User talk:Cecropia/Archive 15

re: JonGwynne

Hi - just noted your unblocking note re: JonGwynne on 3rr. I presume you looked at the other two 3rr complaints currently on that page regarding JonGwynne. Your comment was on the first which had had no action taken. Look on down the page for the other two. He has also been subject to another 3rr ban just recently (Apr 20 - although the archive doesn't seem to be there?[1]). JonGwynne has been gaming the system quite regularly and I wanted you to consider the whole story :-). Regards Vsmith 03:12, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think he's just complaining because his requests to have me blocked have been rejected as being without merit.--JonGwynne 04:59, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

my adminship

Thanks! Having that block-thing right next to all edits will take some geting used to, but I'm sure it'll come in handy sometimes. And the rollback-thing rocks. Already tried it. It doesn't allow me to insert further comments to the revert, so I'll only use it when that is blatently obvious. But that's most of the times, i guess. Thanks for doing this task! Shanes 02:48, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

BB&CI

Yeah, my bad on that - I have noticed other errors in Poor's and Moody's manuals (the source of the database). I'll change it back. --SPUI (talk) 23:29, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thank you! (my adminship)

Just in the case you might overlook my comment on my own talk page, Jim, I wish to personally thank you for the welcome. Incidentally, have admired your consistently high-quality contributions for quite some time now, and I am hopeful we will get a chance to colaborate on interesting articles in the future. All the best, El_C 05:15, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Confrontational

I really would like to offer an apology as I feel this has become too confrontational. I think you do a good job and I don't have anything against you. Really I just want to have a logical discussion about whether or not voting to "tip the scales" and then close is right or not. Hopefully this can be better defined for future cases. Cheers. CryptoDerk 00:10, May 3, 2005 (UTC)

Apologies

Cecropia, after reading Kim Bruning and Raul654's comments, I feel I need to apologize. I didn't vote because I didn't know Minghong, and I consequently didn't have an opinion either way on the subject. Of course, I then preceeded to get involved in a discussion about that vote... I'm sure being a bureaucrat is a difficult job, and I'm sure you do an excellent job (I don't know much about you either, actually...argh). I resolve to only get caught up in things that I actually know stuff about from now on; keep up the good bureaucratic work, or whatever. Take care. --Whimemsz 00:26, May 3, 2005 (UTC)

"conspiracy theory" in titles

Hello, Cecropia, just to clarify you support the status quo of articles titled with "conspiracy theory"? Why exactly, you noted big differences between "conspiracy theory", "conspiracy"?

Also, in my opinion you can ignore the bottom most proposal that Willmcw created, he seems to be intentionally tangenticizing the issue to me. zen master T 07:18, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

The GM article is not included in the list of proposals, see the main page Wikipedia:Conspiracy theory for the best summary of the arguments. The issue primarily exists when "conspiracy" and "theory" are combined together. The combined phrase has multiple definitions, one of which has negative connotations and therefore is not neutral enough for use in a title. Why use such an ambiguous phrase when better and simply stated alternatives exist? zen master T 07:29, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia e-mail

Cecropia, the wiki e-mail feature is highly unreliable in my experience, so I have to ask: did you get my message a couple of days ago? Bishonen | talk 20:32, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

blocking a vandal

Can you help me with how to block a vandal who is on a roll? Of course, it's an IP address, and I realize it will only be temporay. Several other users who are not admins (which i am) haver requested help. I have routinely chased and reverted vandals, but never blocked one. Thanks, Mark in Richmond. Vaoverland 20:37, May 6, 2005 (UTC)

Vandalism

Thanks for the advice. Mark in Richmond, Vaoverland 13:40, May 7, 2005 (UTC)

why Exterminate?

Why did you exterminate my categories at WP:RfA/Bishonen? You noted: "Please DO NOT format RFAs like an article - it messes up the TOC. What is a TOC? :) --Cool Cat ^{My Talk} 20:51, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

Requests For Kitchen Appliances

Thanks, Cecropia! I wonder if I should have left a list at one of the major kitchen appliance stores? :-) --Bishonen | talk 14:35, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

rfa Apollomelos

Hi Cecropia - I see you just removed the rfa tally for Apollomelos. Sadly, it appears to be moot in any case... the debate became so heated that Apollomelos has apparently quit as a Wikipedian. Grutness...wha? 02:18, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

Admins who voluntarily relinquish their admin powers

Hey Cecropia - I wanted your opinion. What's our policy w/ regard to people who have voluntarily given up their admin powers? If they want them back, do they need a full RFA, or can we expidite them? Apparently, we have precedents for both expiditing them (with PMA) or doing a full request for adminship (Evercat and Tabu). What are your thoughts? →Raul654 18:47, May 24, 2005 (UTC)

Sorry for eavesdropping...jeeze, tell them to stop "relinguishing" their "powers" in the first place. It's not like they're on the clock, or anything. ;-) func(talk) 19:00, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Cecropia and Raul, may I request that, if you're going to change past practice, that you allow the votes that had started to proceed, and introduce this change for any new votes, and after a wider discussion? Raul wrote on Ugen's nomination page that, if memory serves him right, there's no need for Ugen's re-nomination, and yet there seems to be no current policy to that effect. I would like the vote for Ugen to go ahead, as I feel there are some legitimate concerns. I also feel that admins have the choice to simply be inactive for a time, and if they specifically choose to be desysopped for whatever reason (e.g. Evercat felt he'd abused his position), then it's only fair, in my view, to ask them to be re-elected if they change their minds. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 02:31, May 25, 2005 (UTC)

Adminship

Thanks! Finally. I will take some time to learn all the new gadgets before I start with the chores.--Wiglaf 18:21, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

9

Thanks to the help of others, I think it's all been taken care of (along with the N returning to Coney Island). --SPUI (talk) 03:33, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

Malbone Street Wreck

I would tend to consider the trains in the Amagasaki rail crash and the Yokohama rail crash to be commuter trains, since they are full-sized trains which run completely above ground (but however has stations quite close together in certain areas), with maximum typical speeds of around 100 km/h; however, commuter trains in Japan are also not that different from, for example, Tokyo Metro, which simply has a significant number of their stations below ground, and their trains are just as full-sized - and indeed, it has services that are extended into other companies' systems of above-ground stations and run along their lines. The distinction is quite blurred, I think. But whether or not Amagasaki rail crash is considered rapid transit or not, it is not the deadliest - if it is rapid transit, the Yokohama one should also be considered rapid transit and is deadlier; if it isn't, then this Malbone Street Wreck would still be deadliest. -- KittySaturn 00:46, 2005 May 29 (UTC)

Barnstar

You seem to be the most active bureaucrat , so I think you deserve a barnstar. If you accept, put with whatever caption you want on your page. Howabout1 02:34, 29 May 2005 (UTC)