User talk:Teke/August 06

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[edit] About Israel

Israel is a Terrorist State, it is obvious, a fact, and everyone knows it. All you have to do is turn on the television, and you see. If the Israeli's truly felt sorrowful for the deaths they caused, they wouldn't continue it. They don't even feel shameful when they purposely attacked and caused the deaths of UN observers, and don't forget that they have even attacked the USS Liberty, by torpedoing it, and killing American Sailors. I myself am not Jewish, nor am I Arab/Muslim, thus I have a very unbiased opinion. It just disgusts me how one side can be considered a terrorist state, while the other pretends to be a pretty boy who doesn't perform terrorist acts. Signed: Kaiu (I don't like making accounts)

This comment is in regards to this edit.
Now, my only response is that this is neither here nor there; do not disrupt Wikipedia to make a point. Teke 16:17, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I do not see how I am making a point... I am just stating fact, that is what encyclopedias are for Kaiu 16:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

First off, let me say that I don't intend to turn this into a debate over whether Israel commits terrorist acts; that belongs on various talk pages. I reverted your edit because replacing Portal:Israel with Israel is a Terrorist State is violation of Wikipedia policy; it is disruption to make a point. Visit Talk:Israel or the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon conflict article to appropriately air your views. Thanks for messaging me about it. Teke 16:30, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

Like this? {{subst:Template:Test2-n|{{article}}}}? Carmelapple 02:34, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

{{subst:Test2-n|article}} is all you need :) Teke 02:36, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
O.K, thanks, Teke. --Carmelapple 03:32, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whats up witcho yo?

Why did yo erase my letter on the hitler page yo? whats up witcho yo? now join the anti gay hitler rebellion now! its absoloutly freeeeeeeeee! you also get free stuff like anti gay hitler t-shirts and an action figure! and for a limited time only yo get a limited edition kill gay hitler video game! and it comes with cheat codes! sign up now. x_______________________________________ sign name here

- Just go away you little annoying git. --Joshuarooney2006 14:58, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

This is a response to this edit. Teke 04:03, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hi, dear Keegan!

Hi, dear Keegan! Of course, count on it, I'll get to it as soon as I possibly can. In fact i find it relaxing to design pages, so rest assured it won't take long. I'll take this opportunity to thank you for your kind support at my RfA - expect a lenghtier and more appropriate thanking message from me in the next hours ;) Hugs, Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 03:21, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yo!

I've returned from my mountain top! I'm back on wikpedia. Yay! Gimme a few days to get good and settled, and I'll be editing again! ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 04:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] email

What's your email again? ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 04:19, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] stub on "De Nugis Curialium"

Hi Teke. I placed a stub marker on the DNC article a couple of days ago, only to find it removed today. There's a long contents list on the page, but it's just a contents list. The actual article is just 4 sentences long so far -- it's not really very informative for a work that attracted a good deal of scholarship for decades. By adding the stub, I was really hoping to attract someone who could help add more to this tiny, stubby article. I'd really, really like to replace that stub marker. Really. --estmere 20:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi Teke. That was fast! Thanks for the expansion marker. --estmere 21:07, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GHe's RfA

Hi Teke!

Thank you for taking part in my RfA! Unfortunately, it ended with a final result of (62/23/7), and with only 73% support, no consensus was achieved. I will definitely look into the criticisms as they will only help me do better next time. :)

 G.He 03:34, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tangobot3 Quote

Sure! Feel free to quote me :) - Tangobot3 04:19, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The IP

I didn't spot that before. Would never have thought it. --JD don't talk email me 20:00, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Block Evasion

Hi I'm sorry tht you've mistaken someone else for me. But you've got the wrong guy. I just copy and pasted his userboxes because I know him because I'm very good friends with his brother who used to be on here but he took a 6-month vacation. Sorry for the inconvienece sir, Thanks a lot --IntheGhetto06User Talk:IntheGhetto06 20:28, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Autoblocks

Hi Teke! Which user? I've unautoblocked about a dozen this evening (and confirmed the blocks on about a dozen more). If you can narrow it down, I can look into it. Thanks! ➨ ЯEDVERS 20:31, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

  • I have to WP:AGF. The first vandal edit from him/her and I'll slap them with a permablock and a sockpuppet notice. But if they edit constructively, there are no grounds to block. Sockpuppets are not forbidden on Wikipedia. In fact they're fully allowed. Only abusive use of socks is forbidden. See WP:SOCK. Until this sock is used abusively, no block is possible. ➨ ЯEDVERS 20:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for explanation

About WP:INSULTAndrewRT 17:59, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Two Gallants

Thanks, I'll keep them in mind. By the way, I noticed that little status thing you have on your userpage. I have a status bar, too, but it stinks, so I was wondering if I could steal your status thing for my userpage. --S-man 19:40, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Hunting down time zones

Here is your link to my list...

User:Lady Aleena/Userboxes#User time zone

Have fun hunting... - LA @ 06:08, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: need help

Probably one of those daft questions with a really obvious answer :) Are normal editors allowed to block new users for creating inappropriate usernames? I hang around the new users' log a fair bit, and I usually just put a warning on their talkpages, but I'm not sure how effective that is. I often see editors who aren't admins placing blocks for attacking usernames on such userpages, and I always thought that only admins could block users, so I was wondering what the deal is. Thanks for looking into this! — riana_dzasta • t • c • e • ER • 04:41, 18 August 2006 (UTC) ::There is no such thing as a stupid question :) . Only administrators may block users; an editor may warn people of their names appropriately, but they cannot make or enforce a block. If there is a problem username you see come up, you can notify any administrator and it will be dealt with promptly at WP:AN/I, or if the user has vandalised, at WP:AIV. Happy editing to you! Teke 04:42, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

So basically, when these other users are placing the templates on the page, it's not having any effect? Hmmm, do they know that?! Because I often see fairly well-established editors doing this sort of thing. Well, thanks very much for helping me out with that, have a good one! — riana_dzasta • t • c • e • ER • 04:46, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

Teke would like to nominate you to be an administrator. Please visit Wikipedia:Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact Teke to accept or decline the nomination. A page has been created for your nomination at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Teke/August 06. If you accept the nomination, you must formally state your acceptance and answer the questions on that page. Once you have answered the questions, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so.

Whilst I was preparing the RfA nom, I read about the article about your father. My condolences to you, I am a very lucky person. Blnguyen | rant-line 07:25, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GIen's RfA: Thank you!

Image:Glen thankyou.gif
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Teke for your Support!
II feel truly humbled & honored by your support in my RfA, which closed at 90 / 5 / 0. Thank you! If you need me for anything, just say the word. For now however, just like Mr Potter here:
My mop & I shall thwart all evil :)
IThank you once again my friend. GIen

PS: YES YOU'RE RIGHT HARRY POTTER USES A BROOM! (BUT GOOD MOPS ARE HARD TO FIND!!)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you for the barnstar. I appreciate knowing that someone's learned something from what I wrote. Michael Hardy 19:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Well, I must be doing something right...

Yay, my first impersonator!! (Actually, there was one a while back, too: Srosie.) Nope, that's not my account. I only have this one and my IP (which changes every week because I use a corporate computer that was used for internet business). I'll watchlist the talk page to see if it turns out to be a vandal. :) Thanks for the heads up! Srose (talk) 15:43, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You're a sysop!

Hi, Teke/August 06, Congratulations on Becoming a Sysop

Hey there. I'm pleased to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator! You've volunteered to do housekeeping duties that normal users sadly cannot participate in. Sysops can't do a lot of stuff: They can't delete pages just like that (except patent nonsense like "aojt9085yu8;3ou"), and they can't protect pages in an edit war they are involved in. But they can delete random junk, ban anonymous vandals, delete pages listed on Votes for deletion (provided there's a consensus) for more than one week, protect pages when asked to, and keep the few protected pages that exist on Wikipedia up to date.

Almost anything you can do can be undone, but please take a look at The Administrators' how-to guide and the Administrators' reading list before you get started (although you should have read that during your candidacy ;). Take a look before experimenting with your powers. Also, please add Administrators' noticeboard to your watchlist, as there are always discussions/requests for admins there. If you have any questions drop me a message at My talk page. Have fun! =Nichalp «Talk»=

Please also add your name to WP:LA =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:16, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


Congrats. Remember - Abbie is watching you Raul654 17:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
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Congrats. Remember - Abbie is watching you Raul654 17:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations on your promotion, and you're very welcome! --Merovingian - Talk 17:34, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Well done on your promotion! Please ask if you have any questions! Regards,  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  17:48, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

No problem man! You deserve it! --Deenoe 18:01, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

A shiny new mop for you! Cheers --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 18:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
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A shiny new mop for you! Cheers --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 18:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations & good luck! --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 18:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

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Oh, I am very late today. Congratulations.Blnguyen | rant-line 00:25, 29 August 2006 (UTC) I'm late too - my daughter's algebra homework help came first - but congrats anyway! Baseball,Baby! balls•strikes 02:01, 29 August 2006 (UTC) You have definitely earned this responsibility and glad to see you still remember me. I really appreciated all of the help you gave. Hope to see you around more often, but i'm sad to say I won't be around as often due to school and activites starting up again. Well, I guess this was just a roundabout way of saying Congratulations! --WillMak050389 03:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations on your recent RFA! Good luck with the tools :D. --Terence Ong (T | C) 05:52, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Congratulations! You deserve it. —Jared Hunt August 29, 2006, 07:48 (UTC)
It's a bit late, but congrats! –- kungming·2 | (Talk·Contact) 02:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Apollo's Raiders on the Rise! Recognize!

Excellent. Another administrator to continue my ever sinister bidding. Congrats. BTW, don't plan on seeing Gustav around for a few weeks or so - they're in the middle of IFC rush. Later. Frater CQJ 18:54, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] late RfA

Glad to hear you passed on your RfA, now... have you tried the new tools, what are they like? Just out of curiousity? Cheers -- Legolost EVIL, EVIL! 04:44, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reply from user:Seicer

Regarding the IPUser's edits, he has stalked my user contribution page. His original edits to Lexington, Kentucky were not cited, were original research, and were tagged. He removed the tag; I readded it. Others removed the statement, he added it back. It went on and on, and now its gone for good. He has not followed up on any of the links I provided him to read over in official policy.

He made an ad homiem comment regarding my "over the line" edits at other articles and then began trolling through my user contributions. Most of the edits were regarding [citation needed] where none need be (or were cited already), replacing information with incorrect statements and reverting them when they were corrected (e.g. Louisville, Kentucky).

The only edits that were constructive came in the form of fixing minor issues, such as "is" -> "are" or something along that line. I did submit it to mediation cabal but my internet connection crapped out while sending - but appearantly its there.

I'll take your advise and go to WP:ANI. I thought that WP:AIV was the approperiate channel but now I see that it wasn't. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Seicer (talk) (contribs) 04:56, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks a lot! That elucidates things a bit.

Happy editing and have fun as admin :-P

--Nishkid64 17:22, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reply from TeraGram

Thank you very much for your quick help!

I do worry, however. To see why, type user:teragram (no caps) into the search box. That 'bad Teragram' is the one you get directed to.

Would it be permissable to add something that user's page such as "If you are looking for TeraGram, click here"?

Is there a way to create a redirect for such an instance?

Lastly, I wonder if maybe a username policy needs to be added or changed. Since that person was allowed to create a Teragram after my own name TeraGram had already been established, does this mean that tERAgRAM and teragraM and other such names can be created? TeraGram 18:37, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Stains

  • Funny thing, that. Though you should probably send the bill to User:VaughanWatch or User:JohnnyCanuck. Don't worry, their indef blocks won't stop them from picking up the bill, they wouldn't let something as silly as an indef block stop them from being on wikipedia. I was actually hoping for a more violent shade of red, but this works. -- pm_shef 04:35, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
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