User talk:Alex 101/Archive 2

Request for edit summary

Hi. I am a bot, and I am writing to you with a request. I would like to ask you, if possible, to use edit summaries a bit more often when you contribute. The reason an edit summary is important is because it allows your fellow contributors to understand what you changed; you can think of it as the "Subject:" line in an email. For your information, your current edit summary usage is 44% for major edits and 100% for minor edits. (Based on the last 150 major and 59 minor edits outside the Wikipedia, User, Image, and all Talk namespaces.)

This is just a suggestion, and I hope that I did not appear inpolite. You do not need to reply to this message, but if you would like to give me feedback, you can do so at the feedback page. Thank you, and happy edits, Mathbot 03:29, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi Alex. Thanks for your reply. I am the boss of the bot which bugged you above. I think probably my request was not so clear. Basically, I asked you that when you edit a page, you fill in that small field under the edit box, summarizing what you changed. Thanks. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 04:10, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Oleg, I assure you that your request was perfectly clear. The problem lies elsewhere. Druff 18:31, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

My Chemical Romance

I ask that you not add any more statements like "helped attain mainstream success" and that speculatory statement about the new album. If you have a source for this information, you should cite it, and then it can stand. Until then, it is original research and does not belong on Wikipedia. Thanks.--Aleron235 22:34, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

• I spoke too soon, and you cited a source for the new album. Sorry about that. You need a source for "helped MCR gained mainstream success" though. Mainstream success is a very subjective thing, and cannot be stated as fact so easily. Also, I resent your comment calling me a vandal. Remember, no personal attacks.--Aleron235 22:44, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

So stop removing it. Alex 101 22:40, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Image:Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium.jpg listed for deletion

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SoothingR 09:11, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Category:Active musical groups

Hi Alex. I notice you've created Category:Inactive musical groups and Category:Active musical groups. Was there a discussion about these somewhere that you could point me to? I think they're generally a good idea, but I'm really curious about others' thoughts.

If not, I strongly suggest that you bring-up the idea somewhere before taking it too far; the talk page of Wikipedia:WikiProject Music might be a good place to propose it. It's just that this is an extremely large project, and I expect some people might have strong feelings about it (you've probably heard the uproar over Category:Living people), and I don't want your efforts — hundreds of edits — to go to waste in case the community prefers it to be done in a different way or that it not be done at all. ×Meegs 00:49, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Angels and Airwaves

I left a comment about the are vs is debate on the angels and airwaves page. I suggest you read it. Thanks for labeling me a vandal. Drewface 17:11, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

You immediately went back to your edit war. You are now blocked for 6 months. User:Zoe|^(talk) 03:31, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

No! Please don't block me for that long. I promise I'll be good. Alex 101 04:12, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

I agree that six months is possibly excessive, but on the other hand, it was very, very stupid of you to go back to reverting. Your behavior on that article is completely unacceptable, and it would be in your best interest never to engage in that dispute again. Send me an email after a month or two and I'll consider lifting the block. — Phil Welch (t) (c) 05:32, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Heh. --Tykell 08:10, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

OK. What is your e-mail, Phil? Alex 101 14:09, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

You can go to my userpage and click "Email this user" in the toolbox on the left side of the page. — Phil Welch (t) (c) 19:32, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I tried that and it doesn't work. It said I must be logged in and have a valid e-mail address in your preferences to send e-mail to other users. So, you'll probably have to give me your e-mail address. (I e-mailed Zoe (who blocked me last night) anyway. She said I could be unblocked when asks me to promise not to edit war and I did promise.) Alex 101 23:16, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

OK. I've got your talk page on my watchlist anyway so just leave something here in a month or so. — Phil Welch (t) (c) 00:05, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

WP:3RR

I've blocked both of you (User:Alex 101 and User:Tykell) for violating WP:3RR. The blocks were placed as nearly simultaneously as I could manage. Please don't edit war. -- Curps 23:42, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Please note that 3RR in 24 hours is not an absolute. If you go in and revert a page over and over again in short periods of time, you can be held to the same standard as if you did a 3RR. User:Zoe|^(talk) 00:18, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

You have both been blocked for another 24 hours. When you come back, if you continue this edit war, the block will be for 48 hours. And extending beyond that. Please realize that this war is so trivial as to have caused it to be immortalized in the Hall of shame.

Vandalizing another person's User page is also a sure way to get blocked. User:Zoe|^(talk) 00:32, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

I extended your block to a week. You get blocked for edit warring, then come RIGHT BACK and START IT UP AGAIN? That's the single dumbest thing I've ever seen anyone do on Wikipedia! Ever! — Phil Welch 00:39, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism in progress alert

Hello Alex 101. Please note that your vandalism in progress alert concerning 70.181.139.64 has been removed. It was considered to be a content or user dispute, which is outside the scope of that process. See the dispute resolution process. Thanks. // Pathoschild (_admin / ^talk) 04:05, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

every day is exactly The same

Hey Alex, I was just wondering what your reason was for making the "the" lowercase in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Day_Is_Exactly_The_Same thanks

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Wikipedia survey

Hi. I'm doing a survey of Wikipedia editors as part of a class research project. It's quick, anonymous, and the data will be made available to the Wikipedia community later this month. Would you like to take part? More info here. Thanks! Nonplus 00:56, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

vandalism

hi, i vandalized your page. where is the counter? Gordonjay 03:18, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Also from before: [1]. Seems your notice is outdated. Kareeser|^Talk! 18:07, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

California WikiProjects

As a California Wikipedian, you may be interested in the California WikiProject (and/or one of its 'daughter' Wikiprojects on Southern California, Santa Barbara County, California State Highways and California County Routes). Please take a look at the WikiProject to see if there is anything that interests you. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to contact me. If enough people express an interest, it would also be very easy to create additional daughter WikiProjects, such as a Northern California WikiProject or a California Politics WikiProject.

It has also more than seven months since the 2nd Los Angeles area Wikipedia meetup ([ 26 September]] 2005), so it is time for another one. There have also been California meetups in San Diego (18 October 2005) and a very small one in Santa Barbara (8 April 2006. It's also about time that the Bay Area gets its first Meetup if anyone is willing to organize it. ^BlankVerse 05:30, 28 May 2006 (UTC)