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Stop being an aussie

I can't mate. I was born that way. I tried searching for refs to fix his page for him but I couldn't find anything? I've been trying to prompt him to read up on referencing etc. What do you suggest I do? Apart from being an Aussie that is ;-) Sting au Buzz Me... 00:32, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes I already pointed him to those. I see someone else trying to point him towards references now. The notability tag is to alert other editors to the fact that it needs work. I'd thought about AfD'ing it but as you say state published doc etc (the ref he gave had nothing). I too think it likely notable but would still like to see at least something linked to a source to satisfy WP:V. Sting au Buzz Me... 01:27, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Nah it's cool. The creator of the article cleaned it up nicely himself. I removed the notability tag. He just needed time to read up on how things work around here. Come to think of it I'm still learning myself! Anyhow, he will most likely become a good editor around here. Sting au Buzz Me... 04:40, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

New Topic

Could you take a look at the Freenode article? The F is being displayed as lower case. Maybe it is my browser, I am not sure. When I click history, it displays the F as capital. When I try to move it, it displays it as capital. Would you know what is causing this? Thanks. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 02:29, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I just was wondering why it was lower case but when I went to history and move it was upper case. I just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong. I understand now. Thanks. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 12:43, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Bosnian rocks

Eh kako si sta ima? Nisam mislio ista napisat dokle nisam procitao da pricas Bosanski. I ja sam rodjen u Bosni - bas u Sarajevo - i zivim u Australiju. I'll type in English from now as it's way easier. I'm 17 years old btw and like your taste in music (mine is slightly heavier but classics r cool 2). Anyway that's it from me. Just wanted to say hi to a fellow bosnian... hi. Now bye

Eh! Nisam znao da ima nasih na engleskoj. Ja sam rodjen u Sarajevu, kod one slasticarnice, sa sladoledom, nemogu se sjetiti kako se zove. Jos malo sam zaboravijo kako da typkam na bosanskom. Ajde, vidimo se okolo. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 17:11, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Userpage

Thanks! for considering my request. Well my userpage looks just like a mess, so i want it to look nice for example just as yours. --SMS ^Talk 06:17, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Well i m totally confused regarding the style of the page and how to arrange everything, and I also lack the sense of creativity, so can't think of an appropriate style. And yes i do like the colors used in my signature. I am too ashamed for asking you doing one of my own work. --SMS ^Talk 17:21, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it will be ok, but i think i have tried doing that, but that didn't work, but you can try too! because i may have missed something. --SMS ^Talk 14:05, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Hey Master of Puppets. You have no idea who I am but I've been a fan of your editing and especially your icons. We had talked a long time ago about userpages. Anyway, to the point I just saw you recently became an administrator and wanted to congratulate you. Mkdw^talk 10:46, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Adoption

I would like to know how to make and edit a template, & what magical powers admins get. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 17:05, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

What is rollback? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 17:16, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Another question, if there is a vandal that needs to be blocked, what do I do? Once, I experimented on my own talk page by putting {{block}}, and noticed that it worked. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 17:20, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

What are guidelines for signatures? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 17:24, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I would like to move a page to a page that already exists (as a redirect). The pages are: Harlem to Harlem, New York. When I tried, it said that it couldn't (already created page (H,NY)), and it told me to get administor help. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 17:31, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

No, not really. It's just my thinking that it would make more sense to move it to Harlem, New York. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 17:51, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Most userboxes are linked w/ categories. How would I get the ones that aren't linked, linked? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 17:59, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Does your username come from the song? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 18:02, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

What do you think about Texas Society of Microscopy? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 18:04, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

That's what I thought, the not-notable bit, but I think I'm going to create the Microscopy Society of America article. Do you think that is notable? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 18:10, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Another question... when I'm on new page patrol, I notice these articles about people. They are not cited, not at all written (e.g. typo is tyop, and That person is... is Pershon tha is), but they include accomplishments. I'm not sure if the person is real or not, but it they are, the person is noteworthy. What should I tag it as? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 18:14, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

This is just the beginning, but what do you think of this: Microscopy Society of America? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 18:27, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

How is that? There isn't that much out there (on the web), though. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 18:39, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Do you think I should move it into mainspace? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 18:49, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay. I think it was a week ago... you said that I'm not too far from graduation, when is "not too far?" Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 18:57, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Not to seem that I want to leave your choking grasp (just kidding) helpful outreaching arms... for I was just wondering what you meant. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 19:02, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

How do admins delete pages? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 19:07, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

:) Cool. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 19:33, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Why did you delete the pear userbox you had? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 21:32, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm... okay. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 21:35, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

We have reached consensus... that Maximillion Pegasus' header is "damn cool." Thanks for voting, in a vote that closed 3 support, 0 oppose, and 0 neutral.

By the way, what is the point of voting "neutral" in an RfA? As I have observed, some users do that. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 22:17, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

What should I do about this? A person created this article, as a test, yet I believe it to be correct. I have re-written it nicely. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 22:22, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I AfDed (that's a strange word) it. See here. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 22:41, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Rooting for Ellen Page? And can admins edit the main page? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 00:56, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

What is the "lowest-level" of a bite? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 02:03, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

If I encounter a page that is not notable, but true, how should I go about telling the user? I don't consider the nn-warnings too kind. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 02:27, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

I see that you've changed your icons. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 02:59, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Speaking of pages, you did a great job on mine. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 03:17, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

When did you adopt me? Do you know? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 03:39, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

I found it. 20th of December, 16 days after -Midorihana-. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 03:55, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		This is the Academy Award for Best Choking of a Supporting Actor User. Basketball110 what famous people say 04:28, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

The gallery needs filefolders. Awards are nice, don't change. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 04:39, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

User penguin somewhere on or for the awards, and the Mr. Potato Head for gallery. Got to go. Talk someother time. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 04:51, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

A recall is a time in which a user requests the recall of an admin to regular user, correct? If so, can any user request a recall, or must if be an admin? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 19:28, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Is there anything I haven't asked yet that I really need to know? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 23:46, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

It too bad you don't know everything. You could make a lot of money. By the way, what is the secret to the universe? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 02:13, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Do you know User:Blofeld of SPECTRE? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 03:38, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I hope he does. He really got upset about that Mocu thing. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 01:27, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Are you still open for adoption? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 23:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

That is what I was asking. Sorry if I worded it incorrectly. You've got three of us, correct? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 01:07, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I've got a friend (real life, if any Wikipedian has any idea what that is) who might need some guidence. He asked me a lot of questions today (real life). I offered him adoption, but told him he'd have to wait a while. User:Dabombnow. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 01:11, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't think he's edited mainspace yet (as a user). As an IP, he did though. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 01:14, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Will you sign my guestbook? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 01:26, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Were you "almost" tricked? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 01:28, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Currency

Thank you so much for your pointer. Tim riley (talk) 17:14, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

RTV

Thanks so much for deleting my userpage, but I need desperately for my name to be removed from this site; is there anyway of stopping it from coming up in the histories of articles? Can you rename me to User:0000000 or something? Salkádar (talk) 18:45, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm afraid there's no way to completely remove your account; if you want to, go to Wikipedia:Changing username and request a namechange, as I can't change names. Good luck, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 18:46, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

böserup

thank you for your help or input. i have actually found a solution to my problem. let's hope that no further confusion will be caused. i think someone should try to merge the info from both pages into somethig really informing. i will suggest it in the discussion page. sadly i am not competent enough. cheers--Ludo86 (talk) 21:44, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

AIV report error

Aah, thanks for the heads up. My report was based on the warning last month, which said if the user vandalised again, the block would be extended. I quickly realised my mistake in filing a VIA report (it was my second; I'm learning :)) so I assure you my reports will be properly... thought through next time :) Thanks! PeterSymonds | talk 22:30, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Um, MoP...

...HotBuch wanted to be adopted, per this diff which you reverted. I don't think that warrants an indef. Apparently he didn't know what and what not to do. I think you should let him go, let me tutor him, and if he still vandalises, indef him again and give me a permanent WikiBreak. --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 22:42, 24 February 2008 (UTC) I strike. Good call, MoP. --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 23:01, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

LOL, no I didn't. But I saw the sock tag on his page and I'm like, "Okay." --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 11:26, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Adoption

Would you mind taking a look at my contributions and telling me if I have improved any since adoption? I have studied Wikipedia policies and guidelines and believe I have a good grasp of them. Just wanting to know if you think I have improved any. Thanks. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 02:41, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Thats good to know. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 02:58, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

I hope you do not mind me doing this? Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 03:18, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 03:26, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Not sure if you are aware. Discussion of more bureaucrats on talk page. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 02:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh, ok. Your welcome. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 03:18, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

This is an easy question, but how do you say things like "* MasterofPuppets chokes on woodchips" on IRC without the normal "<nickname> Then comment"? Thanks. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 03:56, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I am going to bed now, but you can go ahead and reply. Thanks. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 04:37, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I got that, but I don't think you got my reply. Anyway, thanks. And you sleep well also whenever you go to bed. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 04:53, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Infoxbox for OpenTTD

Hi there, You didn't do it the way I actually wanted. See Mozilla Firefox's page. What I want to do with the templates I made is a way so that people can change version numbers by just clicking on the add & can change the dates & the version number. Its easier. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shirishag75 (talk • contribs) 05:47, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Spore Edit War on Again

Hi, I figured I'd cross-post this in your talk page too, since you've been involved in the Spore article.

You may need to look at Spore again. There seems to be a minor edit war going on, again. JAF1970 removed all references talking about the Wii version, trimming it down to a single unsourced line where he forgot to remove the "Wiiwii" reference. Sillygostly then merged the Spore Creatures and Spore Mobile articles into the Spore article, which will no doubt be a controversial edit.

There has been no consensus and really no discussion about what direction to take the article in. I'm not sure if it needs outright protection again, but it may need watching by someone wiser than I. KiTA (talk) 14:09, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Helping me!

Hey thanks for the offer MoP! I was looking for a user page layout to organize my page and wanted something like you've got on yours. Maybe a bar for navigation like on yours and a "show and hide" code possibly.

Thanks- Letter 7/Caleb (talk) 14:09, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

{{Archive box}} images

Regarding your edits to the template and doc: Does it work? At least the precise syntax you provided does not:

Dorftrottel (bait) 19:28, February 25, 2008

Username

Just wanted to mention you have an awesome username. Combining 2 wiki-memes (SOCKS and Mops) in one is really cool. MBisanz ^talk 20:28, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Desysop'd

You have been desysoped indefinitely from sysoping in accordance with Jimbo policy. If you believe this desysoping is unjustified you may attempt to bribe a steward or bureaucrat. If you'd like to be kicked while you are down, include {{indefblockeduser}} above. You may not remove this Jimbo notice forever because I am godking. Good day, little insignificant speck of dust, Jimbo Walesego 04:42, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

User: ForeverFreeSpeech

I think he was within his rights to make the revert, but I've warned ForeverFreeSpeech over his use of the word "liar" here. Probably a violation of WP:NPA.

On the other hand, Eleland still hasn't responded to the question of his edits (and why he claimed he was reverting "mass removal of sourced info" in this diff on the talk page, which makes me think ForeverFreeSpeech should be given some leeway. It can't be easy to try to deal with someone who blatantly mischaracterizes an edit summary like that.

I'm also not convinced Eleland's "source" for his "very well known claim" is valid as per WP:RS either (though I'd still prefer the section go to another as seems most likely in the admittedly small 4-person consensus here, then we still have to deal with the sourcing issue on that page).

Also, can you teach me the format for the "this edit should have been signed by"? ForeverFreeSpeech forgot to sign when he posted (see diff).

Thanks, M1rth (talk) 01:37, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Oops

You accidentally deleted Talk:California State Route 57 when you deleted Talk:57 Express Lanes. --NE2 03:48, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Rod Laver semi-protection request

You declined this request, saying, "There is not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection at this time." I ask you to reconsider. Here are the diffs for the disruptive edits in February alone (reverse chronological order): (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) (combined consecutive edits by IP), (9) (combined consecutive edits by IP, (10) (combined consecutive edits by IP, (11). There were many more in January and December, with incivil edit summaries containing the following language (all spelling mistakes are from the IP): "mr arrogant," "ruthless uncvil vandalism," "ruthless bully," "rubbish by tennis arrogant," "bully boy actions," "arrogant egotistical jerk," "he's not god but acts like he is," "arrogant vandalism," "your massive ego and incredible arrogance," "reada book you jerk and stop interferring in good work because you ignorant and pedantic," "your ignorance no reason to not include fact," and "just becqause yourignoraqnt does not mean its not true." Thanks. Tennis expert (talk) 04:06, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I am again asking you to reconsider. Please see this. Thanks. Tennis expert (talk) 20:51, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure how a person could be said to be editing in "good faith" when he or she is as incivil as the person has been for the last 3 or 4 months. Most of this person's edit summaries are insulting to me. Have you looked at them? They're available through the history of the Rod Laver article. This person is a suck puppet for a registered user, Jeffreyneave. As for the quality of this person's edits, he's been asked to source controversial quotations. He refuses to do so. He's been asked to quit making tables internally inconsistent. He refuses to do so. He repeatedly makes edits against the wishes of other editors, as evidenced by the reverts of his edits that persons other than me have made. What additional justification do you need? Warning him does no good because he uses an IP account once, never to return to it again. I highly doubt he has seen any of your warnings. If your decision is final, please let me know so I can seek a second opinion. Thanks. Tennis expert (talk) 06:04, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

There's no question that this IP user is a sock puppet of Jeffreyneave. He often signs his discussion page posts manually with "jeffreyneave" while using an IP account that's also used for disruption and incivility on the Rod Laver article. Really, what good would a block do? He no longer uses the Jeffreyneave registered account, instead using rolling IP accounts. He posts only to a few articles, with the Rod Laver account being his most common outlet. Semi-protection of that article seems reasonable to me and most likely to protect Wikipedia. But that's only my opinion, I suppose. Tennis expert (talk) 07:36, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Tennis expert (talk) 07:42, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Another Problem

Hello! I hate to keep coming back to you under these circumstances, but it would appear that we have another Wikipedia user who refuses to accept factual information. Please review the edits for Charmed36, in particular his recent edits to the genres of the Rihanna songs Shut Up and Drive and Unfaithful (song). The user refuses to recognize that those records do have an R&B influence to them (particularly in the instance of Shut Up and Drive, as it picked up a People's Choice Awards win in 2007 for "Best R&B Song") and has removed - several times - an R&B tag from the articles pertaining to those songs. I have explained on his talk page (see #68 - I think - in his index, labeled Shut Up and Drive) why the R&B tags should remain, but I don't believe he accepts the reasoning. Your assistance is much appreciated! Thank you so much. --InDeBiz1 (talk) 04:22, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I also wanted to bring the Hancock Stadium article to your attention again. The previous user has returned, insisting on adding the information that I have removed. This time, in his edit summary, he made what I take as a personal attack against me. I have reverted the edit and calmly explained on his talk page about the need for a verifiable source in order to meet NPOV guidelines. I also referenced him (for the second time) to WP:PROVEIT, but I'm afraid further steps may need to be taken to clear up this issue. However, since I am not an Administrator, I will leave that to you and others to decide. Thanks.--InDeBiz1 (talk) 23:57, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Mach3moe has gone too far. He has just accused me of vandalism in his edit summary of his most recent edit to Hancock Stadium, which I have reverted. It does not appear that he has read your comment on his talk page or - if he has - he is choosing to ignore it. What do you recommend as my next step? I hate to ask for mediation because it would be a glaring waste of any reviewer's time, as it's painfully apparent that my refusal to allow that particular information into the article is correct under WP:NPOV. --InDeBiz1 (talk) 05:37, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your assistance. I hate to make such a big deal out of this, but if that information is allowed to remain in the article, it could potentially cause many problems, not the least of which could (although unlikely, yes) a slander suit. The only thing that I worry about now is the chance that I may be exposed to an edit warring block, which would certainly not be indicative of the way that I contribute to the encyclopedia and I'm sure it would not be looked at in a great light when the time comes for me to pursue Administrator status, which I would like to attempt sometime in the future, perhaps this summer.  :( --InDeBiz1 (talk) 05:51, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Little requests

Hi, nice to meet you!

I need your helps. Could you make some Redirected pages to Buddhism by country such as:

• East Asian religions by country
• Chinese religions by country
• Taoism by country
• Confucianism by country

Because as you can see in the introdution of Buddhism by country that wrote:

"...Obtaining exact numbers of practicing Buddhists can be difficult and may be reliant on the definition used. Adherents of Eastern religions such as Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto and traditional religions or Shamanism, animism often have beliefs comprised of a mix of religious ideas..."

Thank you so much!

Good luck!

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 04:54, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Angelo, while these ideologies are extremely linked, they are not the same thing. Saimdusan Talk|Contribs 06:36, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Dude!

That's a Cabal

Cheers for fixing my shiz, I'd hire you if I could afford to keep you. Yeah! Join up - I'll put you straight though. Total wiki-domination plus a free pair of slippers. Stay Frosty! Dfrg_msc 08:12, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

- TRANSMISSION ENDS -

: )

hey, like ur pic : P ElisaEXPLOSiONtalk. 18:02, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Just a Question

Hello, Master of Puppets. Is that true an admin can be blocked? I saw your msg in Prodego talk page, so is that true? Or you was just kidding!!!! See yah.....--Muddyb Blast Producer (talk) 14:02, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

It's quite interesting. However, it's terrible but that is the way both of you doing. I like that. Nice to hera that, Cheers, --Muddyb Blast Producer (talk) 15:56, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Help in renovating userpage

Sorry to disturb you! but i am finding difficulties in aligning boxes on my user page. Don't know how to fix this! Can you help me? --SMS ^Talk 19:34, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you.

Thank you for your help. Unblocking should be a simple idea. Checkuser proven, edits are not vandalism. But I am scared that a few in wikipedia will say that checkuser can prove guilt and if it proves innocence, you are still guilty. Wild theories about syntax and ignoring when syntax is different. Anyway, thanks! In the previous months, I saw many things to correct or to edit but my mind is blank now! Oprahwasontv (talk) 22:57, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

My problem

Every since you blocked me I have been more inclined to edit war. I really think you made a big mistake when you blocked me when I didn't even break 3RR. But its too late to fix that. An apology would be nice though.--STX 01:11, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

RE: Content disputes and other things

I think I did. But most people always think they're right. So I don't care about it anymore. Charmed36 (talk) 03:33, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

It isn't a question of "thinking" that I'm right and that's what I'm trying to get you to see. In the case of Shut Up and Drive, it won a recognized award as an R&B song, therefore an R&B tag - in addition to the Pop - is appropriate. In the case of Unfaithful (song), that song not only is obviously influenced by the Urban/R&B genre (listen to the chords and the beat, separately if you can find the instrumental online), but it also charted very highly on the Rhythmic Top 40 and - unless I'm mistaken, and I could be on this one - it also charted at Urban and Urban Adult Contemporary. Therefore, again, the R&B tag - in addition to the Pop - is appropriate. --InDeBiz1 (talk) 03:56, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

RE:LOL

[1] Hahahahaha, yeah I meant {{RFPP|do}} not {{RFPP|d}}, and yes that would be downright hilarious, like saying "Your request was so bad that two admins will not do it!!!" lol. When I saw that, I literally smacked myself in the forehead, jeez its been a long day. Haha « Gonzo fan2007 ^{talk ♦ contribs} 06:43, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Haha, yeah poor Will, lol. And dont worry, I stole the TOC overflow from someone first lol. It helps out a lot, and it looks good! Have a good night! « Gonzo fan2007 ^{talk ♦ contribs} 06:52, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Collective_punishment

Just so I know since you seem to be knowledgeable; how long should a request for comment usually last? Consensus seems pretty solid though few editors have shown up.

Also, user:Eleland still hasn't responded to the quantitative edit questions I had (one section above the rfc); I'm worried this could blow up again when I move the section to its new home. Any recommended steps to avoid this?

Thanks for the help, M1rth (talk) 00:23, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Doublevision

My system screwed up, and I double posted, not realizing that it had actually worked the first time. I tried repeatedly to self-revert, but I kept getting edit conflicts with some jackass who was going on about adoption or some such nonsense. Anyway, I'm off to go do battle with the Hooded Fang now, if you'll excuse me. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 01:07, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Reptoid Alien

Hey, this has been tagged for a while now and i see you are active. Would you mind turning it into a red link? :P Thanks, Tiptoety ^talk 01:26, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Tiptoety ^talk 01:27, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Its back........ Tiptoety ^talk 01:29, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Someone else got it, thanks. Tiptoety ^talk 01:31, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Adoption 22,000,000

I've finally got my 5000th edit. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 01:48, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

How long ago did you get your 5000th edit? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 02:07, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Wow. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 02:35, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't understand sandboxes. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 23:24, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Where did you get the filefolders again? I've been asked about that. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} 00:09, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I have got a suggestion for your page. A logo, like Max and I have. I think CBL could make you a pretty cool one. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 02:08, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

There has been something that I have been very ashamed of for quite a while: [2] [3] [4] [5] --- There it is... I've spilled my guts. Does this mean I'm bad? Riana and I have patched things up, and Ryan isn't at all bitter at me, as I... well, I guess I would've been with him if we had been switched. Well anyway, I'm going to go and cry now. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 03:48, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

It seems that everyone is looking to change something in/on their page(s). Do you have any suggestions for my pages? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 21:19, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Also, Special:Contributions/92.13.74.61 vandalized Richard Moat. I reverted his edit. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 21:26, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Next time I catch a vandal, after I revert the edit, what should I do? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 21:27, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 21:31, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Would you look at User:Basketball110/Sandbox#3 and tell me what you think? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 23:55, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

The template is now at WP:WikiProject French communes. I created the userbox as well. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 01:01, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Could you watch over User:A little mollusk? He's having a bit of trouble with a group of nasty editors, who take speedy tags off of pages. I'll be out for a while, and I'm not sure what'll happen to him. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 19:28, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Around Wikipedia, I've noticed some "clubs." Groups of Wikipedians that share the same interests, and help these articles while getting to know the other users in the group (these are very few, though). What are Wikipedia's "rules" (I doubt WP has "rules" on this) on this? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 05:07, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

AfD:List of ERP Vendors

You closed this with a consensus of keep. Can you please summarize the reasoning? I'm trying to understand why this result was keep, yet a nearly identical article "List of CEP Vendors" result was delete. There's an inconsistency there that needs to be resolved. Perhaps a relatively new pair of eyes (yours) on this topic can shed some light. Thanks. Bardcom (talk) 11:49, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I want to hear your opinions!

Dear Master of Puppets!

First, I want to thanks for your helps. So now, in Religion in China has had controversies between me and Saimdusan (strong anti-Buddhism and Chinese religions). Please give us your opinions and let people know more about the truth of Asian culture. It's really needed!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Religion_in_China#The_heavy_influence_of_Buddhism_-_Chinese_religions_among_various_East_Asian_civilizations

Thank you so much!

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 12:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

OK, I know! But I still appreciate your contributions! Thanks for your helps! Good luck!

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 00:02, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Staine (band)

The hoax page Staine is back, now as Staine (band), and the person creating it has also made a personal attack against User:Slakr. Tb (talk) 20:21, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Bill Jaaska

Withing seconds of my creation of this entry, it was speedily deleted. (I did not even have time to add the hang-on template, as I was advised to do on my talk page.) I recreated the page with the hang-on tag and it was immediately deleted with no discussion as I was creating the related talk page. That level of deletion dos not seem appropriate to me. —MJBurrage^(T•C) 21:36, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

You should give people more than just seconds to respond before deleting. Especially the second time when I added a "hang on" template which is specifically supposed to at least briefly halt such a speedy deletion. How can anyone fix an article if it keeps getting deleted as they are editing it. —MJBurrage^(T•C) 21:45, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Maria Cristina Giongo

Is Maria Cristina Giongo notable? I'm not sure. -WarthogDemon 21:58, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Indeed that's true, though the fact that the same username started each page makes me raise an eyebrow. :P -WarthogDemon 23:28, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar for you!

		The Original Barnstar
		Here's a barnstar for improving Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia! The Helpful One (Review) 22:02, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Two-Mile Prairie, Missouri

Hi. :) I noticed that you had marked this one for relisting and removed it from its original day, but you hadn't transcluded it to today. Since it had been about 15 minutes, I presume this was an oversight and transcluded it for you. I thought I'd drop you a note in case you have a system or are keeping notes about stuff to transclude, so that I don't mess you up. :) (It's so good to see this backlog disappearing! Wow, did we ever get behind!) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 22:08, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

No problem. :) I live in terror of forgetting or failing to remove the little "remove this when closing this AfD tag". So far as I know, I haven't yet, but it's inevitable. :/ One note that you might find helpful: there is a special procedure to follow when you close an AfD as merge. We place the template {{Afd-mergeto}} on the subject article and {{Afd-mergefrom}} on the destination talk page. Why the talk page? I don't know. I find this highly mysterious, since it differs from Help:Merge, but who am I to question? Anyway, full usage looks like this:{{afd-mergeto|destination article|debate name (sans Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/...so, in other words, usually nominated article name)|debate closure date}} and {{afd-mergefrom|nominated article|debate name|debate closure date}}. I've only recently realized that this templates exist myself. (I'm sure I read them some time ago at WP:DPR, but I don't do a lot of AfD and utterly forgot.) Until recently, I thought if I closed an article as merge, I had to merge it myself. I often do anyway, but at least now I know what to do when I can't (hit two of those today). :) I figure that you may not know this because of your handling of Another One Bites the Dust (1998 song). And, no, I'm honestly not stalking you. :D Just, like you, I've been working that backlog of AfDs. As a result, I've wound up contributing to many that are left and watchlisting them. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 22:40, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Happy to creep you out help! :D --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 22:47, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Hey, MoP

Midorihana^~iidesune? has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

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Haven't see you around in a while. :) If I may ask, how was RfA for you, was it stressful? Midorihana^~iidesune? 06:18, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

We need more optimism on Wikipedia. :) Midorihana^~iidesune? 02:20, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

AfD: R. J. Danvers

You closed the R. J. Davners AfD as keep, but I fail to see how this person meets either the general WP:BIO or the WP:PORNBIO criteria. The votes to keep don't clarify this situation. The subject of the article voted to keep based on appearing in one issue of a magazine and based on the claim that he stared in the groundbreaking film Grunts. As someone else mentioned in the AfD, the sources provided did not support either that he was a star of the flim or that it was groundbreaking. The other two just stated that he meets the criteria without any details. Could you help me understand what criteria were met and how they were met? BlueAzure (talk) 19:10, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

The Wikipedia:Guide to deletion states that you as the closing admin should "carefully read the AFD discussion, weigh all the facts, evidence and arguments". I don't see the evidence that supports the keep votes in this case. Again I will ask, what criteria were met and how were they met? BlueAzure (talk) 20:18, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

The guideline says "starring in", not particapting in. If there were reliable sources that stated that he starred in the film, the subject of the article should have been able to provide those. Per Wikipedia:Verifiability, the burden of evidence is on the person who adds material. By your reasoning, anyone who was mentioned as particiapting in the film would pass WP:PORNBIO, unless evidence could be provided that they did not star in it. BlueAzure (talk) 23:15, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

your signature is dying...

Just letting you know that in your signature, on Firefox, the smiley face is kinda fuzzy in some spots on the line around the face. flaminglawyer^c 02:19, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

1. Nice idea. Maybe putting the smiley outside of the </nowiki></nowiki> would make it display better. 2. Sorry, that wasn't meant as an insult (if you weren't being sarcastic). 3. Nice theme for your talk page. flaminglawyer^c 02:28, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

haha i messed up ur formatting

File:Pie.jpeg

flaminglawyer^c has given you a fresh pie! Pies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a piping hot pie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Bon appetit!

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dang it

I never actually can seem to break the <div>'s on people's fancy userpages... darn. flaminglawyer^c 02:32, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

PS

Is your username derived from... a Metallica song? flaminglawyer^c 02:32, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes the smiley looks better

and i meant to put the <tt 's outside of the <tt><nowiki> blah blah blah </nowiki>

flaminglawyer^c 02:35, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

nope

I'm neither on fire nor a lawyer. But: think about it. If I had a personal logo, what would it look like? (hey, that gives me an idea...) flaminglawyer^c 02:37, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Hey

Hey, how is everything going? I am not very active on weekends, most of my editing is through the weekdays. Anyway, do you know of any way it would be possible for me to view Wikipedia's LocalSettings.php? I am trying to create a copy of the English Wikipedia's user rights settings. Thanks. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 03:07, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

I am usually gone on weekends, so I even get less than 30. But I do get most of the week, so I shouldn't be complaining. Anyway, I wish that there was a copy stored somewhere for people's reference. I am very interested in the MediaWiki software and want to learn about it's workings and how a wiki is operated. So I am, (don't laugh), creating an imaginary wiki with it's own settings and everything. Sounds stupid, I know. Thanks anyway. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 03:20, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

A Wiki that already has the software installed? By the way: I don't know why I am asking this, but are you a fan of Star Wars? Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 03:55, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I believe. Anyway, do you mind if I ask you a few questions about Star Wars? (I am a Star Wars addict) Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 04:03, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Interrupting and pulling this back on topic. Responded on MP's (you are MoP puppets) talk. Prodego ^talk 05:20, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

(going on another topic)Oh, questions like who's your favorite character, favorite movie, etc. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 14:31, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Who is your favorite character? Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 04:41, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

I haven't played the games much (I do know a lot about the expanded universe though), Darth Sidious (Palpatine) definitely in the movies, and everything else for that matter. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 04:54, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and I suppose my favorite film is Revenge of the Sith. (because Darth Sidious finally gets to do some action in this film is one reason, and don't even get me started on the Mace vs. Sidious fight). Anyway, I am heading off to bed in a little while. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 05:08, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Hello Buddy Ol Pal

Hello friend of mine. I noticed that you put a lock on something I wanted to update (J.R. Niklos) I wish you would have checked the article before you locked it because it is historically off. I understands though, you are human, and humans make mistakes. Please either take the time to fix this profile, or unlock it so that others may fix it. You are my friend. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JackKnowsJack (talk • contribs) 05:18, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

My page!

Hey thanks for asking! Um rectangular boxes please, MidnightBlue border and maybe Black filler?If not then Gray and DarkGray works! Sorry I couldn't get back with you sooner, real life...lol —Preceding unsigned comment added by Letter 7 (talk • contribs) 13:58, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of J. Hayden

Hello I am the CEO of J World Records,LLC. I would like to list a Biography on our Featured Artist J. Hayden. Can you please give me specifics on why you deleted this page so that we may resolve this issue?

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jworldrecords (talk • contribs) 14:01, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Photoshop pic

I've been waiting for months for you to finish it. the lightsaber one Wikidude57 Pika! 23:36, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Re:My Page!

Thanks mate! Much appreciated! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Letter 7 (talk • contribs) 23:50, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Once more, adoption

What is the difference between a cabal and one of those groups, or are they the same? Also, I've piled up 6000 edits. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 02:57, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Is there a list of cabals? Or is there an estimate of about how many WP has? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 04:53, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

I found it: WP:SCREW. Interesting shortcut. Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 04:57, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

You must already be an admin to become a bureaucrat, correct? Basketball110 _{what famous people say} ♣ 05:24, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Decision Intelligence deletion

Hello,

I got the "spam - speedy deletion" notice when I was editting this page.

And so I put in the discussion page why I added it - but before I could even finish my discussion edit you had deleted it (even though I put the "hold on" tag on the page).

I had also deleted the product refereces out of the main page, since I thought that might be what you didn't like (and they didn't really fit the tone of wikipedia - I was looking to get more content in on my first edit). But I don't think that even made it before your deletion.

Other then the fact that I haven't added many pages of text, this article is at least as relevent as the one on SAS institute or the direct marketing association or other companies that do these complicated backroom analytics to try and target consumers. And I'm sure it would be expanded on in the future (I certainly am trying to find out more, since I know folks are interested. (after reading the really interesting Twin Cities Business article I had linked at the bottom on how these analitics people can figure out everthing about you) - Could you either reinstate the page and allow me to address any problems in discussion or in the main article...or could you tell me what content you require to bring it back...?

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dranalyst (talk • contribs) 06:19, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Frank Bell

MoP! Hi there :) I was wondering if you could help me with the page I created. The artist has gotten international exposure, being on both the front pages of youtube.com and google.com in the same vein as Esmee Denters, and soulja boy. What did I forget to add? Thanks! :)

A BIG thanks!

Hey I just want to give you a big thank you for taking care of that vandal [6], and deleting that page that the creator kept taking my Afd template off of. Gwandoya ^Talk 06:55, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

A favor

Could you do me a favor and fix the cut and paste move of Peter Maivia Jr to Peter Maivia, Jr.? I'm asking directly cause not controversial, it's obvious that's where it should be, according to WP:NCP. It's just requests at WP:SPLICE tend to take awhile. I asked Luna, but they seemed to have disappeared right after I asked. --ÐeadΣyeДrrow (Talk | Contribs) 07:39, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I guess I'll let WP:RM handle it now. --ÐeadΣyeДrrow (Talk | Contribs) 07:54, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Padlocks

Whilst I can't deny that there's something nice about the subtle-understatedness of the small padlock, I chose the big one on purpose - to send a message to all those unautoconfirmed vandals out there that they can't mess with Oprah! ;-) _{The public face of GB}^T/C 09:17, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Aaah, stealth. Hadn't considered that as an approach - subtlety was never my strong point! _{The public face of GB}^T/C 14:15, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Mainpage

Thats ok, it was added as part of a WP:ERRORS request. I agree that the wording was not strong but a FARC commander makes it sound like he was the commander, ie. Commander in Chief and not just a rank. Perhaps ...killing Raul Reyes, a FARC commander, and triggering a diplomatic crisis with Ecuador and Venezuela. Regards Woody (talk) 15:29, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Referee Needed

Please step in and admin at Justin Chadwick, please. The contributor is being unreasonable.

Same User, Two Names

I noticed the following user just now: The4532. If you were to review the user and talk pages of that user and The4325, it would appear that they are one and the same individual. Correct me if I'm mistaken, but that is a violation of Wikipedia policy, isn't it? --InDeBiz1 (talk) 23:59, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Deletion Review for R. J. Danvers

An editor has asked for a deletion review of R. J. Danvers. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. BlueAzure (talk) 01:15, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

3RR Report

• Hey, thanks for fixing my report. I was wondering why no admins were looking at the report :( Steve Crossin (talk) 14:44, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

• Ahh, now I realise the error I made....I think. I was supposed to go into their contributions list and get the diffs from there? Oh well. I'll know better next time. Is it OK if I revert the page to the first edit before they made? Only because each edit another user made, they undid. So going back to the version before they edited (they started that account today, i suspect a sock puppet, but can't prove it) would restore the article to its previous state. Is this OK? Steve Crossin (talk) 14:51, 5 March 2008 (UTC)