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I seem to be running into you all over the place! Thanks for the quick intervention at Stephen Colbert and all the tireless work you do here, and good luck on exams that end the 24th (my birthday!). Cheers! /Blaxthos 21:35, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

... for closing that interminable thread on WP:AN/I. Good luck with exams. MastCell 22:41, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any suggestions as to what can be done about blatant vandals who blank their talk pages to hide their warnings? Katalaveno^T_C 03:37, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just FYI, I was referring to policy WP:BLOCK (not "blockquote", seriously). However, is there any reason you don't suspect sockpuppetry going on? I seem to be seeing Telltale Sign Number One of socks, being that as soon as a user is blocked, not one, but two, users come to the blocked's defense, saying, "yeah, the block was in error and let's admit it". What do you think? Yuser31415 07:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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In response to your comment about the ongoing 3RR war with that other member. Yes, I understand the frustration and I do want it to end as much as you...but I do NOT see how you can pin the blame SOLELY on me. He is just as much to blame as I am, but you never female-dog him. Only me. I don't find that fair. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by CBFan (talk • contribs) 17:47, 23 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Thanks for putting my edit onto the main page, as soon as I did it I realised what I had done. It showed up that the last edit to the page was from me on my watchlist, but when I tried to revert it in the page history, my edit didn't show up - god damn servers! thanks again RyanPostlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 00:03, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would not call another user "despicable" lightly, and I had a specific reason for saying what I said to a likely sock of that user. Please see Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/St Christopher#ParalelUni_is_uncivil and Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/St Christopher/Evidence. There was a wide consensus in that case that this user's conduct may have been the worst in the history of Wikipedia. Newyorkbrad 02:00, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So because a user acted badly makes it okay for admin to discuss them in an uncivil way particularly when they can't respond? That hardly seems appropriate. Bad form. 67.177.149.119 02:09, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Physicq210, please check your e-mail in a few minutes. Thanks. Newyorkbrad 02:31, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, please. I like your template a lot better, too.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 04:15, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Okay, I don't want to sound like I think you have nothing better to do, but you obviously know something about wikimarkup. I need help with my user page and am at my wits end of how to fix it. I know some HTML, but I can't figure out how to make it work on wikipedia. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!J.delanoy 23:41, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Do you want to "chat" on your discussion page or mine?J.delanoy 23:46, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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		For blocking vandals on AIV, your thousands of great edits, and your continuing dedication to the project, I award you this Original Barnstar in all of its classic glory. Je via sano! Cheers, Dar-Ape 20:26, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're quite welcome! Dar-Ape 00:31, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Phyicq,

thanks for unblocking me .... it was a very genuine mistake - I assumed that if I were following the guidelines for NPOV then with a { { POV } } tag that the other parties would take it seriously and follow the procedure - I also thought that administrators would not only rebuke those who were removing the { { POV } } tag, but congratulate me (or at worst explain where I was going wrong with the procedure). The last thought on my mind was that I would be reprimanded when I was constantly explaining my actions - and I honestly didn't remember the 3RR (but in retrospect, it does ring a bell ... but not a big one!

Worst still, I now have three reputable articles all of which give credence to a number of experts holding a view that is contrary to that in the article. What do I do? Ignore the fact the article is POV?

But, I can't blame you for doing the right thing in this case - and there must be so many other disputes so I'm not asking for special treatment .... but a genuine thanks! Mike 11:16, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There's an interesting experience going on over at WikiProject California, and WikiProject Southern California.

Some time ago, WikiProject California members had placed their project tags on all articles about California cities. Those tags have been in place for some time. Recently certain members of WikiProject Southern California, after discussion on that project's talk page (only), decided to remove the WikiProject California tags for (almost all) Southern California cities, and replace the tags with WikiProject Southern California tags - only.

That is, the WikiProject Southern California members didn't simply add the WikiProject Southern California tag to Southern California cities, the WikiProject California tags were completely removed. This was done apparently without consultation with the WikiProject California members.

We are gathering responses to the following questions on those projects' talk pages:

• Do you have a view whether the WikiProject California tag should be removed from a large number of cities in Southern California?

• Do you have a view whether city article for Southern California cities should have more than one WikiProject tag?

Please let us know if you have a view! Spamreporter1 16:14, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Kurykh/Archive 4, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

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Cheers! PeaceNT 01:30, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy Birthday on behalf of WP:BDC. Have a nice day! --Extranet ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 01:43, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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i DIDN'T realize that the RfA page wasn't for evidence! What are we supposed to post there? (it probably says somewhere, eh?) Maybe I shoulda 'RTFI'! (read the fuckin' instructions' ;-) - FAAFA 01:04, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Logged on to IRC to seek guidance, was deciding within a couple. ~ PseudoSudo 04:46, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You seemed uncertain as to why I simply reverted and didn't follow up; I wasn't sure whether to close it or mark for speedy, so I logged on to IRC to get the opinion of others before going ahead with either. ~ PseudoSudo 04:50, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where are they? I wanted to close Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/HyperSonicBoom early (for the same reason you did), but I couldn't find the templates and I was about to head out (enough time to just do a copy/paste of a subst:, but not enough time to hunt down a denied RfA and adapt it). EVula // talk // ☯ // 03:43, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Just checking on some familiar names, to see how much longer they might be around to lend a hand on policing the California Gold Rush Main page FA that's up right now. I'll be here for another couple of hours at least. NorCalHistory 06:45, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Cyberman image doesn't count as parody? (not to mention it's a PR released image) --John Kenneth Fisher 00:58, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, ignore me, I'm just sleepy and my brain doesn;t work. --John Kenneth Fisher 06:51, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I see you just reverted an anon edit to this article. If you check the page history you'll see a pattern of identical IP edits by various socks. El C semi protected the page as a result, but as you see the sockpuppets have returned now the protection has expired. Could you restore the semi-protection? I'm a little bored of making reverts to that article frankly! Thanks, WjBscribe 04:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind Kuru has done it. WjBscribe 04:55, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since you've been dealing with Nkras's legal threats, I'd like to know what you think of this: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Restoring banned user Nkras' edits in userspace? Is that over the line? Certainly seems very problematic. — coelacan talk — 05:33, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Seems a bit harsh to me, but I suppose it falls in line with policy.... I guess. --John Kenneth Fisher 07:12, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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I assume you do a bit of vandal patrolling... I hope the warning I dropped at User talk:Wade high was the right one for the first time today vandalism? Let me know if I did wrong thing but I can't really work out the rules for talking to vandals.Garrie 04:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing me to the right place for how to deal with the issue. If I overstepped it was through not being familiar with the normal process.Garrie 04:51, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, an 11th-grade administrator! I admire your achievements. I'm in 10th grade, and hoping to become an administrator some time in the next year or two. What are your recommendations for achieving this goal? I'm watching here — Tuvok[^T@lk/_{Improve me}] 23:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am a Wikipedia newbie and need help on getting the entry for our company undeleted? Its the one for "Infrant" Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Infrant (talk • contribs)

This is an invitation to use WP:BAY's Jumpaclass option for improving articles. If you're working on any Bay Area-related stub, start, or B-class articles, simply add their names to the list, and if any of the articles improve a class within a week, you'll be recognized for your contributions. Thanks for reading! — Emiellaiendiay 21:26, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Hey there (:O) ... we have an ongoing debate over here on the status of an article. Now the thing I wanted to bring up was the editing and removal and well forceful rhetoric stating the result of the debate before it has even been decided. The one causing all this is User:Ideogram. I have tried so hard to be loving and understanding during this debate, but now I dont know if what the user is doing is right or wrong. I dont know who to go to, so I figure I may ask someone who is very familiar with the wikipedia world and how this should be dealt with maybe? Not sure. Please help. (:O) ---nima baghaei (talk) 03:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just saw your Wikibreak notice and wanted to wish you good luck, in case you see this before your competition. Regards, Newyorkbrad 03:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Physicq210 - I saw that you have had problems with the same anonymous user I've had long-standing problems with on the Nadine Gordimer article and now on Bailey v. Alabama. (User talk:70.23.199.239, previously User talk:70.23.177.216.) The user persistently reverts without ever addressing substantive comments; when the user does engage in discussion it does so with considerable incivility and accusations of censorship, personal motivation, and so on. I was starting to try to figure out the next step in dealing with this person, who for 3 or 4 months now has just been disruptive on Nadine Gordimer (and it appears, from looking at his history), on other articles as well. But I've been blindsided by a family crisis, so I'm hoping for a little help in figuring out what to do. If you know the next step in the process -- mediation? arbitration? -- I'd be happy to take it (next week). But I'm very tired of having to spend time reverting frankly racist insertions on these articles (and documenting it), which takes my time away from doing more meaningful things, and discourages other editors from also contributing constructively. Help? --lquilter 16:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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If you could take a look at James Buchanan, I would appreciate it. Someone is reverting my edits to reinsert material sourced only to Lies Across America--a Kitty Kelly-style gossip rag book--and a Salon opinion piece. Neither qualifies as reliable under WP:RS, but the reverter seems not to care. Your attention to this matter would be appreciated.K. Scott Bailey 17:48, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is very important that you take a look at this article. There is some kind of duo tag-teaming me in order (in my view) to avoid WP:3RR. The sooner you can take a look at it, the better off the article will be.K. Scott Bailey 02:56, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Users are prevented from registering usernames that reference religious figures (e.g., Jesus, Krishna, Allah, etc.). However, usernames that contain those names are not necessarily violations, as in this case. -- Merope 04:19, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Physicq210, thank you for your comments on WP:ANI. I've seen the discussion at User_talk:Certified.Gangsta#This_is_bullshit. I could respond to the false accusations made by Certified.Gangsta on his talk page point by point but he has a history of removing comments from his talk page. I request that we keep this discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Ban-Evasion. Thanks. LionheartX 06:00, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Will Beback is an admin. He inserted himself in the discussion on Talk:James Buchanan, which was fine. As the discussion had gotten pointed, and another user, User:G2bambino had clearly violated WP:AGF, I asked Beback to look into it. He then proceeded to admonish all of us to "be nice" or some such thing, rather than looking at the specific issue I asked him to. From there, a discussion ensued on both his talk page and my own, in which he asked for--and I provided--some examples of the violations I claimed. It became clear to me that he didn't WANT to warn the other user. In fact, after all of that, and no loss of civility on my part, he warned ME about "civility"! It's become apparent to me that he simply does not like me much, and as such I ask that you take a look at the discussion as a neutral observer and give me your take. I feel Beback is abusing authority as an admin (and I'm not alone in this feeling, as evidenced by the message left on his discussion page on 7 FEB), but I do not know the appropriate channels to lodge my complaint with. I ask that you review my contribs. I attempt only to improve the Wikipedia presidential articles. I don't make many controversial edits or anything like that, and I don't use profanity, nor personal attacks as part of my reportoire. Your opinion on this would be appreciated.K. Scott Bailey 15:33, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you could take a look at the article I created for the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, I would appreciate it. Specifically, I would like some help citing references, if you feel they're necessary in a relatively short article. Thanks,K. Scott Bailey 07:28, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the tip on identifying vandalism. I'll keep it in mind, and make certain what I'm cleaning up is actually vandalism according to WP:V before labeling it as such.K. Scott Bailey 07:52, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

dude how was my username (lol ur gay) offensive? like i dont really mean it n all —The preceding unsigned comment was added by I like porn (talk • contribs) 10:20, 9 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

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Hello, Kurykh. Due to the high number of inactive users at WP:USRD, we are asking that you verify that you are still an active contributor of the project. To do so, please add an asterisk (*) after your name on Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Newsletter/List. Users without one by the next issue in 2 weeks will be removed off the list and off the respective road projects as well. If you have any questions, please contact me on my talk page. Thanks. Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 22:54, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay seems like you got a lil carried away for blocking me for 3RR when I didn't violate it. Anyway, since you're so zealous in blocking me, I guess you should block ideogram who really broke 3RR on Culture of Taiwan.--Certified.Gangsta 22:33, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You JUST deleted Image:Jonfishman18.jpg and FrankStevens2007 (talk · contribs) reploaded it again. I have already reported the user to WP:AIV, but can you delete the image again please. Thanks! -- moe.RON ^{Let's talk | done} 02:44, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This user is back and uploaded the same pictures again: Image:Pagemcconnell199.jpg & Image:Jonfishman18.jpg. Once again, these images can be found @ http://www.musicgods.com/momentends/galleries/2000fall/index.html, whose copyright policy at the bottom of the page states "No images are within Public Domain." The user has responded at Talk:Page McConnell and Talk:Jon Fishman. Please advise. Thanks! -- moe.RON ^{Let's talk | done} 00:25, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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There are three editors and/or admin teaming up to continually delete a thread I started on the Chacor RfA in order to avoid WP:3RR. I would appreciate your taking a look at the history there, and asking them to stop blanking my thread. I have asked two of them to stop, but it's like they're just "passing the baton" to each other, almost trying to bait me into a violation of 3RR. Thanks.K. Scott Bailey 05:56, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]