User talk:GangstaEB/Archive 3

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[edit] Unsigned reply (question)

why not? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.237.23.86 (talk • contribs).

[edit] Vote!

You need to go to Wikinews to vote for me! Your vote counts! Please vote for me here. FellowWikipedian 13:49, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dunno

It would be nice, though. :) 69.145.123.171 ^Hello! Friday, June 30, 2006, 03:04 (UTC)

[edit] HELP!!!!!

How do you make a map? GangstaEB• ice slides) 13:52, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I'm sorry, but {{helpme}} is for use by newcomers who want help with basic editing, and your question is a little bit outside of its scope. That having been said, you may like to take a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps. Cheers, Tangotango 14:18, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to the Birthday Committee!

Welcome, GangstaEB/Archive 3, to the Wikipedia Birthday Commitee!!! You have met all of the membership requirements. Any concerns should be directed to Steveo2. (Between June 14 and September 10, 2006, speak to Mr. Turcotte instead.) See the Birthday Committee Project Page to see our userbox, and the Birthday Message Templates. Go to the bulletin board to see any new announcements concerning the committee. Remember, Be Bold!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. Mr. Turcotte^talk 22:41, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RV

Woops sorry that looked like an IP vandal. Betacommand 18:24, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE:BDC

I understand - it says so in the article - I always read the WP page thoroughly. :) HolyRomanEmperor 18:20, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RFA thanks

[edit] sysops on esperanza

I don't think we have ever elected a non-admin there, it takes a few months to become well known and liked around here, and by the time you do, adminship is likely yours for the asking, so it's not too surprising, and doesn't mean much. You may want to read this subpage of mine that I wrote a few months ago. Cheers, NoSeptember 00:20, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

On the real issues (content of articles), admins have no extra power, and if you try to exercise admin power without good reason you get shot down quick (see WP:ANI), so I think the image of power is just a image, it is really much more of a community consensus thing. NoSeptember 00:33, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Of the 7 people leading in the election, about half of them became admins in just the past month or two, and all but one of them in 2006. This organization is being run by relatively new people, it probably takes a full year for an admin to go corrupt ;). NoSeptember 00:51, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Birthday

Thanks for the cake! Want the part with the icing? ;D Cheers, Master of Puppets ^{Giant Enemy Crab!} 04:40, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Esperanza elections

Dear GEB, just for the sake of simplicity, are you in or out of the elections? If you are still in, could you reinstate yourself on the vote page? Cheers, Highway ^Batman! 15:23, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User talk sections

Hi! Can I copy the User talk sections on my talk page? FellowWikipedian 15:46, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I replied here

Lupin|talk|popups 17:47, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

...And again. Lupin|talk|popups 18:40, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Barnstar

(There used to be a barnstar here.)

Your welcome! FellowWikipedian 22:06, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Video Game Screenshots

Sorry, I just get game screenshots from Google, GameSpot, and IGN. I suppose you could take pictures with a digital camera, but the quality would be extremely poor. KdogDS 16:35, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WoW attack

-) yep.

[edit] Sorry

What do you mean by: You can copy ANY of my stuff and I won't say a thing about claiming rights. Just don't claim it though! (Like you would :-) )? P.S. I'm sorry if I did anything wrong. FellowWikipedian 02:25, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank You

Thanks for the barnstar! FellowWikipedian 12:49, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Username

Please click the edit link to read this. FellowWikipedian 15:16, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Archive3

Thanks for the note, I've deleted it. — xaosflux ^Talk 13:40, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

By deleting that page, you have lost some 70+ historical versions of your talk page. We should merge that history into your Archive 2. NoSeptember 14:11, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup Templates

I noticed that you recently applied an improperly formatted cleanup template. I have fixed the template, but felt I should tell you that it needed to be replaced. You can find a list of properly formatted cleanup templates here. Please note that it is never appropriate to substitute a cleanup tag.

Thank you very much for your contributions to Wikipedia. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Alphachimp ^talk 02:43, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stuart Maconie

You reverted a correct grammatical fix into an incorrect one, and had the affrontery to call the correct user a "grammatical troll". Don't do this, it makes you look like a fool. -- GWO

[edit] Penguin Log

What happened to it? Made me laugh...EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME | IMPROVEME 17:36, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Take me to your leader! ;) Always wanted to be a penguin, I'll accept your offer! EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME | IMPROVEME 21:05, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you GangstaEB

Hi there. I would like to thank you very much for your vote in the Esperanza Elections, your trust in me was appreciated and I hope I will be able to live up to your expectations. Thanks again! Regards -- Banes 09:57, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your vote in my (failed) campaign to stand on the Esperanza council. Hopefully we will one day be council members ourselves. Until then, adios! Kingfisherswift 15:34, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] you are you

I see they destroyed your beautuful signature. I just wanted to extend my sympathies about that. Be good and stay safe. Old friend 17:52, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Many thanks

Thank you so much for your support in the Esperanza elections, GangstaEB! It was great to see you as the first vote there, and I am honored by your confidence in me. I look forward to working for the good of Esperanza. -- Natalya 01:05, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] CornerShot

I like the article. Never knew such a gun existed :) However, it is quite heavy on lists, and I think people will remove it if I try to feature it on DYK. Could you convert the lists in prose with full sentences? - Mgm|^(talk) 08:33, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks! - Mgm|^(talk) 15:47, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

On 11 July 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article CornerShot, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Mgm|^(talk) 21:34, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:40mmcornershot.gif

Ytny 11:16, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Cornershot.jpg

Ytny 11:30, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:CornershotAPR.gif

Ytny 11:30, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

There's one more image mislabeled as web-screenshot: Image:Nicerdicer.jpg. Please remember that the tag is for screenshots of an entire website and doesn't apply to images taken from a website. And if an image is copyrighted, you need to describe why it's fair use. Thanks. Ytny 11:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Cornershot-antitank.jpg

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I wanted to let you know that I've added missing source and fair use information for the images you uploaded. You didn't complete the Template:Fairusein tag and you need to provide more specific source information, like exactly where you got the image and which image you are using. Also, you still need to provide detailed fair use rationale for those images.

I realize it's tedious but them's the rules. Ytny 14:07, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the licenses were fine before you changed them. Fairusein tag was fine - you just needed a fair use rationale. The "promotional" tag isn't meant for pictures on websites - they're for pictures that come with press kits and specifically marked for promotional use.

For this article, I would just keep one that best represents CornerShot, delete all the rest and write a detailed fair use rational for the one you end up keeping.

But again, thanks for going through the trouble. Ytny 19:56, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You're in a corner

You are living up to your name, who else but a gangsta should create an article about some weird weapons ;). Well, good job, that is what WP is all about, good and interesting articles. NoSeptember 19:53, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

..for the barnstar! Sorry I didn't see it before now. NawlinWiki 02:06, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Python

Where/how did you learn python? GangstaEB (sliding logs~dive logs) 12:54, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Er, I haven't, actually. I'm not sure what gives you that impression...I do most of my programming in Perl. -- Beland 16:53, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for creating a Neopian account. General Eisenhower • (at war or at peace) 15:00, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Concerning your Portal Proposal

I noticed you proposed Portal:Western Christianity and it was summarily blocked by those who opposed it. This appears to have been in violation of Wikipedia's policy Wikipedia is not censored. Therefore I've nominated the portal approval process page for deletion. The discussion and voting page can be found at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Portal/Proposals. --Transhumanist 16:10, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Python

Where/how did you learn Python? Please respond on my page, thank you. GangstaEB (sliding logs~dive logs) 21:48, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I couldn't say exactly how I learned it. When you know as many programming languages as I do (20+), picking up a new language is easy -- mostly a matter of finding a reference for the language's standard library, so you know how to get the language to do things more complex than simple math and logic. --Carnildo 19:21, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Heh, Carnildo is exactly correct, once you know a lot of other programming languages it's very easy to pick up another, just find the API documentation. Once you've been programming for awhile you know how to do everything you need to do; dealing with specific languages your only issue is, "I want to do X, but I don't know how to do it in this language" ... and then a reference manual answers the question. Since you don't know any programming languages yet, you may want to start off with a language that is easier to learn. --Cyde↔Weys 19:24, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] vandal clinic

what has happened to your "vandal clinic" as desicribed in the discussion of Wikipedia:vandalism? the template did not link to it, but it is definitly something I am interested in, if it exists.72.161.105.228 22:36, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Hey- I have been unblocked- and I would love the pleasure of working with you on a vandal-clinc program- we could really make it a good thing for the wikipedia community and I can invision it becoming quite large and effective- especial since I have direct experience with vandals, myself being a newly converted one. what are your thoughts? BTW I am the Ip adress that you contacted earlier, I just wasn't singed-inBetty Yves 04:18, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Answer to your question

I am absolutly 100% converted- I give you my word Betty Yves 15:44, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

What specifically are my tasks or duties in this possition?Betty Yves 16:05, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Ok got it- but I have a few questions:

1. - should I change the section "Cured Vandals" on the clinic to include my name, and should we add a doctor/counselor section to the page? And should you or I list a few simple tips on the page?

2. Also- has anything significant been done to publisize the clinc in the wikipedian community or would you like me to publisize it somehow?

thanks again for your undue trust in me- Betty Yves 16:24, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

hey i drafted this up earlier- it is on my page too. what do you think of it? i'm not quit sure what the fromating problem is though- maybe you can help there

[edit] Why NOT to vandalize Wikipedia- for vandals!

Vandals- I implore you to read this- it is not the conventional anti-vandal campaign found in other areas of the site. This is real talk from someone that used to be a vandal himself-

First I acknoledge that from the viewpoint of a vandal there may seem to be some initial pleasure in vandalizing because:

   You feel it is prank-like towards others

   You feel the need to cause note-worthy trouble to some one in a way that you cannot be held implicitly accountable for.

   You feel enjoyment due to the fact that you are disrupting others work.

I myself used to vandalize for these very reasons, and I have come to and understanding that it is pointless. I do not wish to speak to you about morals as doubtless you have heard many times before, but here, simply, is why I have turned from the path of vandalism:

   Wikipedia is useful!- Take a moment to think about this.What other research resource exists in the world where one is able to look-up a topic- and with the click of a mouse, explore any term regarding your original topic that you do not understand. Seriously think about that.When researching in a library, or even on a regular internet search engine, the misunderstanding of a single word or term within an article can lead to hours of further research before even continuing the original article.That however is not the case on Wikipedia.

   People work hard on Wikipedia!- I know I said I wouldn't talk morals here, but I'll keep it practical.There are many many users here on wikipedia. Some spend hours on end editting the site, while others do what they can during thier free time. Regardless, all that are here work hard when they can. There should be some hesitance in diriving pleasure from disrupting the work of others.

   Wikipedia is here for YOU!- That's right. This sight is here for you to use! Research from it- find out anything practiacl from it- contribute to it. Wikipedia exists for the use of the public- and for thier good. With the vastness of toppics covered within the site, it would be challenging to never once find it of some use to you.

I hope these things have at least somewhat changed your thinking.If not, and you are still somehow willing to change your ways, please contact me on my talk page.If yes though, here are a few things I would like to say to you-

   Why not make a fresh start on wikipedia? I did- right your wrongs- It doesn't have to be one-on-one, but perhapse on your talk page just say this- hey I'm sorry for what I've done and what i caused- and it's over now.

   Contribute to the site- find a topic that you are passionate about and go wild- within wikipedia policies of course,but go wild! You can do a lot of good by just adding to an article you are interested in- many people will find it usefull no matter how obscure it is.

   Last but not least, become part of the Wikipedian community- There are hundreds of groups here- religions, political parties, literature interest, nationalities- you name it! Talk to those how are like you- express yourself through these groups and work together with thier members for the good of the site.

Well I hope what I have said would trun a vandal like might be reading this into some one interested in being possitive towards the site- things like this certainly changed me. Please, fell free to comment on this or request me help- I would love nothing more than to assist you-

[edit] Vandal Clinic

Can I join your vandal clinic? FellowWikipedian 17:26, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] OMG!

Hi Gangsa. I just saw the template barnstar you snuck onto my barnstar page back in the spring... I guess I missed it 'til now. Wow! Thanks! Herostratus 03:57, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your signature

I left you a message here Don't I know you from someplace? Old friend 03:59, 16 July 2006 (UTC) Nope, made a mistake. I meant here

[edit] Perl

Where/how did you learn it? GangstaEB (sliding logs~dive logs) 01:52, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

When I was a student researcher at the MIT Media Lab, my boss gave me a data processing project, and suggested that teaching myself Perl might be a useful way to solve it. So I did. It also came in handy for all sorts of system administration hacking, as well as AI projects for classes I was taking. I've taken a number of jobs since then that involve making web pages, and I've continued using Perl and learning its more arcane details and using a wider variety of CPAN modules. -- Beland 14:23, 17 July 2006 (UTC)