User talk:Bancroftian

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Re:Comment on my talk page

No prob, I love to welcome :) Yes Sabbath does rule all, but I have to say, remember to sign with ~~~~. Just write it after your comment on talk pages and the wikisoftware will change it to your user name and date. Redwolf24 16:34, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

Beatles songs

Hi, I've noticed you've written some stubs (i.e. really short articles) on songs from The White Album recently. I was just wondering if you could take the bother to put them into a category, as all articles on wikipedia need at least one - you do that by putting [[Category:The Beatles songs]] (or whatever other category the article belongs in) at the bottom of the article. Also, these probably are song stubs, so perhaps a {{song stub}} notice on the bottom would be appropriate - I've added one on I'm So Tired so you can see what I mean. Good luck on wikipedia, Sam Vimes 16:17, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

I'm slowly working through some of the Beatles song stubs you've added to the site, adding the song stub tag etc. (Although I've not been doing the most important thing, and adding the necessary depth to the articles so they're more than just one sentence. Perhaps as you're apparently such a Beatles fan, you'd go back and improve the articles when you've the time?) I've noticed that on a number of occasions you've said that the songs are "off of" a certain album. As you'd made the error so often, I thought you'd like to know that saying "off of" is incorrect grammar. Saying "from" or even "on" would be more correct. Sorry if I sound as if I'm being petty - telling people about grammar always sounds petty! KeithD 22:40, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

Pulp Fiction on Wikipedia:This week's improvement drive

Can you have a look at this edit: diff. I am not sure if you wanted to vote for this article or is it just a lost comment: WP:IDRIVE#Pulp Fiction (13 votes, stays until August 11). If it is a vote, can you move it to the appropriate place to clarify? Thank you. Best wishes --Fenice 11:23, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Hello

hello Bancroftian, please continue the good work on wikipedia. I am sure one day you shall become what you aspire to be: all the best. Happy editing. --Bhadani 08:04, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Your RfA

Sorry, but your requests for adminship was rejected. If you don't mind me giving you a tip: Try to stick around for a few more months, and get some more edits. You're doing some good stuff, but most people on Wikipedia want the administrators/sysops to be exeperienced users. See you later! — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 23:27, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. Hope to see you around. — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 01:12, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

BioCOTW Project

You voted for Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, this weeks' Biography Collaboration of the weeks. Please come and help them become a featured-standard article.--Falphin 22:41, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

John Steinbeck

Some of my suggestions that could be accomplished during the BioCOTW.

• Copyediting, this is a given and always needs to be done
• Make sure the article references all sources
• It would be nice to reformat it, [1].
• We need to create sections on his most famous books.
• Maybe a section on religious views if possible.

--I hope this helps Falphin 22:31, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Proposed Deletion of Dig It

I've added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Dig It, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Importance). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree, discuss the issues raised at Talk:Dig It. If you remove the {{dated prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. --Cymsdale 02:56, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Your RfA

Hi Bancroftian,

I have reverted your recent attempt to add your RfA to WP:RFA. You should take another look at the Guide to RfA as your edit went a little wrong. I should also point out that most editors who express an opinion about RfAs are looking for candidates with at least 2500 edits and 3-4 months experience on Wikipedia. Some are looking for considerably more. As you are currently a long way from these marks, you may want to reconsider whether you want to apply. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a comment on my talk page, I'm here to help. Good luck, Gwernol 17:49, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry but given the message above I must decline your request that I nominate you for adminship. As I mentioned above you need at least 2500 edits and 3-4 months of experience. You aren't close to those levels yet. Sorry, Gwernol 20:11, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Some users will support admin candidates with as few as 1000 edits, although 2500 seems to be the most common minimum today. You have fewer than 500 edits and only one edit between December and July. I notice you are still working on a self-nom RfA. You write "I think I definatley deserve to have the administrator's powers because, I will be able to do alot more on the site if I have them.". First adminship is not a reward, its a responsibility that you take on. Second you'll need to work on your spelling and grammar if you want people to take you seriously. Third, you can do most of the tasks required to build an encyclopedia without the admin tools. You will need to have solid answers to the standard admin candidate questions.

Also, a quick look through your contributions found this which shows a fairly large misunderstanding of blocking policy. I know this was a year ago, but its only a hundred edits or so ago. If this reflects your attitude to the use of admin tools, then I for one don't think you can be trusted with them. Sorry, Gwernol 20:26, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

That's fine; be aware that you need to be ready to address that in an RfA debate. My point is, I'm not prepared to nominate you at this time, the main reason being your low edit count. Sorry, Gwernol

Sorry, but I doubt I'd support you right now. I would be looking for 2500 edits, with at least 3-4 months of high activity recently (not 6 months ago). I'd also need to be convinced that you understood policy: being active in the recent changes patrol and gaining experience on articles for deletion are good ways to gain the level of policy understanding required of an admin. You might also like to start expressing your opinions on other requests for adminship since that will give you a good feel for the debate that goes on and the standards that people apply. Gwernol 21:02, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

User page vandalism

So what was the point of that? Are you looking to get blocked? Gamaliel 18:52, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AGamaliel&diff=65801637&oldid=65132899

You or someone using your account vandalized my user page. The proof is in the edit history as you can see from the link above. Stop playing dumb. Gamaliel 20:34, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia's no personal attacks policy. Comment on content, not on the contributor; personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Note that continued personal attacks may lead to blocks for disruption. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. Gwernol 23:19, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Bancroftian the personal attack you made against Gamaliel is a perfect example of why you are not ready to be an administrator here. Wikipedia has a strict policy prohibiting personal attacks. Gwernol 23:19, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

As an example, look at this diff. You attacked Gamaliel in this edit. You made a derogatory comment about an editor attacking the person not commentng on the action. That's a personal attack and its not acceptable here on Wikipedia. Gwernol 12:13, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

You posted the following message on Gamaliel's talk page: "you suck". You did this twice. This is a clear personal attack and you may not do this on Wikipedia. Gwernol 16:27, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

I posted the diff two messages above this one. [[Here] it is again. Click on that link or look in your own "User contributions". Gwernol 17:43, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Nineteen Magazine

A tag has been placed on Nineteen Magazine, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (below the existing db tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Phatom87 20:42, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
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ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:32, 23 November 2015 (UTC)