User talk:Colin Kimbrell

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[edit] Welcome

Welcome!

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[edit] Vandal

Delete - close discussion - delete - close discussion - warn user - watch; check check check check check check -- Francs2000 18:32, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

All's well that ends well. -Colin Kimbrell 18:36, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 3RR warnings

It's best to give fsir warning of 3RR. Then we can block the next time. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 04:56, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

I'll keep that in mind if I see it again, thanks. -Colin Kimbrell 04:57, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] I like your common sense thinking on deletion!

Just wanted to let you know that! Trollderella 22:14, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Blocking

Thanks for your message regarding my block. Actually, the IP underneath the account cannot be directly blocked; it's hidden from the admins. --HappyCamper 02:56, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

True enough, but he doesn't necessarily know that. I figured a bluff had a chance of scaring him off/straight, and was unlikely to make things worse. -Colin Kimbrell 02:58, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Heh :-) I don't think we've met on Wikipedia before, it was really nice to see someone follow up with my note. --HappyCamper 02:59, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

It was my pleasure; vandalism is a problem for everybody, even hermits like me, and I appreciate you taking the time to address it. -Colin Kimbrell 03:04, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your assistance and patience with my first entry on Wikipedia (Not Breathing). I appreciate being able to learn the functions of Wikipedia without having the entry deleted.

Good job. 000023 19:09, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Colin Ng

I have rewritten the article so that it is about a yachtsman who according to our Sports in Singapore article won a gold medal in sailing in the 1998 Asian Games. He is also a member of the Singapore Sports Hall of Fame see [1]. I would be grateful if you could have a look at the rewritten stub. Capitalistroadster 06:50, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Looks like a nice little stub now. Nice catch; withdrawing nom. -Colin Kimbrell 15:50, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] I'm an admin now!!

Thanks a ton for your support on my rfa, the final tally was 50-0-0; I'll try and live up to the expectations of others and do my best in maintaining the integrity of Wikipedia. I hope to become a better vandal fighter with the tools. btw, your userpage is the coolest I've seen.--Gurubrahma 14:42, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] NSLE's RFA

Hi Colin,

Thanks for your support vote on my RfA. I don't think I expected 70 supports, nor get just a single oppose. Thank you for your trust in me, and I hope to live up to it (I can't help but wonder how many votes the Eddie situation actually contributed). If I can ever help with anything or if you have any comments about my actions as an admin, please let me know! Thank you once again! – NSLE _(T+C+CVU) 09:58, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Yet Another RFA Thank You Note to clutter up your talk page...

Colin:

Just wanted to drop you a note to say thanks for supporting me in my recent RFA. I shall endeavor to be worthy of such support now that my RFA has succeeded and I have been promoted to admin.

All the best.
→ Ξxtreme Unction {^yakł_blah} 22:01, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] BD2412's RfA

Colin, thank you for your kind words in support of my RfA - I'll do my best as an admin to help the reality of Wikipedia live up to the dream! BD2412 T 15:59, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User talk:169.204.230.166

What personal attack was ESkog making? I see none. User:Zoe|^(talk) 22:09, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

He wasn't; 169.204.230.166 vandalized ESkog's talk page with a personal attack [2]. As such, I thought he should be warned. -Colin Kimbrell 22:23, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Your warning sounds like you're warning ESkog. User:Zoe|^(talk) 22:26, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

I don't really understand how you'd get that impression. I left the warning on the 169...'s page, and I captioned it at the start with a rider that it was RE: his comment to ESkog. -Colin Kimbrell 22:29, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

I would like to express my thanks to all the good people who spent their valuable time time and effort working on my (failed) RfA voting. Especially for those who actually voted to support me :). Lets move on and make together our Wikipedia an even greater place abakharev 09:53, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Colin Kimbrell, thank you very much for supporting me during my recent RfA campaign! Thanks to you, I am now an admin. Please drop by if you need anything - I'll be glad to help you. Once again, thanks! --M@thwiz2020 22:58, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thank you for supporting me on my successful RfA! It passed with a final tally of 40/9/1. If there's anything I can do to help, just ask! Sceptre ^(Talk)

[edit] My RfA

Thank you for supporting me on my successful RfA! It passed with a final tally of 40/9/1. If there's anything I can do to help, just ask! Sceptre ^(Talk)

[edit] RfA thanks from rogerd

Hi Colin Kimbrell- Thanks for your support on my RfA. I appreciate the kind words that you used in your comments. If I can be of any service please leave me a message --rogerd 01:34, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Marcella Hazan bibliography

That was quick! :-) Well done! Perodicticus 21:16, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I was looking at the new articles page, and I recognized her name from a magazine article I'd read a few years ago. Lady knows how to run a kitchen. -Colin Kimbrell 21:18, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you!

[edit] Warnings for vandalism

With the system of tracing contributors by their IP, there is always a danger that a previous vandal IP may be assigned to someone else who is just a 'clueless newbie'. It's therefore always best to leave a warning, even on a returning blocked-many-times vandal, at least once (although there can be times the vandalism is so blatant that they can be blocked on site). It is part of WP:BITE. There is a template which is added on some of the notorious vandal IPs that warns them they may be blocked without warning, but the one you found vandalising didn't have one. David | Talk 15:40, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You are not an idiot

{{vandal2}} is designed poorly. I've added a note on Template talk:vandal2 asking for someone to fix it, because I don't know how to. --Nlu (talk) 17:07, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re "Vandalism?"

Thanks for the comments. No, it seems I was not right to revert Luther Burbank, and that it was not vandalism, as I discovered soon and re-reverted after five minutes. I know I can be a little fast-triggered, and I should not assume bad faith, so I will try to keep this in mind. Haakon 22:52, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Daniel Dorim Kim

To me, an award from the prime minister of a country (in this case, Korea. North or South, I do not know, but it doesn't make it any more or less important in my eyes) is an indication that this person has made a great contribution to that country. The other awards (from Seoul's mayor and the country's commericial minister) sound notable and further add to his notability. It would be illogical if someone gained an award from his country for doing nothing significant. It may not be a country we are familiar with but we must try and empathise with a recipient of such awards. To them, it's probably the equivalent of an OBE or an American award of similar value. I hope this has answered your question adequately. - 16:38, 20 January 2006 (UTC) The Great Gavini ^speaking...?

I have replied to your talk page with further concerns. -Colin Kimbrell 16:54, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

His official site lists them, but I myself am confident that these awards are genuine. To me, it seems that if he had made up the awards, he would have been already found out to be doing this. Pictures of these awards are on his website, and there are photographs of him actually receiving the awards. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt here: if it's all a hoax, it would be a very elaborate one at that. It sounds extremely believable. - 17:05, 20 January 2006 (UTC) The Great Gavini ^speaking...?

[edit] NoSeptember's RfA

Thank you, Colin, for your support of my RfA. If you ever need for anything, please contact me. I will do my best in my new role and welcome your feedback. NoSeptember ^talk 16:05, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dates in baseball

Thanks for your support. Cheers – MusiCitizen 17:37, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the nice message Colin. I have closed a few of them already.--a.n.o.n.y.m ^t 19:20, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thank you, Colin Kimbrell
	for voting in my RFA. It failed with a result of 31/11/2. Maybe in a year... If you have any comments, please say so here.

[edit] Thanks from Lulu

Storm clouds ...	and silver linings	Thank you for your support on my RfA.
		Unfortunately, it failed to reach consensus. Nonetheless, it proved an opportunity to establish contacts and cooperation with many supportive editors, which will be beneficial to editing Wikipedia in the future. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters (t @)

[edit] Succesful RfA!

Thank you for your support during my RfA! The community has decided to make me an administrator, and there's work to be done. I look forward to seeing you around the project in the future, and if you see me do anything dumb, let me know right away! Regards, CHAIRBOY (☎) 23:33, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] XXXChurch

I looked at some of the links, and I'm not completely won over. A few brief mentions in some newspapers is newsworthy, but not necessarily encyclopedic. That CNN story, for instance, talked about porn and Christianity, but I didn't even notice mention of this site. A few others just gave it passing mention. I think what we have here is possibly a noteworthy movement that this is part of, but this, in itself, isn't. Though I am closer to the fence than I was. -R. fiend 20:39, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Hi Colin Kimbrell, thanks for participating in my RfA discussion. Unfortunately, my fellow Wikipedians have decided at this time that I am not suitable to take on this additional responsibility, as the RfA failed with a result of 66/27/5 (71.0% support). If you voted in support of my request, thank you! If you decided to oppose me at this time, then I hope that if I do choose to reapply in the future, the effort I will make in the meantime to improve and expand my contributions to Wikipedia may persuade you to reconsider your position. All the best, Proto t c 10:27, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA Thanks!

Okay, this is perhaps a bit overdue, but thank-you for your support in my recent RfA! I passed with a final vote count consensus of (82/1/0), which was a lot of support that I really appreciate. I'll try to live up to the expectations; and on that note, if there's ever something I do wrong (or don't do right), please spit in my general direction. Cheers! --PeruvianLlama^(spit) 05:31, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Babe Ruth

I'm posting this message on you Talk Page either because you've contributed to the article Babe Ruth, or because you've edited other baseball or sports related articles. I've recently completed a revision of this article at Babe Ruth/rewrite. If you have the time, I'd appreciated it if you'd compare the articles and leave any feedback you might have on the rewrite discussion page. I'd like to reach a consensus before makeing major changes to the main article. Thanks for your help. --djrobgordon 20:46, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit]  :O

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(I added nowiki tags because this was screwing up formatting on subsequent pages, but I didn't want to outright delete a comment.) -Colin Kimbrell 03:55, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jonathanbender2 (talk • contribs)

Thanks for your note. I reported it over to WP:AIV and he has been blocked. Good work! --Hansnesse 00:55, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

With apologies for the impersonal AWB-ness of the message... Thanks for your support on my recent request for adminship. It passed at 91/1/0, and I hope I can continue to deserve the community's trust. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you, and if I make a mistake be sure to tell me. My talk page is always open. (ESkog)^(Talk) 02:29, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your voting!

Hi, thanks for your voting on my RFA. It has finished with the result 88/14/9, and I am promoted. I am really overwhelmed with the amount of support I have got. With some of you we have edited many articles as a team, with some I had bitter arguments in the past, some of you I consider to be living legends of Wikipedia and some nicks I in my ignorance never heard before. I love you all and I am really grateful to you.

If you feel I can help you or Wikipedia as a human, as an editor or with my newly acquired cleaning tools, then just ask and I will be happy to assist. If you will feel that I do not live up to your expectation and renegade on my promises, please contact me. Maybe it was not a malice but just ignorance or a short temper. Thank you very mach, once more! abakharev 07:34, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sending template messages to other users

Hi, Colin. When sending npa or welcome template messages to other users, could you consider subst'ing them by using {{subst:npa}} and {{subst:welcome}} instead of {{subst:npa}} and {{subst:welcome}}? That reduces the load on the server. It also ensures that if the actual template is vandalized, the message on the user's talk page won't be affected. The same goes for many of the template messages, for example, {{subst:test1}} etc. If in doubt as to whether a particular template is suitable for subst'ing, you could try viewing it in "preview" before pressing "save". Thanks. AnnH ♫ 14:01, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Today you blocked an IP address for vandalism. It's the Polk County Schools one. I go there, but have an account. Are you guys really going to contact the school if they keep messing with Wikipedia? Please reply on my talk page. Karatloz 20:22, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Your message

Sorry. I just found your name on some talk page or something, then saw you were part of a "Counter-Vandalism Unit." Thanks for being no help at all! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Karatloz (talk • contribs).

[edit] Survivor Bios

I had a look at the ones listed in Joel Klug and had amended votes for the ones mentioned after googling the mentioned contestants in the AfD discussion. The rest on the list don't meet WP:BIO and of course therefore as Barno mentioned in the discussion, have no hope of encyclopedic expansion. -- Arnzy | Talk 01:32, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Not Biting

Day is long, patience is short. You are right of course. Crzrussian 01:53, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hi! Thanks for your support in my request for adminship (did you know that "adminiship" is not an English word? Unbelievable!). It ended with a tally of (51/0/0). As an administrator, I hope to better help this project and its participants: if you have any question or request, please let me know. - Liberatore(T) 12:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

And also thanks for appreciating my contributions! - Liberatore(T) 12:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Your [3] was vandalized TKE 05:52, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sean Ripple

Hi. A couple weeks ago, you voted in a discussion at WP:AFD involving the deletion of the article on Sean Ripple, from The American Analog Set. This is a courtesy note to let you know that I've listed this article at WP:DRV for deletion review. Whether you voted to keep or delete, I invite your input at the DRV discussion[4]. Thanks! :)

— Adrian Lamo ·· 04:31, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RFA Thanks

Thank you! Thank you for your support in my recent RFA. It passed 53/1/2 and I am now an administrator. I appreciate that some of you made exceptions to your usual requirements re length of service and so on because we've interracted positively in the past, or because of my credentials, so I will endeavour to use my new mop cautiously. I'm always open to feedback and gently constructive criticism. If you're not an admin and need some assistance do of course please let me know. Thanks again --kingboyk 00:23, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

P.S. If you are interested in The Beatles, User:Lar has asked me to tag on a little note advertising the creation of a new Beatles WikiProject that we are currently setting up. Please sign up and help.

[edit] Re : Nomination for adminship for (aeropagitica)

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to vote for me in my recent request for adminship It ended successfully with a final score of (40/10/5). I value all of the contributions made during the process and I will take a special note of the constructive criticism regarding interacting with users in the user talk space. If you have questions or requests, please leave a message.  (aeropagitica)  16:44, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Thanks for your support in my RFA. The final vote count was (66/2/3), so I am now an administrator. Please let me know if at any stage you need help, or if you have comments on how I am doing as an admin. Have a nice day! Stifle 17:02, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

This user thinks it is ironic that thanks for supporting Cyde's successful RFA came in the form of a userbox.

Here's a userbox for you. --Cyde Weys 04:23, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hey Colin Kimbrell, how is it going? Thank you for supporting my Request for adminship! It passed with a final vote of 73/1/1, which means that I have been granted adminship! I look forward to using these tools to enhance and maintain this wonderful site. I will continue regular article/project contributions, but I will also allocate a sizable portion of my wikischedule toward administrative duties :) Thanks again, and if you have any questions/comments/tips, please let me know! — Deckiller 04:37, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thanks for supporting my RFA. I really appreciated the show of support and all the kind words from so many great Wikipedians. I hope I live up to them! -- Vary | Talk 17:41, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

dude, dont you find it odd that people are constantly vandalizing your page? doesnt that say something to you? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jackjohnson33 (talk • contribs).

The occasional vandalism of my userpage says a few things, yes:

1. Some people have too much time on their hands.
2. Vandals aren't particularly choosy about what they vandalize.
3. The vandals on this site aren't particularly clever or interesting.

If writing nonsense and getting blocked is what rings the bell for some people, well, so be it. The legitimate users will just keep reverting and blocking. C'est la vie. -Colin Kimbrell 00:58, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't know... IMO, you seem to act like a stubborn douche. And I'd have to say, after looking at some of the history, a lot of things that people wrote were actually quite clever. Its much more clever than you saying "none were particluarly clever though." Seems to me like people don't like you and your condescending style of speech, as well as your ignorance to look up sources yourself. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jackjohnson33 (talk • contribs).

Meh, think what you want. I don't particularly care about the opinion of meat/socks. -Colin Kimbrell 18:19, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

That is not a personal attack at all. It is simply me stating my (along with many others) opinion of how you act. And in what way is meat or socks related to this issue? Was that supposed to be one of your "clever" responses? Oh, and if don't care, why bother notifying me of that? Don't lie. Jackjohnson33 18:59, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

As I said on your talk page, I don't particularly care about what language you use, but most other people here would take offense if you called them a "douche", and some of them might attempt to have you blocked for violating WP:NPA. Since your account is new, it's just standard procedure to call the policy to your attention, so that there aren't any misunderstandings later. WP:SOCK will probably answer your other question. -Colin Kimbrell 19:50, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

That made absolutely no sense. And I won't say someone ACTS like a douche unless they do, smartass. You seriously seem to just WANT to be ignorant. Jackjohnson33 20:48, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

If you can't understand the site's written policies, there's not much I can do for you. -Colin Kimbrell 20:55, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

If you wish to keep being ignorant, and tell me that removing a greeting from an administrator, and a tip that you posted is vandalism, then by all means, keep believing that. Horray for ignorance. Jackjohnson33 22:13, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

In the Wikipedia tradition, here's a barnstar for all your hard work removing vandalism. Great work and keep fighting the good fight.

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For superb work removing vandalism. TeaDrinker 18:34, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA withdrawal :(

Hello Colin Kimbrell, it is my apologies to bring you that I've withdrawn my RFA. Due to the lack of experience, I would go under admin coaching first before trying again later. I would thank you for your vote in this RFA whether you voted support, oppose or neutral for me. I appericiate your comments (if you do have) you made and I hope to see you here in future. --Terence Ong 15:08, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

	Thank you! Thank you for supporting / opposing / vandalising my RFA! The result was 71/3/0 and so I am now still a normal user / an administrator / indefinitely banned. Your constructive criticism / support / foulmouthed abuse has given me something to think about / helped me immensely / turned me into a nervous wreck. If there's any way I can help you in return, please ask someone else / suffer and die / drop me a line! --Sam Blanning (formerly Malthusian) (talk) 19:47, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
Dear Mr Blanning, thank you for choosing the ACME Auto-thanker! Simply strike out the phrases that do not apply and tear off this strip at the indicated line to give all your supporters and detractors the personalised response they so richly deserve. N.B: DO NOT FORGET TO TEAR THIS BIT OFF, MORON!

[edit] شهاب الدین حبیبی خوزانی

I don't quite understand your removal of the prod tag. People at The translation desk have examined this article and decided it should be deleted, as is clear from the link on the page. What more do you expect from "letting the translation process run its course"? Kusma (討論) 21:29, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

We have so few speakers of Arabic or Farsi that we basically have to trust their judgement (I'd be surprised if anybody else comes and comments on this article). You can see for yourself at Dimcomputer for the only other contribution of this author that hasn't been speedily deleted yet. Kusma (討論) 21:52, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

I must of course admit that I should have given more context in my prod nomination. Kusma (討論) 22:02, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPA

You have been blocked for 7 seconds' for vandalism to my user page. So there, too! :p Angr (talk • contribs) 20:29, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] High-C

This was mistakenly posted on my user page, so I'm transplanting it to here. -Colin Kimbrell 22:39, 12 April 2006 (UTC) Why are you trying to delete the High-C entry? High-C appeared on two indy releases, as the guidelines require. What is your reason for trying to do this? Jason Gortician 22:22, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Now Hiring

Hi Colin, I'm afraid I was somewhat uncivil on Wikipedia talk:Now Hiring. Please accept my apology. You've every right to choose your own principles and even to quit over them if you think that's right. I disagree with you, but I shouldn't have responded with rude comments. Sorry. — Matt Crypto 20:48, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I hope you are not serious about leaving. It's very sad, if it's true. If you see the board it has very little effect on anything that's going on on WP. So far only two requests were fulfilled - one image added and one article created from a red link. On your user page you describe it as the end of the world, when it's really not a big deal. Completely small, in fact. I offered $40 for FA on something related to Lithuania, and so far there was not a single user interested (I am watching 95% articles related to Lithuania, so I can confidently tell). So, I don't think it's wise to leave over something noone uses... I offered the reward not because I am a POV pusher, but because: I have a couple of extra bucks to share with fellow Wikipedians, only if anyone would be interested to actually earn them, I don't really have time to spend on improving one article, also I have no book sources, also I love Wikipedia and I hate its holes in info about Lithuania. All I meant was the best - WP, WPedians, myself, even Lithuania :) And if you read the offers, you'll see that there is no POV really, just some kind of obscurity. I really hope you'll change your mind. Renata 04:03, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind wishes, but I feel very strongly about this. I don't think that even a substantial minority of the people interested in the reward board are likely to knowingly or unknowingly abuse the system, but on something like this, even one is too many. On issues of pay-for-play, Wikipedia needs to be pure like Caesar's wife (i.e. utterly beyond reproach) if it wants to have any credibility whatsoever. As for coverage of more obscure or under-addressed topics (such as Lithuania), I feel that the reward board is likely to do more harm than good in that respect. -Colin Kimbrell 16:39, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

You wrote on your user page that "[the reward board] encourages the perpetuation of systemic biases within the encyclopedia, it creates numerous conflicts of interest among editors, it greatly simplifies the efforts of outside POV-pushers, and it opens up a whole host of issues related to data collection and personal information." — do you have any evidence that it does this in the few days since it started? You can't have, you only have what you suspect will happen. So why not actually wait until it's demonstrated that this has happened before quitting? — Matt Crypto 06:49, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

I have replied to your remark on the page for the reward board, where it was cross-posted. -Colin Kimbrell 16:39, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Wikibreak and WP:RB

I'm sorry to hear that you're considering leaving the project over WP:RB. I can't tell you how you should feel about this, and it's a decision you'll have to make for yourself, but in my mind it isn't something worth leaving Wikipedia over.

As I see it, Wikipedia is threatened more by people posting blatant advertising (like E-butler, as of this moment), nonsense articles, and articles about their own bands. (Remember Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/High-C? That was a load of fun.) Clearly, there are newcomers (or maybe oldcomers, in some cases) who don't really have the idea of improving the encyclopedia in mind.

I guess I'd like to see something posted in the description of WP:RB stating that all existing principles of the Wikipedia project will continue to be respected. In other words, if someone puts too much of a slant on editing an article, or creates something that's rubbish, then the article could always be edited by other editors, or nominated for deletion anyway. Maybe there should be a requirement (or a general guideline) suggesting that only editors with more than 150 edits and two weeks' experience should propose a reward. That would keep brand-new users with commercial interests from offering a $100 reward to promote some no-name company, for example. Also, it would encourage people to get familiar with the encyclopedia before they ask for something.

Whatever your thoughts are, I'd encourage you not to leave the project. You have a good record of contributions, and you kept a level head during the High-C deletion discussion. In fact, I was thinking of nominating you to be an administrator based on your contributions there, as well as on the various admin noticeboards. --Elkman - ^(talk) 21:28, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Like you, I'm no fan of self-promotion and band spam, but the site has mechanisms in place to deal with those things. Right now, there aren't controls on any of the things I've cited as problems with WP:RB. Some things might be partially remediated by measures like the ones you cite, but the people on the RB talk page mostly just seem interested in going full steam ahead, and damn the consequences. As such, I don't see much point in tilting at windmills on the issue. It's a shame, but what can you do? -Colin Kimbrell 19:34, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reminder...

When using template tags on talk pages, don't forget to substitute with text by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use {{subst:test}} instead of {{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template. — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 21:24, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Long talk page

Greetings! Your talk page is getting a bit long in the tooth - please consider archiving your talk page (or ask me and I'll archive it for you). Cheers! BD2412 T 23:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Billy Ripken.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Billy Ripken.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image is unlicensed for use on Wikipedia and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image 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 images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' 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 "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. howcheng {chat} 20:02, 28 November 2006 (UTC)