User talk:Chris is me/Archive/20060920-20061218

MySpace

Why did you delete my MySpace addition. If I could have grabbed the commercial from our local Fox station that says MySpace has produced these websites, I'd put it up. It's not vandalism. But it's true and I don't know why it was deleted. DJREJECTED 17:10, 10 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

All right understand. Sorry about it. DJREJECTED 00:53, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Incivility

Hi. I have a history of being uncivil; see my talk archives for more. Unfortunately, a puppet master (Pnatt), when controlling User:Myspaceaddictaust, brought out the worst in me. I sincerely regret my action.

Stop it!! Do you want me to stay on WikiSocial or not?? Superju6 06:04, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

um, yes. Calling someone a sockpuppet-master is not intended to be an insult. Pnatt, despite your good contributions to WikiSocial, on WIkipedia you still contine to abuse WP:SOCK in order to evade the blocks the community has put on you. If you want to negotiate, put ONE (just one) unblock request on your original user page. -- Chris chat edits essays 12:53, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Recently, User talk:John4grey has been persistently adding OR to the MySpace article. I have tried my very, very best to not lose my cool, and so far I think i'm doing a good job. If you disagree, tell me so I can better myself. -- Chris chat edits essays 01:43, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

John4grey (talk · contribs)

Chris, explain to me how this is less OR than mine? Why was this not deleted by you or others? “In addition, the MySpace community is growing. New features have been put on the page, such as video and song sharing, through streaming media. The unprecedented amount of MySpace users joining daily due to these new features, and its media publicity, means that more users are online at any given time. This increase in usage sometimes slows down the servers and may result in a "Server Too Busy" error message for some users who are on at peak hours, "Sorry! an unexpected error has occurred. This error has been forwarded to MySpace's technical group.", or a variety of any other error messages throughout the day.” I think it is okay, but by “your rules” it isn’t. Why is it still there, man?

I utterly disagree with you, Chris. And I am thoroughly right on this issue. But dude, forget it! I will not edit the myspace page anymore. You seem very distressed when there is no need to be. And I truly hope things work out for you. By the way, I wasn’t calling you dumb or anything, in fact I think you are really bright, though misguided. (And degrees mean nothing in most ways.) My point was just that you are young and because of that less experienced in the nuances of writing. (You can delete this if you want after you read it, by the way. It is for you to read and not the world. ) My advice to you is to calm down a bit inside. I was once just like you. And I almost got myself into major trouble back then—stuff you don’t get out of. Your buttons are easy to see and hence push. You let others prevail when you lose it, like you are close to doing right now. Lastly, it isn’t "game over" if you messed up and lost it here before. You caught it before it went too far. When you are 21 nothing here will matter, I promise. Anyhow, good luck with it all, under it all.

--John4grey 03:12, 22 September 2006 (UTC)Cheers, John[reply]

Actually, that paragraph is OR too. I'll reword it/find sources tomorrow. -- Chris chat edits essays 03:16, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

J4g was wrong; don't worry. His additions were PoV and OR. ju66l3r 03:31, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

I appreciate the Barnstar. I'll keep on keeping on to keep things on track. Thank you. ju66l3r 18:24, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Award

		The Editor's Barnstar
		I hereby award you The Editor's Barnstar for your diligence in maintaining the OR policy on the MySpace article. Dansiman 01:49, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks man!

RfA

Of course I will, but I've got a situation right now. --Mac

Notability

Actually, I think the original description on the page was a very good description of current practice, and the changes misleading. I've started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Notability. Ziggurat 00:36, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Userbox

Thanks. You're right, I'm not a huge userbox fan (nor opponent, either). Unfortunately, I think the content of your box is correct, however. · j e r s y k o talk · 14:40, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mandala Article Deletion

Hi, the mandala article deleted as a copyvio was written by me. Should authorship be researched before such an abrupt deletion? According to wiki guidelines, "In order to contribute, you therefore must be in a position to grant this license [GFDL], which means that either you own the copyright to the material, for instance because you produced it yourself." Which is exactly the case. Why then the deletion?-- Peter

If you agree to license the text under the GFDL, then state that on your original web page and we'll put it back in. -- Chris chat edits essays 05:10, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Any tips with explanation or example as to exactly how to do this?-- Peter

Ok.

To license your entire website under the GFDL, place this text somewhere on the home page:
Copyright (c) YEAR YOUR NAME. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
Be sure to include a full copy of the GFDL somewhere in your web page (not just a link)

To license just the page you want to add to the article under the GNU FDL, put the above text on the page you want to copy and link to a page on your website containing the GFDL.

By licensing your work under the GFDL, you agree to allow others to publish it, use it, derive works from it, or distribute it, as long as they give you credit somewhere and also license the derived work under the GFDL. -- Chris chat edits essays 15:18, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might have been away for a while (or no longer checking this page), but until you license your work under the GFDL, we won't add your article to the Wikipedia entry. YOur site claims that no work can be reporduced without permission. unfortuantely, Wikipedia content cannot only be copied if it has just permission; it needs to be GFDL text. YOu are welcome to use your knowledge to contribute to the article (and we recommend you do so!), just be sure to cite sources for facts (citing your own web page is fine, provided you don't copy anything word-for-word). -- Chris chat edits essays 14:18, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Arbitration relating to notability

Hey, I noticed you were appalled that WP:NN is now a "guideline". It simply doesn't have a clear consensus, and I just put together an arbitration case at Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration#Harrassment.2C_talk_page_vandalism.2C_and_non-consensus_changes_to_guideline that shows misconduct in the way a few users have been misconstrewing more than just one guideline. I would greatly appreciate your input. Fresheneesz 05:19, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Non-Notability

Hello,

An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Non-Notability. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Non-Notability/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Non-Notability/Workshop.

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NN

Please check the talk page; WP:NN was discussed for about a month. >Radiant< 16:35, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also, note that I did call for people to comment on the Village Pump, and that the debate was linked from Template:Cent which is transcluded all over the wiki. Looking over the debate I spot several hundred comments by about three dozen editors. >Radiant< 17:22, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I notice an incongruence between your claim that I just discussed it with three or four people who happened to be on the talk page, and the fact that the page history shows a few hundred comments by three dozen editors. The difference is at least an order of magnitude. >Radiant< 11:09, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. >Radiant< 12:46, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Hús ö nd 03:56, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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I believe I can use it for critical commentary and education. It isn't like I didn't make the screenshot. But we're not asking somebody else because I don't care. Esperanza just now? Hehe.X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve) 04:19, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

iTV (Apple) → Apple iTV

Why id you move the page to Apple iTV? iTV is the full name of the product; Apple is not part of its name. The "Name (description)" disambiguation way is standard across Wikipedia, and works with the pipe trick. -- Chris chat edits essays 16:20, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, it looks better as a title IMO. I'm not much interested in arguing the point though, feel free to move it back if you want as long as the redirect hangs around. Just something I did spontaneously while I was browsing. ;) jam es^(talk) 11:21, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked per your request

Man, I know the feeling. :) Anyway, I've removed the temptation for the next 24 hours. Good luck with your studies. - Lucky 6.9 15:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reasons:

Please use the WikiBreak_Enforcer next time.

Request handled by: Netsnipe ► 17:52, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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hey

Thanks Chris. I appreciate it. Right now my plan is basically to let that case go until theres someone new to talk to over there. Fresheneesz 18:13, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Your query at WP:NUH

Hi, please see Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives. Let us know if anything more specific is required -- Lost^(talk) 03:18, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Incoming Vandals

I read what you posted on AN/I. What are you talking about? Sunset's Light 00:58, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Some (fairly leet) people I know are trying to vandalize as much as possible very soon... One of them is even trying to write a Perl script for account creation... I'm a bit worried. -- Chris chat edits essays 02:10, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

make a back-up versionBlood8815 03:51, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hi

hi dude thanks for adopting me i dont know where to put this on your user page

i started a wiki for my clan here it is: Alpha Red Clan

how about on wikia? Blood8815 05:02, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:TEST

Hi. Check out the idiot ranked number one at the moment. :) Stuart says: Heweyeweyeweyeweyeweyewey... The Duke of Copyeditting, Bow before me! ^{You can't control me!} _{I'm a P. I.!} 10:10, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: WP:RFAr

Hey, I just wanted to let you know I finally responded to your message on my talk page. ATren 07:45, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

XPLANE deletion review

Chris, Would you mind weighing in on the deletion review for XPLANE at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2006 November 24? Your comments/opinions are much appreciated.Dgray xplane 15:51, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your RfA

Hey. Just to let you know that I have asked a further question under optional question (1) on your RfA (concerning your dislike of WP:NN) and I was wondering if you could post a reply? This would be much appreciated. Cheers and regards, Anthony cfc (talk • email) 04:43, Friday December 20 2024 (UTC)

editing

Hi, Chris. On my user page, I mention briefly what I discussed in your RFA. Basically, I am concerned about the growing militarization of wikipedia users. I dislike the use of "fighting words" such as "patrol", "fight", "crush", and so on. Many people are using them. I consider "recent changes" to not be a location for "patrolling," but rather for "reviewing" or "reading." The goal is to create an encyclopedia and the edification of its editors and readers. Does that clarify? I can go into more detail. ... aa:talk 03:02, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to understand, but I want to be really clear. I'm not advocating vandalism or any of that stuff. I'm also not trying to start some jihad between admins and non-admins (as this has been done before and only serves to disrupt the project). It just seems to me that people could be doing a lot of the "vandal fighting" without admin tools (which is why I opposed CSCWEM's RFA, even though I like him a lot). If you take out the reverting and warning, what's left for admins to do? Deleting pages? We've seen what happens when that gets out of hand (userbox war, etc). So, maybe it's better to have consensus in that case anyways, which means we don't need "superusers" in that case (or at least, not thousands of them). How about blocking? It's the same situation there. AIV and ANI do a pretty good job of tackling that. In this case, it's also a situation of there being thousands of admins already, so when somebody gives me a justification of "blocking vandals and page deletions" for adminship, I'm very skeptical. The last thing that really bothers me is that so many people are in favor of militarization, which is what I mentioned earlier. We have users who are hell bent on attacking the project (the Wheels people, for example). But in a lot of cases, we have people who are more or less innocently experimenting or acting out. By reacting to this with large warning templates and hand-on-a-red-octagon images, we incite these experimental vandals to react in kind. Users who might otherwise start contributing or just go away are instead brought into this "game" whereby they garner attention and some small degree of fame amongst their peers (because none of this vandalism occurs in a vacuum).

I apologize for this rant. You can probably see on my talk page that it's come up a few times recently. It really bothers me that I can't say what I just said above without the same militarized people coming after me and demanding I recant. So it's heartening to hear you say you appreciate it, but I want to make clear I'm not just some crank, and also not pushing some kind of agenda. I just really want people to contribute, and deeply worried by the posses we have running around. Thanks, again, for your time. ... aa:talk 04:01, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wii remote

Allo!
Just a real quick 'thank-you' for the picture of the wiimote. I like how it's shown next to a ds lite. It's also a great way to show the size by comparison (and against other nintendo hardware). Nice job! Bladestorm 19:24, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NPWatcher

You've been approved to use NPWatcher. Please give me any feature requests or bugs. I'm also happy to help if you have any problems running the program, or any questions :). Before you run the program, please check the changelog on the application page to see if I've made a new release (or just add the main page (here) to your watchlist). Finally, enjoy! M a rtinp23 19:16, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: My (ccool2ax's) RFA

Pleasure to meet you.

I understand that my wording in my RfA comment was warped, and I implied that you dislike WP:NN because of your own podcast article. Suffice to say, it was a bad choice of words, and I apologize. I missed the optional question that had been asked where you made it quite clear that the podcast article was not the reason why you disliked WP:NN.

However, I do worry about some of your comments as cited in the RfA - I understand it wasn't your intention to make these comments come out the way they did, but sadly, I still have to take them into consideration when formulating a vote. For the future, I'd have no problem supporting you in the future, so long as you hold your tounge a bit more, or even cuss in private - most users assume good faith, as did I when I made my RfA comment. It was a rather large mis-understanding, and I hope we can overcome it in the future.

Good luck! --Nomader^Talk 19:44, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your RfA

I am sorry to inform you that your Request for Adminship (RfA) has failed to reach sufficient consensus for promotion, and has now been delisted and archived. Please do not look upon this outcome as a discouragement, but rather as an opportunity to improve. Try to address the concerns raised during your RfA and, in a few months' time, resubmit your request. Thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia in this capacity! Redux 12:21, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I, too, am sorry that it failed. I hope you don'tgive up hope and will work hard to become have a RFA again. If you need support or are going upagain, please tell me. —¡Rand fan ! 16:47, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll second that. You have great potential, and I'm sure things will work out in the future. Good luck and happy editing. Doc Tropics 16:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Splashdown / your RfA

First off, I can't believe you're a Splashdown fan. From Wisconsin?! How did you hear of them? It's always good to meet someone who has heard their incredible music.

Second, I hope you don't have any hard feelings from your RfA, due to my !vote or anyone else's. Don't let anyone tell you that you aren't an excellent editor. It wasn't your time to get the mop, but I, for one, still hope that you continue to make great contributions to WP. -- Kicking222 17:39, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AutoWikiBrowser

Thank you for your recent application to use AutoWikiBrowser. Regrettably, I have declined your request as you do not have 500 mainspace edits. You are welcome to apply again at a later time. Feel free to contact me with any questions, Alphachimp 14:02, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Chris is me/Wikipedia

Reasonable paper, but I'm pretty sure it fails wikipedia is not a free webhost. Do you need it to be up anymore, and do you mind if I delete it? Alphachimp 17:13, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I still have that? Feel free, I don't need it. I thought it would be neat to publish my paper on a wiki for the sake of demonstrating a concept. Feel free to take User:Chris is me/Wikipedia/Works Cited as well. Thanks a bundle! -- Chris is me 17:22, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. I've deleted them, but let me know if you need the source. Alphachimp 17:26, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]