this isnt ment for advertising and spent an hour writing the page. how does pepsi and coke get away with this. can you direct me to someone that can help me write this in a proper fashion —Preceding unsigned comment added by Empirephoto (talk • contribs) 13:22, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Block
Here, it looks like you made the block anon only- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:NYkid0709 I don't think you meant to do that. JoshuaZ20:59, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
? I thought that anon only did nothing when blocking a user account, only when you block IPs. *goes to read up on WPBLOCK*. Syrthiss02:52, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Block anonymous users only prevents anonymous users from the target IP address from editing, but allows registered users to edit. Prevent account creation prevents new accounts from being registered from the target IP address. These options have no effect on username blocks.
Nope, you appear to be correct. I didn't know the blocking tool was that smart. I should pay more attention. JoshuaZ03:40, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
*whew* I mean, I block a lot of vandal accounts... Its kind of my thing. I would have banged my head on my desk for a few hours if I had been doing it wrong ever since those changes went in. ;) Syrthiss12:59, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Can you check to see if this user has personally attacked me?
User:Danielpi has been blocked for a week in the past by the arbitrators for personally attacking me. Last night I think he personally attacked me again by stating "Of course, I wouldn't want to infringe upon wiki's tradition of love, charity, and respect; so, I feel I should clarify my position insofar as I absolutely DO NOT regard Dionyseus to be 1) a blight on wikipedia, 2) a mental degenerate, 3) incapable of lucid reasoning, or 4) incapable of language use. He is certainly none of those things." Today he repeated the attack. Dionyseus02:48, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
I would agree that there is no other way to interpret that. It appears per his userpage that Danielpi has quit wikipedia sometime between you leaving this message and now. If I may ask, why did you ask me in particular to look into this? I'm just curious. :) Syrthiss15:02, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
Based on samples, this IP makes info smudges (changes names and numbers, adds typos), at infrequent intervals. Most recent smudge is Annie Oakley (diff). Milo22:44, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Just when you thought you were out ...
they pull you right back in. A CfD closure that you did a year ago has become a central issue in this deletion review. You may wish to comment at the deletion review. Please bear in mind that "No good deed goes unpunished." : ) -- Jreferee16:02, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
People keep asking me to 'fix my signature' but I don't know why its broken. If you have any helpful suggestions, a step-by-step method to 'fix' it, please advise.→ R Young {yakłtalk} 23:10, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Phlox
You blocked User:Phlox on January 3, 2007 indefinitely. This user is asking for unblock asking if the block have been long enough and this user wants to learn to make constructive edits. You can reply a message on User:Phlox's talk page. Amos HanTalk23:19, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
Did you review my block?? i have no idea? all i know is that i want to be able to make contributions and be noted for them, instead of just doing it when im not logged in. Thats right, i made CONTRIBUTIONS! sure did, yep, thats right, no sensless vandalism, oh be nice and unblock me, cummon, i'll give you a cookie Phlox
I would suggest you block 206.211.69.253 indefinitely. It is a school of 1400 teenagers, of which I am one, and I think you will get more vandalism after the next block expires. User:Jonwilliamsl(talk|contribs) 13:13, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Restore
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Alex Prior. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk • contribs).
DRV has been closed. The Alex Prior I whacked was someone from Brisbane, not the one mentioned in the sources. Cheers. Syrthiss18:57, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Hiyas SWATJester. Stopped by the discussion, but I'm really undecided on the matter so I'll have to decline to comment. :/ Syrthiss15:37, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
I note you voted for delete last time... I have renominated this article, and it is currently being voted on, I would invite your views.
Cheers.JJJ99905:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
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As you took part in the last Great Beer Cat Discussion, I thought you might be interested in this one:
A discussion has been opened on changes that have been made to the existing Beer category system. The changes reverse the decision made by the Project in April 2006. The changes were based on agreement by only two people, and by a discussion that took place outside the Beer Project. There may be some merit in the changes, and to prevent future conflict it is important that there is some discussion of the matter. If you're interested, please see Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Beer#Brewery_cats. SilkTork *YES!18:28, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Its a shame. The page is missing valuable information. Since I was involved in the case, I can't make any edits. I'm hoping someone will take a look at the information and put it back the way it was.--Spectre7277 (talk) 15:23, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
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You have once again told me to not vandalise, However, i did not vandalise i simply put up a page about my beliefs about what i have seen. It is the same as putting up a page about a mermaid (which there is a page). it is a modern myth in the bidston area and have written about it in some phenominon magazines. all i want is too keep this page up so the people of Bidston can learn more about the creature that is drawing in tourism —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sephimoss (talk • contribs) 13:25, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Provide substantive reliable and verifiable sources and we'll be happy to have your article about your cryptozoologic find. Otherwise it will be deleted, by me or some other editor. Syrthiss (talk) 13:30, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Could you please explain who I have personally attacked or threatened legally or otherwise? I am only trying to keep information open. The Bollywood and Plagiarism page has been around for several years and had been been worked upon collaboratively by several users. This page has now been deleted on the request of a couple of users who don't seem to want others to have this information for some unknown reason.
You are stating that an entire industry is guilty of plagarism on your userpage, which looks to me like you are trying to Right Great Wrongs. All of your edits seem obsessed with this issue. So, I tagged your page to get another administrator to look at it. Cheers. Syrthiss (talk) 16:34, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
The first is an indefblocked vandal who was using his talk page as a toilet after his block, so there's no reason why the page would need to be unprotected. The second isn't even my protection... Cheers. Syrthiss (talk) 11:53, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
The first does not require full protection, as the user was reblocked with talk page editing disabled, as I tried to explain at WP:RfPP. I know the second isn't yours, but I was hoping you could unprotect. Enigmamsg15:58, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
True. I agree on the first count, so unprotected. Doesn't stop them from coming back as an IP and playing with it, but we'll take that as it comes. For the second, I'm going to decline. One talkpage protected for a retired user doesn't raise my eyebrows, regardless of guidelines for protection. Cheers! Syrthiss (talk) 16:07, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Sorry if my edit summary seemed dismissive of your improvement to the article, and thanks for working on it. I assume you don't mean that there was some reason to retain the reference to the Italian news source just because it happened (yes, randomly) to be the first report of his death on the Web? -- Rbellin|Talk14:55, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Dear Syrthiss. Upon discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard (section 21 "request for a correction"), you have corrected the phase diagram of Boron, for which, without any offense taken, I would say this:
I have filed the 3rd round of GFZLab sockpuppet investigation. First 2 resulted in immediate bans, 3rd has no response yet. Meanwhile, given vast amount of negative emtions I'm getting from this case, I am avoiding confrontations as much as possible, especially with user:Aoganov. For this reason, I prefer to talk here, but I would join public discussion if you advise so.
Regarding the diagram, would you please look at the original article [1], the inset of Fig.3, and find the description in the caption "Inset, schematic phase diagram of boron, based on present results and previous experimental14,27,29 and theoretical10 studies." Then, would you please look at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Borphase.jpg and check the description I gave there.
This part is somewhat scientific, but I hope you get the point: Oganov provided the drawing, which I adapted for the boron paper (a-Ga phase is beyond its current scope). Phase diagram is always a compilation of huge amount of data. References [2][3] by all means provide those data, as easy to check by reading, and that is why I added them. If you agree, would you be so kind as to reconsider your edits or discuss this further. Important note is that I declare I have no prejudices against this case, but as a keen and professional scientist I oppose false statements (see User:NIMSoffice). Thank you.NIMSoffice (talk) 23:59, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
^Oganov A.R., Chen J., Gatti C., Ma Y.-M., Yu T., Liu Z., Glass C.W., Ma Y.-Z., Kurakevych O.O., Solozhenko V.L. (2009). "Ionic high-pressure form of elemental boron". Nature. 457: 863-867. doi:10.1038/nature07736.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^E. Yu. Zarechnaya (2009). "Superhard Semiconducting Optically Transparent High Pressure Phase of Boron". Phys. Rev. Lett. 102: 185501. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.185501.
Ok, I looked at the three references above in depth (or at least as in depth as I can, being ~10 years removed from my physics graduate work). #2 above doesn't directly provide data regarding phase transition of Boron, but I'll allow that information given in the body text has lexical cues that could be used by someone familiar with materials science to infer phase information. Your diagram certainly doesn't appear in any of the above works, and the transition points are quite a bit different (in my unfamiliar view) than Oganov's diagram. For example, the vertex at the top end of the alpha state in yours is at ~8GPa and ~1000C while Oganov's is ~15GPa and 1500C (owing for differences in scales). There are other differences that to my mind show that it may be based on (as references) Oganov but is some synthesis of multiple sources...and also different enough that I wouldn't call Oganov's paper the sole source.
I'd say that because your original graphic is not a direct copy of the one in Oganov's paper, and its not like phase diagrams are the sole provence of his, the references should be restored as to the original list in your citation. The thing I don't understand is he claims that it is a low-res version identically of the one he published (in the discussion on ANI), but I only see one available version and it is the colored, dissimilar one to the one that exists here on commons. If that is the case, why does your graphic say it appeared is his paper? Is the version on commons a cartoon or actually using data from the cited references for the transition points? Syrthiss (talk) 12:31, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Regarding ref. [2], you are absolutely right that the pressure-temperature values are just typed in its text. To the best of my professional knowledge, there is no other complete published drawing of the boron phase diagram (i.e. including all a,b,g phases), except for [1]. Absolutely, this diagram (and all other phase diagrams of elemental solids) is a valuable peace of knowledge, protected by copyright law of the journal Nature. What I've done, I have attempted to combine all the sources, giving credits to everybody. The attempt is not perfect, and I am open to discussion. All I've got so far is repeated messages from Aoganov that he has "discovered" that phase diagram, and must be solely credited for that; that I "stole" it from him and must be punished for that. His later argument is that his contribution there is 90%. I don't know, I'm ready to admit if I see an evidence (his word by no means qualifies as such), he is indeed the first to draw the complete diagram. What I see in his paper is the statement that the diagram is based on several references (without "90%"); and I cite them all. That diagram a "cartoon" and no detailed data are mentioned in the text of [1]. Other refs (such as [3]) provide extra data for those who need them. Anyway, my editing gamma-boron content immediately induces his opposition, which is treated as edit war. It is no good for boron, which should go to GA and FA, as all element pages do. Thus, I would really appreciate is someone else takes over and fixes the damage. Ah, just in case you missed that, he refers to your edits as "An independent editor looked into this matter and found that I am right" and "Another editor, after carefully checking the subject, confirmed that I was right and made proper referencing", and here on Admin board too. Thanks and best regards.NIMSoffice (talk) 23:47, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Thinking about this more, and reading what Uncle G has to say on ANI (about the worry of this turning into another Boganov affair), I believe my position is this: being that the diagram that exists on the article is a synthesis of other works (no slight to you, it was a good faith attempt to add information to the article), and that the article doesn't totally hinge on that diagram (the article is on Boron, not on the phase complexity of Boron), and in my opinion having a stable well sourced article is better than a hugely reverted article with a nuclear sock cloud around it (not saying this is the case currently, but that could be an outcome)... I believe the diagram should be removed from the article. We most definitely do not want an external academic dispute to spill over into the encyclopedia, and if that means curtailing the article to a less controversial state then I am all for it. This is my opinion only, so if consensus leans to another solution I will support whatever other resolution we find. As to Oganov's touting of my support, I am nobody's authoritative source. ;) Syrthiss (talk) 12:31, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Just a note: any scientific result is based to some extent on previous research. This does not mean that we have to give a thread of citations to Newton, Archimedes, etc. when we talk about relativity theory. Our paper gives proper credit to all data we've used to create the phase diagram, but the diagram was created by us and we should be credited for it. NIMSOffice just doesn't understand how science works. In all his edits, he consistently works against us. He even stated our phase diagram relies on papers that appeared afterwards - this makes no sense. Either delete the phase diagram or say where it comes from. Aoganov (talk) 01:53, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
The diagram should be removed in its current form because it is a synthesis (again, in good faith) created by NIMSOffice solely for the article. If it was exactly taken from one of your papers (which as of yet I have no proof of... it certainly is not exactly the one from the cited paper in Nature), it would be able to be included. Syrthiss (talk) 15:13, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
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How can I add a page about All About Men without overwriting the existing page? Also, yes I am linked to the website but I'm just here to write a short description of it, not to be any form of advertising. I didn't realise I was not permitted to include a link, i will remove it, although there must have to be a link somewhere since it is a website i'm writing a description about. Should I name the article All-About-Men.co.uk? As is done in ASOS.com's wiki page?
All-About-Men-Store 13:56, 14 May 2009 (GMT)
You could do something as simple as All About Men (store) or All About Men (retailer), but if I can offer advice: you are permitted to put a link in, but if the only source that you have for your article on your store is your own link... your article will likely end up deleted and you'll be blocked for spamming. We need reliable 3rd party sources (newspaper listings, articles from trade magazines saying what an impressive newcomer to the online retailing scene you are), and evidence of notability (for example, being an online retailer isn't notable but being the 2nd largest online retailer behind Amazon.uk would be). In general, we heavily advise against writing an article on anything you are associated with. If you are notable enough, someone else will eventually create an article. I hope that helps. Syrthiss (talk) 13:07, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
Recent Block
Hello, I go to a very urban public high school. I realise my IP was banned yesterday. I love Wikipedia with a passion and would never vandalise. There are lots of ne'er do-wells in my school who do this kind of thing. Thus, I'd reccommend you would not ban public IPs so rudely. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vladimir Putin's Dog (talk • contribs) 15:47, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
If you took the time to ask about how our blocking system works, you would have found out that I didn't block your 'very urban public high school'. I blocked a certain user, and when he next tried to vandalize the blocking system blocked your school's ip because it was used by him (as noted in the block notice). If I had blocked your school's IP, you likely wouldn't be able to be posting here...but autoblocks only last 24 hours. Syrthiss (talk) 16:26, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
You keep reverting an edit I made to the story of the year page. I removed a section which is a duplicate of another section but under a different name and you keep putting it back up.
thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.100.241 (talk) 18:51, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
I understand why my Zombie Elk article was deleted; blatant hoax. Would it be possible for me to get that content back? I did not save my doc. If not, it's fine I understand that it may be gone forever.
I was on a camping trip, and a fantastical campfire story/legend of the Zombie Elk arose in conversation.
If I wanted to post a Wiki about this mythological creature, what criteria would it have to meet? What criteria does a Wiki about a mythical creature have to meet? Is this established? Do eye witnesses count as sources?Kjellj (talk) 16:48, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
Grand Duchy of Flandrensis
Greetings,
You just delete my article when I placed a 'Hangon'.
Could you please put my article back so I can further discuss why I disagree with the speedy deletion?
Sorry, a hangon is not binding in any way. I read your rationale. Self referential sources are not sufficient for an article. I find it exceedingly dubious that you just happen to arrive here, edit an article just after a previous proponent of the micronation in question edits it, and recreate this article. Syrthiss (talk) 17:51, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
I read the reasons why the page a few weeks ago was deleted. But I have nothing to do with this micronation and I'm not part of it. I'm from the Netherlands and write an essay about Dutch micronations. Flandrensis is the only Dutch speaking territorial micronation. Therefore I find that they may have a page on wikipedia amongst all the others like molossia, Westarctica, ... I have nothing the do with the last person that create a page about Flandrensis.
Find independent, reliable sources that assert the notability of that micronation and we'll see what we can do. Syrthiss (talk) 18:05, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
A micronation is a nation that don't really exist! But I will do my best and search other sources that can convinced you. If you delete the article about of Flandrensis because independent, reliable sources you can delete all micronations here on wikipedia?--Lyam Desmet (talk) 18:21, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
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Sock of Special:Contributions/82.20.31.163
Please block Special:Contributions/86.27.81.200 as well. It's reinstating the same edits. Enigmamsg 22:24, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
Just a query regarding your deletion of this page. While I support the deletion under PROD (WP:MADEUP) I didn't find it fell under WP:NONSENSE; it was neither meaningless or incomprehensible. I'm not going to question the deletion (lord knows it needed to go) but I find the initial tagging and deletion somewhat problematic in that I don't feel the article met the WP:NONSENSE criteria. Could you expand on how you feel this article fits within WP:NONSENSE? Thanks, Ironholds (talk) 12:51, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
What would your threshold of nonsense be? A definition, however well argued, without sources isn't really different than someone repeating 'p00p' 50 times on a page. It was either nonsense, a test page, or vandalism...and calling it nonsense or a test is the most AGF conclusion I can make. She/he may have intended to make it as their userpage, where it probably could have existed, but as you agree it wasn't fit for mainspace (tho perhaps on Wiktionary it would have, for all I know).
We shouldn't ever feel bound to process for the sake of process. If the author complained, or wanted me to restore it to their userspace so they could source it out, I'd be amenable. Syrthiss (talk) 13:10, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Nonsense is either a collection of gibberish or something that isn't gibberish, but isn't understandable, according to the policy anyway. I think this was (correct me if I'm wrong, I'm wandering off down the garden path with this one) an IAR deletion to AGF and avoid slamming the user with a tag for vandalism or something. Ironholds (talk) 13:17, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Yeah, I mean it certainly was prettier than p00p repeated 50 times on a page. :) I did give her a test1, but thats about the level I'd give to someone adding trivial unsourced info to an article. Syrthiss (talk) 13:23, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Thats fine, I just wanted to query whether you felt it met the criteria set out in WP:NONSENSE or you were trying to avoid hurt feelings and scaring a most-likely good faith user away? Ironholds (talk) 13:24, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Hello – I will be editing the content for the Taimak page and would like to ensure that the page edits are in accordance with the standards set forth by WikiPedia. I have no interest in fabricating any information; my only responsibilities are to document the information that is available to me. Therefore, please confirm that in order to meet the requirements and remove this page from the deletion list, references need to be provided in the career timeline section of the page. Once I receive confirmation, I will provide the sources. Thanks! TheTaimakEditor (talk) 15:49, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Well, technically the page will be 'removed from the deletion' list most likely (without any action from me). Several other editors in that discussion think it should be kept, and I agreed that if it could be properly sourced then I have no problem keeping it either...which was my position all along. In all things, references need to be provided...not just when an article is threatened with possible deletion. Thanks very much! Syrthiss (talk) 13:14, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
update: it appears that Versageek (talk· contribs) updated the blacklist just before I created that report, but after you had reverted the most recent spamming. A quick test on my userspace sandbox indicates that the blacklist is working now to prevent those referral links ... so, I don't think the semi-protection is required any longer on the article. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:28, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
The second time I had created the page, I had taken care to rephrase the text. Are you sure that it was an "unambiguous copyright infringement" as you have said ?. As an admin, would it be possible for you to temporarily bring back the page and compare the two articles for copyright infringement ?. I'm confident that the majority of the text was rephrased and thus, original. --Roaring Siren (talk) 16:35, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I will not create the "Janos Boros" page again under "Janos BOROS" as you seem to have it before. Being new to Wikipedia, was curious to know if that was the reason, or policy issue. Do let me know when you find time. Thanks, Warm regards Hangakiran (talk) 15:22, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Its a style issue. In English, we usually will refer to people as 'Firstname Lastname' (or 'Propername Surname'). The capitalization of the last name just looks odd in this context. I figured it was a good faith error. Cheers! Syrthiss (talk) 15:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
When you see adverts on userpages for spamming accounts like User:CSPC you should report to UAA to make sure they don't spam again. Cheers, Triplestop x3 02:20, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Because of an editing war that has raged this weekend, please state further your reasons for disputing the evidence offered. Thank you. Otherwise, you will be reported. Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.6.97.3 (talk) 13:54, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, thats not how it works. You need to support why your source is reliable, especially since this involves WP:BLP. It looks self published. Either provide a source that is well regarded (not the pdf of some organizations spring update, lawl), or cease attempting to introduce the material. Syrthiss (talk) 14:00, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
You're disputing the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge's regular newsletter? (Here's the latest: http://www.cedarrun.org/newsletter/Winter2009.pdf) Can you assert with authority that no such newsletters are cited as sources anywhere on Wikipedia?
I'm asserting that when one thinks of reliable news organizations, Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge is not a name that easily comes to mind. Syrthiss (talk) 14:30, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
But you don't dispute the organization, correct? Or that it does publish a regular newsletter, correct? Or that it ran a photograph of the individual in question, correct? Identifying her, her parents and...her then husband, correct?
And, again, you assert with authority that such newsletters are never cited as Wikipedia sources?
Are you asserting with authority that the editorial staff at the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge rigorously checks their facts and don't happen to see someone standing next to someone else in a photograph and assume that the someone is the other someone's husband and publish it? If this material is really incredibly important, some reliable news outlet somewhere will have covered it. I make no such assertions about any other article not using similarly bad sources. If you were using that source as say, proof that WCRWR publishes a newsletter then it might work out. However, since the material you are trying to support is potentially objectionable you absolutely have the burden of supplying the highest quality sources per WP:BLP. Without that sourcing, any editor can remove the information with no restriction on reversion. Syrthiss (talk) 14:59, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
And are you really asserting with authority that the source is bad enough or shoddy enough to support removal? That a simple, published photo caption accurately identifying an individual is at the same time erroneous and/or unreliable in identifying her pictured parents and her then husband? You are asserting that here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.6.97.3 (talk) 15:20, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Your assertion has a finality, based solely on source...quality? (Not accuracy, eh?)
If so, is there something akin to a Wiki-court of higher appeal? :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.6.97.3 (talk) 15:40, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Gavin.collins
I appreciate your speaking to Gavin.Collins about his unwarranted call for a block of AlbertHerring. Unfortunately, I do not think it will change Gavin’s views at all. Gavin is very firm in his opinions and interpretations of policies, and does not change them no matter how many people show him he is wrong. Gavin is still firmly convinced his actions were right and the correct interpretation of policy. [1]
Thank you for pointing that out - I've gone and rectified it and will keep an eye out for missing such obvious things in the future. Cheers, Ian¹³/t19:04, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Dandy Desmond deleted
I just realized, that you deleted the article stub for Dandy Desmond. There is still a discussion going on what to do with this article. --91.43.126.78 (talk) 13:21, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Yes. That should probably be closed. I don't have the widget set up to do afd closes tho, so I'll have to just comment. Syrthiss (talk) 13:51, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
OK, I see some misunderstanding probably, I thought, the article will be deleted or kept, according to the decision made by discussion group. So, I was wondering why the article has been removed although there is still some dispute about the topic going on - which might end up with a keeping-decision...--91.43.126.78 (talk) 14:15, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Ah, yes. Looks like a misunderstanding on your part. Even though an article is having a deletion discussion, articles that fit the criteria at WP:CSD can be deleted without further discussion. Seeing the lack of significant google hits, I determined that either the article was a non-notable band or musician (CSD A7) in the best case or a deliberate hoax (CSD G3) in the worst and deleted it. If you wish to recreate it, please provide reliable sources that can assert the notability of the subject or it will likely be deleted again. Cheers! Syrthiss (talk) 14:21, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
I see, I get the Idea. Ok, let's see if I can find something. Is a PhD Thesis or a contribution to a scientific conference a significant source?--91.43.126.78 (talk) 14:27, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Hiya Syrthiss, I just want to run this by you. You left a COI warning at this new user's talk page. I softblocked the account with the new shortublock warning, and left an additional message, as I often do when someone with a promotional username shows signs that they're at least reading some of the rules: "Hi, I know you're getting overwhelmed with messages here :) I had to block this particular username because we don't allow usernames that represent organizations; your account name should just represent you. But please do create another account name and continue your work, it only takes a few minutes. Thanks." Question: when you add a COI or similar warning to a new user, does that mean you've considered a username block and rejected it? If so, then I'll be happy to talk with you first if the username has shown up in the G11 queue or at UAA before I take any action or leave a message. (Watching) - Dank (push to talk) 19:35, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Thats a good read on it. I know the username was outside policy, but they seemed to be writing an article solely within their userspace and the article looked pretty neutral. I think your solution was the best one though: they can create a new account, and continue working on it without an obvious stain on COI. I haven't fully integrated the new username policy changes into my mindset. Thanks for the note! Syrthiss (talk) 12:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Evidence that CNBC anchor Rebecca “Becky” Quick was previously married
Undisputed in Quick’s Wikipedia entry is that she is “currently married to a Squawk producer.” The source is Gawker.com, dated Jan. 19, 2009, which mentions Quick “recently married” the producer. Gawker.com’s likely source for this information is Richard Johnson’s column of the same date in The New York Post (http://www.nypost.com/seven/01192009/gossip/pagesix/squawking_season_at_cnbc_150882.htm). Johnson writes that Quick married the producer a few months ago. AND that Quick was previously married to a computer programmer.
The Wikipedia entry also cites a 2006 profile on Quick in The New York Times. In that report, the Times writes that she was married at that time to a computer programmer.
You rejected previous evidence of a published photograph of Quick with her then husband as insufficient proof.
Is the above good enough now to note in Quick’s Wikipedia entry that she was previously married? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.6.97.3 (talk) 22:34, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Nope, I'm skeptical that anything with 'gossip' in the URL is portraying anything close to the truth. However, the [2] entry is intriguing. If she's married there to a computer programmer, and clearly the man she is married to now is the producer guy I don't think its a horrible stretch that he's not a computer programmer. So, essentially we have two sources for the article...and neither of them mentions her current marriage to the producer. You have my apologies, IP single purpose account. You have my blessing to reintroduce the previous marriage information, though you will likely still have to convince others. You might open a section on the talk page and make the step by step explanation (without the gossip column as a reliable source, tho you can use that as a basis for your argument that the current marriage is to the producer). Technically this is still original research according to Wikipedia's standards...since no one reliable source as of yet says that she is now married to the producer. Syrthiss (talk) 12:21, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. No need for apologies. (Let's take the Gates-Crowley approach!) :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.6.97.3 (talk) 16:20, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Quickie
It wasn't just 1 or 2 tiny fundamental things that were missed (like the notice); the handling of this is/was (potentially) horrible all-around. I trust that my underlying message, both here and there, is received? ;) Ncmvocalist (talk) 16:26, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
No, I completely agree. All joking aside, I was serious that BMW should have warned the editor before escalating, even if vulgar terminology was used. I suspect that this particular editor wasn't here for editing, but for fighting, but I cannot know for sure. If any concerned admin is reading this (after visiting the user's page, or ANI) and feels that they should be given a chance they're free to unblock. Syrthiss (talk) 16:31, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Rebecca Quick (re-revisited)
I believe I took the right Wikipedia steps to source and verify a minor edit, to contact editors previously involved in the dispute, and address this through a talk page. Yet for this trouble the response is: I've semi'd the page again. Please stop the edit warring User:William M. Connolley (talk) 19:49, 5 August 2009 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.6.97.3 (talk)
it should be noted that the above comment was added by 162.X, not by WMC
I think you jumped the gun on what I said. I said that you had convinced me (ergo, I would not oppose any attempts by you to reintroduce the information to the article) but that you 'likely had to convince others' and suggested that you open a discussion on the talk page outlining step by step the logic that showed the source to be at fault. Thats one of the key principles of wikipedia - finding consensus. You know from previous attempts to introduce the material that people were skeptical, so if you really think that the material is important to the article you really need to do homework to prove it to them.
Essentially, I think you have one good aspect of the puzzle: the article used as the source for her marriage information states that her husband (in 2006, when the article was) is a computer programmer. If you find another quality source that says that her husband now is the producer of her show then the obvious inference is that this is another marriage. As I said, though, this is STILL original research. We only include information that is explicitly found in outside sources. It is possible that the other editors of Rebecca Quick would let it through, but its also possible that they will not. I hope that is helpful to you. Syrthiss (talk) 12:45, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your help.
It's amazing from this experience that anything new at Wikipedia gets created and anything old gets changed. A single "editor" and a peeved administrator can tie one up in knots, no matter how much good rhetoric or logic.
We really need a page for this protocol, so instead of just deleting it, could you please help a little bit, so we can write an article about NMDC protocol that meets the Wikipedia criteriums?
Well, we typically have articles on things...not a listing of routines (which is what the content appears to be). If your protocol is itself notable, you could write the article ON it (Blablah was created in 1998 by SoandSo and XYZ at DARPA. It allows a user to do soandso useful thing, and it used by game developers everywhere (citing a NY Times reference)). However, I have to ask - why do you 'really need a page'? Is it just because you need it documented somewhere? Do you need the publicity? Syrthiss (talk) 12:07, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Hello and good morning. I removed your speedy nomination on this page and proposed it for deletion per notability guidelines instead. I removed the advertising language. I did this in the spirit of Wikipedia:WIHSD.--TParis00ap (talk) 13:55, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Would you consider closing this AFD, since sources have been provided establishing minimum notability? Thanks for your time.Ikip (talk) 01:53, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Nope, as nominator I will not consider performing administrator-like actions on it. I try to never close discussions that I have participated in. Cheers. Syrthiss (talk) 12:00, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Hmm
Considering that the two disputant masters involved in most of the controversy at Tien Shan Pai are Willy Lin and Huang Chien-Liang, do we want to do anything about Huanglow's username? I wouldn't see (for example) Obamalow as acceptable for a US politics SPA. I'm not going to report it, since I feel a bit emotionally involved. -- Pakaran
Yeah, I could see it being a personal attack but its gray-area enough that I wouldn't feel confident acting on it alone. Oddly, I had an acquaintance who was unconnected to anything martial arts who used the same username in a game we once played. It may just be made up to sound suitable Chinese, with no malice behind it. The editor hasn't posted since the warnings so maybe he's realized the jig is up and left. Syrthiss (talk) 12:10, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
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Anything I can do to have the page kept up? The firm is incorporated and has been working on projects for over a decade. Remati (talk) 19:44, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
You deleted the article Bioresource Engineering, and I'm trying to recreate the article. It would be helpful if you explained to me why you deleted the said article so I don't make the same mistakes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexOVRLORD (talk • contribs) 21:16, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
I deleted it because it was a cut and paste of the only cited source, the page on bioresource engineering at McGill University. If it can be written with proper sourcing and without copyright violation I think it would be a useful article. Hope that helps. Syrthiss (talk) 13:38, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
You may have noticed, I've a stalker (IPs 166.205.xxx.xxx). I just can't understand the attraction he/she has for me; a strange fetish indeed. GoodDay (talk) 19:03, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
seems
that it is not original research, but that you are lazy to even take a look at the source. very unfortunate behavior by you. 212.200.205.163 (talk) 13:14, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
what you call original research [4] is far from original [5]. i would ask you to revert your rushed revert. 212.200.205.163 (talk) 13:20, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
Do you perhaps feel a chilling effect in collaboration that personal attacks lead to? If you would be willing to apologize for the personal attack I might be able to fit looking at your source into my busy schedule of being lazy. Syrthiss (talk) 13:39, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
This was not "WP:spamming." These were editors who contributed to this article, and I wanted to make sure they were notified. I did not tell them what to say, but merely asked for their comment. I was concerned, especially, because the request for deletion started off with a lie, i.e. that the matter had been "discussed." This was a bad sign, and it deserves a reaction. In any event, I have notified the conceerned parties, and will stop. Thank you for your input. 13:45, 21 October 2009 (UTC) Stan
I had tagged as db-hoax because it states that he joined a professional rugby club and started playing when he was 12. It implies notability since it says that he played for the team, it's a hoax because there is no way he was playing at 12 and there is no mention of him on google.--Terrillja talk18:43, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Ah, lol, sorry. I missed that. Still not credible for notability since he doesn't support...but I'll go delete it anyhow per your findings. Cheers. Syrthiss (talk) 18:45, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Hello Syrthiss, and thanks for your work patrolling new changes. I am just informing you that I have changed a page you tagged (Government processes) from being tagged for speedy deletion to being tagged for proposed deletion. The speedy deletion criteria are very narrow to protect the encyclopedia, and do not fit the page in question. Please review the criteria for speedy deletion before tagging further pages. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. Thanks again! Skomorokh, barbarian 18:04, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Dear Skomorokh. Thanks for your work patrolling csd. I am just informing you that while you may disagree with my tagging, I have been an administrator longer than you have been editing the encyclopedia. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 18:09, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Thank you
Thanks for putting that clarification on the top of the article Terrestrial Physics. I had wanted to name it Terrestrial Physics (Sculpture); however, the last time I attempted that with an article that did not have an identical article name it was rejected do to disambiguation issues. Your fix seems to help. At least after the fact. Sorry for the inconvience in your watchlist :) Kindly ♠ B.s.n.♥R.N.18:42, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
This is the second time this has happened to me, and I had to struggle a lot the last time. Thanks for the speedy action.... But I still wonder why this keeps happening... Rkr1991(Wanna chat?)13:56, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
Yeah, that part I don't know. If it is always happening at home, my only two explanations are that you have a dynamic (even if its slowly varying) IP or that your computer / another computer at your home gets a virus or trojan horse that opens up the ports for proxying. The fact that your IP is dynamic may be unknown to you (ie you can't change it yourself, but for whatever reason it changes from time to time at your ISP). If it continues to happen beyond this, you may have to request an IP block exemption.
Unsourced info at Jimmy Hoffa and personal attacks
It has been painfully obvious that those two editors HU12 and Tedder, for personal reasons have been removing information that folks like me would want to know about the Jimmy Hoffa case. The information that has been brought to light by Mr. Hansen is intersting. They need to be stopped.--Mushahadeen (talk) 16:01, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
What you see as interesting or not is not relevant to my warning. You will not make personal attacks on other editors. Syrthiss (talk) 16:04, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
It might be time to consider protecting this page. The IP you just blocked has been on a spree for the past three days, moving from one IP address to another: 120.19.179.175, 120.16.72.24, 120.19.92.164, 120.18.17.196, 120.16.102.118. I see no reason to believe he will stop. ---RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive'16:00, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
Interesting. It does look like it is, certainly enough to pass the duck test. However, they're not currently being abusive so I'm willing to put them on the back burner and see what develops. Doesn't look like 3rr yet. Thanks for the note. Syrthiss (talk) 18:46, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
re the block
Hi, you really have nothing to apologise for. You acted correctly in the initial block and in seeking advice. The basis for making it indefinite was not clearly explained and I could not see it sticking per policy WP:Block - which cannot be used as a punishment. Several of the comments in the initial part of the discussion (about his editing style) were a rather lame attempt at humour and could not, of course, be used to extend the block to indef. It was a nasty, unwarranted and vicious edit summary and if he sticks around he will be noted for it. Leaky Caldron17:55, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi Syrthiss, I declined your speedy deletion tagging of Amy Gore and wanted to explain why. It clearly had an assertion of notability (founder of a band), so I checked to see if that assertion panned out. A quick search of Google news pulled up quite a bit of information about this person and the band Gore Gore Girls. I've encouraged the editor who wrote the article to include some of these as sources. This was an inappropriate candidate for speedy deletion. Karanacs (talk) 19:00, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
When I placed the speedy tag, the article was as such not making any 'credible assertion of notability'. Therefore, my tagging was appropriate. I'm happy the editor was able to address my concerns, tho I will note that no links to reliable sources asserting the notability per WP:MUSIC have been added (at least ones not associated with the artist). In essence, your comment that it was inappropriate tagging is unfounded. Syrthiss (talk) 19:05, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
That line is the assertion of notability I was pointing to. A quick look at the WP article on the Gore Gore Girls or a quick search on Google would have lent credibility to the fact. Per the CSD criteria, assertion of notability is distinct from verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability. Yes, sources should be added, but the absence of them in the article at this time is not currently grounds for speedy deletion (although I know there has been discussion about changing this rule for BLPs, just hasn't happened yet). Anyway, thanks for listening. Karanacs (talk) 19:10, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Thats the beauty then of the system. In my opinion, saying that someone founded XYZ without context of XYZ is not an assertion of notability. XYZ could have been Amy Gore's myspace band. I don't think I'm infallible though, so I placed a tag so some other administrator could see if they viewed that as sufficient assertion of notability. You obviously did, and rightfully declined the speedy. Syrthiss (talk) 19:17, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Hmm, I'm not that familiar with 23prootie either. I'm kind of on the fence with the ip block exemption, mostly from the image problems on their talk page and the large gap in their editing...but I also figure that if they planned disruption it should be reasonably apparent and the IPBE can be revoked. Syrthiss (talk) 13:41, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
Sockpuppeteer Label on my USER page
Im a former Sockpuppeteer, and I was blocked for a week, accepted my punishment and feel that the label placed on my user page is obsolete. --Spectre7277 (talk) 19:34, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
P.S. How about some constructive help on the Jimmy Hoffa page, it needs to be updated, if you look back you can see that in December of 2006 we helped each other out. I put alot of work into my investigation and it should be looked into further by neutral partys for addition into the hoffa page. --Spectre7277 (talk) 19:41, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
Obsolete is an odd term for something that happened 2.5 weeks ago... Did you consider asking Hu12 if you could remove it? Syrthiss (talk) 12:43, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
I just left a message for HU12, so that I can move forward from this. Your help on the Hoffa page would be greatly appreciated.
--Spectre7277 (talk) 23:07, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
Did I miss something when I unblocked Electricopossum? It was my first unblock so I'm still learning the ropes here. Mjroots (talk) 20:05, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
Ah, yep. You just didn't check for an autoblock on the account. The unblock template has a link for checking it I believe. Its really easy to overlook (X years in I even forget to do it) so I wouldn't feel bad about missing it. :) Syrthiss (talk) 12:47, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
Point taken. However, please read my resp on the ANI page. HS continues to request compliance with WP:NFCC. I have no problem with that. However, when I provide the requested FUR/fix the image summary/explain what I did & why I did it, HS complains. — BQZip01 —talk16:17, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
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Please block this IP address
Hello. Earlier today, you posted a please-stop-vandalism-last-notice message on "my" talk page. This IP address serves school; apparently one of the students here has had quite a fun time vandalizing today.
Anyway, after your "final warning," someone here continued to vandalize other pages. I undid the remaining vandalism, but maybe you'd better block this address for a while until the students lose interest.
Thanks, I saw them when Domer added them on AN. I thought you were referring to his comment in the section on AN. Has there been any further issue with him since Chillum warned him? Syrthiss (talk) 19:40, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
No, until that day I can't recall having any interaction with him, I might be wrong but I don't recall and I intend to stay well out of his way in future. BigDunc19:43, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for undoing my block of an obvious sockpuppet without waiting for my response. I presume that you will be taking up my monitoring of all the Troubles-related articles for such activity, since I've just taken them all off my watchlist. Black Kite23:37, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
You're welcome, Black Kite. If you'd like to rephrase that into adult-speak, I'll be happy to address your concerns. If you prefer to have your only interaction with me as "I'M TAKING MY TOYS AND GOING HOME!!!", thats fine too. Syrthiss (talk) 12:49, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Strangely enough, I thought my first sentence was fairly obviously understandable. You undid a block of an obvious sock without consulting me. It's also fairly obvious that you didn't really look at the circumstances. (1) This account was created and its only edit, two minutes later, was to revert an article under 1RR restrictions, when most of the other editors had already reverted that day. (2) Go and have a look at the editing times for the sock - all but one in a 1-hour timeframe between 12:00 and 13:00 Irish time. In other words, an experienced editor using a sock from their workplace during their lunch hour. That's why it passed CU. In other words, far more than was required to block. Oh, and I'm not taking my toys home, I'm retiring because I'm completely fed up - amongst other things - with the ability of the Wikipedia community to keep enabling edit-warrers and trolls in nationalist disputes (in all disputed areas, not just The Troubles), of which this was another example. What on earth is the point of admins trying to keep the peace between sides, arbitrate fairly and keep articles fairly stable when as soon as they perform a simple action, some random admin wanders into the situation without knowing the facts and undoes it without consultation? That's not an attack on you, because you're only the latest in a long line. No wonder most admins won't touch such areas with a long stick. Black Kite14:29, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Its true, I did unblock without consulting you...but no disrespect was intended. I unblock people all the time from the unblock queue without consulting the original blocker, as well as deny a huge amount of them because I agree with the blocking admin and the user shows no signs of remorse. Thats how I expect other admins will treat my actions, since I am not infallible at the least.
I did investigate it, back when it happened (during the ANI thread, and when their first unblock showed up in the queue). I agree with you that the account is very likely a sock. I might have even blocked it myself as a sock if it happened on an article I was monitoring. However, since that time we have two checkusers on the AN thread saying it isn't a sock of the known editors. It could be as you say, someone at their office during lunch. Considering that I often post from my office, if it was a usual suspect from the editors involved I would think that one of them would have slipped up at some point and posted from their office as themselves.
Based on that, there's sufficient doubt now about the basis for the block length. At the time I might have done exactly what you did, so there's no slight to you that now when the information has been updated the block should be released. The unblocked user there is now under the same 1RR restrictions as every other editor, and if they are indeed a sock of some user it'll come to light eventually.
Seriously, this isn't my first rodeo. I'm reasonably sure I've been an admin longer than you've been editing here, and I don't bumble into situations without knowing my basis. I will agree with you with not touching contentious articles. I've better things to do with my life than worry whether some nationalist faction or other is using wikipedia as their battleground. I know some admins do worry, and take the time to oversee contentious areas, and they have my thanks...but I'm not going to compromise my understanding of wiki policy over whether someone slips one more revert in to an edit war. Cheers. Syrthiss (talk) 15:00, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
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Your little outburst on the Lord Voldemort article
Most amusing. Yes, for your information, it is bad with all its "properly sourced truthiness and all" to use your oh-so grammatically correct turn of phrase. The article in question used to be interesting but now it's been crippled by policy fanatics. Wikipedia relies far too much on sources, do you honestly think any of the proles look at the links provided? Nobody cares about citations! They look ugly and they get in the way when you're editing an article. Honestly, encyclopedias used to be written by the intelligentsia and read by the public, now they're written by the public and read by no-one. --217.43.187.217 (talk) 19:23, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. I saw the unblock request and was tempted to just roll it back and lock his talk as pure vandalism - but decided to keep it on the straight and narrow as the original blocker. Pedro : Chat 15:01, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
You protected the former, but it looks like the latter has been created with similar purposes in the past. You may want them both to have equal protection levels. —ShadowRanger(talk|stalk)18:18, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Okay, now I'm actually laughing out loud. I posted this as a preventative measure having checked the properly capitalized article title and noting the deletions from a couple months ago. It didn't exist at the time though. Now I look at the deletion log and find out that within minutes of my post, it had been created, then nuked by you. Clearly I have psychic powers. Time to head for Atlantic City! —ShadowRanger(talk|stalk)18:28, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
On a somewhat more serious note, is there any way for non-admins to see the creator of a page that was subsequently speedied? For example, I have no idea if User:Ah64ab was responsible for "Howie"; if he was, I'd be inclined to report him to WP:AIV for being a single purposeself-promoting account, after I'd warned him about it properly (as opposed to the speedy notices that are somewhat less direct in their warnings). In this case of course I can just ask you, and you can take whatever measures are appropriate, but I usually leave speedied pages on my watchlist in order to keep an eye on them if they are recreated; if they are recreated and immediately deleted, I've got nothing to work from. —ShadowRanger(talk|stalk)18:41, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Nope, since I believe the interface for doing so is essentially our 'page undeletion' interface. FYI - he (ah64ab) created howie 3 times and Howie twice. howie was also created in the past by another account, and Howie was created twice in the past...once by Anthony Howie(talk· contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user ·block log). My opinion, lets see how he deals with the pages being salted. I'm about to be offline for several days, so if he does create more pages and you notice it feel free to escalate. Syrthiss (talk) 18:48, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
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(1) We cannot block IPs indefinitely unless they are open proxies, tho we can give very long blocks to school-related IPs that show repeated vandalism (and that is usually only after working our way up the short blocks). That is what the blocking policy allows. (2) You yourself can be a link in the chain to blocking vandals by leaving warnings on their talk page when they vandalize. I note that you did not do this in this case, so I warned the IP for you.
I'll admit I have very little patience for vandals, but action 9 hours after your message (due to me not being active on wiki at night) is not going to be productive IMO. Cheers. Syrthiss (talk) 12:47, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
I made some changes to the millwood high school site that you changed, and i changed back. Don't changed it back i currently attend this school and know whats what.
Have a very nice day. =) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fearlass (talk • contribs)
In November of 2009, you had a discussion with BQZip01 regarding him stalking my edits. See discussion. BQZip01 is once again stalking my edits. Observe:
7 January 2010 I ask BQZip01 to stay off of my talk page. No other interactions with him since then.
14-15 January 2010 A debate occurs between myself and User:Kudpung on my talk page regarding the use and licensing of Worcestershire Coat of Arms, a file BQZip01 has never edited nor has any reason to have an interest in.
15 Janaury 2010 BQZip01 reverts my removals of the arms from a number of user talk pages (examples: 1,2,3, 12 total). (links may be bad if current version changes, but you can see the history of those talk pages)
15 January 2010 I note BQZip01's continued stalking on his talk page. In hindsight, this probably did nothing productive and I've removed it, but he'll see the history anyways.
I'm sure I'll be accused of stalking here too (however, scroll up; I posted here first)...Hammersoft, stalking is a legal term. If you are going to accuse me of something, I suggest you use wikihounding instead. WP:TALK says you should try and use the talk pages first. I suggest that as the best course of action in the future instead of running to admins/filing RfCs as a primary course of action. I welcome all inputs at Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree_files/2010_January_15#File:WorcsCoatArms.jpg. I think that you will find the reasons stated on that page to be quite compelling.
Perhaps HS should WP:AGF? Perhaps you should consider whether I was contacted via e-mail by another user regarding the image in question. My only issue with this image is that the image was improperly tagged in the first place. I fixed it, which is what Wikipedia wants: images properly tagged and used IAW our guidelines, policy, and U.S. law. Hammersoft seems to be opposed to any/all instances in which I am involved on Wikipedia, even if he is wrong. Hammersoft, you don't need to oppose something just because I am involved. — BQZip01 —talk20:57, 15 January 2010 (UTC)