User talk:Pedro/Archive 13

Latest comment: 16 years ago by Epthorn in topic Barnstar

My RfA

Thank you. Incidentally, you really don't need to be sorry to have stayed neutral— not only is it your prerogative, but if fact your duty to speak up if you don't feel comfortable about a candidate. And when I said I'd mind your fear that I might be overzealous with the deletion, I wasn't sucking up to change anyone's mind. I will be careful.  :-)

Now off to finish the thanks-spamming. — Coren (talk) 23:15, 17 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Meta confirmation

[1] Just verifying that you are you. :) EVula // talk // // 23:19, 17 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

E-OCVM

Hi, sorry for contacting you out of the blue, but I've seen you deleting a bunch of articles that I speedied and you also commented on another AfD of mine. I found this article, and am really close to AfDing it, but I'm just not sure. Would you mind taking a look at my concerns on the talk page and giving me an idea on whether AfD is appropriate, or whether cleanup might salvage it? Thanks. Cricketgirl (talk) 15:32, 18 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thx spam

 
 


Thank you, Pedro, for supporting my RfB, which I withdrew at a final tally of (33/12/1). I failed to overcome the not unforeseeable opposition, but I am humbled by some extremely supportive, encouraging words I could read. In order to honor your trust, I once again vow to continue working and improving. Please contact me should you have any advice or recommendation to give. Or, should you need assistance. I am, as will always be, at your service. Again, please accept my most sincere gratitude.

Best regards, Húsönd 02:48, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
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My RFA (Random832)

Thank you, Pedro, for participating in my RFA, which passed 35/1/0. I look forward to helping out. If you have any concerns or suggestions/advice, my talk page is always open.—Random832 14:11, 19 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Glad to see you back

 
It's a flower, it smells nice, it looks nice. Enjoy it.

Nice to see you back with us so quickly Pedro. Happy editing. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 13:24, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Glad to see that an editor with such serious devotion and integrity is back with us. (And thanks for your thoughtful participation in my RfA process.) --Orange Mike 14:16, 20 November 2007 (UTC) (with a shiny new mop and bucket)Reply
Good to have you back, buddy. :) GlassCobra 14:24, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
Please extend Wikipedia's apologies to Wife of Pedro that you've been enticed back, but it's for the greater good. (Thanks incidentally for your RfA support - much appreciated. With regards to the conversation at WT:RFA, I still haven't told Wife of Bencherlite about my new status...) BencherliteTalk 16:11, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
Glad to see you back as well. It'd be a shame to lose an editor of your caliber. Best, --Bfigura (talk) 19:32, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
I'm also glad to see you're back among us; civility will henceforth be easier to maintain. If you need an ear in the future, drop me a note or an e-mail. Accounting4Taste:talk 21:26, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
You're one of the best we have, and it's great to know that we aren't going to lose you. It's great seeing you've reconsidered! John Carter (talk) 21:34, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
These comments are humbling, and I regret my hasty and poorly considered feelings of yesterday. Myself and the other administrator have hopefully resolved our issues and we can both move on to help the project. Thank you all. Pedro :  Chat  21:39, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
Glad you are not leaving. I read a couple of your post that mae me think you were under a strain. Hope that's all blown over. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 22:41, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

WOW

Thanks for the cheese! I could not have lived with my conscience if I'd made the other choice had been wrong. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 22:31, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

this December

So happy you asked. I was planning on writing next week and transcluding Dec 1. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 22:42, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply


explanation

Pedro, I just want to let you know that the (removed) comments I made the other day were meant to comfort you. You did a great job as an administrator. I'm sorry that they didn't apparently help.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 23:21, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thank you! I'm glad you're back. And by the way, he's adorable. :)--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 00:26, 21 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Absolutely

Thanks. Actually, there were two Wikibreaks. Last June my ferret was dying of lymphoma, which made it hard for me to think about editing. The lengthy one this year was due to a combination of factors piling up on me. I was busy in real life, which made it hard to find time. Then my computer broke down, making it hard to edit from home. I was limited to editing from my employer's computers at work and the Largo Library's computers. I had changed my monobook.js, and whenever I tried to log on an Iexplorer browsered computer, it locked up. (Something I doubt the library's IT people appreciated at the time.) So I wound up using my alternate account to check its watchlist when I could get to the library and use their's. Which dropped me to about 20 edits a month on that account adn none on this one. In August, I had the time to address my computer problems and got mine going again. Then I realized I could fix my monobook.js with my alternate user. With this account working again, my wiki addiction took over and I started editing again at my previous rate. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 14:41, 21 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, part II

Thanks for your comments on History of SpamBritain. One man's meat is another man's poisson, it seems. It's always astounding to me how people feel quite free to start with their flamethrowers set on "burn to the ground and leave no ashes". I think I'm going to take my own advice of the other day, take a few days off the thankless task of new page patrol, and work on a couple of articles that *I* want to work on. I'm starting to think that Wikipedia is like a session of duplicate -- every so often you get handed an undeserved top score, and every so often you get handed your head on a plate for making the value bid. And you know what? I'm just going to start deleting stuff from my talk pages. The vituperation was amusing at first, and now it's just pesky, and I don't need any more pesky. Accounting4Taste:talk 21:03, 21 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

LOL yeah, I'm grateful for the rollback button for that reason alone. Speaking of which, I'm going to ask you to keep an eye on my personal pages for about 24 hours. It's US Thanksgiving, giving vandals more free time, and I dealt with a particularly persistent vandal last night, User:Big Saltine, who finished his career of abuse by asking for me to "go on probation" as part of his unsuccessful request to be unblocked from a permanent block. I figure it's going to take this young man about 12 hours to work out that he can go to a friend's place and open a new account, and I'm going to be in public hearings all day today. And while I build up the inevitable sockpuppet case, and crank up the full majesty of the Wikipedia response to vandals, I figure he's going to leave traces of his ego scattered about until then. He's a pouty little cracker!! Accounting4Taste:talk 15:04, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

the nom

I'm overwhelmed. Probably a bit logy too, as I just got home from the harrowing, and will likely see things more clearly in the morning. I really just see myself as a gnome/stub creator who also has experience with deletion and blocking policy. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 06:06, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Maybe sooner

Thanks. This is moving faster than I thought, and maybe the 27th would be good. I've a vacation starting then. I don't want to deal with job stress while my RfA is running. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 12:58, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Your contributions on RC Patrol

Wow. Just Wow! Pedro :  Chat  15:32, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

  • :) (What else can i do here then smile, and say: Thanks for the compliment! Much appreciated!)
You're welcome. I see a lot of your warnings. I just blocked a user you warned and followed back to your page, and had a quick nose at your contrib history. 10,000 edits - mega impressive. I've only got about 6 and a bit thousand, but there we go! Pedro :  Chat  15:43, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

It's shapng up

But I don't understand this phrase, "A perusal will show that many have moved from been stubs," Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 18:48, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Q'abbal

Yeah, but there's always the Really Secret cabal. Tonywalton  | Talk 23:24, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Never! Never!! Bwahahahhh!!! Oh, all right then. Tuesday. Tonywalton  | Talk 23:30, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
) Pedro :  Chat  23:36, 22 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

User talk:DatDoo

Blocked. Weird. Used to be a positive account. Blocked for just 24 hours to prevent further damage. Pedro :  Chat  09:30, 23 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Yes, pretty weird indeed. I was just going trough his previous contributions, and he didn't strike me as being a vandal. Even his vandalisms were not that serious at all, but annoying nontheless. I wonder what got into him.. Perhaps hes just bored now. --Excirial (Talk,Contribs) 09:37, 23 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

  • Oh, you might want to have a look at the guys talk page. Looks like he wants a word with you about "Wikipedia Integrity" --Excirial (Talk,Contribs) 09:44, 23 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks!

Hey just wanted to say thanks for reviewing my edits! I've got one question though. Did you mean just in general the way my sig looks or the size of the coding. I don't mean any disrespect or anything but I checked and you sig coding is only about 15 characters more than mine so I was a little confused. The reason I ask is because that's the first time I've ever heard that my sig might be too big. The only thing I've heard about my sig is I have gotten a few compliments on it. Thanks for clearing this up! Deflagro C/T 00:32, 24 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Also, yes I do some work on new page patrolling so thanks for clearing that up. But also the pages it showed that I have edited weren't very recent compared to other talk pages that weren't deleted. Oh well, it doesn't really matter! Deflagro C/T 00:34, 24 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
Okay Thanks! When I first made it I was concerned about it being too long so I asked several people about it and they all said it was okay, so that's why I was concerned when you said something about it. Thanks again for reviewing me! Deflagro C/T 17:00, 24 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

RfA thanks

Hi Pedro! Just wanted to say thanks for supporting me! Please find your thank you card here, should you wish to see it. I'm honored to have received your support. All the best, ~Eliz81(C) 02:11, 24 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Codelyoko193

Thank you for reviewing me. I will definetely take your advice. Thanks!, Codelyoko193 (T/C) 03:59, 24 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Patrick Cox

Hi, I noticed you tagged my Patrick Cox article for deletion yesterday. I just wanted to say I have just finished doing a proper write up on article, so I was hoping you could take a look, read my note on the discussion page and give me some feedback. Look forward to hearing from you. Crazy-dancing (talk) 05:41, 25 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Glitz

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Glitz. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Superm401 - Talk 06:57, 25 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

My RfA

Thank you for your participation in my RfA


Mike Shamus

Hi Pedro,

You have recommended that my bio be deleted due to a "sales pitch" I have revised it and added some "notability". It seems that you and others were unable to find some of the notability in my musical projects. Thanks for revisiting it. Mike ShamusAdamas1678 (talk) 18:57, 25 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

RFA discussion

Ooops. A new user did post a faked comment pretending to be User:Jmlk17, see here. I accidentally removed yours as well. I'll put yours back. Sorry, NawlinWiki (talk) 22:16, 25 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

My RfA

Thank you for your comments on my RfA and on my talk page. I hope to try again soon after working on the things the opposers mentioned. Hopefully it will look good at the beginning and the end the next time. ;) Captain panda 23:40, 25 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

RFA Troubles

Hello Pedro! :) I recognise you have tried to stop the situation developing here. However, could you please refrain from posting. I will also be sending the same message to WH. Thank you. Regards, — Rudget contributions 21:46, 26 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thank you. You also recognise your mistakes. I appreciate that. Best, — Rudget contributions 21:49, 26 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Are you interested?...

Hello Pedro,

I have noticed that you are moderately active in the Thomas WikiProject here, and wondered if you wanted to help us out over at Train Spotting World with our new Workforce:Thomas. Interested?

Bluegoblin7 00:34, 27 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Removed the double post. Feel free to add it back if it was intended... --DarkFalls talk 04:59, 27 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
Thanks DF. Sorry Bluegoblin7 but Wikipedia takes up most of my free net time. I think my only contributions at Thomas were uploading a picture! Thanks anyway for your offer. Pedro :  Chat  08:58, 27 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Re: Block

"Fakeacount123 (talk • contribs) is already blocked (block log • unblock) . To change the block expiry and/or block reason, you must first unblock the user." Darn, you're too fast for me! Pedro :  Chat  14:49, 27 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks Pedro, that's the second compliment I've got on my "blocking" speed. Thanks for noticing :) Spellcast (talk) 14:52, 27 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Warning Template

Hello I appologize for that but I was wondering how do I get a warning template--Hardcore Hak (talk) 15:07, 27 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Review

Thanks for the review. I probably would but i would just like to make sure i know enough and can help in many areas. A good deal of my edits have been project related transport things and on projects generally. Also, i am spending a lot less time on WP:SBWA.

Btw i have had a previous rfa attempt around half a year ago. See Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Simply south. Simply south (talk) 17:53, 27 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

ConceptBase

Hi. I see you speedied Talk:ConceptBase with a G8 some time ago. Can you tell me what happened to the corresponding article? Also, I see that User:Manfred-jeu‎ noticed this as well, and wrote the following in User talk:Pedro/Archive 11 as an IP:Hi Pedro, I regret that you deleted the page on ConceptBase (which I wrote). The system is a prototype used for research and education. I don't see why the page was classified to be an advertisement. But it's prpobably your decision. Cheers: Manfred Jeusfeld. Can you tell me why this article was deleted as an advertisement? Thanks. —Viriditas | Talk 10:56, 28 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. I asked because I have an interest in database systems in general, but I don't have access to the deleted page history in particular. —Viriditas | Talk 11:04, 28 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
Nah, I would rather just bother you. :-) It's more interesting that way. —Viriditas | Talk 11:06, 28 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Dedication

Pedro. It may be commitment-- lots of people in the real world think I should be committed. ;) Really, it's just insomnia. Things seem to be going quite well on that front. I never imagined. Dlohcierekim 13:31, 28 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Steam (content delivery)

Hey. Thanks for extending the protection on there. Originally, KrakatoaKatie was the admin that was going to help us on the page, but she seems to have gone MIA for the past few days. Would it be possible to get another admin to approve the pending edits, so we can get this thing done once and for all? Thanks! — HelloAnnyong [ t · c ] 14:11, 28 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Just wanted to poke you on this one. The ban has been lifted on this page, but no one has touched it yet. Should I just start adding our additions from the talk page, or do you (or another admin) want to look at it first? — HelloAnnyong [ t · c ] 05:15, 6 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

re. Archived Talk Page

Why'd I delete my userpage? I dunno - I just got the urge to do so after reading Uncle G's first RfA! So yeah...I'm still around it's all good :) Dihydrogen Monoxide 07:31, 29 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

User:Cheese12345678910

Hi. I noticed you have indef blocked the above user, after they posted to your talkpage. I was going to block for 3 hours and request that they act civilly. Since you are involved I would mention that you may wish to have the block reviewed at AN, just to get a third party view - but that is entirely up to you. Cheers. LessHeard vanU (talk) 14:10, 29 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

User:AllenJ3304

Hello. I see you deleted the page I posted on 'XRSolutions' can you give me some more insight on what content is offending. Another admin pointed me to the Sandbox. How do I get the original page back to review using the sandbox? Thanks Allenj3304 (talk) 14:44, 29 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Could you look at something for me?

Hi Pedro, I'm having trouble deciding whether or not Special:Contributions/Localrules these contributions are with consensus. I'm leaning towards no, as I haven't seen any discussion, and because the account is fairly new. It all seems very POINTY in my view, but I'd like to get an other pair of eyes in on it. I thank you in advance. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 14:41, 30 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks

Pedro, thanks again for making this possible. I will do my best. Dlohcierekim 16:42, 30 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Suggested copy edits for Pedro's standards

Hi Pedro, I have left a note on the discussion page of Pedro's standards. It is a suggested draft which has been copy edited for spelling and such. Cheers, Majoreditor 17:53, 30 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks you

Thank you for the help earlier today at ANI, I hadn't came across someone before asking to have their school's IP address blocked, so I took to ANI rather them an individual admin for someone that might be knowledgeable to that type of circumstance. thanks again!▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡Talk 22:05, 30 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

RfA questions

I just wanted to make a few comments regarding the question you posed on NrDg's RfA. Regarding the UAA report of "Ceira", I agree that it was incorrect. The user was not totally familiar (it was nearly 2 months ago) with policy at the time. The second message should probably not have been posted. The user should have been blocked because they had vandalized past the final warning just 2 hours before (I surely would have blocked the user). NrDg could have handled the third situation better, though. However, the user was blocked by Rlevse as a sockpuppet afterwards. :-P Nishkid64 (talk) 22:38, 1 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

I know that was your intention. I just have a habit of commenting on issues involving my RfA candidates. :) Nishkid64 (talk) 22:48, 1 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks

Hi Pedro

Am I on the right talk page for help on how to get Fairhaven info out there? Thanks for your offer ofhelp - I need all the help I can get as am pretty useless at this sort of thing.

Clarification

Hello

I have been trying to start an article on Wikipedia about my band Mixed Fruit Jam. This is my first article on Wikipedia. I am not sure why you have requested deletion of this page. Could you please give me more information? The only comment I saw was that you felt that my band was not 'Significant'? This band has been very successful in India since 1996. Ofthejungle (talk) 21:52, 4 December 2007 (UTC)GeorgeReply

Cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fairhavengarden (talkcontribs) 15:52, 3 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

My RFA

Thanks for your continued support, I really appreciated the comments you made on my three RFAs and your offer to answer any questions when I get the mop. If I have any questions about the new buttons, I might have to take you up on that offer. Useight (talk) 19:48, 5 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Why Did You Delete King Kong Vs. Jaws?

Well, Why?--5VH9 (talk) 22:49, 5 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

re: RFA

Thanks. My personal view is that RFA's tend to have a "momentum" sometimes, especially if there are a slew of support or oppose votes at once. I think it's unfair to let an RFA gather momentum before everyone is even aware it exists, if that makes sense. --Spike Wilbury talk 14:32, 6 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Deletion Question

Hi Pedro

You deleted a page about Carol Realini, explaining that it "is a CV." I'm a little confused because I checked several pages about individuals (Steve Jobs was the first ;) and they all read as CVs. Can you point me to specific guidelines about creating pages about people when they are notable precisely because of their work history/accomplishments? Many thanks for your help! Emitchell62000 (talk) 15:44, 6 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

CP Morgan edits

Hi, it is still coming up that the page still has issues. I have made several chances to the page. So I think it is okay now. What do I still need to change so the page doesn't get deleted? Thanks! Jdent15 (talk) Joelle —Preceding comment was added at 23:20, 6 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

MySanAntonio deletion

Hello Pedro- I posted an entry for my workplace yesterday, MySanAntonio.com. The post was removed for copyright violation. However, the site that you cite as my having used material from is actually using MySanAntonio's official bio that appears on our website here: http://www2.mysanantonio.com/aboutus/mysa/. Ericcbraun (talk) 19:02, 7 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Serie A 1932-33

Hi! No, It was on purpose. A while ago, it was decided on the Wikipedia project football page to not include round by round results, because they're considered almanac-type information. I didn't agree, but that was the decision. CapPixel (talk) 13:40, 9 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

I'll leave the summary. :) Bye! CapPixel (talk) 13:50, 9 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Barnstar

  The Original Barnstar
This is for doing the right thing, and asking for other editors' opinions before doing something that would have made a lot of drama. Redrocketboy 15:34, 10 December 2007 (UTC)Reply


Thanks for trying. I think we should try and ignore Kurt Weber from now on, if he's making users aggitated. Thanks, and see you around. Redrocketboy 15:34, 10 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Though I still disagree with you, I'd like to second Redrocketboy's comment above, thanks for "doing the right thing, and asking for other editors' opinions before doing something that would have made a lot of drama". I mean this. Please accept it in the spirit of reconciliation in which it is offered. Carcharoth (talk) 17:41, 10 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

I think everyone there believes (and is glad) that you did in fact do something right by simply letting the chips fall as they may instead of acting immediately to counteract what you considered an unprovoked attack. In fact- although you may not agree with this- I think that it was a good example of how things should work with regards to conflicts of this sort. So thanks for keeping things penned up in a small area so as to avoid a repeat of previous eruptions that seem to have occurred around the vicinity of K.W.; -Epthorn (talk) 19:11, 10 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Closing AfDs

Is there a resource that you can point me to that is something like a step-by-step guideline for how to close an AfD? I am so overwhelmed with the avalanche of sheer rudeness that accompanies new page patrol that I need to find something else useful I can do, and I think that would be a good place to start to be useful. Anything you can point to would be gratefully received. (And I'm starting to have the distinct feeling that there needs to be a different way to do new page patrol; one that doesn't involve the deleting administrator becoming the scratching post for every bruised ego whose precious page has been judged unworthy. But that's a topic for a different day. I note that you've been congratulated for keeping your temper lately and I surely need to keep mine -- I'm not only going to bite a newbie some time soon, I'm going to eviscerate one -- and so I've decided to change my focus in order to keep from doing that.) Accounting4Taste:talk 18:31, 10 December 2007 (UTC)Reply