User talk:WJBscribe/Archive 3

Archive 1 Archive 2 Archive 3 Archive 4 Archive 5 → Archive 10 Block of British Sun Hey! THanks for bringing that to my attention. First off, it was my first block ever ad an admin. They only had 7 edits or so. I probably should have blocked indef but erred on the side of caution. Once I get into the swing of things, I am sure I will get better at it! Hope it was not too much of an issue. Thanks -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 00:42, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Your idea I think that's an excellent idea, WJB. By all means, propose it. I will certainly second the motion. And I do think it's necessary, since we now have almost 100 members, most of them new to the project. Replying on your page and mine. Is that necessary, or do you keep an eye on my talk page? I have you watchlisted. Jeffpw 08:17, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks Thanks for that. It was the first time I had attempted such a thing. I was spurred on by the vandal who wiped out the entire page as I was reading it. --Candlewicke Consortiums Limited 16:26, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Co-ordinator I am deeply flattered and honoured by your proposal, and am willing to take on the role. However, I am uncomfortable with the idea of just proclaiming me Co-ordinator, and would much rather hold an election, even I'm the only one to stand and it's just to provide a mandate. It might also be a good idea to have assistant co-ordinators for when the main one is unwell, away, or overwhelmed, but I'll leave that for you to consider. :) BTW, I just built this new userbox for our watchlist! This user keeps track of the LGBT Watchlist Isn't it pretty? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 17:30, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Lol, ok. Given the potential COI here, I'll leave it in your capable hands. Btw, I just checked one of my email addresses and found three increasingly frustrated emails from The Advocate, who I wrote to to suggest they run a piece on the Project. Stupid me for not checking my email more! I may have screwed up this opportunity, but if I apologise enough, they might still be on for next month, which would be an excellent advertisement (not to mention the squee factor at being in The Advocate)! Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 17:44, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Can I join you in a SQUEEE if it happens!?!! :) -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 18:05, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Forgive my ignorance but: Squee(e) ? WJBscribe 18:11, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Squee:Squee can be an exclamation, or interjection, of excited happiness or surprise, especially when referring to fangirls, or be a squeal of glee over something incredibly cute. Err, why? We're not speaking for them, so it doesn't really matter. AFAIK, anyway. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 18:17, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Is a Squee sort of like a squeal of glee????? Just wondering. And yes, the Advocate article sounds great. Let's hope it pans out. And I can't wait to vote for you again, Dev! Jeffpw 21:46, 1 February 2007 (UTC) Yeah, I had. Thanks for letting me know. :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 08:23, 2 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks Thanks for your help on the translation! I couldn't figure out how to put accents on the names that need them; could you do that or explain how? Thanks, Rachel88 21:59, 1 February 2007 (UTC) User:Eedo Bee Thanks for the kind note of support. I agree with everything you wrote. The block is only for 1 week, so he does have another chance, but it is only one more. Best, Gwernol 02:27, 2 February 2007 (UTC) UsernameDiscussion Template Sure. Go for it. Regards, --Asteriontalk 03:21, 3 February 2007 (UTC) Admin request Dear WJBscribe, I guess you have not seen my explanation about edit count. About "NPOV", I only said he is categorized as racist, which is true. I have seen that there was a long discussion about that and the conclusion was that he is now categorized as anti-semitic. Then I argued that we can use our exprience there to judge whether a statement by a politician may be considered racist view or not in Anti-Iranianism article. Non of my arguments reflect my personal POV about Ahmadinejad or anybody else. Sangak 16:51, 3 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks for your note. Yes you are right. That's the nature of articles I am working on. The only way I can work with these policies is if I become admin. Otherwise I am sure I can edit for 10 years as I am editing now there will not be any conflict over interpretation of policies with other users. But I actually studied wikipedia policies during these months although It did not happen frequently that I use them. I think people can ask questions to check me. Anyways if it goes like this I will withdraw my nomination. Sangak 17:19, 3 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks for the points. Yes I don't use edit summary very often. Frankly when I am the only person working on a single page for a long time and nobody helps me (evenif I ask for collaborations), then I don't see why I should fill it the summary. For instance we have Persian cinema wikiproject. I am the only member who is active. The same is for Iranian music etc. See for example My works on History of fundamentalist Islam in Iran or Abbas Kiarostami. Sangak 17:38, 3 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks for your time. Have a nice weekend. Sangak 17:58, 3 February 2007 (UTC) WikiCookie. Thank you for the WikiCookie. Do you mind if I move it to my barnstars subpage? I'd like it to be there so I don't lose it when the talk page gets archived. Anyway, in future with RfC I'll inform the users I report there about the discussion. I'll also be careful about what names I report there as well. Don't worry about me, I'm not upset. At least the problems have been cleared up. Acalamari 21:38, 3 February 2007 (UTC) I've moved it. Thank you for it. At least it's now in a place where my awards will go. :) Acalamari 21:45, 3 February 2007 (UTC) Christiane Desroches Noblecourt Thank you for improving this article! :) – Alensha talk 23:44, 3 February 2007 (UTC) Usurpation Thanks for that. I have thought before about asking to usurp that name. I didn't realise that it had become possible to do so now. Thanks again. :) Cheers, Sarah 00:24, 4 February 2007 (UTC) It helps to know some HTML i'm finding the entire process a bit daunting. do they do this on purpose to keep us neophytes aaway? I just wanted to do a little translating. fortunately i worked in a Web start up and spent days staring at little characters on pages. i did try to go through the process of translating as laid out in the translation home page instructions but didn't get very far. do let me know what is the best way to get some hands on guidance (perhaps open a chat window at the same time as I start a new translation page) gratefully, Greg Liloleme 00:24, 4 February 2007 (UTC) Marriage (Judeo-Christian) Marriage that adheres to Jewish and Christian religious doctrine is separate and distinct from secular Marriage and Same sex marriage. If you consider that Marriage (Judeo-Christian) is a POV fork, then you should be prepared to issue an AfD against Same-sex marriage. If not, leave the article intact and go on editing elsewhere. Nkras 02:04, 4 February 2007 (UTC) The article is about marriage in the Judeo-Christian tradition. It is NPOV within its own subject matter. Ssm has no relevence on the subject matter. Ssm has its own article. Nkras 02:13, 4 February 2007 (UTC) To re-iterate, the article is NPOV within it's own context. WP:LGBT and Ssm has no relevancy. Create a Marriage (Liberal Christian) stub if you must. Nkras 02:23, 4 February 2007 (UTC) I will edit the article to protect it's credibility, and will remove any edits that are attempts to push a POV and violate the NPOV of the subject matter. Nkras 02:33, 4 February 2007 (UTC) You stated "I will however make sure that Marriage (Judeo-Christian) includes all relevant information and that it isn't used to put forward the view that the only acceptable form of religious marriage is between a man and a woman". That is the case in marriages based upon Judeo-Christian tradition. You, nor any other editor, has any authority to enforce prior restraint. Nkras 02:41, 4 February 2007 (UTC) Then let me make my position clear: I will defend Marriage (Judeo-Christian) against all encroachments of GBLTIXYZ POV pushing. Create Marriage (Liberal Christian) to make an encyclopedic entry addressing your concerns. Nkras 02:56, 4 February 2007 (UTC) I notice the article is classed as a "Judaism related Stub". Since presumable Nkras will have extreme difficulty finding this search result, I leave it here for you. Jeffpw 05:37, 4 February 2007 (UTC) So? And the article denotes what that I don't know already? Confirmation that Liberal Jews make their politics the basis of their religious belief, not Judaism itself? What else is new? Nkras 05:50, 4 February 2007 (UTC) My reading of WP:POVFORK shows this fits pretty clearly, considering both the circumstances of the article's birth and considering that there's nothing there that can't reasonably be covered in the main article, Marriage. I made my full argument at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marriage (Judeo-Christian). — coelacan talk — 09:44, 4 February 2007 (UTC) Hey, when you vote on articles like the one on Homosexualist, would you mind adding them to our deletion sorting subpage? I'm not a daily regular on AfD, so it would be helpful if you could add them as and when you see them. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:25, 4 February 2007 (UTC) No prob- shall do in future. I knew the noticeboard was in a state of flux but hadn't caught up with WP:DSSG yet. WJBscribe 23:30, 4 February 2007 (UTC) Sorry to bother you WJB Hello Sir. Just wanted to let you know the problems on the "Anesthesia" article have started all over again with our detractors removing and editing to their personal opinions. (68.11.82.15) is their IP. Again,Sorry for the inconvienceMmackinnon 03:46, 5 February 2007 (UTC) WP:BLP again Something very similar to your earlier suggestions is being discussed on Wikipedia_talk:Biographies_of_living_persons, in case you want to weigh in. Artw 04:24, 5 February 2007 (UTC) Re: Jayden54Bot suggestion I think you're right with your suggestion, and the bot will now check the discussion page to see if the user has already responded. Thanks for the input! Cheers, Jayden54 10:16, 5 February 2007 (UTC) Re: Amada temple I'm not exactly sure about how it was transported, either. I know that it was put on rails, but I'm not sure exactly how it was done... – Alensha talk 12:48, 5 February 2007 (UTC) Warning templates I was guided in my use of Uw-own2 by Template_talk:Uw-own1#When_to_use_this_template which says, "If the user is expierienced, use Uw-own2." If (as you suggested on my talk page) it is uncivil to use templated warnings for experienced users, you might want to change the advice given there. Sdsds 17:15, 5 February 2007 (UTC) Advice on user warning templates What advice would you give regarding the comment at Talk:Marriage#Close_relationships_and_Family_law_infoboxes, You are all utterly incompetent? Is a warning template inappropriate for this? If so, what kind of response do you think is appropriate? Thanks! Sdsds 18:36, 5 February 2007 (UTC) No, a template is not needed- but I will have a word. WJBscribe 18:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC) meh Well, besides the fact that what I said is utterly true, if tactless, I do not intend to ever stand for admin again, so I don't really care any more. I'm civil because I'm a decent person, I'm incivil because I'm not interested in being subtle to fuckwits who have no understanding that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not arena to play out their petty frustrations with life. Marriage is off my watchlist, case closed. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 18:54, 5 February 2007 (UTC) And I can't eat some chocolate because I'm currently in a SAGE accountantcy class. :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 18:58, 5 February 2007 (UTC) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of tall women, List of tall men Please see new combined deletion debate. ~ trialsanderrors 20:13, 5 February 2007 (UTC) WP:LGBT/Jac review? So are we all ready? I suggest (since this was a challenge thing) we each review the other three articles on the talk pages and consense to the new ratings - any objections? The four articles are: Trembling Before G-d, stub - Dev920 (Have a nice day!) Morris Kight, stub -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) Declaration of Montreal, stub. WJBscribe Anne Fleming (writer), stub - Jeffpw -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 21:10, 5 February 2007 (UTC) List of bisexual people Thanks for your support and timely insertion of a citation for Oscar Wilde on List of bisexual people. I noticed that you said “Every entry in this list must be reliably sourced per WP:BLP.” We should also have a WP:BDP guide. (Somewhat ironic remark—I’m sure you can figure it out.) ●DanMS 01:42, 6 February 2007 (UTC) Indeed, well technically everything must be sourced per WP:V and WP:RS, its just most urgent in the case of living people :-). WJBscribe 01:44, 6 February 2007 (UTC) Biography of living persons adminship "Biography of Living Persons Administrators ("BLP Admins") carry out a specialized, narrowly tailored administrative role within Wikipedia." Please see WP:BLPADMIN to offer your thoughts on this proposal. CyberAnth 03:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC) He won't listen. He's convinced if he repeats something long enough about people will listen to him, but it's only a matter of time before an admin finds a reason to block him. He's proposing the destruction of thousands of hours of work for no good reason, as well as trying a power grab, and that is never going to go down well. If he doesn't change his ways it's going to reach the point where people will oppose an idea simply because he proposed it. And it'll be his own fault. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 09:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC) Hi WJB Thanks for your comment on the marriage article - i'm taking this conversation over there if that's ok - i'll respond to your points... cheers, Petesmiles 03:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC) Signpost updated for February 5th, 2007. The Wikipedia Signpost Weekly Delivery Volume 3, Issue 6 5 February 2007 About the Signpost Foundation organizational changes enacted Group of arbitrators makes public statement about IRC AstroTurf PR firm discovered astroturfing WikiWorld comic: "Clabbers" News and notes: More legal citations, milestones Wikipedia in the News Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Home  |  Archives  |  Newsroom  |  Tip Line  |  Single-Page View Shortcut : WP:POST You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. Ralbot 05:34, 6 February 2007 (UTC) Wikipedia: where no good deed goes unpunished... Hey WJB! I've been poking around your edits and am shocked to discover you've only been here a couple of months. Your edits are very good and you are very reasonable in your interaction with others. Please shout me when, in due course, you feel a need for the keys for the janitor's cupboard. If you continue to edit in this fashion, I'll be happy to nominate you for that particular punishment. 〈REDVEЯS〉 20:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC) Bastard got there before me. :) Although, given the community apparently considers me a disgustingly incivil Muslim-hating POV warrior, it's probably best I don't nominate you... Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 22:26, 7 February 2007 (UTC) Re: block notice I though it is just to notify him,that he will get blocked .i am Sorry would not use that tag again. Khalidkhoso 01:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC) Please see this user User_talk:Rsvstangs93 made many vandalized edits. thanks for reverted some vandalism on my pages. Khalidkhoso 01:11, 7 February 2007 (UTC) i am trying to do some thing good with your help i will be best. Khalidkhoso 01:16, 7 February 2007 (UTC) Mmmmm... Just saw the picture of Tim Henman on your user page. Is that really a PD/CC photo? If so, I've found my new quilt piece! :) -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 02:28, 7 February 2007 (UTC) Wikipedia:Requests for comment/JJay You mistakenly deleted Wikipedia:Requests for comment/JJay. In this statement you wrote you deleted it because two people needed to cite similiar complaints. Well, 1) Aaron filed it and 2) I signed it added my links supporting my issues. FGT2 04:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC) Replied on FGT2's talkpage. WjBscribe 04:30, 7 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks! Thanks for the welcome! I was a little bit chuffed at being 100. Cheers Xdenizen 04:50, 7 February 2007 (UTC) Gay Icon Who'd think people could get so worked up about an actor being listed as a gay icon? With your revert, that makes 4 times for this guy...who isn't even very hot, IMNSHO (I googled him to see what the fuss was). Jeffpw 08:43, 7 February 2007 (UTC) If you are interested in wasting some time, perhaps you'll want to weigh in about whether Paul Lynde is indeed a gay icon or not. That damn article is becoming more trouble than it's worth. Jeffpw 09:23, 7 February 2007 (UTC) My RFA "Give us the tools and we will finish the job." - Winston Churchill My request for adminship was closed a day early with a tally of 98/0/3, so I am now an administrator. Thanks very much for your confidence and your kind words. If there's anything I can ever do to help, please don't hesitate to contact me. If I screw up, please feel free to let me know about that, too. Kafziel Talk 15:59, 7 February 2007 (UTC) My first wiki-steps Okay - so I found that the French article on games had received a translation request. So I began to beef up the en version with some of the fr bits (mostly the heady analytical stuff). Can you tell me how it looks and reads? I am afraid I was so focussed on every f-in' detail that my translation may read too romance-language-ish. thanksLiloleme 03:45, 8 February 2007 (UTC) ps i see you're a busy boy - that's why you wanted me to post on my user talk page. _______________________________________________ Obviously, WJB, this is not the proper formatting, sorry. Excuse the newbieness. Just wanted to thank you for your perspicacity on the ANESTHESIA edits. These conflicts run deep. deepzCRNA 04:59, 8 February 2007 (UTC) flashback I just saw Talk:Sexuality of Abraham Lincoln, on my watchlist. Apparently Knowpedia canvassed Jimbo and a handful of admins, and left very opinionated requests on RFC. Wjhonson is getting swarmed over there. You've got a temperate tongue. Have a look? — coelacan talk — 21:14, 8 February 2007 (UTC) I hear that. As you said, it's an artifact of Wikipedia's history. They wouldn't let the subject be included in Abraham Lincoln for the longest time, so this had to be forced elsewhere. — coelacan talk — 22:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC) Part of a larger discussion at User talk:Wjhonson. — coelacan talk — 22:23, 8 February 2007 (UTC) thanks Thanks for the feedback. I prefer to have it edited by a neutral second party. Is there a way to request that? Re: sewers I did indeed make a mistake. I saw the same visuals and assumed it was the same article. Truth be told I'd rather right about things closer to my field of expertise (the humanities in a word). If you have any suggestions for fr>en traductions in those topic areas, do let me know. YAY! I'm really wikipeding. Liloleme 00:27, 9 February 2007 (UTC) Revival Centres International Hmm... Alright then. It looked borderline sp-worthy for me, so I'll delete my decision and let another admin take a look at it. The edits just look like simple vandalism to me, though maybe it's deeper, I'm not familiar with t he subject.--Wizardman 05:34, 9 February 2007 (UTC) My RFA Thank You, WJBscribe/Archive 3 for your Support! Thank you for your support in my RfA, which closed at 111 / 1 / 2. I am humbled and rather shocked to see such kind comments and for it to reach WP:100. Please feel free to leave a note if I have made a mistake or if you need anything, I will start out slow and tackle the harder work once I get accustomed to the tools. Thank you once more, I simply cannot express in words my gratitude. ...fly on littlewing. ~ Arjun 19:51, 9 February 2007 (UTC) Done, thanks for showing me that, I think that it would have gone unnoticed for even longer. ~ Arjun 22:48, 9 February 2007 (UTC) Coordinator Heya, any idea how long this election will last? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 16:34, 9 February 2007 (UTC) I totally lost my temper with those people at Esperanza and every response I tried typing would have got me blocked. I love the way they claim I'm harrassing those who support Esperanza - Esperanza doesn't exist, the only way I would know they supported it is because they keep pissing around on the talkpage, haggling over everything possible. Grr. But I think I'm calmer now. I'll remove the notice from my talkpage. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 09:33, 10 February 2007 (UTC) Yeah, can you upload it all? I keep meaning to get a Commons account but it looks so complicated I keep being put off. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 19:21, 10 February 2007 (UTC) No prob. WjBscribe 19:22, 10 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks for the offer! I don't have a Commons account and you'd save me some effort indeed. If you could (not right now, there's no hurry at all) upload the images -sans the maps- at Same-sex marriage in Spain to Commons I'd appreciate it. I got permission to use them, but never uploaded them at Commons, and I'll probably use them for the Spanish article. No hurry though. Thanks, and I'm glad you like the wikiproject so far. :-) Cheers Raystorm 19:24, 10 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks! Do you think that image could be manipulated to focus solely on the banner (which is really the point of the image), and not on the person? I'm no photoshop expert. :-) Think it could be done? Cheers Raystorm 20:52, 10 February 2007 (UTC) An Automated Message from HagermanBot Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! HagermanBot 18:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC) Wow. Thank you bot. I didn't know that. Cheers :-). I'll bear it in mind in future... Darn bots- think they run the place. WjBscribe 18:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC) Election period Well, I think a problem we have is that there are many members who do not regularly check the projects' talkpage. If we could send a notice to all members about the election then a week would be more than enough. Now, if the only way to send a general notice is going member by member, that's not practical at all (besides mind-numbing for the poor devil that gets to do it). In which case maybe the election should be open for about 10 days, so members have a chance to see the election at some point (maybe we can draw attention to the election at the page too somehow? What about a big flashy notice? :-)). After all, it's a members' responsability to periodically check the projects' talk page (pity the election wasn't proposed before and a notice included in the Feb newsletter!). I just don't want Dev getting 10-15 votes out of 100+, it wouldn't look too good. :-) What do you think? Raystorm 18:32, 11 February 2007 (UTC) That would be great! Raystorm 18:37, 11 February 2007 (UTC) Hehe, saw your contrib at the Spanish project. ;-) Cheers Raystorm 18:55, 11 February 2007 (UTC) Talk:Make Way for Ducklings Thanks for defending my reputation ;) --Steve (Slf67) talk 03:46, 12 February 2007 (UTC) My editor review Hi WJB, I've recently received some comments on my Wikipedia:Editor_review/Mkdw that I'm not entirely sure how to respond. I have responding the best I can, but I would find it helpful if someone who has seen a lot of peer reviews to make comment on them. I appreciate this. Mkdwtalk 09:18, 12 February 2007 (UTC) Closing AfDs Hi. I'm an admin, and I have reviewed the attempted close of the AfD you reverted. The close was inappropriate and the AfD will continue for the prescribed time. Thank you. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 10:30, 12 February 2007 (UTC) Also, thanks for your reasoned comments at AN/I. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 10:50, 12 February 2007 (UTC) Message from Spinner1080 (talk · contribs) Sorry mae will stop editing pages. I dont know how to message so will just leave one here. Thanks for all the things u have done for wiki. Cya —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spinner1080 (talk • contribs) . 11:07, February 12, 2007 (UTC) Homosexuality and medical science HIV is not a gay disease, and never truly was. GRID should be noted for historical interest in the AIDS and/or HIV articles, but "Homosexuality and HIV" should not be a separate article, IMO. "Gay Bowel Syndrome" has never been a real disease. It's a canard perpetrated by anti-gay activists. The genetics of homosexuality are already covered in Biology and sexual orientation. Issues of reproductive health and law are rather outside my field, but could probably do with some attention. Homosexuality and medicine, IMO, should focus on two things: The unique aspects of medical care for homosexual persons Discrimination against homosexual patients by providers, and against homosexual providers by patients and other providers. --- DrGaellon 19:22, 11 February 2007 (UTC) I'd scrap the article; I don't see anything there worth retaining. I'd start with the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association at http://www.glma.org - they have lots of resources and data. -- DrGaellon 04:36, 13 February 2007 (UTC) Navia This only goes to a Brazilian region but it is also the name of a bromeliad genera. Im not quite familiar with new pages yet.Mmcknight4 04:16, 13 February 2007 (UTC) Yes thats fine, thanks. I was trying to read up on how to do it. I always appreciate the help. 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The Graphic Designer's Barnstar With a few days of delay, but here's me showing my appreciation to you WJBscribe for modifying that image from the Same-sex marriage in Spain article, and uploading all those pics to Commons! Thank you so very much for your effort! Raystorm 21:03, 13 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks for your kindness A peach for a peach. Thanks for that sweet note on my page today. It's friends like you that make Wikipedia a joy to edit. Jeffpw 23:29, 13 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks from California Gold Rush Thanks for helping protect today's Main page FA! NorCalHistory 01:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC) Sky at Night Hi I'm keen to encourage updating of this article before our big anniversary in 1950. I'm happy to provide sources and links, even offline ones (we've found a lot of background already) but for fairly obvious reasons I don't feel happy editing it myself. Any ideas on how to encourage people to take part? Or do you think it'll happen naturally? 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WjBscribe 23:10, 14 February 2007 (UTC) AfDs I can't even believe this. Have we slipped back to 1950 when I wasn't looking? Or worse, 1850? -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 04:25, 16 February 2007 (UTC) LOL, I'd just messaged you before I read this. WjBscribe 04:27, 16 February 2007 (UTC) VegaDark's Request for Adminship WJBscribe/Archive 3 Thank you for supporting my RfA. It was successful at a unanimous 52/0/0. I hope I can live up to the kind words expressed of me there, and hope to now be more of an asset to the community with access to the tools. Please feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any suggestions for me in the future. Thanks again! VegaDark 07:16, 16 February 2007 (UTC) ProveIt's RfA Hi, thank you for clearing that up, and having so much confidence in my canadate. Yes, I am reasured that there is nothing to worry about, and though BigDT told me that writing down the number of edits a canadate has when nominating someone for adminship isn't enough for a thorough nomination, he said in this case, ProveIt is in good standing for adminship. Thank you.--Wikipedier (talk • contribs) 02:24, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Monobook.js Hi WJBscribe -- I made the change you requested for Shenme. I hope it works (I'm no expert on the .js tools, preferring to do most stuff the "long" way myself). Let me know if I can do anything else, Antandrus (talk) 05:05, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Thank you greatly for finding a lollipop man who could stop the cars long enough for me to get to the other side (of my problem). The one thing I'd not thought of, that I wished I'd tried, was to see what a different browser would do. Perhaps FireFox would have let me work just enough to self-edit. You found me a solution, thanks! Shenme 05:32, 17 February 2007 (UTC) re homophibia I explained why on the talk page, the image is of a "church" of a 150 members and the way it is presented is in a way that says "this is how christians deal with homosexuality"--E tac 09:36, 17 February 2007 (UTC) So you did. I've found your post and replied there. WjBscribe 09:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Portal. Lol, don't worry about it, at least you're updating. I haven't updated mine all of February, I think: apparently to make FP all processes have to be automated and I kinda lost heart. Another job I'm waiting for my lazy arse to get round to... Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 09:37, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Comma sense Honeybunch, since I put that comma there myself, I am more than pretty sure that it should be there. However, I will not be engaging in a revert war with a wikifriend (not before a thorough reading of Lynn Truss' Eats, Shoots & Leaves, anyway). Unfortunately, I don't have the time at the moment, as I am suffering from Oscar mania, and have 14 more films to see by next Sunday. Time permitting, we can discuss this further in the evening. And by the way....Jesus FUCKING Christ you're way too popular! I had two distinct edit conflicts trying to post this gentle comment. Hire a secretary for your fan club. Sheesh. Jeffpw 09:38, 17 February 2007 (UTC) LOL. I don't think one of those posters would describe himself as a fan. In any event, there'll certainly be no reverting from me. If you're heart-set on that comma I shall not stand in your way. That said, I am happy to discuss the comma with you anytime. I have a copy of Lynn's book myself (well 2 who am I kidding- that was everyone's favourite Christmas present the other year) so we can easily resolve the issue :-). WjBscribe 09:44, 17 February 2007 (UTC) My God, why are we all editing Wikipedia at 9 am on a Saturday? We should be in bed... Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 09:47, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Wait - Dev's not a fan of yours? -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 09:57, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Well, she seems to have just propositioned me (at least that's how I read the bed comment) ;-). WjBscribe 10:04, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Lol! And of course I'm your biggest fan, Will, see? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 10:56, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Home from the movies with a burning request could you look at this image and let me know if the FU rationale is acceptable? I hope so because this very important encyclopedia article just cries out for this image. It was one of the most important events of the laste 20th century. Jeffpw 13:49, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Your peachy factor has just increased exponentially! Thanks loads! Jeffpw 14:02, 17 February 2007 (UTC) (edit conflict- my turn I guess) I have tidied up the information and rationale a little. But as I understand it this picture does constitute fair use under the present Wikipedia fair use policy. The policy is being reconsidered by the Wikimedia Trustees at present and fair use is likely to be considerablet tightened as a result. You may then need to argue your 'one of the most important events of the 20th century' at that point :-). But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. A link to the actual photo would be good but I don't think its essential. WjBscribe 14:03, 17 February 2007 (UTC) It was a very important day, WJB. I took the day off from work for the festivities, and gave a champagne and caviar reception for 20 of my nearest and dearest. And truly, one can never have enough pictures of Kim Delaney in the Wiki. Looking for the exact image link now, and if I find another pic (one of their first kiss would be lovely!) I'll add that, too. Damn how work interferes with my building an encyclopedia--have to leave in an hour. Jeffpw 14:09, 17 February 2007 (UTC) I confess the event in question passed me by... but then I was rather young at the time :-). Yeah, the real world is a hastle- I need to make preparations for a party in my flat tonight. Cleaning to be done, nibbles to be made. Sigh... WjBscribe 14:12, 17 February 2007 (UTC) By the way, there's nothing I can do to rescue Image:Kim Delaney1.jpg. It fails Wikipedia's fair use policy because it is an image used only to show what a person looks like. Sorry. WjBscribe 14:24, 17 February 2007 (UTC) WAH!!!!!!! I didn't upload that one, but I have tried my damnedest to save it. The picture it replaced was <cringe> her mugshot from her drunk driving arrest. Not a Miss America pic, to be sure. A Jenny/Kim factoid for you. When Jenny's Jetski blew up, and it looked like she might...<gulp><take a deep breath>...go to Heaven, I actually called the network to protest. I was provided with (I kid you not) studio grief counseling. Apparently hundreds, if not thousands, called, and ABC hired people specifically to deal with the uproar. It was a beautiful story, WJB. Definitely gave Romeo and Juliet a run for its money. Have fun at your party, and think of me at the saltmines. Gad, dying people are so crabby! Jeffpw 15:01, 17 February 2007 (UTC) WP:CHU/U (reply) Done! Thanks! -- Ben 16:08, 17 February 2007 (UTC) Unblock request I do not edit from an open proxy (so far as I understand the term). Fuller response at User talk:Persian Poet Gal#NOT an open proxy. WjBscribe 03:48, 18 February 2007 (UTC) Doppleganger accounts I tried to set one up the Provelt account as you suggested, however it didn't allow me to create the account, saying it was too close to ProveIt. According to this page, if I can't do it, nobody else can either, so it's not actually needed. However, if my RfA goes through I'll create one anyway, just to make it clear. And also thanks for telling me about the edit summary reminder, I hadn't noticed it before, but it's already kicked in and saved me several times, just today. -- Eric aka Prove It (talk) 18:18, 18 February 2007 (UTC) A gentle push... Coordinator election needs closing... Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 19:22, 18 February 2007 (UTC) Aye Aye, Sir! WjBscribe 19:33, 18 February 2007 (UTC) Assessments OK, now you've rated Trembling before G-d, can you rate Sandi Simcha DuBowski? Might as well finish this head to head now. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 22:15, 18 February 2007 (UTC) Done. Your little head-to-head ends in a draw I'm afraid. Both stubs are now 'B' class. WjBscribe 22:32, 18 February 2007 (UTC) Can't say I agree with you about Sandi being a B, but I did ask you, so I have to accept that. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 22:33, 18 February 2007 (UTC) B isn't a very stringent criteria to be honest: "Considerable editing is still needed, including filling in some important gaps or correcting significant policy errors." The article could certain have more content but it contains brief biographical information and a discussion of his work. The language is fine, the structure is straight-forward and the article is referenced. If you and Emiellaiendiay wish an assessment of which is the better B-class article I am willing to provide an opinion (though jumpaclass does not require it). WjBscribe 22:39, 18 February 2007 (UTC) Well, I guess we agreed on the most improved one with our previous head to head so - which one is the best WJBscribe? :D Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:04, 18 February 2007 (UTC) LOL, OK well this is the most scientific (and policy based) approach I can think of: Trembling before G-d fails 4 GA crieria (1b,2a,2d,6c). Sandi Simcha DuBowski appears to fail 7 (1b,1c,2a,2d,3a,4b,6a) (maybe 3d as well given use of IMDB as a source) As such in my opinion Trembling before G-d is the better article, representing the high point of the 'B' class. Little work is needed to raise it to GA. A lot of work would be needed to make Sandi Simcha DuBowski achieve GA. WjBscribe 23:22, 18 February 2007 (UTC) YAY! I win! *dances* Oh, you so know I'm going to end up taking this to FA (if Angr doesn't get in my way...). Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:54, 18 February 2007 (UTC) List draft What did you just do? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 00:12, 19 February 2007 (UTC) Right. How bizarre. Thank you very much! Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 00:13, 19 February 2007 (UTC) No prob. Ref 147 still isn't right. WjBscribe 00:13, 19 February 2007 (UTC) (never mind I fixed it. WjBscribe 00:16, 19 February 2007 (UTC)) It says something about our dedication to sources that we can say ref 147 without batting an eyelid, eh? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 00:20, 19 February 2007 (UTC) LOL. True. Imagine if we had to find two refs for every entry as someone has suggested at the AfD... WjBscribe 00:22, 19 February 2007 (UTC) In the words of Jack Mcfarland: "I would DIE!" Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 00:24, 19 February 2007 (UTC) Nancy Pelosi and illegal immigration I can't accept your "compromise." She's not championing the rights of those who enter this country legally because those who become legal American citizens automatically are afforded the rights that the Constitution protects. Jinxmchue 17:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC) The article doesn't say she champions the rights of anyone. It says she supports the rights of immigrants, including those who enter illegally. Pelosi has expressed support for immigrant rights irrespective of how they enter the US. What is your basis for suggesting she is only interested in the rights of illegal immigrants? You comment also seems to imply there are only two categories: American citizens and illegal immigrants. This is clearly not true, foreign nationals with appropriate visas can work in the US legally without becoming US citizens. WjBscribe 17:44, 19 February 2007 (UTC) Your NAMBLA edit takes balls to do what you did! Good show! I wanted to, but didn't want to get into an edit war with Coelacan. Jeffpw 23:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC) Well it was my first edit to the page so I can't be warring with anyone :-). And I have huge respect for Coelacan but he's wrong here. WjBscribe 23:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC) False Information What information exactly on the United Kingdom article is false that you try to rid of? 88.110.12.67 00:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Replied at User talk:88.110.12.67. WjBscribe 01:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC) finally. You've got such a gift for a measured and fair tone. Would you do the honors?[1] — coelacan talk — 00:51, 20 February 2007 (UTC) I've added an entry for him at WP:BU. Feel free to take a look and see if I've covered the relevant details. WjBscribe 00:52, 20 February 2007 (UTC) During the same moment I asked you to. Great response time! =P I added a bit that was missing. — coelacan talk — 00:58, 20 February 2007 (UTC) username violations I didn't know random collections of letters were username violations. Thanks for the tip. Although I must say, he got himself indef blocked pretty damn fast. Natalie 01:51, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Same here.. Yeah, that was a quick response at AIV. Great work. Danski14 01:52, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Signpost updated for February 19th, 2007. The Wikipedia Signpost Weekly Delivery Volume 3, Issue 8 19 February 2007 About the Signpost From the editor Arbitrator Dmcdevit resigns; replacements to be appointed Essay questions Wikipedia's success: Abort, Retry, Fail? In US, half of Wikipedia traffic comes from Google WikiWorld comic: "Tony Clifton" News and notes: Brief outage, milestones Wikipedia in the News Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Home  |  Archives  |  Newsroom  |  Tip Line  |  Single-Page View Shortcut : WP:POST You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. Ralbot 07:41, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Edits to Anesthesia provision in the US I did NOT add tne NPOV to Anesthesia provision in the US. I flagged the edit as being NPOV. 69.111.57.173 08:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Quite correct. I should have warned 68.11.82.15. Can I get away with the phrase, "All IPs look the same to me?". Oops, I do apologise and thank you for flagging the issue. WjBscribe 08:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC) It's partially my fault for wanting to fight vandals anonymously... Thanks for taking care of this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.111.57.173 (talk) 08:26, 20 February 2007 (UTC). Did I misread? Or did that dickhead accuse me of being a child molester? I know you got him to back down, but it certainly seemed like a libelous remark and I am curious if you thought that was his actual intention. In any event, he seems like one who will end up on a blocklist PDQ if he doesn't change his ways. Thanks for your support. Jeffpw 08:30, 20 February 2007 (UTC) That was how I read his comment. I am stretching the bounds of WP:AGF in accepting his rather unconvincng explanation. There doesn't seem to much point arguing over what he meant by the statement. But between the canvassing and that comment, I think he's on a farily slippery slope. WjBscribe 08:35, 20 February 2007 (UTC) I just gave him an "unofficial" warning about his behaviour. Jeffpw 08:40, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Oh dear. My friendly warning seems to have struck a nerve. I do think formal civility lessons will soon be in order. Jeffpw 09:23, 20 February 2007 (UTC) It sucks that the only editor who agrees with me about the category also happens to be a loose cannon. =( Don't take any more crap, guys. — coelacan talk — 22:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC) WP:DRV RE your post on my talk page which said "Hi. Just a heads up that you seem to have got your dates mixed up on your post at the DRV for Category:Articles with unsourced statements. At the moment part of the first line reads "it was deleted in July 2007, but unilaterally reinstated in September 2007" (which really would make the DRV backwards!). Hope that helps- I thought it would be a bit rude to actually edit you post. WjBscribe 12:33, 20 February 2007 (UTC)": The category was unilaterally reinstated by User:Dragons flight on September 9 here with a talk post here and a follow-up here. The apparent basis for the unilateral undeletion was a DRV for another more basic category, Category:Articles lacking sources (the category that involves the large "unreferenced" templates at the head of articles thusly tagged). But no DRV was ever conducted for Category:Articles with unsourced statements (articles with one or more "fact" templates on individual statements within the articles). ... Kenosis 13:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC) I understand now. You're absolutely right: 2006, not 2007. Thank you, WJBscribe. ... Kenosis 13:07, 20 February 2007 (UTC) RE: NOT an open proxy Glad at least you are able to edit again. Administrator Nlu in the last block message expressed that he believed it was an open proxy. What you indicate is quite true however, I must admit I'm no wiz with recognizes them or not. I would ask Nlu to review that block and re-examine if that IP is truly an open proxy or not. If you run into any more problems in the future, I would be more than happy to lift the autoblocks for you.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 17:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Wow Looks like Rbj got blocked, too. Things are definitely looking up at the Wiki :-) Jeffpw 23:39, 20 February 2007 (UTC) No, Jimbo unblocked him, but didn't leave an unblock message so Rbj probably doesn't know it yet. I'm waiting for Jimbo to reply to me but he's off-wiki at the moment. So I'm not raising a fuss. — coelacan talk — 23:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC) And I see it's now on ANI. I guess I'll be over there in a minute. — coelacan talk — 23:58, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Sigh, I try to stay out of these sorts of discussions. Its an area where my lawyer background is not appreciated. I certainly read WP:BAN as meaning that you take responsibility for statements of banned users you repost as if you had said them yourself. However it is a discussion I will leave to those with a less legalistic eye. I am however amazed by Jimbo's apparent willingness to overturn blocks unilaterally without consulting the blocking admin. I worry such an approach can miss the nuances of a particular situation. WjBscribe 02:09, 21 February 2007 (UTC) Jeffrey O. Gustafson & AfD Ebony Anpu Hi there, I opened an ANI on Jeffrey O. Gustafson re AfD Ebony Anpu. I notice that you were moderating for a short time. The ANI has since been removed and I was never informed why or what was resolved. Jefferey's behavior has since gotten worse, using multiple Slurs and bad language. What is the appropriate course of action for me to address this issue?Captain Barrett 19:42, 19 February 2007 (UTC) Replied at User talk:Captainbarrett. WjBscribe 20:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC) An editor has asked for a deletion review of Ebony Anpu. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Captain Barrett 20:08, 19 February 2007 (UTC) Didn't actually do any of those things. In fact, not sure I even expressed an opinion in either AfD. Oh well, WjBscribe 20:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC) Hi there. I just noticed that Jeffrey reverted an Edit you made, so I hoped you might involve yourself in the discussion as a neutral party. in other news I have opened an RFC on his behavior. Thanks Captain Barrett 03:33, 22 February 2007 (UTC) oh yeah, and Adrian closed the first AfD, it was reverted by a OP user, then you re-closed it (linked to in RFC).Captain Barrett 03:35, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Optional parameter in the "usernameblock" ("unb") template What isn't documented at {{usernameblock}}, and should be (but I can't edit it to do so, it's protected), is that the template takes an optional parameter. {{usernameblock|reason for block}}, or even {{unb|reason for block}}, will replace the rest of the sentence following "blocked indefinitely because", up to the parenthetical "(see our blocking and username policies for more information)", with your own specific reason for the block. That is, the boilerplate text -- ..."it may be rude or inflammatory, unnecessarily long/confusing, too similar to an existing user, contains the name of an organization or website, or is otherwise inappropriate"... -- goes away and is replaced by your own text. If you enter:   {{unb|"Charles Prince of Wales" too closely resembles the existing username "The Outlaw Josey Wales"}} you get: Your username has been blocked indefinitely because "Charles Prince of Wales" too closely resembles the existing username "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (see our blocking and username policies for more information). (and the rest of the template stays the same) Please pass the word. For blocking admins to consistently use that feature would certainly cut down on our head-scratching at WP:RFCN over "Why was this name blocked?" -- Ben 05:15, 21 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks for keeping me up to date, but I'm not actually an admin myself. Probably a good idea to post this at WP:AN so as many admins as possible do see it. WjBscribe 19:12, 21 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks It's been a week since my recent request for adminship passed, and since I haven't managed to delete the Main Page - yet - I figure it's safe to send these out. Thanks a lot for participating in my RfA; I hope to do a good job. If you see me doing something wrong, need help, or just want to have a chat, please don't hesitate to drop by :) – riana_dzasta 07:53, 22 February 2007 (UTC) I'm glad I came here, so that I got to learn about the unb parameter :) – riana_dzasta 07:53, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Well, I honestly thought you were one until I checked the user rights log a week ago ;) – riana_dzasta 07:58, 22 February 2007 (UTC) i'd like your opinion on this. I think it was an improper close, as I don't think any of the sources are both reliable and non-trivial, and I don't think any of the standing "keep" arguments were even grounded in policy except WMMartin's, which I belive was refuted (the other decent keep argument, NeoFreak's, changed to merge later). I'm probably going to take it to WP:DRV but what's your take? (It's kind of a longish read so if you're busy I'll just go ahead and take it to DRV.) — coelacan talk — 10:35, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Not busy. I'm waiting for an admin to read my post at ANI. I'll look at it now and get back to you. WjBscribe 10:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Thanks for the input. I've got the patience for one more round. The people who frequent DRV can be real hardasses for notability, so I think it's worth a shot. I'm just going to push for a merge to Bill White. — coelacan talk — 11:14, 22 February 2007 (UTC) My coffee train just ran out. I'll have to get back to this tomorrow instead. Later, — coelacan talk — 11:46, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Prince Harry Since I saw your name on the talk page of his article, I assume you have some interest. Did you hear he is going to be deployed to Iraq? I think this is most ill-advised. Sorry to bother you if you have no interest, but I am quite fond of both him and William, and wanted to share my distress. Jeffpw 17:55, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Project Galileo I think I know some of the people involved, so am not voting, but your assessment seems to be correct. A useful contrast might be Faulkes Telescope North and Faulkes Telescope South which are professional class telescopes available for school use. Chrislintott 12:04, 22 February 2007 (UTC) By the way, just sent you a text about ticket for tomorrow. Let me know what you want me to do Chrislintott 12:07, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Not sure edits have improved the situation. You might want to go and fix the fact that the dome, and not the telescope, is 1.3 m across. The later would be something like the second largest telescope ever to be operational in the UK.... Chrislintott 12:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Helping out with the Unassessed Wikipedia Biographies Seeing that you are an active member of the WikiBiography Project, I was wondering if you would help lend a hand in helping us clear out the amount of [unassessed articles] tagged with {{WPBiography}}. Many of them are of stub and start class, but a few are of B or A caliber. Getting a simple assessment rating can help us start moving many of these biographies to a higher quality article. Thank you! --Ozgod 23:19, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Zodiac killer I think I am correct here, but feel like a hard ass. Can you take a minute to read my comments and perhaps weigh in? I personally think if a living person is going to be accused of serial killing, we should add a source for that. Call me silly, but I think about libel lawsuits with those sorts of accusations. Jeffpw 05:40, 24 February 2007 (UTC) I agree 100% with you on the need for sources for anything controversial here and support your comments. We can't have hearsay that people are suspected serial killers being listed on Wikipedia. There should be: a ref to confirm each person was a real suspect a ref to confirm any piece of evidence which puports to connect them Hardcopy references should be just as good as web sources unless you have reason to doubt the person who is adding them (the fact readers have to go to a library to double check them shouldn't be an issue). Page numbers should be included though. By the way, my personal opinion is that the article is in a shocking state. Its full of OR and editorialising e.g. "Even if Kane is responsible for the disappearance of Donna Lass -- and it's possible she disappeared of her own free will -- that still does not make Kane the Zodiac" and "Finally, it should be noted that the SFPD has never sought to question Mr. X". Phrases like it should be noted are clealy against the MOS. If you're intending to take on tyding this one up- good luck! WjBscribe 05:52, 24 February 2007 (UTC) It will be a challenge indeed. The page was just unlocked after being fully protected for 2 weeks. There is a WP:OWN|ownership dispute, and these Zodiac ...err...enthusiasts take this page very seriously. I am starting on the refs, then will tackle the other (enormous) issues one by one. Thanks for having a look. Jeffpw 05:55, 24 February 2007 (UTC) RfA thanks Hi, WJBscribe, I just wanted to thank you for your support on my RfA, which was successful with a final tally of 61/0/2. I'm honored at the trust the community has placed in me and hope my conduct as an administrator will justify that trust. If you have any comments about my use of the tools I would be glad to hear from you on my talk page. Thanks again! Heimstern Läufer 08:33, 24 February 2007 (UTC) Membership list I have to agree with Satyr on this one: when you look through MILHIST's membership history, every other edit is Kirill Lokshin sorting out members who have put their names at the bottom. I also use it to update the inactive members list and the newsletter, which would be more difficult if I had to use the history. And besides, I get a kick out of being Member No.17 (I was when I joined). :D Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 12:32, 24 February 2007 (UTC) Fair enough. If you're both against the idea, I'll let it drop. WjBscribe 12:33, 24 February 2007 (UTC) The Link Hey Buddy. K. I wanna use it on my User:Page. I want it to be a pic of a calculator that links to the page that shows my edit count. -- Cheers! Zazzer 18:42, 24 February 2007 (UTC) Revert at Ahmedabad Hi. Can you tell me why you reverted my edits on Ahmedabad? [2]. I have reverted your revert. (I used rollback to save time - hope you don't mind :)) Regards, - Aksi_great (talk) 19:22, 24 February 2007 (UTC) Weird. Maybe you should file a report at the village pump. There must be a bug or something. Anyways, not a big deal. Appreciate your efforts in keeping the article vandal-free. - Aksi_great (talk) 19:31, 24 February 2007 (UTC) My RfA My request for adminship has closed successfully (79/0/1), so it appears that I am now an administrator. Thanks very much for your vote of confidence. If there's anything I can ever do to help, please don't hesitate to let me know. IrishGuy talk 02:50, 25 February 2007 (UTC) RfA thanks Thank you for supporting my RfA. It was (47/0/0) upon closure and now phase I is complete. I think the tools will aid both me and the encyclopedia. Feel free to leave me a message on my talk page, or if you think I'm misbehaving I'm always open to recall. Thanks, James086Talk 13:29, 25 February 2007 (UTC) Sockpuppets... I believe them to be the same because that IP address is of the same range, and they are haggling over exactly the same edits as before. Gsd2000 11:28, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Compare this new one: 88.111.13.106 to the WHOIS entry that you were having problems with 88.111.50.59 Gsd2000 11:33, 22 February 2007 (UTC) You may be interested in this... [3] Gsd2000 21:21, 25 February 2007 (UTC) Oversight Neat. I didn't know they had an email. Thanks for the tip! Natalie 00:32, 26 February 2007 (UTC) Lists Looks like Will Beback must have finished what he was doing. The few remaining comments are mostly notes that unsourced entries were deleted. I can do a table, but since it's just a list of names now, it's going to become a big wall of blank fields that need to be filled in manually -- are you ready for that scope creep? —Celithemis 01:24, 26 February 2007 (UTC) OK then, that's easy enough. —Celithemis 01:34, 26 February 2007 (UTC) Angelo Sepe The present version of the article is very different from the one that was deleted as a copyvio. It appears to be fine. >Radiant< 09:37, 26 February 2007 (UTC) List of... Thanks for your help with the references. -Will Beback · † · 03:09, 27 February 2007 (UTC) Currently, everyone in the list is sourced so it isn't violating BLP. I think it'd be fair to make a file of all the sourced names that are removed and place it in Chidom's user space so that his previous work wouldn't be lost. -Will Beback · † · 17:44, 27 February 2007 (UTC) More Zodiac Killer crap Can you take another look at this? I deleted whole sections (all suspects, since most have been eliminated, and no arrests have ever been made), and anticipate a lot of resistance to the changes. Maybe you can watchlist it, if you don't mind. There's a Zodiac movie coming out on Friday, and I expect it's going to be hell on this page. Jeffpw 08:12, 27 February 2007 (UTC) I'll take a look. I suggest that on Friday you list it at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard so everyone knows its likely to be problematic. WjBscribe 08:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC) Yeah, I agree with your deletions 100%. I was very uncomfortable with the coverage of suspects that article. I will watchlist it so that any attempt to readd them will have to comply with WP:BLP. By the way, how reliable a source is 'www.zodiackiller.com' anyway? WjBscribe 08:23, 27 February 2007 (UTC) Well, it's been online for almost 10 years, and is the most comprehensive Zodiac killer site out there. 2 million hits a month. Featured on both TV and newspaper articles about the case. I think it's pretty reliable. [4]. By the way, I already put the article on that notice board. The film is having advance screenings, and there are also several TV shows in America this week. The traffic to the article is way up already. Thanks for your help. Jeffpw 08:34, 27 February 2007 (UTC) open proxies I've volunteered my comments on the issue you recently raised on my talk page, @ WP:ANI. I hope someone finds it helpful :) —Adrian~enwiki (talk) 2007-02-27 08:32Z Thanks, might be nice if someone actually un-indef blocks that IP as a result as well :-). WjBscribe 08:33, 27 February 2007 (UTC) What you wanted an actual logical outcome? Silly :x —Adrian~enwiki (talk) 2007-02-27 10:49Z *grumble* if I *wanted* a timestamp the bot would recognize, I would have added one. By updating the in-comment one, I dodged the problem without sacrificing the all-important aesthetics. If you need me, I'll be color-coordinating your signature for you :P —Adrian~enwiki (talk) 2007-02-27 11:08Z Pardon my trying to help :-). I hadn't noticed the change to the in-comment one. By the way, one of Essjay's Bots archives this page too. Though there are plenty of my timestamps for it to go by in thread. What colour do you think my sig should be anyway... WjBscribe 11:11, 27 February 2007 (UTC) (outdent) You know I'm kidding ;) I actually like the current shade, although you could always join me in my .sig rebellion and transclude the whole thing. *just got done explaining why it's not going to topple Wikipedia, for the 29th time ...* That's the problem when policy makers try to legislate solutions to nonexistent problems -- the technical aspects of the system (whether transclusion causes load {no, transclusions are rendered when changed rather than on-load}) are best left to developers. And under normal circumstances, you couldn't transclude your .sig even if you wanted to ... policy overlapping an existing technical solution. —Adrian~enwiki (talk) 2007-02-27 11:30Z I can see the problem where people transclude sigs and don't subst them. But not sure I see any issues beyond that. What does the 'z' stand for in your timestamp anyway? WjBscribe 11:37, 27 February 2007 (UTC) What baseline problems do you see with unsubst'ed sigs (such as yours truly's) ? :) —Adrian~enwiki (talk) 2007-02-27 11:40Z LOL. I'd always thought yours was substituted... Just seen I'm wrong. OK, I'm actually going to shut up now. You know a lot more about this than I do ;-) .... WjBscribe 11:47, 27 February 2007 (UTC) PS. Do you like my (slightly desperate) appeal to WP:BASICHUMANDIGNITY at Afd? WjBscribe 11:49, 27 February 2007 (UTC) If you want to watch me slug the whole thing out yet again, you can check out this thread :x —Adrian~enwiki (talk) 2007-02-27 11:52Z Signpost updated for February 26th, 2007. The Wikipedia Signpost Weekly Delivery Volume 3, Issue 9 26 February 2007 About the Signpost Three users temporarily desysopped after wheel war Peppers article stays deleted Pro golfer sues over libelous statements Report from the Norwegian (Bokmål) Wikipedia WikiWorld comic: "Pet skunk" News and notes: New arbitrators appointed, milestones Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Home  |  Archives  |  Newsroom  |  Tip Line  |  Single-Page View Shortcut : WP:POST You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. Ralbot 08:42, 27 February 2007 (UTC) Re: Possible username prob Hmm, fair enough. It's only come up once before (somebody wanted User:Diff), and we just settled it on WT:CHU/U. IIRC, we mentioned the discussion under the request itself; I don't recall if we linked it from WP:RFC/N. Not sure about the best course of action for resolving these -- I figure taking care of it on WT:CHU/U keeps a (longer-lasting) record the bcrats can easily find and take into consideration, linking it from WP:RFC/N encourages community input. Not sure how well it'll scale, but so long as we only run into these every so often, it seeeeeems like it might be the way to go? If you have any suggestions, feel free -- as I said, this would only be the second time it's come up. – Luna Santin (talk) 09:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC) I'll take care of the CHU/U side, if you'll take RFC/N? :) – Luna Santin (talk) 09:39, 27 February 2007 (UTC) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/N64 Kid I'm afraid I messed up big time. I confused this kid with the Star Wars Kid. Sorry. I've striked out my AFD comment. - Mgm|(talk) 12:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC) No prob- easily done. I only came across this article because it mentioned in a post at WP:ANI. WjBscribe 12:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC) I posted it to ANI But when are you gonna get the fuckin' shiny buttons, hon????? Jeffpw 13:39, 27 February 2007 (UTC) I'm home if you want to chit-chat. On IRC my name is Amsterdad, on Skype my name is KingCranky. Let me know if you A) have the time; B) have the inclination; and C)which chat format you want to use. Got some great news, by the way: my book project, which was stalled, is back on track after 4 months of trying and failing to track somebody down for a series of interviews. I have one book in me and it looks like it is going to emerge. Joy! Jeffpw 17:07, 27 February 2007 (UTC) I'm on undernet, not in any channel. With my username you can type directly to me. Alternatively, we can use gmail (you have that addy now) or yahoo (trex132). As to the ANI thing, I am going through contributions as we speak/type. Jeffpw 17:17, 27 February 2007 (UTC) Gmail it is, then, Hit me up when you get the chance. I am working on my second article from that ANI page now. Jeffpw 17:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC) Barnstar Hurdles Hi, WjB - I've appreciated your comments over at Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals/Proposed Changes. As you may have seen from my links on that page, I've been sort of shoved into taking point on getting the Copyeditor's Barnstar approved (as opposed to making changes to the current Editor's Barnstar). Have you gone through the barnstar approval process before? This is my first time and I'm actually rather unclear how much support we need to get a go for a new barnstar, or even for an Other-Related Award. The first run-through was rather abruptly (and, imho, inappropriately/prematurely) archived by Evrik, so we've re-proposed it. It's once again getting strong support, but I'm really unclear on how much is enough. Any thoughts or pointers? ~ Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:15, 28 February 2007 (UTC) Replied at User talk:Kathryn NicDhàna. WjBscribe 10:16, 28 February 2007 (UTC) Excellent points, thank you! I'm not sure I'm seeing what you mean... ok, keeping the same angle between the quill and broom, but moving them up... how high? and reducing them in size? I'm willing to give it another go but am not sure I'm seeing it. At what spot on the star would the quill and broom cross each other? PS - How about if you propose the additional text about Wikilinks? I agree it's worth including, but would prefer it if you propose it so I don't lose anything in translation. ~ Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 03:37, 1 March 2007 (UTC) Wikiproject Biography March 2007 Newsletter The March 2007 issue of the Biography WikiProject newsletter has been published. 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