User talk:Rad Racer

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[edit] Cannabis rescheduling reordering

It reads much better now. Good job. Sayeth 17:52, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)

Great article! Good to see you're still about :-) Ta bu shi da yu 10:12, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Binding triad

The page has to be deleted to remove the copyvio from the history, so yes you have to wait a week --nixie 01:43, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Only admin can delete the history, so you'll have to wait til they do so --nixie 22:52, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Cutting and pasting anything into wikipedia that is not specifically stated to be in the public domain is a bad idea, citing the source doesn't make it ok either. I can't make the copyvio process go any faster. --nixie 23:33, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Fixed :-) Ta bu shi da yu 23:23, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Stub Flood

Just a question, and please, don't take this the wrong way, but are you planning to go back and expand on the NES stubs you've been putting up recently? I really like your drive, and it's a cool project, I just hope we'll have some nice beefy articles at some point. And crap, this isn't meant to be condecending, I really couldn't figure a better way to word this. --InShaneee 04:39, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] cvg

[edit] cvg

Thank you -- I agree. I'll use cvg-stub instead. Have you fixed the other ones? If not, I'll go back and do it.. Zantastik 05:26, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WP:RM

As of Yesterday the format for WP:RM#Notices has changed. So I have reformatted you entry of Golgo 13 (video game). Please check it over and make sure I've done it correctly. As there is no talk page entry yet I'm not sure if you need to add the move template or not. Usually one ought to do so and also add the comment as to why you want to move it or if you think it is controversial then layout a straw poll as suggested at WP:RM#How to format a straw poll. I hope this helps Philip Baird Shearer 15:55, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Interference with Arbitration

At 14:21 on 4 March you added

0) For a complete disregard for previous rulings by the arbitration committee, CheeseDreams (under whatever account) is banned for 24 hours.

Aye:

1. Let's be forgiving here; Cheesedreams is fairly new and could still be a valuable user. Don't bite the newcomers. Rad Racer 22:21, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

to Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/CheeseDreams 2/Proposed decision. The Arbitration pages are for use by the Arbitration Committee only. If you wish to comment, do so on the appropriate talk pages. Any further attempts to vote on decisions as if you were an arbiter will result in adverse action. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me through e-mail or my talk page. ➥the Epopt 00:20, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] ArbCom

Actually, I did apply... however I pulled out of the race. I don't think I'd want to do it :-)

Incidently (side note), CheeseDreams is an extremely disruptive user. Think your pet skunk weirdos, then multiply that by 10 and you'll start to understand why CD got banned for a year. - Ta bu shi da yu 07:00, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

P.S. she's not a new user. This is the second arbcom that she's been through, she once vandalised my page, she put 5 or more disruptive RFCs on various people who she disagreed with, she brough at least 3 arbcom requests as harassment, she was found to have 5 sockpuppet accounts, she posted her password to her main CheeseDreams account to a known trolls account and no longer has control of it (an admin was forced to reset it), she most likely posts under another account regularly and uses CheeseDreams to spread an anti-Christianity POV (she's said this before - she says that she edits controversial articles and makes them more controversial), see [1] for her edit of Katoomba Christian Convention where she added a comment to the main article namespace and NOT my talk page (clear harassment), she never cites her sources even though many of us have asked her to and she does not contribute with NPOV edits. I think that's really more than enough, however there is more (if you are interested). - Ta bu shi da yu 07:08, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WP:AN

Please don't move discussions away from there. If you want to put a pointer to such a discussion somewhere else, fine, but removing stuff from there unilaterally is over the line. Noel (talk) 17:37, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I understand (and sympathize with) your concern, but a lot of admins (e.g. me) don't bother to read most RfC's, etc (too much political crap), but do keep an eye on WP:AN, and seeing the whole discussion there (and the size of it) clues us in to when an important issue has come up. Also, keeping it on WP:AN means it will be archived in a known location, as opposed to RFC's (which can wind up being deleted). Noel (talk) 17:58, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RfC

I think the best thing to do would be to put a request for comment on Recycling Troll or on the policy. The problem is that RfCs often amount to pouring blood in the water while shouting "HERE SHARKY SHARKY SHARKY." Snowspinner 19:43, Mar 9, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rad Racer: The Game

Heh heh! I have that game. I first played it in pre-school, and got it not long thereafter (though it probably felt long at the time). :) Since you're apparently a gamer, have you checked out the gameinfo wiki? It's a project whose purpose is to document every game ever. :) - furrykef (Talk at me) 19:59, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] License

Hi, is there an advantage to putting a notice on my user page licensing my articles to the public domain? Would anyone, finding my articles, be likely actually trace it back to my user page and realize "Oh, I can use this as a public domain source"? I guess it can't hurt. I wonder, why doesn't Wikipedia just release everything into the PD, instead of GFDL? My main concerns are:

• I don't want someone to be able to rip off my work, change it, and then claim it's their property, and
• I want it to be free for everyone to use without asking permission.

Rad Racer 14:06, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Due to the sheer numbers of people who may release into the public domain (or some other Open license), a look at the list + the article history, it is quite possible that someone could figure out if an article can be PD. The problem is that your two points above are essentially mutually exlusive. You either give everyone permission and they can do anything with it (Public Domain), or you release it under an Open license (like GFDL), but then the license is RESTRICTED to ONLY GFDL. There is no way around this, unfortunately, but it is not all bad. Of course in your case, it is unlikely that every article in Wikipedia will ever be PD, so your concerns about ripping off your work are limited. PD does have the flexibility of letting other Open license become compatible with your changes without having to ask your permission. Hope this helps. -- RM 18:10, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Scott Miller

Thanks. I always try to make small articles (esp. biographies) hit the major points of notability lest it be put up for deletion like Graeme Devine was. --Mrwojo 20:14, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Hey wanted to let you know i'm up for Adminship if you want to go vote. Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Alkivar  ALKIVAR™ 05:45, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

I, Evil Monkey hereby award you the Oddball barnstar for C is for Cookie. Thank you for providing this brilliant article. Evil Monkey∴Hello 00:24, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Wow, do you ever deserve that barnstar. I've put it up for DYN. Honestly, I think with a bit more history, we should try for Featured Articles. -- user:zanimum

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your support on WP:RFA. – ABCD 18:32, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RfC

Thank you for your comment on my talk page - I think we are close in our outlook here. I think those who object to adminship requests on the basis of edit summaries are being rather anally retentive. It's all rather silly. I often make large contributions to articles to which I am the sole or major contributor (by a long, long way). Any edit summary I make for these articles is solely for my own benefit - and if I don't see the value of making one, I shan't. So I often make no edit summary.

Now, if an editor has a dozen messages on their talk page to make edit summaries because they're annoying other editors of the pages they frequent - then I can see why some may object to an adminship request. But if there are no such comments, then where's the problem? jguk 20:44, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Did you know...

[edit] Thank You!

Hi Rad Racer,

I would like to thank you for your vote of support and confidence for my adminship, it has been much appreciated. If you need anything in future that requires my attention, please do not hesitate to contact me. :)

- Cheers, Mailer Diablo 18:34, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Collaboration

I am in Richmond and we have the Pocahontas Parkway to show for the new public-private partnership. This one is a bit anemic volume-wise and has a stiff toll, recently increased. However, IMHO, the road would not ever have been built if it had to wait for placement on VDOT's 5 and 10 years plans, due to both the high cost and politics, and will be able to meet its debt. The high cost was due to the high level bridge over the James River. The politics are basically that it hurt the City of Richmond the most, hurt Henrico County to a lesser degree, and benefited Chesterfield County. Those 3 are the dominant factors in Richmond metro affairs. When a new exit is created for the Richmond International Airport, I think the volume will increase. Despite the high tolls, savvy commercial users will go for the time and mileage savings. Not all projects can deliver both, but this one does, even with the high toll. Mark in Richmond Vaoverland 15:16, Apr 3, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Grnway1.jpeg

Has this photo been specifically released into the public domain? Only federal and California government images are automatically PD. --SPUI (talk) 19:09, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I have a bunch of photos of the Disney roads (not RCID, the RCID ones are public) - I'll get to it eventually. --SPUI (talk) 20:49, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My adminship

Hi Rad Racer, Thank you so much for your support and kind words both in my nomination and on my talk page. I look forward to helping out. - BanyanTree 04:27, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Computer/video game stub category

Does this talk page belong in Category:Computer_and_video_game_stubs? It is right now... --65.3.137.171 04:48, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you for supporting my adminship — I vow to use my super powers for good not evil. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 09:25, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User:193.61.176.4

I've left him a friendly request not to do delete chunks of text without discussion. RickK 04:08, Apr 7, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks

Thank you for the vote at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Henrygb2. It has made my week. --Henrygb 01:57, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Testing this bad boy out

All right, let's see if this new "Please click here to leave me a new message" banner works. Rad Racer | Talk 19:15, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Those Norwegian trolls...

17:18 HVDC Troll (diff; hist) . . Rad Racer (Talk) (add an "external links" section. (I bet this page title caught the eye of a lot of RC patrollers))

Got me! :-) FreplySpang (talk) 21:20, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Maintenance

Hi, I'm not sure what a non-admin could do to clear out copyright problems. Helping vfd would be nice (you could only clear out keep votes). As for reporting the same person on wp:vip, just hit ctrl+f and search for the guy before you edit. Only takes a second, but I hope that clears up a lot of your problem. Oh, and if you're looking, I recommend checking out wikipedia:maintenance--it's always got things to do. Cheers! Meelar (talk) 01:19, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)

Yes, there are a number of things non-admins can do to help with maintanence tasks. Hm, if there's no page detailing that we could probably use one, but I'm a bit too busy to start one now. Look around WP:CP, WP:PUI and such; if ou can't find useful tasks I'll try to find some for you in a couple days. Thanks for asking. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 01:43, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] IP Addresses

I'm not sure why you asked on my user talk page about finding out what company uses IP addresses, but typically you can do this either by doing a reverse IP lookup, or by using the whois utility (on most Unix-based machines, including Mac OS X, or there are front-ends to this on the web). -- Kaszeta 00:54, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Scavenger Hunt

Hello. I added an item to the Scavenger hunt, but the more I think about it, the less I'm sure it belongs. I wanted to bring attention to the full List of pages in the Wikipedia namespace, but the way I did doesn't give a specific item to "find." Can you think of a way to do this, or should that item just be removed from the list? Thank you. SWAdair | Talk 06:09, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Refactoring village pump: kitten image

Hi Rad Racer, sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I think this entry shouldn't be included in the archive, and it looks like that's what you've done, so thanks! I think this topic has already been resolved.--Nectarflowed ^(talk) 20:23, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

• Replying to: "I am refactoring this section, "Featured picture: rat 'kittens' vs. 'pups" from Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive, where it was about to be deleted permanently. Perhaps it could be moved to the image's talk page? I was about to do so, but couldn't figure out which picture you were talking about. Thanks, Rad Racer | Talk 02:32, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Replying to:Featured picture: rat 'kittens' vs. 'pups

Today's 'Cat' featured picture writes that rat babies are called kittens. In the U.S. (west coast) I've only heard rat babies be called 'pups'. Perhaps this is a dialectic discrepancy?--Nectarflowed (talk) 03:33, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I've only heard them called "pups" also, but there is no shortage of Google hits that support the "kitten" name as well. Could they both be correct? – ClockworkSoul 03:51, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Move International Chiefs of Police?

Hi Rad Racer. As the sole author of this article (well, apart from my rewording a few things), I thought I'd get your feedback before I do something drastic with it. I've been looking over a few references, and it seems that "International Chiefs of Police" is actually a nickname, and the official title is "International Association of Chiefs of Police". I made the change on the content of this article, but I also want to move this page to International Association of Chiefs of Police. Do you agree with my proposed move, or do you think the original article name is the correct term? Thanks, Deathphoenix 16:06, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect

Why on earth did you redirect TBSDY to User:Ta bu shi da yu? I know he is a good Wikipedian, but this is a self reference and against policy. Apart from anything, why do we need it? smoddy 17:39, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] TBSDY

Heya, appreciate the redirect, but unfortunately it's not appropriate to redirect articles in the main space to articles in user space (one reason is that this redirect will go out to the different encyclopedias that download our content, there are other reasons). I think we should speedy... - Ta bu shi da yu 00:18, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RfA 2 for Alkivar

Please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Alkivar 2. —RaD Man (talk) 3 July 2005 19:14 (UTC)

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[edit] Scavenger hunt (2)

Where has gone that page ? "List of pages in the Wikipedia namespace." Missing link in Wikipedia:Scavenger_hunt. The scav'hunt is really cool. Thank you. --Harvestman 18:43, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Are you aware of this Wikipedia talk:Censorship ?

For myself, I would like to say that the method is not innocent. The subject is truly important : there is one talk page and twoscore people discussing auto censorship for one million (counting non active users). Will you give your advice ? --DLL 20:12, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Bulletin 1966-01-01 1 page002 img004 large.gif

[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject Treaties

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[edit] Methlab.jpg picture...

Hello,

I found that my picture has been placed on this site with an incorrect reference as to it's origin. The Picture is of my presentation to General McCaffery, the former Drug Czar of the ONDCP. I took the picture in the winter of 1997 in San Francisco, CA. I did not give the picture to the source you state in this site.

Please list the source of the picture as: Methamphetamine presentation to ONDCP, 1997, California Attorney General, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement

The Indiana Narcotic Task Force, nor the DEA have contacted me to request permission to relase this picture. I grant you permission to use this picture for purposes of Wikipedia, as long as reference to the origin is listed.

Thank you for you assistance in this matter.

Sincerely,

Jackie Long

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[edit] NIDA censorship

first of all hats off to the person who created the NIDA wikipedia article. You started a great forum to inform the public of both sides of NIDA drug research.

but have you seen it recently? It's been completely dumbed down. Every bit of controversy has been removed. And by NIDA themselves. The IP address assigned to their collective user account has, bit by bit removed every mention of controversial research. check it out [2]

Congrats. You've been censored by the US government. So are you going to bend over and take it like a bitch? or are you going to be checking that page every day to make sure that no patriarchal agency will shove words down your throat and call it the truth.

You built that page. now help bring it back

-B —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Eyejuice (talk • contribs) 04:02, 6 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] NIDA cleaned your entry

I thought that you, as the original author, might find this interesting:

"Federal Agency Cleans Up Its Own Wikipedia Entry"

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0107/2460.html —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.92.168.230 (talk) 18:40, 25 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] picture of Harry Anslinger

Hi, I'd like to have credits and a better resolution of this picture of Harry Anslinger , to be enclosed in a book. Will you please contact me at flavia.abbinante@gmail.com

Thanks Flavia —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.140.22.78 (talk) 11:25, 5 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Cannabis rescheduling in the United States FAR

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