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DYK
On November 1, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Comoedienhauses, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Also, you know on Template talk:Did you know, when a day is moved to the expired noms sections, does that mean it is invalid and will not be used? Mine has and some others (all the ones for that day, I think), however mine has no comments below it, to indicate it is invalid. Could you shred some light on this? Qst18:04, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Well, recently, we have been receiving a great load of suggestions on each day, so it is likely that your nom was valid, but there were just so many on the day that even some valid ones were omitted. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk22:03, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Ah man, I was really looking forward to my first DYK, all of the October 28 ones were moved there, all had a problem or comment below them except for mine. Grr! Qst22:19, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
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Thanks for participating in my request for adminship, which ended with 56 supports, one oppose, and one neutral. I hope to accomplish beyond what is expected of me and work to help those that lent me their trust. east.718at 02:20, 11/4/2007
Thank you for voicing your opinions in my recent RFA which unfortunately did not pass at (47/23/5). I will be sure to take the advice the community has given me and wait till someone nominates me next time as well as improve my editing skills. Have a great day(or night)! --Hdt83Chat05:54, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for supporting my RfA, it closed today with a final tally of 39 supports, 1 oppose and 1 neutral. As always, if you ever see me doing anything which would cause you to regret giving me your support, let me know. henrik•talk18:40, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
I don't know if you're aware of this, but you locked Global Warming just after User:UBeR had made a massive amount of reverts to his little anti-science, politically-based POV. While a chunk of it was intended to revert my stuff, he also reverted things that had lengthy Talk page discussions behind them (which he tends to ignore, usually signaled by a disingenuous "per talk" comment in his edit summary.) In any case, the current version is kind of on the dopey side as is, which may not be a good thing for one of Wikipedia's core articles. I'm hoping to get a discussion going about how best to handle the politically-driven antiscience and WP:TE editors who chronically try to block any updates and improvements to the article. -BC aka Callmebc07:29, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you for constructive criticism in my recent RFA which did not pass at (18/27/10). I will be sure to improve my editing skills and wait until someone nominates me next time. Thank you for you comments! Tiptoety00:21, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Carmen Taylor
Can you userfy the deleted article to my user space, or forward a copy via email. I may have additional evidence of notability, but would like to see if what was previously produced is salvageable. Thanks. Dhaluza01:20, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
My sincere thanks for your support in my request for adminship, which ended with 51 supports, 0 opposes, and 0 neutral. Doubtless it was an error to put one of the government-bred race of pigmen in any position of authority, but I hope your confidence in me proves justified. Even a man pure of heart and who says his prayers at night can become a were-boar when the moon is full and sweet. Fortunately, I'm neither a were-pig nor pure of heart so this doesn't appear to be an imminent danger to Wikipedia for the moment. Fortunate as well because were-pig hooves are hell on keyboards and none too dexterous with computer mice. If ever I should offend, act uncivil, misstep, overstep, annoy, violate policy, or attempt to topple the fascist leadership of Wikipedia, please let me know so I can improve my behaviour and/or my aim. I am not an animal; I am an admin. And, of course, if there is any way in which I can help you on Wikipedia, please do not hesitate to ask me. Despite my japes, I am indeed dedicated to protecting and serving Wikipedia to the best of my foppish and impudent abilities. I will strive to be an admirable admin, shiny and cool, reasonable and beatific. Pigmanwhat?/trail05:14, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Post Scriptum: I believe my collaged graphic at left, which incorporates the WP globe and mop image, falls under the rubric of parody for my purposes here. Or is it satire? Regardless, it's a legitimate and legally protected First Amendment usage under US law. Complaints and allegations that this is an improper "fair use" image will be entertained on my talk page, probably with fruit juice, finger food and exotic coffees.
Barnstar
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
This is for "pumping out" many GA's and for helping one article become a FA. Amazing work. I wish I was as good of an encyclopedia article writer as you:) Cheers! SJP:Happy Verterans Day!13:38, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm going to play around with the article a bit. It is a bit wordy and ungrammatical still. It is still fairly dismissive of the King's actions, and the legal basis for his action should be discussed (I have a book which goes into it, though it may be slightly on the sympathetic side to him). He was also criticized in England, I think it is mentioned in Fulford's "Royal Dukes" and I'll see if I can dig up my copy. All in all, good work, far better than when I looked at it earlier in the year!--Wehwalt14:57, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
...thank you for your participation. I withdrew with 83 supports, 42 opposes, and 8 neutrals. Your kind words and constructive criticism are very much appreciated. I look forward to using the knowledge I have accrued through the process to better the project. I would like to give special thanks to Tim Vickers and Wikidudeman for their co-nominations.
I don't know how I did not see this reply, when I replied below, lol. Selective reading? ~*Giggle*~ I honestly have not decided when that red link will turn blue. I'll let you know, lol. ~*Hugs*~ Ariel♥Gold10:10, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
LOL all good AD! It made me giggle :) I just wasn't sure what to do with the closing time part. Sorry am a bit excited. Pass me the dr pepper allieeeeee ~Eliz81(C)07:22, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
I considered not spamming talk pages but not saying "thanks" just isn't me. The support was remarkable and appreciated. I only hope that I am able to help a little on here. Please let me know if I can help you or equally if you find any of my actions questionable. Thanks & regards --Herbytalk thyme11:48, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
Acid Punk page deletion
Hi there, just my two cents - I believe the musical genre "Acid Punk" is indeed a quite legitimate genre of music, and the page contained a number of references from notable bands as to the truth of this. I plan on reviving the page, if you would like to delete it again I would like you to please more fully refute the existence of the genre and respond to those quoted on the page who discuss its existence rather than a quick assertion that it is "not notable". Thanks. -- DuendeThumb (talk) 20:16, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
Update on that last one...
Ugh. I can see why you deleted it now, it seems someone changed the page in recent days and rendered it irrelevant by insisting that techno/house music fall under Acid Punk, as well as by removing all relevant citations - The Acid Punk most underground music fans recognize is a specific sub-genre, epicentered in the western United States and characterized by bands such as the Butthole Surfers, Scratch Acid, early Flaming Lips and Ween and Meat Puppets; essentially psychedelic punk rock. I'll just have to do a new page. -- DuendeThumb (talk) 20:28, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
A problem user
Hello. I've recently noted some behavior by User:CBFan against User:Kingdom of crash and spyro, the former of whom has a long record of uncivil behavior, and the latter of which is a rather inexperienced user. This is especially seen on the page history of the latter user's page, which shows that CBFan is doing nothing other than harassing Kingdom of crash and spyro to make a point. Even in cases where his actions would be justifiable, his edit summaries frequently show hostility, and are unnecessarily bitey. Looking at Kingdom of crash and spyro's contributions, CBFan appears to almost stalk this user, reverting them frequently with the same incivility in his edit summaries. Even at an apparently honest attempt at reconciliation, it was reverted with a rather uncouth summary. I attempted to converse with CBFan here, but was met with a rather uncivil response. Should I bring this to WP:ANI? Given the long record of this user continuing to be uncivil despite blocks and entreaties by other users, I find that there might be little choice in the matter. Much appreciated. Regards, Sephiroth BCR(Converse)23:14, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
If you're around, want to take a look at a couple DYK hooks and tell me which one you like best (or make a better one? lol) Ariel♥Gold10:42, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
So which one do you like better: (or can you think of another one/variation?)
...that the ancient Kingdom of Nri, in what is now Nigeria, was one of the few governments in history to use no military power, instead implementing a taboo system, to govern Nri's subjects?
...that the ancient Kingdom of Nri, in what is now Nigeria, exerted no military power, believing that violence was an abomination which polluted the earth?
I prefer the first, mainly because the second is something which I would say many people believe anyway, if you see where I am coming from, and I suppose every country is politically opposed to violence all the same. The first is interesting and makes me want to read more about this politically revolutionary civilisation... (PS: I thought you'd made up your mind because I saw your edits to T:TDYK, but I didn't check diffs) -- Anonymous DissidentTalk11:28, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
Ahhhh, was wondering why you thought that, lol. Yeah I was just copyediting and commented on one entry that kind of didn't seem to connect with a reader. Okay I'll submit the first, that was my thought as well. Thanks dear! Ariel♥Gold11:32, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
And hey, thanks for moving the sections, I wasn't 100% sure, that's the first time I've actually done citations that way, lol. Normally I use templates with URLs. Ariel♥Gold11:40, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
Thank you, Anonymous Dissident, for supporting my RfB, which I withdrew at a final tally of (33/12/1). I failed to overcome the not unforeseeable opposition, but I am humbled by some extremely supportive, encouraging words I could read. In order to honor your trust, I once again vow to continue working and improving. Please contact me should you have any advice or recommendation to give. Or, should you need assistance. I am, as will always be, at your service. Again, please accept my most sincere gratitude.
you recently sent me a message saying you reverted my changes as it was vandalism i was just wondering what page it was for (it was just my IP not this account) Fists (talk) 11:48, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you all for your support for my successful RfA which closed with 62 supports, 0 oppose, and 0 neutral. It was wonderful to get the community feedback, and I'm looking forward to my mop-wielding! If there is anything I can do to be of service, please let me know.
I would particularly like to thank coach Alison and Anonymous Dissident, my two wonderful co-nominators, and everyone who watched the page and ran the tally.
This RfA thanks stolen from Kathryn NicDhàna, who was inspired by Neranei's, which was inspired by VanTucky's which was in turn inspired by LaraLove's which was inspired by The Random Editor's, which was inspired by Phaedriel's original thanks.
Hello. I saw your post at User talk:Durova. Generally it's easier for Durova if you make your request in the same format that it will be later posted at User:Durova/Triple crown winner's circle. So yours would look like this :
I strongly protest your removal of my article. I contributed important information and cited my sources. Why should we take you seriously when you won't even identify yourself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bmweerman (talk • contribs) 07:39, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
This article was removed from the content because it did not meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. Wikipedia is not a manual. As to the matter of taking me seriously - it matters not whether you take me seriously, I have been given a position of trust in which I am able to use my discretion in regards to the deletion of articles that clearly do not meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk07:44, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
Firstly, my "authority" (this is a mis-representative adjective) is implied technically by my demonstrated ability to delete this article. Secondly, it was decided that I be allowed to use the extra functions of deletion, page protection and user blocking, on the English Wikipedia, here. And, as aforementioned, the term "authority" is not appropriate in this case; I am an administrator - merely an editor who has knowledge of policy and that has been privileged enough to be entrusted with a few extra "tools" to help out. Please see WP:ADMIN for more information regarding administrators. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk07:57, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
I think you need to protect that user page and its user talk page also. You have blocked the User:Eagle Club Group, but several other editors who created this user are still using them as a medium for their communication. Dekisugi (talk) 11:02, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
DYK is 10 hours late, which is almost 2 cycles missed. I;ve moved hooks to the next update. Can you help and place them on the main page? Thank you. Archtransit (talk) 17:47, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
Jan Pinkava
I'm not sure if you looked closely enough. The content dispute was basically settled, but editors using only IP addresses have been removing my reference tags. There is no current dispute over content, just a need for the tags to stay in place until someone provides the needed references. Rhindle The Red (talk) 13:56, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
There is a dispute over which reference tags need be applied, by the looks of it - over citation needed and {{Unreferenced}}, by the looks of it. This is a dispute that needs to be discussed on the talk page. Just because they are IPs doesn't mean they are wrong. You need to resolve the issue through discussion, not prejudice on my, or anyone else's part. You may be right, or you may not be, but you are warring, and, again, discussion is the key. ---- Anonymous DissidentTalk14:17, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Those other issues are the ones I mentioned that are pretty much resolved. I have tried to have discussions with these anonymous users, but they do not respond, they simply revert. I will respect your decision, but I don't see how it will do any good. My hope for semi-protection was that whoever is behind these edits (I am fairly certain they are the same person) would either register or log in so a proper discussion would result. Rhindle The Red (talk) 14:27, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
The problem with semi-protection in a user --> IP dispute is that it is biased. I understand your frustration, and if this approach does not work, then other, appropriate action will have to be taken in attempt at discussion. All I can advise is to use this 48 hour period as a cool off time. This may encourage response and healthy conversation and resolution. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk14:34, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Your Imperial Majesty, special thanks for the work on lion, which is an important basic article to have at a good standard in any encyclopedia. And, being a Californian, I enjoy wine history. DurovaCharge!20:47, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
What, may I ask, is wrong with that username, please? It's a nonsense phrase he made up, and stuck on his van in order to give himself the ability to park in business parking spaces. He's used it on the internet in dozens of forums, run a Google search. Why do you think there is anything at all wrong with it? --AnonEMouse(squeak)21:34, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
Scrutinizing. The first one is his site, which explains the origins of the name, and sells some tshirts and stuff with the logo. The second one is his blog, which does likewise. The third one is an article about the name which doesn't mention a thing about anything commercial. Are you saying that since he sells tshirts with the name on it, any use of the name must be promotional? So what if I print up a tshirt that says AnonEMouse, do I suddenly have to change my user name to avoid it being promotional? Sorry, I think you are misinterpreting Wikipedia:Username policy here. He's not trying to promote his identity on Wikipedia, it's his identity, that enough people thought was amusing enough that he had it printed on tshirts. That's all it is. He doesn't have a company or a group. There is no company or group. The name is the whole thing. That's it. There is absolutely nothing that Telstar Logistics does that, oh, Abercrombie Financing doesn't do, it's a name I made up on the spur of the moment and will happily print on a tshirt. It has no product to promote. It's just a silly name like AnonEMouse, or, for that matter, Anonymous Dissident. If you follow that logic, then people who are incorporated under their real name couldn't use it as their user name. He's a good guy, a real contributor, even if not a very prolific one. If you look at his edit history, he makes real edits, even if not many of them, to a couple of articles about San Francisco, with pretty good GFDL licensed photos, including one contributed to an article about a snowboarder when I asked, and if he should happen to check his user page any time soon, will get a terrible impression of us. If you still don't agree, please say what would be the best place to get more admin input (WP:AN/I? WP:RFCN?), because, frankly, otherwise, I'm very tempted to unblock. --AnonEMouse(squeak)19:51, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
After more thorough examination on my part, I do believe that an unblock would be a plausible action that could be taken without discussion; I now agree with your ideas on the name. However, I am still kind of wary. The name could potentially lead to promotion of his marketing of the t-shirts themselves. I don't care what's printed on it, and I don't care that it's a t-shirt - it is still something that is being sold, by him, on his website, with his "fake" company, Telstar Logistics all over it: therefore, the username is promotional of his website from which one can purchase merchandise. I also don't particularly care if he chooses to advertise this business of selling his t-shirts under a "fake" company: he is still selling this merchandise, and with the username, is still promoting this selling of merchandise. No, I don't think broader discussion is required - I agree with your explanation. I think we can cordially discuss this ourselves, and come to a complete and friendly agreement. So - before we unblock, please, share with me you thoughts on what I have just articulated here, and please consider my view. In a nutshell, you are arguing that it doesn't matter that he prints t-shirts that have the name printed on them, while I am arguing that it matters that he prints t-shirts with the name printed on them - with the intent of selling them on an eponymous website. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk04:32, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. I think intent is very important. It seems clear from looking at his edits (it's not hard, there are only 20 or so) that he is a genuine contributor, he's not wandering around random pages signing his name for fun. He took a few real photos of real places near where he lives (and they're not bad photos), and he licensed them freely, and he put them in appropriate places, and not every article he could think of, and he didn't caption them like ads, and he didn't blow them up to 5000 pixels to fill up the page, and he didn't do four hundred other things a true commercial spammer would have. He's a good minor contributor that happens to have gotten a small bit of press for something completely unrelated to Wikipedia. We have a couple of people like that, with tens of thousands of us editors, we can't all be completely invisible to either the press or to commerce. I doubt he makes many t-shirt sales, it's not that much press, but that's not the important part. The important part is he's not using his contributions for promotion, he's genuinely contributing to the Wikipedia. --AnonEMouse(squeak)15:38, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
Without sounding imperious, I think we can let this one slide, despite the fact that it is, although, admittedly, only by extension, in a way promotional. I will do the honours. Thank you for taking the time in speaking to me in regard to this matter. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk15:50, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I've been sprucing up the triple crown awards. Here's the new version of the imperial triple crown jewels you've already earned. Feel free to replace your old one with this if you like the new version better. I've also introduced two new triple crown awards for editors who've done a lot of triple crown work: the Napoleonic and Alexander the Great edition awards. If you're active in a WikiProject, check out the new offer for custom WikiProject triple crowns. I'll make those upon request if five or more editors qualify. See User:Durova/Triple crown winner's circle for more information. Thanks for your hard work, and cheers! DurovaCharge!22:22, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
I certainly appreciate your invitation to experiment using a sandbox, but this particular experiment could only have been performed on a live article. I removed some vandalism, while using a summary that would ordinarily be associated with vandalism to see if the recent changes watchers would bother to read the diff. Evidently not. 24.15.192.213 (talk) 05:55, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
In fact, I did read the diff - I always expand. Somehow, I must have got the difference wrong, because the vandalism you removed was the vandalism I thought I was removing. Apologies. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk06:01, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Which is slightly more interesting than the result I thought I got. Human perception is heavily biased toward whatever sticks out, like sudden motion or, in this case, the color red. Add a dose of confirmation bias, and voila!
But there's no need to feel bad or really to apologize. This is a very low probability event, in that random people providing themselves with mild amusment by messing with Wikipedia are virtually always committing vandalism (or edit warring, which I don't suppose has changed much since the last time I edited seriously). 24.15.192.213 (talk) 06:19, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Well, perhaps. Remember, your experiment could almost be considered vandalism, because it was in a purposeful attempt to fool recent changes patrollers, and while RC patrollers should of course check the diff (which I did (I see the revision before and current using my tool, so I must have seen the previous one, you summary, and connected mentally)), you are directly anticipating and setting up the reintroduction of harmful material. Please refrain from future such "experiments". -- Anonymous DissidentTalk06:23, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, would you mind semi-protecting my other 3 subpages also? Or do I need to make an "official" request on RFPP? They are 23 and 4. Thanks, Rjd0060 (talk) 07:08, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
You are aware that you actually restored vandalism to Cue sports, right? (I can see why though; someone thought it would be funny to revert sexually-oriented vandalism with an ironic "PENIS!!!" edit summary, and it backfired.) — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)›09:09, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Yep. See above post; it was a "test" by someone to fool an RC patroller. Of course, I had looked accidentally at the previous diff, and then the summary, and mentally linked two and two together... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk09:14, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi - just a short notice that I've removed the protection on this page, AND turned it back into a redirect. The talk page was singularly devoid of discussion of why the participants in the seeming edit war were doing what they did - I made some comments there.
Well, thanks for doing that. I had sprotected it with the intention of preventing edits away from itss redirect state by IPs. But lets see if unprotection can now be tried. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk23:00, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
2008
Your userpage
Your userpage looks really odd in monobook - the header looks really bad, not quite covering the main text at the top, but just sort of skewed. Maybe you could have a look? Best wishes, – How do you turn this on (talk) 01:19, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
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Protection on List of Twilight characters :)
"17:04, 18 November 2008 Anonymous Dissident (Talk | contribs) m (Protected List of Twilight characters: Excessive vandalism: Why is the book driving everybody insane? >_< ([edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite))) (undo)"
-laughs- It's mostly the movie's fault, in my opinion...I suppose it caused a sudden jump in awareness, and thus a sudden jump in controversy, which has bounced off the article(s) ^^ Hopefully it'll die down once the movie's out and all post-movie ranting is over. But then again, I think they licensed the other books for movies, too, which...
Sorry, it have taken so long for me to make up my mind! I have read lot of RFA nominations. But, I think I am ready now. So you may nominate me. Ruslik (talk) 04:46, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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Thank you for helping with my usurp process by adding a tag on the user's talkpage. I had no idea what to add. I had a question. How will I know when my username will change? Will I be notified that everything as passed? Juthani1tcs20:55, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
2009
Old name & new name
Well, I hope I am entering this in the right place, since your talk page is empty except for the archives. Anyway, I recently contacted you and you recently replied. I cut and paste the converstaion below to refresh your memory. After the "refresher" I will add more content reguarding this problem. Steve Quinn (formerly Ti-30X) (talk) 23:49, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I recently requested a name change from User:Ti-30X to User:Steve Quinn. At first it appeared that this was accomplished almost immediately. My User page (and User talk page) have been transferred to tne new name. No problem. Then after a few hours, as I was editing somehow I got switched back to Ti-30X, but I still have my new user name on my User page and user talk page.
Also when editing and adding references, which include DOI links, the Wikipedia software treats me as though I am an anonymous IP asking me to enter a word before I can add my edit. This has happened several times already.
Furthermore, when I started editing under my new name my contributions list disappeared. I understand that this is to be expected sometimes, because it will be restored later. However, now that my current edits are being attributed to Ti-30X - I seem to be in a kind of limbo, and my contributions list still has not been restored. Anyway, maybe you can see if there is something wrong. Please let me know either way on my talk page. In case you are wondering, yes, go ahead and proceed with the name change. Thanks. Steve Quinn (formerly Ti-30X) (talk) 22:21, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Terribly sorry for the delayed reply – your message was lost in the Signpost (below). This is an unfortunately frequent side-effect of renames of users with high edit counts. It appears to happen when a user edits around the time of the rename; the old account seems to re-register and the rename doesn't carry over properly. System administrator intervention is typically required here. I'd advise you ask in #wikimedia-tech on Internet Relay Chat. If you don't have access to IRC, I'm perfectly happy to ask for you. Once again, sorry for the delayed reply. —Anonymous DissidentTalk13:22, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
I have attempted to access IRC chat and the #wikimedia-tech chat room. When I went there it appeared that no one was there. But I encountered this problem when attempting to enter other chats with 50 or so users, and one with over 100 users. I was all alone. So, I am doing something wrong. I haven't used IRC in six or seven years. I just downloaded it again a short while ago, to go to the wikimedia-tech chat. Anyway, I am not interested in IRC at this time. And, since it is not working for me I may as well remove it from my computer. This is fine by me.
So, now that we have gotten past all that. I would like to ask that you go ahead and talk to the chaps, and chapettes, at the chat and let them know of my problem. Also, can you advise them that I have a large number of recent edits that are listed, but my previous edits are not listed? Yes, I am a user with a high edit count and I was editing as the process was taking place. Let me know if I should stop editing while the transition is going on. It sounds like I don't have to, but if it helps let me know. Thanks for your help. Steve Quinn (formerly Ti-30X) (talk) 23:49, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello Steve. I'm so sorry for the delayed response. I completely forgot to check back. That's the second time that's happened; I must be in a bit of a funk lately. Don't worry about it, though – I'm sure this type of problem can be resolved, and the fact you've been editing under Ti-30X the past days doesn't make a material difference. I've presently sent a question to the IRC channel. —Anonymous DissidentTalk13:02, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
I am informed that it is "very early morning in San Francisco", and that I probably won't get any developer assistance for a few hours. It's approximately 12:15am where I am, so I'll make sure to get onto this first thing tomorrow. Sorry for the extended wait. —Anonymous DissidentTalk13:16, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your response. Before I saw this I put in a request over at Wikipedia:Changing username. Well, you can read what I wrote. And, no worries, this is nobody's fault - it is a glitch in the sofware I am sure. Hopefully, this request will straighten it out. Steve Quinn (formerly Ti-30X) (talk) 23:31, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
They tell me the only thing that can be done is for you to log out of Ti-30X and log in as Steve Quinn, and to disregard the edits you've made since the 25th. I'm sorry, but apparently contributions merges are not possible, even at the developer level. You'll at the least have the redirect from Ti-30X and you can make a note of the fact that some of your edits are under Ti-30X on your Steve Quinn userpage, so not all is lost. I apologise for not giving you the correct instructions earlier – I truly was sure that this type of merge was possible (see User_talk:Anonymous_Dissident/April#Problem_with_usurp; your case and that case appear similar, but apparently it's a different problem here). —Anonymous DissidentTalk00:11, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
OK, thanks for your help. My user name has been changed to Steve Quinn, so let's leave it at that. I will try to come up with some kind of note on my User: Steve Quinn page, about the edits since October 25th. And, having the redirect will be helpful. At least it is straightened out, and with the redirect all is not lost. I wish I had thought of logging in under Steve Quinn earlier, but then, it probably would not have mattered. OK talk to you later. By the way, I remember you were one of the ones that worked on Quark to bring it up to FA status. Good job on that one. Steve Quinn (talk) 02:53, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I'm working Disasters of War but having difficulty (needs to be checked for logic, coherency, flow etc). You often show up on my watchlist, and are a person that for some time I'd like to work with. If you can help with the Goya, that would be great, though if you have other things thats fine; no harm in asking. Best. Ceoil (talk) 07:18, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'd be pleased to take a look at Disasters of War. The body of it looks good already, but it always helps to have a second pair of eyes on the prose. I'll get onto it over the following few days. Best, —Anonymous DissidentTalk09:02, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
No hurry with this one. Sorry for being so direct. I look forward when you have time. You work always impresses. Ceoil (talk) 10:09, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
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Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed maintenance templates from Types of gestures. When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as your removal of this template has been reverted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. See discussion at Talk:Types of gestures#Excessive use of fact tags.Cnilep (talk) 19:29, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Indeed; I think the last part was sufficient. There is a tag at the top of the page that states the article lacks references. A fact tag after every sentence really is overkill. I have no interest in arguing over the matter, though – the talk page thread indicates you can't be persuaded to change your mind – so I'll leave it be. —Anonymous DissidentTalk20:54, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi! My name is Erin, I wrote a new page about rainwater harvesting and permacultural specialist, Brad Lancaster and the page was deleted by you. I realize it was likely due to the fact that I registered my user name as "BradLandcaster" and you believed the site to be written by Mr. Landcaster and therefore "self-promotional". I am asking that you please help me retrieve this page and I will create a new user account in MY name, so there is no confusion.
Brad Lancaster is a brilliant professor and environmental personality that many people would benefit from knowing about.
Hello Erin. I'm relieved to hear that your actions didn't constitute self-promotion, but the fact you've registered an account in the name of this individual indicates you're not detached enough to write about him. Inasmuch as you seem to be an affiliate of Lancaster, my firm suggestion is that you would do best to register a new account and leave the article for someone else. If he is notable – as evidenced by reliable, third-party sources – a Wikipedia article will be created for him at some point in the future, I'm sure. Kind regards, —Anonymous DissidentTalk12:35, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
Break
I have a final exam of the 26th of November. The following two weeks need to be used for study. I'll be back on the 27th. Editing will be sporadic at best in the meantime. —Anonymous DissidentTalk02:06, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
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I have no problem with any of the reverts. Its a fine article indeed, I enjoyed reading; best of luck with it. Ceoil (talk) 02:02, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the copyedits. I never fully reverted; at the most a compromise was all that was needed. When I get back to full activity, I'll make sure to take a more complete look at Disasters (that is, if it's not already finished!). Best, —Anonymous DissidentTalk02:07, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
Thats on the long finger now, pending sources, so dont worry. I might look through Issus a while yet, its an amazing work, new to me. Ceoil (talk) 02:13, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
I requested a change of name some time ago, but now I see that the request has been refused because allegedly it is a company or a group name. I need to say that it's neither a company, nor a group name. It simply is the idea behind the articles I created. I talked to some of the WIKI volunteers and they told me that the original name I wanted to use (Europa Media) can not be used as it is a company name, which is why I decided to use EU Training instead. Please reconsider the decision. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Janaspiroska (talk • contribs) 15:23, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
The idea is that people interested in EU funds and those that would like to educate themselves on the various programmes can obtain information from the articles I created. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Janaspiroska (talk • contribs) 11:16, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
You misunderstand the purpose of Wikipedia. We are creating an encyclopedia, not a compendium or database of information. I have deleted all of your userspace pages, since none of them had the potential to become Wikipedia articles and were outside of the project's scope. I am declining your request for a rename on similar grounds: Usernames are not to be of a promotional nature. Please read WP:ENC, WP:NOT, and WP:USERNAME, and understand that you will be blocked from editing if you continue to pursue interests not aligned with those of Wikipedia. —Anonymous DissidentTalk03:46, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
The idea for the created articles came exactly from Wikipedia. As it is an encyclopaedia, it should be extensive in its content, and not partial. We saw that there are many articles referring to different EU funds and especially to FP7 as the main one, namely:
Hello again. Thank you for clarifying your intentions, and I apologise for reaching hasty conclusions; it is apparent that my initial impression of your contributions was misguided. Reviewing the deleted information, I recognise that at least some of it has potential for inclusion, but currently it exists as raw data (for the most part). Wikipedia articles are written in prose, not as a series of bullet points. The information you've collected will need to be converted into this form, and referenced well, if it is to be permitted. I'll be happy to restore it to you and provide assistance if you're willing to undertake the task.
However, I still have concerns. Your use of the word 'we' implies you are editing as a group; this is not allowed. Further, your username history and your editorial interests imply you have some affiliation with the European Union funds. It is important that you avoid a conflict of interest in your edits and make sure they are, as you say, "not partial". Please respond to these concerns. —Anonymous DissidentTalk10:35, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi.
When you deleted the articles, neither the content, nor the reference list was complete, as we were still working on them.
As for the format, we will do our best to change the format to a more prose like form and by ‘we’ I mean me and Melinda Lantos. She prepares the articles and I deal with the technical part.
I do not understand how my editing history implies affiliation with EU Funds, but we are not affiliated, unless working with and extensive knowledge of EU Funds is considered affiliation.
As for the username, if “EU Training” doesn’t work, I propose “Melinda Lantos".
Hello again. We still have a problem, even if there are only two of you. Wikipedia accounts are supposed to represent individuals, primarily for the sake of accountability. Please resolve this problem, either by registering another account or deciding who will be responsible for the account you have now. —Anonymous DissidentTalk09:40, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I am Melinda. Sorry for the misunderstanding, but the rules were not clear to me. I am responsible for the articles and the account and from now on I will be dealing with it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Janaspiroska (talk • contribs) 08:46, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
Great. If you still want to be renamed to "Melinda Lantos", please head over to WP:CHUS and file a request. I've restored your userspace pages. Before you post them in whole or part to the encyclopedia, please remember that articles must be written as articles, not textbooks or manuals or the like. For example, I noticed during the restorations that User:Janaspiroska/European Union Funds contains text that directly addresses the reader: "The first step for getting involved is to discover the most appropriate programme and call for a project idea." It is my recommendation that you focus on one article at a time, rather than creating large quantities of content concurrently. For more information on how Wikipedia articles should be written, see WP:ACR. Good luck, and feel free to contact me for further assistance. —Anonymous DissidentTalk12:44, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
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My name is Makeslong on the german wikipedia. My user name was registered by someone else on the english wikipedia and being abused. It was banned for 2 years. Now my user name on the english wikipedia is not banned anymore, but I can't attach it to my german account since it has a different password which I don't know. Is there a way I can get my user name back on the english wikipedia?
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Makeslong
GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Nehrams2020 (talk) 00:34, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
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