User talk:Bearly541/Archive2

[edit] Welcome to Bearly541's Talk Page!

[edit] Re: This was on my talk page

Actually, I already got one. I believe it was meant for you, as the same user awarded that barnstar to other users, but they all said they were awarded to me. I left a message on the user's talk page about it. —The Great Llama^moo? 21:52, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

I got one, too... Hmmmmm..... I would accept it if I were you :). Just kidding. —¡Randfan! 19:34, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] stub sorters

What do you think of this, was it worth the trouble? Thanks in advance for your opinion! —¡Randfan! 19:32, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't know, I like how it looks and wouldn't mind doing some profects in that category sometime. —¡Randfan! 02:01, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirects on airport articles

Actually, I wasn't reading the alternate names of the airports. I was replacing all characters containing diacritical marks and replacing them with letters found on a standard English keyboard. It's somewhat hard to find an article if you don't have the letters to type its name in, so that's why I'm making the redirects.

Ex: 06:53, December 3, 2006 (hist) (diff) Lodz Wladyslaw Reymont Airport (←Redirected page to Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport) (top)

Hope that answers your question. thadius856_{talk|airports|neutrality} 07:09, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Remember to add subst: tags...

Hello Bearly541, I noticed you left this blatant vandal warning on an anonymous user's IP talk page. When using warning templates or other templates on user talk pages its strongly recommended to add the subst: tag (ex. {{subst:blatant vandal}}). It allows you to post the exact text rather than having your message susceptible to template changes. Hope this helps and keep up the good work.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 07:15, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CSD criteria

Hi Bearly541. I see you are doing some newpages patrol. That's great. We need lots of help. However, I have also seen a few "speedy because" tags ({{db|...}} (which is the same as {{speedy|...}})) on articles that do not meet any criteria for speedy deletion. Sure, there are instances when none of the tags are an exact fit and it's useful to use {{db}} with a stated reason, but the reason still has to fit within the ambit of the criteria. Consider prodding articles where there is there is nothing that fits. I also have seen a few articles where you have tagged also with a generic db followed by a reason which directly fits within the criteria but not used the tag made for that purpose. For instance you used {{db|nonsense}} for a recent article. I was wondering if you were familiar with the specific tags such as (to name the most common): {{db-nonsense}}, {{db-bio}}, {{db-band}}, {{db-group}}, {{db-empty}}, {{db-nocontext}}, {{db-attack}}, {{db-test}} and {{db-vandal}}. You learn them very quickly once you use them for a while. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit 07:40, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Wow! Looks like you were posting to my talk page at the same time I was writing the above. Never substitute db tags; always substitute the warnings you place on user talk pages such as {{nn-warn}}, {{test}} etc. It's takes a while to learn what gets substituted and what doesn't. All the warnings I wrote about above, do not substitute except for {{prod}}. But the genrral rule is that article tags are mostly not substituted, including maintenance tags ({{unsourced}}, {{wikify}} etc.), whereas almost every template you post to a user's talk page should be substituted. You'll get the hang of it. If anything is unclear, please drop me a message.--Fuhghettaboutit 07:51, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Bean Bailey

I was requesting the page to be deleted, not to be saved. I was placing the delete tag upon the page. If you would have checked the page's history before it was deleted, you would have known that. Are you a new admin? Bearly541 02:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm afraid that is incorrect - you re-created the page the minute after it was deleted - whether this was a wikipedia issue or not, I don't know, but for proof, the article was created at 06:54 by User:Wolveelionheart666, deleted at 06:54 by User:Jimfbleak, recreated by you (same text, with a speedy tag on) at 06:55 and deleted by me, using NPWatcher at 10:45. As you may have noticed by my edit summary here and my deleiton summary, I was using NPWatcher to place the message and delete - the message is only given to the creator of the (current incarnation) of the page - in this case you. In normal circumstances, where user x creates a page and user y marks itfor deletetion, the message is only sent to one user - x. I hope this clears it up - per WP:AGF, I'm removing the warning above. If you'd like verification of the page history, any other admin will we able to provide it for you. Thanks Martinp23 09:19, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I do not use a program to place "speedy delete" tags upon pages which need to be deleted. Also, it was about 60 seconds after I placed the tag on the page, and you deleted the page. Maybe my browser runs slower than yours. However, please take into consideration about those factors. Next, time use your mind to determine whether or not a user needs to be "warned" about creating an insufficient page, rather than the person doing the same thing as you are, and wanting to speedy delete the page. Case closed. Thank you! Bearly541 22:55, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi again, I know you don't use a program to place speedy tags - I'm not sure if you were saying that in response to my eaarlier comment, but for clarification, I used a program to delete the page you (re)created, which was listed in CAT:CSD. I assure you that it was far longer than a minute after you tagged the page that I deleted it - you tagged and created at 6:55UTC (interestingly, about a minute after the page had been previously deleted) and I deleted at 1045UTC - to say I deleted a minute after you created the page is frankly ludicrous, as I was still asleep then! As I'm sure you appreciate, it's quite hard for me to transmit proof of this to you, as it is all in the admin interface - the deletion times can be seen here and below is pasted the page history (the auto-edit-summary gives an idea what was in the page).

1. 06:55, December 3, 2006 . . Bearly541 (Talk | contribs | block) (←Created page with '{{speedy|non relavent biography}} Bean Bailey Bean Bailey is a 17 year old male who resides in Pembroke Virginia and this guy is unique. He has many hobbies that k...')
2. 06:54, December 3, 2006 . . Wolveelionheart666 (Talk | contribs | block) (←Created page with 'Bean Bailey Bean Bailey is a 17 year old male who resides in Pembroke Virginia and this guy is unique. He has many hobbies that keep his almost idle life busy. The...')

It would probably seem that you opened the page for editing before the tag was added, and whilst you were editing it, it was deleted (without a tag) by admin Jimfbleak (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves). When you then clicked save, as the page had disappeared, a new one was created, with the tag in place from the start. I hope this helps to clear the issue up, and keep up the good work! Martinp23 08:10, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] more on cacti

Hi Bearly541, thanks for your suggestion. Perhaps I should also say that it hurts when you try to pet many cacti as you would a dog or a cat... although there are some species that have soft, furry "needles" and not the hard, sharp kind. --Kyoko 15:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Ski vacation

I'm bck now, but only with half of my butt :)... Guess I wasn't safe enough :). Thanks for the message and I'm super glad you back! Cheers! —¡Randfan! 18:40, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi, again! Should I take the "from Bearly" thing out of my special day wishes, since you're back? —¡Randfan! 19:03, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fraternities and sororities

There is an article on fraternities and sororities and it has a section regarding pledging one of the NPHC organization. The info is incorrect and I'm not sure where they obtained this info. can you reveiw the text at Joining a black fraternity; then go to the talk page and provide your knowledge whether this is how NPHC member conduct pledge programs? Ccson 03:39, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Hello Bearly541,

I just wanted to thank you for wishing me a happy admin day :-) Cheers! --May the Force be with you! Shreshth91 13:19, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks a lot!!

Hey...Thanks a lot for your wishes!! You made my day! Hope you are doing good! See ya around.. Cheers! :-) Jayant,18 Years,India • contribs 14:58, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kalduny

Hello, I nominated Kalduny for deletion mainly because I couldn't verify anything in the article. Someone has now taken the time to add two references to the article. The article still has problems such as weasel words (E.g. "Some people maintain it came from...") but I am changing my vote to Keep. I thought you might like to know. Johntex\^talk 15:58, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

I did put a "cleanup" tag on the article because I agree it still needs clean-up even if it is kept. I also detailed problems with the article on its Talk page. As for withdrawing the nomination, I don't think I can do that if there are other "delete" votes. All the delte voters would have to switch to keep for me to withdraw the nomination. Johntex\^talk 23:50, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

For your birthday greeting! It is interesting how you and Randfan combined your message together. Cheers Gizza^{Chat ©} 06:35, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Hardman

You took part in the AfD of the above. It appears that you may have meant the comment to apply to the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Somar debate. You may want to correct your entry if that is the case. Ohconfucius 05:38, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: User Has Been Nominated for block

Done. :) 66.90.73.77 blocked for 31 hours. Not sure what they were up to, exactly, but it didn't seem to be anything good. Luna Santin 09:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Heh, sorry. Guess I felt it would be bragging. Also lets me sneak in extra blocks when vandals don't suspect it (not that I'd do anything so sneaky...). Luna Santin 09:06, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

It's an old catchphrase from MC Hammer. I find it somehow appropriate, but I couldn't say why. Just a quick laugh, I guess. :) Luna Santin 10:39, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh, nah. I was just asking myself, "What should go at the bottom of the ol' userpage?" and that popped into mind. Luna Santin 10:44, 10 December 2006 (UTC)