User talk:Breawycker/Archive (all)

Pokétheism

You know that this is a joke, right? It means you're atheist. Dude1818 (talk) 23:52, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

yes, I know plus I have a reform jew user box too. Breawycker (talk) 12:06, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to the Percy Jackson Task Force!

Hello Breawycker, welcome to the Percy Jackson Task Force (PJTF)! We aim to create and improve articles related to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Feel free to post ideas at the PJTF General forums and look at our To Do list for things to do. We are currently aiming to make The Battle of the Labyrinth a good article; you can help! Add {{Wikipedia:PJTF/Update}} to your userpage to keep up with the latest PJTF news. Happy editing, PrincessofLlyr royal court 22:04, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Your sandbox

Please do not transclude templates (like {{hangon}} or {{editprotected}}) onto pages like these as it sorts the page into categories (in this case Category:Wikipedia protected edit requests and Category:Contested candidates for speedy deletion) which wastes the time of admins and other editors patrolling those categories trying to deal with genuine requests. Thank you, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:20, 18 August 2010 (UTC) I am going to that right now! Breawycker (talk) 20:21, 18 August 2010 (UTC) done Breawycker (talk) 19:46, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

help

If I use my IP Address when editing accidentally can I say that it's me will I get a sock puppet notice? Breawycker (talk) 18:51, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

No. You are fine... They can tell it is you by doing a check user.  JoeGazz  ▲  19:58, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

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The Son of Neptune AfD

The Son of Neptune currently has a AfD request and I ask members of this project to give their opinion here. Perseus!Talk to me 19:37, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

RFPP request

Hi - just want to let you know that I didn't protect the talk page. Instead, I hardblocked the user in question as a spam-promotional account, meaning that the IP address he used is autoblocked and he can't create a new account without appealing. I won't be able to respond to the block appeal since I blocked him, but I doubt another admin will unblock since he's already made his intentions known. He wasn't vandalizing, but he was clearly here to push an agenda. I think he thought he could insert his desired content if he talked somebody else into doing it. If another account starts doing the same thing, let me know. Thanks. :-) KrakatoaKatie 00:42, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Spoons Yogurt

Hello Breawycker. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Spoons Yogurt, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. Thank you. GedUK  22:32, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Luke Castellan

Hi. I was wondering if you could tell me which Percy Jackson books says that Luke has a scar that he got from fighting a dragon. Thanks. Brambleclawx 19:20, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Excuse me!!!

Excuse me please, but is you're adding false information and worse is not mentioned .. that's what I'm editing .. I respectfully request that you improve your speaking! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thedarkocean (talk • contribs) 23:53, 9 January 2011 (UTC) what? Breawycker (talk) 23:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC) yes!!== Excuse me!!! == Sarah not sold 133.000 with her symhony album, is 145.000 and this is not a official info and sold over 700... and that's the truth!

sorry but you're the one who is wrong here! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thedarkocean (talk • contribs) 23:59, 9 January 2011 (UTC) It's not me it's 190.154.212.48— Preceding unsigned comment added by Breawycker (talk • contribs) 19:29, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Rollback

How many times do I have to revert vandalism, before I can be a Rollbacker? Breawycker (talk) 13:58, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Usually a few months of work that includes some reverting vandalism and other contributions that show you understand the difference between good-faith edits, mistakes and actual vandalism are all that's needed. You also need to make sure that you are warning vandals as you revert and reporting them to WP:AIV when necessary. There are also automated tools (like WP:Twinkle) that can help you with reverting and warning if you need a bit more time at it. Shell ^babelfish 15:51, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Subungual hematoma

It wasn't my contribution that was reverted. I just added an interwiki. You should recheck the list of edits to find the real culpit. Atlantia (talk) 17:42, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Esoko changes

Hello, I am in Accra, Ghana attempting to update the Wikipedia page for Esoko (where we are based). I saw that you reverted my changes, though feel that my changes did not constitute vandalism and were in good faith. It was just a much-needed update about the company. How can we move forward? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thebelgialn (talk • contribs) 14:53, 11 January 2011 (UTC) Thebelgialn (talk) 15:01, 11 January 2011 (UTC) I'm sorry about the mistake I made. I saw the Tag saying you removed references, and I must have thought that you were vandalizing the page. I will remove the warning from your page, and restore Esoko to your edit. Once again I am sorry. Breawycker (talk) 15:21, 11 January 2011 (UTC) Thanks for the turn around Thebelgialn (talk) 15:31, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Reviewer permission

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged revisions, underwent a two-month trial which ended on 15 August 2010. Its continued use is still being discussed by the community, you are free to participate in such discussions. Many articles still have pending changes protection applied, however, and the ability to review pending changes continues to be of use.

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under level 1 pending changes and edits made by non-reviewers to level 2 pending changes protected articles (usually high traffic articles). Pending changes was applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial. The list of articles with pending changes awaiting review is located at Special:OldReviewedPages.

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If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:37, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Rollback

Hello, per your request, I've granted you Rollback rights! Just remember:

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HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:37, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Level 1 warning re. vandalism on Albert Ball ???

Hi Fantastic Brain (hummm) warning ??? vandalism ???? :-(

All I did was add my own Photo of his VC & the location of the Albert Ball memorial homes. If you believe this warrants a warning or is an act of vandalism I don't believe you are operating in the spirit of Wikipedia.

Please revert back to the previous edit, you are for more experienced that I but surely my edits add to the page If you can fit it into the article I will remove the warning from your page. Ok?--Breawycker (talk) 18:38, 16 January 2011 (UTC) ~Photo of the medals next to the Other awards list & Google Earth link next to the eight homes in Lenton, not too sure how I can fit this is better... Seriously I was stood next to his VC, watch, aircraft windscreen, flying gloves & telegramme yesterday, I'm only adding to the tapestry

Premature move

You prematurely moved Spider-Man (film series). In future please refrain from moving pages while discussion is still in progress. Requests are generally processed after seven days, although backlogs often develop. If there is a clear consensus after this time, the request will be closed and acted upon. If not, the closer may choose to re-list the request to allow time for consensus to develop, or close it as "no consensus". The processes involved in closing requests, performing moves and necessary tidying tasks when a move is performed can be viewed at closing instructions. Thank you. --TriiipleThreat (talk) 18:50, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Hey!

Shut up! What I put on East Liverpool High School page was completely true! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.219.150.106 (talk) 21:48, 16 January 2011 (UTC) I'm sorry,but "It is a h*llhole in the middle of no where." doesn't really belong on wikipedia, but maybe on your blog! Breawycker (talk) 23:05, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit to Tom Allen Bio

I am questioning why my edit deleting the reference to other elections was undone? The reference is irrelevant--the article is about Tom Allen, not about the 2008 national elections--he was taking on a popular incumbent, so it was always an uphill battle. The point of saying he lost while others elsewhere won "overwhelmingly" is what? Seems like a sly dig at him. As I said initially, it's POV and needs to be gone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.241.219.250 (talk) 01:50, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

I removed a copyvio. Don't revert and give me a template warning without even looking at the damage you are doing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.62.113 (talk) 18:38, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Careful there.... (re Nicole Miller)

Please take a little bit more care with that shiny new rollback button, your reversion here [1] reinserted a copyright violation into the article, an issue which was indicated in the previous edit summary. Mistakes happen, not trying to be a pain about this, just a friendly "hey!". Have a great weekend! (Oh, and if I've got this all wrong, lemme know.) Cheers! --j⚛e decker^talk 19:39, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Confederate States of America

While you may have reverted the IP because you thought it was vandalism, I reverted it because it was factually incorrect. I provided both an edit summary and commented on the article's discussion page. There was no justification for you to revert my edit w/o you first joining the discussion. Tom (North Shoreman) (talk) 22:08, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

IP 62.172.89.238

My advice, don't go back and forth with him. Either ask an admin to block his talk page access too, or ignore him.--Cube lurker (talk) 19:35, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

You shouldn't be restoring those warnings—it's against WP:BLANKING, which explicitly allows anybody to remove any content from their own talk page, even warnings and block notices. The only exception is declined unblock requests while the relevant block is in effect. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:10, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

about the last warning

As you might have seen on this IP's talk page, this is a Toronto library computer--an express computer that's on for 15 minutes before the next "client" uses it. Suffice to say, I'm not the vandal for the trumpet article. I also noticed that while the IP address is the same, I've seen this IP on a different computer at a different library branch. If you are doing a block, I suggest less than 30 hours. Hope that helps. :-) 205.189.194.208 (talk) 18:02, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Girl Scout cookies in popular culture

Breawycker, you voted to merge into Scouting in popular culture at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Girl Scout cookies in popular culture. If merge is the conclusion, I fully intend to do it. Could you please read thru the article and tell me which items listed are encyclopedic enough to keep? Thank you, D O N D E groovily Talk to me 16:15, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello, about my Sarkozy article edit

I am offended you put me as a violator. The original translation of his quote isn't as representative as it should be. Being french and having studying the origin of all the major french swear words led me to correct it. I mean, "pauvre con" litterally mean "poor cunt". First off sign your post!', and second Use this here!!! not my talk page!, third it doesn't mention the quote. --Breawycker (talk) 23:15, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Music Is Revolution Foundation

Hello Breawycker. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Music Is Revolution Foundation, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: I don't feel this is promotional. It is a COI and may not qualify as a notable organization, but it's not a G11. Thank you.  7  23:08, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Yamaha DX1 article question and your involvement

Breawycker why did you revert the Yamaha DX1[2] article? Did you discuss this first or just did because of what? Do you own a DX-1? Do you have any information on a DX-1? It helps.

I just wrote an update and you just choose to erase that information. Why? I am not paid to edit, I do this on my spear time to update the article. The sources of imformation came from me as I contributed a great deal of time to provide sources and information and when someone erases it like that, I question why. So made you choose to do this? Do you have links of sources and etc information I can verify your revert edit?--Globalstatus (talk) 22:17, 13 February 2011 (UTC) Sorry about, that that was the revert that i regretted, but I can't do anything about it until the 20th. P.S. next time use this page when reporting error with Igloo, Huggle, and Twinkle.--Breawycker (talk) 18:27, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion tag at Bonji water

Sorry, but I removed your speedy deletion tag because the blanking of the page was vandalism and therefore not eligible for speedy deletion. IPs can't make articles, for that matter. Guoguo12--Talk--  20:10, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Reviewer help

{{Helpme}} why can't I change Pending revisions protection for a page?--Breawycker (talk) 22:44, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Because, only administrators can change protection settings.

You can ask for a change though, on WP:RPP, and if there is a reasonable reason, an admin will change it for you.  Chzz  ►  23:05, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

‎//httpwww.meenaonthenet.com.. etc

Agreed, a very bad title, but I don't think it qualifies for a speedy delete under C1 as that applies to "unpopulated categories". Perhaps "A7. No indication of importance (individuals, animals, organizations, web content)": {{db-person}}, or {{db-web}} are better templates? Or did you mean "G1. Patent nonsense."? ;-) - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 16:01, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I meant G1. --Breawycker (talk) 17:26, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

No problem, Breawycker.
I hope you will forgive me, as I have added a line space before your reply, otherwise it appears on the same line as mine. I also added a 'colon', :, immediately before your text, as this moves(indents) your reply out for readibility. I have 2 colons, ::, to indent my reply even further. See wp:Indent, for more info. Happy Editing! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 18:07, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Your recent RFA

I am sorry, but I have closed your Request for adminship prematurely. Simply put, you only have 1509 edits on Wikipedia; while your edit count isn't the only determining factor, and numerous people have their own personal standards by which they judge RfA candidates, this particular RfA was all but assured of not passing.

I am sorry about this, and I hope you don't take it personally. If you continue to contribute to the project in a positive fashion, I am confident that you would be able to submit a successful RfA in the future. You may wish to consider applying for an evaluation by other Wikipedia editors for feedback on how to obtain the necessary experience. Once you are ready to request adminship again, there is a great admin coaching program available, as well as a guide to requests for adminship.

If you have any other questions about becoming an administrator, please don't hesitate to ask me. Good luck! →♠Gƒoley↔Four♣← 01:04, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

it was SO constructive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBvDpjRreI --24.49.42.224 (talk) 03:07, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 Done, but next time put it here--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 13:04, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Hello

Hello I have a huge idear —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.105.194.223 (talk) 15:54, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
What?--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 15:56, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

you're very rude

i find it inappropriate that you sent me a warning, if you have a problem with raging penile disfunction i suggest you see a doctor. by deleting my work, you do not delete your problem.

yours truly, sophie x — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sophieyeahyeah (talk • contribs) 17:53, 5 March 2011 (UTC) Umm... I reverted your edit, because it was irrelevant to the article. Sorry If I offended you.--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 18:05, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Osbourne New Beginnings

I noticed you marked Osbourne New Beginnings for speedy deletion per CSD:G4, however the page I think you believe it to copy, Osborne new beginnings, was marked with a CSD and therefore makes the Osbourne New Beginnings exempt from CSD:G4 (See WP:CSD#General). Thanks, ConconJondor (talk) 18:21, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

However, the page that duplicates content does fit under CSD:A10 ConconJondor (talk) 18:24, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi! I recently wanted to create a new article in "Tensile structure" section, My article was named "Cable-stayed nets on the wave-like contours". My article was momentaly deleted with the motivation "it is nonsense or gibberish". Tell me, please, how can you know the information about things, which you not saw? It's not correct! One example of the big series of "Cable-stayed nets on the wave-like contours" you can see in the file:Quartet_1.jpg (Wikipedia store). Is it really "nonsense and gibberish"? Answer me, please. March 5, 2011 Segrim — Preceding unsigned comment added by Segrim (talk • contribs) 16:26, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

"nonsense and gibberish"

Hi! How and why I got the patent on the ctructure, which is "nonsense and gibberish"? Look: http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/mosaics?CC=SU&NR=1270256A1&KC=A1&FT=D&date=19861115&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP" - Patent "SU №1270256 А1" invention description from the European Patent Office. March 5, 2011 Segrim — Preceding unsigned comment added by Segrim (talk • contribs) 16:53, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Can you remind me what you put on that page before I deleted it. My memory is awful.--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 17:44, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Firstly I wrote only name of the article. Secondly I added to article the file:Quartet_1.jpg. I intended later add the main text to the article. In both occasions my article was immediately deleted. --Segrim (talk) 15:07, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

You could of used {{increation}}, {{Under construction}}, {{New page}}, or started it on your user page and moved it or requested it to be moved.--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 00:34, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

If you start it in your name space, and work on it untill it's a good enough to be an actual article, tell me and I will unprotect it and move it to Cable-stayed nets on the wave-like contours. How does that sound?--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 20:55, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

See also: Help:Userspace draft, {{Userspace draft}}.--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 22:16, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

I can't quickly work with English. Earlier I not wrote any article with your markup language. But you usually delete all quickly. May I simply write a good article in Word about my nets and my designs and send it to you for publication by e-mail?--Segrim (talk) 04:57, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

5 March my materials were fully removed from the page Wikipedia with the formulation "you need at least one reliable source for this: removing till that happens". I gave you proof such as Mason Pack conclusion. If it's not enough, look my site, chapter "Publications" and you will find there another (second) proof. Today all 6 my designs were fully recognized as "tensegrities" (Look tensegrity page at Wikipedia Commons). It means that I am right. If this page's writer not right understood Fuller's principles - this not my blame. I appeal you: undone removing my materials from Wikipedia "Tensegrities" and I shall write the beginning of this chapter so, that it will become right (in Fuller's sense).--Segrim (talk) 16:48, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

 You can make it in word and then e-mail to me, or you can do what I suggested above.--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 20:59, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi! I want to write article in Word. In what kind of style I must do it? As my works describing (from myself)? Or as Wikipedia correction? (such variant you already have)? As an article "Cable-stayed nets on the wave-like contours'? Or in other style? Can I refer to my photos in your store? How I can send additional photos? Answer me this questions, please.--89.191.115.46 (talk) 18:59, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Why you not want to undid deleting of my changes? Segrim

Answers:

In what kind of style I must do it?

I'm not sure what style you should use. I guess you could look at related article, until you find a style you think fits.

As my works describing (from myself)? Or as Wikipedia correction? (such variant you already have)? As an article "Cable-stayed nets on the wave-like contours'? Or in other style? Can I refer to my photos in your store?

Can your rephrase these questions, please? How can I send you additional photos?

If you want I will send you a special (not my normal e-mail) e-mail address, so you can send me the photos, unless they're on wikipedia, then you can just place below this message. Hope what I answered was helpful--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 19:15, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

While Rememberway not undo removing of my information from the page "tensegrity" (5 march) I have no any words. Hi! --Segrim (talk) 19:01, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

What?--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 23:45, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Your system is weak. Who should I contact with the real suggestion of the serious inventions or discoveries? To whom should refer FOUNDER? By your rules, I have only one way - to the coffin. You are ready to support only small shifts. That I'm not interested. Real progress in science, you basically are not allowed. Why are you sitting in this place. With your own head you can not evaluate NOTHING. I feel sorry for you. Think you serve God or mammon. You are no longer interesting to me. Sorry..Segrim —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.191.115.46 (talk) 19:28, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

Hey Breawycker. I have a question on your page protection request over at WP:RFPP. Could you respond? Thanks. —GFOLEY FOUR— 20:13, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
I have withdrawn my request.--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 23:39, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Fair enough. Thank you for responding. —GFOLEY FOUR— 00:36, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

My file

I see you have requested deletion of my file but I just found out that there is a bunch of technical stuff you have to go through so you can just go ahead and delete it. I have already put the author request deletion template on it to make it easier, Thanks. Jessy ^T/C 00:12, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

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Pillow Pets

Thank you, thank you, thank you for adding images to Pillow Pets. How did you know that images needed to be added? Bulldog73 ^talk da contribs _{go rando} 03:18, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

I just was searching for it and I noticed that it needed images. Why do you ask?--Breawycker (talk to me!) 22:02, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

I don't really know. Bulldog73 ^talk da contribs _{go rando} 02:20, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanking you for informing me about a file source

Hello sir, I'm deeply thankful for reminding me about putting an appropiate file-source information of File:SC53.jpeg. I carelessly wrote internet as the source, and soon I completely forgot that. I've now put the proper information. You can go check it.--Soumit Banerjee (talk) 08:21, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Thank you--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 20:28, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

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Motto again

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→ Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?

Hopefully, this one is better. :) Don't forget to rate it! I put it all into a new request, just so you are aware, so rate in the new section, not the old one. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 04:39, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Don't forget to rate it, my dear sir. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 20:12, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

re sorting my userpage. LessHeard vanU (talk) 01:11, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

About revision deletion

{{adminhelp}} Why was my revision deleted on User talk:MuZemike?--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 14:06, 24 April 2011 (UTC)tt page.

Can you provide a diff? According to the logs you don't appear to have edited that page. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 15:42, 24 April 2011 (UTC) [3]--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 17:35, 24 April 2011 (UTC) [4]--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 18:23, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Your edits reverted vandalism, which would have been visible in the left side of the diff. Deleting your edit summary wasn't really proper, since it doesn't fall under any of the criteria for redaction, but I suppose MuZemike wanted to remove all evidence of the vandalism. It would normally imply that MuZemike considered that your edit summary was "purely disruptive", "grossly insulting", or met one the other criteria, however. Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 19:14, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

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Assistance: Barry Conrad Southgate

Hi,

If you could please

help me improve the "Barry Conrad Southgate" article, I would really appreciate it.

Thank you. (Csunstudent123 (talk) 03:35, 16 May 2011 (UTC))

There are many valuable suggestions regarding this at Help:Drawing attention to new pages. Helpme templates are not really the best way to go about asking for help improving articles. – GorillaWarfare ^{talk • contribs} 04:07, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

I guess I could help you if you want.--Breawycker (talk to me!) Review Me! 22:04, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Amber Riley at the 2011 NAACP Image awards.jpg

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May 2011

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CSD nomination for Plunkettball

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Mistake

Sorry, but I'm not allowed to even try and defend my contributions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.119.2 (talk) 20:38, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

sorry about that I've removed the AIV report, and I didn't realize that that was a user talk page.--Breawycker (talk to me!)

my CSD G8

I have removed the CSD template on that page. Crazymonkey1123 (Jacob) ^{T or M}/_{Sign mine} —Preceding undated comment added 01:46, 2 June 2011 (UTC).

Altered speedy deletion rationale: Tero buru

Hello Breawycker. I am just letting you know that I deleted Tero buru, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided, which doesn't fit the page in question. Thank you. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 14:45, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Deleted K-Replicator

Hello, I know the page didn't completely adhere to the wiki rules but i just need it up until Monday afternoon, it's part of my final year submission being assessed tomorrow & Monday, after that i will remove it myself.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Taha016 (talk • contribs) 20:28, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

I don't have permission to undelete articles, so my suggestion is to make a request here. Hope that helped.--Breawycker (talk to me!)

Happy Birthday

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Thank you--Breawycker (talk to me!) 12:49, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Your help reply

Thank you for answering my helpme request. --Sonez1113 (talk) 03:34, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

the late Leonard Stern

This Leonard Stern died yesterday. His obituary is cited in Variety on the Internet. I made one mistake and date of death should read yesterday, June 7.

You'll find it is correct and common knowledge.

Mark — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.106.247.51 (talk) 21:58, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, but still you need to cite a source or that will happen, because a lot of people will say a person is dead when there not.--Breawycker (talk to me!) 22:06, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

AIV report on E-man615

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Speedy deletion declined: Bluesin

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User:Nobular/Ultimate Football Live

Hi there - I got a message from you saying that my page couldn't be moved as I didn't have enough references. Can you advise what the minimum number of references is needed before a page can be placed in the public domain. Thanks - NobularNobular (talk) 09:56, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Re: File:Kidswb logo.jpg listed for deletion

That logo is being used to identify what company aired episodes from season 1 of Johnny Test. It should not be deleted if its identifying what company aired that episode. Notshane (Talk | Contributions) 15:48, June 13, 2011 (UTC)

I made a photo upload mistake

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Orphaned non-free image File:Can of Sac Sac Orange Juice.JPG

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Hi

Re the GARL. Do you think I was being a bit too sharp?

I'm a pilot and I'd like to get to the airport by train. I tried to keep my comment factually correct. Sorry if I failed to do so. Could you help me by commenting on where you think I went wrong?

Many thanks

Simon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.246.127 (talk) 00:27, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

If I was wrong i'm very sorry. I will remove the warning from your page.--Breawycker (talk to me!) 00:29, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

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A cheeseburger for you!

Testing Wikilove script Breawycker (talk to me!) 21:36, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

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Talk:Homosexuality edit protected request

This is a leading candidate for the most unhelpful response you could possibly have given that user. As an IP editor he/she obviously can't edit the article because it's semi-protected, but used the wrong template ({{edit protected}} instead of {{edit semi-protected}}) to request an edit. Would it not have been better to just answer the edit request, rather than just stating that the wrong template was used and moving on? – Steel 01:55, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Friendly reminder

Just a friendly reminder: when you report a blatant vandal, make sure you actually revert the blatant vandalism as well. Thanks. Wknight94 ^talk 00:41, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

How do I make my article acceptable?

Hello,

I wrote an article on "Subbedhunter420"... It was deleted for advertising and promotional reasons but the page was NEVER INTENDED to be used in that way... How may I write the article without it getting a red flag up for violating the fore mentioned rules? It is an autobiography of a friend of ours whom has legitimate sources and accomplishments in a field of science and culture. He lives in california and his friends have traveled and met people in other countries who even know who he is and what he has done. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Subbedhunter420 (talk • contribs) 19:59, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

A cheeseburger for you!

For spotting my mistake on the Cheeseburger-munch/doc page, and making me feel silly because I'd forgotten to put cheeseburger on the munch! Rcsprinter (talk) 16:43, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Breawycker, Care to share userboxes with me?? I have swiped a few of yours, but have more than you do.  :-)JGabbard (talk) 03:09, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

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Mansoorabad

I did not edit the article of Mansoorabad. It is an allegation.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.186.48.214 (talk) 06:10, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Hey buddy. This is Daniel Puder, thanks for your help. I'm am updating my profile. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.147.67.136 (talk) 23:20, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

what is vandlaism

what is vandlaism. i from spacce. how to contactt eyour overlooker. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.14.130.70 (talk) 00:59, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

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Reply

I emailed the people you told me, but they never wrote me back. I was just curious if there was another way, or someone who is real technical about fixing computer stuff. Anyway, I still have the problem. Arkmanda (talk) 03:31, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

The Ashkenazim Bias on Wikipedia

The downplaying of the Sephardi and the inability to be balanced on the issue of Zionism and Israel disgusts me. AshkeNAZI are NOT HEBREW PEOPLE and ISRAEL is no friend of the legitimate descendents of Abraham. You know it. I know it. Yahweh knows it. Allow people to provide proof that Zionism is a cancer to this planet, if you are to challenge them to do so. Not allowing the link because you are not a provider of links is a poor excuse to a highly biased and corrupt website. People are unable to provide proof to your challenges, not because it doesn't exist, but because you, in your little position of power, refuse to allow it, under the guise of technicalities and policy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.16.153.85 (talk) 05:24, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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FYI

Your new Twinkle "heading" doesn't work. [5] —GFOLEY FOUR!— 16:56, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks when I tested it out it worked though.--Breawycker (talk to me!) 17:02, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion declined: Hilton Kelly

Hello Breawycker. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Hilton Kelly, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A dedication of a performance hall is a sufficient claim of notability to cast doubt on CSD A7. Thank you. Fæ (talk) 22:10, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Your comments at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Sanjaydasgupta54

Thank you very much.

I am new to the article creation/editing side of Wikipedia, and am eager to learn the ropes, so thank you for the feedback. I'm somewhat unclear about the issues noted (though I have followed and read all the hyperlinked material), so allow me to ask a few questions:

• If my username seems to imply that I am the same person that created the free, open-source software (VisualLangLab) that is the subject of the article requested to be moved, that is correct. However, the article's language merely abbreviates claims already on the website, and shouldn't be construed as advertising -- not any more than Wikepedia articles like JavaCC and ANTLR (which also feature other free, open-source software tools in the same category).

• However, I do understand the violation of the COI policy, and would like to ask what my options are. I can state my affiliation with the VisualLangLab website on my User page as suggested, but would that be adequate (I do understand that the eventual content of the article will be determined by consensus among a group of editors)? Or do I just allow this page to be deleted, and then request someone else to create an article with the same name?

Thank you very much for your help with this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sanjaydasgupta54 (talk • contribs) 02:00, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

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Happy Halloween!

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WikiCup 2011 October newsletter

The 2011 WikiCup is now over, and our new champion is Hurricanehink (submissions), who joins the exclusive club of the previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009) and Sturmvogel_66 (2010). The final standings were as follows:

1. Hurricanehink (submissions)
2. Sp33dyphil (submissions)
3. Yellow Evan (submissions)
4. Miyagawa (submissions)
5. Wizardman (submissions)
6. Casliber (submissions)
7. Resolute (submissions)
8. PresN (submissions)

Prizes for first, second, third and fourth will be awarded, as will prizes for all those who reached the final eight. Every participant who scored in the competition will receive a ribbon of participation. In addition to the prizes based on placement, the following special prizes will be awarded based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, the prize is awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round.

• The Featured Article Award: Casliber (submissions), for his performance in round 2. Hurricanehink (submissions) matched the score, but Casliber won the tiebreaker.
• The Good Article Award: Yellow Evan (submissions), for his performance in round 4.
• The Featured List Award: Miyagawa (submissions), for his performance in round 4. PresN (submissions) matched the score, but Miyagawa won the tiebreaker.
• The Recognised Topic Award (for good and featured topics): PresN (submissions), for his performance in round 3.
• The Did You Know Award: The Bushranger (submissions), for his performance in round 1.
• The In the News Award: Candlewicke (submissions), for his performance in round 1.
• The Reviewer Award (for good article reviews): Wizardman (submissions), for his performance in round 3.

No prize was awarded for featured pictures, sounds or portals, as none were claimed throughout the competition. The awards will be handed out over the next few days. Congratulations to all our participants, and especially our winners; we've all had fun, and Wikipedia has benefitted massively from our content work.

Preparation for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Interested parties are invited to sign up and participate in our straw polls. It's been a pleasure to work with you all this year, and, whoever's taking part in and running the competition in 2012, we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn and The ed17 00:33, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 October 2011

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• Discussion report: Proposal to return this section from hiatus is successful

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• Arbitration report: Abortion case stalls, request for clarification on Δ, discretionary sanctions streamlined

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A cookie for you!

Hello Breawycker! I hope you enjoy this cookie as an amicable greeting from a fellow Wikipedian, SwisterTwister talk 01:14, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Mexican jewish war

Why did you reject it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.48.206.81 (talk) 22:04, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Because if you would have created it as an article, then it would have been deleted as a Hoax.--Breawycker (talk to me!) 22:13, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks ...

... for the cookie. And for reading what I wrote and not just ignoring it, I appreciate that. I know that fighting vandalism is a highly necessary and at the same time not always pleasant task, so I know you do important work. Yet it is not the first time that I feel that here in the English Wikipedia (as compared to the German one, which I know better), some things work in a very bureaurocratic way, which can easily scare new editors off. Anyway, where I live it's time to go to sleep, so I'll do that. :-) Cheers, 84.75.56.169 (talk) 23:48, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

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Your template (User:Breawycker public/HG) in the userpage of your alternate account contains a typo. Shouldn't it be "I will be" rather than "I will me"? Shuipzv3 (talk) 11:25, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
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A one minute Google search on Steffans reveals she is commonly referred to by the social media as indeed Superhead. But ohk, my edit was deconstructive towards you, therefore needs to be reversed. 74.176.39.32 (talk) 20:53, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

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Potato pancake wikilove template

Would you mind if I moved this into the template namespace? --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 15:55, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

No, I don't mind thanks.--Breawycker (talk to me!) 15:58, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, I have done so. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 16:02, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the post move edits, I got distracted by the clowder of cats at the house demanding breakfast! --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 16:24, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 12 December 2011

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Second place is currently held by Ruby2010 (submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is Jivesh boodhun (submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly! The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20. A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition. 12george1 (submissions) was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur. 12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on Hurricane Debby (1982)- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews. Sp33dyphil (submissions) was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity. Sp33dyphil (submissions) is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early! Speciate (submissions) was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with Paedophryne amauensis. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching! Jivesh boodhun (submissions) was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge. We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition. A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, are making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. 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Third place goes to Pool E's Casliber (submissions), who also writes primarily on biology (including ornithology and botany) and has already submitted two featured articles this round. Of the 63 contestants remaining, 15 (just under a quarter) have over 100 points this round. However, 25 are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly. 32 contestants, the top two from each pool and the 16 next-highest scorers, will advance to round 3. Congratulations to Matthewedwards (submissions), whose impressive File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg became the competition's first featured picture. Also, congratulations to 12george1 (submissions), who claimed good topic points, our first contestant this year to do so, for his work on Wikipedia:Featured topics/1982 Atlantic hurricane season. This leaves featured topics and featured portals as the only sources of points not yet utilised. 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The two highest scorers from each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers overall, have entered round 3, while 30 participants have been eliminated. Pool B's Grapple X (submissions) remains our top scorer with over 700 points; he continues to gain high numbers of points for his good articles on The X-Files, but also Millennium and other subjects. He has also gained points for a good topic, a featured list, multiple good article reviews and several did you knows. Pool E's Casliber (submissions) was second, thanks primarily to his biology articles, with Pool H's Muboshgu (submissions) coming in third, with an impressive 46 did you knows, mostly on the subject of baseball. Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both scored over 600 points. Pools E and H proved our most successful, with each seeing 5 members qualify for round 3, while Pools C and D were the least, with each seeing only 3 reach round 3. However, it was Pool G which saw the lowest scoring, with a little under 400 points combined; Pool H, the highest scoring group, saw over triple that score. 65 points was the lowest qualifying score for round 3; significantly higher than the 11 required to enter round 2, and also higher than the 41 required to reach round 3 last year. However, in 2010, 100 points were needed to secure a place in round 3. 16 will progress to round 4. In round 3, 150 points was the 16th highest score, though, statistically, people tend to up their game a little in later rounds. Last year, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 points were needed. Guessing how many points will be required is not easy. 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A quick update on how things are going with the New Page Triage/New Pages Feed project. As the enwiki page notes, the project is divided into two chunks: the "list view" (essentially an updated version of Special:NewPages) and the "article view", a view you'll be presented with when you open up individual articles that contains a toolbar with lots of options to interact with the page - patrolling it, adding maintenance tags, nominating it for deletion, so on. On the list view front, we're pretty much done! We tried deploying it to enwiki, in line with our Engagement Strategy on Wednesday, but ran into bugs and had to reschedule - the same happened on Thursday :(. We've queued a new deployment for Monday PST, and hopefully that one will go better. If it does, the software will be ready to play around with and test by the following week! :). 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