User talk:(aeropagitica)/Archive 9

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E-Mail.

Hi (aeropagitica), As I read your messages, It's good to put messages together because It's one of the good etiquette in conversation with others. Thanks for giving me informations that mention the Etiquettes on user's Talk page. Ahh, I decided to make my e-mail in Wikipedia. So, Could you explain to me how can I make my mail in Wikipedia? Thanks. *~Daniel~* ☎ 00:29, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

warning templates

G'day aeropagitica,

thanks for your reply. What I meant was, there are situations where the boilerplate warning templates are not appropriate and you and the fellow you're talking to are better off if you just use your own words; this was one of them. Cheers, fuddlemark (befuddle me!) 04:57, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Eluchil's RfA

Did you by chance vote support here without being logged in? There's been some problems with imposters, but sometimes users get logged out accidentally, etc... just checking. -- nae'blis _(talk) 13:22, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I didn't vote in this RfA. It looks like an AOL vandal took a liking to my sig and copied it in order to abuse the process. Now that you mention it, I am having problems staying logged in to the servers and my Talk page keeps losing conversations. They exist in the history but not on-screen. A problem with the Wiki LDAP server, perhaps?  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  15:10, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I've had trouble with getting bumped off my supposedly persistent login too, but I figured it was probably related to my firewall... no idea what's going on with your talk page. You didn't sign up for WerdnaBot's archiving, did you? Thanks for clarifying about your vote. It certainly is a distinctive signature. -- nae'blis _(talk) 15:14, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I archive manually when the page reaches 32Kb, no bots required. I'll find someone who knows about Talk page problems and ask them. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  15:18, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

You deleted my Article

Twice I wrote the Article on the jimiller band, and twice it was deleted. I am *NOT* advertising for this band. I understand that you felt it was "CSD A7" Non-remarkable people. However,I feel that the ban are remarkable people and an important part of the Cleveland cultural scene. Also, I was trying to create content on the band since there is a link for the band on the list of jam bands (look under "j". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by FozzyMaple (talk • contribs).

Firstly, sign your posts with four tildes, ~~~~, in order to allow other users to reply to you easily. Secondly, you don't own the article even if you created it - "If you don't want your material to be edited mercilessly or redistributed by others, do not submit it". The article did not assert the notability of the band according to the standards set out in WP:Music. If you have evidence to the contrary, develop the article in a sandbox before posting it with proof and citations for same. That way, the article won't be critically reviewed until you have prepared it to standard. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  22:02, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I have some very important questions

Hey, I noticed that you were apart of the Esperanza community which I am very interested in join. I have an idea of creating an official Wikipedia Forum hosted by wikipedia (not the current Nabble forum which is the closest to a wikipedia forum I could find. I was hoping to suggest this at the next wikipedia convention. Unfortunately, I do not know where or when this convention is. Is it in MA sometime during August? Could you please give me some info as to when this convention is being held? I would greatly appreciate it if you send me a message on Aol Instant Messenger my screen name is "Krrzazn". If you don't have AIM, could you PM me? Thanks a lot :) Valoem ^talk 06:53, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Hello! The link to Wikimania 2006 should be virtually included on the top right-hand side of most pages on this Wiki. I don't use AOL Instant Messenger or a PM system, preferring to keep messages on Talk pages instead. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  09:40, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

thanks

Thanks for taking care of my userpages! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Matthew Low (talk • contribs).

No problem!  (aeropagitica)  (talk) 

Question about your deletion of a user talk page

Hello, (aeropagitica). I am questioning the appropriateness of one of your recent deletions, that of User talk:Matthew Low, at Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#G7 applied to user talk pages. Please participate in the discussion if you have anything to add. —Bkell (talk) 18:06, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you so much for voting in my recent RFA. It passed on the relatively narrow vote of 38/8/8. It was also one of the least-participated-in RFA nominations in several months, so pat yourself on the back, and join the party on your left, but first, take your cookie! NOTE: I can't code HTML to save my life. I copied this from Misza13. I guess I should write him a thank you note as well. Cookies sold separately. Batteries not included. Offer not valid with other coupons. May contain peanuts or chicken. Keep out of the reach of small children, may present a choking hazard to children under the age of 3. Do not take with alcohol. This notice has a dark background and therefore may be eaten by a grue at any time. The receiver of this message, hereafter referred to as "Pudding Head" relinquishes all rights and abilities to file a lawsuit or any other litigious activities. RyanGerbil10, Jimbo Wales, and the states of Georgia, North Dakota and Wisconsin are not liable for any lost or stolen items or damage from errant shopping carts.

Thank you so much! RyanGerbil10(The people rejoice!) 04:03, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Minor point on closing AfDs

Hello! I noticed in the deletion log that you are including the URL in the AfD closing comments field. You can also use a Wiki link to point straight to the discussion without having to do any cutting and pasting. Take it from the title page thusly : [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rich Ward]]. This will then resolve to a link and make it easier to find the relevent discussion if needed. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  06:25, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I thought I might be doing something wrong... good to know! RyanGerbil10(The people rejoice!) 06:26, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Why Delete A Stub?

Why did you delete Immitance? Although it was only at the stage of a dictionary definition, it would be useful to link it to the Impedance and Admittance pages. Maybe via a redirect. Being a stub it was supposed to encourage more people to modify it before I got round to completing it. Opticyclic 11:24, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Hello! I can find no such reference to a page with this title. Can you provide specifics, please? It was probably deleted due to being marked for speedy deletion as {{db-empty}}, at a guess. I can't tell you more as I can't see a reference to the page in my deletion log. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  16:15, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I see from your Talk page that it was Immittance with two 't's. Yes, the article didn't say anything much really, barely even a dictionary definition and Wikipedia is not a dictionary. You can expand the article to include more notable features of the concept in order to retain it. If you or no other editor has nothing to add then it doesn't stand as an encyclopedic article, {{db-empty}} applying, as above. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  16:19, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Why did you delete repgreek?

I was going to make a good case for the username, which is knwon globally on many basketball message boards. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Knea2006 (talk • contribs).

Firstly, sign your name with four tildes when you leave messages on Talk pages, ~~~~, in order for editors to contact you easily. Secondly, I left a message on your Talk page to say that this was a non-notable biography according to the standards set out in WP:BIO. Please read these standards carefully before deciding to recreate the article. An Internet username/handle isn't particularly notable outside of its specific newsgroup/bulletin board, even if they are a prolific poster. Remember that repeated recreation of previously-deleted material can be seen as vandalism and lead to you being blocked from editing for a period of time. Please do not do this unless you are 100% sure of your sources and can quote them extensively.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  06:37, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Unsigned comment

aeropagitica, why are you being so mean to me? All I'm trying to do is add information. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zachdreschman (talk • contribs).

Firstly, sign your name with four tildes when you leave messages on Talk pages, ~~~~, in order for editors to contact you easily. Secondly, your emotional response to an action that I have carried out - a deletion, yes? - suggests that you have a personal investment in the deleted article. The message at the bottom of every edit page says; "If you don't want your material to be edited mercilessly or redistributed by others, do not submit it". Adding information to Wikipedia is a laudable goal but there are standards and WP:BIO is a series of guidelines for the notability of living people. Your article was tagged as non-notable according to these standards by two different editors. I reviewed the article and saw that this was true insofar as evidence was presented in order to support a claim to notability. Deletion of articles is not "being mean", it is an unemotional process of assessment of evidence-against-standards. I hope that this experience will teach you about how to improve your editorial skills here at Wikipedia. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  06:35, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

why delete Klement's Sausage

1. Similar sausage company... about 2 miles away has an article... see Usinger 2. Article about business from major newspaper http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=459257 meeting guidelines for corp's (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CORP) 3. they are sold in all 50 states 4. Mutiple press releases about them, and their widespread sports sponsorships. will provide if needed. 5. another reference: http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/04/17/focus1.html

my point:

It is not a small company and deserves an article. It is a midwest staple. thoughts? Malamute5 20:32, 28 July 2006 (UTC)malamute5

My thoughts are -

• I can find no record of an article named Klement's Sausage or of my deletion of same, so a reference would be a good start.
• I see no record of a report of this deletion on your Talk page, something that I usually do with authors of deleted pages.
• A similar company doesn't mean the same company, so the similar company either may have something notable about it or it just hasn't been tagged with a speedy deletion template as yet.
• Perhaps the evidence wasn't present in the article? I can say nothing further without a reference.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  22:31, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

SORRY, heres deletion log... "Klement's Sausage Company" : Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Klement's Sausage Company. Malamute5 15:01, 29 July 2006 (UTC)Malamute5

Thank you for the reference. The answer is on the page - the overwhelming opinion of the contributors was delete, which was carried out in accordance with due process. Any administrator could have done it, I just happened to be the one. You might want to direct your comments to Grandmasterka, who appears to think that this company may pass WP:CORP criteria. This correspondance is now closed.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  16:21, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

oh dear aeropagitica, you're a bitch. love, jay. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jwebby91 (talk • contribs).

Hello! I take all constructive criticism in a healthy manner - would you care to provide some evidence for your assertion? At the same time, I would like to remind you that you should adhere to the priniciples of civility in your interactions on Wikipedia. The above comment can be seen as vandalism and vandals are subject to suspention of editing priviledges if they persist. Don't forget to sign your comments with four tildes, like this - ~~~~ - in order for other editors to see with whom they are interacting. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  22:37, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes please be Civil AeroPagitica is one of the best editors here and is not as you put it a bitch. Please be constructive in your comments to other uses. Thank you Æon ^{Insane Ward} 22:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Thanks for your support opinion on my RfA. With a final vote of (62/0/1), my RfA passed, and I am now an Administrator. I will work hard to ensure that the tools entrusted to me will not be abused, and will wield my mop proudly.
Happy editing! --Firsfron of Ronchester 23:03, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks from Yanksox!

Hey, Aero, thanks for supporting my RfA, which registered a tally of 104/4/7. Which means... I am now an admin!!! I was and still am very flattered by all the kind comments that I recieved, I will also take into account the comments about how I could improve. I guarantee I will try my best to further assist Wikipedia with the mop. Feel free to drop in and say hi or if you need anything. Again, thank you so much! Yanksox 04:05, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Atheism!

I have just created an atheist wikiproject! It is still in its infancy, and will need some love before it starts to take shape. Please help in any way you can. Thanks, Hezzy 03:45, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Wickethewok's RFA

Thanks for your support on my RFA. The final vote count was (61/9/3), so I am now an administrator. Feel free to let me know how I'm doing at any point in time or if you need anything. Once again, thank you. Wickethewok 15:35, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

liberal interpretation of AfD rules

Just to let you know that one of the AfDs you closed recently is mentioned in a discussion I started on the AfD talk page: Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion#Too liberal closure and deletion_during_AfD. Best regards, Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 09:22, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Many thanks for this heads-up, but I didn't close the AfD. It was closed by Fang Aili and I tidied up the AfD after him/her as a housekeeping measure. This has been copied to Fang Aili's Talk page. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  13:14, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Roitr

Thanks for your help in dealing with Oliversi2 (talk • contribs • block log); however, the correct way of marking indefblocked accounts is using template substitutions as outlined in Wikipedia:Long term abuse/Roitr#Sockpuppets, not copying them from other user's pages (they might have been blocked in a different month and the links to logs will be incorrect).
It's also a good idea to maintain a list of his known accoounts at Wikipedia:Long term abuse/Roitr#Sockpuppets, so that other users can watch that page and be aware of any current activity. --Dmitry _{(talk •contibs )} 09:45, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and could you please unprotect the user page of Oliversi1 (talk • contribs) or insert the correct template yourself (the admin who protected is gone on vacation)... --Dmitry _{(talk •contibs )} 09:56, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Done and done! Thanks for the information, I copied-and-pasted as it was an emergency and I couldn't find the appropriate information in time. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  13:20, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Banner Making Competiton

Re the banner making competition vandal, I'm inclined to indefblock as vandalism only... would you mind if I overrode your 31 hour block? Syrthiss 13:50, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Not at all. My first impression was to indef block but I decided to give the user the benefit of the doubt.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  13:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I'd be more inclined to give benefit of the doubt if I didn't also think that we'd just have to clean up after them tomorrow when they came off the block. ;) Syrthiss 13:59, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Thankyou for your participation in my RfA. Due to an almost even spread of votes between Oppose and Support (Final (16/13/6)) I have decided to withdraw for now and re-apply in a couple of months as suggested. I thank everyone for their kind support of my editorial skills; it meant a lot to me to get such strong recommendations from my fellow editors. If you ever have any hints as to how I can improve further, I would love to hear from you. Viridae^Talk 15:24, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

User:Bryan Appleyard

I got an email from bryan@bryanappleyard.com saying that he was the real Bryan Appleyard, not someone pretending to be him :-) I've unblocked the account - David Gerard 16:04, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Editor's Barnstar

		The Editor's Barnstar
		(aeropagitica) is awarded the Editor's barnstar for his efforts in removing unencyclopedic articles forom Wikipedia.Blnguyen | rant-line 03:19, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Deletion

Hi, can you please do me a favour and delete my account? Zhanster 12:58, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Please read WP:USERNAME#Deleting_your_user_account for details of this process. It isn't as easy as getting an admin to delete your pages. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  13:01, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't know. I added a tag, are you able to delete it? Zhanster 13:09, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Just to be clear, can you tell me if you want your userpage deleted or your account? These are two very different requests. I can delete the userpage but not the account. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  13:12, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

can you delete the userpage and it's history please? thanks. Zhanster 13:14, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for deleting my page. Can you do me one more favour please? Can you change my username to Archangel. If not, thanks anyway. Zhanster 05:46, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

I can't change usernames. You are going to have to follow the process above in order to do that. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  07:33, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

69.136.96.119

Hi. Please look at User_talk:69.136.96.119. This user has had several final warnings and is vandalizing again today. Other admins have been extremely lax with banning him. JimmB 21:14, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

If you have a user to report to an admin, please post it to WP:AIV rather than to an individual admin's Talk page. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  21:30, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I did report him to WP:AIV, at 21:10, 4 August 2006. And have more than once. Other admins have put short term blocks on him. I have seen you take what I believe to be more appropriate action on similar vandals earlier today, so I thought I'd bring this to your personal attention. This is a particularly aggregious vandal! I won't bother you again. JimmB 21:39, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Ok, your reporting is in line with procedure, so that's fine. As you can see from [1], the IP address editor has been blocked until the sixth of August. Myself or another editor can review the situation if they begin to vandalise WP again after the block has expired. Egregious is the word to which you refer, by the way! Regards,  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  22:10, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Signature

Greetings - I really liked your signature, and borrowed some of the structure for a wiki I am on (I'm not nearly significant enough here to sign with anything grand). Two things I noticed, though, were that the box doesn't close and that the whole thing links to talk pages. Your current sig is:

•  (aeropagitica)   (talk) 

Did you mean to have something more like:

•  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  

For what it's worth, mine on the other site is now:

•  DukeEgr93   T / C 

I hope you don't mind! Once we get interwiki links working I will definite post a thanks there. Here's the thanks here - THANKS! DukeEgr93 04:54, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello! Many thanks for your kind words regarding my signature. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, etc! Thank you for pointing out how to close the box. It only appears broken on IE; Firefox shows the sig as complete. I changed my sig to point solely towards my Talk page as it was too big otherwise. My reasoning was that most people clicking on it would want to communicate with me rather than see my userboxes and this then cut the code down to <240 characters. Large signatures, as mine used to be, cause problems when people read the code of Wiki pages. Other help and kind comments about my signature can be found at:

• User_talk:(aeropagitica)/Archive_7#Your_sig
• User_talk:(aeropagitica)/Archive_7#Another_signature_question
• User_talk:(aeropagitica)/Archive_8#Incumbent_sig
• User_talk:(aeropagitica)/Archive_8#Great_sig

Regards,  (aeropagitica)   (talk)    07:04, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I really should switch to just FF, but am currently using a borrowed computer. And I have read some (but not all) of the discussions here about signature lengths. The good thing about the other wiki (Duiki) is, as the only faculty member posting there, none of the students is going to complain too much about my signature length...yet  ;) Quick IE note - now there's one too many spaces on the right side of the talk box. Not sure if it is the same in FF... - DukeEgr93 07:10, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, those non-W3C-HTML-standard-browser renderings of HTML! Fix it in Firefox and it breaks in IE! I'm forever tinkering with it, I will go and do some more presently :-). Regards,  (aeropagitica)   (talk)   

You've got a Thank you card!

Open your card!

Dear Aero, thank you so much for your beautiful words, your kidness and your trust in me. My Request for Adminship is finally over, and the support and appreciation that the community has gifted me will stick in my mind as long as I live. I have no way to properly express how grateful I am to you for all you've done for me, and all I can tell you is, I'll try not to disappoint you nor anyone else with my use of the buttons... and if I mess up, make sure to come here and give me a good yell! :) Seriously, tho, if you ever need my help, either for admin-related stuff or in any other way, you'll always be welcome to message me, and I promise I'll try my very best.
Dear Aero, it is great to talk to you again, and to see you're doing fine. Now you don't think I'd forgotten one of my favorite English editors, do you? And of course, the owner of the coolest sig around! ;) Being supported by a person I look up to, like you, meant the world to me... not to mention the enthusiastic (and most undeserved) words of praise you dedicated me, Aero! :) Thank you, seriously - we'll talk more later, I promise. With a big hug, your friend,

Phaedriel ♥ tell me

Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism

Hi, you made this edit but the latter user has not been blocked. BhaiSaab ^talk 21:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello! If you look at [2], the IP editor has been blocked for twelve hours by me.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)    21:30, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I meant User:Bakasuprman. Thanks. BhaiSaab ^talk 21:31, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

That is former rather than latter. My block log showed a block but now does not; the user is now blocked for three hours for incivility and vandalism.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)   

I meant latter in your edit summary: "71.135.240.86 and Bakasuprman blocked. LIST CLEAR." Sorry for the confusion. Thanks. BhaiSaab ^talk 21:39, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

He has requested an unblock on his talk page. BhaiSaab ^talk 21:42, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I have responded. This correspondance is now closed.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)   

Hi Aeropagitica. Could you point me to the info for this vandalism and civility block on Bakasuprman please? Bakasuprman and BhaiSaab have been sparring for a while now, the subcontinental religious stuff has flared up lately and you can see that I have a lot of notices on my talk page, and the first topic in the latest archive (from around 10 different people) to intervene in a range of disputes and it gets hectic trawling through the edits of a dozen editors every day for possible misdemaenours. Its good to be careful since in this region of editing, there have been a lot of bogus reports like "vandalism" against "opposition" editors in an attempt to discredit them (one person even asked me to do a checkuser to see if another had been using socks to award themselves barnstars !?!?!). I'm just wondering because the two guys were arguing about their blocks for each other and they didn't seem to show that either of them were correct. I looked at the edits to the article and I didn't see any vandalism at all - just the addition of a section of text, which was sourced (so that block for repeatedly inserting opinions, extreme POV doesn't apply - unlike people who repeated insert "Arabs are backward" or "Israel is a part of Palestine" into the Israel article, whom I blocked) and as for the stuff on the talk page (civility), these guys do this stuff all the time, making dubious allegations of "vandalism", so nothing usually happens there, as they all do it, unless they use "rv vandalism" as an edit summary for a week..or more. Thanks, Blnguyen | rant-line 08:41, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

My userpage would be a convenient site as there is a lot of action on this and related matters there. Thanks, Blnguyen | rant-line 08:42, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi there. I've made a variety of comments pertaining to all the related matter on my talk page. Just a comment for any by-passers, there is no vandalism on the part of any users who are currently debating here. Thanks for your attention. Blnguyen | rant-line 05:23, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello again! Clearly the relationships between the Indian editors are contentious and contain many points of equivocation. I was not aware of this when the request for admin attention was posted to WP:AIV. My reason for the temporary block was to cool the debate down, as the language used seemed hotter than I usually encounter in such matters. As you observe above and I now appreciate, this language usage is more common between this group of editors than in the general population. My reasons for the block were the copying of material from two websites on to the article:

• Bakasuprman's dif for Indian Caste System

Material taken from:

• http://www.hvk.org/articles/0303/145.html
• http://www.boloji.com/history/018.htm

I gather that this section is to be reviewed and rewritten to obviate such copyright issues. Civility difs I found were:

• Wikistalking accusation,
• another accusation of Wikistalking
• expression of hostility towards other users
• Wikistalking allegation with no evidence provided to back it up
• a last Wikistalking accusation

This does appear to have been blown out of all proportion by the editors concerned. I now appreciate that what originally appeared to be a relatively simple case of cooling off has some history behind it and that this group of editors and the nature of the material to which they contribute is rather more devisive than could be appreciated on a first scan. Regards,  (aeropagitica)   (talk)    21:28, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing your actions. Bakaman _Bakatalk 21:43, 9 August 2006 (UTC)