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Archive
Archives
  1. 14 March 2006 - 19 June
  2. 20 June - July
  3. August - September
  4. October - 17 December
  5. 17 December 2006 - January 2007
  6. February 2007 - May 2007
  7. June 2007
  8. July 2007
  9. August 2007
  10. September 2007
  11. October 2007
  12. November 2007
  13. December 2007
  14. January 2008 -

Contents

My RfA

Thank you for participating in my RfA. I decided to end it; more time is needed, and I probably need a bit more experience. From here, I think I'll look at community discussion, AfD and the like. I will try to improve in the areas of concern, and thanks to everyone who supplied feedback. -- Selmo (talk) 06:32, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Ooops

Yeah, It was a mistake. He was keep vandalizing the The Law & Order Franchise article. I thought he was already warned. I hope you guys will forgive me. ♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ Walkie-talkie 07:33, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

No sweat, I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some prolific IP vandal on the loose that you meant to report and really needed it blocked. Keep reporting to AIV. The occasional misfire happens to the best of us.--Chaser T 07:34, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. ♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ Walkie-talkie 07:37, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh Chaser could you gimme a favor? My ARV 2.1 seems work malfunctioning. See[1] . I have try ed my best but it come a cropper. Could you edit my monobook and fix that bug as an admin? --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ Walkie-talkie 13:12, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

OK, I gave it a shot by removing the nowiki tags in your monobook.js file. Let me know how it goes.--Chaser T 19:13, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Chaser, Still it not working man.[2] --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ Walkie-talkie 19:22, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

I tried in the IRC channel but couldn't catch anyone. So I will contact village pump. Thank you so much for your efforts. Happy Editing!!! --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ Walkie-talkie 11:07, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Block

Noooooo! Please do not block me. :) Thanks for your comments on your RfA, you are going to make an amazing admin! Best, Yanksox 19:32, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Baby Jesus 2007

Are you sure this wouldn't violate policy? Names invoking religious figures have been blocked before- User:God, for instance. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 23:42, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

WP:AIV

My mistake: apologies for reporting those usernames. I was wrong, I admit! Sorry about that! --SunStar Nettalk 23:43, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Vandal

You asked about the vandalism. Well, he's been blocked, but for future reference, he was changing all the actors that play Jason Voorhees to "Kane Hodder". Though Kane Hodder did play him, he didn't in any of the films the anon was changing him to. That was what he was originally blocked for, being disruptive. Later he decided to change all the Leatherface portrayals to "Gunner Hansen" (the first actor). Bignole 00:22, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

OK. Sorry for dragging my feet.--Chaser T 00:43, 18 December 2006 (UTC)


noticeboard/Incidents

Re the WP:BITE case on the incidents page. I think consiering the fact that all the signs point towards him being totaly ignorant of talk pages, it is a vilation of WP:BITE to block him. They where entitled to ask him to change his username, that was not the violation. I think it would be best to unblock him so as to try again. Please let me know. frummer 08:34, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

From his/her edits, this person was clearly quite intelligent, understanding and using some complex aspects of wiki-coding, such as templates and piped links. Here's a good example. I'd be quite surprised if he/she couldn't figure out the simple instructions for requesting and unblocking and/or requesting a name change. For that reason, I'm fairly certain the editor simply created a new account and isn't particularly concerned about attribution.--Chaser T 08:40, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
I dont mean to be argumentative, but I dont think those wiki codes where very complicated. As you said he was clearly quite intelligent but there are other signs that he had no clue what a talk page was. He/she made one attempt, didnt sign, and never replied to its reply. frummer 08:46, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
If he ever signs in to the account again, the first thing he'll notice is the big message box and this on his talk page. That's all I can do without some evidence that he's returned to the account.--Chaser T 08:56, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
ok, thank you! frummer 15:27, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Salted

No prob. BTW, "Salted"? Is this some new wiki-slang with which I'm not familiar? --DDG 19:37, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Vandal User talk:130.156.48.2

Hi there, your block doesn't seem to have shown up on the user's block log. TimVickers 20:37, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Got it. Thanks for telling me.--Chaser T 20:42, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

why?

Why can't you edit the tops of most pages? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.3.15.129 (talk) 20:50, 18 December 2006 (UTC).

Deleted Articles

I didn't know only admins could delete articles. Keep the articles deleted though - as that got the majority of the vote. Sorry about that. Davnel03 21:16, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

!The Big Red Button!

Someone put a huge red button that says Emegancy Bot Shutoff at the top of my page User:Wildman7865. Can you please remove it. I cant edit the top part of my page for some reason. I am also wondering why I cant edit up there.--Wildman7856 21:38, 18 December 2006 (UTC)Wildman7856

  • It happened again!¡! Please tell me how they edited at the top of the screen so i can change it next time it happens.--Wildman7856 17:57, 19 December 2006 (UTC)Wildman7856

Ali Rajavi

not sure why it got deleted....if you could explain that would be great, thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Navbobafshar90 (talk • contribs) 07:22, 19 December 2006 (UTC).

he wasn't a famous author but did write several science fiction novels and if you restore the article i can add some more information about him —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Navbobafshar90 (talk • contribs) 07:22, 19 December 2006 (UTC).
i know he isnt listed on amazon but he is a first cousin of my mom's and all the information i am giving you is based on written journals and family information, but he definetely wrote science fiction as it was one of his passions but i dont know how many (if any) were published. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Navbobafshar90 (talk • contribs) 07:22, 19 December 2006 (UTC).
its gonna be hard to get a review of his book because the Ali Rajavi was not published by big name publishers but at the same time you have to realize that he is very well known in our family and as far as our family reaches and in addition to his saddeing and mysterious dissapearance, i feel that people need to hear about him. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Navbobafshar90 (talk • contribs) 07:22, 19 December 2006 (UTC).

Excel School

Sir, Why you deleted the article named Excel Pearls Nursery School? I found [3] that it's a nursery school and hence the reason for nomination it for deletion. It is not a nursery school. But I have only the school prospectus of the Nursery section which is to be used as reference. Since the article have to focus the refernced source, I named it in the name as in the Prospectus. Iam in search of original source and soon I will find some thing and was on the way to rename it as Excel Central School, which is its original Name.

Also this is one of the most important school in Kanyakumari district. See here and here. Notability is not a problem. With refering original source, I may be able to explain it in detail. So please help in retaining the article.

I don't know that the article was deleted since today. When I look for the article today, I find that it was deleted. And to bring back it What I have to do? Please help. - Paul 07:55, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome to take it to deletion review, but I doubt it will get restored with those references. If the school has a website, that might help to establish that it's more than just a nursery school. It went through process properly, so I can't restore it without a consensus at deletion review. Sorry.--Chaser T 08:00, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

RfA questions

Thank you for taking the time to answer the optional questions. They are my way of participation. If I don't offer a Support or Oppose vote, then it should be assumed that I'm remaining neutral. I generally don't vote one way or the other in an RfA because I don't want to give the impression that there is a right or a wrong way to answer the questions and I don't want my vote to appear as a knee jerk reaction to the answers given. I will vote if the answers to any of the questions (including those not my own) give me a strong reaction one way or the other. I have found that other participants have found the questions useful because they have been cited as a basis for their voting decision. Generally, RfAs tend to be a landslide in one direction or the other, so my one vote won't make much of a difference in this kind of circumstance. This is also why I generally don't apply my questions to RfAs I already see as a landslide. —Malber (talk • contribs) 13:27, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

User:Jewish

Please see my recent comments on User talk:Jewish. I've also posted to the blocking admin (Glen S) and the AN/I discussion. – SAJordan talkcontribs 20:40, 19 Dec 2006 (UTC).

Adam Said Galore

I purposely did not source the information from a copyrighted source but rather from their MySpace website which does use similar content - I have edited the material to ensure that there isn't an issue with copyright infringement - as I have included a significant number of other issues which aren't from the AMO website - am prepared to further edit if necessary Dan arndt

Did check WP:MUSIC and would like to think that it meets a number of the criteria, generally as follows (but if you need me to clarify or you think that the 'grounds' are shaky let me know:

  1. can cite a number of Australian press reviews of the band and their releases if necessary (these articles are not press releases but independent reviews.
  2. the band have toured nationally on several occassions
  3. depends on whether you cite Redline Records (the label established by members of the band, Jebediah) or Shock records as a major indie label or not.
  4. Simon Struthers from the band is now a notable record producer as well working with a number of up and coming bands and artists, notably Bob Evans (who's latest album has been nationally recognised)
  5. the band in 1998 won a national competion for unsigned bands run by the Australian Broadcasting Commission
  6. the drummer from the band also won a West Australian Music Industry Award in 2003(which after the ARIAs) are one of the more nationally recognised music awards in Australia.
  7. the band have also recieved national coverage on the Australia Youth radio Station, Triple J.

does this assist? Dan arndt

Re: My RfA

Thank you, those hints will be a great help. Yuser31415 06:12, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the Grays Harbor move. Have yourself a cool Yule. ;-) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lonewolf BC (talk • contribs) 08:02, 25 December 2006 (UTC).

Your advice

Thank you for your advice regarding new page patrol. I have been using a tool to do new page patrol and that tool shows the most recently added new pages. I will put in a request for an option to have new pages "from the bottom" of the list. I'm actually unsure, however, whether it is less cruel to tag some of the pages immmediately. There are a large number of new pages about non-notable bands or non-notable teenagers. It would seem less cruel not to have them adding biographical material for an hour before their article is tagged as possibly qualifying for speedy deletion. Just a thought. Thank you for your assistance, and please feel free stop by again. Sincerely, --BostonMA talk 13:39, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

test3?

why did i get a test3 without a test1?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Miss Oh (talk • contribs)

Throval

Tonywalton  | Talk 12:02, 26 December 2006 (UTC) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile to others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing!

. Thanks for the kind repeated welcome message for User:Richie bartels. Hopefully he won't be put off editing following the fate of his article - I can see him being a valuable contributor in the field of fantasy fiction if he decides to stay. Happy Xmas (slightly late). Tonywalton  | Talk 12:02, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Sure. I do what I can. I hope he comes back.--Chaser T 17:35, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Deletion of MaxiVista vs. Multiplicity

I would appreciate your offered help: I created the MaxiVista article roughly based on the Multiplicity article (as MaxiVista offers a similar feature like Multiplicity) and both articles were actually similar in the way of description. Surprisingly, the MaxiVista article has been deleted because somebody sees it as spam while the similar article Multiplicty is still listed. I do not understand why the one is kept and the other one is deleted. I would appreciated to have this explained.

Replied at User talk:Merithb.--Chaser T 18:55, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Smile

~~~ has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.226.16.58 (talk • contribs)

Thanks.--Chaser T 19:36, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Bonny Hicks

Why did you decline deleting this article? The article is only 3 sentences and there is no clear reason for it's notability. Fighting for Justice 01:59, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Because there was an assertion to notability, a fact that is becoming quite clear at the AfD.--Chaser T 04:31, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Yes, I can see that. Basically ANYONE can have an article on wikipedia, so long as their name appeared in the newspaper. Fighting for Justice 04:36, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
That is how WP:BIO is written, yes. I only apply policy and guidelines. I (usually) don't write them.--Chaser T 04:37, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Un-Delete My Article

I didn't create the article for it to be deleted. I even said on the article's talk page that I understood that the article was liable for speedy deletion, and I even rebuttled with a statement on the article's Talk Page. My article was titled "Cosmic Flight Entertainment," I cannot type out a whole perfect article that you might expect at the moment, especially when it was about 3 AM whenever I was typing it. This has been at least the third time that I have tried and created the same article, but you ignoramoses keep deleting it. I know that you are Administrators, but quit abusing your powers.—Preceding unsigned comment added by GageShoichi (talk • contribs)

Your next step is deletion review. I didn't delete Cosmic Flight Entertainment because it was imperfect or unfinished, but because it failed to assert notability.--Chaser T 19:17, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Yes, and I understand that. As stated before, I did intend to further develop my article, so that it may meet the specific guidlines.
Putting "assertion to notability" more bluntly: why should anyone care about this group? Why do they merit an article? What makes them important or significant? Answer that question and you may have yourself a good reason to head to DRV.--Chaser T 19:25, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Because I feel that their background needs to be told, I've seen dozens of articles that render the same thing that I am trying to accomplish, and even those, I love reading through. This article is basically for informational purposes, which is what, I think anyway, Wikipedia should be. Yes, you may not understand what I am getting at, but if you un-delete the article, I will show you that I can create an article that "asserts notability" by updating the article with current projects, news, etc. One such article that I belive deserves to be deleted more than my own article is Mondo Mini Shows, just off the top of my head. I mean, even I am willing to create a more relevent article than that, and I will create a more relevent article than that. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by GageShoichi (talk • contribs) 19:36, 27 December 2006 (UTC).

Turbobricks

http://www.swedishbricks.net/NYTimes030405/NYTimesArticle.html Quick google search's worth... *shrug*—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.17.156.150 (talk • contribs)

Yeah, you're getting to an assertion to notabilty, but it would never pass WP:WEB anyway. Sorry--Chaser T 08:02, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
No worries, it's still a bit of a fringe group. Just give us time. :D —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 140.160.216.107 (talk) 20:18, 28 December 2006 (UTC).
No problem. Just let me know if you've got anything more and I'll be happy to review my Turbobricks deletion.--Chaser T 22:27, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Anthony Appleyard admin application

  • "# Support The recent incidents in the opposition section strike me as hiccups that Anthony handled here well. The "apprentice administrator" attitude from A1 is awesome.".
  • Thanks.
  • P.S. I had a neighbor in for Boxing Day from 5 doors along, and for the dinner I bought an over-ambitiously-large joint of pork for roasting. It will be a few days yet before I will have to thaw anything else for dinner.


Anthony Appleyard 09:34, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

lol. We have leftovers, too. Happy holidays!--Chaser T 09:36, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Bonny Hicks

Hi Chaser. Thanks much for awarding me a Barnstar for rescuing Bonny Hicks from AfD! :-) CyberAnth 11:35, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Doddington Hall

How do I grant permission as webmaster@doddingtonpark.com ? - Kittybrewster 18:29, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I sent an email to that address detailing how it can be done.--Chaser T 18:30, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Recall history

Hi Chaser. I see you've created a history page for Category:Administrators open to recall. There actually already was one. Shall we merge them? Tim Smith 14:43, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Wouldn't be a bad idea if mine didn't suck so much compared to the one we already have. I'll just delete the new one and incorporate the stuff about Friday.--Chaser T 15:31, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
OK, merged instead. Preserving attribution history and all that jazz. Thanks.--Chaser T 15:38, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Special:Undelete/Bella_Goth

  • I think you deleted this in error. It has relevant history, including an AfD that closed no consensus

Nope, an afd over at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of pre-made characters in The Sims to which the info had been merged saw that page deleted. The history is no longer required, as it doesn't pertain to any information currently held on Wikipedia. See speedy deletion, which allows redirects to non-existant pages to be deleted. Also see Wikipedia:Deletion process which notes we should either delete any redirects or redirect them. Steve block Talk 20:10, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

    • We cross-posted, but resolved.--Chaser T 20:12, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: Religious Perspectives on Dinosaurs AfD

Sorry, I wasn't aware that leaving messages on talk pages re: an AfD wasn't allowable. Could you clarify what, if any, activities ARE appropriate in support of a particular position on an AFD? Sorry, I wasn't aware that leaving messages on talk pages re: an AfD wasn't allowable. I mostly stick to article edits, and must confess that I'm not especially aware of the nuances of this sort of Wikipedia politicking. Thanks, Killdevil 04:10, 30 December 2006 (UTC)Killdevil 04:04, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Undeletion request (moved from User:Chaser)

Chaser:

I am new to this and I have no idea whether this is the place I should be asking this so please bear with me.

I (HarrisR) sent in a article on Dec 13th titled "Design Argument - Redesigned" and you had proposed it for deletion. The message said to go the deletion log to see the reason for deletion. When I went to the deletion log and put my user name and title, it said "No matching items on log."

Please help me find why my article was proposed for deletion.

Thank you

HarrisR 22:06, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I moved this comment from my user page and responded on HarrisR's talk page.--Chaser T 22:19, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the response. I am still confused regarding where the deletion notice is. You had this response on my talk page: "This is essentially an essay and it's tone, layout, formatting, and possible original research and neutrality problems means it would take too much effort to salvage it." Is this the reason for the deletion? Is there more to this in a deletion notice somewhere that I cannot find?

HarrisR 01:59, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Curtis

Please take a look at Talk page of NCAHF. I have backed off, and now Curtis is attacking Ronz. This should be self explanatory. By the way, Curtis has certainly been 'guilty' of 3RR both on BI article and this one - his 'fresh additions' were also reversions. That aside, I have no particular interest in Barrett or NCAHF, other than his legal involvement, which does interest me as I am an attorney. I am neither "pro-Barrett" nor "anti-Barrett", and genuinely have no bias here (other than my interest in Constitutional law and legal proceedings.) Curtis' attacks are not only vicious, they are out of left field. I think you will see for yourself, if you look at Curtis' edits. Now that I have backed off, he is attacking Ronz. In NCAHF, he excerpted large portions of one or more websites, which no other editor felt was appropriate. Curtis reverted that article numerous times, until I gave up, and one editor tagged the article as "copyright" violation. Since the tag, Curtis has continued to add similar objectionable edits to the article (the instructions of the tag request editors leave it alone until admins have a chance to resolve it). I do not know who this person is, but this is stunning. Oh, and he does not give up - insists on having the "last word", as you can also see. Jance 05:49, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Jance, I've been trying to de-escalate this on Curtis's talk page between him and Ronz. Could we just declare a truce on the article talk pages for a while, please.--Chaser T 06:04, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
I think I already have. i let him have the 'last word'. If you look at what I provided above, you will see that I backed off, and so Curtis then attacked Ronz in a similar fashion. My guess is that next it will be another editor. Since Curtis told you 'his side' of the story, which referenced me, I thought you should see what he has been doing. Good luck. Jance 06:05, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
OK, I'm still reading things.--Chaser T 06:12, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
I hope you can. Curtis is still commenting on the talk page of NCAHF and is unwilling to work with any other editors. Jance 06:14, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
I did add a comment on the talk page. Curtis continues to be self-righteous, condescending and insists on his own way (which is, I might add, ludicrous) and not one person will stand up to him. THAT is also ludicrous.Jance 06:33, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
Sure. I am getting totally disgusted. Curtis has also gone to Barrett v. Rosenthal and changed it to add useless information that is not even legally accurate. He will continue to do this, to an extreme, until someone stops him. I'm done with it. Jance 07:01, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
I suppose. However, now that Ronz has backed down, and I will back down, Curtis will be free to trample even more. He does not strike me as anyone willing to collaborate. Has he removed his offending statements? Of course not. But to answer your question, sure I will, if you will stay involved with this, and not allow Curtis to run roughshod over me and othrs - including making edits as he has.Jance 08:19, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
I can't and won't play policeman for you two. I'm busy the next two days travelling/moving. I'd suggest you try various dispute resolution processes: Wikipedia:Resolving disputes.--Chaser T 08:31, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
No,I dont expect you do. Because i have had a block in the past, it is acceptable for someone like Curtis to run roughshod over me, and over Ronz, and anyone else he chooses. I don't know what you have done, but it hasn't helped.Jance 09:03, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
Don't play the victim; there are no saints in this situation, but you are all still entitled to mutual respect.--Chaser T 09:32, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Frank Iguodala

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Frank Iguodala, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at its talk page. Removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, but the article may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. -Big Smooth 21:59, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Restoration Request

Hello. I started an article 'oklahoma dday' a few years back. the article recently picked up interest and then to everyone's dismay was deleted. The article needs some serious editing to get it up to snuff- but the event itself is of alot of interest to alot of people. It is currently the world's largest paintball game- but is evolving into the world's largest historical recreation of dday. Let me know when it's up and I'll edit it down to wikistandards. Thanks, call me if there is any questions i can answer: cingular cell: five oh one - three five two - five one oh six—Preceding unsigned comment added by Seankubin (talk • contribs)

Restored, responded on user's talk.--Chaser T 15:43, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Self-noms

Hi Chaser. I want to know what you would suggest to somebody who is thinking about adminship, and wants to self-nom. I saw that your RfA was a self-nom, and I want to get some pointers about what I should do. Thanks.--CJ King 20:52, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

If you're asking because I closed your RFA, I actually don't have as much experience as others. NoSeptember might be good to ask. I know some people hold higher standards for self-noms, for whatever reason. Looking at your first RFA, you indicated you wanted to use the whole bag of tools. For learning when it's appropriate to block, I suggest doing some counter vandalism (WP:RCP) and making reports to WP:AIV. Whether existing admins block on the reports you make is usually a good indication of whether you should make a block once you've got the tools. Follow WP:ANI a bit for more complex blocks. Similarly, AFD is a good way to learn deletion policy. Participate more there. If you haven't already, do a little new page patrol, WP:NPP, to learn the speedy deletion criteria. I've got to go, but drop me a line here if you want more info.--Chaser T 21:05, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Template:Bridge header

Re:Suspension bridge, your edit of 28 December 2006

The header template you placed immediately preceding the bridge type infobox (template BridgeType Pix) caused a side-by-side display, inappropriate for narrow screens. I moved it to the article's See also section, which appears appropriate for any specific bridge type and also for any specific bridge article using the template Infobox_Bridge, since even if properly vertically stacked it would leave no room for addtional images early in the article. - Leonard G. 16:40, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Jack Carr, msg 1

I was wondering why you removed the {{db-bio}} tag from Jack Carr. Given the time this person was playing I find it highly unlikely that he was a professional athlete, the club would have been composed of amateurs at the time. Rich257 13:17, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

When I read the linked articles, it looked like the team was professional then, but I'm admittedly clueless about British football. In any case, if it's that unclear, it should probably be taken to AFD, but you could still prod it if you want. Sorry it took me so long to respond; I got called away from the computer suddenly on Saturday.--Chaser T 12:07, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Jack Carr

Hi, I have updated the Jack Carr section, with more details of his career and time in management within football (soccer).

Thanks for the advice, I am just new to wikipedia and I am learning steadily.

Take care. Mick

Mick4839 13:31, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Check your watchlist

It's updated.--CJ King 20:26, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Newyorkbrad's RfA

Thank you for your support on my RfA, which closed favorably this morning, as well as for your kind comments accompanying your !vote. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. And in answer to your question "what took so long?", the answer is that I probably thought it was better to risk a few weeks too late than a few weeks too soon; in any event, it's done now. Best regards, Newyorkbrad 19:09, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Adam Keller court martial deletion review

Hi! User:NE2 has kindly provided some citations. These include

  1. Jerusalem Post Dec 19 1995,
  2. Ha'aretz (May 6, 1988)
  3. Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Dec 1, 2004.

Would you be prepared to revise your position on the notability of the courtmatial? Thanks for your input Abu ali 16:48, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi again. Thanks for your input to the discussion. I answered your point regarding the fact that Kellner made most of the edits to the article himself on the project page [4]. You may want to respond. Thanks also for provisionally undeleting, as it allowed me to see the text and prepare my comments properly. Abu ali 10:31, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
No sweat. It's often helpful to see the material under discussion.--Chaser T 10:33, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

RE: your 8 hour block on User:62.254.173.99. I doubt that this will have any effect or even be noticed. The user is logging on daily during a mid day break. There were 10 counts of vandalism alone today and the user is growing more bold and offensive daily, with the recent ones being slanderous and anti-gay. Since the 9th of January there have been some 38 counts of vandalism with no constructive editing at all. I have sent an e-mail to the Kirklees Mayors Office, to whom the IP address is registered and I'm awaiting a formal reply. Could you please consider placing a 30 day block until their IT staff do some checking? This may result in a request for a permanent block. Having already had an informal chat they see no reason why any of their staff should be using the council website to edit wikipedia at all. Richard Harvey 16:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

VP Archiving bot

I have the bot ready. I need from you is a list of pages that should have posts removed, and the length of time after which they should be removed; per our conversation, the bot will only remove the posts, it will not archive them anywhere, doing away with the need for the "slush" archive page. I also need to see a discussion on whatever is the main VP coordination page where the community approves use of the bot for this. I believe I will designate this bot as User:EssjayBot V; it should be no problem getting approval to run it under that name. Essjay (Talk) 09:53, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

There's an ancient discussion here, with some resistance to just deleting things (this was before there were six separate pages). When I brought it up here, no one responded. The most authoritative thing I can find is an indication of community approval here, but we've been deleting old posts forever, as far as I can tell, so mostly it's approval by tradition. If you want a current discussion before implementation, I can do that.
All posts older than 14 days should be removed from the following pages:

Wikipedia:Village pump (assistance)/Archive

Wikipedia:Village pump (news)/Archive

Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive

Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive

Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive

Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive

--Chaser T 11:58, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

The last one is authoritative enough for me; as soon as I hear back about whether I need to make a formal request for approval, I'll get it set up. Essjay (Talk) 14:15, 31 January 2007 (UTC)