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Hi Reaper Eternal,

We crossed wiki-paths (if such a word exists!) recently, so I thought that I'd ask you for some wiki help. I've made several errors in vandal-reverting recently on Huggle, so is there any advice that you could give me to become more accurate at it? I don't want my rollback rights removed, but I would like to continue using Huggle as a primary editing tool. Thanks, Metricopolus (talk) 02:33, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) When in doubt, don't revert. --Σ ^talk_contribs 02:56, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Well, the simple solution is to go slower. Take the time to look at each edit and evaluate: "Was this done maliciously?" Remember that vandalism is narrowly defined as edits deliberately designed to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. Usually, this takes the form of the addition of random obscenities to an article. However, some vandalism is the blanking of a page. Before you restore the page, check to make certain that there was no libel or copyright infringement on it—sometimes IPs and new users blank pages because that type of problem content is on them. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:24, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Virginia Map

To make File:Virginia Locator Map.PNG, I started with this map. I cropped it in the standard way (it is one of a series of 49 state locator maps I made) and changed all the colors to again follow the standard color scheme for these maps. For larger states I would have to stitch together more than one such Census map, but I do not htink I had to do that for Virginia. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 03:32, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Somebody had made a derivative work based on yours, and I was trying to figure out if they could release it as {{pd-self}}. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:25, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks - just curious as to what the the derivative work is. For an example of another map with many derivative works see File:Illinois Locator Map.PNG. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 17:02, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

File:VaFrontier.jpg is the image I was referring to. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:04, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Kennet and Avon Canal FAC

Thanks for your comments about the Kennet and Avon Canal at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Kennet and Avon Canal/archive2. I believe they have been addressed and it would be great if you had time to take another look.— Rod ^talk 12:14, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for addressing those issues. I believe I can now support the article. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:24, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Great - could you put it on the FAC page as well?— Rod ^talk 12:49, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

I will, I just found a couple more issues that need clearing up. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:06, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Cries

You got me excited :( lol (In reference to "Make It Happen")--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 04:43, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Don't worry, I'll copyedit "Make It Happen" next! :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:23, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Alright! I'm on it now! It may take me a couple days, though. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:23, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Didn't see your message! Thanks very much! :) Don't worry, take your time! :D--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 01:09, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

I think I'm done now. Sorry for taking so long, but between juggling an RFA and a reviewing an FAC, its been busy. Good luck with the GAN! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:36, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much RE :) I appreciate it very much!--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 18:39, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Rollback

Regarding this, why did you request rollback for someone without telling the user about it? --Σ ^talk_contribs 21:11, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

It felt that he could be trusted with rollback, but Fastily mentioned that if users want rollback, they need to ask for themselves. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:56, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

It would've been courteous to have at least let the user know that you were requesting rollback for them. --Σ ^talk_contribs 00:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Well I know I'm not the only admin who's been known to grant rollback out of the blue, and about 3,000 editors were given the reviewer permission when the PC trial started. It's just one button, so it's not really a big deal. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:55, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Proposed community ban

See WP:Administrators' noticeboard#Proposed community ban of User:WCGSOldBoy. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 05:47, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Wasn't he and his sock drawer blocked like 50 times? --Σ ^talk_contribs 05:49, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

• Σ, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/WCGSOldBoy, he's back with a vengeance. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 05:52, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Do we really need a community ban in order to rollback personal attacks and vandalism? This just gives vandals the widespread notoriety they crave. Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:24, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Hiya

Hey Reaper! How are you? I was wondering if you could take a quick peep at Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (it's at FAC). If you're too busy I completely understand, especially with your RFA at the moment. (Good luck with that by the way!) —Andrew_stalk 00:47, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Concerns

Hey Reaper, do you have any sort of response to the concerns I had about your answer to Question 6? Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:52, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Since you have requested my comment, I have replied. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:33, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

I have asked what may seem an intrusive question at your RfA. I have little doubt the issue is trivial (perhaps you even intended to be humorous?) but better safe than sorry. Sincerely, Ben MacDui 09:24, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

I don't mind the question, and I have responded to your concerns. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:26, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Could you stop beating me at reverting vandalism please? I want a turn. Also, stop making me laugh. You should know better. ;) MJ94 (talk) 18:08, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:50, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

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Good luck with the RFA

Looks like it's going to succeed. I did support you. I've met you before and you were very friendly in communicating. Good luck. –BuickCenturyDriver 01:02, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Maybe a future RFA from you will be successful too! Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:25, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. –BuickCenturyDriver 01:45, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: Manzanilla, Trinidad and Tobago

Hello Reaper Eternal, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Manzanilla, Trinidad and Tobago, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: There will be sufficient context to identify the article when I'm done editing it. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. --Σ ^talk_contribs 02:13, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

I would just like to point out that reading the template might be a good idea, since this doesn't make sense. You are warning me that I need to read WP:CSD before tagging further pages, yet you acknowledge that it doesn't have any context and thus my tag was correct. Cheers anyway. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:21, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

WP:CSDH does it automatically, as a note. --Σ ^talk_contribs 02:25, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, you can uncheck either the "notify tagger" or "use newbie message" boxes, both of which you had checked. At least unchecking the "use newbie message" box doesn't use the condescending template above; it just notifies the tagger of the tag's removal. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:27, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

I can't be bothered to uncheck the boxes, similarly to you not putting another sentence on that page. :P --Σ ^talk_contribs 02:35, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

You will not be bothered by newbie templates anymore. --Σ ^talk_contribs 02:58, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you kindly

	Thank you for your support
	Thank you very much for your support on my RfA. I shall endeavor to meet your and the community's expectations as an admin. And, if I may without causing any jinxing, congratulations on your certain to succeed RfA as well. Qwyrxian (talk) 07:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! I was glad to support. Only two more days in my RFA, so thank you for your support too. :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:09, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Lawrence kaptein

Hi Reaper, just saw that you had dropped a welcome note on the above editor's talk page while I was scratching my head about their contribution, which consists of one block edit to the Lawrence Kaptein article. Given the editor's chosen name and the lack of cites in the article, do you think that there could be a breach of WP:AUTO here? Thanks danno 19:47, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I created his account due to a request on WP:ACC. (See this log entry.) I dropped the welcome message on there when I created the account.

I agree, there probably is a bit of an autobiography here. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:54, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

That makes sense, thanks! danno 19:57, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Request for Help

Hi Reaper. Major wikipedia n00b here trying to learn the lay of the land. You tagged my article Brian R. McClure questioning neutrality and needing more citations. I have not removed said tag, have tweaked the article to meet the request to the best of my ability, but I would really appreciate some guidance on how things work. For example, there are no notes on the talk page from you on the article. I'm amazed I even found my way here to your talk page and am crossing my fingers that I am doing it right. Anyway, there are limited primary sources on Mr. McClure, despite his very large following as a leader in the fastest growing independently owned company in America. In the next few weeks I hope that there is more earned media to cite and we are working to fix that, but I would like the page ready before he receives the top Ambit earner award for the fourth year. Any advice you can offer to bring the article up to snuff would be much appreciated. BTW, I see that you are up for administrator. n00b or not I can tell that's a big deal around here, so good luck! ShannonAronin (talk) 21:52, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Hello, I tagged your article as having point-of-view problems because its phrasing is overly promotional. For example, "Brian R. McClure has leveraged the marketing prowess that has brought him remarkable business success to support several charities he cares deeply about. His passion for business is dwarfed by his affinity for community service" is highly promotional. It could be better phrased as something like "Brian R. McClure supports multiple charities with the proceeds from his business endeavors." This has another benefit of being more concise. (Of course, that particular rewrite only applies if it is true!)

I added the "sources needed" tag because much of the information in the article is unsourced. Wikipedia's policy is that all articles need reliable sources to back up the claims made, and there are whole paragraphs in your article that are unreferenced. One final note to make is that adding external links in the body of the article is normally seen to be a sign of advertising, and all those links to the individual charities are unneeded. It would be better to add a reference for each one.

I'm always happy to help, and I don't mind taking a look over your article again after you clean up the issues. Thanks for the encouragement about the adminship! Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:04, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Fantastic, these fixes are not too hard. I did find some more articles to cite so hopefully that helps, and I had no idea about the external links in the body! Thank you for your help. I'll get back to work on it tomorrow and get it cleaned up. Thanks again! ShannonAronin (talk) 23:54, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Reaper. I made the changes you discussed and even more beyond that. Hopefully it is now up to wikipedia standards. I did remove the flags from you, I hope that's ok. Here is the page again if you want to look. Brian R. McClure Thanks again for the help! ShannonAronin (talk) 16:32, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Sorrry for my pointy neutral !vote

My neutral vote on your RFA was against my better judgement. I knew when I saw your RFA that you would make a great admin and I have realized that the only reason I had a neutral !vote was so that I could let it be known that I disagreed with your response. Regardless of my opinion on that question, I know you will be an excellent user of the admin tools and I would like you to know that you have my complete support. Happy editing, Ryan Vesey Review me! 22:39, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

That's OK! Thanks for the support! :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:08, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Golden Dawn (Greece)

There is a mass of vandalism occurring at the page right now, which either the result of sockpuppetry or a raid. I am issuing one-warning only because the vandalism between IPs (and the one user, Vidopoulos) is flagrantly obvious and essentially the same from vandal to vandal. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 22:57, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

File a request at WP:RFPP and let an admin protect the page. In the meantime, just keep rolling the edits back, because it is probably a 4chan raid. Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:10, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Already done and done. Will keep a lookout. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 23:15, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

OMG U DELETED MY WIKI PAGE

I'm first! --Σ ^talk_contribs 07:26, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Can U ban yser Σ he has a patturn on tenndensius tendinshess tententus bad editing also he smells bad Can I have A Playstation 3 and a new bike and another nobile phone I promiss I womt lose it again for Christmas Thank you Santa LOLOL K Bye--Shirt58's "Inner Child" (talk) 08:56, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Hahaha! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:55, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

David Goodwillie

Could you replace the protection template on this article because vandalism has become ridiculous since it was removed. Monkeymanman (talk) 11:04, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, the protection template doesn't protect the article. It just puts the little lock icon in the upper-right corner, signifying that the article is protected. You'll need to file a WP:RFPP request to get the page actually protected. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 11:49, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Congrats

Well done on becoming an admin. Very well deserved, and I'm sure you'll be a fine one at that.:)--Tærkast (Discuss) 13:15, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:20, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Beat Xeno

Saw your RFA closed a few minutes ago even though Xeno hasn't made it here yet. Congrats! 133 unanimous supports, that's gotta be a record.--v/r - TP 13:15, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! I figured out I must have just been promoted because I went to tag a page for speedy deletion and it disappeared! About made me jump out of my skin! :O Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:17, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Go tag the main page, see what happens. Trust me, everyone does it.--v/r - TP 13:20, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Did you know you can't actually delete Wikipedia:New admin school/Deleting/delete anymore due to 'bigdelete'? LOL. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:45, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Ironic! Fixed. –xeno^talk 13:52, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

You are now an administrator

Congratulations on a strong showing at your recent (unopposed!) RFA. I've done the needful, and you should be seeing some new buttons now. Feel free to let me know if I can be of any assistance. Happy adminning, –xeno^talk 13:16, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! As I mentioned just above, you startled me by flipping the bit first! :P Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:19, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Heh. These old bones, they don't move as fast as they used to. –xeno^talk 13:20, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Plip!

• To keep you from getting megalomania, please take this sardine with care. Congrats, best and out. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 13:41, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Mwuahahaahaa!! Rouge admin promoted! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:44, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

• Although I did not participate in your RFA, I just thought I'd stop by, Reaper Eternal, to extend my very best congratulations on your RFA; you'll do wonderfully! You had more supports in your first day than I had in a week! That's impressive! Good luck very best regards, Tyrol5 [Talk] 13:47, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:48, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Congrats from me too! -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\^{[alternative account of Phantomsteve]} 15:18, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:44, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

I can't remember the last time I congratulated someone on a successful RfA. Hm. Congrats :) -FASTILY ^(TALK) 18:35, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:23, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Congrats :¬) Chaosdruid (talk) 19:30, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm going to be original and tell you: ¡Felicitaciones! ;P  Diego  talk  21:13, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

I want to say also congrats to this. Celebrate this ;) mabdul 23:38, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Just wanted to add my congrats on your RfA. I've been very impressed with your work and it seems the community has also since you didn't receive a single oppose. Great job. - Hydroxonium (T•C•V) 05:36, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

I'll just drop my belated congrats here; I intended to place my support at the last minute, but I overslept by two hours. :/ Good luck with the mop! --Dylan620 ^{(I'm all ears)} 20:47, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

This is empty

I'm very disappointed in you. You are just like a politician. Broken promises, broken promises.... :) Ryan Vesey Review me! 13:47, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Hehe! Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:08, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Hmmm maybe I should indefinite block you when I'm next logged on at home :p -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\^{[alternative account of Phantomsteve]} 18:01, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Deleting pages already!

It took me almost 48 hours before I got to my first page deletion. Congrats (on passing RfA, not the deletion). Qwyrxian (talk) 14:04, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:09, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

I deleted my userpage once I got the bit just to see how it worked. Anyway, congratulations. I told you you'd make a good admin. ;) You know where I am if you need anything. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:31, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll definitely ask if I need help! ;) Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:44, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your help

	Thanks
	Thank you for your help with the review of the Kennet and Avon Canal at FAC, which has just been promoted. — Rod talk 14:46, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

help

that user noq who put the article Christopher Lynn up for deletion is trying to delete it again, can you help me because this isn't the first time he has done this, he has done it with my other article Connswater and won't leave me alone. EastBelfastBoy (talk) 15:49, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

You need to add reliable sources to the article to demonstrate that it passes WP:ANYBIO. I hope you are not sockpuppeting on the AFD. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:45, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Goodbye. We don't need page-move vandals around. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:34, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Deleted page

hey , i wanted to know why the page wincere was deleted, i had modeled it same to same on the likes of the ZS Associates page. what was wrong with that page?? please let me know — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anmol.koul (talk • contribs) 17:36, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

There was nothing wrong with the formatting of your page (that was just fine, and it is also not a reason to delete a page). However, I deleted you page because you did not indicate the importance of the company. If you think you can add sufficient reliable sources so that the article passes WP:CORP, I can move the page into a userspace draft for you to continue working on. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:41, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks man, that would be just great. the company is still in a nascent stage so that much coverage is not there, still i will look for it and get back to you. Anmol.koul (talk) 17:46, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

IRC

Could you stop by IRC and ping me please? That would be great. -- DQ (t) (e) 17:47, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome!

Very much appreciated. I would one day like to figure out how to pimp out my user page and talk page like yours but I'll have to ask you those sorts of questions once I'm a more experienced Wikipedian. What a great community :) Please let me know if I should normally respond to messages on my own talk page or somewhere else I haven't thought of.

Chursaner (talk) 18:27, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

You're very welcome! :) Typically, it is best to respond to messages people leave on your talk page just beneath them (like I am doing here) as that keeps the discussion in one place. When you leave a message on somebody else's talk page, they will usually respond there, so you will have to check back to see if they have responded. Some people like me will occasionally leave a {{talkback}} template on your talk page to let you know I have replied here. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:32, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Main page deletion and other

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I'm surprised nobody gave this to you yet.

	⚖ Enchanted T-Shirt Uniform of the Janitorial Cabal ⚖
	Good job. I'm sure you will use it well. Don't forget, the shirt will turn blue when there's a heavy CSD backlog. --Σ talkcontribs 18:52, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:34, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Nice to see you wielding the shiny new mop

Thanks for the quick block on User:EastBelfastBoy. If I can be helpful, feel free to call on me. BusterD (talk) 19:58, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:33, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

SPI

Re. Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/EastBelfastBoy, should look to make sure the CU's signature is there before you issue the blocks ;) Might prove to be beneficial information. :) -- DQ (t) (e) 20:25, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Oops, missed that! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:33, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations!

- on your magnificent move to the LoNBG! Proves once again that for candidates of the right calibre, RfA is not broken - just wish more like you would pluck up the courage. I haven't got much to offer in my vector.js collection, but feel free to raid my heavy toolbox :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 22:33, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:01, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Right on

Nice block. BTW, congrats! Drmies (talk) 00:59, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:01, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Long term vandalism/sockpuppetry on Pepsi

• Hello RE, could I ask you to watchlist Pepsi? The article page has been the subject of persistent vandalism and sockpuppetry for quite some time now. Thanks. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 01:05, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Here's a toast to your successful RfA! jsfouche ☽☾Talk 01:07, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks and congrats

Thanks for taking care of that vandalism on my user page for me. Also congrats on the recent adminship! I have seen you around fighting vandalism for a while and I know you will do a great job. –CWenger (^ • @) 02:41, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:33, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Automobilia

You declined a G7 speedy at Talk:Automobilia restoring it with a Wikiproject Literature banner instead. The nain article, however, is about second-hand car memorabilia (wheels, Hood(?) ornaments, horns etc.). The banner and the contents of the article seemed poorly aligned. In case this is a subtle joke, way over my head, I haven't yet removed the banner but would be happy to do so if this is a misconstruance. Regards  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   08:38, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I was looking for a "WikiProject Neologisms", and that was the closest I could find. The article itself should probably be sent to AFD as not notable anyway. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:34, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Santhosh Pandit (2nd nomination)

Hello, there was a bundled article Krishnanum Radhayum on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Santhosh Pandit (2nd nomination), could you include that in deletion please? Thanks, Gurt Posh (talk) 12:44, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Whoops, sorry, I was using Mr.Z-Man's script to close the AFD, and forgot to delete the second article. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:50, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Look over my non-admin close?

Do you mind giving uninvolved eyes to this process: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fred Moosally? I've already done one close today and this is my second. The first was not complex, but I'd like an opinion on my rationale and my process in this more complicated procedure. BusterD (talk) 13:01, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

I'd encourage you to not close contentious AFDs, especially ones where the office is getting involved. I'm not really the admin to ask about AFDs anyway; try Postdlf (talk · contribs) or Ron Ritzman (talk · contribs). Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:31, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Wise counsel. Thanks for looking. Didn't want to stub my toe on so serious a subject. BusterD (talk) 19:17, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Hurrah!

Another admin to help out at RPP :) Well done on the RfA, glad I managed to get in just in time; don't think I've ever been last !vote before. Anyway, if you need any mopping advice, feel free to drop me a line! GedUK  18:28, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll be sure to ask you if I have any mopping questions! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:33, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Review me?

Sorry for the recent issue we had. I was wondering if you could put that aside and leave some remarks at Wikipedia:Editor review/Ryan Vesey. Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:54, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

I'll try to have a look tonight! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:07, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the help on Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Thank for the help with protecting the page from the edits by Spacejam2. The series of moves had been brought to WikiProject Poland and we did provide a warning to the user. Ajh1492 (talk) 19:06, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

The page is not protected against editing; it is only protected to stop the move-warring. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:07, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

May need full page protection, but we'll see how it goes. Thanks for the indefinite move protection. Ajh1492 (talk) 20:35, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Cali Swag District action

I'm confused by your inaction here: [[1]]. You may still be looking into the issue, but the edit summary makes a pretty compelling case. I know you have a lot to do, and I am sincerely grateful that Wikipedia has someone like you to monitor these things. But a lot of anonymous IP users have seriously damaged and/or vandalized the article and I believe semi-protecting the article is warranted. Thank you for your attention to this matter. (I know your hands are quite full!) AlaskaMike (talk) 19:39, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Heh, I was just dealing with the one above first. I have now Semi-protected for two weeks, so hopefully the vandalism and unsourced additions will die down. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:09, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! I always hope that when I prod/criticize or otherwise try to spur action, I don't come across as attacking. I've looked at your work load and, excuse my "French", but you get a lot of shit done! In this case I was exasperated by the constant vandalism as well as the silly damage to the tables, etc., which I felt had to be deliberate since they weren't changing the data, which would be fair (if verifiable) but removing brackets and the like to make it appear "broken". I always assume good faith, but in these cases its hard. I created this page and watch it closely. Now that I know about you and your function here I will keep you posted. Thanks again,!!! AlaskaMike (talk) 20:25, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

One word

As an Admin I've recently grown to trust and respect, I'd appreciate your opinion. I removed the word "apocryphal" from [[2]]. I thought it had serious neutral point of view issues. Your thoughts? I want to remain neutral myself. AlaskaMike (talk) 20:36, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Page deletion

why you delete my user page?? i hope in my talk. Hentaku La Blue Girl —Preceding undated comment added 23:26, 29 July 2011 (UTC).

I deleted your userpage because it is not a good idea for someone as young as you to give out personal information on the internet. You may wish to read WP:CHILD to help understand the reasons. Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:30, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

I make the page again without information about me Hentaku La Blue Girl I make the page again but i don't have information about me for t Hentaku La Blue Girl

Sockpuppet investigation

So, I arrested a sockpuppet investigation of the four IP's who posted the same thing in your page. Is it possible to do a reverse checkuser and see if any editors use those IP addresses? Ryan Vesey Review me! 23:46, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

It's pointless: It was a banned user using 4chan to launch an attack on my talk page. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:30, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

You're fast.

I tried to block Test1123, but you beat me to it. LadyofShalott 00:23, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Hehe, thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:24, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Omai!

Congrats! I can't believe I missed your RfA! It's good to see another familiar face at RfPP :) —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 11:59am • 01:59, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:40, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

RFPP

On WP:RFPP, instead of replying {{RFPP|s}} for 1 week., you can type {{RFPP|s|1 week}} so you have it in the standard reply format. Just an observation! — Waterfox ^~talk~ 13:58, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

There's a script for that in my monobook.js (and a few other useful things) if you want to have a rummage. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:02, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Ah, thanks to both of you! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:40, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Voivodeships of Poland

Hi, I see you protected Voivodeships of Poland, but I don't think that's necessary - the problem was only with a single editor making inappropriate changes. Could you please reduce it to semiprotection, so the rest of us can make other improvements to the article? Thanks, --Kotniski (talk) 12:36, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

I'm going to unprotect the article, as the edit warrior is now blocked. Anyway, he was autoconfirmed, so semiprotection would have done nothing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:49, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

OK, thanks!--Kotniski (talk) 13:28, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

(Moved from above)

You deleted my pageItalic text Please can you restore my Wiki Page The_Syndicate_Project so that I can save it to my notepad. I spent ages on that for someone. Please. Im begging you :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jordan6316 (talk • contribs) 02:43, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Absolutely not! That included unsourced highly negative information about living people. Additionally, he is almost certainly not notable. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:23, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

(moved from above)

Can you please tell me why you deleted my entry for Apex Moment? Reason given was G3:Blatant Hoax. The page was written in good taste, with no inappropriate language, and no offensive material. The page was not intended as a hoax at all; it's a term that has been gaining traction. It is not intended as a joke in the least, nor was it written as such. Thank you for reconsidering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CDittus (talk • contribs) 01:36, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Do you happen to have any reliable sources supporting this? Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:58, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

(Moved from above)

you deleted my page for Lifebeat. What can I do to change it so it doesn't seem like it is promotional advertising? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebanks92 (talk • contribs) 20:26, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

You need to write the page in a neutral manner. Additionally, you will need reliable sources to show that it passes WP:ORG, or it may be deleted again as non-notable. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:38, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Block

That was very magnamious of you, to block yourself for abuse of multiple accounts etc. Congrats on the adminship but don't let it go to your head quite like that! - Sitush (talk) 01:09, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of ∞ for abuse of editing privileges. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.

--Σ ^talk_contribs 01:11, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

{{whale}}

• Clearly, you need this now! More banters to come in future, my friend. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 01:14, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Facepalm 0_o Major fail. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:09, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
    • There's a parameter (courtesy of me) in the {{facepalm}}. Use {{facepalm|supreme}} and you get Supreme facepalm of destiny --Σ ^talk_contribs 02:13, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
    • Just so you know, you're not alone. It is very funny that this happened the day after this discussion. Ryan Vesey Review me! 02:15, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
    • IF it makes you feel any better, I made a boo-boo here and someone was none too please here. The trick is to not nake the same nistake twice, no? Facepalm... The trick is to not make the same mistake twice, no? (PS:But I repeat myself!) Best. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 02:16, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
      • Careful with That Axe, Eugene! Oh, I laughed and laughed. Thanks. --Diannaa (talk) 02:25, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm still trying to figure out what I did. :P Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:10, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

How the hell did you manage that? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:44, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

When I saw that, I assumed you'd done it on purpose as a test, for some reason. That would have been a better excuse to run with ;) GedUK  14:58, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Somehow I clicked the block link next to my name rather than the sockpuppet's name. I guess I join the rather large list of admins who unblocked themselves. :/ Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:07, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Is there a template for "FFS"? That is fat finger syndrome, by the way. - Sitush (talk) 00:10, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

I just popped up to welcome you to adminship as I forgot to do so after the RfA closed! Glad to see you're coping well with the block tool. >:) --Taelus (talk) 22:40, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Lol. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:01, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Copyright/BLP/RS/NPOV worries

Hi Reaper Eternal!

Thanks for the good work on Prodemca or Coalition for a Democratic Majority.

I wrote the following on Black Kite's talk page:

Hi Black Kite!

Thanks for helping (with the Reaper Eternal) to delete the copyright violations on Prodemca and Coalition for a Democratic Majority. That IP did about 15 more similar uploadings of articles from disinfopedia, on August 20, according to his edit summaries. (In the two cases I checked, I found earlier copyrighted sources in a minute of Google searching.) I suspect that all involve copyright violations.

However, I am tired now, and I suspect that you and Reaper Eternal are more adept with CSD and copyright violations. Would you look at some of those articles, please?

Thanks again for your help.

Best regards,  Kiefer.Wolfowitz 00:37, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

P.S. As "disinfopedia"'s name might suggest, the topics concern networks of conservative, liberal, or lib-lab (liberal labour) writers and organizations. I noticed that a common statement would be "A was funded/associated with B", followed by some lengthy discussion of a scandal by B, clearly to smear by association. In the cases I looked at, the citations were from leftwing think tanks, some good some not, rather than the usual reliable sources. So I note NPOV/RS/BLP worries, also.

(I'll put a copy of this at RE's page.)

Congratulations on your RfA! "We have become like they are."

Best regards,  Kiefer.Wolfowitz 00:37, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I'm not very adept with CVs. Personally, I would ask somebody like Moonriddengirl or Vernowhitney to check these over, as the lot may have to just be deleted. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:57, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

ACC

Thanks man! Avenue X at Cicero (talk) 13:30, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:58, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Got something for you...

Plip!

Can you please explain your deletion of The Greenhouse (A Murder of Crows album), which is an album by a notable artist with a featured article? Regards SoWhy 19:47, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, I looked for the band's article (which does not exist), not the artist's (which does). A9 is one criteria I've rarely used. Page restored. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:54, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

You could have seen that by looking in the page's history since that's exactly the reason why I declined deletion back in 2008 . You might rarely use A9 but you should always read the page's history. Regards SoWhy 19:56, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Also, sorry if I sounded condescending, that was not my intention. Btw, as a general tip, you should check the "What links here" link for such articles. In this case, you will see a number of incoming links. Again, I hope I didn't sound hostile, I just was completely confused. Regards SoWhy 20:01, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Oh no, I had no problem with you pointing this out. I wouldn't have cared even if you had restored the page. :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:13, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

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SMS Billing Types

Hi Reaper, I have made the page SMS Billing Types a few times and every time I've attempted to avoid the issues that caused the previous article to be deleted it seems to be another issue or still copyright. I've changed sentences and pretty much the whole thing so that it isn't copyright and I've also in putted some of my own knowledge (that is verified). I work for a telecom company and find the sight where I've been getting information for my job is actually really helpful (that's where I'm getting the information from). As I was looking on here first the other day in regards to SMS Billing Types and there wasn't an article on it so I thought I'd try and be helpful by creating one (try being the main word) but it is contested against every time! Now I'm trying to create it out of determination of knowing what I'm doing :) Any tips to avoid future deletion of articles would be helpful and also if you'd be able to check the article SMS Billing Types and tell me the issues before it is nominated for speedy deletion... sorry I've warbled a bit Kind Regards K.h93 — Preceding unsigned comment added by K.h93 (talk • contribs) 09:20, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

From looking at the article, I have a couple points to make:

• Do not talk in the 1st person or 2nd person, as this gives the article a "spammy" feel.
• Do not copy any sentences, or even just change words in a sentence from a website. You need to write solely in your own words (but still sourced!), because Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously and more strictly than the US law requires.
• Use reliable sources to indicate why the article passes the general notability guideline. A quick Google search did not reveal anything but press releases and a blog or two, so this type of information might be best to include as a section in SMS.

Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:41, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Reported

I've reported this user User talk:92.106.250.26 but still not blocked. He's a big trouble out there. Do you mind blocking it? Shriram (talk) 13:32, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

 Done I've blocked him for 31 hours. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:35, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

thanks. Shriram (talk) 13:37, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Unblock

cheers Tom B (talk) 13:36, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

No problem. Apparently, you had the misfortune to share an IP with a vandal. :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:41, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Help with an article

Congrats Reaper! (Sorry for being late) Hope everything's going okay (both irl and Wiki). Can you help me with something? One of my friends created an article and accidentally put "album" instead of "song" in its title (I Was Here (Beyoncé Knowles album)→I Was Here (Beyoncé Knowles song)) Can you delete the redirect? The associated talk page too (if that's possible). Thanks, Novice7 (talk) 14:05, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

 Done Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:09, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Novice7 (talk) 14:11, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

False positives

Hi, just wondering whether you found out anything about the 14 false positives on the filters I was tripping for supposedly adding a blog source and a news source to a blp of a politician. I don't know how these filters work, but is it possible the filters are what they are and the question is whether certain individuals are added to a type of trigger list? If so, then I submit that my name be removed from both. I was not adding blog sources because NYT and WAPO blogs written by their journalists are not blogs under RS rules. Similarly, adding a reliable news source to a BLP of a politician, particularly one who was embroiled in a controversy, is nothing that should trip a filter. Here for your convenience, is a link to my report. [3] Thanks for looking into this.--Regards--KeptSouth (talk) 10:35, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

I've asked the creator to explain the purpose of the filters. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:45, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your response, but that is something you did on July 19, and I'm not sure what you mean. It simply seems to me that there are false positives, as you can quickly see by the fact that no action was taken on any of the filter trips.

I do have one question - When you say you are asking the creator of the filter, do you mean specifically the person who added me to a certain list or do you mean the person who created the filter itself to keep people from adding actual blogs? In any case I am interested in a determination, and since this creator has not responded in one week, I am hoping this issue can be decided on the merits. The supposed blogs I added were reliable sources, as described in WP RS rules. Thank you.-- Regards--KeptSouth (talk) 15:21, 25 July 2011 (UTC) KeptSouth (talk) 15:32, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Wondering if you have found out anything on my complaint of about 2 weeks ago? It seems since I complained I am triggering the 2 filters (409 and 410) even more often-18 false positives since then. Can I be excluded from these filters? Obviously other users are not tripping them all the time for the same actions. Thank you.KeptSouth (talk) 11:14, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

I would appreciate a response, when you have time —or perhaps if you do not want to handle this, I would like to know so that I can seek another opinion. In the meantime, I continue to accrue false positives on the 409 and 410 filters, another 20 in all for a total now of 38. Thank you.KeptSouth (talk) 11:51, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

As I have received no reply to my inquiries, I'm going to disable them both. (The creator is a current arbiter, which is why I was very hesitant to unilaterally disable them.) Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:37, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks much. KeptSouth (talk) 21:20, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

SSG India

I notice the originator of this article, which you just speedied as {{db-inc}}, has re-created the article. I also find it amusing that it was reproduced including the CSD notice. --Alan the Roving Ambassador (User:N5iln) (talk) 21:46, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

It's now salted by Salvio Giuliano. :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:02, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

CSD of file

I have stupidly uploaded a screenshot that really needs deleting pronto. It is at [[File:ScreenshotThe tribes and castes of the North.png]] and I have tagged it for CSD as the page author. Any chance that you could oblige please? - Sitush (talk) 22:48, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

 Already done Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:02, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Robert Errington James

Hello, do you mind if you review this article and see if qualifies for a speedy deletion as per WP:CSD and WP:BIO. I asked you because it seems like you worked on that article in the past from the message on the article creator's talk page. Much appreciated. -- Luke ^Talk 02:24, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Well, I only deleted the article when it was a negative unsourced BLP. It has since been deleted again as A7. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:04, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Review me spam

I certainly don't want to spam your page with requests for a review, so this will be my last comment on the topic. I was just hoping to bring it to your attention that I am still interested in being reviewed. I have no problem if you are too busy with other things to review me, but if you have a spare moment... Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:58, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Sure, I'll get on it tomorrow! Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:23, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

/* Talkback */ feedback on deleted entry

You recently deleted an entry I had edited Counterpoint (think tank). I hoped you could restore it. It was an existing article about a UK think tank featured in the UK think directory List of Think Tanks in the United Kingdom from which it now appears to be removed. The changes I was making were updating the page on the significant changes that the organisation has recently undergone. I accept that making these changes with a username based on the name of the organisation does represent a potential conflict of interests. This can be amended by using a different account. I hope that the article be restored and can feature in the directory once again. Thank you Reubensk8 (talk) 10:20, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I deleted that article because it did not indicate why the subject was significant. All it did was describe what the organization was. If you can find a claim of significance, I will restore the article, but be aware that it may be deleted again if you cannot add sufficient reliable sources to show that it passes WP:ORG (Wikipedia's guidelines on what makes an organization notable). Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:16, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

I see thanks. It's just that it was already an article, and existed amongst a list of large number of other similiar UK based thinks tanks. Presumably it must have passed WP:ORG before - and what I added only fleshed out and updated old information. It is certainly no less significant than it was before, nor any less significant than many other UK think tanks which have articles devoted to them. If you need a specific claim to fame though: it is the world's first agency devoted specifically to the study of Cultural Risk. I guess it's stand-out feature before was that it was the think tank of a major governmental organisation: the British Council. But thanks again and point taken. Reubensk8 (talk) 13:35, 4 August 2011 (UTC)