User talk:Vinoir

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Vinoir is taking a long wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia hopefully one day

User talk:Vinoir/Archive 1

Contents 1 Reverting 2 KLF FA 3 45 and meanderings 4 Image Tagging for Image:2K Barbican performance (Acid Brass).jpg 5 Barnstar 6 Things move fast round here... 7 Illuminatus! 8 BOPP'D! 9 Image Tagging for Image:One World Orchestra - The Magnificent (excerpt).ogg 10 Wikipedia:Peer review/Fuck the Millennium 11 Still alive? 12 What's this?! 13 Nice one 14 The Orb 15 Image:2K Barbican performance (Acid Brass).jpg listed for deletion

[edit] Reverting

How did u do this? Did you type that in manually or you have a tool? If the former, you don't need to use that format: the only reason my reverts appear like that is because I have an admins-only rollback button (I can one-click revert). --kingboyk 18:55, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Nifty bit of kit, that! I typed it in manually using your edit summary as a model (because it contains all the necessary info, concisely). If it's going to look like I've got unsanctioned reversion tools though, I take it I should rephrase such things in the future? --Vinoir 19:02, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

No, I didn't mean that - it's just rather a lot of typing if you're doing it manually :) You can use whatever form you like (and if, in due course, you want to be an admin - once you've shown your face around the project a bit more - I'd happily nominate you of course). Yes, it's pretty nifty. I have rollback, delete, view deleted pages, and page protection. Deletion is especially useful for reversing redirects (and I do such things as speedy deletion work sometimes), the other tools are kinda obvious... :)

You might want to look at PopUps which everyone can use and which I can hardly live without now. You get a one click revert (but it has to edit and save the page) and lots of other features... hover over a link and u can see the intro of the article, click straight through to the talk page/what links here/whatever etc etc. Almost as nifty as my extra buttons! --kingboyk 19:33, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Invaluable advice as always. Sounds fantastic, I shall investigate right now... --Vinoir 08:04, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

If you don't know how to edit your javascript file let me know and I'll do it for you. --kingboyk 08:54, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Bump! --kingboyk 08:40, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

That is well nifty! You're tremendously helpful, thank you very much indeed! --Vinoir 02:00, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

If you're using Firefox, you can right click within the Popups menu and select "open in new tab". That's how I navigate my watchlist - it's always open, and I can go straight to a diff, to history, talk page whatever, and have it open in a new tab. --kingboyk 09:24, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] KLF FA

Hi. We have a detailed critique from a user called Tony. I'll volunteer to fix the redundant wikilinks (the biggest job) would you look at his other issues please? When they're done we can send him a note and ask him to look again, which seems to be how FA works. --kingboyk 08:55, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it's a very helpful list, is Tony's. I'm already on it actually, but I'll leave the wikilinks to you then. --Vinoir 09:03, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

It'll do it in a tool called AWB which shows me the words which have multiple links. Still a boring job but a bit quicker than doing it in a browser. I'll have to do the crap links manually, so if you see any do remove them. (I'd suggest leaving some of the more complicated words such as those describing the modus operandi of the Illumnatus! characters; I've had to click on some of those myself as I didn't know what they meant :)) --kingboyk 09:07, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

I've done the link cleaning and removed {{inuse}}. When you've finished what you're doing, perhaps you'd drop Tony a line on his talk page? I've replied to your message re the image on my talk page. --kingboyk 10:49, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, cheers for letting me know. I will sweep through The KLF for commas and then contact Tony. --Vinoir 10:52, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Returning to the subject of chart placings etc., here is a website address that might help you - http://www.lanet.lv/misc/charts/

Cheers, Derek R Bullamore 18:17, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Featured article status for KLF. Well done to you and Kingboyk. What's next ?!

Thanks! Kingboyk has set up Wikipedia:WikiProject The KLF. I would like to see all the single and album articles become officially "good". There are a few more song/single articles to create. I would also like to see The KLF discography taken as far as it can go. There's some K Foundation articles to consider too. And there may be some point in creating a timeline. --Vinoir 09:46, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Derek R Bullamore 12:17, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

• Good work on the FA :) Deizio talk 15:09, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks very much! It's a result. --Vinoir 00:38, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 45 and meanderings

Hey, if you're reading 45 don't forget to make a note of any quotations we can use (preferably with page numbers) in any of our articles. Book references look more professional than web links I think :)

My copy of 45 is packed away somewhere and has only been read once, because it's signed :P For some crazy reason one of the online retailers (AlphabetStreet, I think now defunct) had some copies signed by Bill at no extra cost. Needless to say I snapped one up.

That reminds me, for quite some time SoS magazine used to sell surplus copies of the original Manual for a fiver a piece! (Which doubly reminds me, about 5 years ago Selectadisc in Berwick St had a big stack of original IGUN CDs for £1.50, and my local record shop Badlands in Cheltenham unearthed a pile of Disco 2000 12"s in their stock room... I might even have one or two spares still lying around...) Now if only they'd find a stack of WTIL? Story CDs... --kingboyk 13:02, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely. I've begun to shove them in (see for example, at the bottom of The KLF Main Article Rejects Club), and I will definitely be mentioning Richard Long, an artist into journeys and text art that Drummond admires - the continuity of The KLF typeface is relevant to this, for example. Disco 2000? That is surprising.

This FAC business is a bit of a surprise. There's still a little work to be done (adverts, journeys), but I'm reluctant to do much to the article given the circumstances. Still, it's going okay so far. I've e-mailed Ronnie Randall and am awaiting his reply with interest.

A case for the personnel going in The KLF discography is that it is from the sleevenotes and labels that we get much of our personnel info. If we mentioned that, then the list would surely not seem out of place. --Vinoir 13:13, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

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Thank you, OrphanBot. That's fine. --Vinoir 16:08, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

Gosh. Thank you very much for the 'award'. It left me a bit speechless to be honest - so the wife is not complaining either !

Best Wishes, as ever.

Derek R Bullamore 15:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome, fella. --Vinoir 19:30, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Things move fast round here...

--kingboyk 04:15, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Illuminatus!

Didn't you say you haven't read Illuminatus!. For a guy who hasn't read the trilogy you sure know a lot about it! Perhaps I'm going mad, or perhaps you've been swotting up? :) --kingboyk 15:49, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

I swotted. :-) All for the cause. I expect I'll read it one day though. :-| I'm off camping until Monday, trying to find my copy of Wild Highway to take with me. Have a good weekend mate. --Vinoir 16:53, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Lucky you! Enjoy. (Oh and let me know how Wild Highway is, I haven't got round to buying that one yet). --kingboyk 16:56, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BOPP'D!

Thanks! That's a nice start to the day.  :-) --Vinoir 10:27, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome, but you haven't bopped anyone else yet! --kingboyk 18:46, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

I shall, all in good time... :) --Vinoir 18:48, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

I feel bad to say it mate, but according to the awards gallery only admins are authorised to "bop", as it were. I think I'll have to either bop to "Whitney" or subvert the system, and in the meantime find an alternative expression of Wikilove to pass on! --Vinoir 20:46, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Admins only?! There was no mention of getting "bop priveledges" when I underwent my RFA! Why isn't this advertised?! --kingboyk 10:46, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Wikipedia:Peer review/Fuck the Millennium

For your watchlist, in case you've not noticed. One minor comment so far. --kingboyk 14:13, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Aha, so it's started! Thanks for the shout. --Vinoir 14:24, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

No worries. Check your email too, btw. --kingboyk 17:25, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Wonderful, many thanks old fruit. I feel that we're starting to make ground now. --Vinoir 10:36, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Still alive?

I sure hope so, as there's work to be done! :P Seriously, I hope you're OK. --kingboyk 10:59, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Even if you're not coming back to Wikipedia, please drop me an email saying you're alright. It was terrific working with you and I'm now very worried that something has happened to you. --kingboyk 20:55, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello mate. Sorry to cause such alarm with the disappearing trick, I didn't mean it to be so sudden. I'm fine actually - let's just say I had to abandon the palpable greater good of Wikipedia and KLF (with its strangely addictive allure) in order to meet many immediate responsibilities. I can say with no exageration that our creative work together was most richly rewarding, and the work was wholly liberating and pivotal for me. For this I owe you heartfelt thanks for the companionship. My ability to attend to the project is at the mercy of that most precious of resources: time. In the meantime the stewardship of the good ship WP:KLF remains solely in your able hands, old bean. :-) --Vinoir 17:01, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Grr... I thought you were dead! Well, good to know that you're not :), and please pop in whenever you have a chance. FTM is at FA review and I think it will pass. The discography didn't make it. Thanks for the good times and hopefully see you around! --kingboyk 17:25, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What's this?!

		The Justified and Ancient Barnstar
		I Martin, award you this barnstar for your tireless work on articles pertaining to The KLF! Martin Hinks 19:37, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nice one

Hello fella, just thought I'd pop by to congratulate you on your continued successes with the project. Two more FACs and a DYK? entry, to say nothing of a relatively prestigious award for which we received no official credit! Take care dude. --Vinoir 15:48, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Lovely to hear from you man! I hope you'll be back some time; in the meantime you take care too. --kingboyk 19:10, 28 October 2006 (UTC) PS Yes, going OK. Have started to pull the individual Bill & Jim articles into shape; next FA target might be Chill Out.

[edit] The Orb

If you ever have a spare moment and fancy a read, take a look at The Orb's ever improving article. I think I can say with some certainty that the improvements have been inspired by our work on The KLF, and I'm fairly certain Mr Cauty will soon have 2 of his bands at FA :)

Anyrode, the guy who has done most of the recent work on The Orb suggested making Chill Out (album) the next WP:KLF FA candidate. I'm up for that, and we can borrow material from The Orb articles and beef up Jimmy Cauty's ambient section at the same time.

Hopefully the long winter nights will have got you indoors and back on wiki and you can help out? ;)

In the meantime I'm working on Paul McCartney in an attempt to get it to FA. --kingboyk 14:29, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

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