User talk:MER-C

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[edit] Something tells me...

...I'm going to hear about this... :) Kafziel ^Talk 13:46, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

You're right, you are going to hear about it. From me. To say well done. :) Bubba hotep 13:49, 16 March 2007 (UTC) (P.S. just going off to find another series of pages that were just like this that I came across the other day)

You're not the only one who came to this conclusion... MER-C 05:09, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User personal information

Hi MER-C I noticed on ANI you removed personal information from User:Ouijalover. There's still a direct link to his personal website which identifies him (http://www.freewebs.com/tyluthan). Is that a problem? Feel free to delete this comment too if it is. AKAF 14:29, 16 March 2007 (UTC)lol22:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)22:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)22:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)22:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)22:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)22:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)22:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)22:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)~

It should be fine, people are allowed to have links to their pages in social networking sites on their user page. The problem is when their user page is used for social networking. MER-C 05:09, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Question on COI board...

Hello MER-C, I don't mean to sound like a nitpicker but I was really hoping you'd find time to answer my question regarding duplicate entries of Barbara Schwarz. As a refresher, the editor I was bringing to the boards attention had already set up what I perceived to be an incorrectly formatted entry. For several reasons, I set up another entry in the format as noted in the instructions and sent a message to that editor indicating he should consider reposting under my entry and closing out his. I asked you if there was a better way for me to have handled this situation. I doubt it'll come up again, but if it does I'd like to do things as correctly as possible. Thanks for your time, Anynobody 05:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

It's just that I like to keep discussion in one spot, rather than in two discrete bunches. MER-C 05:26, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I understand, it's easier to keep track of that way. Should I have posted my concerns under the already created section? (I can see where organization could trump a correct setup). Anynobody 06:04, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, and you could have fixed the section heading anyway while you do so. That's what I have done. MER-C 06:24, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I was a bit concerned that since he was the person I was reporting, he might find it offensive if I changed his post. not to mention the perception others might get of me, "See you can't even do this right... I'll do it for you and oh yeah here's why you have a COI." Don't get me wrong, I'd find a polite way to do that if that's what I should do. I'm just wondering which concerns are more important, and that if he had been offended it wouldn't look intentional on my part. I know this situation has to be a pain in your arse, and I appreciate your effort to help me understand. Anynobody 06:47, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't think he would care. But that's just my opinion. MER-C 07:07, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I guess I meant, should I care in that case? (whether he gets offended or not). Anynobody 07:33, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I'd try it and see what happens. If he does care, then you should. If he doesn't, well nobody does. MER-C 07:57, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, MER-C that answers all my questions. (I'm done posting here, so if you prefer to keep your talk page tidy you can do what you want with this section.) Anynobody 08:09, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Martian Geography

I've just been finishing up the changeover from Martian Geography to Mars, and was going to put Template:Martian geography up for MfD - as the pages creator would you object to that? - regards sbandrews (t) 16:38, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Firstly its WP:TFD and secondly I don't think it's necessary as it's only a redirect. MER-C 01:42, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

As for the categories, it's CSD C1. So tagged. MER-C 01:54, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Ty sbandrews (t) 11:19, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Semi-protected

I semi-protected your Talk page. That guy was getting old and I really don't want to block the entire ISP's dialup pool. =\ -- Gogo Dodo 09:28, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Chances are, it's Blu Aardvark again. If and when you do get to unprotect this page, could you also drop the protection on my user page to edit=autoconfirmed move=sysop so that I can edit it? Thanks. MER-C 11:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Probably easier to make you an admin. ;) I changed the protection settings on your user page to what you wanted. The semi-protect on your Talk page is set to expire in less than two days. If you want it unprotected sooner, drop me a line and I can undo it. -- Gogo Dodo 20:07, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User Page Change

In response to your recommendation; I have deleted the resume aspect of my user page. ThanksProf.Sadiq 18:40, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] transwikied articles

Hi, I noticed you've been prodding a number of articles which have been transwikied to wiktionary. Just out of curiousity, which list/category are you using to locate these articles? I've been doing the same thing, via Wikipedia:Transwiki log/Articles moved from here/en.wiktionary. --Xyzzyplugh 22:17, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Category:Transwiki cleanup, not systematically but randomly. MER-C 07:36, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] vandal has had warnings

More edits from 212.44.58.136 need you attention.## 84.13.153.153 12:01, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I think I've dealt with all the recent ones. I'm disappearing shortly, so you can keep an eye on its contributions. MER-C 12:05, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Placing db tags on pages that have them

I noticed that you've placed db tags on pages that already have them. Od Mishehu 11:56, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding edits made to Camel's nose

Please note that I have removed your prod effectively contesting it. In accord with WP:PROD a removed prod must not be replaced. In the edit summary, it is contested. I have removed the prod notice again, I think you may have re-added it in error. Cheers, Navou ^banter / _contribs 09:49, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I was not really paying attention. Sorry. MER-C 10:27, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

No worries, I'm guilty of such things. Navou ^banter / _contribs 17:04, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup and deletion

Since you apparently arn't looking at an AFD you started where I asked this, I'll ask again here: Why do you never mark things for cleanup and always leap directly to the prod or afd option? Jtrainor 12:26, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

a) I'm a deletionist. Probably a member of the cabal itself.

b) The size of the cleanup backlogs is overwhelming. Things don't cleaned up for a year(s), and that's about par for the course. Note that the merge count is misleading, it is really 37 + 94 + 127 + 127 + 311 + 471 + 974 + 1994 + 1797 + 2146 + 1720 + 91 + 120 = 10009. (Plus merging isn't really an option with the amount of problematic Gundam stuff around). It is not acceptable that substandard "articles" on obscure subjects are floating around for so long without complying with basic Wikipedia policies. Jimbo once said that having no article is better than having an unsourced article (see [1]).

c) Did you actually check my contributions? I do place cleanup tags, but I need to be convinced about the suitability of the article beforehand. That excludes unsourced cruft on non-notable and minor anime characters, which contain no real world context or in the worst circumstances no assertion of notability with respect to the anime itself.

d) Deletion solves all problems. No article, no problem. MER-C 08:03, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Problem with a featured sound

Hi. I tried to download Image:01 - Vivaldi Spring mvt 1 Allegro - John Harrison violin.ogg, but I always get a zero byte file. Is anyone aware of this? --IE 18:21, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

The commons version is corrupt. Someone with an account over there is going to have to go and revert it (i.e. not me). In the meantime, here is a working version. MER-C 07:08, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] David Westerfield

Hi I noticed your reply in the conflict of interest board, regarding the IP address Special:Contributions/196.15.168.40. You stated the address might be in South Africa. I do not know the accuracy of the site you went to, but I find it hard to believe he's in South Africa. Because I put the IP in here and the search indicates the IP comes from Los Angeles. That makes more sense as the case originates in San Diego and the trial was televised nationally. The coverage did not extend to South Africa. Granted, maybe, somebody with a satellite could have watched it but I think the chance is very slim. 196.15.168.40 knows the case far too well to be just a casual observer of the case. Fighting for Justice 15:12, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

The location of the IP itself is in South Africa (I tracerouted it to a South African website), but I had a look at the RBLs and it is likely to be an open proxy. MER-C 06:01, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:ACC

Hi, when someone requests an account at WP:ACC and the username has already been taken, you can e-mail the requester and remove their request from the page, rather than adding a note saying that the username has already been taken. This is done mainly to hide people's e-mail addresses from spammers and because once it's clear that a request can't be implemented, there's no point leaving it on the page. Tra (Talk) 17:55, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

I thought it would be a good idea to leave them up there for a day or two so the people on the other end get a reason why it was disallowed. In the case of malformed requests, they don't have an email address and/or user name and can be removed immediately. MER-C 02:08, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

For when a username is taken or not supplied, as long as the e-mail address is given, the requester should be able to find out why their request is denied by reading their e-mail. If no e-mail address is supplied, however, it's always possible to respond on the requester's IP talk page, although this might be a bit harder at the moment with over 100 requests outstanding. Tra (Talk) 02:46, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] reverting "Americas"

Please accept my apology. I added the one line as an inside joke for a friend and was actually coming back to delete it. I did not realize you considered it vandalism. again, sorry for the trouble.

[edit] BJAODN, or what should be put in?

Hi there. Looking at the AFD on Most evil town in America that you deleted, i couldn't help but to think it could be in BJAODN. However, I am wondering: What could be put in BJAODN, and what kind of edit should we done so that it is to show why it belongs instead of a repository for bad article? George Leung 22:18, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

I suggest you read what I wrote at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Most evil town in America and my talk page header again. As for BJAODN, I wouldn't add anything now as it, too, may be deleted. The only criteria for inclusion in BJAODN is that it is funny and stuff usually doesn't get removed from BJAODN. MER-C 11:24, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CSD tag

Please meet me at Image talk:Timothy Blackstone Library Plaque.jpg. Your actions made no sense. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 15:45, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Dealt with. MER-C 09:43, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Wapiennik

Hi MER-C,

You recently nominated the article Wapiennik for speedy deletion citing criterium G6. That was a disambiguation page that unfortunately didn't have any links. Stupidly, I actually deleted the article without checking what this uncontroversial reason to delete might be, yet while reviewing the deletion I didn't find one. Why did you tag this article?

Happy editing, --Carabinieri 19:50, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to jump in on this one, but part of WP:CSD#G6 is "removing a disambiguation page that only points to a single article" - the disambig only pointed to Silesian Voivodship thus making a disambiguation page redundant and subject to uncontroversial speedy deletion as "housekeeping". Bubba hotep 07:27, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Actually, looking back further at the deleted history (which MER-C can't do, unfortunately, yet), it appears Piotrus overwrote the original version of the page (about a Polish surname) because they felt it was not notable. Bubba hotep 07:32, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pursue

Why was this edit reverted? I thought pursue is the correct spelling.. --Rayis 12:32, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Scroll down a bit and you'll see you accidentally truncated the article. MER-C 12:34, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh hehe --Rayis 12:36, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia talk:Notability (people)#Regarding notability of Football (soccer) players

Hi, seeing you have been involved in previous Afd debates on the subject I invite you to contribute to this discussion to clarify certain issues about football player notability. I think clearer guidelines are needed to avoid repeated inappropriate nominations for deletion and time consuming discussions. Cheers! StephP 22:08, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] aussieBum

Hey MER-C, saw in your talk archive you were having some probs with the aussieBum article getting the axe in November. It's now up and has survived a couple weeks so feel free to contribute if I've missed anything. Bren Barnes 05:47, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Looks good, especially with the DYK aspect. I'd say that this article's inclusion is approved by the deletionist cabal. MER-C 10:09, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Matthew Joseph Harrington

This author, whom you {{speedy}} tagged, has been published in Mainstream sci-fi by a significant publisher. I have removed your tag.--Anthony.bradbury 13:00, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please inspect a userpage

I'm using Google to look for suspicious userpages, and I found User:Josephseagullstalin. There's a lot of stuff there; for example, I can't tell whether the gallery at the bottom is fair use or not. He has made substantive edits to WP. Could you please take a look? Thanks. YechielMan 04:08, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

The gallery is not fair use, in fact the majority of are featured pictures here and/or at Commons. Because of prior encyclopedic contributions, a note on the editor's talk page is in order. Then prod in a month's time if still non-compliant.

P.S. there's a centralised list of search terms for finding dodgy userpages at Template:Spamsearch. MER-C 04:52, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Malick Sidibe

I'm curious about your prod for this article. A quick g search shows he has won a major award in photography, the Hasselblad Award, also given to Ansel Adams and Richard Avedon. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Killing sparrows (talk • contribs).

Because it was a borderline speedy, WP:HOLE being applicable - as compared to this article, and that photographers generally aren't notable. Either way, the article didn't need to exist anyway. MER-C 10:26, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I didn't realize there was an article with the alternate, and correct spelling. I was just now going to make the redirect (after my adoptor pointed out the other article), when you did it. Thanks! --killing sparrows 17:03, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

PS I'm still learning my way around, hope I didn't offend. --killing sparrows 17:05, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for un-vandalizing my userpage

':) Leafyplant 14:06, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. P.S. semi-protection is your friend. MER-C 12:40, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wings for kids, Inc

Dear Sir - I am the person who posted the entry for "Wings for kids" - and it looks like you're involved somehow too.

We're new to Wikipedia and I'd like your help in making our entry conform to Wikipedia standards. I see many other entries here for other companies and organizations - what did they do differently?

I can be reached at <email redacted>

Wikipedia is not an advertising service. In particular, corporate vanity is not tolerated. Essentially what the other companies/organisations did was to do nothing, and let non-biased Wikipedia editors write the article for them. MER-C 10:19, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spamstar of Glory

		The Spamstar of Glory
		To MER-C for ferocity in the battle against Spam In all its forms on Wikipedia. --Hu12 23:02, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks for your tireless efforts in keeping article clear of Vanispamcruftisement and other cardinal sins!--Hu12 23:02, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I just wish there was a deletionist cabal that can nhelp me get rid of all this crap. MER-C 09:05, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My Emoticons

That was fast! But I'd already tagged it and it was removed by a probable WP:SPA or Sock (their two only edits were to remove the tag, a bit of spam, and justify it on the talk page) --Steve _(Stephen) ^talk 09:41, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

If they remove the tag, just put it back. It only counts if an admin or an established contributor removes it. In fact, we have a warning for such deeds: {{subst:drmspeedy}}. MER-C 09:50, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

But we have to assume good faith that a second editor declined the speedy. Anyway, let's see what happens. Thanks --Steve _(Stephen) ^talk 09:53, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

What I meant was that the speedy tag should not be replaced when an established editor has removed it. If the creator or a SPA does, then it's extremely hard to AGF and I'd just revert. MER-C 10:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] G-Unit

Hi, You have just reverted my G-Unit article.

May I Just ask why?

Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by HSKHAMESH (talk • contribs).

Because you replaced a referenced and wikified article with one that has neither of those qualities. MER-C 10:08, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lightning Lee Hamilton

Though I agree the article is a prime candidate for speedy deletion, the band of which he is a member, The Faded Spades, is the subject of a pending AfD. I have bundled the Lightning Lee Hamilton page, as well as another suspect band member page, Nick "Moxy" Mead, into that AfD. You may wish to weigh in on that discussion. Pop Secret 12:42, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

I'd call it a speedy candidate, but then again maybe not. MER-C 13:44, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Thanks for reverting vandalism. Lakers 05:20, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! MER-C 05:22, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

How long has it been since your RfA? Viridae^Talk 05:26, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

2 months since my second one. Apparantly I'm too much of a deletionist to become an admin. It's going to get worse now that I wrote myself a one-click prod button. P.S. could you do me a favour and delete a few expired prods. Thanks. MER-C 05:39, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Did about 30 or so, everything in the expired prod category. Will get around to do some more later. Viridae^Talk 09:06, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Half the backlog's gone now, so thanks for the effort. I'll be back tomorrow with another steaming pile of crap. :) MER-C 09:14, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Haha! We really need to give you buttons. Viridae^Talk 09:58, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

Hi there! You mentioned a mailing list discussion about disabling article creation. Do you have a link please? >Radiant< 08:54, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

The thread starts here and continues throughout this months enwiki-l postings. MER-C 08:59, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Got it. Interesting notion, but so far only five comments, or so it seems. Unless Jimbo or Brion weighs in, I don't see this happening. >Radiant< 10:35, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Actually I was wrong, apparantly because I was doing other stuff at the same time. Here's the real starting post, the discussion starts late March. And using my browser find tool, I can find at least 50 emails with the appropriate subject. MER-C 10:41, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Interesting, but enough dissent that it likely Won't Fly. >Radiant< 10:55, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RFA nominaton

Please note, I have not yet created the page, I will wait for your acceptance first and I'll change it so it says Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MER-C (2) or whatever you would like. Thanks - Tellyaddict 16:18, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Are you sure? If so then thats OK but if you ever decide you would like one I will be here and I'll be able to nominate you, 40,000+ edits! I've only got 12,500, great work with that! Cheers!! - Tellyaddict 10:32, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, very. Unless someone deborks RFA by making it less seem like a game of Mao. MER-C 13:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Well

I have nothing against this da*n Troy University "Public" Radio, luckily, the article was not deleted entirely. I thought it was called Chatthoonga River.

--4.188.67.19 08:03, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy ??

Hi, I noticed you put CSD I2 on this Image:Flood 2007 - Taxi drowned.jpg. What is the problem with the image? It is a Commons image, why should be speedied? — Indon (reply) — 08:41, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

It is "an empty image description page for a Commons-hosted image". It no longer has a reason to exist, since I have closed the FPC nom earlier today. The image itself won't be deleted, because it isn't on this wiki. MER-C 09:31, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User page

Thanks for the revert. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 15:16, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. By the way, good job on the prods last night. MER-C 06:06, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I did vandalise a page

to show a friend the possibilities offered by wikipedia.

I am interested -and rather curious- about the creation of knowledge on the Internet. Creating, editing or suppressing an article is edifying.

Thanks for the revert, v. instructing

[edit] SimCity 5 article speedy deletion nomination

I have notified the creator of the article SimCity 5, that the article has been nominated for speedy deletion. Thank you for doing the nomination, I would have if you didn't. Camaron1 | Chris 13:35, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

I think it might be time to WP:JUPE that "article", as it has been deleted seven times. Thanks for reminding me about that. MER-C 13:39, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree, it has been deleted three times through AfD alone (if you include the version with the title SimCity 5 (working title)). Camaron1 | Chris 13:48, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Added that to the notice at the top of the "article". MER-C 13:50, 8 April 2007 (UTC)