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Newly created Edit Filter 426

For the newly created edit filter 426 (the one for the "tv station vandal")--will that filter tag any potential edits with a special edit summary, or will it actually stop them? As a non-admin (currently), I can't see the page. If the latter (stopping the edits entirely), is there a log of blocked edits (and, if so, is that visible by non-admins)? Qwyrxian (talk) 23:26, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Right now, it just logs the edits in case there are any false positives. You can view the log by going to Special:AbuseLog and typing "426" in the "Filter ID" box. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:23, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Qwyrxian (talk) 01:41, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome, and good luck on your RFA! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:49, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Here's a bunch that just got through (with none caught): [1], [2], [3]. The same editor actually made a bunch of changes, which are too general to be caught by an edit filter; a couple are actually even correct, as they fix formatting, but still, the rest have to be rolled back for being unsourced... Also, thank you for the luck! Qwyrxian (talk) 03:01, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Wow, I'm a retard. I included an uppercase letter in the lowercase regex comparison! The filter could never match anything! (Filter fixed now.) ;) Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:29, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

...And the filter seems to have found some previous edits by the sockpuppetteer. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:34, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Great. I'll keep checking in on it. Qwyrxian (talk) 22:22, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Some more it missed: [4], [5], [6], and [7]. Qwyrxian (talk) 04:03, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

It triggered on all of them, see 1, 2, 3, and 4. Are you sure you are looking at the correct filter log? The log is here. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:37, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Ah, I see. For some reason I thought that it was going to add one of those automatic edit summaries (like when someone removes sources, or repeatedly adds the same external link). I do see that the log caught them. Thanks. Qwyrxian (talk) 12:41, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Cries

You got me excited :( lol (In reference to "Make It Happen")--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 04:43, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Don't worry, I'll copyedit "Make It Happen" next! :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:23, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Alright! I'm on it now! It may take me a couple days, though. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:23, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Didn't see your message! Thanks very much! :) Don't worry, take your time! :D--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 01:09, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

I think I'm done now. Sorry for taking so long, but between juggling an RFA and a reviewing an FAC, its been busy. Good luck with the GAN! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:36, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much RE :) I appreciate it very much!--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 18:39, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Featured Article promotion

	Congratulations!
	Thanks for all the work you did in making Cirrus cloud a Featured Article! Your work is much appreciated. In the spirit of celebration, you may wish to comment on another Featured article candidate... or perhaps review one of the Good Article nominees, as there is currently a backlog. Any help is appreciated! All the best, – Quadell (talk)

Thank you! I'll look over reviewing an FAC in a couple days! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:35, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Ansver

I don"t know exactly but I guess he was attack as a punishment for censorship in Russian Wikipedia.--DissidentRUS (talk) 18:01, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi! Would you mind clarifying what you are talking about, since I don't know what you are trying to tell me. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:02, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• You asked why user Ymblanter was attacked. I answered)--DissidentRUS (talk) 18:06, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Unsurprisingly, you are now indefblocked for vandalism. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:31, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the rollback! StaticGull  Talk  22:47, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome, and thanks for reverting my page too! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:21, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Nabil Bhuiyan

A tag has been placed on Nabil Bhuiyan, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia for multiple reasons. Please see the page to see the reasons. If the page has since been deleted, you can ask me the reasons by leaving a message on my user talk page.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Omkar1234 ^{Leave me a message!} 11:50, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm going to guess that you went to tag the page for speedy deletion and edit-conflicted right as I moved it to the creator's userpage. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 11:54, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Whoa, dude, don't fear the Reaper

As we discussed, the deleting admin is most probably a evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet. Or from Canada. Then again, that's Canadian politics for you, what with their whacky Senate of Lords and all. All that said, here's a kitten for you!

Shirt58 (talk) 13:30, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Hahaha, thanks! (I know, I'm a cruel user who tags memorials to dead fathers for deletion!) Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:26, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Could be worse. You might possibly be accused of being a slick, dandified cake eater. --Shirt58 (talk) 15:37, 16 July 2011 (UTC) ps: please don't eat that kitten. Go for the Brioche.

Yes, the deleting admin. is definitely Canadian. It's quite a strong accent. =) CycloneGU (talk) 20:13, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Founders agreement

Hi there - you cleaned up this article, which is no more than a tautology. Dont you think it should be simply deleted? Why edit a simple statement of logic? I'm curious. Mark^Dask 13:59, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

I was uncertain about the notability of the topic after Googling it, so I just cleaned it up rather than AFDing it. Feel free to send it to AFD if it is not notable; I have no particular interest in the article. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:29, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Reaper I've prodded it. Mark^Dask 13:58, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Altered speedy deletion rationale: Yodata

Hello Reaper Eternal. I am just letting you know that I deleted Yodata, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided, which doesn't fit the page in question. Thank you. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 20:35, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, I was kind of torn between A7 and G11 for that one, but eventually I decided that it wasn't really a pure advertisement (but definitely promotional in tone). I also felt that warning the user that "the website is not important" would be less bitey than telling them "quit spamming Wikipedia", especially since it seemed like a bit like a good-faith effort to make an article. Additionally, I was concerned that s/he might recreate the article only to have it quickly zapped again under A7. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:42, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

A7 would have been appropriate too, but I remember I read somewhere (but for the life of me, I cannot rembember where) that G11 sort of "overrides" A7, because it sends a stronger message: the stop-spamming-Wikipedia one. I can see why you tagged it per A7, but statements such as Yodata supply only the best products at a reasonable price made me conclude that the article was indeed only promotion. In the end, perhaps, I should have used a db-multiple... Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 20:51, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Font fail!

Clearly you have more advanced fonts than I can afford, Mr. rectangle with 2694 in it! Hmm, ⚔ links to an article about something "used primarily for [...] thrusting" so maybe I don't want that font set after all... ☂ (talk) 22:43, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Looks like 2 crossed rapiers. The Symbola font is helpful in this case. Σ (talk | contribs) 22:46, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Rapier Eternal! Catchy. ☂ (talk) 22:48, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

How did you guys figure it out? :P Yep, I'm "Rapier" Eternal! :) ⚔ (talk) 23:05, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks! ⚖ (talk | contribs) 19:32, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

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One more quick question about archiving.

How long does it take MiszabotIII to start archiving? I placed the code at the top of my talkpage a couple of hours ago, so I was just curious. LHM 03:44, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) MB3 will archive within 24 hours. I use both CB3 and MB3. --Σ ^talk_contribs 05:48, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! LHM 06:00, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• One more question. How do I get MB3 to place a link to the archives on my talkpage? LHM 23:02, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, but it doesn't do that automatically. ;) You have to link to your archives on your own. Feel free to use my style of linking, I don't mind. The code is at the top of my page, and looks like this:

{| class="infobox" width="330"
|-
...
|}

Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:22, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Alternatively, you can use the Almighty ClueBot III to archive your talk page, and get a free archive box. And Rapier Eternal, {{YGM}}. --Σ ^talk_contribs 01:00, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

I used RE's archive box, and I think I've got it figured out finally. Thanks for the help that all of you provided! LHM 01:50, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

You are very welcome! :) Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:54, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

RfA

I was looking back through my talk page and my old RfA, and I started considering going for it again. I'd really appreciate your advice, as your name popped up a few times in relation to that RfA. I hope that I have managed to solve the main problems that were brought up last time, although I'd like an outside opinion just to be sure so I don't rush into something that I'm not ready for again. --Slon02 (talk) 04:25, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm looking over your contributions now. :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:08, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Great, thank you! :) --Slon02 (talk) 02:19, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I have finished reviewing your edits. Obviously, I did not go through all 10,000 Huggle edits, but the ones I spotchecked looked fine. I also reviewed your CSD tagging log, which looked good. (By the way, I also keep a CSD log, which I had to archive several times due to excessive length.) However, I would recommend contacting one of these administrators to look over your deleted edits, as I am not an admin and cannot see them. When I reviewed your AFD comments, I found a couple comments that were not very well thought out, such as this nomination. However, as you seem to not be interested in AFD closures (judging by RFA #3, you are interested in antivandalism), I don't feel that to be much of an issue. Congrats also on the GA, which should help your RFA. However, my criteria are much lower than most people's, so I would recommend asking somebody (particularly an admin) besides myself. Personally, I think you will succeed, just remember that A7 is not about notability! Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:27, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you- I'll try to find an administrator to review my deleted edits also. And yes, you're right, AfD isn't an area that I'd like to work in. --Slon02 (talk) 14:31, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Triple Crown jewels

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Triple crown upon Reaper Eternal for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Thank you for all your contributions to the project! – SMasters (talk) 16:03, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

This user has a Triple Crown.

Thank you! All three attained with the cirrus cloud article too! Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:07, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

And well deserved, after reading it last week I found myself very enlightened. Did you see the documentary on the Cloud Appreciation Society (or maybe you were already aware of them) [8]? Chaosdruid (talk) 17:15, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I enjoyed working on it too!

Actually, I had not seen that documentary. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:04, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for removing the tag from Saqlain Anwar, actually it was wrong tag and it is not copyrighted article.--—Assassin'S Creed ^(talk) 17:16, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:16, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

One more question

In regards to our discussion on my talk page does that include Wikiquote? Caden ^cool 23:24, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

It does. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:06, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Okay that's good to know. Thank you. Caden ^cool 00:19, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

(moved from above)

Well, to answer your question, I want to get onto IRC to vandalize. Thanks for the link! TheCableMan1 (talk) 02:34, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Facepalm --Σ ^talk_contribs 03:22, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Sigh...I've tried to help you.... As it appears that your account will be used solely for trolling, I have reported you to WP:AIV. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:41, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	For your tireless efforts to remove vandalism, sockpuppets and the overall prevention of fraud herein, I award you this Barnstar. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 15:01, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! Amusingly, I was right in the process of editing an edit filter designed to catch long-term harassment sockpuppets and 4chan raiders when you posted this! Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:06, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. Besides swiftly taking care of a sockpuppet attack on my talk page back in April, I have seen you are very active in anti-vandalism. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 15:34, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Pin the star on, marshall!

Congrats on turning that article Featured. I really did very little and admitted it, but perhaps we will collaborate more in the future. Cool topic was what drew my interest. I think in some ways, my comments caused you more hassle (like someone working on tidying up the moved-in house, being told "hey move the furniture"...but I also think high value comes from looking at articles substantively and not just gnoming what is there.)

Good job getting the thing through the process. It looked a little rough to me at first, but your heart and calmness led to getting the thing upgraded. So glad it worked out! Congrats on both the work effort and the demeanor.

Hope the whole thing was hugely positive to you in learning and in how it "feels". Oo-rah! I am still on the steep edge of the learning curve myself.

Again...MEGA-CONGRATS and BASK IN YOUR VICTORY!

TCO (reviews needed) 17:33, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:50, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

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RfA nom

—Best of luck, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:42, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I will accept. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:56, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

That ^ has just made my day - hope it goes smoothly. Now can you explain "bag warfare" to me? Keepscases asked that one a couple of days ago at an RfA & I am mystified! - Sitush (talk) 13:19, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Sitush! Keepscases tends to ask amusing and humorous questions to help lighten up the atmosphere at RFA, so I don't know what he was refering to. Maybe link to it? Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:23, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Qwyrxian. I've seen some "peculiar" ones asked before by K but can never make my mind up when it is serious and when it is light-hearted. Qwryxian has just handled #13 beautifully, I feel: a likely sock/meat at RfA. Whatever next? - Sitush (talk) 13:28, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

I don't know what Keepscases meant with that question. :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:37, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Well, my only guess is something related to handbags & the vying for the latest Louis Vuitton or whatever. Not being a user of handbags, it is all a little beyond me and I think I'll keep it that way! Best wishes for the run. - Sitush (talk) 13:43, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Please accept my apologies. When I wrote the above I was not aware that Q had responded to that question,other than the initial response about sending an email. I now note that his response of around 00;50 today is that he is not answering for outing reasons. Consequently, my comments above may have taken on the colour of being some sort of fishing expedition. This was unintended. - Sitush (talk) 17:27, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

I didn't interpret your comment as an attempt to learn about Qwyrxian's real-life identity. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:32, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Oh sure, you wait until I'm out on vacation and then go do this! Glad I popped in. Good luck! 28bytes (talk) 20:17, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Aww, I wanted to hide.... Thanks for the support! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:44, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Glad to give you a vote of support. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 03:54, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Impressive, a successful RfA secured beyond all doubt within the first 24 hours. Congrats, Reaper. :) Just sit back and relax for the next six days- not too many candidates get to do that! Swarm ^X 11:51, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

It ain't over yet! My RFA could still be torpedoed sometime within the next 144 hours! Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the help

Hey Reaper thanks for the help. I was wondering if you had any more advice on how to make it more "neutral" point of view. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joncasanova11 (talk • contribs)

The article you have as a draft isn't really that promotional anymore; the main issue is that it doesn't indicate notability. What you will need to do to demonstrate notability is find some reliable sources. The relevant guideline it will need to meet is WP:CORP. However, as it appears that the company has only 3 employees, it is unlikely that it is notable. If it turns out to not be notable, perhaps you will enjoy contributing to other articles about things in your personal interests. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:20, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

RFA question

I am typing up an image-related question to ask at your RFA, but there is one question that I wanted to ask that I didn't want to create a distraction/drama by asking it there. You created your user account in September 2009. In this edit, you used a template {{GFDL-presumed}}, which had been deleted at MFD in May 2009 and deprecated since 2007. My question is this: how did you know about this template? Do you have any former accounts, which could be of material concern regarding your fitness for adminship? I apologize if I'm stepping on something (IE, a privacy reason for making a clean start) but if there is a previous account with a block log or any advanced permissions, that should be disclosed. --B (talk) 19:15, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

No, this is my first account. (My second is a bot and my third is the joke "Rapier Eternal" account like 28bytes' "umbrella" account.)

It took me a few moments to figure out what I had been doing then. :P Apparently, FurMe still has the {{GFDL-presumed}} in it, and I was using FurMe at that point. (See my next two edits to that file.) I added that tag via FurMe not knowing that it was deleted, and replaced FurMe's default edit summary with one explaining my reasoning. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:33, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation. --B (talk) 19:37, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

No problem! Good luck writing your question! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:40, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

I was originally going to put this at your RFA and I thought better of it - the goal isn't to ambush you and demand that you become an expert on copyright law - and both of these were from relatively early in your Wikicareer. So I'll just bring them here. I found two of your contributions to the image namespace at least slightly concerning. Since you only became active last fall and these contributions are from around that timeframe, I'm wondering if there is anything you would like to change:

• File:VaFrontier.jpg - This image, which has a PD-self tag, is derived from File:Virginia Locator Map.PNG, which is a GFDL/CC dual licensed image. You first tagged it as GFDL, then self-reverted and tagged it as do not move to Commons. Is there anything different that you feel should be done now on this image description page?
• File:QM code gen.jpg and File:QM emf support.jpg - you removed {{Move to Commons}} from these images, observing that both images, though tagged as GFDL, are screenshots of copyrighted software.

The first one, I'm not even sure what the right answer is. If the original source image was merely a crop of a map in a US government publication, then cropping is not a "creative work" and the original author is welcome to claim that you can only use the image under the GFDL, but the image is still public domain. If, on the other hand, the original source did involve some creative activity, then the derivative work cannot be PD. I suppose, strictly speaking, since the second uploader is releasing all of his/her rights to the image, that you (or anyone else) can choose for him to make the image GFDL/CC, although it's probably better to ask the uploader to do it. --B (talk) 20:11, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

First image issue: I've asked the original uploader, User:Ruhrfisch, what modifications he made to see whether he can claim CC-by-SA.

Second image issue: I've re-tagged them as {{Non-free software screenshot}}, but a fair-use rationale needs to be provided (and I don't have the time to write one up right now), and they may be unable to be licensed because at least one will fail WP:NFCC criteria #3 (they are essentially duplicates), and they both probably fail cirteria #8. However, I'm pretty much no good at these image issues, and I do not want to get involved in them as an admin. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:43, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, on further review, the software was uploaded by the author of the software/owner of the company that made it. So we can use it under his free license. That was my error to not notice that the uploader's name matched the author's name and I do apologize if this has created a distraction in what I know from my own RFA is a stressful week. I have reverted to the "free" version of the image description page and added a link to the about page on the software's website so someone doesn't repeat my mistake. --B (talk) 21:32, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Ruhrfisch has responded, and it appears that he has done sufficient creative work to the public-domain source to license it cc-by-sa 3.0/2.5. Accordingly, I have updated the image description page on File:VaFrontier.jpg to include the attribution. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:31, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Hey, I hate the lengthy RFA questions as much as the next guy, so I thought I'd drop you a note here... My feeling is that you're an awesome editor who should probably have been an admin much earlier. However, Wikipedia is having a big problem encouraging good faith newbies to stick around and make good edits. So far the data about deletions and what newbies actually do when they show up points strongly to the fact that the 51% of deletions that are CSD -- plus the fact that the majority of CSDs are for A7 -- really kills our ability to get fresh encyclopedia builders. I've seen your edits around plenty, and note that you've done a decent chunk of CSD work. ;) My point being: I am set to support strongly, but SoWhy's statement/diffs concern me, and I would feel more confident with clear reassurance that you're not going to speedy pages that are only minutes old (other than attack pages, which are only about 5% of CSD but deserve to be killed swiftly of course). We really need to be patient and not bite the newbies, even if it's thankless work sometimes. Steven Walling 20:01, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm not going to delete A7s immediately. That said, I will zap other categories (minus A1 and A3, for even more obvious reasons than A7) like G1, G3, G5, G8, G10, G11, and G12. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:43, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply. Best regards, Steven Walling 22:02, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

If it turns out that the image that you found for Moscow Water Dog is public domain or otherwise free content, that's really an outstanding find. Great job with my questions! --B (talk) 01:24, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Help

Hi Reaper Eternal,

We crossed wiki-paths (if such a word exists!) recently, so I thought that I'd ask you for some wiki help. I've made several errors in vandal-reverting recently on Huggle, so is there any advice that you could give me to become more accurate at it? I don't want my rollback rights removed, but I would like to continue using Huggle as a primary editing tool. Thanks, Metricopolus (talk) 02:33, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) When in doubt, don't revert. --Σ ^talk_contribs 02:56, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Well, the simple solution is to go slower. Take the time to look at each edit and evaluate: "Was this done maliciously?" Remember that vandalism is narrowly defined as edits deliberately designed to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. Usually, this takes the form of the addition of random obscenities to an article. However, some vandalism is the blanking of a page. Before you restore the page, check to make certain that there was no libel or copyright infringement on it—sometimes IPs and new users blank pages because that type of problem content is on them. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:24, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Virginia Map

To make File:Virginia Locator Map.PNG, I started with this map. I cropped it in the standard way (it is one of a series of 49 state locator maps I made) and changed all the colors to again follow the standard color scheme for these maps. For larger states I would have to stitch together more than one such Census map, but I do not htink I had to do that for Virginia. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 03:32, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Somebody had made a derivative work based on yours, and I was trying to figure out if they could release it as {{pd-self}}. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:25, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks - just curious as to what the the derivative work is. For an example of another map with many derivative works see File:Illinois Locator Map.PNG. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 17:02, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

File:VaFrontier.jpg is the image I was referring to. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:04, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

False positives

Hi, just wondering whether you found out anything about the 14 false positives on the filters I was tripping for supposedly adding a blog source and a news source to a blp of a politician. I don't know how these filters work, but is it possible the filters are what they are and the question is whether certain individuals are added to a type of trigger list? If so, then I submit that my name be removed from both. I was not adding blog sources because NYT and WAPO blogs written by their journalists are not blogs under RS rules. Similarly, adding a reliable news source to a BLP of a politician, particularly one who was embroiled in a controversy, is nothing that should trip a filter. Here for your convenience, is a link to my report. [9] Thanks for looking into this.--Regards--KeptSouth (talk) 10:35, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

I've asked the creator to explain the purpose of the filters. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:45, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Kennet and Avon Canal FAC

Thanks for your comments about the Kennet and Avon Canal at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Kennet and Avon Canal/archive2. I believe they have been addressed and it would be great if you had time to take another look.— Rod ^talk 12:14, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for addressing those issues. I believe I can now support the article. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:24, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Great - could you put it on the FAC page as well?— Rod ^talk 12:49, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

I will, I just found a couple more issues that need clearing up. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:06, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Rollback

Regarding this, why did you request rollback for someone without telling the user about it? --Σ ^talk_contribs 21:11, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

It felt that he could be trusted with rollback, but Fastily mentioned that if users want rollback, they need to ask for themselves. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:56, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

RaperEternal you really fail at facing me. Coward! Clean this up and you're a sore loser! WCGS99 (talk) 22:27, 22 July 2011 (UTC)