Zaxem

Is Edit Counts that important?

In my opinion, edit counts do not necessarily reflect the value and faithfulness one is toward Wikipedia. I questioned that why is everyone opposing someone from becoming an administrator if their edit count is only 1500? You can create 1500 articles and only counts as 1500 edit counts. Unlike some others, who is "faking" edit counts, they created 1500 articles with an edit count as high as 15000. Why? What is the difference between the two? The only one I could think of is that one does not have an adminship, but the one with 15000 edit count does. This is VERY unfair, I am sorry to say.

--Smcafirst or Nick • Sign • Chit-Chat • I give at 00:14, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Won't stay dead

Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plastic Paddy. Looks like it's deja vu all over again. -999 (Talk) 03:44, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Amy Fisher copyright violation

It appears that you added text to the Amy Fisher article in September 2005 [1] that seems to be a word-for-word copy of copyrighted information from http:// amyelizabethfisher.com/bio.html . I have put up a {{copyvio}} tag on this page and added a link on the Wikipedia:Copyright problems page. --rogerd 03:51, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

This is very interesting. I certainly recognize the text that's on the Bio page of the [http:// amyelizabethfisher.com/bio.html amyelizabethfisher.com] website. It's almost exactly what I wrote for the Wikipedia page back in September 2005, which you've spotted. I don't know if the amyelizabethfisher.com website even existed back then - I suspect it didn't becuase I'm sure I'd have found it while Google searching information for the article if it had; but until you pointed it out to me I've never come across this website. I think it must be fairly new. I certainly didn't copy anything from it into the Wikipedia article. It appears that the website has lifted the text of the Wikipedia page and used it as their bio. My sources of information when I edited the article were another Amy Fisher website - www.amyfisher.com - which was alreday listed as an external link in the article before I edited it; and a few news articles I found on the web, most notably www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/young/amy_fisher, which I added as an extra external link at the article when I edited it. Zaxem 04:38, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

We can just put it back and perhaps put a note next to the external link that the text was copied from wikipedia. Since it is her official site, it seemed a little strange that she or her representative would write that bio that has some negative aspects. If they did lift it from the text that you (and others) wrote for wikipedia, they would have a log of chutzpa putting a copyright notice on it. --rogerd 04:55, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Per WHOIS entry for amyelizabethfisher.com, the entry of the text in question predates the existence of amyelizabethfisher.com. This is not a copyright violation. In fact, amyelizabethfisher.com is wrongfully asserting copyright to information that was obviously obtained from GDFL wikipedia. The previous contents have been restored. --rogerd 23:03, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I've been cleaning up spam and came across the link above. That domain is now blacklisted as a spam site. Since the blacklisting software filters block editing pages with those links, I've taken the liberty of disabling the link for you.

Good catch on the copyright violation, by the way. The site's owner has spammed >140 sites across this Wikipedia and dozens of others (Russian, french, etc) The sites are all junk. See meta:Talk:Spam blacklist#110 more deep crosswiki spam domains for more details. --A. B. ^(talk) 01:21, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Derrick Rostagno

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Derrick Rostagno, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at its talk page. Removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, but the article may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. Oo7565 03:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Tennis page IP vandalism

Thanks for all your help. It's getting tough, but we shall prevail! Here's a list based on one IP address which has vandalized many more tennis pages including players who are not that famous (your help is greatly appreciated!) :
Mats Wilander Michael Chang Michael Stich Jim Courier Patrick Rafter Boris Becker Stefan Edberg Goran Ivanišević Yevgeny Kafelnikov Gustavo Kuerten Jim Courier Alberto Berasategui Sergi Bruguera Petr Korda Carlos Moyà Àlex Corretja Vitas Gerulaitis Greg Rusedski Thomas Enqvist Guillermo Vilas Mats Wilander Marcos Baghdatis Kevin Curren MaliVai WashingtonYannick Noah John Lloyd (tennis) Thomas Muster Fernando González

You've already contributed to a lot of these, but hopefully there are some more that you should be aware of. Thanks again. Supertigerman 03:03, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes! I like your bolded version. In fact, I didn't mind the new version that much, only that they were doing it without discussing it and reaching a consensus. And the IP guy is right about the order of scoring for losses. In all other sources, a loss is written from the perspective of the player, hence the sets he lost would be 3-6 not 6-3. I'm all for that, but what are we going to do? Just go to every page and make it all bold, or somehow tell the IP guy to do it too? Supertigerman 17:10, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

That isn't true. Here is a quote from an August 2006 edition of the New York Times: "Second-seeded Rafael Nadal lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), yesterday in a matchup of Spaniards in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Mason, Ohio." Another example from an Associated Press story this year: "Top-seeded Rafael Nadal lost to Xavier Malisse 6-4, 7-6 (4) Saturday in the semifinals of the Chennai Open." No doubt I could find many other examples if necessary. edited by Tennis expert 04:08, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

More examples. (1) Bud Collins writing on MSNBC.com on September 10, 2006: "I know that many tennis fans might be disappointed that Andy Roddick lost to Roger Federer, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the men's singles final at the U.S. Open." (2) News on tennis.com on January 16, 2007: "In last September's Davis Cup semifinal between the United States and Russia, Roddick lost to Dmitry Tursunov 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 17-15 in the decisive fourth match." (3) Match notes on tennis-x.com on November 16, 2006: "Tournament History: Lost to James Blake 64 76(0) in his opening match, before defeating Tommy Robredo 76(2) 62." (4) News article on www.australianopen.com on January 26, 2007: "Klein ... is anticipating another crack at Eysseric, who he lost to last week, 7-6(2) 6-2." (5) News article on www.australianopen.com on January 22, 2007: "Chakvetadze ... believes she is a much more complete player now that when she lost to Sharapova 4-6 6-4 7-5 in Los Angeles in 2005." (6) Post-match analysis on www.usopen.org on September 8, 2006: "Jankovic’s Cinderella run in the 2006 US Open ended in the semifinals, as she lost to No. 2 seed Justine Henin-Hardenne in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0." (7) International Tennis Hall of Fame biography of Dorothy Round Little: "That same year in the U.S. Championships, she lost to Jacobs, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, in the semifinals." (8) London Times report about the Davis Cup tie between Russia and Argentina on December 4, 2006: "Russia beat Argentina 3-2 (Russia names first) Singles: N Davydenko bt J I Chela 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4; M Safin lost to D Nalbandian 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles: Safin and D Tursunov bt Nalbandian and A Calleri 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Reverse singles: Davydenko lost to Nalbandian 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Safin bt J Acasuso 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6." Tennis expert 20:08, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm with you Zaxem. The whole line should be bolded, and yes, we have to listen to others' opinions before implementing the new format. I left a note on Tennis Expert's page, and am awaiting his reaction, as he has reverted edits but not discussed your proposed format thus far. Supertigerman 03:38, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Making the runners-up names bold in the wins rows probably isn't necessary; but either way I'm fine. Supertigerman 03:40, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi Zaxem. Thanks for your message. My opinion: I think this format is very confusing. The point of the GS section is to provide detailed info on opponents and scores. The top priority is wins, so they should definitely have a table of their own. Being runner-up is subsidiary, and could actually be removed in my opinion. If it should be mentioned, it should definitely not be in same table as wins. Boldface does nothing here, except highlighting the player names that did not win. Could be confusing. As to the argument that one can see that a player has played several consecutive finals (and won some and lost some), I think that is not valid here. For that purpose, we have the performance time-line. So, I think the format should not be implemented. As to how the scores are presented in the runner-up subsection, I have no preference. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:HJensen" --HJ 17:08, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Runners-up versus runner-ups

Hello there. What is the source for the information you placed on my discussion page (and your reverts)? Tennis expert 23:13, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

• Thanks for voting in my RfA. I've decided to withdraw my acceptance because of real WP:CIVIL concerns. I will try again later when I've proven to myself and others that my anger will no longer interfere with my abilities as a Wikipedia editor. Thanks again, and I'll see you around here shortly. :) JuJube 04:43, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your support in my recent successful RfA. --Anthony.bradbury 16:21, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Greenboxed's RfA

• Thanks for your positive feedback for my RfA. I really appriciate it. Greenboxed 00:09, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for your support on my Request for adminship, which finished successfully, with unanimous support of 40/0/0. I will do my best to serve Wikipedia and the community. Again thanks.
--Meno25 08:20, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks from Akhilleus

Akhilleus gets new weapons.

Zaxem, thanks for your support in my successful RfA. As the picture shows, the goddesses have already bestowed my new weapons, which I hope to use to good effect. If you ever need assistance, or want to give me feedback on my use of the admin tools, please leave me a message on my talkpage. --Akhilleus (talk) 17:40, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

YechielMan's RFA

Thank you for participating in either of my unsuccessful requests for adminship. Although the experience was frustrating, it showed me some mistakes I was making, and I hope to learn from those mistakes.

Please take a few minutes to read User:YechielMan/Other stuff/RFA review and advise me how to proceed. Best regards. YechielMan 22:09, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

My recent RfA

Thanks for your support in my recent, unsuccessful RfA. It's much appreciated. IvoShandor 16:04, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Nehrams2020 RfA Thanks

Thank you for your participation in my RfA, which closed successfully with unanimous support. I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and vote and I can't wait to learn the new tools and further immerse myself into Wikipedia! Please don't hesitate to point out any errors I make so I can prevent them from occurring again. I'm always here to help, so if you ever need anything, just let me know. Also, thanks to Wizardman for nominating me and for guiding many other editors to become admins. Again, thank you and happy editing! --Nehrams2020 07:15, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Fabrictramp RFA

Thank you for your support in my Request for Adminship, which passed with 50 supports, 1 neutral, and 1 oppose. My goal is to keep earning your trust every time I grab the "mop". (And I'm always open to constructive criticism and advice!) Again, thanks. --Fabrictramp 16:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

very nice

Hi Zaxem,

I just wanted to commend you on your great maturity in handling the dialogue between yourself, maybe others, and Tennis Expert way back when at User talk:Tennis expert#Response to your comments I actually had a good time reading it, and have just now for current purposes written a long suggestion note to Tennis Expert about his constant edit warring and reversion of some decent edits. It's one thing to revert vandalism (which I like doing and became a member for such a reason), but it's another thing to revert good edits just because you think you are the "expert" which his name seems to imply anyway, which comes as no surprise I guess. Anyway, hopefully he and everyone will learn to be happy with point of viewing "less than perfect" edits, because only God is perfect anyway.

take care ~ GoldenGoose100 (talk) 01:11, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I just spent 11 minutes writing to Tennis expert, and rather than read and respond cordially, he goes and once again, reverts my entire edit and attacks me in his edit summary. Something should be done about this, no? Because it really is repelling from wikipedia itself to members and IPs, and IPs considering becoming members. ~ GoldenGoose100 (talk) 01:30, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Sigh.... Now I think I've upset him and caused him to start an edit war. Hopefully he will calm, and realize no one is trying to attack him, just have a conversation. I should be doing my homework instead. ~ GoldenGoose100 (talk) 01:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

I can has mop?

Hi Zaxem! Thank you for your support in my RfA (87/3/3). I truely appreciate the many votes of confidence, and I will exert myself to live up to those expectations. Thanks again! - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 17:56, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Lady Aleena's RfA

Zaxem...Thank you for participating in my nomination for adminship. Your comments have shown me those areas in which I need improve my understanding. I hope that my future endevors on Wikipedia will lead to an even greater understanding of it. If you wish to further discuss the nomination, please use its talk page. Stop by my talk page anytime, even if it is just to say hello. Have a wonderful day! - LA @ 05:17, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you from Horologium

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed unanimously with the support of 100 editors. Your kindness is very much appreciated. I look forward to using the tools you have granted me to aid the project. I would like to give special thanks to Wizardman, Black Falcon and jc37 for nominating me. — Horologium

thankspam

Thanks to everyone who participated in my RfA, regardless of their !vote. I have withdrawn the nomination as a failure at 19 supports, 45 opposes, and 9 neutral statements. As has been written and sung, you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need — and what I need is to go back to working on our shared project. Not everyone has to be an admin; there is a role for each of us. After reflection, I feel I don't have the temperament to secure community consensus as an admin at any point, and I will not be applying again in the future — and hey, that's all right, 'cause I stay true to the philosophy that adminship is no big deal: I tried, I failed, and now I'll return to doing what I've always done. I have an extremely strong belief in the consensus process, and the consensus was clear. I will be devoting my energies to volunteering at MedCab and working up a complete series of articles on the short stories of Ernest Hemingway, among lord knows what else. Thanks again to everyone who spared the time to weigh in on this one. It was made in better faith than it probably seemed. Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 14:01, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Considering I didn't reveal my previous accounts or contribs, it's more than fair to oppose on the grounds you did. I appreciate your taking the time to weigh in. See you 'round! Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 14:01, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Ken Binns

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Ken Binns

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• I have now added sources. Zaxem (talk) 14:39, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

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I do not think I'm violating BLP or making disriptive edits. I'm trying to source the article. As you know, I have voted to delete the article. But I believe the issue is notability, not verifiability. Everything that's been put in is verifiable over the web, and I'm adding sources to show this. I still don't think she's notable, but right now I think a fully detailed article should remain in order to allow people to read it and consider it fairly while the AfD process goes on. I'm trying to help allow that process to happen properly. So I will be adding back in some of what you've taken out, but I promise I will only do so while at the same time adding reliable sources. Zaxem (talk) 15:00, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

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