03, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Congrats on getting 7500 edits. :D --Hdt83 ^Chat 04:42, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Definition of nonsense & Genderfuck AfD

Compare the genderfuck article with the definition of WP:NONSENSE, it's not "nonsense". Also note Wikipedia is not censored, it's an encyclopedia and includes articles on "bad words", especially those used by learned grown-ups. Pete.Hurd 14:27, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Adminship

Hi there; I am answering the question which you posed to Trusilver; as you know, there is no privacy in wikipedia and we did discuss this earlier.

I am happy to nominate you for Admin whenever you wish. You have been here long enough, and 7,500+ edits is more than enough. Your wikitalk count, which I mentioned before, is very low and remains your only weak point. But even with that, assuming that you have no blocks which I have not found, you should be ok. If you would like to wait for Trusilver to nominate, then OK. But I may carry a tad more weight than he does. --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 21:49, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Oops. Just found your RfA of two days ago. OK, I should have looked first. My bad. You will have to leave it for about six-eight weeks now; when you want to go for it, let me know. --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 21:53, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Nothing personal against your nominator, but being nominated by an admin of longer standing can be useful. --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 21:56, 31 August 2007 (UTC)