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Slow down

You should slow down your archiving from 12 hours to a more reasonable time (a few days at the least). This gives you and others time to reply, as, (contrary to popular belief...) I'm not on Wikipedia all day. For instance, you never got time to reply to this ongoing thread. Airplaneman ✈ 18:59, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I still didn't get a second answer on User talk:Mono/Archive 10#Hi either. —fetch ·comms 19:07, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, so in short, this super-fast archiving is disruptive (annoying, to say the least). Airplaneman ✈ 21:35, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Over here...--mono 23:56, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can you take a look at User_talk:Kinojroy#File:Macbook Late 2009.png? You seem to be more active in the file space; did I say the right thing? Thanks :) Airplaneman ✈ 01:39, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and the link doesn't work :( Airplaneman ✈ 01:40, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Link is this, and replaceable fair use is CSDable--see "DI" under Twinkle, or the code is {{di-replaceable fair use|date=27 May 2010}}. —fetch ·comms 02:00, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It seems Fetchcomms has answered your question. If you have any questions, post below or contact Fastily who is a very active admin who specializes in images. mono 04:30, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)I thought I'd use this section instead of making a new one; feel free to move my comment to a seperate section if you like. Anyways, is the smile template supposed to be directed at yourself, to make yourself smile, or is it supposed to be directed to the viewing user? Bramble claw x 02:00, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Either way. It was actually a test.--mono 04:30, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks FC. About the link: my browser shows a blank page with "about:blank" in the address bar. Airplaneman ✈ 18:06, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You might need to set a default IRC client to automatically open irc:// urls. Basically, it opens the blank tab in the browser, but the IRC client should start up too. —fetch ·comms 18:36, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Installed XChat and logged on to en-wikipedia as Airplanedude :). What do I do now? Airplaneman ✈ 01:27, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

[1] or join ##trode.--mono 01:29, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, now I'm Airplanemandude. Joining... Airplaneman ✈ 01:30, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

←Make sure you join ##trode, not #trode. I'll post when I see you.--mono 01:32, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Uh... I'm a bit lost. Link please :)? Airplaneman ✈ 01:38, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Click here.--mono 01:39, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If that doesn't work, copy+paste this into the text field at the bottom of xchat:

/join ##trode

--mono 01:41, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try tomorrow - I'm logging off soon today. Airplaneman ✈ 01:49, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Darn! mono 01:50, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Quickly logged on. Airplaneman ✈ 01:52, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm back - nice userpage (possible from User:Ale jrb's? :D) Airplaneman ✈ 03:15, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I based it off Ale jrb's. mono 18:33, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lupin's Anti-Vandal Tool

Hey Mono,

I looked at your new design of Lupin's Anti-Vandal tool

I have added an ID to the first DIV, so it can be hidden by customizing CSS

I am wondering if you can help me though.

After your update I believe the font size has become very big

I would like to make it smaller, however I am unsure how to do it
Limideen 15:49, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have deduced it is not your update, however the new "vector" skin
Limideen 07:59, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tried it in Monobook; you are correct.--mono 18:32, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Change in Unassessed Apple Inc. Articles.png

Thank you for uploading this media,

However, it would be nice if you could give some kind of indication as to what license the media is under. That way other people can be confident in making use of it for many varied purposes :)

Adding license information also helps prevent media you've put effort into creating from being deleted :)

You may wish to read Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags#For_image_creators which will assist you :)

Sfan00 IMG (talk) 10:47, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So sorry. I am familiar with image policy; I'm not sure why the license I specified at the upload form was not placed on the image. I have now placed the license upon the image.--mono 18:31, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Apple Inc.'s Backlog Elimination Drive

As the coordinator of the WikiProject Apple Inc. Backlog Elimination Drive for May 2010, I would like to thank you for your active participation in the drive.

I am writing to inform you that we have made great progress in eliminating unassessed articles. Remember the drive ends June 10, so keep working!

Once again, thank you for participating, and we look forward to a meaningful drop in the numbers due to your hard work and efforts.

Cheers, mono 18:54, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Harold W. Jones

Could you look at Talk:Harold W. Jones and adda few comments? Cliffewiki (talk) 19:48, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See my comments there.--mono 21:02, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Mono. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/Xeno 2.
Message added 13:45, 31 May 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I've replied to your message. Minima c (talk) 13:45, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:APPLE's Backlog Elimination Drive is over!

As the coordinator of the WikiProject Apple Inc. Backlog Elimination Drive for May 2010, I would like to thank you for your active participation in the drive.

I am writing to inform you that we have assessed all project articles. We thank all of our participants, as we couldn't have done it without you!

Once again, thank you for participating, and we appreciate the meaningful drop in the numbers due to your hard work and efforts. Awards will be delivered soon to our participants!

Cheers, mono 03:28, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Interesting... You sent this message to yourself? :) Hi878 (talk) 03:33, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No need to use {{tps}}. Yes, I'm allowed to talk to myself. mono 03:34, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I don't know, people might think you are a bit crazy... And for the record, I like using {{tps}}. :) Hi878 (talk) 03:37, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Been scouring the Internet again, because I had a bit of free time on memorial day, and it is now 9:30 pm. Recently asking around for user pages, I saw two of them that appeared to have retired: User:Thanks for all the fish and User:So Long and Thanks for all the Gravitas. (Yes admittedly i is a fan of dooglaas aadaams.) What should I do with them? P.S. Just in case, I may have some retired templates retiring around here somewhere... :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 04:54, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh BTW, I incidentally have an account named ThanksfortheFish on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. You should probably ignore this rambling of mine... :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 04:57, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and also, how do you use emoticons on Wikipedia, assuming that one could... :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 05:19, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) In response to your original question, you should do nothing. Neither of them have been active in a long time. Some people come by, create an account, and then disappear. A "retired" template is probably unnecessary. Here's one emoticon:

There's a list, I think, but I don't know where. Also, what do you mean by asking around for userpages? If you want to usurp one of the two, go for the first one. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 13:58, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

User:TeleComNasSprVen

I'm afraid you misunderstood me. Both edits by the ip addresses User talk:71.108.20.219 and User talk:71.118.7.108 were made by me when I didn't log on, and they were test edits. Thanks for the good faith edits to their (mine?) respective talk pages anyways. (Perhaps I should have mentioned these in the edit summaries next time.) Yours truly, :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 01:06, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Since they were different IPs, I didn't get the "self-revert" idea. Thanks for clarifying.--mono 01:22, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, my ip address changed before I had time to revert my own changes to my subpages, so it was kinda confusing. But could I remove the warnings on the talk pages of the ips since those were mine to begin with and the warnings were a bit unneccessary? :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 01:31, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine. Normally, I would have used those warnings, except it was you! mono 01:32, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, great, when I try to modify the talk page on my own ip address, some admin or other comes along and warns me about it! :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 01:39, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't a sysop... mono 01:41, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

←Thanks. :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 01:45, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to help. I noticed you let the user know about it; I'll drop a line about using Huggle irresponsibly. mono 01:47, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Now, if only I could remove the warning on my own talk page. :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 01:51, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know that you can use two apostrophes to make italic text? I'll remove the warning for you; I wrote a note for the user. mono 01:58, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mono, I'm not sure you're in the best position to be warning others about using Huggle irresponsibly--at least, please make it sound less over-polite-perfect-almost-fake-sounding? with your tone. Oh, and "Keep working and be more careful; you'll be a much better candidate for RfA, if/when you apply." isn't really the best thing to say... it sort of implies that working toward RfA is correct, and that it's a goal... Slon02 isn't a new editor, so there's no need to make your messages sound like fancy templates.. —fetch ·comms 02:11, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I do not use Huggle. If you want misuse of tools, see User:NSD... Should I have screamed at the editor: USE HUGGLE RIGHT OR ELSE YOU WILL BE BLOCKED FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER? RfA is not a goal, I tried to state that adminship isn't that great (there's a reason the logo is a mop). Perhaps you'd like to clarify to that user. mono 02:17, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

←I also took the time to write the user in question a nice, polite note. I simply crafted some phrases into a more eloquent tone. mono 02:19, 31 May 2010 (UTC) [reply]

Hello, Mono. You have new messages at Slon02's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I never said you used Huggle... nor do I appreciate hinting at others' faults. You should have read and, rather than sound eloquent, it was rather fake-templaty-sounding, although that wasn't your intent. Whatever happened to talking regular? "Be a bit more careful", etc.? KISS. And I'm tired of dealing with adminship stuff. —fetch ·comms 03:00, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree with your opinion on the adminship mess. I was guilty of it: you get new users who think it is some sort of godship or whatever. mono 03:05, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, now. Sorry about barging into your conversation uninvited, but I don't view adminship as a godship and I was fully aware that is was more like "janitor duty". However, I understood that Mono was providing constructive criticism, and I appreciate him doing so. --Slon02 (talk) 03:11, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(Was this to me?) Nor did I insinuate that you viewed it as such, I was simply providing commentary on mono's note. To whom I must also request to finish work on Wikipedia:Peer review/MacBook Air/archive1, my ref comments haven't been addressed yet. If you don't have time for it, I'll sort it out later. —fetch ·comms 03:17, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I went through with WP:REFLINKS and did some stuff there, but I can't find which revision you used. Nothing seems to match up; I've spent a while. Could you link to the revision? mono 03:22, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Logically, it should be the one that comes right before the timestamp on FC's review. About NSD, I think you're being a bit, well, harsh. I saw the note, and it sounds impersonal to me (echoing FC). I'm sure NSD is trying to fix the reverting problem; also see Soap's comment there. And what is the GA list doing at the bottom of Talk:MacBook Air? Should it not be at least in the peer review? Airplaneman ✈ 03:33, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As for Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Diligent Terrier/Vandalism, note that the user hasn't been online for over a year. Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Domthedude001/Vandalism – this user hasn't been on for half a year. Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Domthedude001/ee (2nd nomination) too. Especially Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:The Thing That Should Not Be/vandalbox – could you not at least have talked to him first? He hasn't even been notified at any rate. At Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:NerdyScienceDude/Vandalism space (2nd nomination) you stated that guestbooks are to be deleted, yet you have one yourself. Just some notes. Airplaneman ✈ 03:44, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

←@Airman: I've been coding WPBannerMeta templates, which is torture. WP:SOFIXIT for the list. mono 03:46, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

About the list: didn't want to violate WP:TPO, but I'll move it since you're OK with it. Airplaneman ✈ 04:59, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ignore all rules; It wasn't exactly a comment. mono 02:49, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:NerdyScienceDude/Vandalism space (2nd nomination)

Skimming over the nonsensical comments lining the page, I realized that you have followed User:Brambleclawx's advice and MfDed the other vandalism space pages as well, to quote, "If you want to delete this, surely, you would want to delete this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this..." The reasons you listed for the first... three?... it seems, are repetitive, and correct me if I'm wrong on this, but, have WP:IDL, WP:WAX, WP:ALLORNOTHING, WP:NOTAGAIN and so forth. It does not look favorable you having nominated these pages repetitively. ~~71.108.6.222 (talk) 01:05, 1 June 2010 (UTC)~~[reply]

Whoops, forgot to sign in again... :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 01:07, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker)This isn't directed at me, but I feel the need to add a few comments. First off, TeleComNasSprVen, that was not advice. It was supposed to be a neutral, somewhat sardonic/sarcastic semi-question. So please don't call it that. Secondly, Mono, I'm not opposing your actions, since you are entitled to your own views, but I suggest it would be better to propose vandalism page deletion on somewhere like WP:VPP instead of mass MfD-ing. Bramble claw x 01:11, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, so your little query wasn't a question. Now that we've established that, what should we do about the MfDs, you know, for Mono to save server space? Everything else I say still stands, you know. And FC over there is so funny: he copied and pasted all his comments so that it looks like "NM:Delete, per this, FC:Keep, per that." :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 03:36, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree; after seeing how many I would have to MfD, I am working on a proposal.--mono 02:48, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lolsarcasm. Don't bother, mono, perennial proposals and whatnot. It'll always be a no consensus. Why don't we, uh, all forget about MfDing peoples' userspace and instead work on building the encyclopedia? Lolwut, that's such a brilliant idea! *facepalm* —fetch ·comms 19:55, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly :) BTW, the paragraphs at the bottom of your userpage might land you in hot water, but it is your userpage. For instance, I [do not agree. Look up WP:IAR and WP:LAWYER. Airplaneman ✈ 21:57, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Must I put a billboard? Btw, it was from WP:Follow all rules.mono 21:59, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SARCASM

Well, as you know from previous experiences with me, I don't get some of the jokes that are thrown my way, and the same will apply to some others who visit your userpage. But it is your userpage ;). Airplaneman ✈ 22:15, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just Kind of Curious

When did you decide to crusade against vandalspaces? I don't think they're necessary, but it's also unnecessary to go and delete them all. I liked them. I probably would have ended up vandalizing when I was mad if those weren't there. But now that they've been marked for death, I should let them go. But why are you the one who goes against them so badly?? 2D Maestro ^{Immune Diplomat} 12:11, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The implications of users becoming distracted from the goal at hand is a serious threat to the productivity of users on Wikipedia. Unlike guestbooks or barnstars, vandalspaces do not build "a spirit of friendliness and co-operation and helps people get to know each other", quoting from Mr. Wales. I've found that they contain stuff that would be reverted immediately and cause a user to be blocked very quickly in the mainspace. mono 18:03, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The implications of one wasting his or her time to MfD all these pages is even bigger :O Who even cares to go around spending time to look for all these silly pages? —fetch ·comms 19:57, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

They tend to show up in search results. Btw, I hope you have figured out that mono is a him. mono 20:00, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It was sarcasm. —fetch ·comms 21:51, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Twas sarcasm back. mono 21:52, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are a confusing person.

You appear to be very confusing for various reasons. First, you support the deletion of guestbooks, but you have one and you signed mine. You also don't like cabals, but you joined this cabal. Would you please make up your mind? Thanks. ~NerdyScienceDude (✉ • ✐) 13:23, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am. mono 18:33, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet accusations from Domthedude001 (talk · contribs)

I would like to make it clear that I do not operate any sockpuppets. I have read WP:SOCK very carefully and have disclosed my only other alternative account, Monomium. A user, Domthedude001, has expressed a concern about an editor, User:Johnuniq, having a possible connection with my account, due to the fact that the user voted in some of my recent MfDs. Domthedude001 states that his friend Johnuniq (talk · contribs) (possible alt account) has been going through all of his MfDs supporting his decisions in a systematic matter, which is certainly not true, as I have never interacted with the user on Wikipedia. I am sure Johnuniq (talk · contribs), who I have just become aware of, is equally outraged about these hollow accusations.

I have about 9,000 edits; Johnuniq has about 7,000. Sockpuppet accounts usually begin making controversial/disruptive edits quickly after they are created.
The type of articles Johnuniq edits are different from what I edit. See here vs. here. Also see that Johnuniq's interests focus on evolution and mathematics, but most of my time is taken resisting the erosion of articles by unhelpful changes or linkspam additions.
I don't program much; Johnuniq does.

So, Domthedude001 if you'd like to start a SPI, go ahead! CheckUser will confirm that I am not socking; if it doesn't look like a Mono, doesn't swim like a Mono, and doesn't quack like a Mono, it's probably not a Mono.

Cheers, mono 17:59, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have decided to ignore this claim, per Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/SPI/Guidance#Defending_yourself_against_claims. Thanks, mono 18:06, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to withdraw any accusations I have made. --Domthedude001 21:51, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

@Mono: Thanks for the message. @Domthedude001: No harm done so I'm not concerned. I can imagine that having one's user pages nominated for deletion would be unsettling, but as you have probably now noticed there is no link between Mono and myself. I have been watching MfD recently and commenting there, so it's not surprising that I popped up. Thanks for accepting the nomination, despite a majority of keep comments. Johnuniq (talk) 23:49, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

You have new messages (last change).

—fetch ·comms 21:53, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I replied there; although I like your talkback templates, there is no need as I watch your page. mono 21:55, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK. —fetch ·comms 22:18, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Curious

Why did you think that the trident on the PJ template was "obnoxious"? Just wondering. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 02:44, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:BRD! I thought it was kind of cheesy to have a clip art thing and then I haven't seen any other navbox like that. I wonder if you could use a non-free image?--mono 02:53, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. Airplaneman ✈ 03:02, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have a problem with it, per se, but I didn't understand why removing it was necessary. Besides, bold revert on PJ stuff is likely to get a reaction. Some of us are active! PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 03:05, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (File:Shake4_box_2.png)

Thanks for uploading File:Shake4_box_2.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Melesse (talk) 22:21, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

P.S. Not to be rude, but I don't like your notice. There's something about it that makes it very hard to read... :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 05:11, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

One last thing before I go to bed (four minutes till June the third): should I try to create another page for this? :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 06:56, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mono, I don't think the warning was necessary. If you look at my contrib graph on X!'s edit counter, you will see tons of userspace edits in May 2009. I was experimenting with formatting (wikitext) and learning tons about it. I later used the skills I learned by myself (I find learning things like wikitext through trial and error stick quite well, although asking makes it stick too). After I was satisfied, I applied my skills to articles. Just an observation, Airplaneman ✈ 15:06, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]