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• And a special thanks to Riana for some codes I found on her talk page, and also thanks to Erich and Editor at Large, who helped with the codes on her page. I have put these codes onto my own to make them look colourful! :)

Cheers- CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!}

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[edit] Hope all goes well

Thank you very much. I hope everything goes smoothly. =) Nishkid64 13:54, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coaching

Sorry it took so long to get back to you! I've never really coached someone, but I'd be willing to give it a shot. Trouble is that I'm leaving for Paris very soon and will be away from Wikipedia for a couple of weeks. If you want to wait until after I get back (around 17 April), I'd be happy to help out. Cheers. -- Merope 15:38, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

That sounds great! Thanks for saying you'll coach me- I hope your trip goes well! Cheers- CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 00:10, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] REMEwatcher

Hi, and welcome! What is it that you need helping with? CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 09:47, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, I couldn't see anything on the screen - I didn't know I had to look at 'edit this page'. I was wondering if my username could be exchanged with the IP address on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:M1919A2.JPG&action=history

The reason I'd blanked the image is that the user concerned has been editing the Wiki by adding badly photoshopped images and passing them off as actual items. The next step in his spamming is posting the picture on sites and asking what anyone ele knows about it, eg:

http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=96514#post96514 http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?p=96885#post96885

a) http://forums.impactguns.com/showthread.php?t=771 b) http://forums.impactguns.com/archive/index.php/t-754.html c) http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23385&page=3 d) http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread221469/pg1 [linked from c) above, same user posting as 'Browno'] e) http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-88791.html [linked from c) above, same user posting as 'Jabroni'] f) http://www.securityarms.com/forums/showthread.php?t=568 [linked from c) above same user posting as 'Grenadier Toebanger'] g) http://www.irandefence.net/archive/index.php/t-6696.html h) http://www.machinegunshoot.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-133.html

This came to the attention of a number of people on various military and firearms related forums where the user concerned had been spamming the sites with utter rubbish.

While this in itself is merely a purile act, it does make the Wiki unusable as a research tool. He has been using the sign-in names of various people on these sites to make the changes, which when they are accredited engineers, developers, etc throws their real work into a bad light.

Some of the names he has posted under include:

BashaBasher Bling-bling Browno Canashea Cutaway (Where he took the name of an established member of the Army Rumour Service) EX STAB (Not to be confused with EX_STAB, who is a real authority on the subject) Grenadier Toebanger Gutaway Jabroni Sniffle-snaffle Trambuan Waithbraite

The list is far from comprehensive it shows the lengths to hich he will go. There are various others that have I believe been blocked by the Wiki.

Other items he has posted here include 'hand held mini gun' and 'ripper gun'

I fully realise that this is an asset which may be accessed by anyone, but deliberate disinformation and spamming should be taken in hand rapidly.

REMEwatcher

I now also need to know how I blank my 'My Talk' page & kill the history there please.

I must apologise, my user name is WatcherREME rather tha REMEwatcher - please bear that in mind when replying to my question.

thaks, WatcherREME

Hello CattleGirl, I'm unsure of how to correspond on this system, but could you please advise me on the problem I posted earlier ?

Regards, WatcherREME

Hi, WatcherREME.

Firstly, I don't think your username and IP address can be exchanged- I'm pretty sure it has to remain as it is.

I've had a look at what you're saying- according to some of those forums the pictures where indeed badly photoshopped- but weaponry, and even images on Wikipedia aren't my areas of expertise!

As a user who's not really involved, I can't take much action on this, however I can recommend a number of pages to you that can help.

A question- when you say he's been using the sign in names of other people, do you mean on Wikipedia or on other websites? If it's on other websites you'll have to bring it up with the site moderator, but on Wikipedia you can read through Wikipedia:Sock puppetry and then, if you're convinced the user is a sockpuppet- someone who's been abusing multiple accounts- you can list them at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets.

I agree with you that insertion of misinformation should be dealt with rapidly, but as before, as I'm not really involved myself, probably the best thing you can do is list your "case", if you will, at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. This will be quickly attended to by an administrator.

As for deleting your talk page and talk page history, you should see Wikipedia:Right to vanish. Again, only an administrator can delete your talk page and history. Generally it's policy to keep talk pages on the wiki, but once again, you can see that page and see what can be done.

I hope that helped you, if not, please feel free to contact me again. CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 07:58, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Romney Sheep

Hello, thank you for replying to my post. As you see, I'm a novice with wikipedia. It looks as if you are right now the working editor of the Romney Sheep article. Probably I can figure out how to edit the page, but would vastly prefer to talk with you first or with others you work with.

Please read the long posting I did last week, in which I introduced myself. That one breaks off near the end, where I was saying that even though Romneys now comprise less than half of the NZ sheep population, that is ten times more than any other pure breed and should not be called a "significant" dropoff in interest. As I'm sure you know, NZ sheep growers are constantly innovating with crossbreeding and this habit (not confined to NZ) does seem to discount the value of pure breeds in a national industry. Only seems to. In fact the Coopworth was originally a Romney cross until it became a recognized breed. Let me know anything in that posting you don't agree with. If everything is OK with you, let me know that and I'll try to edit the piece or, if you wish, you can incorporate my suggestions in your rewrite.

How did I get to this? Sat down to write a 250 word history of the breed for an event to be help next year and thought I'd see what ever-helpful wikipedia had to say. Nice to talk with you thus. Now, I hope I can sign out properly. My email address, if I don't, is sqs1@columbia.edu Sawyer12477--Sawyer12477 12:31, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for the late-ish reply.

I've read through what you've written on the Romney talk page and I must say I agree with most of it. One of the problems with the article is it's biased- I know some of the writers (aren't active on Wikipedia anymore) who admittedly wrote it focused on Australia, and now it's probably focused too much on the UK.

I'll reply to your message on the Romney talk page there.

You obviously (referring to comment on talk page again) know a fair bit about Romneys- please edit the page as you see fit. I too will be expanding it and correcting it- it needs it. If you want to talk about changes, feel free to contact me here or on the romney talk page.

Cheers- CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 08:15, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Smile!

Just ran across your page somehow, and was shocked at your layout! Then I remembered how you asked me if you could borrow it all those months ago... ^^ Hope you're doing good! – Riana ^ऋ 05:43, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

lol, thanks for the smile. I'd forgotten about that! Hey, a late congratulations on your RFA- you're already making a great admin. Cheers- CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 10:54, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

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Hi, thanks very much for watching out for vandalism. That was quick and it is very nice to see someone is doing that. In this case I put the {{delete}} myself but the login expired so it got logged under the IP. Jmath666 16:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Oh, right. Sorry about that- I didn't want your page to be deleted without you knowing! Anyway, cheers- CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 02:26, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

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Stop removing my comments.. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.99.58.198 (talk) 03:29, 8 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Romney sheep

Hello, I hope I remember how to sign this properly. I not, my e-mail address is sqs1@columbi.edu. Thank you for addressing my comments and thank you for agreeing with most of them. Let's work together to upgrade the article to GA status, whatever, that is. I'll start by getting a source about the role of Romneys in the high-end carpeting industry. I don't think it's worth looking for a source that backs up the claim of greater resistance to foot rot. This has become axiomatic in Romney promotional literature, but is not likely to have an objective basis. It could easily be dropped and the space given to more secure claims to fame such as importance in the high-% wool floor covering industry and predominance as the foundation pure breed in NZ for the last 150 years. To add international perspectives, I have a nice picture of Romney ram lambs (borregos) in Uruguay. The breed standard (applicable in some countries mostly to showing, in others applied also to registration)is something we could go lightly on. The emphasis on nose color and hoof color is mostly aesthetic, and de gustibus non est diputandum. I'll try to send you something on the early history of the breed, or rather the early recognition of the breed, which is one of the more senior English breeds but not the most senior. Still don't feel ready to make any edits myself. Let's keep talking a while longer. Best, --Sawyer12477 23:09, 8 April 2007 (UTC)sawyer12477

Hello again.

GA status- Good Article status, requirements found at WP:GA.

Since many readers of these articles aren't really involved in the sheep industry- as these articles are a lot more basic than many out there- I think if we can find a reliable source for the foot rot, it can be put in. It doesn't have to be long- just a sentence or two- but just a mention of it, as it would be something new to those who know nothing about Romneys. Thoughts?

What I've noticed about the article is that there's really nothing about the purpose of the Romney, just the appearance and characteristics, mainly. Adding info about the Romneys in the floor covering industry would be a great idea- but I really don't know much about that at all.

Please add the photo! The photo of the Romney ewes is from the farm where I'm based, and I was saying just today with a friend that we should replace it- it doesn't really show the Romney that well.

I think the section on Romney characteristics is needed, but as you said, the article should be focused a lot more on the uses of Romneys, history/origins, and doesn't need to lean as heavily on what they should look like.

As you said, I agree about the hoof and nose colour. It's not really important, but as the farm where I'm based focusses heavily on showing animals, a lot more emphasis is put on the colouring there. I think in the article we should really show all points of a romney, mentioning the ideal colouring, but as we both know, it's not of utmost importance, and more emphasis should be on the history of the breed, as you said.

The information would be welcome, if you could send it to me.

Do you feel there are more sections that could go into the article? I'll have to look at external websites, but I think we've covered a lot. Cheers- CattleGirl ^{talk | sign!} 10:40, 9 April 2007 (UTC)