Well .... where to start?

I just want to thank everyone - I can't possibly reply to everybody :) - for being so loving and supportive over the last few days. I said what I had to say and left for a few days, just to get some breathing space. I'd actually been thinking seriously about leaving over the last few weeks, as the unwanted attentions from certain people and the pressures of the current ArbCom case were beginning to wear me down. I truly wasn't expecting the kind of responses that came flooding in. I really don't know what to say. I've archived everything, my original message and all your responses, as well as a message to others at the top, at User:Alison/Depression. As I said, I hope others in a similar situation can read this, understand it, and take some comfort from it all.

Love you all, friends :)

-- Alison ^❤

PS: I guess I'd better get back to work, then! WP:RPP is calling out to me :)

PPS: Amit, it's lovely to see you back on here, too, with job intact!

I just came across this were the subject of an article has apparently requested that it be deleted as he is under 18, so could you take a look and if necessary delete it.--Padraig (talk) 09:56, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alison thanks for your suggestion on Fozzie page if I email the image I have to you could you use OmniGraffle to work your magic. I have exams at moment so a little busy so if thats ok I will email it soon thanks very much. BigDunc (talk) 18:08, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, no problem at all :) I'll upload it when I'm done and leave the link on your talk page - Alison ^❤ 18:36, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A user by the handle GaurangaUK is reverting edits that I have made to the Vaishnavism page that are duly cited and appropriate. I intuit that this is due to religious intolerance. What may I do? The user has a history of doing this on the page.
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Oh, thank goodness the Montenotte Mothers of Seven didn't hear about this! Yes, that was a Hall's Pictorial Weekly reference. I am now reaching the 1970's in my popular culture references :O) (Ok, I just about remember the sketches.) FlowerpotmaN·(t) 00:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In a not unconnected post-script to the above, did you notice I finally reached the early 21st Century as regards mobile technology? (Actually I had WAP phone when they were really cutting-edge :O) which is another story - that story involves a pub, but anyhoo...- , but I finally got a phone that actually doesn't clunk on the Internet at the weekend. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 01:31, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alison. I actually dropped by to apologise for my intemperate language on the R fiend arbcom which I know you initiated and know had to be done. I continue to feel bad that we (I) could have done more to support someone with a medical problem, but I think he acknowledged himself that he didn't help the situation with the way he dealt with it.

Anyway, I read the thread above and wanted to express my support for the good work you do here. You are living proof that someone can be an admin, not shy away from getting involved in difficult areas, contribute to Wikipedia Review, and still be a civil and constructive editor of Wikipedia. Thank you, and keep up the good work. --John (talk) 02:11, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please check out this? It says it was deleted on Dec 28 because I requested it. Which I'm pretty sure I didn't considering I was on I-95 on my way to New Jersey at the time. --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 07:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

jc37 has requested some help on a recurrent issue, and with your previous involvement with the problem, I was hoping you might help him out. If you didn't have anything to do with this, then my apologies. Octane ^{[improve me]} 21.01.08 0854 (UTC)

You confirmed Asgardian as having used a sock puppet to evade a block.[[1]] On his user talk page, he alleges that you were wrong. He writes, "Sock puppetry? No - just one clever impostor who fooled Wikipedia but not me. I'm better at IT than most and worked it out - no mean feat. Done and dealt with. That said, I can't help but note the irony as I agree with the edits."[2] I'm skeptical by nature and have difficulty believing something that convoluted, but I also believe in giving people the benefit of the doubt. Convoluted things do happen in life. So . . . is there any way Asgardian is correct in his claim that your user check was in error? Is that even possible? Thanks. Doczilla (talk) 09:20, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can you have a look at the bottom of this one, just in case I blocked two highly improbable users that happen to have the same editing history than the other socks? Thanks ;) -- lucasbfr ^talk 14:58, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep! You were right there :) Commented over there - Alison ^❤ 18:32, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for handling that.[3] I have been trying to get him to settle down so he could be a productive contributor, but he was trying everyone's patience: [4] and [5]. The edit war in question has resulted in a page protection and RFC request: Talk:Super Smash Bros. Brawl. There is also a thread at WP:ANI. I am not sure if you are interested in any more involvement in this issue. If you are, the whole situation could use more analysis from uninvolved people. If not, hey, that's cool, you have done enough. Thanks again for handling that. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 02:36, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You have been nominated at Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship by me... well, how else can we give one of the hardest-working Wikipedians a reward?? Anyway, keep the great work up!! --Solumeiras (talk) 23:36, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you're looking for the RfB, I removed it because you didn't accept before it was transcluded and the RfB was done inline instead of a separate article. The last revision before my removal is here-- Gogo Dodo (talk) 23:47, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Solumeiras, thank you so much for your kind nomination, and for having such confidence in me. I'm honoured and delighted! However, I'm really sorry but I cannot accept at this time. I'm just not ready for bureaucratship and checkuser duties have me swamped with work right now. I'm also active on a number of other wikis including Commons, where I just passed my RfA and need to focus there for a while. Thank you so much, though, for your faith in me, but I can't accept. I'm so sorry - Alison ^❤ 23:52, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Thanks for the kind comments! At least it's good to know someone appreciates you! Anyway, there's no rush, I didn't realise I was so premature. Anyway, thanks for the positive reply! No worries. Hope you enjoy it on the other wikis... see you around! Thanks, --Solumeiras (talk) 23:56, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well I would have voiced my support (even if it would have been struck). 74.133.9.95 (talk) 00:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! :) As Gogo Dodo says, you should really think of getting an account here. Maybe if we all ask you, you might. I'll personally grant you rollback privs (your history as an anon is excellent) - Alison ^❤ 00:54, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heh I thank you, but I'm not interested in having a named account anymore. Sure there are benefits but... I used to edit from a named account, but I go through these periods were I like to walk away and it is much easier to do that as an anon compared to having a named account. Less attachment to awesome people, less pressure to perform to top standards. ;) My entire way of anon-life is flawed, as I still eavesdrop on certain editors who have impressed me over the years, which nullifies my logic slightly. (Sadly a lot of them tend to leave much like I have, some of them permanently :( but such is wiki-life) Thanks for the kind words. 74.133.9.95 (talk) 01:16, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tedius_Zanarukando http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Tedius_Zanarukando

I opened an RFC on this user as his views seemed a bit out of line with the 21st Century. Any hints on what to do next? Talking to him just seems a waste of time. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tedius_Zanarukando&diff=prev&oldid=185357991

I appreciate any help/suggestions/direction you can give me Legotech (talk) 06:31, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! I've commented over on his talk page now. This has gone on for far too long and something needs to be resolved here. If Tedius is not amenable to fixing this problem, I'll gladly assist you in getting an RfC drafted and placed before the community, but we need to give him a chance now to clean up first - Alison ^❤ 00:41, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think he's beyond help at this point: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tedius_Zanarukando&diff=186551834&oldid=186551582 I really was trying to help the guy find a better place to post his views...guess some are just beyond help. Legotech (talk) 09:01, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

With that insulting comment, Tedius has crossed the line. I've given him a final warning that he will be blocked if he continues. krimpet✽ 09:12, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Krimpet. I just want him to stop making Wikipedia a poisonous atmosphere for women. He's part of the reason there's disproportionately few female editors here - Alison ^❤ 17:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He left this post on his talk page just now: [6]. He is also requesting a name change, and has asked to be unblocked to go through with that request. I know the block is set to expire in a few hours, but he seems to be active now, and as an act of good faith, i think that based on his obvious contrition, it may be appropriate to lift the block early. What say you? --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:46, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, blocking is meant to prevent disruption and if the editor in question promises to end his bad behaviour, then go for it. However, be aware that he's a colleague of User:Green Kirby and there's a history there - Alison ^❤ 17:51, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I unblocked him. I have been keeping an eye on his situation for some time now, and I intend to continue to do so. Lets hope he's serious about the change of heart... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 18:26, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I unblocked him and he says he still can't edit. Could you look into this? I can't figure out what is going on... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 18:37, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Autoblock was still on. I think I've lifted it. Acalamari 18:50, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Thanks for doing so. Could you perhaps leave a little tutorial or a link on my talk page showing me how to check for that and fix it if it comes up again in the future? --Jayron32.talk.contribs 19:00, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I wikilinked RL on your break message for those who don't know the abbreviation. You never know who will read it and not understand. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 18:02, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that :) I'd not considered that - Alison ^❤ 18:23, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Awwww.. I thought he earned a second Bai for warning you for warning him. Meanie! :D SirFozzie (talk) 18:22, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hehe :) - Alison ^❤ 18:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I must be in a good mood (I think it's the new car I have :D), I just gave Coco a third Bai for his comment. Hmm.. do you think I would get in twubble if I changed Bye Bye Bye to Bai Bai Bai? (Deliberate redlink!) SirFozzie (talk) 18:28, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What's the best warning to use for the Sizzler spamming I'm in the middle of mopping up (see contribs)? I can imagine it possibly being an ongoing problem..... One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 18:26, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is not wan a ye gonna say atin ta him about following me around on ever article I ever edit - its going to blow up again if he doesnt cop on and its doin my nut in to!--Vintagekits (talk) 01:14, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ali. If you are on a break you might want to give this a miss, but FYI: Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration/The Troubles#Recent Block of Vk by SirFozzie. Rockpocket 18:04, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You may wish to see and comment on this conversation at WT:PW. Cheers, D.M.N. (talk) 16:46, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See User talk:91.108.239.17. Its a little complicated, but the person seems to genuinely not know what is going on, so I am inclined to think that unblocking them is OK. Since you handled the initial block request, can you handle this unblock? --Jayron32.talk.contribs 18:37, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like she is not available today, Jayron. ^Avruchtalk 18:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, in that case I'll try to handle it. If it blows up, I can always clean up my mess. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 18:58, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

*de-lurk* (busy in RL here). I've commented over there and can set up an account for them, but I recommend not unblocking that range at this time - Alison ^❤ 20:07, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ali; that smug dip***t "Waggers" (whataname eh?) has managed to get me "banned" for "anti-British remarks". This is utterly ridiculous. Please tell me how I go about asking for an end to the Arbcom ruling that facilitates twits like him? What is the procedure? Sarah777 (talk) 19:46, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My top 3 suggestions, for what they're worth:

1. Stop using playground behaviour such as petty name-calling and aggressive remarks
2. Stop using playground behaviour such as petty name-calling and aggressive remarks
3. Stop using playground behaviour such as petty name-calling and aggressive remarks

If you seriously have a problem with my attitude, come and talk to me about it on my talk page rather than "asking the other parent" and calling me names behind my back. Waggers (talk) 20:11, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sod off Waggers you smug git. Howzat? Sarah777 (talk) 21:07, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And you really do flatter yourself by calling yourself "the other parent". I dislike being patronised even more than I dislike threats. Btw, wouldn't you reckon that running to an Admin to get me "banned" was a bit 'running to Mommy-ish"? Sarah777 (talk) 21:14, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, Waggers, Sarah, back to your corners. Sarah, one comment like that and I will block you, understand? SirFozzie (talk) 21:09, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think SirFozzie meant "one more comment" ;) 74.133.9.95 (talk) 21:14, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]