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Revert to Moonface

I just made a completely valid and factual edit to Spencer Krug, which you reverted. What gives?

Siinai doesn't have their own article and is not notable enough to be included in the infobox. Oddbodz (talk) 20:53, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Bench Press article

Hi, I have found that the bench press article contains multiple sections written as a how-to guide, in some cases going far beyond the subject of the article to prescribe exercises other than the bench press ostensibly to prevent injuries. I have deleted these sections but you have reverted at least one of my edits. I will refrain from deleting other material from the article for this reason, but please consider that the text I had deleted had nothing to do with an encyclopedic description of the bench press. Thanks. 75.180.29.69 (talk) 01:06, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, your edits were correct and those sections should have been in the article. I missed your edit summary and mistakenly identified your edits as vandalism. Feel free to go ahead and remove the sections if your sure they violate WP:NOTMANUAL. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Oddbodz (talk) 01:10, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you, I will do so. 75.180.29.69 (talk) 01:12, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Airship NS11 crash

Per WP:DENY, the article has been deleted, as Ryan's case is getting very close to needing WP:LTA applied. However, if you (or anyone else) wants to legitimately restore the article, just ping me and I can email a copy to you to use as a basis. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:39, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Pork Tornado Article Edit

Just wondering why you reverted my removal of material in the Pork Tornado article of what seems to me to be completely and exclusively promotional content contrary to WP:PROMOTION. Including the date and location of an upcoming performance by a band in their article surely constitutes "promotion", does it not? Thanks 70.48.218.35 (talk) 17:14, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

It didn't really contribute to promotion in my eye. Lots of band's articles have dates and locations of where they're playing/have played. I would agree that if someone had listed every venue they were playing on that tour, it may constitute as promotion (although some artists have articles exclusively about the tour with every date and venue listed - take Taylor Swift's Red Tour for example. However, the bit you removed was about a festival they were playing at, separate from their tour, and I would not, therefore, view this as promotion. I hope this answers your question, Oddbodz (talk) 18:25, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

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Talkback

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New ross consolidated school

Hey, Oddbodz, just wanted to let you know that I took off your CSD tag from this article. As seemingly inappropriate is, schools are specifically excluded from the A7 speedy deletion criterion, and G5 doesn't fit, as it wasn't made by a user in defiance of their block or ban (they created it before they were blocked). If you know an article should be deleted, but it doesn't fit any of the CSD criteria, it's usually better just to prod it, I find. Thanks! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 00:27, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Ok, thanks - I'll do that now (on a side note, I read at Wikipedia:All high schools can be notable that primary (elementary) schools don't come under this exclusion and that's why I CSD'd rather than PROD'd). Oddbodz (talk) 00:33, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Well, the thing is that that article is talking about actual notability, not eligibility for A7; A7 is a different test. Instead of notability, A7 looks for a credible assertion of importance or significance, which is a very loosely-defined standard, but one that is definitely a lower bar than notability. I usually think of a credible claim of importance as something like "a claim that is not totally implausible and seems like the kind of thing that might get them mentioned in reliable sources." I'm sure that, if you ask ten other editors of what A7 means, you'll get ten totally different answers, but the point is that it's not the same as actual, honest-to-God notability per se. Just because a thing isn't notable doesn't mean it can be deleted under A7, even if it fits one of the A7 categories (people, companies, etc.). It's kind of a silly thing, but them's the breaks, and editors are discouraged from...let's call it "creativity" when it comes to CSD. No worries, just one of those things. :) Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 00:41, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Ah ok, thanks Oddbodz (talk) 00:46, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

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Nativity/Nativity 2 edits

Hi I just added some info to the pages for Nativity and Nativity 2 about the third film but these were removed by you for not having a source. I'm new to editing so bit useless at adding links but the information has some from the Twitter page of the director, Debbie Isitt (@DeborahIsitt), if you'd like to check yourself. There is definetely a third film and it definetely starts filming next month. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.142.57 (talk) 00:20, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi there. WP:TWITTER says that in this case, a Twitter citation will be acceptable. If you could provide me with the URL for the Twitter post, I would be happy to add it to the articles for you. Thanks, Oddbodz (talk) 00:48, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you :)https://twitter.com/DeborahIsitt/status/379638745018138625 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.142.57 (talk) 01:14, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Ok, that's all done - as you made good faith edits, I shall remove the warnings from your talk page. For future reference, the most simple way to add a citation is placing by <ref>YOUR URL HERE</ref> after the sentence you wish to cite. If you need anymore help with citations, see Help:Footnotes and if that doesn't help, just drop me a message and I'll try and point you in the right direction. Oddbodz (talk) 01:34, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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I think you made a mistake

Hi Oddbodz i'm Jeffrd10. Thanks for helping me and fellow Recent-Changes Patrollers fight vandalism. However you might wan't to look more carefully at this edit I don't think that it's vandlism. Its ok I made the same mistake just wanted to let you know. Happy editing! --Jeffrd10 (talk) 17:43, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Hello there - slightly confused

I believe you sent me the following message? "User talk:2620:0:862:1:91:198:174:70 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia November 2013[edit]

Information icon Hello, I'm Oddbodz. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made with this edit to Aidan Turner, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 17:05, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Aidan Turner with this edit, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 17:06, 7 November 2013 (UTC)"

I'm not sure what you are talking about because I don't think I've made any changes to Aiden Turner's page, none that I can remember anyway. I don't think I've even been on his page since I went to watch that Mortal Instruments film back in August :/ When were these changes made? Are you sure you've got the right person? :/ Also, I'm not too sure why I'd make such a silly edit to be honest. It seems completely illogical :/ lol. Could you look into this for me and maybe explain a bit more or confirm that it actually was me? Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Meezo999 (talk • contribs) 17:22, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Note

For some reason, I am getting messages intended for 2620:0:862:1:91:198:174:70.

This seems to be a Wikimedia number. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.181.10.165 (talk) 17:30, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

This IP address

Hi !

You sent a warning to this IP address. However, this is a dynamic IP of Oxford University, so unlikely you're going to get the person you originally targeted, as there are 30,000+ users. Cheers. --129.67.115.252 (talk) 17:27, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Well you didn't actually...see how dynamic it is ? --129.67.115.252 (talk) 17:33, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

GA review of Oblivion (roller coaster)

Hi, Can you check if I have resolved the sourcing issue with this article? I have added a few (one of which I fear is probably not good enough (A blog)), and would appreciate your opinion on it. Thanks, --Mdann52talk to me! 20:47, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Yep, I'm happy with those. The main bits I felt needed citing were the 88 degree drop bit and the Opening section. In regards to the blog, you've backed it up with other sources so I'd say its fine. Seeing as this was the only issue prohibiting GA status, I feel the article now meets all the requirements an I will grant it GA status. Oddbodz (talk)

Just noticed the other editors concerns with the article. I will have another check, but will leave it on hold for now. Oddbodz (talk) 21:31, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Should now be fixed; can you check again? --Mdann52talk to me! 13:20, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Phantom Warnings

Hi there - I'm not sure why this is happening but I've had messages from several users saying that they've had warnings that weren't meant for them. Basically, I use a semi-automated tool called Huggle and this allows me to revert vandalism and warn the offending user with a single click of a button. I can tell by looking at your edit history that these vandal edits are nothing to do with you but for some reason, you're saying that you've received these warnings. However, by look at all 3 talk pages I can't see any record of them - could you provide me with a link to them. If I have a link to them, I can forward it to the guys who look after Huggle. In the case of 86.181.10.165, it may be that you're using a dynamic IP and have picked up messages that weren't meant for you but I'll need a link to the message to investigate further. Thanks, Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 17:34, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Would you care to address this here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:2620:0:862:1:91:198:174:70&redirect=no so people can see your reply as soon as they click on "you have new messages" and aren't confused anymore? As I am one of those who you sent the message threatening with blocking us, I think it would be most helpful. Thanks.62.245.69.24 (talk) 17:39, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

I were indicated that I have three new messages at User talk:2620:0:862:1:91:198:174:70, which, as you can see, is not my IP. If this is due to the tool you use, I'd suggest stopping to use it. --91.156.22.16 (talk) 17:46, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

This seems to be a Wikimedia server error. 2620:0:862:1:91:198:174:70 belongs to Wikimedia. I can not assume any way why I got the notice of a new message with a link to that IPs user discussion. The failure seems not to be with huggle, but rather with the Wiki for confusing IPs. --193.170.229.160 (talk) 17:47, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Hello Oddbodz, I don't know who Aidan Turner is, and didn't edit that page. Fritsd. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.73.7.145 (talk) 17:54, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Hey, IPs, just so y'all know, this isn't Oddbodz's fault; it is in fact a bug with the Wikimedia servers themselves. I believe there's a thread on VPT somewhere about it if y'all want to read more. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 17:59, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

I have taken the rather unusual step of semi-protecting the page for three hours. Writ Keeper, see if you like it or not. Drmies (talk) 18:17, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Update - the bug has been reported at Bugzilla, Wikimedia's bug reporting system. Its entry can be found here. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 18:15, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
Update - at 12:49 this afternoon (UTC), the bug was reported as fixed so that should be an end of it. A more detailed report of this incident can be found at User:Oddbodz/The Day I Warned Everyone. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 20:50, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

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Elantra Coupe Zombie Survival Machine revert

Your reasoning for undoing Elantra Coupe Zombie Survival Machine was claimed to be 'didn’t appear constructive to me'. Just how do you define 'constructive'? The reverted entry already met notability and truthful requirements. Regardless how you define 'constructiveness', pretending the entry doesn't exist is not exactly constructive either. -- 142.150.48.218 (talk) 19:51, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Hi there. Sorry but I accidentally mistook your edit for vandalism. The reason for this is that 9 times out 10, a 'Zombie Survival Car' is going to be someone's idea of a joke and would be unconstructive. However, on further inspection, I can see that it is a real thing and shouldn't have been removed. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 19:55, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

I agree and apologize for my removal. I removed it the second time as I assumed it was repeated vandalism that we see so much. Thank you for the explaination and pointing me here. Turgan ^Talk 20:20, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Zoodio edit

Hey, I thought that was the source. Why did you undo it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.224.26.190 (talk) 21:03, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

You'll need to give a citation for it. I reverted it because it was uncited - see WP:CITE. Thanks, Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 21:05, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Huggle 3

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Message from 205.193.157.2

Hi there. I am trying to correct wrong information about the board of directors that are listed on the Canadian Commercial Corporation wiki page. The people listed were on the board in 2008 and are no longer involved with the organization. How can I delete the wrong information without wiki administrators overriding my edits? Please help me. I am trying to be a useful contributor to the site but its really challenging when correct information keeps getting deleted. Help me please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.193.157.2 (talk) 17:45, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

I have left a message on your talk page. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 17:54, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

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18 November 2013

about little mix template, removed the charts of other charted songs because ther were no sources, already said that by edit summary, read it before accusing me of something — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.159.238.200 (talk) 18:38, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Please provide me with a link to the article and remember to sign your post (by typing four tildes (~~~~)) so that I can look into it. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 18:42, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

I found it. The section shouldn't have been removed as it was non-controversial and was notable. Instead, the {{citation needed}} tag should have been added. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs)

IP 3RR Reply

The IP was blocked for 24 hours for violation of 3RR/edit warring. Thanks for respecting the 3RR! --Slazenger (Contact Me) 19:11, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Incorrect reversion

You reverted my correction of two-year-old vandalism for some reason. 24.215.95.123 (talk) 19:49, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I was patrolling pending changes and the person who had edited before you had added some unhelpful content. Because their edit hadn't been rejected before you edited, I was unable to accept your edit as it would have accepted theirs too. I belive the vandalism has been removed now, but if its still there, feel free to remove it and your edit should be accepted this time. All the best, Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 20:10, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

Orlando City Stadium

Thanks for reviewing Orlando City Stadium so fast and approving it! Elisfkc (talk) 15:19, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

It's notable so I felt no need to tag it for deletion. However, you will need to add at least a lead to it - it can't just be an info box. Thanks, Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 15:20, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

Edit reversions

This is Cory Panshin. The ISP hosting Alexei and Cory Panshin's webpage has managed to screw something up so that links to our site using the old www.enter.net/~torve URL now return an error message while those using our own domain name www.panshin.com are directed properly. I have been going through updating them -- and you have been following me around, reverting them to a non-functioning link, and accusing me of "harming" the pages. So how do I get past this and get the links to work? Alexei Panshin (talk) 19:29, 20 November 2013 (UTC)Cory Panshin

Hi there, I have a couple of points to raise regarding this. Firstly, as you have already been told, this is a potential breach of WP:COI as you have a conflict of interest. Secondly, if you were making these edits legitimatly, you should have explained this in the edit summary. Other wise, it just looks like someone adding a load of links to their website. On another note, you shouldn't be sharing an account. If you wish to make edits, this should either be anonymously of by your own account - see WP:UPOL. Thanks, Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 19:48, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

I apologize for not explaining the changes. I thought it would be obvious that nothing had been added to the page and that only the URL had been updated. However, I will create a separate account under my own name and redo the updates with a full explanation if that will be satisfactory. Alexei Panshin (talk) 20:06, 20 November 2013 (UTC)Cory Panshin

It wasn't that I couldn't tell what edit you had made that was the issue. The problem was that you didn't explain why you made it. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 20:11, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

Ah, okay. I don't edit regularly, and I thought that explanations were just for major changes or things that might be controversial. I'll know better from now on. Alexei Panshin (talk) 20:22, 20 November 2013 (UTC)Cory Panshin

Great, your contributions are appreciated. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 20:32, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

Wellspring Worldwide page

Hi, you made an edit to the Wellspring Worldwide page and reverted it back to a version that had been vandalized by one of Wellspring's competitors. The edits have been fixed, but thanks for checking in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.200.134.138 (talk) 18:55, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Regardless of who made it, the edit was valid because it was cited. Wikipedia maintains a neutral point of view (see WP:NPOV) and should include negative points about a company provided they are cited which this edit was. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 19:29, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion converted to PROD: Dragon Soop

Hello Oddbodz. I am just letting you know that I have converted the speedy deletion tag that you placed on Dragon Soop to a proposed deletion tag, because I do not believe CSD applies to the page in question. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 14:59, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for letting me know. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 15:00, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Message from Indian Fellow

Hello sir User:Timtrent only gave a permission to remove that notice — Preceding unsigned comment added by Indian Fellow (talk • contribs) 14:42, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

No, Timtrent said that the tag could not be removed. You added a fake message to his talk page pretending to be him saying you could remove it! If it was allowed to me removed, he would remove it himself - never removed deletion tags from your own article. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 14:45, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

We have a WP:COMPETENCE issue here with Indian Fellow. I am assuming good faith over the misrepresentation of my words by the editor as a 'simple misunderstanding'. Fiddle Faddle 14:49, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

I hope we will attract his attention. I fear he will just run into a block, but I am trying hard to get his attention. Fiddle Faddle 14:57, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

He seems to have stopped editing for now - hopefully he's taken the advise you left on his talk page and will come back as a helpful contributor. Oddbodz - (Talk) (Contribs) 15:01, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

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March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive

It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:

• This drive will introduce a new component to it; a point system. In a nutshell, older nominations are worth more points than newer nominations. The top 3 participants who have the points will be awarded the Golden, Silver, or Bronze Wikipedia Puzzle Piece Trophy, respectively.
• Unlike the December 2013 Backlog Drive, earning an additional barnstar if you reached your goal has been removed.
• The allowance to have insufficient reviews has been lowered to 2 before being disqualified.
• An exception to the rule that all reviews must be completed before the deadline has been created.

Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.

More info regarding the drive and full descriptions regarding the changes to this drive can be found on the the drive page. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on the drive talk page.

I look forward to your participation and hope that because of it, some day the backlog will be gone!

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GAN March 2014 Backlog Drive

The March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on April 1, 2014! Sent by Dom497 on behalf of MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Roar (Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso song)

The article Roar (Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso song) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails WP:NSONGS, not enough information to grow beyond a stub

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We need your help testing latest huggle

Hello,

I am sending you this message because you listed yourself on meta:Huggle/Members as a beta tester. We desperately need attention of testers, because since we resolved all release blockers, we are ready to release first official version of huggle 3! Before that happens, it would be nice if you could test it so that we can make sure there are no issues with it. You can download it packaged for your operating system (see Wikipedia:Huggle/Huggle3_Beta) or you can of course build it yourself, see https://github.com/huggle/huggle3-qt-lx for that. Don't forget to use always latest version, there is no auto-update message for beta versions!

Should you find any issue, please report it to wikimedia bugzilla, that is a central place for huggle bugs, where we look at them. That is i mportant, if you find a bug and won't report it, we can't fix it. Thank you for your work on this, if you have any questions, please send me a message on my talk page, I won't be looking for responses here. Thanks, Petrb (talk) 15:20, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 14 May 2014

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