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[edit] Cricketers pictures

but are not those pictures for public. I mean that website is not privately owned by an individual nor a company. Everything that is on that website can be used by normal people, Right. Thank You Salman

Unfortunately no, the pictures there are copyrighted to AFP news agency or Getty Images, who are commercial photographers and media who use the pictures to make their livelihood, so we aren't allowed to use them. If they are {{promotional}} pictures released by the organisation in order to publicise their work then we can use them. For instance http://www.usocpressbox.org is the website of the United States Olympic Committee have images of all of their athletes, and the pictures are labelled as promotional - it tells us that the pictures of the US athletes are there for non-profit distribution to highlight the work of the Olympic team. In this case it is the work of corporate media who sell the rights to Cricinfo, BBC Sport etc, so cannot be used for Wikipedia. Many regards, Blnguyen | rant-line 01:50, 30 June 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Thank you

For removing a personal attack from my talk page. :) Kimchi.sg 02:25, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

I would think 48 hours for a first-timer is a bit harsh. (The second response might have been his way of saying "You're kidding me".) I'll lessen it to 24 hours if you have no objections.
Sorry for the delayed response, I was deleting images without copyright info. =.= Kimchi.sg 05:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
Sure, that's fine - I guess the attack was on you not me, but they were quite strident.Blnguyen | rant-line 05:12, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Personal attack

What the heck was that on Khoikhoi's user page?? Don't people have anything better to enjoy theirselves? You sure responded fast though :) DeliDumrul 03:12, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

By the way, can you take a look at this past vote and tell me if there is anything I can do about it based on this argument?
Sorry for asking this kind of help from you, but you look like you never dealt with articles about that area, so I think you'd be neutral. Thanks DeliDumrul 03:22, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Khoikhoi and I not always agree on everything, but I think he's trying his best to stay neutral and honest. :) DeliDumrul 03:25, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Oops. I didn't mean to ask you to do anything about it. I just wanted to ask what I can do about it. Anyways.. Thanks DeliDumrul 03:43, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I have decided to retire

Hello Blnguyen. I just wanted to come here and thank you for everything before I retire from wikipedia. I have decided not to stay for various reasons, mostly from the past. I have seen what this place has done to people, and I have decided to not let it happen to me. I don't know if I will come back, but regardless I wanted to thank you. You were always nice to me, and for that I am forever greatful. Thank you my friend for everything. Matt B."aka" Thetruthbelow 04:43, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your support in my RfA!

Thanks for voting!
Hello Blnguyen, and thanks for your support in my recent RfA. I'm pleased to announce that it passed with a final tally of (96/0/0). I was overwhelmed by all of the nice comments and votes of confidence from everyone. I especially appreciate your nomination and strong words of support. Thanks again! OhNoitsJamie Talk 06:29, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Beaten by a second!

Do I need to "unblock" my 3 hour ban so as not to supercede your 24 hour ban? OhNoitsJamie Talk 07:36, 30 June 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Carola

I would like to draw your attention, as an administrator and prominent member of WikiProject Eurovision, to the Carola Häggkvist article. As you might know, Carola is to some extent controversial due to her past involvement in religious movements, as well as certain declarations and actions in the media. Especially the gay activists in Sweden and to some extent rest of Europe reacted very strongly to reports by Swedish gay magazine QX, as well as other, mostly tabloid media, of her alleged anti-gay remarks (or at least remarks not viewed as favorable by the gay activist community). Carola's winning Melodifestivalen in 2006 spurned another massive campaign against her during which some activists tried to argue she is strongly homophobic.

Recently, an anonymous editor using IPs beginning with 80.135. repetedly edited the "Views on homosexuality" section of the article, including a paragraph which I would describe as rather POV and trying to argue a point rather than inform the readers. This editor also deleted some other content contributed by other editors, including the link to the source of one of media reports in question. I believe this is not proper behavior and find the past versions more NPOV - I would, of course, appreciate your opinion on that, as I cannot be objective anymore as I had contributed to the article. I would be most obliged if you could devote some time to looking into the issue and give your opinion on that, as well as state what could be done about that.

Thanks a lot in advance - Bravada, talk - 10:46, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm a bit busy at the moment, maybe in two-three days time. Thanks, Blnguyen | rant-line 02:10, 3 July 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Warren Kinsella

Asking for a favor. I am going to unprotect this page by edit warrior request, which has seen some nasty warring recently, but I am going to be completely unavailable until very late on Saturday US Eastern Time, for the next 30 hours or so. Please keep an eye out for it tomorrow, perhaps put it on your watchlist, and make sure people are playing nice. Thanks a million, and do not hesitate to ask for return favors. Cheers. - CrazyRussian talk/email 23:45, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Oh, congrats on the media mention. Do it again, and you'll meet WP:BIO. - CrazyRussian talk/email 23:46, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks

Thank you very much for your support for my recent RfA, which I'm quite happy to announce has passed with a consensus of 67 supporting, 0 opposed and 0 neutral. I'm glad I meet your criteria. Most of all, I'm glad you took the time to evaluate my candidacy, as I believe that's what keeps RfA running smoothly, and I'll be working hard to justify the vote of confidence you've placed in me. Please let me know at my talk page if you have any comments on my performance as an admin. Thanks! TheProject 02:28, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mahela Jayawardene

May I ask why you removed my piece on Mahela Jaywardene's recent spell as captain in England. Surely that has reference to Mahela Jayawardene. Thank you

It was not in conformance with Neutrality policy.Blnguyen | rant-line 02:10, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Selected articles on Portal:F1

Hello again.

I dropped notes round a while back to those who have listed themselves at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Formula_One to ask for suggestions for selected articles on portal:Formula One. There was a pretty good response, both in terms of how it might work and of articles suggested. Damon Hill came out with the most support and was brought up to Good Article standard after a lot of work by Skully Collins before going on as the F1 portal selected article a couple of weeks ago. It is now at Featured Article Candidates as a Featured Article candidate (why not drop by and see if you can help polish it further?).

Several people who responded to the original request suggested that a monthly or bi-weekly 'Selected Article' could act as a catalyst for an improvement drive to get more articles up to a higher standard. Although it wasn't quite what I had in mind when I started, this seemed to work pretty well for the Damon Hill article, so I've drafted up a process for doing this more regularly. See Portal_talk:Formula_One/Management_of_selected_articles for details. Essentially the suggestion is that we vote for an article to improve every couple of weeks and at the end of the improvement process the article goes on the portal as the new 'Selected Article'. I'd be grateful for any comments on how this might work - I'm sure some of you are more familiar with things 'Wiki' than me - as well as your votes for the next candidate (by 16 July).

You may also want to help with the article Gilles Villeneuve, which was the next most popular after Damon Hill. The idea is to try and get it up to GA standard by 16 July and then put it on the portal as the 'Selected Article'. I hope you can help! 4u1e 15:05, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RFA thanks

Image:Where RFA ty.png —Preceding unsigned comment added by Where (talk • contribs)


[edit] Thanks

Thanks for quickly blocking the IP vandal that was signing comments under my name. I appreciate it. BTW, cute user picture. -- Gogo Dodo 02:13, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

And thanks to you too for wishing me my happy 'Wikiday'. Orane (talk • cont.) 04:03, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
I award Blnguyen this barnstar for being a kind encouraging eidtor. Orane (talk • cont.) 04:03, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
I award Blnguyen this barnstar for being a kind encouraging eidtor. Orane (talk • cont.) 04:03, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture license

hey! thnks for tht. so u mean i have to mention the site where i got it from??? n neways how do i find out the lisence thingy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tulika 99 (talk • contribs) .

Yeah, you need to say where it is from and why it is allowed. Perhaps under {{logo}}? I can have a look if you tell me what the site is.Blnguyen | rant-line 04:26, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

heyy!! i got the pikk frm this site-- msndollies.com r u goin to check out tht lisence thing n all??

why it is allowed--- i guess tht wud b coz tht site is to take display piks for messenger. atleast thts what i tuk it for.

thnks alot man!!—Preceding unsigned comment added by Tulika 99 (talk • contribs) .

hey! u mean i shud go to da site... ohkk i'll do what u said n let u noi. thnks

hey! i went on the site, cliked on the pik n well....its notin. though i foun this at the bottom of tht page.

Copyright Ôø‡ 2006. MSN Dollies. All Rights Reserved. - Disclaimer

will it help.............or on the other hand just lets bunk it!! thnks neways.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Tulika 99 (talk • contribs) .

hey! i have no clue....:( may b i aint smart enuff fr all this as yet...im onli 14:(:P

i thnk i'll load a pikk 2 or 3 yrs later!!

neways thnks for being such a gr8 sport n helpin me!

may b i'll catch u in another discussion at another time.

thnks!!—Preceding unsigned comment added by Tulika 99 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Re: Birthday

Thanks a ton! Now if I could only find one of those monkies like you have... ideal for presents, y'see. :D Cheers, Master of Puppets Giant Enemy Crab! 05:15, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Touth's vandalism

Did you check the link before removing it? He deleted another person's comments about his previous vandalism (which at the time it was posted was very relevant to dealing with the problem Touth caused for the article). He should, at the very least, be warned for doing so. -- LGagnon 02:07, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vermont United States Senate election, 2006

I am alerting you that twice today I have had to revert changes to the article Vermont United States Senate election, 2006 that amount to something between a campaign ad and outright vandalism. In both cases the edits were from an annonymous IP (each time a different one). Could you please take a look at this. Any help you can provide will be appreciated, thanks.Cbvt 04:15, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Right after posting the above note, I checked and the article has already been reverted to the vandalized form. Please revert and protect. Thanks.Cbvt 04:16, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA Thank you

Thank you!

Thank you, Blnguyen, for your support in my RfA. I am happy to be able to say that it has acheived a consenus of wikipedians, and that I will be assuming my new responsibilities immediately. I appreciate your trust and support, especially in that you took the time to investigate and defend my record, as opposed to making a snap decision, and I will do my best to further help this great encyclopædia and community of ours. If there is anything that you feel I can do to help, please let me know. -- Avi 00:01, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Zinedine Zidane

I think you left a message in the wrong user talk page. I haven't made an edit to the article. Cheers. Ytny 04:42, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Oh, sorry for the misunderstanding. I think it's noteworthy, but not noteworthy enough to bring up in the first paragraph. Granted, I don't know how he's perceived in France, but if it's documented that he faces discrimination because of his religion or he's outspoken about it, then I might feel differently, but I certainly wouldn't put it in the first sentence. Most people think of him as being of Algerian descent, not Kabyle Muslim, and either way, I think it belongs in the "Personal" section. Ytny 04:47, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chandrabhan Prasad

User:Unsolicited has listed Chandrabhan Prasad for Deletion. But I am not seeing the article in the AFD page.Can you pls check ??-Bharatveer 05:42, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you . Bharatveer 08:59, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Concerning User:Fatfaceman

Sorry to drop in like that, but couldn't we indefblock this user because of his username (WP:U, obscene, at least in this context)?; I would have done so myself, but saw your block and had a look at the appropriate talk-page. Regards. Lectonar 07:20, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Sure, we can have a chat. My understanding of sexual puns is basically non-existent (probably fortunately so), so I probably didn't understand what it was about.Blnguyen | rant-line 07:49, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
I think it's obscene in this context; I'll go ahead a indefblock him now. Thanks for your reply. Lectonar 08:03, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for replying

I never said i made the BCCI logo , I only added the logo in the back ground . Also Can you help me in deleting images without proper summary and license

also can i upload images which do no have BCCi logo and plain background —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rait (talk • contribs)

Oh no, you just took the BCCI logo and put them together.. I'm not sure if that is allowed, so I asked someone else to have a look, but I can definitely help you with the summjaries.Blnguyen | rant-line 08:51, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Sorry I uploaded images which i should'nt have. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rait (talk • contribs)

[edit] 3RR violation

pls see Hindutva. I think the user [[Krsont] violated 3rr . Can you do anything about it??.Bharatveer 09:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Looks like lots of people violated 3RR. See my comments on Talk:Hindutva. I locked the page.Blnguyen | rant-line 00:54, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Thank you for your vote in my RFA, which succeeded with a final tally of 66-0-4. If there's anything I can help you with now that I'm an admin, please let me know on my talk page. Again, thanks! Mangojuicetalk 21:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Olympic torch + stuff

Hi Blnguyen. Thanks for the notification about WP:BAP; I've added a comment to the proposal. Though I probably won't be able to go on IRC in an hour, I'll check my e-mail later and get a reply to you as soon as possible. Regards, Sango123 00:28, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] stop the nasty posts

stop the nasty posting to me.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Azskeptic (talk • contribs)

Do you mean the anonymous posting? I hope you aren't referring to me. Blnguyen | rant-line 05:20, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

how do you stop the weird nasty posts that someone from aol continues to post and post? Not possible on wikepedia?

thanks...i realize you are an administrator I think?

Dean--Azskeptic 05:24, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My Talk Page

I'm not "engaging in selective deletion of non-attack comments which he doesn't like" but i am deleting all bar the ones that i wish to keep. Feedyourfeet 06:45, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes you are, that's what you are claiming in your denial of this - you are deleting some of the comments which you do not want to keep = don't like. The people that blank their userpages blank everything at a time.Blnguyen | rant-line 06:48, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
How do you know if i do or do not like them? Also if people want to "Think things" ie make uninformed judgments then that is up to them. Feedyourfeet 07:01, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures

where do i have to get the pictures? I try some from online and they don't work.{{subst:Shy1520}}

Well, most pictures on the internet are copyrighted so they won't be allowed.Blnguyen | rant-line 08:26, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: ODI record

Oh sorry for that revert, I was never aware that the 434 was surpassed. Who did it?Blnguyen | rant-line 07:55, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Sri Lanka vs Netherlands yesterday.[1] Stephen Turner (Talk) 08:56, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

PS - An offer to RfA you still stands. I am willing to do the nomination. There is no obligation on you to do any extra work - as there are an infinite amount of RfA spaces, and hence any more at all is a bonus. It will simply make things more convenient for you when you get a persistent vandal and you don't have to report it to an admin like myself.Blnguyen | rant-line 07:55, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for that, but although I'm semi-back, I'm really trying to cut down on my contributions at the moment. So I don't need any shiny new tools to distract me! Stephen Turner (Talk) 08:56, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hello Blnguyen

Thanks for the welcome back, although yes, I have been back for some time now. I don't edit hardly as much as I did before. I did however see that you were running for Esperenza Council and had to stop by to give you a vote of support. So far it looks like you've been fairing pretty well, hope all goes well! Cheers! OSU80 12:18, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A request

Hello, Blnguyen.

I have been having issues with User:Nokilli's deletion of warnings from his talk page. This user seems to have a very specific anti-circumcision bias, which compels him to constantly remove sourced information, written in a neutral tone, with borderline child pornagraphy styled prose. I will be spending some time over the next few days putting together the diffs in case needs escalation, but, as a neutral administrator, I am requesting if you could please take a look at his editing of his talk page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ANokilli&diff=62074097&oldid=62061788
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ANokilli&diff=62131619&oldid=62116114 (including comment)
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ANokilli&diff=62143116&oldid=62138391 (including obvious personal attack in last line)

And let me know what can be done. I am loathe to take further action, as I want to prevent any appearances of personal bias. This user has violated WP:NPA, WP:CIVIL, WP:POV, and WP:3RR on numerous occasions. Thank you -- Avi 12:32, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

User:203.122.243.139 has repetitiously vandalized the Law & Order: SVU page. I saw you had blocked this user a few days ago, but I guess the ban has expired, so he/she is back to vandalizing articles. Michael 02:13, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

He/She struck again. Michael 02:20, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, Blnguyen. Michael 02:25, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ruffus (Irish band)

The AfD's been up for a while (from June 30) on this one, and an anon editor recently removed it and put in what appears to be copyvio information, which earned a warning from me and a revert on the page. You wouldn't be able to zap the page, since nobody's come up with a single reason to keep it, would you? BigHaz 02:23, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Mail

Sorry for the delay, I was having trouble accessing Gmail & have only just read your mail. I'll be replying soon. Thanks --Srikeit (Talk | Review me!) 05:03, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Davies

Hi. I am John Davies's son. His wiki entry is very thorough, but I'd like to correct a few nits. The image was supplied to me by him. I will check its authorship but as it is over 50 years old and (I believe) was taken by an amateur photographer, it may not be able to be attributable. This is my first attempt at a Wiki entry and the mark-up language has me a little confused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ji62300 (talk • contribs)

Ah, that's good. If it was over 50 years old and taken in Australia, I think that would mean that any copyright would have expired. Hopefully the entry was mostly correct and I sourced the information from the references that I added at the bottom of the page.Blnguyen | rant-line 05:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please be more careful with deletion reasons

You deleted the article Everything_Linux with the deletion reason: "unsourced image csd i4". The article has no images, and in any case, you don't delete articles because they have unsourced images in them. I assume you meant PROD, as it was tagged for PROD deletion. Unfortunetly, the PROD was also invalid, as the article had already been kept in AfD. Someone's already fixed the problem, I just wanted to remind you to be more careful in deletion. I totally understand the desire to go fast, due to the massive workload, but it's not necessary or wise. Thanks for your work on the pedia in any case. JesseW, the juggling janitor 18:30, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I lost my senses that say - 500 deletes and I went into autozombie mode.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Blnguyen (talk • contribs)


[edit] RfA

Thanks much for the offer and at the very least for the vote of confidence. I'm certainly interested, although I'm doing some heavy travelling in the month of July (as you can probably see from my contributions list). I'll be sure and touch base with you on this when I return. Thanks again!-- Deville (Talk) 13:31, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Awaiting your return. Blnguyen | rant-line 01:52, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More Feedyourfeet mess... can this header message be deleted?

Check out the top of Feedyourfeet's talk page. Surely that message from you to me can be deleted? I get what you are saying, but I feel kinda pissed off that a personal message left for me could be used in such a way. Also see my comments on this topic. -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 21:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

He has altered my comments to use it as a polemic, which is not allowed. It would have been otherwise.Blnguyen | rant-line 01:52, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Still around

...and reply sent. Regards, Sango123 03:16, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Babri mosque

Hi - you did the right thing. Unfortunately, there is no solution to this problem except to make it an FA - that's something defensible. Btw, do check out:Wikipedia talk:Notice board for India-related topics/India disambiguation discussion. We're trying to resolve a sensitive issue. Cheers, This Fire Burns.....Always 06:01, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User Photo

I, Alphachimp, approve of your photo (the one of the animal) at the computer. I may even use it for my talk page. Regards, Alphachimp talk 07:24, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Moderator1000

Hi, it is practically obvious that this is the same as User:Moderator3000 who was blocked for having a bad username, intending to mislead people into thinking that they are a Moderator, and if that wasn't enough they frequently engaged in personal attack and vandalism on the Khatri page. Which is full of it actually see this...even though I've never suggested I'm a Khatri or an Admin...stuff like that still pops up. Anyway, basically I'm requesting Moderator1000 to be blocked...and they can come back with a better user name (apart from User:Systemadmin who was also blocked I think because they seemed to be the same person as the Moderators). Nobleeagle (Talk) 07:52, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oogie boogie

Hi, I lengthened the oogie boogie guy's block to 24 hours. 3 hours just isn't enough for that kind of persistent jerk. User:Angr 08:11, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Warnborough University/College

Hi,

Not sure why we can not correct/edit the misinformation being pumped out by Wikipedia. It seems very one sided that we can not list the sources where we are officially listed as a legitimate institution?

Also, Warnborough University is now Warnborough College (Ireland), a name change to meet requirements by the Irish Department of Education and to meet accreditation requirements.

The message coming accross on Wikipedia is negative aimed to present Warnborough as a Diploma Mill, which is not the case.

Please can you advise on this matter.

Thank you.

Dr. Julian Ng

viceprez@warnborough.edu

[edit] Shadowclan -- Deleted

Thank you for the quick response, Blnguyen,

Could you please direct me to the appropriate guidelines I need to follow in order to recreate the Shadowclan article so that it will not be deleted again?

--Bagginator 08:22, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

You said I have to claim importance. In order to help me properly re-create the Shadowclan page, could you be more specific and direct me to the General Criteria # for speedy deletion that I violated? Specifically I was trying to create a page similar to ones that already exist here on Wikipedia, such as Winters End and MIT Assassins. Thanks again for any response.

--Bagginator 08:42, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Blnguyen,

Is it possible for me to retrieve the original page, add some information in order to help it meet the criteria necessary to keep it from being deleted? Also, if that is not possible, is there any objection at my attempting to recreate the article in a way that meets Wikipedia standards?

--Bagginator 10:15, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

OK, I'll get it for you.Blnguyen | rant-line 01:07, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

I redid the Shadowclan page that was previously deleted. You saved it for me last week. Could you take a look at the updated version and tell me if it is possible to post it without being quickly deleted? I'd appreciate your feedback.

Bagginator 08:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Could you please go here and take a look and see if this is acceptable and will avoid deletion? Thanks.

Bagginator 09:59, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Will look.Blnguyen | rant-line 06:05, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Grandmasterka's RfA

Certainly I have thought of it, I would like to become one soon. But I think I might want to wait until adding references to Museum of the Portuguese Language and giving it a legitimate shot at becoming a Good Article, and then a Featured Article (I wrote the entire damn thing myself.) Check back in about a week from now. Grandmasterka 04:00, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Alright. I've decided to do it now. Grandmasterka 03:59, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
No rush. I'm not sure if I'll answer the questions and add it tonight or tomorrow. Grandmasterka 04:23, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your complete nomination for Grandmasterka. I wish that all nominators would take the time to go through the points of why the person will make a good administrator. You have made my life much easier to see how this candidate meets my standards. Again, thanks for the time your spent on this nomination. TedTalk/Contributions 12:06, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A vandal's back again

Hi Blnguyen, it looks like the person who was User:Janx Jrotum and then had User:Pehehe Nhihhse as a sockpuppet is back as User:Qualter. This user has been vandalizing articles about places in Tioga County, Pennsylvania in the same way (changing census data on race and income, deleting some info). I have left three warnings and am reverting the damage. Ruhrfisch 00:33, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Will block.Blnguyen | rant-line 06:05, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User KOCOBO

Please take some kind of action against user:KOCOBO[[2]] for breaking 3RR in the Kosovo article. He edited the article 4 times within 24 hours.Ferick 05:40, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Please be advised that Ferick has advised me of the 3RR, and since I am relatively new to Wikipedia, I didn't know such a thing existed. Please don't block me, because I honestly didn't know about the rules, and from what I've now read, I need to be told that I'm about to break the rules before I do it for the first time (which is what Ferick didn't do, but rather waited for me to break them, because I didn't know they existed). I have stopped editing the Kosovo article, but you might want to take action against Ferick who is constantly addid a version of the article that has clearly been rejected on the talk page. See for yourself. All the best, --KOCOBO 05:51, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

That's funny, because you just told me[[3]] that you have read the rules.Ferick 06:07, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes I have. When you informed me of the 3RR, I read the rules and indeed I have broken them. But I didn't know, and you, as an "experienced" user on en wiki should've informed me BEFORE I broke the rules, but you didn't, and essentially YOU broke the rules by reporting me even though I stopped editing after you informed me of the rules. --KOCOBO 06:10, 8 July 2006 (UTC)


Same user again just reverted another article[[4]] without caring to check the talk page. There is an ongoing vote in the talk page about this issue, but he doesn't seem to care about. Perhaps this user is new and doesn’t think he should follow any rules or he is just plain vandal (his actions seem to confirm the latter).Ferick 06:04, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

You have removed the Serbian Topics template, and as you have stated in the Kosovo talk page, you do not deny that Kosovo is not independent, and the article surely proves that Kosovo is a part of Serbia, and the template deserves to be there. I do follow the rules, it is you who is pushing his POV, and not respecting the discussion pages (or accept something on one page, but push the same POV on another page, like this one). Ferick is the vandal here, I hope you see that. --KOCOBO 06:08, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Ferick also just left me this message: I usually give people the benefit of the doubt, but somehow I don’t believe you. [5], which proves that he didn't warn me and didn't want to warn me about the rule. --KOCOBO 05:58, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

This user has been in Serbian Wikipedia long enough to be able to learn the rules. Please take whatever action you think is appropriate. Thanks Ferick 06:20, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

We don't have 3RR on sr wiki. --KOCOBO 19:23, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Irfan Habib

Pls see this article Irfan Habib . 2 users are trying to remove the controversy section and the external link from it.Bharatveer 08:56, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deleting sporting club articles

Hello bunyip, I have 'stumbled' across another Adelaide University related sports article. I also stumbled across a whole page of rowing clubs. Most of these are amateur and if you applied your 'standards' of noteworthy they should be deleted. I make this reference as it is my understanding you were involved with the deletion of Melbourne University related sports articles (possibly even one about the MU Boat Club?). If all of these sporting clubs are not notable what about the listed rowing clubs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rowing_clubs . I am trying to make a point here as I still believe the manner in which you played a part in the deletion of a page I was involved in was wrong. You put your own personal bias into this and drew in others to validate your views. Ozdaren 11:23, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I have also found a category page for lacrosse, it seems there are lacrosse clubs that do not meet this criteria as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lacrosse_teams Ozdaren 11:35, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
Will look.Blnguyen | rant-line 06:05, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shakim67

Shakim67 is pleading to be unblocked, could you please reply there. I would be prepared to give them a second chance. -- RHaworth 12:39, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Will look into. Blnguyen | rant-line 06:05, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the barnstar and the kind words! I am flattered that you'd consider me for an RfA, however I think I might hold off for the time being. Call it shirking responsibility as best I can. Incidentally, how did the research proposal go? Cheers, --TeaDrinker 05:13, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Glad to hear the proposal went well. Congratulations are certainly in order. Although my advisor has certainly not said so, I think a due measure of cynicism is called for in my project as well. In any event, well done. -01:02, 8 July 2006 (UTC)